Stupid question of the Day

  • Mark Steffes
    Farmington, MN
    Posts: 1376
    May 7, 2010 at 12:17 pm #1267500

    I need to edit a PDF file & when try it won’t let me do it, is there some trick? Thanks in advance.

    Czech
    Cottage Grove, MN
    Posts: 1574
    May 7, 2010 at 12:19 pm #870106

    You need the full blown application to edit, you probably only have the reader? You can paste it into another app and have at it there, but formats and such will probably not be good.

    brad0383
    Farmington, MN
    Posts: 354
    May 7, 2010 at 12:20 pm #870107

    PDF files aren’t meant to be edited. Some PDF files are stored in a format where some minimal editing can be done. You may want to try OpenOffice with the PDF import extension.

    blue-fleck
    Dresbach, MN
    Posts: 7872
    May 7, 2010 at 12:29 pm #870109

    Mark, send it to me and I’ll see what I can do. I work with PDF files all day long.

    Be sure to let me know what it is you want done.

    carroll58
    Twin Cities, USA
    Posts: 2094
    May 7, 2010 at 1:33 pm #870134

    If you do not have the full package, i.e. :Adobe PRO, google “Bluebeam software” and downlaod their “Trial Version”. Much cheaper than Adobe and many other options.

    Then again as other said, the file may be set to not allow much if any editting.

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18746
    May 7, 2010 at 1:52 pm #870144

    Here’s a free website I have used to edit Adobe docs. It’s a little crude but gets the job done.
    http://www.pdfescape.com/

    hairjig
    Cudahy, Wis.
    Posts: 937
    May 7, 2010 at 2:04 pm #870155

    Mark, the only dumb question, is the ONE you DON’T ask !!

    northstar42
    west central Minnesotsa
    Posts: 921
    May 7, 2010 at 3:07 pm #870207

    What about the dumb guys reading the question? I would not know how to begin to edit a PDF file. I didn’t know they could be edited. See how much I learned because you asked a “dumb” question?

    blue-fleck
    Dresbach, MN
    Posts: 7872
    May 7, 2010 at 3:26 pm #870221

    As stated earlier, most PDF files can’t be edited. Some however are created in a specific way to be edited. Even if they aren’t guys(like me) who have the appropriate software can edit them with some level of ease.

    At my job, I create PDF files all day long for our workflow. Every one of them can be opened and edited/adjusted at will.

    das_bass
    Mound, MN
    Posts: 332
    May 7, 2010 at 4:46 pm #870252

    Adobe’s market plan is simple. Everyone can read their document free of charge, but if you want to right a .PDF document, it costs big-time for a full-blown editor.

    Mark Steffes
    Farmington, MN
    Posts: 1376
    May 7, 2010 at 4:46 pm #870253

    I found a work around, Thanks Mike Like always someone on IDO know the answer. THANKS IDO

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18746
    May 7, 2010 at 5:03 pm #839292

    Quote:

    I found a work around, Thanks Mike Like always someone on IDO know the answer. THANKS IDO

    Glad I could help. I sure could go for one of your outdoor pan-fried venison steaks for lunch today!!!!

    gary_wellman
    South Metro
    Posts: 6057
    May 8, 2010 at 12:32 pm #870475

    Quote:

    Quote:

    I found a work around, Thanks Mike Like always someone on IDO know the answer. THANKS IDO

    Glad I could help. I sure could go for one of your outdoor pan-fried venison steaks for lunch today!!!!


    Me too!!!!! Dam that’s good stuff!!!!

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