How can I amend a PDF document

Yellow_Is_My_Colour

i want to amend the text on a PDF document and don't seem able to accomplish it. There is an Adobe Reader but this involves paying for an annual package. Is there an easy way of changing the text for free? I have the documents both on Word and Open office so I have options. Any suggestions please.

Le_Kirk

This was answered just a couple of weeks ago on this very forum (and I am sure many times on other fora). Enter your need in the search box and you should find it.

Oblivion

You say you have the document in Word format, so simply make any amendments in Word then click Save As and unless it's an old version of Word amongst all the different save options should be one to save as a .pdf
I have Word 2013 and use that option frequently.

System

Or even in Open Office. That has had a save as PDF for ages.

ChiefGrasscutter

...as per the above - modifying PDF is next to nigh impossible
(That's why they are used for things like bank statements and unalterable documents for archive purposes - which is one of their objective)

Always go back to the original source word/excel/image and modify that in the native program and then re-convert to pdf.

Bigphil1474

You can modify a pdf with Acrobat Pro, but it costs a lot. As above, if it's in Word, amend and covert to pdf.

Gloomendoom

ChiefGrasscutter wrote: »

...as per the above - modifying PDF is next to nigh impossible

With the appropriate software it's not that hard.

Acrobat Pro or PDF Converter are two that spring to mind. Even good old Photoshop can do a passable job.

musafir05

use a online 'pdf to word' converter,
edit the document
save as pdf via word or openoffice.

macman

Adobe Reader is a free download, buy you can't edit with it. The whole point of a PDF is that editing it is is not easy without specialist software.

spenderdave

PDFXChange Editor - http://tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor
Although some of its features only come in the paid for version, editing text is available in the free version. And an excellent PDF viewer as well.

alanjuk

Try this http://www.pdfescape.com/ Ive use it a few times and it works for me