pdf files to writable files

[Susan Deaton]

I sent a pdf file to a publisher but need to make some corrections. The file
is now readable only. Can it be converted back to a writable file?

 

[LVTravel]

I sent a pdf file to a publisher but need to make some corrections. The
file
is now readable only. Can it be converted back to a writable file?

Not really unless you have Adobe Acrobat (or similar PDF editing program) as
it allows some editing capability. Adobe Reader and other PDF reader
programs do not normally allow editing of the final file.

What happened to the original file that was created that the PDF file was
created from? Word, PPT, Publisher, etc. can have a file saved in their
native format and then a PDF file created from that. If that was not done
someone messed up big time. Go back to the original file, make your changes
and then create a new PDF file.

 

[Susan Deaton]

The computer with the original file, crashed and was retired. All files were
supposedly saved, but apparently only the pdf of this document. What are the
possibilities with Adobe Acrobat? And is there a trial version I can use to
see if it will solve the problem?

 

[Rob Giordano [MS MVP]]

You can make some changes with Adobe Acrobat Pro...depends on what, and how
extensive the changes are and what the original document permissions were
set to.



--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression Web

 

[LVTravel]

The computer with the original file, crashed and was retired. All files
were
supposedly saved, but apparently only the pdf of this document. What are
the
possibilities with Adobe Acrobat? And is there a trial version I can use
to
see if it will solve the problem?

As Rob said there is the possibility of using Acrobat Pro to do what you
want. One section said that it can take a scanned PDF file and recreate a
Word document which holds all the formatting, etc. While I haven’t used
Acrobat for this purpose since Acrobat version 6, it did not do that job
well back then. Hopefully it's engine has been improved in the later
versions.

A free trial of Pro is here:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatpro/tryout.html

I don't know how operational it is or if it will actually perform the full
scan and save the file but it may be worth the try.

 

[bjm]

As Rob said there is the possibility of using Acrobat Pro to do what you
want. One section said that it can take a scanned PDF file and recreate a
Word document which holds all the formatting, etc. While I haven't used
Acrobat for this purpose since Acrobat version 6, it did not do that job
well back then. Hopefully it's engine has been improved in the later
versions.

(Just for kicks...) I took a PDF created (from Pub) with Acrobat 8 standard.
Tried the convert to Word & it did a so-so-job of it at best. It would
probably "do" as a basis for re-creating a lost document if you also had a
printed version of the original & need to get it back into Publisher, but it
would be "work" nonetheless.
bj

 

[JoAnn Paules]

There is a way to get that doucment back into Publisher but it's not a
simple click-click. Print the .pdf to the Microsoft Document Image Writer.
That will create an .mdi file and will open in Microsoft Document Imaging.
You can use the built-in OCR to get the text into Word. You can review the
text and fix what needs to be fixed in there. Use screen shots on the
original .pdf file to capture any images that you may need. Start putting
everything back into Publisher. I said it wasn't simple but at least you
aren't completely retyping it. Oh - when you're finished, don't forget to
create a backup disk.

 

[LVTravel]

(Just for kicks...) I took a PDF created (from Pub) with Acrobat 8
standard. Tried the convert to Word & it did a so-so-job of it at best. It
would probably "do" as a basis for re-creating a lost document if you also
had a printed version of the original & need to get it back into
Publisher, but it would be "work" nonetheless.
bj

Thanks, verifies what I found when using Acrobat 6. Adobe still doesn't
have a prefect product.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Sometimes .pdf files are made by running them thru a scanner, in which case
it's just a picture. We run into this often at work. I taught one of the
project engineers how to use .mdi files earlier this week. He was tickled
not to have to retype everything.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Why don't you just select and copy the text from the original PDF and
paste it into a Publisher text box instead to all the extra steps?

DavidF

There is a way to get that doucment back into Publisher but it's not a
simple click-click. Print the .pdf to the Microsoft Document Image
Writer. That will create an .mdi file and will open in Microsoft Document
Imaging. You can use the built-in OCR to get the text into Word. You can
review the text and fix what needs to be fixed in there. Use screen shots
on the original .pdf file to capture any images that you may need. Start
putting everything back into Publisher. I said it wasn't simple but at
least you aren't completely retyping it. Oh - when you're finished, don't
forget to create a backup disk.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

The computer with the original file, crashed and was retired. All files
were
supposedly saved, but apparently only the pdf of this document. What are
the
possibilities with Adobe Acrobat? And is there a trial version I can use
to
see if it will solve the problem?
--
Susan


:



I sent a pdf file to a publisher but need to make some corrections.
The
file
is now readable only. Can it be converted back to a writable file?
--
Susan

Not really unless you have Adobe Acrobat (or similar PDF editing
program) as
it allows some editing capability. Adobe Reader and other PDF reader
programs do not normally allow editing of the final file.

What happened to the original file that was created that the PDF file
was
created from? Word, PPT, Publisher, etc. can have a file saved in
their
native format and then a PDF file created from that. If that was not
done
someone messed up big time. Go back to the original file, make your
changes
and then create a new PDF file.

.

 

[DavidF]

Why don't you just select and copy the text from the original PDF and paste
it into a Publisher text box instead to all the extra steps?

DavidF

There is a way to get that doucment back into Publisher but it's not a
simple click-click. Print the .pdf to the Microsoft Document Image Writer.
That will create an .mdi file and will open in Microsoft Document Imaging.
You can use the built-in OCR to get the text into Word. You can review the
text and fix what needs to be fixed in there. Use screen shots on the
original .pdf file to capture any images that you may need. Start putting
everything back into Publisher. I said it wasn't simple but at least you
aren't completely retyping it. Oh - when you're finished, don't forget to
create a backup disk.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

 

[DavidF]

But the OP started with a Publisher file, not a scan.

DavidF

Sometimes .pdf files are made by running them thru a scanner, in which
case it's just a picture. We run into this often at work. I taught one of
the project engineers how to use .mdi files earlier this week. He was
tickled not to have to retype everything.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Why don't you just select and copy the text from the original PDF and
paste it into a Publisher text box instead to all the extra steps?

DavidF

There is a way to get that doucment back into Publisher but it's not a
simple click-click. Print the .pdf to the Microsoft Document Image
Writer. That will create an .mdi file and will open in Microsoft
Document Imaging. You can use the built-in OCR to get the text into
Word. You can review the text and fix what needs to be fixed in there.
Use screen shots on the original .pdf file to capture any images that
you may need. Start putting everything back into Publisher. I said it
wasn't simple but at least you aren't completely retyping it. Oh - when
you're finished, don't forget to create a backup disk.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



The computer with the original file, crashed and was retired. All files
were
supposedly saved, but apparently only the pdf of this document. What
are the
possibilities with Adobe Acrobat? And is there a trial version I can
use to
see if it will solve the problem?
--
Susan


:



message
I sent a pdf file to a publisher but need to make some corrections.
The
file
is now readable only. Can it be converted back to a writable file?
--
Susan

Not really unless you have Adobe Acrobat (or similar PDF editing
program) as
it allows some editing capability. Adobe Reader and other PDF reader
programs do not normally allow editing of the final file.

What happened to the original file that was created that the PDF file
was
created from? Word, PPT, Publisher, etc. can have a file saved in
their
native format and then a PDF file created from that. If that was not
done
someone messed up big time. Go back to the original file, make your
changes
and then create a new PDF file.

.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Started with a Publisher file but never mentioned how it was converted to a
..pdf file. All he/she said was that the original file is gone and all that's
left is the .pdf. I was giving the OP another option to recreate the file if
selecting the text is not an option.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

But the OP started with a Publisher file, not a scan.

DavidF

Sometimes .pdf files are made by running them thru a scanner, in which
case it's just a picture. We run into this often at work. I taught one of
the project engineers how to use .mdi files earlier this week. He was
tickled not to have to retype everything.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Why don't you just select and copy the text from the original PDF and
paste it into a Publisher text box instead to all the extra steps?

DavidF

There is a way to get that doucment back into Publisher but it's not a
simple click-click. Print the .pdf to the Microsoft Document Image
Writer. That will create an .mdi file and will open in Microsoft
Document Imaging. You can use the built-in OCR to get the text into
Word. You can review the text and fix what needs to be fixed in there.
Use screen shots on the original .pdf file to capture any images that
you may need. Start putting everything back into Publisher. I said it
wasn't simple but at least you aren't completely retyping it. Oh - when
you're finished, don't forget to create a backup disk.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



The computer with the original file, crashed and was retired. All
files were
supposedly saved, but apparently only the pdf of this document. What
are the
possibilities with Adobe Acrobat? And is there a trial version I can
use to
see if it will solve the problem?
--
Susan


:



message
I sent a pdf file to a publisher but need to make some corrections.
The
file
is now readable only. Can it be converted back to a writable file?
--
Susan

Not really unless you have Adobe Acrobat (or similar PDF editing
program) as
it allows some editing capability. Adobe Reader and other PDF reader
programs do not normally allow editing of the final file.

What happened to the original file that was created that the PDF file
was
created from? Word, PPT, Publisher, etc. can have a file saved in
their
native format and then a PDF file created from that. If that was not
done
someone messed up big time. Go back to the original file, make your
changes
and then create a new PDF file.

.

 

[DavidF]

It is fine to give another option but you neglected to offer the most
obvious, likely and easiest option first. Why go through all contortions and
work you suggest before simply trying to copy the text directly from the
PDF? That is why I posted.

DavidF

Started with a Publisher file but never mentioned how it was converted to
a .pdf file. All he/she said was that the original file is gone and all
that's left is the .pdf. I was giving the OP another option to recreate
the file if selecting the text is not an option.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

But the OP started with a Publisher file, not a scan.

DavidF

Sometimes .pdf files are made by running them thru a scanner, in which
case it's just a picture. We run into this often at work. I taught one
of the project engineers how to use .mdi files earlier this week. He was
tickled not to have to retype everything.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



Why don't you just select and copy the text from the original PDF and
paste it into a Publisher text box instead to all the extra steps?

DavidF

There is a way to get that doucment back into Publisher but it's not a
simple click-click. Print the .pdf to the Microsoft Document Image
Writer. That will create an .mdi file and will open in Microsoft
Document Imaging. You can use the built-in OCR to get the text into
Word. You can review the text and fix what needs to be fixed in there.
Use screen shots on the original .pdf file to capture any images that
you may need. Start putting everything back into Publisher. I said it
wasn't simple but at least you aren't completely retyping it. Oh -
when you're finished, don't forget to create a backup disk.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



message The computer with the original file, crashed and was retired. All
files were
supposedly saved, but apparently only the pdf of this document. What
are the
possibilities with Adobe Acrobat? And is there a trial version I can
use to
see if it will solve the problem?
--
Susan


:



message
I sent a pdf file to a publisher but need to make some
corrections. The
file
is now readable only. Can it be converted back to a writable file?
--
Susan

Not really unless you have Adobe Acrobat (or similar PDF editing
program) as
it allows some editing capability. Adobe Reader and other PDF
reader
programs do not normally allow editing of the final file.

What happened to the original file that was created that the PDF
file was
created from? Word, PPT, Publisher, etc. can have a file saved in
their
native format and then a PDF file created from that. If that was
not done
someone messed up big time. Go back to the original file, make your
changes
and then create a new PDF file.

.

 

[CharlieG]

Check out www.pdfedit995.com... or www.software995.com They have a series
of very inexpensive (free/$9.95 nagware) pdf products. I use several of
these and have had good results, tho haven't tried to reverse the process...
I suspect you'll need to take it to a Word.doc file and then work back to
publisher from there, even if you have the full Adobe Acrobat product.

 

[Rob Giordano [MS MVP]]

The real obvious answer is for the OP to re-edit the .pub file, redo the PDF
and resend to the printer.



--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression Web

It is fine to give another option but you neglected to offer the most
obvious, likely and easiest option first. Why go through all contortions
and work you suggest before simply trying to copy the text directly from
the PDF? That is why I posted.

DavidF

Started with a Publisher file but never mentioned how it was converted to
a .pdf file. All he/she said was that the original file is gone and all
that's left is the .pdf. I was giving the OP another option to recreate
the file if selecting the text is not an option.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

But the OP started with a Publisher file, not a scan.

DavidF

Sometimes .pdf files are made by running them thru a scanner, in which
case it's just a picture. We run into this often at work. I taught one
of the project engineers how to use .mdi files earlier this week. He
was tickled not to have to retype everything.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



Why don't you just select and copy the text from the original PDF and
paste it into a Publisher text box instead to all the extra steps?

DavidF

There is a way to get that doucment back into Publisher but it's not
a simple click-click. Print the .pdf to the Microsoft Document Image
Writer. That will create an .mdi file and will open in Microsoft
Document Imaging. You can use the built-in OCR to get the text into
Word. You can review the text and fix what needs to be fixed in
there. Use screen shots on the original .pdf file to capture any
images that you may need. Start putting everything back into
Publisher. I said it wasn't simple but at least you aren't completely
retyping it. Oh - when you're finished, don't forget to create a
backup disk.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



message The computer with the original file, crashed and was retired. All
files were
supposedly saved, but apparently only the pdf of this document. What
are the
possibilities with Adobe Acrobat? And is there a trial version I can
use to
see if it will solve the problem?
--
Susan


:



message
I sent a pdf file to a publisher but need to make some
corrections. The
file
is now readable only. Can it be converted back to a writable
file?
--
Susan

Not really unless you have Adobe Acrobat (or similar PDF editing
program) as
it allows some editing capability. Adobe Reader and other PDF
reader
programs do not normally allow editing of the final file.

What happened to the original file that was created that the PDF
file was
created from? Word, PPT, Publisher, etc. can have a file saved in
their
native format and then a PDF file created from that. If that was
not done
someone messed up big time. Go back to the original file, make
your changes
and then create a new PDF file.

.

 

[DavidF]

That was what LVTravel suggested with the very first response, but the OP
said that the original .pub had been lost with a crashed computer.

The bottom line is there is no way to go from a PDF to a formatted .pub
file. Even if you are able to copy and paste or recover some of the text
using JoAnn's method, it would still require creating new text boxes,
formatting, layout, and inserting new images, etc.Ultimately probably the
fastest solution is to simply start over, and in the future plan on backing
up all files to an external source.

DavidF

The real obvious answer is for the OP to re-edit the .pub file, redo the
PDF and resend to the printer.



--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression Web

It is fine to give another option but you neglected to offer the most
obvious, likely and easiest option first. Why go through all contortions
and work you suggest before simply trying to copy the text directly from
the PDF? That is why I posted.

DavidF

Started with a Publisher file but never mentioned how it was converted
to a .pdf file. All he/she said was that the original file is gone and
all that's left is the .pdf. I was giving the OP another option to
recreate the file if selecting the text is not an option.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



But the OP started with a Publisher file, not a scan.

DavidF

Sometimes .pdf files are made by running them thru a scanner, in which
case it's just a picture. We run into this often at work. I taught one
of the project engineers how to use .mdi files earlier this week. He
was tickled not to have to retype everything.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



Why don't you just select and copy the text from the original PDF and
paste it into a Publisher text box instead to all the extra steps?

DavidF

There is a way to get that doucment back into Publisher but it's not
a simple click-click. Print the .pdf to the Microsoft Document Image
Writer. That will create an .mdi file and will open in Microsoft
Document Imaging. You can use the built-in OCR to get the text into
Word. You can review the text and fix what needs to be fixed in
there. Use screen shots on the original .pdf file to capture any
images that you may need. Start putting everything back into
Publisher. I said it wasn't simple but at least you aren't
completely retyping it. Oh - when you're finished, don't forget to
create a backup disk.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



message The computer with the original file, crashed and was retired. All
files were
supposedly saved, but apparently only the pdf of this document.
What are the
possibilities with Adobe Acrobat? And is there a trial version I
can use to
see if it will solve the problem?
--
Susan


:



message
I sent a pdf file to a publisher but need to make some
corrections. The
file
is now readable only. Can it be converted back to a writable
file?
--
Susan

Not really unless you have Adobe Acrobat (or similar PDF editing
program) as
it allows some editing capability. Adobe Reader and other PDF
reader
programs do not normally allow editing of the final file.

What happened to the original file that was created that the PDF
file was
created from? Word, PPT, Publisher, etc. can have a file saved in
their
native format and then a PDF file created from that. If that was
not done
someone messed up big time. Go back to the original file, make
your changes
and then create a new PDF file.

.

 

[LVTravel]

That was what LVTravel suggested with the very first response, but the OP
said that the original .pub had been lost with a crashed computer.

The bottom line is there is no way to go from a PDF to a formatted .pub
file. Even if you are able to copy and paste or recover some of the text
using JoAnn's method, it would still require creating new text boxes,
formatting, layout, and inserting new images, etc.Ultimately probably the
fastest solution is to simply start over, and in the future plan on
backing up all files to an external source.

DavidF

The real obvious answer is for the OP to re-edit the .pub file, redo the
PDF and resend to the printer.



--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression Web

It is fine to give another option but you neglected to offer the most
obvious, likely and easiest option first. Why go through all contortions
and work you suggest before simply trying to copy the text directly from
the PDF? That is why I posted.

DavidF

Started with a Publisher file but never mentioned how it was converted
to a .pdf file. All he/she said was that the original file is gone and
all that's left is the .pdf. I was giving the OP another option to
recreate the file if selecting the text is not an option.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



But the OP started with a Publisher file, not a scan.

DavidF

Sometimes .pdf files are made by running them thru a scanner, in
which
case it's just a picture. We run into this often at work. I taught
one
of the project engineers how to use .mdi files earlier this week. He
was tickled not to have to retype everything.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



Why don't you just select and copy the text from the original PDF
and
paste it into a Publisher text box instead to all the extra steps?

DavidF

There is a way to get that doucment back into Publisher but it's
not
a simple click-click. Print the .pdf to the Microsoft Document
Image
Writer. That will create an .mdi file and will open in Microsoft
Document Imaging. You can use the built-in OCR to get the text into
Word. You can review the text and fix what needs to be fixed in
there. Use screen shots on the original .pdf file to capture any
images that you may need. Start putting everything back into
Publisher. I said it wasn't simple but at least you aren't
completely retyping it. Oh - when you're finished, don't forget to
create a backup disk.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



message The computer with the original file, crashed and was retired. All
files were
supposedly saved, but apparently only the pdf of this document.
What are the
possibilities with Adobe Acrobat? And is there a trial version I
can use to
see if it will solve the problem?
--
Susan


:



message
I sent a pdf file to a publisher but need to make some
corrections. The
file
is now readable only. Can it be converted back to a writable
file?
--
Susan

Not really unless you have Adobe Acrobat (or similar PDF editing
program) as
it allows some editing capability. Adobe Reader and other PDF
reader
programs do not normally allow editing of the final file.

What happened to the original file that was created that the PDF
file was
created from? Word, PPT, Publisher, etc. can have a file saved
in
their
native format and then a PDF file created from that. If that was
not done
someone messed up big time. Go back to the original file, make
your changes
and then create a new PDF file.

.

I have tired John G's response utilizing Open Office Draw (latest version)
and the plugin that he showed in his next post to himself. That program and
the plugin did open and allow editing of a couple of PUB files I created and
printed to PDF using PrimoPDF. They then resaved as a PDF file apparently
without data loss. Looks like this is absolutely worth a try to the OP.

 

[Rob Giordano [MS MVP]]

I missed his second paragraph...my bad.

--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression Web

That was what LVTravel suggested with the very first response, but the OP
said that the original .pub had been lost with a crashed computer.

The bottom line is there is no way to go from a PDF to a formatted .pub
file. Even if you are able to copy and paste or recover some of the text
using JoAnn's method, it would still require creating new text boxes,
formatting, layout, and inserting new images, etc.Ultimately probably the
fastest solution is to simply start over, and in the future plan on
backing up all files to an external source.

DavidF

The real obvious answer is for the OP to re-edit the .pub file, redo the
PDF and resend to the printer.



--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression Web

It is fine to give another option but you neglected to offer the most
obvious, likely and easiest option first. Why go through all contortions
and work you suggest before simply trying to copy the text directly from
the PDF? That is why I posted.

DavidF

Started with a Publisher file but never mentioned how it was converted
to a .pdf file. All he/she said was that the original file is gone and
all that's left is the .pdf. I was giving the OP another option to
recreate the file if selecting the text is not an option.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



But the OP started with a Publisher file, not a scan.

DavidF

Sometimes .pdf files are made by running them thru a scanner, in
which
case it's just a picture. We run into this often at work. I taught
one
of the project engineers how to use .mdi files earlier this week. He
was tickled not to have to retype everything.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



Why don't you just select and copy the text from the original PDF
and
paste it into a Publisher text box instead to all the extra steps?

DavidF

There is a way to get that doucment back into Publisher but it's
not
a simple click-click. Print the .pdf to the Microsoft Document
Image
Writer. That will create an .mdi file and will open in Microsoft
Document Imaging. You can use the built-in OCR to get the text into
Word. You can review the text and fix what needs to be fixed in
there. Use screen shots on the original .pdf file to capture any
images that you may need. Start putting everything back into
Publisher. I said it wasn't simple but at least you aren't
completely retyping it. Oh - when you're finished, don't forget to
create a backup disk.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



message The computer with the original file, crashed and was retired. All
files were
supposedly saved, but apparently only the pdf of this document.
What are the
possibilities with Adobe Acrobat? And is there a trial version I
can use to
see if it will solve the problem?
--
Susan


:



message
I sent a pdf file to a publisher but need to make some
corrections. The
file
is now readable only. Can it be converted back to a writable
file?
--
Susan

Not really unless you have Adobe Acrobat (or similar PDF editing
program) as
it allows some editing capability. Adobe Reader and other PDF
reader
programs do not normally allow editing of the final file.

What happened to the original file that was created that the PDF
file was
created from? Word, PPT, Publisher, etc. can have a file saved
in
their
native format and then a PDF file created from that. If that was
not done
someone messed up big time. Go back to the original file, make
your changes
and then create a new PDF file.

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[Melvin]

Hi Susan,
Adobe Acrobat is the most professional PDF tools but it cost hundreds of
dollors, that is out of my budget. In fact, you can consider some third party
software when you need to edit PDF.
I will use AnyBizSoft PDF to Word Converter to convert PDF to Word, then I
can edit PDF in Word. Then save the Word back to PDF using the 'save as PDF'
add-in.
This solution is much more affordable. The original text content, images,
layouts can be well retained so you won't lose anything.
Here is the link: http://www.anypdftools.com/pdf-to-word.html#163
You can have a try.
If the PDF is a scanned one, that requires OCR technology to extract the
text from image, then you can edit in Word. Or make change in Adobe PS. But
it is a little bit difficult.
You can try some online services like ocrterminal.com or ocronline.com,
free. Can deal with simple PDF.
Hope the information mentioned above can help.