Editting a PDF? How to?

[sojourner]

I'm sure I saw a thread like this a while ago, but I can't find it now. I need to edit a pdf produced by someone else - I just need to change a phone number on the document, but can't work out how.

HELP PLEASE!!!

 

[Structaural]

*cough*
Download Acrobat from some P2P, you can't edit with the viewer/reader. I'm sure someone will be along in a minute with a third party editor. If the file is protected you won't be able (without much difficulty) to edit it.

You could also try opening it in Adobe illustrator if you have it..

 

[Derian]

Which version of adobe do you have?

 

[sojourner]

Which version of adobe do you have?

Don't know - but it says update to version 7 in top right hand corner.

Ah found it - adobe reader 6

 

[Derian]

OK. Open the document.

On the toolbar ... Document -> Security -> Display Restrictions and Security.

That brings up another box.

In the Documents Restrictions Summary - does it allow you to do anything and if so, what/conditions?

 

[sojourner]

*cough*
Download Acrobat from some P2P, you can't edit with the viewer/reader. I'm sure someone will be along in a minute with a third party editor. If the file is protected you won't be able (without much difficulty) to edit it.

You could also try opening it in Adobe illustrator if you have it..

I have adobe reader though...but presumably need an extra module in order to edit.

 

[Derian]

I have adobe reader though...but presumably need an extra module in order to edit.

Not necessarily.

Have you done post 5 ^^ yet?

 

[sojourner]

OK. Open the document.

On the toolbar ... Document -> Security -> Display Restrictions and Security.

That brings up another box.

In the Documents Restrictions Summary - does it allow you to do anything and if so, what/conditions?

Okay:

Printing - Allowed
Document Assembly - Not Allowed
Content copying or extraction - A
Content extraction for accessibility - A
Commenting - NA
Filling of form fields - A
Signing - NA
Creation of template pages - NA
Submitting forms - NA

 

[Derian]

Okay:

Printing - Allowed
Document Assembly - Not Allowed
Content copying or extraction - A
Content extraction for accessibility - A
Commenting - NA
Filling of form fields - A
Signing - NA
Creation of template pages - NA
Submitting forms - NA

There's no 'changing the document' summary?

This possibly means that it was originally created in an earlier version of writer.

OK, now go to the box above for security method and click 'change settings'. If the original creator has password protected it that will bring up a 'permissions password' prompt.

Enter the password and change the settings to 'no security'. You will then be able to edit the document.

If you don't know the password, contact the originator to get it (I'm assuming here that this is a document that you are emailing between each other in draft form for changes etc).

 

[sojourner]

There's no 'changing the document' summary?

This possibly means that it was originally created in an earlier version of writer.

OK, now go to the box above for security method and click 'change settings'. If the original creator has password protected it that will bring up a 'permissions password' prompt.

Enter the password and change the settings to 'no security'. You will then be able to edit the document.

If you don't know the password, contact the originator to get it (I'm assuming here that this is a document that you are emailing between each other in draft form for changes etc).

There's a Document Security bit at the top of that box, although I had to access this and the summary by going to File and Document Properties, rather than the dropdown from Document.

In the Document Security part, it says Security Method: No Security, and 'can be opened by all versions of acrobat'. The box saying Show Details is grey though and won't let me open it.

If it says No Security - how the blinkin eck do I edit it?

 

[Derian]

There's a Document Security bit at the top of that box, although I had to access this and the summary by going to File and Document Properties, rather than the dropdown from Document.

In the Document Security part, it says Security Method: No Security, and 'can be opened by all versions of acrobat'. The box saying Show Details is grey though and won't let me open it.

If it says No Security - how the blinkin eck do I edit it?

It can be accessed by both methods, I think.

Well there are security restrictions (as you've noted above) so that's a bit confusing. Try reselecting 'security' from the left hand column, then 'no security' and change settings again.

No security is what we're aiming for!

 

[sojourner]

It doesn't let me do anything other than read the details - I can't change them

The document is actually a company letterhead sent to me as a proof from our printer yonks ago, but we have now got a spangly new printer in work which we should be able to use for this type of stuff and thereby save £. We own the copyright so no probs there. I can't get hold of the guy who sent the proof to ask him

 

[Derian]

It doesn't let me do anything other than read the details - I can't change them

The document is actually a company letterhead sent to me as a proof from our printer yonks ago, but we have now got a spangly new printer in work which we should be able to use for this type of stuff and thereby save £. We own the copyright so no probs there. I can't get hold of the guy who sent the proof to ask him

Ahhhhh.

How about you email it to me and I'll try and do it? I'll PM you my email address ...

 

[sojourner]

Ahhhhh.

How about you email it to me and I'll try and do it? I'll PM you my email address ...

Nice one - thanks so much

 

[Derian]

Well that didn't go as well I'd hoped. The printers had used a font that I didn't have AND they'd made it a read-only font so I couldn't copy/edit in the same font.

So I did the edit in a similar font but not the same and probably out of place for a letterhead

If anyone can let me have Optima that would be then I could do it properly.

Ho hum.

 

[Kameron]

they'd made it a read-only font so I couldn't copy/edit in the same font.

I don't have the font but I can't tell, does this document have some kind of change protection or not? Cause if that is the problem I can crack it.

 

[Derian]

I don't have the font but I can't tell, does this document have some kind of change protection or not? Cause if that is the problem I can crack it.

That would be great if you could

I found a way around the editing - but then didn't have the font. Dennisr sent me the font, but I think I need to convert it from OTF to Type 2 and don't have the means to do that (unless I upgrade an evaulation programme that I have).

The originator seems to have used Optima & something else (seemingly Type 2 multi byte), and protected it as a read-only font.

If that makes sense

 

[sojourner]

I found a way around the editing - but then didn't have the font. Dennisr sent me the font, but I think I need to convert it from OTF to Type 2 and don't have the means to do that (unless I upgrade an evaulation programme that I have).

The originator seems to have used Optima & something else (seemingly Type 2 multi byte), and protected it as a read-only font.

And not only that, but I had to change the driver on my printer to postscript to get the right colour, but now that I've got the right colour, the farking font at the top of the page goes all stupid and looks like it's made of sticks

excuse me a moment......









ARRRRGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!





ahem...okay, I think I feel a bit better now!!!

Thanks Derian again btw!!!

 

[Structaural]

freeware PDF editor:

http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/pe_intro.php

 

[sojourner]

freeware PDF editor:

http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/pe_intro.php

!! Have you tried it?

 

[AdrianaSM]

Hi, I'm new with Acrobat 8 Professional (I'm more familiar with earlier versions), anyway I need help when setting security to the documents I make.

I need to know how to disable the "Convert Copying for Accessibility."
It says "ALLOWED" by default, but I need to change it to NOT ALLOWED...
Any help????

My present security properties say:

Printing: Allowed
Changing the Document: Not Allowed
Document Assembly: Not Allowed
Content Copying: Not Allowed
Content Copying for Accessibility: Allowed
Page Extraction: Not Allowed
Commenting: Not Allowed
Filling of Form Fields: Not Allowed
Signing: Not Allowed
Creation of Template Pages: Not allowed

Any help will be deeply appreciated
AdrianaSM

Okay:

Printing - Allowed
Document Assembly - Not Allowed
Content copying or extraction - A
Content extraction for accessibility - A
Commenting - NA
Filling of form fields - A
Signing - NA
Creation of template pages - NA
Submitting forms - NA