Expert: Amy - 1/25/2005

Question
hi,
if you please,i want to know how to edit a pdf file.delete,write some sentences on the file.

i tried to convert the pdf file into word doc using a software which i download from the net.(pdfedit995).i deleted and wrote some sentences.but the order of the image with the text was different from the order in the pdf file. also i couldn't convert this word doc into pdf file again.is there a way?

thanks a lot and have a nice day.

Answer
Hello,

To properly edit a PDF file, you need to use an application such as Adobe Illustrator, FreeHand, CorelDraw, or most preferably, Adobe Acrobat (full version).  

I don't think you can successfully edit a PDF using just Word but if you *really* need to be able to edit a lot of PDFs with Word, you might check out a product such as these:
http://www.investintech.com/able2doc99.html
http://www.solidpdf.com/

Or maybe you can get by with just copying materials out of a PDF document and pasting them into a Word document; directions located here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;212318

There's a lot of software out there that makes it possible to create a PDF file from Word.  I suggest you check out some of those inexpensive methods. Some have free downloads.
http://www.docudesk.com/deskPDF_Main.asp
http://www.gold-software.com/download139.html
http://site4.pdf995.com/download.html

But I must say that the best PDF writing and editing capabilities will be found in Adobe Acrobat Professional, of course. If you can't afford that or the other above mentioned packages, check out some other less expensive developments.  

Good luck,
Amy