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Editing PDF Documents

PDF is a format for output and review, not a source format intended for editing. Thus you can only do minor changes in it, such as:

  • re-typing some text with the text-touchup tool
  • move text or graphics — but only on a per-line basis!
  • change font face, size, color for (part of) a line of text
  • delete graphics with the object select tool
  • insert a new line of text: Ctrl-click with the text-touchup tool

For all major editing, you should go back to the original source document and afterwards re-create the PDF output.


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last updated: 2004-02-04— Instructional Technology Lab