Editing PDF Files
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What do you use to edit Adobe Acrobat PDF files? Over the years, the Acrobat PDF format has become ubiquitous. Unfortunately, editing PDF files is not as clear-cut as it could be … to fully edit a PDF file, you need the right tool(s). But where do you find them? I’ve always used Adobe Illustrator to open and edit any PDF files that were sent my way. But I only have Illustrator on a desktop machine (and I’m a few versions behind, to boot). When I’m on the road, unfortunately, I don’t have any PDF editing tools at my disposal …
A friend of mind receives marketing layouts in PDF format that need to be edited. He was about to buy Acrobat Pro to edit the PDFs, but I couldn’t recommend the purchase without knowing that Acrobat Pro would do the job that he needs it to do. My friend doesn’t need to place comments in PDF files, he needs to change times, addresses and photographs, before printing. He needs to create simple layouts, as well. Adobe Illustrator would be perfect for the task, but in all honesty, it’s massive overkill (and rather expensive) for what he needs to do. He doesn’t have the funds to invest in the full version, nor for comprehensive Illustrator training.
Surely there is a hungry market for Adobe. Where is Illustrator Elements? Would it cannibalize sales or open new markets? Does an inexpensive verison of CorelDRAW get the job done these days?
[tags]Adobe Acrobat, Edit PDF[/tags]
9 Comments
Steve Poirier
July 11th, 2007
at 7:08pm
You should check out both of these two packages. Both cost $99 which is much more reasonable than either Illustrator or Acrobat.
NitroPDF Pro
http://www.nitropdf.com/
Foxit PDF Editor
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/pe_intro.php
Make sure you try out Foxit PDF Reader 2.0. It is a great replacement Acrobat Reader.
Mike Elliott
July 13th, 2007
at 2:49am
I use http://www.pdfill.com/
Linda McFarland
July 13th, 2007
at 2:42pm
Open doc in Adobe Acrobat Pro 8, click Tools on toolbar, highlight Advanced Editing, click TouchUp Text Tool, and edit. This is not extensive potential, but might be adequate for your friend’s requirements.
Clifford Casey
July 13th, 2007
at 8:50pm
Try this one out. Here is what the project has to say.
Free editor for PDF documents. Complete editing of PDF documents is possible with PDFedit. You can change raw pdf objects (for advanced users) or use many gui functions. Functionality can be easily extended using a scripting language (ECMAScript).
Dave Ritchie
July 14th, 2007
at 1:21am
has anyone looked at pdfedit from pdf995.com? I have used their PDF printing solution, but have not had time to look into the editor at all…
but the tool is free with ads, and a license is 9.95….
LizzyFin
July 14th, 2007
at 5:44am
Why not use OpenOffice? Worked great when I needed to convert a MS .doc file to a pdf for posting on a website. Made some small changes to the content too. Can’t beat the price!
Laura B
August 22nd, 2007
at 11:32am
Solid Converter PDF is a fast and accurate PDF To Word Converter that will allow you to convert a PDF Document into Microsoft Word, edit quickly and easily and convert back to PDF with a single button from the word toolbar.
The professional version allows PDF Creation from pretty much any windows program by working as a printer driver. (Choose to print and choose Solid Converter PDF as the printer)
There are several free converters on the market, but sometimes you may be sacrificing quality.
If you just need PDF Creation ability, try Solid PDF Creator which is a free pdf creation utility.
Laura B
Customer Service
Solid Documents, LLC
Richard Patterson
January 2nd, 2008
at 11:48am
Try Infix from Iceni again $99 and works very well.
See http://www.iceni.com/pdf_editor_infix.htm
Anuradhu
January 6th, 2008
at 11:52pm
Is there a free PDF editor?
PDF Fill adds some watermark to the new PDF saved after edit.