Gary Murphy 1 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Is there anyone who might be able to edit a PDF file? I have jumbled a small amount of txt up while converting from a MSWORD file. I was doing this for my daughter and now ruined the original file. i can give better explaination in a PM if any takers. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBaron Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 (edited) Can you not retrieve original from the backup location? Edited November 15, 2021 by RedBaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterF Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 I always thought that M S Word could open a PDF file and extract the text and formatting as long as it is not a scanned PDF. See if you can get PDF as the file type in the file open box. There are also on line PDF file converters that create an RTF file that Word definitely opens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Doesn’t Adobe Acrobat Reader have a facility to rewrite word documents? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 MS Word can open and convert pdfs, and save as pd's. it will warn, when opening, that some formats may be lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Murphy 1 Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 This file was done on our old tower PC. it was loaded with MSword/office etc. All these programmes never used. So got a laptop,this has word pad and paint,these 2 things get me by for letters etc. When i convert the Word file to PDF all boxes dissapear. i have next ti no pc skills,looked on YT but to edit txt is too complicated for me. regards back up, i have never done that,nothing on my laptop is important,any photos etc i have stored on dongle. Just not up to speed on this stuff. i did this file on office with help from neihbour who is no longer there sinse moving, thanks for the advice anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBaron Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 52 minutes ago, Gary Murphy 1 said: This file was done on our old tower PC So the file should still be on the tower? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Ferguson 2 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 I've edited over a hundred PDFs and use LibreOffice Draw. It is FREE and runs on everything. As well as this, running Linux, there is a specific app for PDFs, Master PDF Editor. However the OP is unlikely to be able to use either. If the PDF isn't too private, possibly putting it up as an attachment to this thread to see if someone can fix it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Lewis 3 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 I can edit a pdf file with Adobe creative suite if you want it done pm me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 I can try with MS Word if you like.. pm me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Murphy 1 Posted November 16, 2021 Author Share Posted November 16, 2021 17 hours ago, RedBaron said: So the file should still be on the tower? Yes if i had the huge old tower! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Stephenson Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Gary, Just open the file in PDF reader, drag across and copy the text to MS word, providing it wasn't scanned this should work. You can save back as a PDF file. You need a full paid copy of Acrobat not just the reader to edit a PDF file directly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Murphy 1 Posted November 16, 2021 Author Share Posted November 16, 2021 Thanks Grumpy and Philip for offer to help. After all the initial posts of so called help went else where. It beats me how people think everyone knows how to use a PC/Laptop to good standards! I am no pc whizz at all,i do not even have a smart phone! All this stuff about the file and where it is,if i had the file i would not be asking for help. yes i should of kept a copy befor i attempted to edit,but i did not. There is a independent computer shop close by,i went in there to ask about a programme to edit pdf,thats easy.the young guy said whats it for.told him what i said here. He asked me to get this laptop. showed him the file. With 5 or 6 clicks ,the had the 2 squashed lines of words back to 5 neat lines. took him less than 5 mins. I was over the moon,he would not give me a price so i gave him £10 to fill his motorbike up. He asked me no silly questions,just helped.great young lad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 I hope he was old enough to ride a motor bike. Glad it’s sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Gary Murphy 1 said: great young lad. That's the problem, we're all old gits on here so silly questions and assumptions are par for the course! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Result. Glad it's all OK now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Kids today eh. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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