Subbing from pdf to InDesign

HI there,
I've got given a pdf of a webpage and am now supposed to subedit this.
Will I need to draw the main parts (that I have to sub) myself onto InDesign or can I use the pdf template and then fit new content into it???
Am a bit lost here and don't know how to start.
Cheers

Did you try to open it in Illustrator? That will give you the most opportunity for editing; given that it isn't security-locked. Essentially, any PDF is meant to NOT be editable. Acrobat allows minor editing, if its not locked. Illustrator allows more access to editing, if its not locked.
Altogether, it won't be easy, nor satisfying, because PDFs are not designed to be heavily/easily edited.

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