How do I change text in a .pdf?

My friend gave me a .pdf file that was already flattened but how do I change the text on it?
Thanks for all your help,
-Yzboy111

kensavilleart wrote:
Hi Yzzi
Select square selection tool (top left hand corner tools palette)
Select the text to change
Delete
Control d
Choose Type tool and insert new text. Taaa Dum.
That works ok as long as the replacement text is the same length as the existing text.
Bill has the right idea and advice. Remember that sentences won't reflow if they need to, you have to have the exact same font that you are editing on your system and many other little quirks.
In other words, anything more than a very basic edit either may not work or may be more trouble than it's worth.

Similar Messages

  • I am a computer novice, but how do I change text in a pdf file?

    I am a computer novice, but how do I change text in a pdf file that was sent to me?

    I would try Acrobat out, you can't do that in Adobe Reader.

  • How do you change text on a PDF file

    How do you change text on a PDF file

    If at all possible, you don't. You get the original (pre-PDF file), you edit that.
    Adobe Acrobat has some very limited facilities which sometimes allow very simple text edits to PDF (e.g. change a phone number).

  • How do I change text in a pdf file

    How do I change text and info on a pdf file?

    Using Acrobat XI Pro --
    Tools - Content Editing - Edit Text & Images tool.
    If the PDF page content is the image of text from a scanner use Acrobat's ClearScan to provide an OCR output that the tool can work on.
    Be well...

  • How can i change the size of PDF files ?

    how can i change the size of PDF files? when i convert documents in the acrobat browser it seems the files become larger then normal pdf files, this is, i compare with other files that people send to me and i realise that they are smaller than my converted files, even if they have more pages.

    A lot depends on the form of the PDF. Is it graphics, a scan of a text file, pure text, or other? What version of Acrobat are you working with.
    You can do a save as to get a WORD file, but do not expect great results. The ability to get a decent WORD file depends on what the form of PDF you are working from. If it was created from WORD with tags and all, you might get good results. If not, you might get a lot of messed up results.
    Explain what you are starting with and your ultimate goal. Also check the audit of the file (should be under PDF Optimize) to see where the file information is concentrated (text, fonts, graphics, other).

  • How can I change text to a document?

    how can I change text to a document?

    Hi littleei54,
    I'm not sure that I follow. Would you like to edit text in a PDF (that requires Acrobat)? Or, do you want to convert a text file to PDF? Please provide a little more information and we will get you pointed in the right direction.
    Best,
    Sara

  • How do I change Text Colour in a Spreadsheet?  The Help menu doesn't help.

    Simple question whcih i cannot find the simple answer to:  How do I change Text Colour in a Spreadsheet?  The Help menu doesn't help.

    Hi Lecia,
    You have several choices.
    Use the first set of controls in the Format Bar. One of these is a Color well (red in the image). Select the cell(s) in which you want the text coloured, then click the well to open its Color palette, and choose your colour.
    Use the Text Inspector. Open the inspector, click the Text button (T), and use the tools there (similar to the set in the Format Bar).
    Press command-T to open the Fonts Window. This offers a few more options than are available in the Inspector or the Format bar.
    Regarding "Help": I'd recommend using the Numbers '09 User Guide, which you can download via the Help menu. Easier to search, and easier reading than the individual Help articles. search 'text color' to quickly get to instructions on applying colour to text.
    Regards,
    Barry

  • How do I change text size in a check box in CS3

    How do I change text size in a check box in CS3?

    While I've never done it myself for a checkbox, components
    have a textField property which is essentially the texfield inside
    the component. You probably need to apply a TextFormat to it to
    change the size.
    But if this involves the same problem you had yesterday,
    where you couldn't change the width of the checkbox, I doubt you'll
    have much luck changing the text size

  • How to search specific text/string in pdf files from command prompt?

    Hi,
    How to search specific text/string in pdf files from command prompt?
    Will be great if you can refer to any adobe provided command base utility to achieve the above target.
    Best Regards,

    You can't. The commandline parameters for Acrobat and Adobe Reader do not allow any type of commands to be run.

  • How do I change a file from pdf to pages or word so I can edit it?

    How do I change a pdf file to word/pages so I can edit it?

    You can extract the text from most PDF's by selecting it and copying it to a document in an editor, though it may come out garbled. Anything more than that would require third-party software, if it can be done at all. PDF is not designed to be editable.

  • How can I add text to a pdf

    How can I add additonal text to a saved pdf?

    Hi remax13
    You Need Adobe Acrobat to Add Text to your PDf files. Two Ways to do this.
    1. Convert your PDf to Native file like word, Excel
    2. Make Changes in the output file
    3. Convert it back to PDF
    Or
    See the below link to use the Add Text and Edit Text Tool in Acrobat.
    http://help.adobe.com/en_US/acrobat/X/pro/using/WS2DE764BD-5706-4e3a-9360-5F2F968223AC.w.h tml

  • How do I enter text onto a PDF and have it automatically update in an Indesign file?

    I am trying to enter text into an application form and then include the updated application into an extended indesign file.  I would like to be able to change elements of the application, which would then automatically update in the Indesign file.  I am having trouble doing this.

    I received an application in PDF and want to fill it out with my personal text, but I would also like to include supplemental documents with the application and thus have placed the PDF and the other documents it into an Indesign file.  If I were to change some portion of the personal text in the PDF, it would be great if it could automatically update in the Indesign file.  How else would you suggest I go about doing this?
    Thanks!

  • How do I change text size in auto-page tabs

    Now I'm trying to make the page tabs fit across my page. I've got several pages and will probably have more. I don't want all of them on the bar as they'll be linked in my text. I would also like to make the text smaller and maybe reformat to another font or style.
    I don't find anything on this but maybe I'm not searching the right terminology.

    You're referring to the navbar.  You can remove any page from the navbar by going to the Inspector/Page/Page pane while viewing the page and unchecking the box to include that page in the navbar:
    To change the font size of the navbar text see this post by Cyclosaurus: How do you change the size and font of...: Apple Support Communities.
    Wyodor also posted a way to change the font size: Darkroom Navigation Font Size: Apple Support Communities.
    If you only have a couple of pages you can create your own text based navbar and complete control over the font, size, rollover color, etc. This demo page has an example: Text Based Navbar. Be sure to use Web Safe Fonts. 
    OT

  • How can i Change Text Color in table

    How can i change the text color i table, the true becoming GREEN, and the text in Fals becoming RED.
    Someone can help me to resolve this problem with a sample, because when i run the program all text becoming green in (TRUE) and than when i chang it to the (fals) all becoming Red.
    Attachments:
    Color.vi ‏38 KB

    Modifying the properties of a control in a subVI do not modify the properties of a different control in the main VI. The data is the only thing passed back from the subVI. To modify the properties of the table in the main, you need to pass a reference to it to the subVI and modify it's properties. I've attached a modified llb that does what you want.
    Attachments:
    Main_color_Table_mod.llb ‏41 KB

  • How can I change the Save as PDF view?

    Whenever I save a website page on Safari, or an e-mail or a document as a PDF file,  I click File, Print and then PDF when the print page comes up.  I then click Save as PDF which brings up what appears to be a Finder window.  The problem is all my files and folders in each column are there alphabetically with files and folders mixed together.  I have a lot of folders and files and I have to scroll all the way to the bottom sometimes to find the folder I want.  How can I change this view so all the folders are at the top alphabetically with the files below?  The normal Finder window comes up with each column having the folders at the top with PDF documents together below and regular documents together below that.  Any help would be appreciated.

    Jeff, thanks for the reply, but I am not talking about Finder.  I already have Finder set up with Kind.  I am talking about when I want to save a page on Safari, or an e-mail or a document as a PDF file,  I click File, Print and then PDF when the print page comes up.  I then click Save as PDF which brings up what looks like a Finder window.  In that window all my files and folders in each column are there alphabetically with files and folders mixed together.  I don't see any where where I can can change that view like you can in Finder.  As I say, Finder is set up correctly, it is only when I try to save something as a PDF that the "Finder" window has all files and folders alphabetically and not by kind.

Maybe you are looking for