Writing a Word / Text like editing tool.

Does anyone know if it is possible to write a word-like text editing tool as an applet loaded into an ASP.NET page? As part of the functionality there would be a screen where the user would load in patient info from an existing database and then the user would fill in the details and save this as a letter preferably in XML format. The editor tool needs to have all the text formatting functions that word has and also a spellchecking tool and autotext. Is this possible?
Also is it possible to link with spell checker in MS Office and MS Word? OLE?

Also is it possible to link with spell checker in MS Office and MS Word? OLE?Sounds like you are better off using active X or the .net version (usercontrols??).
Or OpenOffice, I think this has it's automation is done in Java but then you need to sign
the applet to access local resources.
http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jsp?forum=63&thread=524815
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I'm using Acrobat 9 Pro, and working with a document, a TIFF file, that was converted to PDF and OCR'd in Acrobat. Now I need to edit some of the text using the TouchUp Text tool, but am not able to edit it. In previous versions I was able to edit OCR'd text. Is it still possible in Acrobat 9?

Hi jay,
Keep in mind that there are three ways to OCR with Acrobat.
With Acrobat 8 Pro/3D:
1. Searchable Image
2. Searchable Image (Exact)
3. Formatted Text & Graphics
With Acrobat 9 Pro/Pro Extended
1. Searchable Image
2. Searchable Image (Exact)
3. ClearScan
Methods # 3 may be used to edit "suspects".
Methods #1 & #2 place invisible text (text rendering mode 3). There has been and continues to be no practicable means of editing this directly.
It is not intended to be "word processor like editable text" (but then neither is any PDF content).
However, there is something to play with.
If you used methods #1 or #2 and you have Acrobat Pro/Pro Extended, try the Prefight Fixup that embeds fonts.
"Embed fonts (even if text is invisible)"
Which is described:
"If a PDF uses fonts which are not embedded into the PDF file they are embedded.
This fixup embeds fonts event if they are only usef for text which is invisible (text rendering mode 3).
It is required that the respective fonts are present in the system's font folders.
Some fonts may have a flag indicating that their license does not allow embedding.
In this case the fonts are not embedded into the PDF."
I've had no occasion to use this fixup so I cannot say it will or will not serve your needs.
But, may still be worth a run on some trial files, eh?
"Rotated"
The OCR characters (the "invisible text" of text rendering mode 3) are "rotated".
Be well...

Acrobat 9.5 - use Touchup text Tool to edit PDF. Updates do not display. But, if I "save as" Word doc, the edits appear in Word. This feature worked in earlier versions of 9.x patches.

Acrobat 9.5 - use Touchup text Tool to edit PDF. Updates do not display. But, if I "save as" Word doc, the edits appear in Word. This feature worked in earlier versions of 9.x patches.

I have a suspicion you're working with a scanned document that has had OCR run to recognize the text. The recognized text may be stored on an invisible layer above the image of the text, and that is what you're toucing up. It's invisible, so you don't see it, but retains the changes, so exporting produces the new edits.
When you run OCR to recognize scanned text,, try using the ClearScan option, instead of Searchable Text. See this help page on Acrobat (this is for version X, but still applies):
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When I use editing tools (like text, shapes, etc.) in apps like adobe acrobat, fireworks, and photoshop the cursor is so light grey that I can barely see it on the screen.
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This is impacting my productivity by at least 10%. Don't tell my employer or I might get fired.

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Does the pdf conversion to word allow for editable text?

Once the pdf is converted to a word document can you edit the text within the newly created word document. The Conversion seemed to have created an image image not a text document.

Good day,
How would you rate the quality of the document you were starting with? Was it a scanned file?
Typically, when you convert files from PDF to Word with ExportPDF, the resulting Word document is editable. When the file is treated like an image, it's usually one of two things.
The 'Recognize text' function was disabled prior to the conversion.
The quality of the original PDF file (typically created from a scanned document) is really poor/grainy and the ExportPDF service simply interpretted the document as an image and not as actual text.
-David

Form - Can not use the Text Edit Tool in Adobe 9

Hi,
I was wondering if someone could please assist me, I have created a form but the text editing tool is coming grayed out, how am I able to get this function back?
I simply need to remove one word and am unable to do so. It tells me that some functionality is restricted for extended features and to save a copy. but when i save a copy I am still unable to use the touch up tool.
My Thanks in advance for your assistance.

My guess is that you did use LiveCycle Designer and are not aware of that. Designer is accessed from Acrobat in the forms menu and may have come up even if you were not aware of it. If that is indeed the case, you can only edit the text in Designer.
If it is an AcroForm, then it may be that you have activated Reader Rights or such. To remove Reader Rights, there is a specific procedure to use and unfortunately I do not remember it. If you have Reader Rights activated, indicate that and someone should be by that remembers how to remove the feature so you can edit the document. The removal is not as simple as one would think, but is rather straight forward. It involves saving or such -- I just don't remember and it is not something I am finding in the help menu.

What happened to the "Text Edits Tool" in Acrobat X?

I know the answer is "it went away" but, seriously, please bring it back. In Acrobat 9, when you activated the "Text Edits Tool," it would automatically switch between insert, delete, and replace text in a context-sensitive way. You just had an active tool cursor - if you highlighted text and started typing, it would "replace" the text. If you clicked in one spot and started typing, it would "insert" text. If you highlighted text and clicked the Delete key, it would "delete" text. All this with one tool, that stayed active the entire time you were using it.
Now, in Acrobat X, you have 3 different tools. You have to click to select the tool - mark the change. Click to select the next tool and mark that change. And on and on. And while you can right-click on any single tool and select "Keep tool selected" - there's no way to make that the default behavior. And that doesn't help when switching back and forth between activities.
I know that the Selection Tool can now almost serve as the old "Text Edits Tool" - this works quickly with delete, but requires the tilde shortcut for insert or replace. Basically one extra step for each edit than there was with the Text Edits Tool.
One might think that that little extra click isn't a big deal - but when you are marking up a PDF all day, every day, it adds up.

I assume you're talking about commenting and markup rather than editing the text of the document itself.
The keyboard shortcuts are designed to do exactly what you want. With the multi-select tool active (I beam + black arrow on the toolbar):
Select some text and press the Insert key - a new Replace text annotation is created and the note panel opened for typing. Press Esc to close the note
Click to place the cursor within some text and press the Insert key - a new Insert text annotation is created and the note panel opened.
Select some text and press the Delete key - a strikeout annotation is created (no note this time but you can add one by double-clicking)
The idea of selecting something and 'just typing' to activate a markup event could not be retained as it interfered with the single-key accelerator mode.

Exporting pdf to word - text becomes pic blocks not editable

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Hi worshipdude,
With OCR turned off, ExportPDF won't convert scanned text to editable/searchable text. Therefore, if the PDF you're trying to convert was created from a scanned document with image text, then the Word document will also have image text.
Please convert without OCR and then triple-click in the Word document to select the text. Did that do the trick?
Best,
Sara

After I upgraded my Mac with Yosemite, Photoshop Elements 12 stops responding when you use editing tools like eraser, clone stamp.

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Acrobat 9 Pro Portfolio Editing Tools Disappeared?

Hello, I created a portfolio in Acrobat 9 Pro. I saved the file. When I reopen the file, all of my editing tools which are usually in a menu bar on the top of the document, are no longer available to me, ie. the "form", "multi-media" tabs. There is only one tool menu with a "modifiy" tab, which I set to "edit", but the only tools that become available to me are the "edit portfolio tools" that show up on the right hand side of the screen. How do I get back to a point where I can edit this document and add multi-media files?
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The official definition from the help documentation:
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I want to edit just one word in a scanned text document. I used the OCR text recognition first and then selected the Text Touch Up Tool. I then highlighted the one word and a cursur was displayed which made me think I could edit the word. When I tried to backspace to delete the word the cursor moves along the line of the word but nothing happens, nothing is deleted. If I try to type the cursor advances but none of the characters are displayed. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks!

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