Re: Can PDF documents be "edited"???

["Mark Allen" <scprideandms@xxxxxxxxx>]

see if this helps
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-23,GGLG:en&q=edit+PDF



On 10/20/06, Dan <dan27649@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The dumb question of the day:  Can PDF documents be "edited"???
>
> Background:  We use DOC1 software to generate production forms.  It
> outputs
> postscript files, and we use GSView (aka GhostView) to view them and to
> create PDFs to serve as samples for our pre-production group to signoff on
> and for documentation purposes.
>
> When it comes time to revise a form in production, we would like the
> pre-production group to edit a copy of the production version PDF file.
> Currently, they are editing a Word document, which does not match up well
> or
> easily with what gets produced in DOC1.  This "revised" mockup is what the
> forms group would use to create the form.
>
> We are trying to get the point where the DOC1-produced forms serve as the
> standard template for the pre-production group to work from.  Since we are
> unable to edit PDF files and unaware of whether this can be done or not,
> we're stuck with them editing the Word document templates.
>
> I went to Adobe's website, figuring the standard or professional Acrobat
> versions would offer a way to "edit" these documents, but the feature sets
> do not directly mention this capability.  It mentions being able to create
> PDFs from other sources, i.e., printing, "one-button" creates from MS
> Office
> products, Auto-CAD, Internet Explorer, Lotus Notes, etc., but nothing
> indicates that one is able to manipulate the content of PDF files.  For
> the
> most part, we'd need to add/delete/change text.  We don't need it to edit
> graphics, but need to be able to insert, delete, and move jpeg files.
>
> Is it possible to convert a PDF to a Word document that can be
> edited?  The
> conversion would have to produce a Word document that matches up pretty
> well
> to the PDF.  I tried using "Copy File to Clipboard" in Acrobat Reader,
> then
> pasting into a Word document, but I only get a graphical object.
>
> Any ideas, guidance, advice would be greatly appreciated!
>
> - Dan
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