How do I type on an adobe document?

[Fabio]

I am trying to type onto an Adobe Acrobat document but I don't know how to do it. Is there a special button I need to push or something to get it to type on the document? Thanks for the help!



Fabio

 

[spaceman]

do you just have acrobat reader installed?
edit:
if so as far as i know you can only read and not edit .pdf's without the full version of acrobat.

i could be wrong however(disclaimer)

 

[Antisocial Virge]

Originally posted by: ncircle
do you just have acrobat reader installed?
edit:
if so as far as i know you can only read and not edit .pdf's without the full version of acrobat.

i could be wrong however(disclaimer)

*bingo*

 

[corkyg]

The only way to edit an exisiting PDF file is with full Acrobat. Like the man said - Bingo! If, however, you have the source document, you can go to the original word processor file, edit it, and "print" to a new PDF file. And, another long way around would be to scan the PDF file, OCR it into your word processor, then edit it and create a new PDF file.

 

[EeyoreX]

The only way to edit an exisiting PDF file is with full Acrobat. Like the man said - Bingo! If, however, you have the source document, you can go to the original word processor file, edit it, and "print" to a new PDF file. And, another long way around would be to scan the PDF file, OCR it into your word processor, then edit it and create a new PDF file.

Of course, if the pdf is protected, even Acrobat would not (at least it shouldn't) be able to edit the pdf either. So, again, you are back to editing the original (which I assume you don't have) or OCRing it.

\Dan

 

[fornax]

There are special "editable" PDF files (the tax forms from your friends at IRS, for example). Many state and federal agencies now distribute their forms and applications this way. But the PDF file must have been created this way.

 

[Fabio]

Ok, I think I understand. I have the full version of acrobat 5.

What is "OCRing it"?

 

[EeyoreX]

What is "OCRing it"?

Printing the document, then scan it with a hardware scanner, and run the scanned image through OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software. The OCR software makes the image an editable document, so you can type away.

\Dan

 

[Fabio]

What's a good program for doing that?

 

[EeyoreX]

OmniPage is supposed to be excellent. I don't know, haven't used it. You could also Google "OCR software" and find other products.

\Dan