editing a pdf form

[jewel]

hi all

I have just installed Acrobat 5.0 and am learning.

We were sent a pdf form - in one column it has freight amount which we need to edit. Can I do this???
cheers

 

[horqua]

Jewel,
Your ability to actually edit your PDF file is very limited. You might be better off to request the sender either edit the original, re-PDF, and re-send OR send you the original doc/file (Word, Excel, PageMaker, etc.) and edit it on your side and then re-PDF.

Think of PDF as a "locked-down" format where you can't (generally) make corrections to the actual PDF file. This is one of the points that make PDF's so powerful. It's "locked-down" in such a way that it will always look exactly the same where ever it may be sent and on any desktop worldwide.

Your best bet is to re-work the original file and re-PDF.
Knock and the door shall be opened unto you. Seek and ye shall find!

 

[jewel]

thanks Horqua

I appreciate your advice and will take it on board. I am just learning the whys and wherefores of this program and certainly appreciate any help. Thanks

 

[Blaque1]

Jewel:
There is a solution to your problem. If you still need assistance, let me know and I will provide the steps.

 

[jewel]

hi Blaque1

that would be great! happy to learn the steps

cheers

 

[horqua]

Blaque1,

Me too!

Knock and the door shall be opened unto you. Seek and ye shall find!