Editing Text in Reader 4

[jolivo]

I hope this is the appropriate place for this question. I am getting desperate!

How do you enable a PDF document to allow text editing?
I have a QuarkXPress document I've created and saved as a PDF using Distiller. On my Mac I can edit the text. On my PC I can't. How do I allow this privilege???
Could it be a Mac thing and not available on a PC?
I've tried 'saving as' and making the security set up allow editing. Works on the Mac. But the SAME document on a PC says security doesn't allow editing.
Thanks for your help
jo

 

[WebGodiva]

when using adobe, you need to set fields as a form that can have inputs. If you are simply trying to edit the actual text on the page, you would select the text edit tool and it should work if the security's are set to allow edits. Hope this works.

 

[GeorgeMack]

I see you are trying to edit text in Adobe Reader. This is usually NOT possible; the full acrobat version has editing features, but is a distinct application.

As WebGodiva mentions, the creator can provide fields that a user can fill out, but I'm not sure if the user will also need a forms plugin or the Adobe Business package to use them well. I guess it depends on what you need the recipient to do.