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[diable rouge]

Has anyone got any suggestions for a free PDF editor tool I can download?

I'm looking to add text to documents I've received in PDF format...

[Alan Medic]

On my work PC I use this Free Online PDF Editor | Edit PDF Files Effortlessly with Foxit or a version of it.

There's a free trial.

My requirements are very simple, just changing details on invoices occasionally. Works for me.

[diable rouge]

4 hours ago, Alan Medic said:

On my work PC I use this Free Online PDF Editor | Edit PDF Files Effortlessly with Foxit or a version of it.

There's a free trial.

My requirements are very simple, just changing details on invoices occasionally. Works for me.

Thanks Meds, it's hopefully just needed for a few hours to answer questions on a legal doc, will check out the free trial... 

[RichH]

If you're using Windows you can use Microsoft's built-in Edge browser to add text and highlighting to PDF documents without the need to download or install anything else.

Foxit, as suggested above, may be a good alternative but be aware that early versions of this application used to change file associations and document types in a rather devious way so that, even if you subsequently uninstalled Foxit and chose a different application, these wouldn't work as intended without editing the Registry to get rid of Foxit's meddling.  This may not be true of online/recent versions.

[OutOfFocus]

4 hours ago, diable rouge said:

answer questions on a legal doc,

Thanks for clarifying requirement. The general problem of editing a PDF is not as simple as it looks (risk of messing format up).

Is it a form originally intended for printing. Word docs like that can be a PITA.

[diable rouge]

20 hours ago, OutOfFocus said:

Thanks for clarifying requirement. The general problem of editing a PDF is not as simple as it looks (risk of messing format up).

Is it a form originally intended for printing. Word docs like that can be a PITA.

I think so, I asked my solicitor f they had a Word version of the docs and they said they didn't and to just print them off, or if I didn't have a printer they would send a copy in the post. Tried a couple of free editors but very limited esp the Adobe one, 2 sizes of text, large and massive, just about squeezed my name in the space provided, no chance of getting my address in. Of course, the aim is to get people to subscribe to the version with normal text sizes etc. 

@RichH....I don't use Edge and could download it, but have decided in the long run it will be quicker to just print and fill out by hand. Will check it out another time for future reference. 

Thanks for all suggestions, much appreciated...

[ianr]

> but have decided in the long run it will be quicker to just print and fill out by hand. 

Not a bad decision at all imo.  If you were really attached to the idea of printed responses you could always try printing each page's responses to a copy of that page of the form.  It might take a bit of experimenting to get the right alignments and sizes, but whether it would seem rewarding enough is probably a matter of personal psychology.

I've not had the need to bother myself with PDF's editing permissions, but I do remember having had PDF forms which I was able to add responses to; though I don't remember whether the original text was protected from alteration, as a solicitor might reasonably prefer. 

[Alan Medic]

I've been using this tool for a long time to convert pdf's into editable excel documents. But you can convert into word too (and others). It's completely free and I've no reason to think it's not safe.

You could give it a go if your so inclined. I tried a conversion into word to see what the result was like. I thought it was very good.

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