Comments on: How do I make changes to text on an Adobe Acrobat file?

By: ELfaGeek

ELfaGeek — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:22:47 +0000

PDF files can be “locked” to prevent any changes. Look under the Edit Tab > Settings for more info.

If it’s not locked, you need Adobe Acrobat ( $200), not Adobe Reader, to modify the actual file.

Instead, try the FoxIt Reader, free (there’s a Pay version, too) from:

By: gambitgrrl

gambitgrrl — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:15:41 +0000

I work for a printing company, and we use a program called PitStop to edit PDFs. You could try downloading the trial program.

It’s really not the desired file format for editing. They are really only meant to be created for easy viewing by anyone since the reader is a free download.

By: jalford12

jalford12 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:34:17 +0000

The document has probably been locked against changes.

If you don’t have full Adobe Acrobat, it is unlikely that you will be able to add text.

Your best bet is to print the document, fill it out, and fax it to whoever wanted it filled out. You know, the old-fashioned way of filling out forms!

By: roadhunter

roadhunter — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:57:35 +0000

It’s very unlikely that you will be able to do this, but you can try by going to download.com and downloading the free Foxit .pdf editor. You just have the free Adobe reader now.
PDF files are not made to be edited. They are specifically made to make it very, very hard to change them.

By: SimpleMan

SimpleMan — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:54:52 +0000

You need Adobe Acrobat(not Adobe Reader).