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marionl4040126
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April 3, 2015
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I just paid almost $10 to create a pdf from a jpg file, but I did it so that I could edit it. Now I find out I needed a different Adobe package that would create the pdf AND let me edit it. What do I do now?

  • April 3, 2015
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I just paid almost $10 to create a pdf from a jpg file, but I did it so that I could edit it. Now I find out I needed a different Adobe package that would create the pdf AND let me edit it. What do I do now?

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    Correct answer pwillener

    If you create a PDF from an image, it is still an image, and you cannot edit it.

    If the image contains text, then you will need to perform text recognition (OCR) before you can actually edit that text.  Acrobat can do that.

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    RahulTyagi_
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    RahulTyagi_Community Manager
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    April 3, 2015

    Hi Marion,

    PDF pack is meant to convert files to pdf format, Here's the feature list : Convert Word to PDF, Convert PDF to Word & Merge PDFs | Adobe PDF Pack

    In order to Create, Convert, edit pdf files, one needs to purchase Acrobat Software, Here's a feature list of Acrobat Pro : Features, PDF documents | Acrobat XI Pro

    However, you can download a free 30 day trial of Acrobat software using the following link : https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/acrobat-downloads.html

    Regards,

    Rahul

    pwillener
    pwillenerCorrect answer
    Legend
    April 3, 2015

    If you create a PDF from an image, it is still an image, and you cannot edit it.

    If the image contains text, then you will need to perform text recognition (OCR) before you can actually edit that text.  Acrobat can do that.

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