Skip to main content
Participant
June 20, 2019
Question

How can I import a PDF or Word document w/graphics and edit the images and text?

  • June 20, 2019
  • 3 replies
  • 556 views

Edit document in Illustrator or InDesign.

This topic has been closed for replies.

3 replies

ceyhun_akgun
Legend
June 25, 2019

It is not possible to deposit the Word Document in ILLUSTRATOR in this way. However, you may be able to make partial editing by saving the word document in PDF and opening the PDF document in Illustrator. InDesign works better with the World document.

Graphic Designer Educator / PrePress Consultant
Jeff Witchel, ACI
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 24, 2019

The PDF can and should be edited in Acrobat Pro DC, not Illustrator.

Here's a video about editing PDFs: http://www.jeffwitchel.net/2015/08/edit-pdfs-like-never-before-in-acrobat-dc/

Hope this helps!

Jeff Witchel, ACI
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 24, 2019

I should mention that you can't always edit PDFs in Acrobat DC. You could be missing fonts, or want to edit more than is possible. But it IS worth a shot.

Legend
June 20, 2019

If you need to edit in Illustrator or InDesign, then the initial layout will need to done in the program you want to edit with. 

A Word Document can be placed and be editable, but the layout will not really hold, so it would have to be reworked beyond the required edits.

Participant
June 24, 2019

Thank you