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Help with Editing (removing) visible lines around text in PDF

Forum|Forum|7 months ago
August 14, 2025
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Need help removing these lines around the text. I paid a resume writer a few years ago and now I want add some content, but these lines showed up and I can't figure out how to remove them.

Example_1.pdf

Correct answer steve_8786

I ended up right clicking on each line in the edit mode and clicked on cut. It worked, but was tedious. Thanks for the idea.

Ton Frederiks

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Sorry, I gave an Illustrator example. But Acrobat has some options, save as a Word document or use the Edit PDF tools to select and delete the lines.

kglad

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@Ton Frederiks

the version aligns with the current acrobat so that's my best guess, but who knows. the op could have done (a lot) better.

Ton Frederiks

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Guess you are right @kglad

Ton Frederiks

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You can select them with the Direct Selection tool (A) and choose Select > Same > Appearance

Then delete the selection and repeat for different fills.

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steve_8786AuthorCorrect answer

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I ended up right clicking on each line in the edit mode and clicked on cut. It worked, but was tedious. Thanks for the idea.

John T Smith

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When you post a question you always need to tell the Adobe program you are using
There are MANY programs in a full subscription, plus other non-subscription programs
Please post the exact name of the Adobe program you use so a Moderator may move this message to that forum

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steve_8786Author

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Version: 25.001.20577.0

kglad

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assuming you're using acrobat...

in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post (like this one has already been moved) if it helps you get responses.

<"moved from using the community, then from cc services">

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steve_8786Author

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Oops! Wrong example. This one is correct

Example_2.pdf

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