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bottomless pit
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April 18, 2019
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Acrobat DC - editing previously added text

  • April 18, 2019
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I have a PDF that was created from a Word doc.  I used Add Text tool in Acrobat DC to add text to it, then saved and closed the file.  Now when I reopen the PDF, I can't edit the text I put in previously, either by using the Edit tool.  I can select the text, search for it.  But if I highlight, right click and select edit it has me editing the Word doc the PDF was created from.  What am I missing?

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Dustin34194422zzp1
Participant
December 27, 2023

Having the same problem.  It's not a comment either

 

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    Test Screen Name
    Legend
    April 23, 2019

    If you added it as a comment, you can't use the Edit function, which is for actual page content, not comments. But if it's a comment text box you can just double click in it to edit.

    Eric Dumas
    Community Expert
    Eric DumasCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 23, 2019

    Hi,

    Can you share the version of the software you use (Help menu > About...) and the version of the operating system you have?

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      bottomless pitAuthor
      Participant
      April 23, 2019

      Adobe Acrobat Pro DC; Continuous release version 2019.010.20100

      Windows 10 Enterprise

        AkanchhaS8194121
        AkanchhaS8194121
        Legend
        June 25, 2019

        Hey there!

        We apologize for the delay in response to your last message. Hoping that you have got this issue resolved by now?

        As mentioned initially,

        if I highlight, right click and select edit it has me editing the Word doc the PDF was created from.

        This part isn't clear enough. Does it takes you to the original word document which you have exported to PDF? When you highlight a text and edit, that means you are adding annotation or trying to add notes. As mentioned by TSN above, Edit function is to edit the actual page content, not the comment.

        Related help article: How to edit or format text in PDF using Adobe Acrobat

        Thanks,

        Akanchha

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