Font spacing changed after edit in Acrobat Pro DC

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April 24, 2019
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Hi Everyone,

Here's the situation.. I have an existing PDF that I'm trying to make some text updates using Acrobat Pro DC. I made a copy and did my edits on the copy. But when I edit a letter, it already changes the spacing of everything else in the text box. So even if I just highlight an "a" and replace it with the same "a" (same font/same size), the spacing is already different than the original.

Any ideas about this?

Thanks,

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Correct answer Michele333436413yai

HI! I am late to this conversation but I did find the replies to the OP helpful. Instead of editing the pdf as I first wanted to, I exported the document to Word, fixed the issues, and printed the page that needed the corrections to a pdf file. I then went into the original pdf and inserted the new page, deleted the one with issues and, voila, my document was now exactly as I wanted.

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HI! I am late to this conversation but I did find the replies to the OP helpful. Instead of editing the pdf as I first wanted to, I exported the document to Word, fixed the issues, and printed the page that needed the corrections to a pdf file. I then went into the original pdf and inserted the new page, deleted the one with issues and, voila, my document was now exactly as I wanted.

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What is the purpose of Adobe Acrobat Pro editor if it's not meant to edit PDF files?

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People are desperate to edit PDFs, even though they are utterly unsuitable for this. Always, always, the original document should be edited, even for the smallest typo, and the PDF remade.

Now, sometimes the original document was not cared for, and all backups were eaten by alligators. In such unlucky cases, Acrobat can sometimes help with simple changes. But do understand that editing in PDF isn't a normal task, it's a desperate last resort. I wish Adobe's marketing team understood this, and would stop promoting it.