How to edit brochure created in Acrobat ??

[aliceand]

A friend of mine sent me a pdf and asked me to edit it.  He said it's created in Adobe Acrobat and it's 39 pages.  A brochure with lots of pictures and all.  I have Adobe Acrobat X Pro but can't make any edits.  HELP!!!!

[Document Geek]

What kind of changes is he asking you to make?

why h program originally created the file? Go to File > Document Properties.

[aliceand]

Basically proofreading for typos and the like and fixing funky layouts.  It says the document was created in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC and I have Adobe Acrobat X Pro.  Not compatible?  Is that the issue?

[Document Geek]

Acrobat generally cannot create layouts from scratch. Can you post the PDF for us to look at?

"Fixing Funky Layouts" is pretty vauge. And that's not what Acrobat was designed to do. If you're trying to do anything other than make a minor edit, you should really use the original aaplication that created the PDF. More on that here:  Musings on the topic: "Should I Edit this PDF?" 

Does the document have security applied? Document Properties > Security

Where did he get the PDF? Did he make it himself?

Is it a scan?

Are there any document fonts listed?  Document Properties > Fonts

[aliceand]

Thank you for responding.  This is for a dog club and the whole thing is 39 pages.  I've just attached the first 5 pages for reference.  I am proofing it to correct typos, grammar, punctionation, make it more readable because he jams everything together -- that sort of thing.  He created the document from scratch with Acrobat Pro DC.  I have Acrobat X Pro.  

I can open the document fine but I can't figure out how to edit it.  I don't see any editing tools.  He says there's no security put in place but I think he probably wouldn't know. Properties lists quite a few different fonts used in the doc.

[Document Geek]

Oh my. I guess the first thing you eed to ask yourself is how strong is your friendship with this guy...

Just kidding. Sort of. But not really.

Acrobat 10 is super old, and I'm pretty sure isn't supported by Adobe anymore. I no longer have a working copy of it it test. But I did manage to fond an old videdo that may help you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSjSMuPN3E8

This sort of document really should be created and edited in a publishing program like Adobe InDesign. Trying to edit it in Acrobat will be a real pain in the a$$. There will be nothing easy about it and the document will behave unpredictably.

As a person who works with documents for a living, I would charge a fortune to do what your friend is asking you to do. Use the correct tools it it will make your life much easier.

[JR Boulay]

The editing tools in Acrobat X and earlier versions are to die for.
Acrobat XI has brought a real revolution in this area.

[Test Screen Name]

Ok, you really need - you REALLY REALLY need to establish what you are expected to do. The normal way to proof read a document is NOT to edit it. Editing would cause a terrible snarl-up to the normal process of making a document. The proof reader is expected to use special mark-up to say "I think this should be deleted", "I think this word needs to be changed" or "Insert text here". There are special tools in Acrobat and the free Reader to do this.

It's very unlikely that you are expected to actually edit the PDF, as a finished thing, and return it. You may well be asked to do the whole job again. However, it might be that the designer is actually handing you control of the whold document saying "I've had enough and never want anything to do with this again". In such a case you have a big problem because PDF is absolutely unsuitable; there should be an "original" document that you get and edit, and make a PDF as needed.