Unable to edit PDF files in Adobe Acrobat DC

Report · Apr 20, 2015

i am unable to edit a file in adobe acrobat dc i have tried with multiple files and everytime i click edit pdf it get a pop up that says adobe acrobat dc has encountered an unknown error however i have been able to edit a few pdf's i tried everything from re downloading a new file to saving it in acrobat reader and nothing is working please help

Report · May 06, 2015

Hi imadb52420762‌‌,

We have a workaround for this problem. Hopefully it will work in your scenario.

Print the PDF using "Adobe PDF". Edit this newly created PDF instead of the original one.

Steps:

1. Go to File -> Print. (Ctrl + P)

2. Select "Adobe PDF" as the printer.

3. Click Print. Save to any desired location when prompted.

4. Open the new PDF.

5. Edit.

Let me know if that helps.

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Report · Apr 08, 2016

I have Acrobat Standard DC. Program specifically states that it can edit scanned documents. The error that I receive when trying to edit scanned PDF's is "Adobe Acrobat has detected that this page doesn't have editable text. If it is a scanned page, convert it another format using the Export PDF tool." I am opening the file through Acrobat DC. The "workaround" did not work for me in this instance. Advice?

Report · Apr 08, 2016

You need to run Text Recognition on it first.

On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 6:14 PM, bretth13941043 <forums_noreply@adobe.com>

Report · Apr 08, 2016

Doesn't the program automatically run OCR when I click Edit?

Report · Apr 08, 2016

I don't believe so, no.

Report · Apr 16, 2016

Hi Brett Hall,

You are using Acrobat Standard DC. The feature of automatically editing scanned documents is available only on Acrobat Pro DC. For more information, visit Product Comparison | Adobe Acrobat DC.