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pierret18811376
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February 9, 2022
Question

the best way to edit a PDF

  • February 9, 2022
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Hello,

What adobe software to choose to edit a PDF at its best : edit with illustrator, or edit with acrobat pro / photoshop / InDesign/ other ?

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LaubenderCommunity Expert
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February 9, 2022

Hi Pierre,

I already answered your question at the Adobe InDesign forum.

Just to be more clear:

 

Do all your typesetting with InDesign. On top of the placed PDF.

Remove the original text with Acrobat Pro.

Details:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/how-to-edit-a-pdf/m-p/12739434#M465194

 

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

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    Doug A Roberts
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    Doug A RobertsCommunity Expert
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    February 9, 2022

    The best way to edit a PDF is to start with the original native file of whatever software created it.

    Failing that, it depends what you need to achieve. What do you need to achieve?

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    pierret18811376Author
    Inspiring
    February 9, 2022

    The PDF was made with QuarkXpress, but I have not QuarkXpress, and it uses DIN font.

    My goal is to edit the text inside this PDF. What is the adobe product that could do the job ?

    I have seen that acrobat pro does not have DIN font.

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    pierret18811376Author
    Inspiring
    February 9, 2022

    Adobe fonts are licensed for commercial use.

    It is free if you have a current CC subscription. If you're logged in to your Adobe account, just click on 'Activate Fonts'. But as jmlevy said, you need to know that it is the same version as the font in your PDF.


    I have a CC subscription.

    About the DIN font, in the PDF I have, if I go on document properties / font, I have several DIN fonts used in the PDF, but I don't know if adobe font site has these DIN font :

     

    Ton Frederiks
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    Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
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    February 9, 2022

    You will get the warning here that PDF is not made for editing.

    That's true, always try to go back to the  source that created the PDF to make a new changed one.

    If that is not possible, depending on what you want, Acrobat has some options, Photoshop can retrieve images and Illustrator can give you some vector content. Resaving as a PDF can damage the file.

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    Willburson23075355j0ej
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    February 9, 2022

    Thanks for guiding. Its really working....

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