+ You need to carefully review the pdf file content on Word, Google Docs before editing
+ Online tools: Only delete, add text, add images on the old content background, not Can directly edit text like Word.
- If the PDF file is created from an Image
+ You cannot edit the text as usual.
+ Online tools: Can only delete and add image text and logos on old content, cannot directly edit text like Word
2. How to edit PDF files online without installation
Step 1: Access the online PDF editing support tool HERE , in the PDFescape Online PDF Editor section, select the red Free Online .
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Step 2: Next, choose Upload PDF to PDFescape .
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Step 3: Click Choose File , select the PDF files you need to edit to upload them to the web.
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Step 4: Use the tools on the left (No. 1) including text , whiteout , images , freehand . to edit the selected PDF file. Click the Save & Download PDF arrow icon (No. 2) to download the edited PDF file to your computer.
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If you are using Microsoft Word 2013 or higher versions, you can use it to edit PDF files.
Step 1: First open the Word application that you installed on your computer, then find and click File .
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Step 2: Click Open and select the PDF file you want to edit from the document window or you can select PDF files in the Today section (folders opened today).
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Step 3: The screen will now display a message saying that Word converts the PDF document into an editable document, but does not change the original PDF file format. Click OK and make the changes you want.
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Step 4: Finally click File => Save to save the changes.
The advantage of editing PDF on Google Docs is that the process is faster and easier to do:
Step 1: Sign in to Google Drive with your Google account. Next click New , there is a plus icon in the top left corner.
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Step 2: Select File Upload (upload file).
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Step 3: Next find the PDF file you want to edit, then click Open.
- After the file upload process is completed, click Recent in the left pane and find the PDF file you just uploaded.
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Step 4: Right-click the file, select Open With => Google Docs (Google documents).
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Step 5: Now a new editable document file will be created and displayed on the screen.
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Step 6: Double click on the file and make changes. Once completed, you can choose to download the file as PDF or share it with other users.
Adobe Acrobat is one of the most effective PDF file editing tools today. In addition to editing PDF on Windows, you can use Adobe Acrobat to edit files on Mac.
Follow the steps below to edit PDF files:
Tip: If you have not installed Adobe Acrobat, you can visit here to download the software to your computer and install it.
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Step 1: First open Adobe Acrobat , then find and click Open File .
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Step 2: Next find and select the PDF file you want to edit then select Open to open the file on the application.
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Step 3: Then in the right pane select Edit PDF to edit the file.
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Step 4: Click to select the text or image you want to edit. Acrobat will now display all the editing tools that users can use to format their document.
Step 5: After making the modifications, finally save the PDF file to complete the process.
In addition to the above methods, you can use specialized third-party software to edit PDF documents.
Visit here to learn more about the best PDF editing software today.
In case for some reason you do not want to install third-party software, online PDF editing tools will be the perfect choice for you.
Above, TipsMake has just introduced you to 4 ways to edit PDF files. In addition, readers can refer to some articles available on TipsMake to learn more about how to create, merge, split and edit PDF on Mac.