Instructions for editing PDF files in Word 2013

TipsMake.com - We have seen a lot of tips to convert PDF files into Word documents, then edit and save them back into PDF files. There are also many tools that allow users to directly edit on PDF files even perform many other complex operations without converting files.

PDF files are a type of file designed to be viewed on any computer. It is very useful when you want to send a document to someone and you are not sure whether the person has Microsoft Word. PDF files are designed to be viewed instead of edited, so they are ideal for situations where you have the final version and do not need any changes. However, if you need to edit a PDF file for any reason, Word 2013 lets you edit PDF files by converting the file into a Word document.

With Microsoft Office 2013, you can easily edit and encrypt secure PDF documents without installing a specific application. The article will guide users to do this.

Edit PDF files with Word 2013

Step 1 : Open the PDF file to edit. You can choose 1 of 2 ways:

Method 1: Right-click the PDF file you want to edit and select Open with . If Microsoft Word is used as the default option, click it. However, if you don't see any options, select Microsoft Word manually in the installation directory.

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Method 2: To open the PDF file to be edited, follow these steps:

1. Select the File tab.

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2. The Backstage view will appear. Click Open .

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3. Locate and open the PDF file you want to edit.

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4. A dialog box will appear confirming whether you want to convert a PDF file into a Word document. Click OK .

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5. If the PDF file has content that Word cannot convert, another dialog box may appear. Click OK .

6. The PDF file will appear in the Word window as an editable document. Now you can make any changes you want.

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Note: Converting a PDF file into a Word document may cause some graphics and content to be changed or disappear completely.

Step 2 : After the PDF file is opened in Word 2013, users can start editing immediately. If you have downloaded the PDF file from the Internet, you may need to enable manual file editing options for security-related reasons. The program allows to change images, edit text, replace hypertext links (hyper links) and text colors. We can basically edit everything within Word 2013's scope.

Step 3 : After editing the document, press Ctrl + S to save the file. You can use the mouse and access settings in the Word File menu.

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Step 4 : When saving the application, make sure you have changed the file type to PDF. If you don't change the settings, Word will save the default file as docx format.

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The edited PDF file will be saved on the hard drive.

Which file type should you choose?

After you finish converting and editing your PDF file, you will need to decide to save the file as a PDF file or a Word document. This depends on the specific situation to make a decision:

Choose to save as PDF : If you don't want to make any changes to the document - or if you want to make sure that the file can be opened on any computer - save the file as a file PDF.
Choose to save as a Word document : If you want to continue making changes to the document - or if others need to edit the document - save the document as a Word document. You can always save the file as a PDF file when the changes are done.

Encrypt and split PDF files

While saving the PDF document after editing, click Options after changing the format from DOCX to PDF. We will see the option to encrypt document security with a password. After selecting this option, Word program will ask users to enter the password they want to use for encryption.

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To split into small PDF files, go to the Page range option in Options and enter the range of pages to save. Repeat this step until you have the PDF file you want.

Enabling PDF editing is really a convenient feature that Word brings to users. From now on, users will not have to install any other specialized PDF editing tools. Good luck!

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Micah Soto

Update 25 May 2019

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