Neil wrote:
On 7/6/2017 12:58 AM, Chaya Eve wrote:
Does Windows 10 have a way to edit a standard PDF yet?

Or do I have to still find or buy a PDF to Word converter like in the
olden
days?


I doubt that any version of an OS is going to do that. A "standard PDF"
is a document intended for output, and even the best tools from Adobe
can only go so far with "editing" them. So, converting them into an
editable format such as Word is the most practical way to achieve what
you want.


There's a parallel universe out there.

https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1596359

"Bodging it with Word" is great for dealing with your
tax filing documents. However, there can be other sources
of PDFs, which would be ruined by doing that. It depends
on who the document is destined for, or whether a
quick print of a modified image is all that is required.

Adobe Illustrator offers more editing options than some
third-party PDF maker might provide. If you're lucky, the
third-party tool can modify a text string for you (as long
as it is horizontal or vertical). And for many people, that's
all they wanted anyway. And by just changing the letters
in a string, it may be possible to re-emit the PDF without
changing anything else in it.

When I mention importing a PDF into LibreOffice Draw,
that's for the purpose of demonstrating how the PDF can
consist of a number of objects. But doing so, like the Word
case, does not guarantee all the semantics buried in the
original file, will be preserved. For people who
only seek to do a "quick print" where nothing matters,
maybe that's enough for them. The concept shouldn't
be over-sold as being "the only solution". It's good
enough for messing up tax forms, or filling in fixed
format resume sheets for employers.

Paul