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editing adobe reader/pdf's doc's and auto CAD drawings

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what..the? | 13:18 Tue 22nd Mar 2011 | How it Works
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I have some documents which are just writing in a pdf formart opened in adobe reader which when I highlight I can not delete of make changes ( i can't see that it says anywhere read only)

Also I have some Auto CAD drawings in pdf format which has the company details at the bottom of each drawing I have paid for these drawings but want to use the drawings without further connections to the previous people, because I want unbiased quotes. It lets me see the different layers within the document, the layer the company detail is on also contains alot of other drawing I need to keep. If I highlight the area it wont let the delete it. I would just print and trim but I need detailed specs to email which would be lost by rescanning.

Please help, thanks in advance
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The clue is in the name "Adobe Reader", you can read with it but not edit.
To edit you need a PDF editor such as http://www.adobe.com/...ro.html?promoid=DJDRT
the whole point about pdf's is that they can't be altered once PDF'ed.
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so is there anyway to un pdf the file fomat to another file type that can be edited?
"the whole point about pdf's is that they can't be altered once PDF'ed. "

No it ain't. PDFs can be edited as long as the creator didn't set a password to prevent changes.

As I said, you need a pdf editor.

Adobe Acrobat is the original, Foxit also do one. But Adobe are very strict on licensing for editors, so I doubt you'll find a free one.

I gave you a link to the Adobe one. Here's a link to the Foxit one.
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/editor/
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thanks I have used zamzar.com for free to convert to jpeg and then moved it into paperport programme which I know well and deleted the info I wanted jobs a gooden and the images are still zoomable for the detail as its jpeg as apposed to word document, this will be needed for the CAD drawings.

Thanks for your help

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