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Open the copy of your document in Acrobat.
Choose Tools > Edit PDF > Edit.
Select the text you want to edit.
Edit the text by doing one of the following:
Select a font, font size, or other formatting options under Format in the right hand
pane.
You can also use the advanced format options, such as line spacing, character
spacing, horizontal scaling, stroke width, and color.
Click outside the selection to deselect it and start over.
When done editing, resave the file with your changes.
Looking at Your PDF in Content Editing Mode
When you are editing a PDF in Acrobat, your text will look like the image below – Acrobat
surrounds each segment (headings, subheadings, paragraphs, numbers, and footer) with a
text box. Each text box must be edited separately.
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as easy as changing the default font style and size in Acrobat’s Content Editing box.
Edits cause the text boxes to shrink or grow in undesirable ways, affecting formatting.
[Tips on how to fix this appear below.]
PDF can’t be edited/error messages appear. This occurs when your PDF does not have
“recognizable” or “renderable” text – meaning it hasn’t been OCR’d yet. When a PDF
is created directly from a software application [like Word, WordPerfect, or another
program], the resulting PDF file automatically has “recognizable” or “renderable” text.
This attribute makes the PDF searchable and editable. If a PDF is created by scanning,
it must be OCR’d before editing so the text is “recognizable.” To OCR a PDF using
Acrobat XI, see this tutorial. To OCR a PDF using Acrobat DC, follow this link. Running
text recognition (OCRing) a scanned PDF isn’t a big deal, but it is one more step in the
process of using Acrobat as a content editor.
Addressing Text Box Issues
You can fix issues with text boxes by understanding how they work.
When you click inside a text box, Acrobat places handles around the box. The handles look
like solid squares: ■ Here is an example:
You can grab any handle (solid square) by clicking it with your mouse. Grabbing one of the
handles allows you to make the box taller, shorter, wider, or narrower. I can shrink the text
box in the last example and make it narrower and taller like this:
This is important, because as I said, if you delete or insert too much text, the formatting of
your document will be affected. Therefore, you need to master the skill of manipulating text
boxes or your text edits won’t look right.
Using Word’s Editing Power for PDFs
If you have more than a few edits, consider saving the PDF as a Word document. You’ll have
more control over the editing, and will likely save yourself some frustration.
Saving a PDF as a Word Document in Acrobat XI
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