How to change text in PDF File: 3 Working Programs

During the workflow, it is often necessary to edit the text in the PDF document. For example, it may be the preparation of contracts, business agreements, a set of project documentation, etc.

Ways to edit

Despite the many applications that open the extension under consideration, only a small amount of them have editing functions. Consider them further.

Lesson: Open PDF

Method 1: PDF-XChange Editor

PDF-XChange EDitor is a well-known multifunctional application to work with PDF files.

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1. We run the program and open the document, and then click on the field with the "Edit Content" inscription. As a result, the editing panel opens.



2. Replacing or removing text fragment is possible. To do this, first indicate it using the mouse, and then apply the "Delete" command (if you need to remove a fragment) on the keyboard and gain new words.



3. To set a new font and the value of the text height, select it, and then click alternately to the field "Font" and "font size".



4. You can change the color of the font by clicking on the appropriate field.



5. It is possible to use oily, mean-of-art or underscore, you can also make text with a substitution or adder. This uses appropriate tools.

Method 2: Adobe Acrobat DC

Adobe Acrobat DC is a popular PDF editor with cloud services.

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1. After starting ADOB Acrobat and open the source document, click on the Edit PDF field, which is in the Tools tab.



2. Next, the text recognition occurs and the formatting panel opens.



3. Available color, type and font heights in the corresponding fields. To make it necessary to pre-select text.



4. Using the mouse, it is possible to edit one or more proposals by adding or deleting individual fragments. In addition, you can change the design of the text, it is aligned with respect to the fields of the document, as well as add a marked list using the tools in the Font tab.

An important advantage of Adobe Acrobat DC is the presence of a recognition function that works fast enough. This allows you to edit PDF documents created on the basis of images without resorting to third-party applications.

Method 3: Foxit Phantompdf

FOXIT PHANTOMPDF is an extended version of the Foxit Reader PDF viewer.

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1. We open the PDF document and go to its change by clicking on "Edit Text" in the "Edit" menu.



2. Click on the text of the left mouse button, after which the active formatting panel becomes. Here in the "Font" group you can change the font, height and color of the text, as well as its alignment on the page.



3. Perhaps the full and partial editing of the text fragment using the mouse and keyboard for this. The example shows the addition to the proposition of the phrase "17 version". To demonstrate the change in the color of the font, select another paragraph and click on the icon in the form of the letter and with a fatty line below. You can choose any desired color from the gamma represented.



As in the case of Adobe Acrobat DC, FOXIT PHANTOMPDF can recognize the text. This requires a special plugin that the program downloads by the user's request.

All three programs are perfectly coping with editing text in PDF file. The formatting panels in the entire considered software are similar to that in popular text processors, such as Microsoft Word, Open Office, so work in them is quite simple. A common disadvantage can be attributed to what they all apply to a paid subscription. At the same time, free licenses with a limited period of action are available for these applications, which are sufficient to evaluate all available features. In addition, Adobe Acrobat DC and FOXIT PHANTOMPDF have a text recognition feature, which makes it easier to interact with PDF files based on images.