PDF editing overview
Power PDF provides three ways to modify PDF documents:
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Edit from Power PDF in Review mode, the normal mode for the program. See Edit from Power PDF in Review mode for details.
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Edit from Power PDF in Advanced Edit mode, which is accessible from the Edit menu. See Edit from Power PDF in Advanced Edit mode for details.
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Export to a program such as Word or Excel, make edits and then recreate a PDF. See Export to Word or Excel and recreate a modified PDF for detailed steps.
Edit from Power PDF in Review mode
Use Review mode for any of the following modifications:
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Add Comments: notes, text boxes, drawings, stamps, clip art, watermarks and more.
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Add text using the Typewriter tool so it becomes a part of the PDF content.
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Modify objects or images within the PDF content using the Edit Object Tool.
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Modify text within the PDF content using the Edit Text Tool.
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Add, remove or replace whole pages using Document Assembly.
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Add and modify Bookmarks and create a Table of Contents (TOC) from them.
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Add and work with comments from the Comment tab and the Comments Panel.
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Access the Typewriter and Edit Object tools in the Edit tab.
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Perform Document Assembly from the Home tab.
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Add and modify Bookmarks and TOCs from the Bookmarks panel.
Edit from Power PDF in Advanced Edit mode
Advanced Edit mode makes a document more freely editable with a tool set similar to that in Microsoft Word. For details, see Home tab in Advanced Edit mode.
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Modify text color, font, size and styles.
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Change text attributes (bold, italic, underline), apply bullets or numbering
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Change paragraph attributes: spacing, alignment, borders and shading.
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Add pictures and tables with repagination to create the space they need.
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Insert, remove or modify columns and work with rulers and grids
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Use Find and Replace. (Review Mode has Find but not Replace)
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Modify tables already located in the PDF document.
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Insert symbols, headers and footers and page numbering.
Using Advanced Edit Mode in Power PDF and also saving the PDF to an editable format require a document conversion that in some cases may alter the appearance of the document. With well laid-out documents with a standard structure, the results should be successful; but on pages with complex layouts (multiple columns, many pictures, tables or other elements) the results may be less predictable. It pays to quickly check document appearance before starting the editing.