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Open Source PDF editing?

Steel AngelSteel Angel Registered User regular
edited January 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
So my workplace needs to make a whole bunch of fliers/coupons from a PDF that the main office sent us and I'm trying to look into a way to edit the actual file itself instead of using paper and glue to insert the office phone number instead of the placeholder number on there right now. I looked at one of the open office distributions that has pdf editing built in, but it freaked out when it opened the file and made it look like a ransom note. Anyone have any suggestions before we go back to the paper and glue method?

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  • UnknownUnknown
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  • ronyaronya Arrrrrf. the ivory tower's basementRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Yeah, converting it to an image and then adding the number is probably the easiest route here.

    While there are indeed PDF editors, I can't think of any worth installing just to add a phone number.

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  • mspencermspencer PAX [ENFORCER] Council Bluffs, IARegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I know OpenOffice lets you save to PDF. It might open from PDF as well. It's worth a try.

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  • ronyaronya Arrrrrf. the ivory tower's basementRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    He tried it already and said that OpenOffice "freaked"...

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  • SkyCaptainSkyCaptain IndianaRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    PrintScreen to take a screenshot and then paste it into GIMP. Add text and you're done.

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  • GothicLargoGothicLargo Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    What's IN the PDF? Text or a picture of text?

    It can be either and there's a big difference.

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  • AldoAldo Hippo Hooray Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I believe Foxit has a PDF Writer with a free trial available. It should be able to do the job. Alternatively: call HQ and ask for a .doc/docx or .gif/jpg/png/bmp version of the file.

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  • Richard M. NixonRichard M. Nixon regular
    edited January 2010
    Try using PDF Xchange Viewer (http://www.docu-track.com/downloads/users/) It's not open source but I think you're after free and it is free. You can cover up the existing number with a white square and then type in a new number over top.

    I am not exactly sure of the terms of their license as it applies to commercial work so it'd be best to check that out.

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  • DalbozDalboz Resident Puppy Eater Right behind you...Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Can you just contact the main office and ask for the original files the flier was created from, telling them you need to change the phone number? Then print to PDF. I use CutePDF, which is a freeware program that basically installs as a printer, but it prints to PDF instead of to a physical printer.

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  • ZampanovZampanov You May Not Go Home Until Tonight Has Been MagicalRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Here ya go:

    http://www.pdfhammer.com/project.php?id=88e8ea094aad79616d214ec566e24b9daa122799

    Free web based PDF editing. Same company also has a pdf to word converter:

    http://www.pdftoword.com/

    I've had my users utilize both once or twice, and they seem to work just fine.

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