This is the perfect solution for changing dates, numbers or small portions of text with a minimum loss of formatting information for simple formatted documents.ĭocuments with more sophisticated layouts, such as those created with professional Desktop Publishing applications that use special fonts and complex vector graphics are not suitable for the PDF Import Extension.Ĭopying text and images from a PDF open in Adobe Reader - if the contents are copyable. PDF documents are imported in Draw to preserve the layout and to allow basic editing. The PDF Import Extension also allows you to import and modify PDF documents for non hybrid PDF/ODF files. Hybrid PDF/ODF files will be opened in OpenOffice Writer as an ODF file without any layout changes. A hybrid PDF/ODF file is a PDF file that contains an embedded ODF source file as well as the normal PDF content. , and tick Embed this document inside the PDF.īest results with 100% layout accuracy can be achieved with the "PDF/ODF hybrid file" format, which this extension also enables. With a document open go File > Export as PDF > General. odt file with Writer.īoth AOO and LO can create hybrid PDFs. odt file embedded in the PDF using Writer and, not surprisingly, you can edit the. but if you are fortunate enough to have such a PDF, when you open the PDF with AOO (File > Open > navigate to the PDF), the extension opens the. odt file embedded in the PDF alongside the normal PDF content - this is VERY unusual! After editing you save the file as a PDF.Ģ The PDF is a "hybrid PDF" which contains a. The is no concept of a paragraph, nor of text flowing to the next line and sometimes even the same line is split into different fields making alignment tricky. The text on the Draw page is split into many single line paragraphs and is all but impossible to edit it satisfactorily for other than the most minor edits like changing a date. In this case, when you open the PDF with AOO (File > Open > navigate to the PDF), the PDF file is opened in Draw, not Writer. That being said, I have never found this extension to be that useful for me because it works in two ways:ġ The PDF is a "normal PDF" - as in the vast majority of cases
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If you want to do minor, cosmetic edits to a PDF using OpenOffice Draw (not Writer), you can install Oracle PDF Import Extension (for OpenOffice 3.x).
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If you want to do major edits to a PDF you need toĪ) buy Adobe Acrobat or a similar PDF editor ī) obtain a free PDF editor like PDFEscape orĬ) use a File Conversion site like to convert the PDF to an editable format like. It is best to view PDFs with a PDF Viewer like Adobe Reader or Foxit Reader. You cannot view or edit a PDF file with AOO alone. Does anyone know any other ways of editing a PDF? or other free PDF editors? We often get PDF questions so I will post this as a tutorial. See How do I view or edit a PDF file with OpenOffice? in the Tutorials where it is kept up to date.
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