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Author:Lynn
Date:Thursday, 6th Sep 2001 10:35
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Is there any (free) software that will convert PDF forms into a format that can be edited in Word 2000? I have Textbridge but this can't cope with forms.
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  Forms Edit
Is there any (free) software that will convert PDF forms into a format that can be edited in Word 2000? ...
Lynn 06/09/01 10:35 12614
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Lynn, the "final word" by COMPUTER SHOPPER magazine columnist Alfred Poor: (You can change or convert text in PDF files ...
Edward W. Stollery II 19/12/01 05:31 14688
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Have you tried Ghostscript: http://www.ps2pdf.com/convert/index.htm and, the following links to Googles Directory entry for PDF, http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Software/Word_Processors/PDF/
jim 19/12/01 14:31 14691
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Jim, your message is best directed to Linn; I'm merely repeating what I read,expanding on COMPUTER SHOPPER's audience (a bit). ...
Edward W. Stollery II 20/12/01 02:11 14699
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Lynn If the document security properties are set to print only (which is one of the main reasons for creating PDF's ...
Dave 05/10/01 17:09 13235
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Omnipage Pro V. 11 claims to do it but I haven't actually tried it myself.
Henry Frosch 20/09/01 03:59 12901
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Hi, Lynn, I think Bob's solution, the 'T' button, will only work if you have the full (expensive)version of Acrobat. ...
Malcolm Chisholm 08/09/01 09:31 12681
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At the top of my browser (IE 5.01) is a FILE button; click on that, and see if the SAVE ...
Edward W. Stollery II 08/09/01 03:43 12674
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Try http://www.davecentral.com - it's a large resource of freeware, shareware, licenseware and beta's. You can pick the viewer that you ...
Ian Field 06/09/01 21:40 12639
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You can just select all and then copy and paste into Word. Sometimes a bit messy, but free and effective
Nicholas McCarthy 06/09/01 11:55 12621
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Thanks, Nick. I tried that, but couldn't get it to paste at all, in either Formatted Text or HTML (the only ...
Lynn 06/09/01 12:13 12623
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One of the buttons on the menu bar in Adobe is a 'text' button ('T'). When this is toggled on, ...
Bob 06/09/01 14:56 12627
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Oh! I got all excited by your reply, Bob... but the T button is greyed out! Thanks for trying to ...
Lynn 06/09/01 19:32 12637
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Someone told me recently, that the whole point of pdf documents is to safeguard the copyrighted information belonging to the ...
Ian Field 07/09/01 00:42 12644
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Thank you all for the ideas and advice. I thought it was probably a copyright issue. Someone contacted me direct ...
Lynn 07/09/01 10:16 12650
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It's just a passing thought, but many manufacturers who produce datasheets & appnotes in pdf and offer them as free ...
Ian Field 07/09/01 10:42 12651

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