Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: billozz on November 08, 2010, 03:30:40 pm
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hi guys,
ive downloaded a risk assessment from the documents section which is a pdf file, but how do i edit it so that it contains my details, i have tried and it wont let me delete bits of it
thanks
Bill
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Hi Bill
I thought pdf files were protected to stop people changing them
;D
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hi guys,
ive downloaded a risk assessment from the documents section which is a pdf file, but how do i edit it so that it contains my details, i have tried and it wont let me delete bits of it
thanks
Bill
Editing bits of a .pdf file can be tricky.
without expensive software and/or the source document.
There may well be a better way but one way of doing it would be as follows.
Open the .pdf file.
Click EDIT>SELECT ALL.
Then while it is still highlighted, click EDIT>COPY.
Open up a blank notepad file (or a text editor of some sort) and paste it all in. You will lose all the formatting but it shouldn't be too much of a problem getting it back.
When you've got the document in your own word processor, make sure you save a copy of it. You can even re-convert it back to .pdf one you have made the changes.
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hi guys,
ive downloaded a risk assessment from the documents section which is a pdf file, but how do i edit it so that it contains my details, i have tried and it wont let me delete bits of it
thanks
Bill
Editing bits of a .pdf file can be tricky.
without expensive software and/or the source document.
There may well be a better way but one way of doing it would be as follows.
Open the .pdf file.
Click EDIT>SELECT ALL.
Then while it is still highlighted, click EDIT>COPY.
Open up a blank notepad file (or a text editor of some sort) and paste it all in. You will lose all the formatting but it shouldn't be too much of a problem getting it back.
When you've got the document in your own word processor, make sure you save a copy of it. You can even re-convert it back to .pdf one you have made the changes.
well done paul - im doing one as i type - just saved me hours typing up a new one - top man good tip
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dont kno i this works http://translatorbar.com/fileconverter.php
thanks paul, i did this before posting here but as you say you lose all the formatting, i thought there must be an easier way otherwise whats the point of someone putting a pdf file in the documents section if its tricky to use
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dont kno i this works http://translatorbar.com/fileconverter.php
thanks paul, i did this before posting here but as you say you lose all the formatting, i thought there must be an easier way otherwise whats the point of someone putting a pdf file in the documents section if its tricky to use
I suppose that one point of it would be to save re-typing all the text :) .
Unfortunately word processor formats are banned from uploading. I assume this is because some of them can carry viruses - particularly the macro viruses that can be in a .doc file.
The .rtf format is OK I think. Don't think that viruses can go in those (I could be wrong) and the formatting usually keeps reasonably OK.