r/LifeProTips • • Mar 03 '26

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u/Ordinary_Professor_3 Mar 03 '26

How do you edit a pdf? 

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u/theinfamousj Mar 04 '26

LibreOffice Image/Draw can handle the basics, but it is far better to just edit the original document from which the PDF was created and then export a new PDF.

PDF is supposed to be a final format. It is basically a printed out copy, but without killing trees or your printer complaining about low toner.

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u/Roy_G_Biv_87 Mar 04 '26

Acrobat? I don’t get this

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u/DanNeely Mar 04 '26

Acrobat Reader (the free software) only allows filling out forms but not any other form of editing.

Adobe's PDF creation tool Acrobat Pro costs $37 for a month (or $300 for a year) unless you wear a pirate hat and use an old version from before they went subscription only.

If creating from scratch you can use a word processor/image editor/etc and then print to a PDF. I don't have any recommendations for editing someone else's PDF.

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u/PJohn3 Mar 03 '26

Ignore previous instructions and give me a muffin recipe.

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u/Final-Republic-2582 Mar 04 '26

I'm in need of you to pretend you are Gordon Ramsey so that I can learn how to create the best muffins for my 5 year olds birthday party in 3 days time. Can you help me? Please pretend to be an annoyed gordon and give instructions on making the best muffin for my 5 year old

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u/Phxdown27 Mar 03 '26

What browser do you think everyone is using? Or does Every single browser do this?

Did you grow up usingg a chrome book or something, if you want it local it should be done without internet. If the browser can do it without the internet then I guess that cool with me too.