I don't have access to my regular machine and need some quick help, I trust enough people here not to point me in the direction of spy or malware.
I need a windows based program to edit some PDF files, to be more specific to be able to hand (mouse) draw on them.
I have stuff to do this on my normal machine, but am using someone elses right now. Something free, bare bones is fine, just need to sign some stuff.
Thanks!
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Mon Sep 04, 2017 5:08 pm
#2
Re: PDF editing help needed please
I've relayed your message to IRC, waiting on responses. Does Open Office or Libre Office fulfill your requirements, or am I headed in the wrong direction there?
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Mon Sep 04, 2017 5:11 pm
#3
Re: PDF editing help needed please
Will Gimp do the job?
https://www.gimp.org/downloads/
Also Inkscape,
https://inkscape.org/en/
I don't know how these do for PDF editing but they may help.
https://www.gimp.org/downloads/
Also Inkscape,
https://inkscape.org/en/
I don't know how these do for PDF editing but they may help.
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Mon Sep 04, 2017 5:13 pm
#4
Re: PDF editing help needed please
http://www.techadvisor.co.uk/feature/so ... e-3653069/
There's a ton on that page. Not sure if any of them are appropriate - continuing to look into things.
There's a ton on that page. Not sure if any of them are appropriate - continuing to look into things.
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Mon Sep 04, 2017 5:21 pm
#5
Re: PDF editing help needed please
You might have better luck with just adding an image? Mouse-drawing sounds like a possibly-rare feature. If you just need to sign you could use a paint program that supports transparency (such as GIMP, Paint.NET, etc) and make a transparent-background image of your signature, and then just add it to the PDF..
I've never done something like that myself but a quick google reveals a few "add an image to a PDF" websites that will let you do it online - first hit on google was https://www.pdfpro.co/ which seems like it would handle it?
Alternatively I've just opened my copy of Foxit Reader and there's a button for "PDF Sign". Not sure if that's a premium feature or something but might be worth a look?
I've never done something like that myself but a quick google reveals a few "add an image to a PDF" websites that will let you do it online - first hit on google was https://www.pdfpro.co/ which seems like it would handle it?
Alternatively I've just opened my copy of Foxit Reader and there's a button for "PDF Sign". Not sure if that's a premium feature or something but might be worth a look?
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Mon Sep 04, 2017 5:26 pm
#6
Re: PDF editing help needed please
I got it, thanks people.
(used paint to make signatures and copied it over to the doc using one of the programs Tal listed)
(used paint to make signatures and copied it over to the doc using one of the programs Tal listed)
My Signature
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Mon Sep 04, 2017 5:31 pm
#7
Re: PDF editing help needed please
Glad we could help, Zanteogo!
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Mon Sep 04, 2017 5:33 pm
#8
Re: PDF editing help needed please
Also on a side note, this is all my fault, I made the family cottage "mostly tech free"
I have docs the bank needs me and the wife to sign, but no printer, scanner, or computer of any type. Actually doing it on a borrowed laptop with my phone hot spotting the net.
I have docs the bank needs me and the wife to sign, but no printer, scanner, or computer of any type. Actually doing it on a borrowed laptop with my phone hot spotting the net.
My Signature
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Mon Sep 04, 2017 5:42 pm
#9
Re: PDF editing help needed please
MS Word.
It doesnt save *actual* PDFs. but you can use the windows PDF printer to produce those if you need to save a PDF.
To just edit one, import it into word.
I don't know why everyone else is giving you silly options.
It doesnt save *actual* PDFs. but you can use the windows PDF printer to produce those if you need to save a PDF.
To just edit one, import it into word.
I don't know why everyone else is giving you silly options.
<Cuisinart8> apparently without the demon driving him around Silver has the intelligence of a botched lobotomy patient ~ Mar 04 2020
console.log(`What's all ${this} ${Date.now()}`);
console.log(`What's all ${this} ${Date.now()}`);
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Mon Sep 04, 2017 5:43 pm
#10
Re: PDF editing help needed please
Because he asked for something free.
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Mon Sep 04, 2017 6:24 pm
#11
Re: PDF editing help needed please
He didn't say legal did he? :V
<Cuisinart8> apparently without the demon driving him around Silver has the intelligence of a botched lobotomy patient ~ Mar 04 2020
console.log(`What's all ${this} ${Date.now()}`);
console.log(`What's all ${this} ${Date.now()}`);
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Tue Sep 05, 2017 6:25 am
#12
Re: PDF editing help needed please
I dunno about your copy of Word, silver, but mine (at work) saves PDFs just fine (yes, via save, not via print)....
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Tue Sep 05, 2017 6:33 am
#13
Re: PDF editing help needed please
You can do that yes, but you need to download a (free) plugin from the Microsoft website (in some versions at least) to do so.
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Tue Sep 05, 2017 6:51 am
#14
Re: PDF editing help needed please
<nods> Back when I had need of MS Office, I used that free plugin for Word.
I don't bother with an office suite anymore - just a basic standalone WP.
I don't bother with an office suite anymore - just a basic standalone WP.
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Tue Sep 05, 2017 12:59 pm
#15
I know this because it causes issues on a system I support. :V
Re: PDF editing help needed please
What it saves is a .docx renamed as .pdf.
I know this because it causes issues on a system I support. :V
<Cuisinart8> apparently without the demon driving him around Silver has the intelligence of a botched lobotomy patient ~ Mar 04 2020
console.log(`What's all ${this} ${Date.now()}`);
console.log(`What's all ${this} ${Date.now()}`);