Submitted by Fiona Beal
PDF (portable document format files) files are mainly meant for viewing rather than editing files. They are popular because they preserve the original formatting of a document and can easily be opened if you have the Free Adobe Acrobat program installed on your computer. There was a time when PDFs were thought of as secure documents that couldn’t be tampered with. It seems that this is no longer the case. This article looks at 6 interesting things you can do with a PDF other than reading it.
PDF (portable document format files) files are mainly meant for viewing rather than editing files. They are popular because they preserve the original formatting of a document and can easily be opened if you have the Free Adobe Acrobat program installed on your computer. There was a time when PDFs were thought of as secure documents that couldn’t be tampered with. It seems that this is no longer the case. This article looks at 6 interesting things you can do with a PDF other than reading it.
1. Extract images, tests and fonts
http://www.extractpdf.com/
With this free online tool you can extract images, text or font from a PDF file. No installation or registration is necessary
2. Split a PDF
https://www.splitpdf.com/
Did you know that you can split a PDF file online into several pieces online, free?
Whatever need you have for smaller PDF files, a range of services can compress your files down to a more manageable size. Take a look at the selection of the four best ways to do this in this post.
4. Convert a PDF to Microsoft Word
https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001844.htm
There are many ways you can convert a PDF to a Word document. Here is one to use. If you have Microsoft Word 2016, you can convert a PDF file to a Word file by following these steps.
Use this online converter to convert PDF files to Microsoft PowerPoint documents. Unfortunately this is not a free service.
https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001844.htm
There are many ways you can convert a PDF to a Word document. Here is one to use. If you have Microsoft Word 2016, you can convert a PDF file to a Word file by following these steps.
- Open Microsoft Word 2016.
- In the left navigation pane, select the Open option.
- On the Open screen, select the Browse option.
- In the Open window, click on the PDF Files (*.pdf) you wish to convert.
- Start the conversion process
5. Convert a PDF to PowerPoint
https://www.freepdfconvert.com/pdf-powerpoint Use this online converter to convert PDF files to Microsoft PowerPoint documents. Unfortunately this is not a free service.
Did you know that you can edit a PDF and then resave it as a PDF? The instructions below are taken from the article ‘How to edit a PDF file’ https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001301.htm
“To edit a PDF file using the PDF Import Extension, follow the steps below.
- If you don't already have OpenOffice installed on your computer, download and install OpenOffice. It is a complete suite of free productivity software that includes OpenOffice Draw.
- After installing OpenOffice, run the PDF Import Extension.
- Next, open the program OpenOffice Draw.
- Once open, navigate to the PDF you want to edit and open it.
- After the PDF has been open, edit any text field by double-click it. If you want to add new text, click the Text link at the bottom of the window, and then click where you want to add text.
- Finally, after you have finished editing the file click the PDF link to export the file as a PDF”.
The PDF Candy Site
Lastly, a great site to bookmark for converting documents to PDF is PDF candy https://pdfcandy.com/ PDF Candy is an all-in-one online tool to manage PDFs and it probably covers some of the six ideas mentioned above.
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