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• • April 2, 2015 at 8:41 am #74326
    John White

    Member

    I’m a newbie to InDesign, currently using version CS 5.5. (Also, taking David’s excellent course on Lynda.com)
    Was able to import a multipage pdf file into InDesign, but for some reason cannot edit it. The text tool won’t even select the text. How do I fix this ?

    Thanks,
    John

  • April 2, 2015 at 8:56 am #74327
    David Blatner

    Keymaster

    Hi John. Glad you’re enjoying my course! However, InDesign cannot edit placed PDFs. They’re just pictures. To convert a PDF into an editable document, you’d need a third-party tool like PDF2ID (we talk about that from time to time in our podcast, such as this one, where they were a sponsor: https://creativepro.com/podcasts/podcast-210 )

  • April 2, 2015 at 9:03 am #74328
    Aaron Troia

    Participant

    If you need to do simple corrections to the PDF, Acrobat does have some tools that allow for some editing, I dont know if I would rely on it for major fixes, but it works in a pinch.

  • April 2, 2015 at 9:57 am #74330
    John White

    Member

    David and Ron,

    Thanks for the information. I don’t think Acrobat is the right tool for the job.
    I saw mention that PDF2ID had a discount code at one time. Anyone one know if that is still available?

  • April 2, 2015 at 10:05 am #74331
    David Blatner

    Keymaster

    You might just have to reach out to Recosoft and ask them if they have that offer still going for indesignsecrets readers/listeners.

  • April 2, 2015 at 1:26 pm #74341
    John White

    Member

    Thanks, David I’ll give it a try.

  • April 3, 2015 at 8:46 pm #74398
    John White

    Member

    Wow, the PDF2ID program is EXCELLENT!

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