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  #1  
Old November 19th, 2006, 03:46 AM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
Carrie
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Default Can I import a pdf to Publisher 2000?

I know I can set up a pdf from Publisher (using the printer and Primo) But
does it work the other way, like putting it back in Publisher?

Last night I needed to change something on a document that I received and
opened in Adobe Acrobat Reader. I only have the free version that can't be
edited directly. I thought if I could open it in Publisher it would be easy
to change what needed changing. I couldn't find any option to do this.

Could I put a pdf made from Publisher with Primo back into Publisher to
make changes? I tried making a picture box and browsing but the pdf files
didn't show up. I didn't think to try a text box.

I couldn't find any options that seemed like that, but doesn't mean there
aren't any.

Are there any programs that one can edit a pdf file in if not Publisher?
I also have Illustrator and several other programs but don't know them well,
or use them much.

Last night I ended up printing the pdf files that needed changing (an
address was on it incorrectly), typing the correct version and printing it
on a label and sticking it over the incorrect part. Since it was going to
be faxed this seemed acceptable (the person getting it knew it was being
done, we didn't want to wait while he corrected it and emailed it to me
again) Just seemed like there might be an easier way that doesn't involve
buying Acrobat, which I can't afford and would rarely use.

Thanks,
Carrie




  #2  
Old November 19th, 2006, 12:45 PM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
Mary Sauer
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Default Can I import a pdf to Publisher 2000?

If you printed a publication to Primo, no doubt you still have the original
document. Make the changes and re-print.

You can't change a PDF in Publisher. Your only recourse would be to ask your
sender to make the changes and re-send.

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com
http://officebeta.iponet.net/en-us/p...649111033.aspx

"Carrie" wrote in message
...
I know I can set up a pdf from Publisher (using the printer and Primo) But
does it work the other way, like putting it back in Publisher?

Last night I needed to change something on a document that I received and
opened in Adobe Acrobat Reader. I only have the free version that can't be
edited directly. I thought if I could open it in Publisher it would be easy to
change what needed changing. I couldn't find any option to do this.

Could I put a pdf made from Publisher with Primo back into Publisher to make
changes? I tried making a picture box and browsing but the pdf files didn't
show up. I didn't think to try a text box.

I couldn't find any options that seemed like that, but doesn't mean there
aren't any.

Are there any programs that one can edit a pdf file in if not Publisher? I
also have Illustrator and several other programs but don't know them well, or
use them much.

Last night I ended up printing the pdf files that needed changing (an address
was on it incorrectly), typing the correct version and printing it on a label
and sticking it over the incorrect part. Since it was going to be faxed this
seemed acceptable (the person getting it knew it was being done, we didn't
want to wait while he corrected it and emailed it to me again) Just seemed
like there might be an easier way that doesn't involve buying Acrobat, which
I can't afford and would rarely use.

Thanks,
Carrie






  #3  
Old November 19th, 2006, 04:46 PM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
Rob Giordano \(Crash\)
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Default Can I import a pdf to Publisher 2000?

Do you have Photoshop? Photoshop will rasterize a pdf and you can edit it
and resave it as a pdf or other format.

Another down&dirty way would be to open the image in Acrobat, take a
PrntScrn of it then paste into an image editor and edit it - your results
may vary depending on WHAT needs to be edited and what the background is,
you may lose some image quality as well.



"Carrie" wrote in message
...
| I know I can set up a pdf from Publisher (using the printer and Primo) But
| does it work the other way, like putting it back in Publisher?
|
| Last night I needed to change something on a document that I received and
| opened in Adobe Acrobat Reader. I only have the free version that can't be
| edited directly. I thought if I could open it in Publisher it would be
easy
| to change what needed changing. I couldn't find any option to do this.
|
| Could I put a pdf made from Publisher with Primo back into Publisher to
| make changes? I tried making a picture box and browsing but the pdf files
| didn't show up. I didn't think to try a text box.
|
| I couldn't find any options that seemed like that, but doesn't mean there
| aren't any.
|
| Are there any programs that one can edit a pdf file in if not Publisher?
| I also have Illustrator and several other programs but don't know them
well,
| or use them much.
|
| Last night I ended up printing the pdf files that needed changing (an
| address was on it incorrectly), typing the correct version and printing
it
| on a label and sticking it over the incorrect part. Since it was going to
| be faxed this seemed acceptable (the person getting it knew it was being
| done, we didn't want to wait while he corrected it and emailed it to me
| again) Just seemed like there might be an easier way that doesn't involve
| buying Acrobat, which I can't afford and would rarely use.
|
| Thanks,
| Carrie
|
|
|
|


  #4  
Old November 19th, 2006, 09:39 PM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
Matt Beals
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Posts: 153
Default Can I import a PDF to Publisher 2000?

Rather than ruining a perfectly good PDF by rasterizing it you can open the
PDF in Adobe Acrobat Professional (*not reader*) and save it as a EPS file.
That way it can be placed into Publisher and Publisher can't mess with the
colors or content.

You can try placing the PDF into Adobe InDesign and save a EPS from there.
If worse comes to worse you can open the PDF in Illustrator by placing it
into Illustrator. Do not *open* it with Illustrator. And lastly as the
previous poster said, you can always open it in PhotoShop. But that really
should be a last ditch effort.

Depending on how big the PDF is you can email it to me and I'll save it as a
EPS for you.

Matt Beals
Consultant
Enfocus Certified Trainer
Apago, Calls, Gradual & Markzware Recognized Trainer
(206) 618-2537 - Cell
(720) 367-3869 - eFax


Come visit me at:

http://www.mattbeals.com
http://www.actionlistexchange.net
http://www.mattbeals.com/blog/

Friends don't let friends write HTML email


On 11/19/06 7:46 AM, in article , "Rob
Giordano (Crash)" wrote:

Do you have Photoshop? Photoshop will rasterize a pdf and you can edit it
and resave it as a pdf or other format.

Another down&dirty way would be to open the image in Acrobat, take a
PrntScrn of it then paste into an image editor and edit it - your results
may vary depending on WHAT needs to be edited and what the background is,
you may lose some image quality as well.



"Carrie" wrote in message
...
| I know I can set up a pdf from Publisher (using the printer and Primo) But
| does it work the other way, like putting it back in Publisher?
|
| Last night I needed to change something on a document that I received and
| opened in Adobe Acrobat Reader. I only have the free version that can't be
| edited directly. I thought if I could open it in Publisher it would be
easy
| to change what needed changing. I couldn't find any option to do this.
|
| Could I put a pdf made from Publisher with Primo back into Publisher to
| make changes? I tried making a picture box and browsing but the pdf files
| didn't show up. I didn't think to try a text box.
|
| I couldn't find any options that seemed like that, but doesn't mean there
| aren't any.
|
| Are there any programs that one can edit a pdf file in if not Publisher?
| I also have Illustrator and several other programs but don't know them
well,
| or use them much.
|
| Last night I ended up printing the pdf files that needed changing (an
| address was on it incorrectly), typing the correct version and printing
it
| on a label and sticking it over the incorrect part. Since it was going to
| be faxed this seemed acceptable (the person getting it knew it was being
| done, we didn't want to wait while he corrected it and emailed it to me
| again) Just seemed like there might be an easier way that doesn't involve
| buying Acrobat, which I can't afford and would rarely use.
|
| Thanks,
| Carrie


  #5  
Old November 19th, 2006, 09:45 PM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
JoAnn Paules [MVP]
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Default Can I import a PDF to Publisher 2000?

There are scads of ways to edit a .pdf file with Publisher - and none of
them will do as good a job as asking the file's originator for a copy of the
file and then using the native program to edit it.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375




"Matt Beals" wrote in message
...
Rather than ruining a perfectly good PDF by rasterizing it you can open
the
PDF in Adobe Acrobat Professional (*not reader*) and save it as a EPS
file.
That way it can be placed into Publisher and Publisher can't mess with the
colors or content.

You can try placing the PDF into Adobe InDesign and save a EPS from there.
If worse comes to worse you can open the PDF in Illustrator by placing it
into Illustrator. Do not *open* it with Illustrator. And lastly as the
previous poster said, you can always open it in PhotoShop. But that really
should be a last ditch effort.

Depending on how big the PDF is you can email it to me and I'll save it as
a
EPS for you.

Matt Beals
Consultant
Enfocus Certified Trainer
Apago, Calls, Gradual & Markzware Recognized Trainer
(206) 618-2537 - Cell
(720) 367-3869 - eFax


Come visit me at:

http://www.mattbeals.com
http://www.actionlistexchange.net
http://www.mattbeals.com/blog/

Friends don't let friends write HTML email


On 11/19/06 7:46 AM, in article ,
"Rob
Giordano (Crash)" wrote:

Do you have Photoshop? Photoshop will rasterize a pdf and you can edit it
and resave it as a pdf or other format.

Another down&dirty way would be to open the image in Acrobat, take a
PrntScrn of it then paste into an image editor and edit it - your results
may vary depending on WHAT needs to be edited and what the background is,
you may lose some image quality as well.



"Carrie" wrote in message
...
| I know I can set up a pdf from Publisher (using the printer and Primo)
But
| does it work the other way, like putting it back in Publisher?
|
| Last night I needed to change something on a document that I received
and
| opened in Adobe Acrobat Reader. I only have the free version that can't
be
| edited directly. I thought if I could open it in Publisher it would be
easy
| to change what needed changing. I couldn't find any option to do this.
|
| Could I put a pdf made from Publisher with Primo back into Publisher to
| make changes? I tried making a picture box and browsing but the pdf
files
| didn't show up. I didn't think to try a text box.
|
| I couldn't find any options that seemed like that, but doesn't mean
there
| aren't any.
|
| Are there any programs that one can edit a pdf file in if not
Publisher?
| I also have Illustrator and several other programs but don't know them
well,
| or use them much.
|
| Last night I ended up printing the pdf files that needed changing (an
| address was on it incorrectly), typing the correct version and
printing
it
| on a label and sticking it over the incorrect part. Since it was going
to
| be faxed this seemed acceptable (the person getting it knew it was
being
| done, we didn't want to wait while he corrected it and emailed it to me
| again) Just seemed like there might be an easier way that doesn't
involve
| buying Acrobat, which I can't afford and would rarely use.
|
| Thanks,
| Carrie




  #6  
Old November 19th, 2006, 09:54 PM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
Ed Bennett
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Posts: 1,656
Default Can I import a PDF to Publisher 2000?

Matt Beals wrote:
Rather than ruining a perfectly good PDF by rasterizing it you can open the
PDF in Adobe Acrobat Professional (*not reader*) and save it as a EPS file.


Unfortunately, Carrie has already stated that she doesn't have Acrobat
Professional, so presumably she is aware of the option of using Acrobat
Pro, and does not wish to spend hundreds of dollars purchasing software
for this project.

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher
http://ed.mvps.org
  #7  
Old November 19th, 2006, 10:18 PM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
Matt Beals
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Posts: 153
Default Can I import a PDF to Publisher 2000?

True, she did state that. Fortunately more than Carrie reads these posts. So
in the interest of completeness, for her an everyone else, I included that
as well as several other ways of working the PDF to get a usable EPS for
Publisher.

Also of note is my offer to make an EPS of the PDF for her if she still
needs that done. I haven't seen anyone else here offer such a thing. Which
is surprising to me. Most of the lists that I am a member of we treat a
community as such, a community where people help each other how ever best
they can. Including doing things like saving an EPS, RIPping a job,
trapping, working a file by hand, etc as well as professional advice.


Matt Beals
Consultant
Enfocus Certified Trainer
Apago, Calls, Gradual & Markzware Recognized Trainer
(206) 618-2537 - Cell
(720) 367-3869 - eFax


Come visit me at:

http://www.mattbeals.com
http://www.actionlistexchange.net
http://www.mattbeals.com/blog/

Friends don't let friends write HTML email

On 11/19/06 12:54 PM, in article , "Ed
Bennett" wrote:

Matt Beals wrote:
Rather than ruining a perfectly good PDF by rasterizing it you can open the
PDF in Adobe Acrobat Professional (*not reader*) and save it as a EPS file.


Unfortunately, Carrie has already stated that she doesn't have Acrobat
Professional, so presumably she is aware of the option of using Acrobat
Pro, and does not wish to spend hundreds of dollars purchasing software
for this project.


  #8  
Old November 20th, 2006, 04:07 AM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
Rob Giordano \(Crash\)
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Default Can I import a PDF to Publisher 2000?

Yep.
BTW... Acrobat 8 Pro is awesome - I'll be depressed when my trial runs out
:-( although I think I can qualify for the STE.




"Matt Beals" wrote in message
...
| Rather than ruining a perfectly good PDF by rasterizing it you can open
the
| PDF in Adobe Acrobat Professional (*not reader*) and save it as a EPS
file.
| That way it can be placed into Publisher and Publisher can't mess with the
| colors or content.
|
| You can try placing the PDF into Adobe InDesign and save a EPS from there.
| If worse comes to worse you can open the PDF in Illustrator by placing it
| into Illustrator. Do not *open* it with Illustrator. And lastly as the
| previous poster said, you can always open it in PhotoShop. But that really
| should be a last ditch effort.
|
| Depending on how big the PDF is you can email it to me and I'll save it as
a
| EPS for you.
|
| Matt Beals
| Consultant
| Enfocus Certified Trainer
| Apago, Calls, Gradual & Markzware Recognized Trainer
| (206) 618-2537 - Cell
| (720) 367-3869 - eFax
|
|
| Come visit me at:
|
| http://www.mattbeals.com
| http://www.actionlistexchange.net
| http://www.mattbeals.com/blog/
|
| Friends don't let friends write HTML email
|
|
| On 11/19/06 7:46 AM, in article ,
"Rob
| Giordano (Crash)" wrote:
|
| Do you have Photoshop? Photoshop will rasterize a pdf and you can edit
it
| and resave it as a pdf or other format.
|
| Another down&dirty way would be to open the image in Acrobat, take a
| PrntScrn of it then paste into an image editor and edit it - your
results
| may vary depending on WHAT needs to be edited and what the background
is,
| you may lose some image quality as well.
|
|
|
| "Carrie" wrote in message
| ...
| | I know I can set up a pdf from Publisher (using the printer and Primo)
But
| | does it work the other way, like putting it back in Publisher?
| |
| | Last night I needed to change something on a document that I received
and
| | opened in Adobe Acrobat Reader. I only have the free version that
can't be
| | edited directly. I thought if I could open it in Publisher it would be
| easy
| | to change what needed changing. I couldn't find any option to do this.
| |
| | Could I put a pdf made from Publisher with Primo back into Publisher
to
| | make changes? I tried making a picture box and browsing but the pdf
files
| | didn't show up. I didn't think to try a text box.
| |
| | I couldn't find any options that seemed like that, but doesn't mean
there
| | aren't any.
| |
| | Are there any programs that one can edit a pdf file in if not
Publisher?
| | I also have Illustrator and several other programs but don't know them
| well,
| | or use them much.
| |
| | Last night I ended up printing the pdf files that needed changing (an
| | address was on it incorrectly), typing the correct version and
printing
| it
| | on a label and sticking it over the incorrect part. Since it was
going to
| | be faxed this seemed acceptable (the person getting it knew it was
being
| | done, we didn't want to wait while he corrected it and emailed it to
me
| | again) Just seemed like there might be an easier way that doesn't
involve
| | buying Acrobat, which I can't afford and would rarely use.
| |
| | Thanks,
| | Carrie
|


  #9  
Old November 20th, 2006, 07:05 PM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
Carrie
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Default Can I import a pdf to Publisher 2000?


"Mary Sauer" wrote in message
...
If you printed a publication to Primo, no doubt you still have the
original document. Make the changes and re-print.

You can't change a PDF in Publisher. Your only recourse would be to ask
your sender to make the changes and re-send.


I received it in email and it opened in Adobe Acrobat reader.

I didn't think there was a way to import it and open it in Publisher, but
wanted to make sure (never miss a chance to learn something new)

What I did was print out labels with the correct address on it, and put
them over the wrong one in the document (with permission from the person who
sent it) and faxed it back to them that way. The sender had made a mistake
in the address on the document. I was helping someone else, receiving and
faxing back documents using my scanner and computer.

I have Primo set up and save my own Publisher files in that, so have
the originals, but this was sent to me from someone else via email.

Thanks,
Carrie
--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com
http://officebeta.iponet.net/en-us/p...649111033.aspx

"Carrie" wrote in message
...
I know I can set up a pdf from Publisher (using the printer and Primo)
But does it work the other way, like putting it back in Publisher?

Last night I needed to change something on a document that I received and
opened in Adobe Acrobat Reader. I only have the free version that can't
be edited directly. I thought if I could open it in Publisher it would be
easy to change what needed changing. I couldn't find any option to do
this.

Could I put a pdf made from Publisher with Primo back into Publisher to
make changes? I tried making a picture box and browsing but the pdf files
didn't show up. I didn't think to try a text box.

I couldn't find any options that seemed like that, but doesn't mean
there aren't any.

Are there any programs that one can edit a pdf file in if not Publisher?
I also have Illustrator and several other programs but don't know them
well, or use them much.

Last night I ended up printing the pdf files that needed changing (an
address was on it incorrectly), typing the correct version and printing
it on a label and sticking it over the incorrect part. Since it was
going to be faxed this seemed acceptable (the person getting it knew it
was being done, we didn't want to wait while he corrected it and emailed
it to me again) Just seemed like there might be an easier way that
doesn't involve buying Acrobat, which I can't afford and would rarely
use.

Thanks,
Carrie








  #10  
Old November 20th, 2006, 07:18 PM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
Carrie
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Default Can I import a pdf to Publisher 2000?


"Rob Giordano (Crash)" wrote in message
...
Do you have Photoshop? Photoshop will rasterize a pdf and you can edit it
and resave it as a pdf or other format.

Another down&dirty way would be to open the image in Acrobat, take a
PrntScrn of it then paste into an image editor and edit it - your results
may vary depending on WHAT needs to be edited and what the background is,
you may lose some image quality as well.


I have photoshop 7. I'll have to try it.

I tried taking the screen shot and copy/pasting it in Publisher and could
change it that way, but where it was going to be faxed back using my
scanner, which is still on my old WIN 98 computer (I have a new computer and
printer now, but left the old Lexmark 3 in one printer/scanner on the old
one in the bedroom because I rarely need it) I figured the quality would go
down all that more. The documents were just release forms for a mortgage
co to check the person's credit (who is buying a house) but they had the
address of the property they are buying wrong on it. We didn't know if it
was important, like if they signed and faxed it that way, they might have to
do it all over. But, putting the correct address on a label and pasting it
over and faxing it like that (everyone knew it was corrected) seems fine.

What do I do in Photoshop to rasterize the pdf? When i get a chance
I will look, it might have a setting for it.

There's always so much to learn, good thing there are so many smart
people willing to help.

Thanks,
Carrie


"Carrie" wrote in message
...
| I know I can set up a pdf from Publisher (using the printer and Primo)
But
| does it work the other way, like putting it back in Publisher?
|
| Last night I needed to change something on a document that I received
and
| opened in Adobe Acrobat Reader. I only have the free version that can't
be
| edited directly. I thought if I could open it in Publisher it would be
easy
| to change what needed changing. I couldn't find any option to do this.
|
| Could I put a pdf made from Publisher with Primo back into Publisher to
| make changes? I tried making a picture box and browsing but the pdf
files
| didn't show up. I didn't think to try a text box.
|
| I couldn't find any options that seemed like that, but doesn't mean
there
| aren't any.
|
| Are there any programs that one can edit a pdf file in if not
Publisher?
| I also have Illustrator and several other programs but don't know them
well,
| or use them much.
|
| Last night I ended up printing the pdf files that needed changing (an
| address was on it incorrectly), typing the correct version and printing
it
| on a label and sticking it over the incorrect part. Since it was going
to
| be faxed this seemed acceptable (the person getting it knew it was being
| done, we didn't want to wait while he corrected it and emailed it to me
| again) Just seemed like there might be an easier way that doesn't
involve
| buying Acrobat, which I can't afford and would rarely use.
|
| Thanks,
| Carrie
|
|
|
|




 




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