How to edit a PDF without Acrobat
The common PDF jobs, from fixing a typo to signing a lease, and how to do each one cleanly with a free browser editor.
Fix a typo or update a date
Select White-out and drag over the wrong text. Then choose Text, click at the same spot, set the size to match (body text is usually 10 to 12) and type the correction. Zoom in to line it up exactly.
Fill a form that has no fields
Many forms are just scanned paper. Use Text for the answers, the tick tool for check boxes and Signature for the signature line. Save once at the end.
Put a scanned document in order
Rotate sideways pages with the arrows in the page list, move pages up or down, and delete blank backs of double-sided scans. Insert a second PDF if the document arrived in two parts.
Tips
- Ctrl+Z undoes the last change and Ctrl+Y redoes it.
- Your original file never changes: edits go into the new copy you save.
- Use a slightly darker blue for signatures so they look original.
- Flatten forms before sending if the recipient shouldn't change your answers.