hello to all, how can i modify a pdf file? are there any free programmes or tools available on the net..?

thanks to all,

a.

There are a few pdf deconstruction programs and other pdf creation programs. I haven't loaded any deconstruction programs back, so I don't have their names, but I use CutePDFWriter (unfortunate name, but the only free one that doesn't watermark the file, or add a "gerated by xxx" page or restrict the number of pages it can be used on).

You can't directly edit a document but I've certainly pulled some apart into Word, edited them, and re-published them into pdf. Some colleagues have been a bit confused on exactly how I did that.

Google should be your friend on this one. Or search CNET, PCmag.com, etc.

I also haven't looked into these in over a year, so there may be freeware editors, I just didn't find any last time I looked.

about to get some zzzzz's now, but will give this idea a shot; thank u again for your help!!

just to let u know, finally got it done via photoshop and reaved under pdf format.

thanks to all,

a.

I've come across a pretty decent PDF creation tool: PDFCreator. Open Source, free, and provides most of the common and many of the advanced features offered in Acrobat such as disallow print/copy/modify; documents can be encrypted with either 40 or 128 bit encryption, and a password can be required to open the document.

It installs as a Windows printer driver, and uses GhostScript (also automatically installed) as the formatter. It doesn't add a "generated by" page, restrict the number of pages it will process or watermark the output, either.

I can also vouch for PDFCreator. I've been using it for over two years now and for the price, you definitely can't go wrong!

On the Mac, you get software like PDFpen (not free though) so there may be something similar for Windows.

excellent idea guys, many thanks, i ll have to try it as soon as i get back home.

Am flying to CASA, ABJ, BKO then back home, so time to pay the bills for now...!!

Ciao, ciao...

That's a really nifty program, thanks! Another point for Mac users - the pdf creation functionality (like PDFCreator) is built in. In the print dialog, click on PDF, and choose save as PDF.