How to convert PDF file originally created in Illustrator/In Design to editable format?

[Geoff Hart <ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca>]

Karla Ortega wondered: <<We have some .pdf files originally created  
in InDesign and Illustrator, not the source files, and need to be  
able to edit them, add new text, and new graphics.>>

PDF is not an editable format, at least not in any meaningful way,  
and if all you've got is a PDF of a scanned printout, you can't even  
do that. The answer is to get the original source files. If you can't  
do that, you're kinda hosed. For future reference, if you're paying  
for the production of the InDesign and Illustrator files, make sure  
your contract specifies that you own those files -- then get the  
files and store them somewhere safe for future use.

<<When we try to select text, it's impossible because it seems  
the .pdf was saved as a graphic... The next step will be to try to  
scan the pdf and see if any text comes out....>>

Depending on how long the document is, you may have better luck  
creating the file from scratch. Or if you can obtain an older version  
from your backups or your contractor's backups, that may save time;  
then, all you have to do is proofread the source files and compare  
them against the PDF to see what changed.


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