Is it possible to unlock a PDF file to edit it?

[DucaChic]

scan it and try using OCR to convert it to an editable file.

OCR Scanning is something I have done successfully when the software alternatives were either not available or not solving the problem. You can then re-save your edited version as a locked PDF is you like (if you are trying to replace the original).

[erkishhorde]

Hmmm... Define editable. To me, it is editable if there is a paragraph and I can delete a word and the paragraph doesn't look like there's a word missing. It is changeable if I can just blot out the word like white-out and it leaves a hole where the word was.

[angler]

There are internet converters out there - here let me google that for you http://lmgtfy.com/?q=pdf+to+word

I've tried a few of the converters with mixed results. If the document is not formatted too much and came from word, it converts fairly well.  If it did not come from word or is heavily formatted, worst case you'll get the text out only. YMMV....

[cyrus buelton]

It is a fairly simple document.


I have Adobe CS4.

I'll have to try it out as I believe I have full acrobat.