Hi,

I'm using Mac OSX Lion.  What is the easiest, and free-est way, to replace documents in a PDF?  I have downloaded the latest version of Acrobat Reader, but it doesn't seem to have what I need.

Thanks, - Dave

In article <7845653.526.1331485046657.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@ynbq18>,
 <laredotornado@zipmail.com> wrote:
>
>I'm using Mac OSX Lion.  What is the easiest, and free-est way, to
>replace documents in a PDF?  I have downloaded the latest version of
>Acrobat Reader, but it doesn't seem to have what I need.

"Reader" is just that; it isn't an editor. You'll need Acrobat.

If you post this in comp.sys.mac.apps, you're more apt to get
information about Mac applications. Someone there might know 
whether there's any free software that lets you do what you want.


Patty

In article
<7845653.526.1331485046657.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@ynbq18>,
<laredotornado@zipmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm using Mac OSX Lion.  What is the easiest, and free-est way, to replace
> documents in a PDF?  I have downloaded the latest version of Acrobat Reader,
> but it doesn't seem to have what I need.
> 
> Thanks, - Dave

The easiest/cheapest way is to open the PDF and the replacement pages
in Preview, separate windows. Show the thumbnail sidebars for all
windows. Delete the thumbnail(s) for the page(s) you want to replace.
Drag the thumbnails for the replacement page(s) into position in the
master document.

-- 
Spenser

In article 
<7845653.526.1331485046657.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@ynbq18>,
 laredotornado@zipmail.com wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm using Mac OSX Lion.  What is the easiest, and free-est way, to replace 
> documents in a PDF?  I have downloaded the latest version of Acrobat Reader, 
> but it doesn't seem to have what I need.

Not free, but it works well -- Combine PDFs, from MonkeyBread Software. 
US $30. I've been using it off and on for several years.

David

-- 
David Ryeburn
david_ryeburn@telus.netz
To send e-mail, change "netz" to "net"

On Sun, 11 Mar 2012 09:57:26 -0700, laredotornado wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm using Mac OSX Lion.  What is the easiest, and free-est way, to
> replace documents in a PDF?  I have downloaded the latest version of
> Acrobat Reader, but it doesn't seem to have what I need.

You can use Preview's Print as PDF to separate the document into 
individual pages, then combine them into a new document.

I have in the past had success with "Combine PDFs"

<http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/Freeware/CombinePDFs.shtml>

Here are some references on using Preview to combine PDFs:

<http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4075>
<http://www.macworld.com/article/143023/2009/09/
combine_pdf_snow_leopard.html>
<http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20071114191806624>
<http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/combining-multiple-pdf/>

-- 
Paul Sture

In article 
<7845653.526.1331485046657.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@ynbq18>,
 laredotornado@zipmail.com wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm using Mac OSX Lion.  What is the easiest, and free-est way, to replace 
> documents in a PDF?  I have downloaded the latest version of Acrobat Reader, 
> but it doesn't seem to have what I need.
> 

What does replace mean? Edit the old and make a new PDF? If you can 
copy text from Acrobat Reader and paste it into any Mac text program 
like TextEdit or Bean.app or NeoOffice or OpenOffice or LibreOffice or  
that accepts text, and if you can edit in that, then either you get 
what you want immediately or if you want a PDF, you can export to PDF 
after you are done from a menu item in the prgm - for example, in 
TextEdit, it is under the File Menu. 

You can also often use the Print dialog box.

-- 
dorayme

In article 
<7845653.526.1331485046657.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@ynbq18>,
 laredotornado@zipmail.com wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm using Mac OSX Lion.  What is the easiest, and free-est way, to replace 
> documents in a PDF?  I have downloaded the latest version of Acrobat Reader, 
> but it doesn't seem to have what I need.

Acrobat Reader is just that - for reading or printing PDFs. Although it
does these days have abilities to add notes, etc., it isn't a PDF editor.

Full Adobe Acrobat can allow you to "edit" PDFs to some degree, including
replacing or inserting pages from another PDF, but it's definitely not
free or cheap.

The much better option for simple editing is to simply use Mac OS X's
in-built Preview application. If you reveal the side thumbnail strip you
can move pages around and delete them. You can also copy-paste pages from
one PDF to another, save to a new PDF, etc. 

I'm assuming it isn't a protected PDF of course.

But there's no real way or easy way to actually fully edit a PDF. The only
real way to do that is to go back to the original document in Word,
InDesign, or whatever to do the changes and then create a new PDF.

Helpful Harry  :o)

On 03-11-2012 13:06, Patty Winter wrote:
> "Reader" is just that; it isn't an editor. You'll need Acrobat.

First try the free pdftk  (PDF Tool Kit).

Slower, but easier is to take them to Windows and use BioPDF in append 
mode.  It simulates a printer driver.  You print the pages up to the one 
you want to change, then print the replacement with the same filename 
and say "append if file exists."

-- 
Wes Groleau

   Daily Hoax: http://www.snopes2.com/cgi-bin/random/random.asp

On Mar 11, 12:24=A0pm, sbt <dogbre...@chaseabone.com.invalid> wrote:
> In article
> <7845653.526.1331485046657.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@ynbq18>,
>
> <laredotorn...@zipmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
>
> > I'm using Mac OSX Lion. =A0What is the easiest, and free-est way, to re=
place
> > documents in a PDF? =A0I have downloaded the latest version of Acrobat =
Reader,
> > but it doesn't seem to have what I need.
>
> > Thanks, - Dave
>
> The easiest/cheapest way is to open the PDF and the replacement pages
> in Preview, separate windows. Show the thumbnail sidebars for all
> windows. Delete the thumbnail(s) for the page(s) you want to replace.
> Drag the thumbnails for the replacement page(s) into position in the
> master document.
>
> --
> Spenser

Spenser, Your reply was solid gold.  The process took literally a
minute.  Thanks, - Dave

In article
<c6517308-bc1d-4780-8747-42bfe337e10c@s7g2000vby.googlegroups.com>,
laredotornado <laredotornado@zipmail.com> wrote:

> On Mar 11, 12:24�pm, sbt <dogbre...@chaseabone.com.invalid> wrote:
> > In article
> > <7845653.526.1331485046657.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@ynbq18>,
> >
> > <laredotorn...@zipmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> >
> > > I'm using Mac OSX Lion. �What is the easiest, and free-est way, to replace
> > > documents in a PDF? �I have downloaded the latest version of Acrobat
> > > Reader,
> > > but it doesn't seem to have what I need.
> >
> > > Thanks, - Dave
> >
> > The easiest/cheapest way is to open the PDF and the replacement pages
> > in Preview, separate windows. Show the thumbnail sidebars for all
> > windows. Delete the thumbnail(s) for the page(s) you want to replace.
> > Drag the thumbnails for the replacement page(s) into position in the
> > master document.
> >
> > --
> > Spenser
> 
> Spenser, Your reply was solid gold.  The process took literally a
> minute.  Thanks, - Dave

You're welcome. I probably ought to include it as a tip in one of the
books I write or edit as you aren't the first person to whom I've given
that recipe :)

-- 
Spenser

In article <110320122026568615%dogbreath@chaseabone.com.invalid>, sbt
<dogbreath@chaseabone.com.invalid> wrote:
> In article
> <c6517308-bc1d-4780-8747-42bfe337e10c@s7g2000vby.googlegroups.com>,
> laredotornado <laredotornado@zipmail.com> wrote:
> > On Mar 11, 12:24�pm, sbt <dogbre...@chaseabone.com.invalid> wrote:
> > > In article
> > > <7845653.526.1331485046657.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@ynbq18>,
> > > <laredotorn...@zipmail.com> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > Hi,
> > > > 
> > > > I'm using Mac OSX Lion. �What is the easiest, and free-est way, to 
> > > > replace documents in a PDF? �I have downloaded the latest version 
> > > > of Acrobat Reader, but it doesn't seem to have what I need.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks, - Dave
> > >
> > > The easiest/cheapest way is to open the PDF and the replacement pages
> > > in Preview, separate windows. Show the thumbnail sidebars for all
> > > windows. Delete the thumbnail(s) for the page(s) you want to replace.
> > > Drag the thumbnails for the replacement page(s) into position in the
> > > master document.
> > 
> > Spenser, Your reply was solid gold.  The process took literally a
> > minute.  Thanks, - Dave
> 
> You're welcome. I probably ought to include it as a tip in one of the
> books I write or edit as you aren't the first person to whom I've given
> that recipe :)

That advice for manipulating PDFs was printed in an issue of the UK
magazine MacFormat a while back, but I can't remeber if it was one of the
tip boxes they print from MacFixIt.com or their own. It no doubt appears
in various books already.

Helpful Harry  :o)

In article
<HelpfulHarry-1203121732510001@203-118-186-122.dsl.dyn.ihug.co.nz>,
Helpful Harry <HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com> wrote:

> In article <110320122026568615%dogbreath@chaseabone.com.invalid>, sbt
> <dogbreath@chaseabone.com.invalid> wrote:
> > In article
> > <c6517308-bc1d-4780-8747-42bfe337e10c@s7g2000vby.googlegroups.com>,
> > laredotornado <laredotornado@zipmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Mar 11, 12:24�pm, sbt <dogbre...@chaseabone.com.invalid> wrote:
> > > > In article
> > > > <7845653.526.1331485046657.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@ynbq18>,
> > > > <laredotorn...@zipmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > 
> > > > > I'm using Mac OSX Lion. �What is the easiest, and free-est way, to 
> > > > > replace documents in a PDF? �I have downloaded the latest version 
> > > > > of Acrobat Reader, but it doesn't seem to have what I need.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks, - Dave
> > > >
> > > > The easiest/cheapest way is to open the PDF and the replacement pages
> > > > in Preview, separate windows. Show the thumbnail sidebars for all
> > > > windows. Delete the thumbnail(s) for the page(s) you want to replace.
> > > > Drag the thumbnails for the replacement page(s) into position in the
> > > > master document.
> > > 
> > > Spenser, Your reply was solid gold.  The process took literally a
> > > minute.  Thanks, - Dave
> > 
> > You're welcome. I probably ought to include it as a tip in one of the
> > books I write or edit as you aren't the first person to whom I've given
> > that recipe :)
> 
> That advice for manipulating PDFs was printed in an issue of the UK
> magazine MacFormat a while back, but I can't remeber if it was one of the
> tip boxes they print from MacFixIt.com or their own. It no doubt appears
> in various books already.
> 

I haven't seen it here in the US, but I've been using this feature
since Tiger was the new kid on the block, so it could easily have been
present here somewhere. But it certainly hasn't gotten wide enough
distribution that I've encountered it in print so far :)

-- 
Spenser (my late, lamented Boston Terrier, RIP)

In article <110320122144348070%dogbreath@chaseabone.com.invalid>,
 sbt <dogbreath@chaseabone.com.invalid> wrote:

> > > > > The easiest/cheapest way is to open the PDF and the replacement pages
> > > > > in Preview, separate windows. Show the thumbnail sidebars for all
> > > > > windows. Delete the thumbnail(s) for the page(s) you want to replace.
> > > > > Drag the thumbnails for the replacement page(s) into position in the
> > > > > master document.

Yes, that is good advice if there is a replacement page at hand. 

If you have not got a full Acrobat or similar, then you can use word 
processors like NeoOffice to make the replacement pages and then 
either use the technique mentioned with Preview. Or, perhaps simpler 
and more flexible, if there are text changes you need, to open all in 
like NeoOffice and when done making changes and ordering the pages 
(there are thumbnails there too), export or save to PDF

-- 
dorayme

On Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:31:45 +1300, Helpful Harry wrote:

> The much better option for simple editing is to simply use Mac OS X's
> in-built Preview application. If you reveal the side thumbnail strip you
> can move pages around and delete them. You can also copy-paste pages
> from one PDF to another, save to a new PDF, etc.
> 
> I'm assuming it isn't a protected PDF of course.

<cough>XPDF Viewer with a patch</cough>



-- 
Paul Sture

In article 
<7845653.526.1331485046657.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@ynbq18>,
 laredotornado@zipmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm using Mac OSX Lion.  What is the easiest, and free-est way, to replace 
> documents in a PDF?  I have downloaded the latest version of Acrobat Reader, 
> but it doesn't seem to have what I need.
> 
> Thanks, - Dave

Open in Preview. You should be able to drag out pages onto the desktop, 
drag in new pages from other pdf's, re-arrange pages, and save any of 
those changes you've made. In preview you can also use "annotate" to add 
text to any page, insert arrows, rectangles, ovals, and in different 
colors. 

If you need to combine pdf's, the program Combine PDF's works well and 
easy and it's free.
http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/Freeware/CombinePDFs.shtml

If you need more serious features like adding/editing text or images, 
suggest PDFpen by Smile Software. PDFpen OCR's documents, allows one to 
change the skew on slightly tilted scanned images, and imprint pages 
with text, even print the same text on every page of the pdf. It's a 
very good program and worth every penny. (they have a regular and pro 
version that has some of the extra features). 
http://www.smilesoftware.com/PDFpen/index.html
The regular version is $60, the Pro version is $100. There is an ipad 
version also.
-- 
Good judgment results from experience, and experience results from bad judgment.