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How to copy or modify a PDF

Patrouilleur16 Posted messages 34 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
 Leon_Blum -

Hello,

I tried to open an odt document but Avast blocked it saying that a website was trying to access it, so I blocked the access, but I don't know if that was something I should have done. As a result, I only have the pdf version left that I can open. So I need to be able to either restore the odt version or edit the pdf version.

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    Pierr10 Posted messages 13823 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   5 837
     

    Hello,

    Can you provide information about this odt file?

    Did you create it? Is it on your computer? Does it contain macros?

    What is well conceived is clearly expressed,
    And the words to say it come easily.
    (Boileau)

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  2. Patrouilleur16 Posted messages 34 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     

    It's me who created it and it's on my computer. It's a 410-page ms.

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    1. Pierr10 Posted messages 13823 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   5 837
       

      It's Avast being overzealous!

      There’s no reason for an external program to try to access your file. Plus, you probably have a firewall.

      Ignore the Avast alert. If you want complete peace of mind, disconnect from the Internet.

      You can work on your odt file in complete peace.

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  3. Patrouilleur16 Posted messages 34 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     

    I can't because I can't open it.

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    1. contrariness Posted messages 17903 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6 243
       

      Would it be a document that you created using copy/paste from parts taken from websites?
      In that case, it is very likely that your PDF file includes links to those sites.

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  4. Patrouilleur16 Posted messages 34 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     

    Not at all, but it's certain that there are some site names because they are references. In any case, I need a way to restore it or be able to modify the pdf.

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    1. Pierr10 Posted messages 13823 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   5 837
       

      Whatever the case, I need to find a way to restore it or to be able to edit the PDF.

      Editing the PDF is out of the question. I assume you do not have the (expensive and paid) software that allows you to do it; otherwise, you wouldn't have asked the question. You can only make minor modifications for free.

      You are left with converting the PDF to ODT.

      Go to the site https://www.ilovepdf.com/

      You will request the conversion of your PDF file to a Word document (file .docx).

      LibreOffice (or OpenOffice) can open the Word document that will have been generated by Ilovepdf. You will then save it in ODT format.
        

      There will likely be some minor differences from the original document (the one that is locked). By comparing it to the PDF, you will make the necessary corrections.

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  6. Patrouilleur16 Posted messages 34 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     

    It worked, but now everything is messed up, there are all sorts of weird anomalies, and I can't fix them.

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  7. PandaChasseur77 Posted messages 3 Status Member
     

    To modify or copy a file, you need to convert it to Word first, then modify it or select the PDF file and convert it to Word in order to edit the document, then reconvert it using Convertio or another file conversion site so that you can put it back in PDF format; you will have your file modified this way.

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  8. Patrouilleur16 Posted messages 34 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     

    I would still need to modify it.

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    1. Leon_Blum
       

      Good evening,

      Use the very serious, secure, free, German: PDF 24
      Either via the Internet:
      https://tools.pdf24.org/en/

      Or by installing it on your computer:
      https://tools.pdf24.org/en/creator
        
      After that, you have the Canadian PDF-XChange Editor, but it is limited if you don’t have a license; I use it with a license, and it’s incredibly effective.

      But normally, LibreOffice allows you to edit a PDF; especially since ODT is its format.

      Best regards.



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