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Can I use Acrobat to create an editable PDF for client's bids?

Sep 12, 2012 3:24 PM

Hey all,

I recently created a website for a client who sends out hundreds of bids a year in the form of a PDF. They are interested in designing an editable template and I'm at a loss.

 

Certain areas need to be changed for each bid (bids are around 100 pages each with details about each project). Do any of you know if there is a way to set up a PDF template that can be edited - with pages being added and removed - like a word document?

 

Will they need a copy of Acrobat, or can I create an editable, stand-alone document that can be saved and resaved as needed?

 

Otherwise the only thing I can think to do would be to create a nice template and force it into a Word doc as best as I can so he can make changes for each different bid...

 

I would really appreciate some guidance on this one. I'm not sure how to proceed.

 

Thanks!

323 Views   3 Replies   Latest reply: Dave Merchant, Sep 13, 2012 12:42 AM
 
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  • mytaxsite.co.uk
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    1. mytaxsite.co.uk,
    Sep 12, 2012 8:05 PM   in reply to AJ@HDG
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    The easiest way is to create the main template in Word or WordPerfect and the text can be changed on the fly before creating PDF files.  Less than 5 minutes job each time some additions and deletions is required.

     

    G/L

     
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    2. AJ@HDG,
    Sep 12, 2012 10:56 PM   in reply to mytaxsite.co.uk
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    Thank you for the response!

     

    So it is not possible to deliver an "editable PDF" to the client?

     
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    3. Dave Merchant,
    Sep 13, 2012 12:42 AM   in reply to AJ@HDG
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    While Acrobat can do minor touchups (correcting a typo, shifting the position of something on a page, etc.) it cannot perform major rework and doesn't understand the idea of document-level reflow.

     

    PDF files are not designed to be editable like a word processor document. It's an end-destination format; you make changes in the original application and re-export a new PDF.

     
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