How to edit protected PDF files for free
It can be quite frustrating when you want to copy and edit text from a protected PDF file and you find that you can’t. Normally, you can use the text select tool in Adobe PDF reader to highlight and copy the text in a PDF document. I stumbled upon (no pun intended but feel free to click anyway 
) this free solution when I wanted to copy some postage rates from a PDF file and found that the protected PDF document didn’t allow me to select any text or numbers. What’s up with that?
Anyway, what I did was to use the Snapshot Tool in Adobe PDF reader (It’s the camera icon), copied the text that I wanted to edit as an image and pasted it into Microsoft Office Document Imaging. Then, here’s the magic part, goto Tools > Recognize text using OCR and hey, presto you have editable text. Simply highlight the OCR’ed text and paste it into any word processor, like Open Office. You can then resave it as a PDF file in Open Office after editing. Easy!
it’s not working. it is disabled. i’m using version 7.
What is disabled?
Hey,thanks a ton guru. it worked like charm. great trick. three cheers to you. keep up the good work.
It works better if you go to “File/Print/Microsoft Office Document Imaging” from the pdf. Then, you don’t lose any of the editable text in the process. You can also turn around and print a new, unprotected pdf from Microsoft Document Imaging.
would it works if i use the Microsoft Office Document only?? coz i dont have the Microsoft Office Document Immaging in my laptop
Well, you need Microsoft Document Imaging to perform the OCR on the PDF image. Else, you can also use another OCR software from either simpleocr.com or freeocr.net which is free.
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http://www.pdffiller.com is a good tool if you need to edit pdf files. It helps me a lot.
i want to prnt it
I just don’t see where is the free part
Thanks for the Microsoft Doc Imaging tip!!
This doesn’t work when the permissions won’t allow copying content. Email me if you know what will…anyone. Thanks!
ok this really helped a lot, thanks so much! i was getting crazy until now!
thanks!
If you have Mac OS X, you can open the PDF in ColorSync (included on all Macs) and then save it as a new PDF. Then you can edit it (I needed to edit a form), and you don’t need to download anything!
Good advice from 4uton0mous.
Worked a treat!
I used the PrintScreen button on my keyboard and then pasted into Paint. That worked.
There is an easy way to edit protected PDF. Just convert it into Word using AnyBizSoft PDF to Word converter, then you can edit as you wish.
Check it out here:
http://www.anypdftools.com/pdf-to-word.html#163
If you want to batch convert the PDF files to Word file, Adreamsoft PDF to Word Converter is a good choice. It can convert 10 PDF files at a time and it can convert the password protected file.
http://www.allpdftools.com
Thanks for sharing. I was just looking for a tool that supports convert protected pdf files on Google and came across your blog.This tool works well. By the way, I also find Adreamsoft PDF to Word Converter supports converting protected pdf files and right click conversion.You all can have a trial and hope you like it.
yes, we are often puzzled about the password of protected PDF documents. Fortunately, one of my friends who is a computer expert recommended me to prepare PDF password unlocker at hand for recovering password protected PDF document. With this PDF password recovery tool, I can recover password of security PDF file with great ease. One the PDF passwords are found back, you can edit the PDF content at will
Besides, you can also edit PDF document on ms word program. But you need to download a pdf to word converter at first. Here, Nemo pdf converter is highly recommended
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hey guru please help me i am using adobe acrobat 9 standard want to highlight some lines in pdf document .. but i doesnt allow… when i slect highlight and comment it displays msg tht visible only if document is not right protected…. how can i edit this document using adobe acrobat 9..