: Is it possible to edit placed PDF file in InDesign if it was exported to PDF from InDesign So, I got this PDF magazine layout (page by page - not all pages in one document). When I place
So, I got this PDF magazine layout (page by page - not all pages in one document). When I place it in InDesign, I can't edit it. Can't change font or anything. I just have one object (text and pictures combined) and I can't separate it to edit one by one. I searched for solutions but it's like that is not possible at all.
When I open some of these PDF pages in Illustrator it's possible to get it separately, text and pictures, but text is separated in rows so for one short paragraph I have about 14 different rows and they are not same text body. Also, if I edit text layer - the shadow stays the same (from before my changes) so I think I can't do it with Illustrator..
My question is: is it possible to edit placed PDF file in InDesign if it was exported to PDF from InDesign. By edit I mean edit text and pictures - not only scaling PDF.
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Maybe you want to try PDF2ID. This piece of software claims to do perfect conversion from a PDF to InDesign CS4 and later formats. I have not tried it myself, but I'm going to do it. PDF2ID is also available as a free trial.
If you have Adobe Acrobat, you can use File > Save As... to export the PDF into other formats that will let you edit the text and separate out the images (however the chances that the images will have resolution issues is nonzero).
You can't export it into an .indd file, however.
No PDFs placed into InDesign are merely linked files and like all linked files in InDesign there's no direct editing capabilities. The extent of editing is restricted to the import options when you place the file.
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