Need to edit a PDF document but don’t want to pay for the more expensive Adobe editors? You can add text to and sign a PDF with just the free Reader program.

How to Paste From PDF Format to Excel. The PDF extension is a file format used by Adobe Reader, a free software program. However, PDF files are read-only, which means you cannot edit them.

If you're wanting to convert an image into text, Google Docs has a powerful Optical Character Recognition feature built right in. Here's how to make it work.

To have Excel insert the PDF, first open the spreadsheet in Excel. Then, click the "Insert" tab on the ribbon menu and click the "Object" icon within the "Text" group of command icons.

Removing text from a PDF isn't as easy as drawing a black bar across it. Fortunately, redaction tools let you truly erase sensitive text in Preview, Adobe Acrobat DC Pro, and PDFPen.

Even though Acrobat Reader is designed to display PDF files, the program does possess some editing capabilities. You can open the PDF in Reader and use the Fill & Sign tool to insert text and then ...