On 04/07/2010 05:58 AM, Clayton wrote: > On 07-Apr-10 14:43, webmas...@krackedpress.com wrote: >> Yes, there should be some free [and easy] methods of converting PDF back >> to an editable document. MS Word 2000/2003 ".doc" format would be OK >> since OOo reads/writes that format very well, and MS users will have >> no troubles excepting it as well. It would be nice to see converters go >> directly to ODF formats instead of MS ones, since ODF is the >> International default, while MS is just a want-to-be. > > In a sense, what you're wishing for already exists. > http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/pdfimport is not just > for importing PDF into Draw fro minor editing. This extension also adds > in the Hybrid PDF functionality. > > "A hybrid PDF/ODF file is a PDF file that contains an embedded ODF > source file. Hybrid PDF/ODF files will be opened in OpenOffice.org as an > ODF file without any layout changes." > > So, if you use OpenOffice.org plus this extension, and create Hybrid > PDFs, you will be able to "open" the PDF and edit the embedded ODF file > and export it again as a Hybrid PDF. > > C.
Interestingly enough, on a WinXP machine that I just upgraded the Sun (oragle) java on, the splash screen during the upgrade provides an ad for OOo. On it is a bullet point about 'import and export pdf's with a single click. Forgot to take a screenshot, but it's apparent that Sun/oragle is promoting this as a feature for OOo. Anyone else seen this? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
