Is there a free PDF Editor available?

[Aprisa]

We need to occasionally edit an invoice of ours that has been sent without a valid PO, we have been writing them on and scanning but that is a pain.
As it is rare, i don't want to spend any money doing this but all of the so-called free versions I have looked at are not free at all an require the full versions to be installed to use the Edit feature.

Thanks

[nyt]

Worth a look: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[Aprisa]

Thanks nyt
PDF Gear seems ok, a bit clunky to edit text but adding is fine and will help a great deal.

[Mark V GTD]

Adobe Acrobat reader (free one) provides a fair amount of editing facility - once you click on the 'ink pen' signature signing icon a further line of editing buttons appears so you can sign a letter and add text too. I also use it to blank out part of a PDF - or as an erase button in effect by selecting the 'spot' icon and then selecting colour white. You can then use multiple white spots to blank out text etc and works pretty well for smaller stuff.

I am probably doing it wrong but it works for me.

[Freakuk]

What OS are you using? I think you can edit on MacOS without any additional application?

[richhead]

premopdf works for me

[Road2Ruin]

OpenOffice has a pdf editor that can be added on. All free.

[Mark V GTD]

Freakuk said:

What OS are you using? I think you can edit on MacOS without any additional application?

MS Windows

[The Rotrex Kid]

I use Sedja online, works for what I need it to do.

[jeremyc]

Aprisa said:

We need to occasionally edit an invoice of ours that has been sent without a valid PO, we have been writing them on and scanning but that is a pain.
As it is rare, i don't want to spend any money doing this but all of the so-called free versions I have looked at are not free at all an require the full versions to be installed to use the Edit feature.

Thanks

Why not go back to the source document, edit it there, and save as a new version of the PDF? Surely that's better practice than modifying the originally created invoice.

[Steve_H80]

jeremyc said:

hy not go back to the source document, edit it there, and save as a new version of the PDF? Surely that's better practice than modifying the originally created invoice.

Agreed.
I would be very careful about editing someone else's document, it could lead to all sorts of legal complications. Using a mark-up option to write the missing number on the document should be fine, and of course you don't need specific editing software.

[Aprisa]

jeremyc said:

hy not go back to the source document, edit it there, and save as a new version of the PDF? Surely that's better practice than modifying the originally created invoice.

Hi Jeremy
Our software does not allow any modifications to invoices onced finalised, I have asked for the facility just on Ordernumbers but was met with te resposonse that it would cost me quite a lot to have the bespoke software altered!

[Aprisa]

Thinking about it I may have misunderstood your replies.

I am going back to the invoice we have sent which is saved as a PDF, I simply want to edit our sent invoice and add a PO as the customers will not write it on themselves and an altered scanned copy looks bad.

[mmm-five]

If it was coming in to our finance team, they'd want a credit note raised for the original invoice, and a brand new invoice with the PO number on it.

[Simpo Two]

mmm-five said:

If it was coming in to our finance team, they'd want a credit note raised for the original invoice, and a brand new invoice with the PO number on it.

Yes, I think that is the official (ie accountant's) way to do it. Otherwise you have two invoices in circulation.

And add a big box to the template 'Purchase Order (must be completed)'....!