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How do you convert a PDF file back to an editable file in Pages?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.3

Posted on May 4, 2023 3:12 PM

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Posted on May 4, 2023 3:40 PM

You can not do this. When you export a pages file into a PDF it maintains the original that you could edit and create another PDF. But you cannot edit PDF's with Pages. Editors to do so, are available and most cost money. I haven't checked lately but you could look at LibreOffice (open source and free) and see if it can modify PDF's.

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May 4, 2023 3:40 PM in response to 846-AK

You can not do this. When you export a pages file into a PDF it maintains the original that you could edit and create another PDF. But you cannot edit PDF's with Pages. Editors to do so, are available and most cost money. I haven't checked lately but you could look at LibreOffice (open source and free) and see if it can modify PDF's.

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