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Need to change the look of text in a PDF file? We'll show you how to change the font in a PDF using Adobe Acrobat Pro, as well as in a free tool called PDFescape.
Method 1 of 2:Click Edit PDF . This pink icon is near the top of the Tools tab. Doing so will open a sidebar to the right of the PDF.
Fair Use (screenshot)Select text to edit. Find the text that you want to edit, then click and drag your mouse across the text to select it.
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Fair Use (screenshot)Click Choose File . It's a grey button on the left side of the window. A File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac) window will open.
Fair Use (screenshot)Click Open . It's in the bottom-right corner of the window. This will open your PDF on the PDFescape website.
Fair Use (screenshot)White out text that you want to replace. Click and drag your mouse from the top-left corner of the text that you want to replace down to the bottom-right corner of the text. A white box will appear over the text.
Fair Use (screenshot)Download your edited PDF. Click the green downward-facing arrow on the left side of the page. Your edited PDF will download to your browser's default "Downloads" location.
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You can always try converting the PDF to a Word document, editing it as a Word document, and then converting it back.
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