Open Office

[kodakjack]

I wanted to get a program that can work with PDF's - filling out forms and editing PDF files. The latest version of Adobe Reader DC allows you to fill out a form, but then you have to subscribe to get a version that allows editing. I don't need a monthly fee for something that I only use occasionally. So, I downloaded Open Office. I can open Word and Excel files fine, but if I open a PDF, I get garbage in the upper left corner and a one page document is over 1300 pages long!!!!!! What am I not doing correctly? I am using the "OPEN" icon since it is not a Word document. BTW, I get the same garbage if I do try to treat it as a Word document.
I know recent versions of Word will do this for me, but I don't use it often enough to buy a newer version of Office. Thanks.

 

[cflusflwfl]

Uninstall Open Office and try out LibreOffice. You can get it at libreoffice.org

 

[Bongo]

I use Tracker Software Products :: PDF-XChange Viewer, Free PDF Reader for filling out forms on PDFs is free for private use.

Jerry

 

[kodakjack]

Uninstall Open Office and try out LibreOffice. You can get it at libreoffice.org

I found I needed an extension so it would open documents properly, but it still won't let me edit as advertised. I keep hearing that this will work and that woll work, but they don't.

 

[kodakjack]

I use Tracker Software Products :: PDF-XChange Viewer, Free PDF Reader for filling out forms on PDFs is free for private use.

Jerry

Adobe Acrobat is a reader. I want to edit a document.