Free PDF Editor for Windows XP - Add, Remove, Reorder, Resize Pages

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The discussion revolves around finding free PDF editing software compatible with Windows XP, specifically focusing on features such as adding, removing, reordering, resizing pages, and managing bookmarks. Participants share various software options and their functionalities.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant seeks free software for basic PDF editing tasks on Windows XP.
  • Another suggests using PDF Hammer as a potential solution.
  • A participant inquires about downloadable options for PDF editing software.
  • Ghostview/Ghostscript is mentioned as a tool for extracting individual PDF pages, with additional tips available online.
  • Several links to BeCyPDFMetaEdit and BeCyPDFAsm are provided, highlighting their bookmark features.
  • A participant expresses interest in including clickable links in the PDF document, particularly for an index.
  • Infix is recommended as a new PDF editing software that the recommender has found useful.
  • A later post reiterates the initial request for software and suggests Classic PDF Editor, emphasizing its user-friendliness and compatibility with multiple Windows versions.

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Participants share various software options, but there is no consensus on a single best solution. Multiple competing views and suggestions remain throughout the discussion.

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Some participants provide links to external resources and software descriptions, but the effectiveness and compatibility of the suggested tools may vary based on individual needs and experiences.

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I'm trying to find some software (preferably free) which allows editing of pdf files in Windows XP. I don't need anything too fancy, just the ability to add/remove/reorder/resize pages, and to add and remove bookmarks.

Anyone have any suggestions?
 
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Try with http://www.pdfhammer.com/ .

Regards.
 
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Thanks, looks like it will work.

Do you know any downloadable ones, by any chance?
 
ghostview/ghostscript can be used to extract individual PDF pages.
There are a bunch of gs one-liner tips on the website explaing how to do things like this.
 
Check out
http://www.becyhome.de/becypdfmetaedit/description_eng.htm
(also: http://www.becyhome.de/becypdfasm/description_eng.htm with http://thierry.schmit.free.fr/spip/spip.php?rubrique7&lang=en )

Another: http://www.pdfsam.org/
 
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Thanks robphy,

Those look great. The only feature I'm still looking for is how to include links into the document itself. So for example I could make it so you can click on the index, and it takes you to the section. If anyone knows how to do this, let me know.

Thanks for the help so far guys.
 
Both
BeCyPDFMetaEdit http://www.becyhome.de/becypdfmetaedit/description_eng.htm
and
BeCyPDFAsm http://www.becyhome.de/becypdfasm/description_eng.htm
have a bookmark feature... although they are slightly different.
Click on "the Bookmarks tab" in the image under "User Interface" on each of the above pages.

mbtPdfAsm http://thierry.schmit.free.fr/spip/spip.php?rubrique7&lang=en
allows you to put in bookmarks through a text file... using a rather confusing protocol.
See http://thierry.schmit.free.fr/spip/spip.php?article21
(in english: http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/alex/2007-10-26_PDF_Madness )
 
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You should try Infix. It's a new one and I like it so far. Hope this will help http://www.iceni.com/infix.htm" . Regards.
 
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NeoDevin said:
I'm trying to find some software (preferably free) which allows editing of pdf files in Windows XP. I don't need anything too fancy, just the ability to add/remove/reorder/resize pages, and to add and remove bookmarks.

Anyone have any suggestions?

There are many PDF softwares available on the web but few of them really works. After googling and testing different PDF softwares, I have found classic PDF editor which can create, view, edit and convert any PDF. There are many other cool features like splitting & merging PDF etc

It is most users friendly software and fully compatible with Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows Vista. You can free download it from CNET downloads here http://download.cnet.com/Classic-PDF-Editor/3000-18497_4-75452118.html

A highly recommended PDF software. Don't forget to come back to share your views.

You can read more about http://www.classicpdf.com" .

Thanks
 
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