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Edit a table cell in a Adobe InDesign PDF

Change the value in a table cell and keep the table's borders and alignment. This works on the PDF Adobe InDesign exported, so you do not need the original file.

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How to do it

  1. 1.Open the PDF exported from Adobe InDesign in MythosPDF.
  2. 2.Click the cell's text and type the new value.
  3. 3.Press Enter to save the line, then Export PDF.

How Adobe InDesign writes PDFs

  • • Fonts are embedded as subsets, often OpenType CFF.
  • • Text frames can be threaded across columns.
  • • Precise kerning and tracking are written into lines.

What that means when you edit a table cell

  • • Kerning and tracking are kept around your edit. Many InDesign fonts are commercial, so new letters come from the PDF or, with your permission, a close open font.
  • • Adobe InDesign tables keep their drawn borders; new or removed rows follow them.

What happens to the rest of the page

  • • Right aligned numbers grow to the left so columns stay lined up.
  • • Longer text wraps inside the cell and the row grows.

Questions people ask

+Can I fill an empty cell?

Yes. Click inside the empty cell and type.

+Is it better to edit in Adobe InDesign?

If you have the original Adobe InDesign file and a lot to change, yes. For quick changes to the PDF itself, editing the PDF is faster and keeps it exactly as sent.

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