Edit a Microsoft Word checklist PDF
Checklists get adapted to each site, team or event. Add and remove items, reword steps and fill in the header details in the PDF. If it was made in Microsoft Word, you can edit the PDF itself. Word PDFs edit cleanly: runs, bold and italic are recognised, and justified paragraphs rewrap with even spacing. Calibri, Cambria and Aptos are not open fonts; Calibri and Cambria have open clones with identical widths, and Aptos gets the closest open font only with your permission.
How to do it
- 1.Open the checklist PDF exported from Microsoft Word in MythosPDF.
- 2.Click the text you want to change and type.
- 3.Press Enter to save, then Export PDF.
What people change in a checklist
- • Checklist items
- • Header: site, date, inspector
- • Notes
- • Sign off line
How Microsoft Word writes PDFs
- • Save as PDF embeds only the letters used, as subset TrueType fonts.
- • Each run of formatting is written as its own piece of text, and justified paragraphs stretch word gaps.
- • Tables are drawn as lines around positioned text.
Add items
Add an item with Shift+Enter after an existing one, or insert a row if the checklist is a table.
Sign off
Sign the completed checklist with Sign.
Questions people ask
+Can I tick boxes?
Type an X or a check mark into empty cells.
+Can I remove items?
Clear the item's text or delete its row.
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