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Edit PDF in sharepoint online
Dear community, I am trying to edit pdfs stored in a document library on sharepoint with no success. Is this possible at all to do? Regards!
Actually, the responses above are partially correct. You are able to edit the pdf in place with a few extra clicks. As long as you have an adobe version installed that has edit capabilities....try this
- Make sure you are in Internet Explorer - yes, I know its slow but it's the only way to get to "explorer" view
- View your library in explorer
- Classic Experience - Go to the library tab and select "Open with Explorer"
- Modern Exp - Click the view drop down and select the "View in File Explorer" view
- Double click on your pdf and adobe will launch
- Follow the prompts...it will ask you to check out the file (even if you don't have check in/out turned on)
- Make your edits
- Save and check in
Please let us know if this works
While this is a workaround, this should not be the acceptable experience we require from Microsoft. Similar if I want to open an Office file in Word Online or the desktop version, I get to choose how to open the PDF in Adobe with check-in/out functionality with only one-click, from any browser. That's the acceptable and usable workflow for end users. Period.
- Sure buddy (◔_◔)