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Edit PDF documents with LibreOffice Draw

PDFs are a pain.
Hopefully this tip will make them more useful (to me).

Now, this, I can't wait to try!
Thanks for the tip!

Using LibreOffice version 3.5.4.2
Don't see any option for opening pdf files either.

When trying to open a PDF using Draw open file it asks for the paragraph terminator CR/LF, CR or LF any of them and all you get is the PDF code!

I tried jwbales' suggestion to try opening it up via the file browser and had the same outcome.

When opening a pdf file from withing LibreOffice 3.5.5 Draw, it defaults to opening it in LibreOffice 3.5.5 Writer.

You cannot open a pdf document from within LibreOffice Draw in debian linux!!

You must right click on the pdf file icon and select LibreOffice Draw in order to open it as a pdf file. LibreOffice Draw will not be in the default list for opening pdf files, so you will have to selcet 'other' and select LibreOffice Draw from among the options listed.

Followed the directions to open a file. That opened an ASCII Filter Options wizard. When the file opened it was in LibreOffice WRITER.
I love looking at code.

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stream
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Unless LibreOffice has changed lately, I've always had to install the OpenOffice PDF Import extension to get this to work. LO doesn't have one, so you have to go to OO and download it. Then install using Tools-> Extension manager ->Add, navigate to the extension you downloaded, and voila!

I have not found a way to navigate them, so overlaying text is a big pain in the B U double T!

If you ever need to convert from web to PDF or from PDF to text, epub or mobi, try http://kitpdf.com/. It's very efficient.