If you have the correct version of Acrobat you can edit the documents (Not the free Version) prvided they are not locked and password protected. R ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda van Thiel" <lvt at mac.com> To: "iBook List" <ibook at lists.themacintoshguy.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 11:26 AM Subject: [P1] Fwd: [P1] Chopping up a PDF Linda SE MI Whenever I need to do something like that, I just select and copy the text from the PDF and paste it into a text editor. Then I can select/copy/delete whatever I want or need for the document I'm working on. Of course, if you only need a small part of a very large PDF file, it can be a bit tedious... ;) Stan Marks --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.504 / Virus Database: 302 - Release Date: 7/24/2003