Editing pdfs in iOS 16

By Unregistered User (not verified), 20 August, 2022

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I am thinking that editing pdfs in iOS is impossible at this point.

Whether using touch screen or Bluetooth keyboard, there is no reliable way to actually input/edit information.

I noticed this as I was trying to submit a department of transportation pdf to an airline for air travel in the coming month.

No matter what I tried, I could not input any information.

Does anyone have any ideas? Maybe a third party app? What do you think?

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By Daniel Angus MacDonald on Monday, September 5, 2022 - 13:37

I ad well, years ago now, had to edit a PDF, an application for a camp. I used adobe reader in Windows, and used the convert to TXT option. wrote what I needed in the TXT document, and sent that document to the camp providers.

By Daniel Angus MacDonald on Monday, September 5, 2022 - 13:37

editing PDFs is trickey at the best of times, and nearly imposible. the method I described is the only way to do what you want

By Igna Triay on Monday, September 5, 2022 - 13:37

Your best bet is to convert it to a different format, edit it, and when you send it, send it as a pdf by converting it with pages or other app.

By Unregistered User (not verified) on Monday, September 5, 2022 - 13:37

I have submitted a bug report. I would encourage others to do the same. The PDF is readable, it sees the text boxes and check boxes. All that is needed is a little tweaking.

I called Apple accessibility and they agree that it’s not proper behavior.