I have downloaded a pdf file from the internet to my files. I want to share it with a friend; but I want to highlight parts of the text first. I have read the acrobat article which says highlighting can be done with adobe reader. Also, highlighting capability shows up on the toolbar available for my use. But my attempts to apply the tool have failed. How do I do it?
iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2010), OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)
No problem. I appreciate that you wanted to share the info with me. FYI, whenever I create a .pages file that I want to send to anyone, I must also save it in .docx format. The .pages document will not transmit via email.
It's all good!
That has not been my experience. I just now tested the waters after reading youf message. My older Pages files have been converted to Pages '09. I sent a file to myself as an attachment to an email messaage. It was sent and it was received and opened in Pages.
After opening a Pages file I am able to export it in my documents folder into Word or PDF format. They also go out as attachments in an email message.
On thing I have learned over the years is that computers can do strange things.
I installed Pages version 5.1 in January, when I got the update notice, after upgrading to Maverick OS. But I had NOT noticed, until your latest post, that I also still have Pages version 4.1 on my computer. I erroneously "assumed" the 5.1 update would have overridden the 4.1 version. I suppose it didn't, because the 4.1 version was in my iwork 09 folder and the 5.1 is listed as a separate app. That might be yet another wrong assumption! Because I have them, I'll keep both versions, just in case I need it sometime in the future when working with documents created earlier.
That also explains why I keep getting queries, upon saving documents I have created, asking if I want to update it to the newer version. I thought it was odd, because I knew I had installed the latest version. The icons for both the 4.1 and 5.1 versions were on my dock! I must have mistakenly been using the older version. I have now removed the older version from the dock! I'll check to see if the same thing is true of numbers & keynote. I never use keynote, but I create lots of spreadsheets!
I thought the reason I couldn't send pages docs as attachments to my emails was because I was using the earlier pages version. So, I just tried to attach a document I created in Pages 5.1 to an email and got the same results as always, i.e., "FAILED". It must be in one of my settings. I checked for MAC settings that might be causing it, but couldn't find one that seemed to be the culprit. I'll check my G-mail settings, in case it's one of those settings. Now I'm thinking it must be there. If I don't have any luck, I guess I'll try another discussion forum. At least I think I now understand how to do that!
It's always been that way for my email attachments, since I bought the Snow Leopard in 2011, so I "assumed" it must be a compatibility issue between iMACs & PCs. It was annoying, but I figured most recipients have PC's anyway, so I was willing to do it. I'll keep looking, now that I know it doesn't have to be that way. It's like making my way through a never-ending maze! Again, thanks for the heads up!!
I'll check to see if the same thing is true of numbers & keynote.
It is. The newer versions are dumbed down to mimic their iOS counterparts. See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6049 for details.
I mostly use PDFfiller to edit or create fillable PDFs. Its not the same thing, but maybe someone needs it. It also allows you to erase in a pdf, highlight, esign, efax, add logos, pics to pdfs. You can also upload word or powerpoint document and convert it to fillable PDFs. BTW, this application is also available in IOS and Android free to download. Its pretty easy to use and its pretty cheap. I think you can get a free week if you and a friend both register.
How do I highlight a pdf document?
