Text can be selected, but not edited. How solve this?

[TechNet]

Hello,

We would like to edit the following PDF file. We can select text from it, but we cannot edit it. Document does not seem to be protected.

https://mega.co.nz/#!P0AjGKxS!hZzIm4...nzvgadO_gkTcM4

Why this happens and how solve this?

[cherry]

Hi TechNet,

I've forwarded the document to QA team and Dev team for further investigation. Report ID#: 61088. You may email to [email protected] with this ID# to track the processing status.
For your current workaround: If you're using Foxit PhantomPDF Business, you may use the "Redaction" tool under "Protect" menu to cover the original text then go under "Edit"->"Add Text" to add new text.

[TechNet]

Hello cherry and thank you for the support!

Redaction didn't work as expected: it covered text in black, not white.

This problematic PDF was generated with pdfFactory. We tried another settings on it, none of them resulted on a fully editable PDF.

I've sent an email with Report ID#: 61088 and included those details too.

[cherry]

Hi TechNet,

After you drag a rectangle over the text you don't want after you click on "Mark for Redaction", then you can right-click on the rectangle to open "Properties"->change the color of "Redacted Area Fill Color" to white.

[TechNet]

Workaround still needed on version 7.0.6.1126_2b. Is this PDF impossible to edit?

[richell_huang]

Yes, this issue still exists in V7.0.6, and we will fix it in next release 7.1.

[TechNet]

Tested with 7.1.3.320 and this issue still happes.

Could you guys reproduce it?

[lyndi_wu]

Hi TechNet,

Actually, the texts on your file are form x objects, if you want to edit the kind of the object, please use the tool Edit>Edit Object>All/ Text to edit.

[TechNet]

Ok! It works, not exactly as needed as sometimes we have to edit letter by letter but it seems to be a limitation at the way the PDF file was created.

Thanks!