How to Edit PDF in Paint for Mac (macOS Sierra Included)

Paint does not need any introduction; we have been using this application since the introduction of Windows 98. This application is famous for being used as designing application to make or edit small images. In order to edit PDF with Paint, you will either have to convert the PDF to the image file or will have to take the screenshot of the PDF file which can be edited in the Paint. However, you can't edit PDF in Paint for Mac OS X. Here’s the complete guide on how you can edit a PDF in Paint on Mac.

Part 1. How to Edit PDF with Paint Alternative for Mac
Part 2. How to Edit PDF with Paint for Windows

Part 1Guide on Editing a PDF in Paint for Mac Alternative

Paint is not actually a PDF editor, so there is a list of problems associated with editing the PDF in Paint, the complete list is at the bottom of this article. On the other hand, a perfect solution to PDF on Mac OS X is by using the Wondershare PDFelement for Mac.

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Simplest tool, quick options to view PDF documents
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OCR feature to convert PDF to editable text file
Convert PDF files to Word, PPT, Excel or HTML
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Remove metadata from the PDF file

This amazing software can edit each and every aspect of the PDF file, you can either add text to the PDF file, edit the already present text or can remove the text from the PDF file using PDFelement for Mac. Just like the text editing options, Image editing options will let you crop, resize or extract the Images from the PDF files. Apart from the normal text and image editing, it also has the link editing feature which will let you add new links or edit the existing links in the PDF file. You can either change the reference of the link, the page on which link is appearing and the rectangle showing the link.

Apart from editing features, you can annotate the PDF files with powerful annotating features such as adding stamps to your PDF files, adding comments to the PDF file, leaving sticky notes behind a word or different markup tools. As Paint doesn't have a Mac version, you can choose to edit PDF with Paint alternative for Mac:

Step 1: Edit PDF Text

Unlike most of the PDF editing program, you can directly open the PDF file and start the editing process. Click on the "Edit PDF" on the main page of the program and select the PDF file to edit.

As the "Edit" button will be already selected on the screen, you can move the mouse to text and double click to edit the text in PDF file.

Step 2: Edit PDF Images

Similarly, double click on the image and it will open another window on the screen. On this window, you can perform different functions to edit the PDF image.

Step 3: Edit PDF in Windows

Edit PDF text: Click on the "Edit" tab and hit the "Edit Text" button on the screen. Now, double click on the text to edit it.
Edit PDF image: Under the same "Edit" tab, click on the "Edit Objects". You can resize the images right in the PDF file. However, in order to perform advance functions, you will have to right click on the "Image" and select the "Rotate" option.

Part 2Tips on How to Edit a PDF in Paint (Only for Windows)

First of all, you will need to open the PDF file on your computer. You can use any PDF reader to open the file on windows. Once the file is opened, fit the PDF page to the screen and click on the "Prt Scrn" on your keyboard. This will take the screenshot of the PDF page.
Now, open the Paint on your computer, click on the "Edit" button and click on "Paste". Alternatively, you can use the "Ctrl + V" shortcut to paste the image.
You will see the particular page of the PDF file; you can edit it using different tools present in the Microsoft Paint. After editing the file, save the image file on your computer.

Shortcomings of Using Paint to Edit PDF Files:

No Mac version available.
As the Paint will use the image format instead of the PDF file, so, the quality of the document will not be that good.
The whole PDF page might not fit in the screen, so, you will not be able to take the screenshot of the PDF file.
You cannot convert or edit the text present in the PDF file using Paint.
There is no option to perform OCR to convert the image file into editable format.
Lastly, if your PDF consist of more than one page, you will have to take the screenshot each and every page to edit it in the Paint.