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How to Use Free CutePDF Writer for Mac and Windows

If you would like to convert your PDF files professionally on Windows, CutePDF Writer can help you get the job done. However, CutePDF Writer doesn't have a Mac version. If you want to edit or convert PDF on Mac, you should definitely get an alternative to CutePDF Writer. This article will delve deep into how easy it is to start using the CutePDF Writer for Mac alternative to edit your PDF files.

Part 1How to Edit PDF with CutePDF Writer for Mac Alternative

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CutePDF Writer does not come with a version for Mac, but a great alternative that works just like CutePDF Writer is Wondershare PDFelement for Mac. Besides, the operating systems of CutePDF Writer manufacturers install a default PDF writer but unfortunately, the user can only read PDF documents but cannot edit. Fortunately, we now have PDFelement that can allow you to edit your PDF files with ease. The following are the features of this editing tool:

  • Edit PDF - The feature allows you to amend, add, and remove text, pages and or images.
  • Convert PDF - This feature allows you to either convert files from, or to other file formats such as MS Word at super-high speeds.
  • Annotate - Allows the user to highlight, underline and strike-out text, to make it stand out for the reader with limited time.
  • OCR - You can perform Optical Character Recognition (OCR) on documents that are in a scanned PDF format, allowing you to edit them easily. OCR supports more than 20 languages.
  • Protect PDF - It allows you to add a digital signature using an encrypted version of your handwriting. The feature also allows you to use passwords to protect your document from unauthorized tampering such as copying, editing or printing.

This is the steps on how to edit a PDF in CutePDF Writer for Mac alternative:

Step 1: Open PDF on Mac

Open the PDF file by using either of the following ways: open the product window then drag and drop the PDF file or locate the "Open File" button that is on the bottom right part of the window. Click on the button and look for the file that you want to edit, and then open it.

Step 2: Edit PDF Text on Mac

Select "Edit", then click on the text or paragraph to bring forth a blue box that will allow you to edit your text. You can also double click on your text to bring a cursor. The cursor allows you to make the desired amendments.

N.B.: Please note that if your text is in a scanned format, you will not be able to edit it until you run it through OCR. If your text needs you to run it through OCR, it will usually have a yellow highlighting. Go to the toolbar, and click on "OCR" or just click on the "Perform OCR" button, that is within the yellow notice. Net, select a language of your preference and complete the process. On your file, click on the "Magnifier" icon and the action will lead you to a new PDF file. You can now load the new file and continue editing your file.

Step 3: Edit PDF Images on Mac

  • Adding images: PDFelement supports images in the following formats: jpeg, jpg, png, bmp, gif and tiff. Go to the toolbar on top of your window and click on "Edit". A sub-menu will come up, and then click on "Add Image". Drag the image and drop it where you'd like it to be. Click the border of the blue box, to re-size it to your preferred size.
  • Deleting images: Click on the "Edit" button on the toolbar and press "Delete" on your keyboard.
  • Cropping images: Click the "Edit" button located on your toolbar. Click on the image that you want to crop, and an editing window showing extract, crop, rotate and replace will appear.

Step 4: Edit PDF Links on Mac

Open the PDF file where the link the link that you want to edit is. Click on "Markup" and the click on "Edit link". Double click on your link to edit it, and then finally click on "Set Link".

Step 5: Edit PDF Pages on Mac

Get the PDF file whose pages you want to edit from its location. Next, go to the "Page" menu on the right toolbar and edit your page by performing actions such as deleting, inserting or rotating your pages. After you finish editing, go to the "File" option on the toolbar and click on save.

Part 2An Introduction to CutePDF Writer

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CutePDF Writer is an application that is cloud-based. You can install and use CutePDF Writer in a commercial or non-commercial setting. CutePDF Writer 3.0 has excellent quality output and instructions are easy to follow. The beauty of CutePDF Writer version 3.0 is that it installs in a "printer-subsystem" format, allowing virtual conversion and editing.

Operating Systems that CutePDF Writer supports:

  • Windows me
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 98
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 10

Advantages of CutePDF Writer:

  • Using Windows to export PDF files.
  • You can access CutePDF Writer from any machine that you have virtually connected to your machine.
  • Disadvantage: you cannot perform a CutePDF Writer download on:

    • NT 4.0
    • Windows 95
    • Printers in a network sharing environment
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Posted by to PDF Knowledge | Follow @margaretecottyg
Published: Oct 08,2016 10:46 am / Updated: Nov 04,2016 11:43 am

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