Signed, Ado Be Needing Help

Dear Tech Guru,

I downloaded a document that I need to file with a company, but the document has to be edited before I can sign it and fax it back. Does the library have a subscription for Adobe Pro or Adobe Creative Cloud for editing PDF documents? Does the library have a faxing service?

Signed,

Ado be needing help

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Hi Ado be,

The library only provides Adobe Reader on our public PCs. However, Adobe does make some of their tools available online including the PDF to Microsoft Word converter. You can use this tool for free without signing up for an account. Adobe offers trials of more of their services with a free account if you find you need to do more than just edit your file.

Once you have converted the document, you can edit it in Microsoft Word on our PCs. The quality of the original PDF will determine how clean the Word document appears. Once you have the file open in Word it is easy to edit the document. After you’ve made your changes, you can save the document as a Word file or save it as a PDF.

If you need to sign the document before sending it back you can print, sign and scan it all at the library. Once you’ve scanned the document and have the file on the computer, there are online fax services you can use to send the document (if you can’t just email it). The website Fax Zero, is one that allows you to send up to 5 pages a day for free without creating an account.

Reference staff at all of our branches can help you with any of this. They can also provide you with local locations that have paid fax services if you need something more than a website can provide.

- by Amelia, Information Technology Department