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by ok123456 244 days ago
Reorder pages. Redact. Need to make a minor change, and don't have the original. Digitally sign a document. Comment on a document. Join several documents together.

There are a bunch of reasons.

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Reordering pages is easily done with the print system of your operating system.

I don't count signing as editing really as the structure and content do not change, you sre just attaching s certificate. Th spanish government offer/maintain an open source java tool to digitally sign pdfs: https://administracionelectronica.gob.es/ctt/clienteafirma https://github.com/ctt-gob-es/clienteafirma/

I've also copy pasted scan of my signature on contracts using Gimp in order to not have to print them, it is fairly easy.

For the rest I would tend to ask first for thread original working document if I don't have it already. Having said that I have edited in a hurry an old cv for my partner using libreoffice draw in the past.

Thank you.

I am constantly mind blown by the lack of awareness around PDF use in business on this board (and O365) lol.

Maybe people gere are more picky whom they are doing business with. I mean if I have to sign a contract I'd rather do it with someone who tend to know what they are doing on a general basis.
Sorry you’re saying someone who uses PDFs is not someone you’ll do business with?