Many of you doing schoolwork from home are receiving PDF files for assignments. If you have Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Adobe Reader, or an iPhone/iPad, there is a way to either type or write in your document without ever having to print it out. Below are a few ways to do so.
For Google Docs - for PC/MAC
1) Download your PDF document to a folder you can easily locate.
2) Create a blank Google Doc at docs.google.com with a gmail account
3) Click "File" and then "Open"
4) Click on the "UPLOAD" tab on the small window that pops up
5) Click "select a file from your device"
6) Locate the file that you saved
7) Once it uploads and shows you a preview, click the "Open with Google Docs" button at the top of the browser window
8) You can now type in your document (unfortunately, you cannot draw on it)
9) When you're done, click the "SHARE" button on the top right
10) Type in your teacher's email address and hit "SEND"
For Adobe Reader for PC/MAC
1) Download and install Adobe Acrobat Reader from here: https://get.adobe.com/reader/ (Do the Acrobat Reader, not the Pro Trial)
2) Download the PDF file from your teacher to a folder you can easily locate it
3) Open Acrobat Reader and then open the PDF from the folder where you saved it
4) Once the document opens, select "Fill & Sign" from the tools options on the right
5) When the new window pops up, select the "Fill and sign" on the left
6) Use tools from the tool bar at the top to add text boxes, shapes, check marks, etc.
7) Click "Close" when you are done - NOT "NEXT"
8) Use the File menu to save your document in a folder you can easily locate
9) Email the PDF to your teacher
---For $24/year you can purchase the option to export it to a Microsoft Word document to have more editing options - you can find this option by clicking on "Export" on the tool bar on the right.
For Microsoft Word - for PC - this process does not work for MAC
1) Download your PDF document to a folder you can easily locate.
2) Open Microsoft Word
3) Select "Open" to open a new document
4) Locate the PDF you downloaded and open it.
(4.5 - For MAC - you may have to select a "text-encoding" option - just choose the
5) Click "ok" to convert the PDF to a Word document.
6) Click on the "Enable Editing" button in the yellow bar at the top of the document.
7) Click "ok" again to convert the document to an editable document.
8) You can now type on your document or use the tools in the "DRAW" menu to write directly on it.
9) When done, you can save your document in a folder you can locate easily.
10) Email your teacher and attach the newly saved document.
For Microsoft Word - for Android (you can download for free)
1) Download your PDF document to a folder you can easily locate.
2) Open Microsoft Word
3) Select "Open" to open a new document
4) Locate the PDF you downloaded and open it.
5) Click "ok" to convert the PDF to a Word document.
6) Click on the "Save a copy" button in the bar at the top of the document.
7) Save the file. (You can save it over the downloaded version, but might not want to so you can access the original if necessary)
8) You can now type on your document or use the tools in the "DRAW" menu to write directly on it.
9) When done, you can save your document in a folder you can locate easily.
10) Email your teacher and attach the newly saved document.
For iPhone/iPad
1) Download your PDF document to a folder you can easily locate
2) Open the PDF document so that you can see and entire page at once
3) Take a screen shot of that page (press the home button and the power button at the same time)
4) Quickly click on the preview image of the screen shot that pops up
5) Use the tools that appear to write on that page (you can zoom in so that your writing fits the page)
6) Click "Done" and save the image of the page in a folder you can easily locate
7) Repeat for each page you need to write on
8) Send the image file for each page to your teacher.
For Google Docs - for PC/MAC
1) Download your PDF document to a folder you can easily locate.
2) Create a blank Google Doc at docs.google.com with a gmail account
3) Click "File" and then "Open"
4) Click on the "UPLOAD" tab on the small window that pops up
5) Click "select a file from your device"
6) Locate the file that you saved
7) Once it uploads and shows you a preview, click the "Open with Google Docs" button at the top of the browser window
8) You can now type in your document (unfortunately, you cannot draw on it)
9) When you're done, click the "SHARE" button on the top right
10) Type in your teacher's email address and hit "SEND"
For Adobe Reader for PC/MAC
1) Download and install Adobe Acrobat Reader from here: https://get.adobe.com/reader/ (Do the Acrobat Reader, not the Pro Trial)
2) Download the PDF file from your teacher to a folder you can easily locate it
3) Open Acrobat Reader and then open the PDF from the folder where you saved it
4) Once the document opens, select "Fill & Sign" from the tools options on the right
5) When the new window pops up, select the "Fill and sign" on the left
6) Use tools from the tool bar at the top to add text boxes, shapes, check marks, etc.
7) Click "Close" when you are done - NOT "NEXT"
8) Use the File menu to save your document in a folder you can easily locate
9) Email the PDF to your teacher
---For $24/year you can purchase the option to export it to a Microsoft Word document to have more editing options - you can find this option by clicking on "Export" on the tool bar on the right.
For Microsoft Word - for PC - this process does not work for MAC
1) Download your PDF document to a folder you can easily locate.
2) Open Microsoft Word
3) Select "Open" to open a new document
4) Locate the PDF you downloaded and open it.
(4.5 - For MAC - you may have to select a "text-encoding" option - just choose the
5) Click "ok" to convert the PDF to a Word document.
6) Click on the "Enable Editing" button in the yellow bar at the top of the document.
7) Click "ok" again to convert the document to an editable document.
8) You can now type on your document or use the tools in the "DRAW" menu to write directly on it.
9) When done, you can save your document in a folder you can locate easily.
10) Email your teacher and attach the newly saved document.
For Microsoft Word - for Android (you can download for free)
1) Download your PDF document to a folder you can easily locate.
2) Open Microsoft Word
3) Select "Open" to open a new document
4) Locate the PDF you downloaded and open it.
5) Click "ok" to convert the PDF to a Word document.
6) Click on the "Save a copy" button in the bar at the top of the document.
7) Save the file. (You can save it over the downloaded version, but might not want to so you can access the original if necessary)
8) You can now type on your document or use the tools in the "DRAW" menu to write directly on it.
9) When done, you can save your document in a folder you can locate easily.
10) Email your teacher and attach the newly saved document.
For iPhone/iPad
1) Download your PDF document to a folder you can easily locate
2) Open the PDF document so that you can see and entire page at once
3) Take a screen shot of that page (press the home button and the power button at the same time)
4) Quickly click on the preview image of the screen shot that pops up
5) Use the tools that appear to write on that page (you can zoom in so that your writing fits the page)
6) Click "Done" and save the image of the page in a folder you can easily locate
7) Repeat for each page you need to write on
8) Send the image file for each page to your teacher.
