Make PDF documents editable

PDFMarkz converts PDF documents to InDesign, XPress and Affinity Publisher.

15. September 2023In PublishingBy Karsten Risseeuw3 Minutes

Is the original document missing and is there only a PDF file? How can an original file be created from it again? This task is performed by PDFMarkz, a conversion tool from Markzware.

PDF files are editable only to a limited extent. This is logical, because PDF files were only meant for transport. It is an output format, not an editable format. If problems arise in PDF files, they can be rudimentarily edited with special tools, but they cannot be converted to editable formats.

However, PDFMarkz makes this possible. The software converts PDF files to IDML format. From there, the file can be opened as editable original files in known publishing solutions. These include XPress, InDesign, and Affinity Publisher.

Original files missing

Sometimes you only have a PDF file and no original file anymore. Rebuilding a design often takes a lot of time and is therefore expensive. However, it is quick and easy to convert the PDF file to one of the standard publishing solutions.

All texts, images, elements are usually adopted without any problems. Images of the PDF file are swapped out. All colors are listed. These and other conversions are done in minutes and significantly reduce the time and effort required to recreate them. It is the fastest way to a new and editable document.

When converting a document with PDFMarkz, the IDML format is just an intermediate stage. The IDML format can be opened in InDesign, XPress or Publisher and saved there. This way you get an editable file in a professional publishing environment again in no time.

Convert Word files

Many customers are not familiar with publishing solutions. Instead, you do everything with Word or other text programs. However, these are unsuitable for prepress. Now how to convert a Word file to InDesign? This is possible with PDFMarkz.

The process is simple and involves the following steps:

  1. First, open the document again in Word,
  2. exports it from Word as a PDF,
  3. opens it in PDFMarkz afterwards,
  4. where you specify the desired destination format.

In order to export an IDML to XPress, InDesign or Affinity Publisher, a license of this software must be installed. The conversion from the IDML format is done via the IDML import functions of these publishing software solutions.

That was all!