I think from an end-user perspective it’s realistic to expect Word to edit PDFs. It’s just that the PDF format is an unbelievably complex clusterfuck and thus requires an entirely separate and expensive program.
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lime@feddit.nu 3 weeks ago
expecting word to edit pdfs is like expecting excel to edit compiled matlab programs
red_bull_of_juarez@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
lime@feddit.nu 3 weeks ago
i mean, it’s equivalent to using a typewriter to edit a printed page. pdf was that designed to be edited.
Microw@piefed.zip 2 weeks ago
What? If pdf wasn’t designed to be edited, why are there pdf editors?
lime@feddit.nu 2 weeks ago
because people who don’t know computers can’t learn to use the right file format.
pdf is a container format for code that is run by printers. it’s like editing a printed page.
anosym@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
Also I don’t see the problem with the other two.
Move image? Works fine if you select the right wrapping.
Ignore spelling mistake? Right click -> ignore once / ignore all / add to dictionary
arudesalad@piefed.ca 3 weeks ago
From my experience with word, ignore spelling mistake is a lie, it always starts complaining again eventually (and changing spelling from us to uk almost never works)
GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Those without tech literacy love to blame the software.
A bad workman blames his tools after all.