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Edit a PDF file on the kDrive Web app

This guide explains how to edit a file in PDF format on the Web app kDrive (online service ksuite.infomaniak.com/kdrive).

 

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Edit a PDF file

To access kDrive and edit the PDF document:

  1. Click here to access the Web app kDrive (online service ksuite.infomaniak.com/kdrive).
  2. Click on the concerned PDF document to open it:
  3. Click on the Edit button at the top of the document to access the file editor:
  4. To add text at the location, size, and color of your choice using the PDF editor:
    1. Click on the TEXT button in the toolbar.
    2. Click on the page and enter text as desired.
    3. Then click on the buttons that have appeared to adjust the text size or color.
    4. Click on the Trash button to delete your selected text blocks:
  5. To draw at the location, size, and color of your choice using the PDF editor:
    1. Click on the DRAW button in the toolbar.
    2. Click on the page and draw as desired.
    3. Then click on the buttons that have appeared to adjust the size or color of the lines.
    4. Click on the Trash button to delete your selected lines:
  6. To highlight text using the PDF editor:
    1. Click on the PENCIL button in the toolbar.
    2. Zoom in on the display size if necessary with the zoom tools at the bottom of the screen.
    3. Highlight your text as desired.
    4. Click on the Trash button to delete the selected highlights:
  7. To insert an image using the PDF editor:
    1. Click on the IMAGE button in the toolbar.
    2. Then click on the button that has appeared to import an image from your device.
    3. Place and resize the image as desired.
    4. Add alternative text (optional).
    5. Click on the Trash button to delete the inserted image:
  8. To create a signature and then sign documents: refer to this other guide on the subject:
  9. Once finished, save the changes and choose whether to create a copy of the modified document or overwrite the existing file:

 

Rename a file (PDF or other)

It is possible to rename any file:

  • from the editor or file preview, by double-clicking on the document name:
  • from the preview, by clicking on the action menu then on the Pencil icon:
  • from the kDrive tree, by clicking on the action menu located to the right of the concerned element (or by right-clicking) then on the Pencil icon:

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