It doesn't matter if you use the iPad either tablet, Windows PC or Mac computer, we will show you simple ways that you or your children can write or draw in PDF format assisted by programs and software free of charge.
Standard PDF reader programs do not make it easy to draw or write free texts. Most, including Adobe & # 39; s Acrobat Reader, make it easy to highlight text or add your own signature. Others will let you edit the document.
But sometimes, all he wants, for example, is to draw on other parts of a document, whether he wants to highlight a particular feature, or because your children do their homework in their digital book.
So, we show you ways to convert your PDF documents into a form that you can easily edit. Most of them are based on the same important goal: to convert a PDF document into one or more images that you can draw or write to.
In this article we want to choose the programs completely free of charge, but if you have one software or licensed from Photoshop, Acrobat, or a mobile app like Procreate, it's also easy to use.
We'll start with the method used for the iPad before moving on to another type of tablet or computer for Windows and Mac.
Draw or write with your iPad in PDF
The first step is to convert your PDF into a photo or series of images. If your PDF has a single page, the easiest way to do this is to take a screenshot. To do this, simply press the top button and the home button, if your iPad has one, or the & # 39; Volume Up & # 39; if it doesn't (like the latest Pro models).
If your PDF has many pages, it may be easier to navigate through each page and take a screenshot.
It is also possible to use the site as pdf2jpg.net Converting your PDFs to JPG format, but you will have to download each JPEG manually or download the ZIP file, and using the ZIP files in iOS is painful, since you can't delete all the files at once.
If your photos are stored on disk, you will need an art program. We recommend Autodek SketchbookAs it is free, it has a good set of tools and, most importantly, it is easy to use for adults and children.
With it you can add notes to a document or letters or numbers on the worksheet. And if you want to be more creative, Sketch has a great set of art tools to create visual effects.
Draw or write about your tablet in PDF
The workflow will be like an iPad: a screenshot of each page (see how to do it according to the model), and use the free Autodek Sketchbook Android app to draw or write pictures.
If you're using an Amazon Fire tablet, you'll need to use a different operating system, because Autodek doesn't have a Sketch version of that platform. Instead, it's a similar app ArtFlow good enough to be able to do it.
Draw or write with Mac or PC in PDF
The easiest way to achieve what you want when using a Mac or PC is to use Adobe Photoshop, because you can open PDF files directly to that program, choose which pages you want, or open them all as separate layers or documents.
So, then, Photoshop It will cost you around € 10 per month after a 30-day trial. Subscriptions include Photoshop version of Photoshop, but this will not open PDF files.
Instead, just like with iPads and tablets, a screen capture process can be your best way to create images that you can use with the help of an art application like the one we saw above.
If you have a multi-page PDF, you can convert it for free into sequential JPEG files aided by the tool pdf2jpg.net. Once you have your screenshots, you will need an art application to write or draw on.
Also, it's a free app Autodek Sketchbook In its macOS or Windows version, it would be your best companion to finish your work or take notes.
