TUTORIAL ARTICLE

Intermediate

3 min

Convert PDFs to editable layouts in InDesign

Turn a PDF from any app into an editable design — text, colors, tables, and images are ready to update and refine.

What you’ll learn

Review the converted layout

After opening the PDF, make side-by-side comparisons to catch style, layout, or structure differences.

Reuse assets and styles

Text, colors, linked images, autonumbering, and tables come through cleanly, along with rebuilt Paragraph and Character Styles.

Edit and finalize

Wrap up your edits and package the file to gather all assets for a smooth design handoff.


Instruction by

Nigel French

Design by

Nigel French

June 5, 2025

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