How to Edit a PDF File Using Google Docs

You probably know you can create and edit documents with Google Docs, but you can edit more than just .doc files. Google Drive can also convert any PDF into a document with fully editable text. Here’s how.

Step 1: Open drive.google.com in your browser. You can click-and-drag the PDF from your file browser.

or you can click New followed by File Upload and browse to the file you want to upload.

Step 2: A dialog box displays the progress of the upload and when the upload is complete. Click the “X” on the dialog box to close it.

 

Step 3: Right-click on the PDF file in the file list and select Open With > Google Docs.

The PDF file is converted to a Google Doc containing editable text.

Notice that the Google Docs version of the file still has the .pdf extension on it, so the files have the same name in the list. However, the Google Docs file has a different icon than the PDF file.