Electric typewriters

And, if it must be in pdf format, use a free online converter to change it back to a pdf file.

 

[Just open the PDF, HIGHLIGHT AND COPY the text, paste into a word document, edit and send as a word doc]

That proved impossible.

 

That was exactly what I was going to suggest ... and do.

It should be a simple procedure, if there's something I can do to help and make it easier for you, let me know.

 

Charity shops. Or ask for one on Freecycle, that will cost even less.
Where are you? A friend of mine has got one sitting around.

 

I also often find PDF files (downloaded off teaching resources sites) impossible to highlight. Even when they do highlight they can be very temperamental and I've never figured out why.

 

If you have MS OneNote you can copy from protected pdf files