
Thanks for looking into this and for cracking the mystery, plodr. I at least learned some good information, not only about the PDF-XChange Editor itself, but also regarding what the heck the PDF-XChange Lite Printer was for. 3) Select text strings on a page, right click on the selection, choose Convert to shape object. 2) In Edit menu, choose Edit Object > Text. 1) Open the PDF file in Foxit PDF Editor.

Doh! It was then after the fact that I read some more in that link and realized it specified in there that that's exactly what would happen. 4) Print the current PDF to create a new PDF document in which all text objects would be in path mode.
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Following the steps below, you will learn how to change font color in PDF. The newly-created PDF doc had two watermarks at the top, prompting the user to buy the program. Normally it does not edit PDF files but can display them in a fashion that you want. Unfortunately, while seeing that as the Pro of this equation, I also immediately noticed the Con of this equation. I got all excited as I thought, "That's it! The smoking gun! That's the trick! The PDF-XChange Lite Printer! So THAT's what that's for." I immediately opened up an MS Word Doc and printed it to the PDF-XChange Lite Printer and sure enough. "The PDF-XChange Editor & Editor Plus includes the PDF-XChange Lite Printer, a virtual printer installed to your printers list for converting to PDF from any Windows application.".

I got to reading that 4th paragraph in the link you posted: Seriously, not only were you on the right trail, plodr, you hit the nail on the head. As Maxwell Smart would have said - Ahhh, the ole You Gotta Buy the Program trick.
