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| Thread ID: 45259 | 2004-05-16 05:35:00 | pdf - how to fill in form | Mike-Y (908) | Press F1 |
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| 236925 | 2004-05-16 05:35:00 | I have a pdf form which I would like to complete and return electronically. Is there any way of highlighting and changing text (eg Yes / No questions). I have tried copying into MS Word but all goes to s..t so suggestions appreciated. I have v6 of adobe acrobat reader. | Mike-Y (908) | ||
| 236926 | 2004-05-16 06:04:00 | with the pdf on the screen try pressing "ctrl A" (select everything)then "ctrl c" (copy) then paste into word (Ctrl V) This may not work because the author of the pdf may have disabled coping to protect the document from copy and editing Another way possibly is to print the document then scan using ocr with your scanner, dont forget if you do this when you email the document back it would proberly be a good idea to make it a RTF (Rich Text Format) so that he may read it. Unless you have Ghostgum or Openoffice you will not be able convert back to pdf good luck |
beama (111) | ||
| 236927 | 2004-05-16 06:34:00 | If the PDF form was meant to be sent by email it would have been designed for you to do that. The whole purpose of PDF forms is so they can't be altered to ensure the original format is retained. If you do change the format by some means it is possible it would not be accepted by the originator. Your best option is to print it out which is what it was designed for, and fax or post it back. |
Jim B (153) | ||
| 236928 | 2004-05-16 07:14:00 | I am with Jim B on this issue. You should not consider stripping, editing and rewriting a pdf document. I use and issue pdf documents every day, and if one was ever returned electronically with edited content, I would discard it. I would not immediately know what else has been changed. I only use pdf to ensure the content of the document is secure and will remain unaltered. Otherwise I would use a web based form or a Word document. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 236929 | 2004-05-18 07:43:00 | > Unless you have Ghostgum or Openoffice you will > not be able convert back to pdf Do you mean to say that Adobe Acrobat can't write PDF files? ;) :p Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 236930 | 2004-05-18 08:17:00 | as far as i know Adobe Acrobat is used to make PDF. Adobe Acrobat viwer is what most people have and it vcan only read then. ps Adobe Acrobat costs about $1000 |
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