Anthony Chilco wrote:
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Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:18:18 +0200
Subject: [users] Re: PDF Forms
NoOp wrote the following on 25/06/2008 6:16:
I see that no one has responded. Perhaps this is because it is not clear
(to me anyway) exactly what you wish to do. Could you please provide
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My only problem now is that these PDF forms, created by using Writer, are not allowed by the Acrobat
Reader to save the data which is filled in. One can only print it, nothing more. I would prefer one
could simply save and return it, or just the requested data, by email.
Has any one experience with similar forms and thus problems?
I hope this is a little bit more clear.
Regards,
Pieter
Hi Pieter,
I did a quick test... created a form using writer, exported a PDF, then added
some data (text box, check boxes) using Acrobat Reader v8 and Foxit PDF reader.
With acrobat, I cannot save. Foxit allows me to save and the changes are there
if I then open the file using acrobat. Foxit is a free for any use program. The
other suggestion, which Mike has put forth, is to install a pdf print driver to
output the filled in form as a pdf. There is an advantage to using this method,
as the form can't be changed after submission.
tc
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Anthony may have a good solution with Foxit (I'm not familiar with it),
but here's another idea:
I use a program from Nuance (formerly Scansoft) called PDF Converter
Pro. It's a Windows-only program that costs around $80. I can open
that original pdf file in PDF Converter Pro, add fields where data is to
be filled in, and then save it as a new pdf. Then, the end-user can
open that document in Adobe Reader, fill in those fields, and (I think)
save the result (still as a pdf).
My thinking may be a little rusty (it's been a while since I did this),
but I think that's right. I know it's more common to see pdf forms that
can be filled in but not saved, but I'm pretty sure that the one I
created could be saved WITH the data that had been entered. (However,
PDF Converter Pro also has a print-driver that allows any program to
print to a pdf. So it might be that I actually just filled in the form,
then 'printed' it to another pdf.)
-- Tim Deaton
