If the instructions that accompany the forms suggest they should be hand
written, the reason is frequently to do with the handwriting analysis some
employers use as a first stage filter. Filling in such forms by PC will
ensure they go straight to the shredder.
The best form filling tool I have come across is the form filler that came
with the corporate version of Abbyy Finereader 6 (I believe it was split off
later as a separate application and I cannot comment on the later versions).
You will need a scanner as (unlike the OCR software it accompanies) the form
filler is not compatible with PDF format.
--
Graham Mayor - Word MVP
My web site
www.gmayor.com
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Jodi wrote:
I along with countless others are unemployed--in my case--even with
good skills in my profession, I've been unemployed for 5 months. I
am growing weary of printing out applications from websites and hand
writing them. There must be a way to convert them to fillable forms.
Does anybody else have that experience? I have downloaded a couple
of pdf converters but neither shows a way to convert to a fillable
form.