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can I fill PDF forms in Word or other software?
Hello,
I've got a PDF form that is not the type with entry fields. Instead of putting my handwriting on this, does anyone know of a way to fill it out using my computer? 1. Can I somehow put a PDF as a background image in a Word doc so that I can type on top of it? 2. Had someone OCR it for me, but it's too far from the original and is cumbersome. 3. Briefly tried doing it in Illustrator by opening the PDF and typing on top of it, but it is quite difficult to place the text and space it so that the form gets filled on the right lines, particularly where there are multiple line answers. 4. Is there another piece of software that can accomplish this unique task? Thanks for your help, hj. |
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"hugh jass" wrote in message
.. . Hello, I've got a PDF form that is not the type with entry fields. Instead of putting my handwriting on this, does anyone know of a way to fill it out using my computer? 1. Can I somehow put a PDF as a background image in a Word doc so that I can type on top of it? 2. Had someone OCR it for me, but it's too far from the original and is cumbersome. 3. Briefly tried doing it in Illustrator by opening the PDF and typing on top of it, but it is quite difficult to place the text and space it so that the form gets filled on the right lines, particularly where there are multiple line answers. 4. Is there another piece of software that can accomplish this unique task? Thanks for your help, hj. Adobe Photoshop or Elements will do it. But it won't be any different than Illustrator. Word would be the same problem, but I believe Word will not import PDF. |
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No, it doesn't.
-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Toolman Tim" wrote in message ... "hugh jass" wrote in message .. . Hello, I've got a PDF form that is not the type with entry fields. Instead of putting my handwriting on this, does anyone know of a way to fill it out using my computer? 1. Can I somehow put a PDF as a background image in a Word doc so that I can type on top of it? 2. Had someone OCR it for me, but it's too far from the original and is cumbersome. 3. Briefly tried doing it in Illustrator by opening the PDF and typing on top of it, but it is quite difficult to place the text and space it so that the form gets filled on the right lines, particularly where there are multiple line answers. 4. Is there another piece of software that can accomplish this unique task? Thanks for your help, hj. Adobe Photoshop or Elements will do it. But it won't be any different than Illustrator. Word would be the same problem, but I believe Word will not import PDF. |
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I thought not. I needed to place some PDFs in an Excel workbook recently,
and ran into that. I ended up opening it in Photoshop, exporting it as jpg. The resolution suffered some, but it worked. "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message ... No, it doesn't. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Toolman Tim" wrote in message ... "hugh jass" wrote in message .. . Hello, I've got a PDF form that is not the type with entry fields. Instead of putting my handwriting on this, does anyone know of a way to fill it out using my computer? 1. Can I somehow put a PDF as a background image in a Word doc so that I can type on top of it? 2. Had someone OCR it for me, but it's too far from the original and is cumbersome. 3. Briefly tried doing it in Illustrator by opening the PDF and typing on top of it, but it is quite difficult to place the text and space it so that the form gets filled on the right lines, particularly where there are multiple line answers. 4. Is there another piece of software that can accomplish this unique task? Thanks for your help, hj. Adobe Photoshop or Elements will do it. But it won't be any different than Illustrator. Word would be the same problem, but I believe Word will not import PDF. |
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Toolman Tim wrote:
"hugh jass" wrote in message .. . Hello, I've got a PDF form that is not the type with entry fields. Instead of putting my handwriting on this, does anyone know of a way to fill it out using my computer? 1. Can I somehow put a PDF as a background image in a Word doc so that I can type on top of it? 2. Had someone OCR it for me, but it's too far from the original and is cumbersome. 3. Briefly tried doing it in Illustrator by opening the PDF and typing on top of it, but it is quite difficult to place the text and space it so that the form gets filled on the right lines, particularly where there are multiple line answers. 4. Is there another piece of software that can accomplish this unique task? Thanks for your help, hj. Adobe Photoshop or Elements will do it. But it won't be any different than Illustrator. Word would be the same problem, but I believe Word will not import PDF. You need something that will allow you to create and edit .pdf files (assuming the one you want to use as a template isn't protected). Acrobat (not Reader) will do this, but is fairly expensive. I believe OpenOffice can create .pdf files, and possibly the newest version of Word (but I'm not sure about Word). There are other .pdf creator programs - Google for them. Malke -- "That'll be 10 quid." |
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Well, duh! I answered his question by accident, didn't I g! If he converts
the PDF to a bitmap image that he puts in Word, he can do a text box over the top. "Toolman Tim" wrote in message ... I thought not. I needed to place some PDFs in an Excel workbook recently, and ran into that. I ended up opening it in Photoshop, exporting it as jpg. The resolution suffered some, but it worked. "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message ... No, it doesn't. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Toolman Tim" wrote in message ... "hugh jass" wrote in message .. . Hello, I've got a PDF form that is not the type with entry fields. Instead of putting my handwriting on this, does anyone know of a way to fill it out using my computer? 1. Can I somehow put a PDF as a background image in a Word doc so that I can type on top of it? 2. Had someone OCR it for me, but it's too far from the original and is cumbersome. 3. Briefly tried doing it in Illustrator by opening the PDF and typing on top of it, but it is quite difficult to place the text and space it so that the form gets filled on the right lines, particularly where there are multiple line answers. 4. Is there another piece of software that can accomplish this unique task? Thanks for your help, hj. Adobe Photoshop or Elements will do it. But it won't be any different than Illustrator. Word would be the same problem, but I believe Word will not import PDF. |
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Open it in Acrobat, select toolsadvanced editingText field tool draw a
text box around each field where you need text inserted, save it, close it, re open it, type in the text. You did say you have the full version of Acrobat 7 right? -- The best live web video on the internet http://www.seedsv.com/webdemo.htm NEW Embedded system W/Linux. We now sell DVR cards. See it all at http://www.seedsv.com/products.htm Sharpvision simply the best http://www.seedsv.com "hugh jass" wrote in message .. . Hello, I've got a PDF form that is not the type with entry fields. Instead of putting my handwriting on this, does anyone know of a way to fill it out using my computer? 1. Can I somehow put a PDF as a background image in a Word doc so that I can type on top of it? 2. Had someone OCR it for me, but it's too far from the original and is cumbersome. 3. Briefly tried doing it in Illustrator by opening the PDF and typing on top of it, but it is quite difficult to place the text and space it so that the form gets filled on the right lines, particularly where there are multiple line answers. 4. Is there another piece of software that can accomplish this unique task? Thanks for your help, hj. |
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Yes I do.
Thanks, I'll try this way. hj "pcbutts1" wrote in message . .. Open it in Acrobat, select toolsadvanced editingText field tool draw a text box around each field where you need text inserted, save it, close it, re open it, type in the text. You did say you have the full version of Acrobat 7 right? -- The best live web video on the internet http://www.seedsv.com/webdemo.htm NEW Embedded system W/Linux. We now sell DVR cards. See it all at http://www.seedsv.com/products.htm Sharpvision simply the best http://www.seedsv.com "hugh jass" wrote in message .. . Hello, I've got a PDF form that is not the type with entry fields. Instead of putting my handwriting on this, does anyone know of a way to fill it out using my computer? 1. Can I somehow put a PDF as a background image in a Word doc so that I can type on top of it? 2. Had someone OCR it for me, but it's too far from the original and is cumbersome. 3. Briefly tried doing it in Illustrator by opening the PDF and typing on top of it, but it is quite difficult to place the text and space it so that the form gets filled on the right lines, particularly where there are multiple line answers. 4. Is there another piece of software that can accomplish this unique task? Thanks for your help, hj. |
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I had luck creating the form fields, but then when I saved and reopened the
doc, it just shows me the fields and doesn't enable me to fill them in. I have to open a separate install of Acrobat Reader to fill them in. Am I just missing some simple setting here? thnx "pcbutts1" wrote in message . .. Open it in Acrobat, select toolsadvanced editingText field tool draw a text box around each field where you need text inserted, save it, close it, re open it, type in the text. You did say you have the full version of Acrobat 7 right? -- The best live web video on the internet http://www.seedsv.com/webdemo.htm NEW Embedded system W/Linux. We now sell DVR cards. See it all at http://www.seedsv.com/products.htm Sharpvision simply the best http://www.seedsv.com "hugh jass" wrote in message .. . Hello, I've got a PDF form that is not the type with entry fields. Instead of putting my handwriting on this, does anyone know of a way to fill it out using my computer? 1. Can I somehow put a PDF as a background image in a Word doc so that I can type on top of it? 2. Had someone OCR it for me, but it's too far from the original and is cumbersome. 3. Briefly tried doing it in Illustrator by opening the PDF and typing on top of it, but it is quite difficult to place the text and space it so that the form gets filled on the right lines, particularly where there are multiple line answers. 4. Is there another piece of software that can accomplish this unique task? Thanks for your help, hj. |
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STOP FORGING ME YOU *******!
-- "Instead of trying to bash me you should try to learn from me and archive my posts so you can better help people in the future. If you don't understand something I post then ask me my email is valid." - - pcbutts1 wrote: Open it in Acrobat, select toolsadvanced editingText field tool draw a text box around each field where you need text inserted, save it, close it, re open it, type in the text. You did say you have the full version of Acrobat 7 right? "hugh jass" wrote in message .. . Hello, I've got a PDF form that is not the type with entry fields. Instead of putting my handwriting on this, does anyone know of a way to fill it out using my computer? 1. Can I somehow put a PDF as a background image in a Word doc so that I can type on top of it? 2. Had someone OCR it for me, but it's too far from the original and is cumbersome. 3. Briefly tried doing it in Illustrator by opening the PDF and typing on top of it, but it is quite difficult to place the text and space it so that the form gets filled on the right lines, particularly where there are multiple line answers. 4. Is there another piece of software that can accomplish this unique task? Thanks for your help, hj. -- |
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That's why you have to close it and re-open it otherwise acrobat thinks you
are still editing it. -- The best live web video on the internet http://www.seedsv.com/webdemo.htm NEW Embedded system W/Linux. We now sell DVR cards. See it all at http://www.seedsv.com/products.htm Sharpvision simply the best http://www.seedsv.com "hugh jass" wrote in message .. . I had luck creating the form fields, but then when I saved and reopened the doc, it just shows me the fields and doesn't enable me to fill them in. I have to open a separate install of Acrobat Reader to fill them in. Am I just missing some simple setting here? thnx "pcbutts1" wrote in message . .. Open it in Acrobat, select toolsadvanced editingText field tool draw a text box around each field where you need text inserted, save it, close it, re open it, type in the text. You did say you have the full version of Acrobat 7 right? -- The best live web video on the internet http://www.seedsv.com/webdemo.htm NEW Embedded system W/Linux. We now sell DVR cards. See it all at http://www.seedsv.com/products.htm Sharpvision simply the best http://www.seedsv.com "hugh jass" wrote in message .. . Hello, I've got a PDF form that is not the type with entry fields. Instead of putting my handwriting on this, does anyone know of a way to fill it out using my computer? 1. Can I somehow put a PDF as a background image in a Word doc so that I can type on top of it? 2. Had someone OCR it for me, but it's too far from the original and is cumbersome. 3. Briefly tried doing it in Illustrator by opening the PDF and typing on top of it, but it is quite difficult to place the text and space it so that the form gets filled on the right lines, particularly where there are multiple line answers. 4. Is there another piece of software that can accomplish this unique task? Thanks for your help, hj. |
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Arguing with yourself is not a good sign.
-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "pcbutts1" wrote in message news:1123002900.a3dd03126392dd812045a5036f877d21@t eranews... STOP FORGING ME YOU *******! -- "Instead of trying to bash me you should try to learn from me and archive my posts so you can better help people in the future. If you don't understand something I post then ask me my email is valid." - - pcbutts1 wrote: Open it in Acrobat, select toolsadvanced editingText field tool draw a text box around each field where you need text inserted, save it, close it, re open it, type in the text. You did say you have the full version of Acrobat 7 right? "hugh jass" wrote in message .. . Hello, I've got a PDF form that is not the type with entry fields. Instead of putting my handwriting on this, does anyone know of a way to fill it out using my computer? 1. Can I somehow put a PDF as a background image in a Word doc so that I can type on top of it? 2. Had someone OCR it for me, but it's too far from the original and is cumbersome. 3. Briefly tried doing it in Illustrator by opening the PDF and typing on top of it, but it is quite difficult to place the text and space it so that the form gets filled on the right lines, particularly where there are multiple line answers. 4. Is there another piece of software that can accomplish this unique task? Thanks for your help, hj. -- |
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That's a troll JoAnn, it has been forging my good name for a while now.
Check the headers and block it. -- The best live web video on the internet http://www.seedsv.com/webdemo.htm NEW Embedded system W/Linux. We now sell DVR cards. See it all at http://www.seedsv.com/products.htm Sharpvision simply the best http://www.seedsv.com "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message ... Arguing with yourself is not a good sign. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "pcbutts1" wrote in message news:1123002900.a3dd03126392dd812045a5036f877d21@t eranews... STOP FORGING ME YOU *******! -- "Instead of trying to bash me you should try to learn from me and archive my posts so you can better help people in the future. If you don't understand something I post then ask me my email is valid." - - pcbutts1 wrote: Open it in Acrobat, select toolsadvanced editingText field tool draw a text box around each field where you need text inserted, save it, close it, re open it, type in the text. You did say you have the full version of Acrobat 7 right? "hugh jass" wrote in message .. . Hello, I've got a PDF form that is not the type with entry fields. Instead of putting my handwriting on this, does anyone know of a way to fill it out using my computer? 1. Can I somehow put a PDF as a background image in a Word doc so that I can type on top of it? 2. Had someone OCR it for me, but it's too far from the original and is cumbersome. 3. Briefly tried doing it in Illustrator by opening the PDF and typing on top of it, but it is quite difficult to place the text and space it so that the form gets filled on the right lines, particularly where there are multiple line answers. 4. Is there another piece of software that can accomplish this unique task? Thanks for your help, hj. -- |
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I was forged myself when I first started in MS's groups. Eventually they
lose interest and move onto another target. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "pcbutts1" wrote in message ... That's a troll JoAnn, it has been forging my good name for a while now. Check the headers and block it. -- The best live web video on the internet http://www.seedsv.com/webdemo.htm NEW Embedded system W/Linux. We now sell DVR cards. See it all at http://www.seedsv.com/products.htm Sharpvision simply the best http://www.seedsv.com "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message ... Arguing with yourself is not a good sign. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "pcbutts1" wrote in message news:1123002900.a3dd03126392dd812045a5036f877d21@t eranews... STOP FORGING ME YOU *******! -- "Instead of trying to bash me you should try to learn from me and archive my posts so you can better help people in the future. If you don't understand something I post then ask me my email is valid." - - pcbutts1 wrote: Open it in Acrobat, select toolsadvanced editingText field tool draw a text box around each field where you need text inserted, save it, close it, re open it, type in the text. You did say you have the full version of Acrobat 7 right? "hugh jass" wrote in message .. . Hello, I've got a PDF form that is not the type with entry fields. Instead of putting my handwriting on this, does anyone know of a way to fill it out using my computer? 1. Can I somehow put a PDF as a background image in a Word doc so that I can type on top of it? 2. Had someone OCR it for me, but it's too far from the original and is cumbersome. 3. Briefly tried doing it in Illustrator by opening the PDF and typing on top of it, but it is quite difficult to place the text and space it so that the form gets filled on the right lines, particularly where there are multiple line answers. 4. Is there another piece of software that can accomplish this unique task? Thanks for your help, hj. -- |
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Same here. We can only hope the idiot forging pcbutts1 moves on soon, but is
has been quite a while and is getting rather old. T.T. "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message ... I was forged myself when I first started in MS's groups. Eventually they lose interest and move onto another target. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "pcbutts1" wrote in message ... That's a troll JoAnn, it has been forging my good name for a while now. Check the headers and block it. -- The best live web video on the internet http://www.seedsv.com/webdemo.htm NEW Embedded system W/Linux. We now sell DVR cards. See it all at http://www.seedsv.com/products.htm Sharpvision simply the best http://www.seedsv.com "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message ... Arguing with yourself is not a good sign. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "pcbutts1" wrote in message news:1123002900.a3dd03126392dd812045a5036f877d21@t eranews... STOP FORGING ME YOU *******! -- "Instead of trying to bash me you should try to learn from me and archive my posts so you can better help people in the future. If you don't understand something I post then ask me my email is valid." - - pcbutts1 wrote: Open it in Acrobat, select toolsadvanced editingText field tool draw a text box around each field where you need text inserted, save it, close it, re open it, type in the text. You did say you have the full version of Acrobat 7 right? "hugh jass" wrote in message .. . Hello, I've got a PDF form that is not the type with entry fields. Instead of putting my handwriting on this, does anyone know of a way to fill it out using my computer? 1. Can I somehow put a PDF as a background image in a Word doc so that I can type on top of it? 2. Had someone OCR it for me, but it's too far from the original and is cumbersome. 3. Briefly tried doing it in Illustrator by opening the PDF and typing on top of it, but it is quite difficult to place the text and space it so that the form gets filled on the right lines, particularly where there are multiple line answers. 4. Is there another piece of software that can accomplish this unique task? Thanks for your help, hj. -- |
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"Toolman Tim" wrote in
: Same here. We can only hope the idiot forging pcbutts1 moves on soon, but is has been quite a while and is getting rather old. T.T. ************Middle Posted for Maximum Confusion******************** I have 18 pcbutts1 in my killfile and I'm sure that is not all..... -max "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message ... I was forged myself when I first started in MS's groups. Eventually they lose interest and move onto another target. "pcbutts1" wrote in message ... That's a troll JoAnn, it has been forging my good name for a while now. Check the headers and block it. "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message ... Arguing with yourself is not a good sign. JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "pcbutts1" wrote in message news:1123002900.a3dd03126392dd812045a5036f877d21@t eranews... STOP FORGING ME YOU *******! -- Playing Nice on Usenet: http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/unice.htm#xpost My Pages: http://home.neo.rr.com/manna4u/ Change nomail.afraid.org to yahoo.com to reply. Registered Linux User #393236 |
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