Kind of URGENT....... Adobe ?

ikthius · 28-02-2007, 21:04

Hey everyone,

I have an application form for a job, and it is made by Adobe (must be acrotbat).

I have adobe reader.

what do I need so that I can fill this form in on the computer?

I think it will be a lot more neater than my handwriting.

Oh, it has to be free...

ik

AntiSilence · 28-02-2007, 21:08

I think Acrobat Reader 8 lets you fill out fields if they are in the form, but not 100% sure on that.

ikthius · 28-02-2007, 21:13

it does say in the properties that I can fill out fields, but it is not letting me do it....

ik

AntiSilence · 28-02-2007, 21:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by ikthius

it does say in the properties that I can fill out fields, but it is not letting me do it....

ik

I think they have to be defined as fields when the document was made in Acrobat. Again, not 100% sure as I've never used Acrobat to make PDF files.

ikthius · 28-02-2007, 21:27

Acrobat Distiller 6.0 for Macintosh
PDF version 1.5 is the properties

and it does say I can amend form fields, problem is, the form is not letting me do it.......

I have reader 8.0

ik

Stuart · 28-02-2007, 21:29

I'm pretty sure that ALL versions of acrobat reader allow you to fill out any fields present on a PDF.

Paul K · 28-02-2007, 21:30

Yep, we have forms like that at work..... can always try the old fashioned route and print it

AntiSilence · 28-02-2007, 21:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by ikthius

and it does say I can amend form fields, problem is, the form is not letting me do it.......

Which means that there are no fields in the document to edit.

ikthius · 28-02-2007, 22:06

Oh well looks like its hand written for me

ik

AntiSilence · 28-02-2007, 22:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by ikthius

Oh well looks like its hand written for me

ik

Is this any use to you?

28-02-2007, 22:30

ik

open office

http://www.openoffice.org/

lets you export a true pdf file - you can use the software to make a manual copy of the form, edit it, then export as a pdf, they will never know

- just to be clear 'you' must do the manual copy, it isn't automatic

, but it isn't a 'printer driver' type conversion, it is the 'real thing'

and you will be able to copy / paste some stuff

ikthius · 01-03-2007, 13:47

thanks Gaz, I got open office, I will play with that.

I just need to input it all and then I have to print it all out, then sign.

I think if I penned this it would look bad, its 15 pages long.

ik

ikthius · 01-03-2007, 15:49

This Open Office which is 2.1 stable version,

is not working....... I just get a lot of giberish, and it is 1169 pages long

ik