Program to type on Adobe PDFs?

Coskesh · Post by **Coskesh** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 10:51 am

There a program that you can use to type onto PDF applications and forms before you print them out? I've used Adobe llustrator in the past, but it's very cumbersome.

Guy Incognito · Post by **Guy Incognito** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 11:24 am

I'm interested in the answer to this question myself. It would have saved me a lot of headaches recently when I was filling out a job application.

EvilHomer3k · Post by **EvilHomer3k** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 11:59 am

I believe you have to have the form set up that way. You can use Adobe Acrobat itself (not the free reader but the full program) to edit lines of pages. If you have that, you could do some editing. I don't know of any other program that will allow you to edit pdf files.

wankerjr · Post by **wankerjr** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 12:30 pm

EvilHomer3k wrote:I believe you have to have the form set up that way. You can use Adobe Acrobat itself (not the free reader but the full program) to edit lines of pages. If you have that, you could do some editing. I don't know of any other program that will allow you to edit pdf files.

Ditto.

I have looked and looked and looked for a free program out there that would let me do that but no luck.

Kasey Chang · Post by **Kasey Chang** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 12:42 pm

I don't think he wants to EDIT them.

Have you tried the ANNOTATE function in PDF Reader?

wankerjr · Post by **wankerjr** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 12:44 pm

Kasey Chang wrote:I don't think he wants to EDIT them.

Have you tried the ANNOTATE function in PDF Reader?

That depends if the PDF security is setup to allow them to do that.

Coskesh · Post by **Coskesh** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 6:50 pm

I found a program that sets up a fake printer, you send the pdf to that printer and it opens a Word-esque editor and lets you enter text without messing up the original formating.

I uninstalled it and deleted the setup files after I noticed it placed DEMO VERSION blah blah text across the final print and costs $250.

Think I'll stick to my copy of Illustrator, though some of the newer pdfs contain fonts that my old version doesnt support.

Default · Post by **Default** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 11:26 pm

What about open office?

Arcanis · Post by **Arcanis** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 4:51 pm

i'm currently using open office it will export to pdf but does not open them, i've tryed. but you could try an end around way to do it in that: print a copy of the document scan it back in to the system as a picture or preferably a text file with pictures then use a word program to type in what you want. or if as a picture use paint to add text in the appropriate locations. i've done this a couple of times and got pretty good results, though the way using paint can be a pain to get just right so it looks like you entered it and things aren't at angels with your name going into the line above or below it.