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Posted to users@openoffice.apache.org by Jim McLaughlin <jj...@gmail.com> on 2015/02/05 02:10:30 UTC
Importing PDF form into OO 4.0.1
I am running OO 4.0.1 on a PC clone under Windows 7 Home Premium edition.
I am looking for a way to import into OO a form created by a third party
with Adobe in PDF format. I want to be able to fill out the form with my
computer, rather than print a blank form and fill in by hand.
For reasons not known to me, the third party did not create a fillable PDF
form, which I can fill out with the 'puter, either within OO or with Adobe
reader. Other third parties do provide other kinds of fillible forms so I
know it can be done.
I just don't know how.
I am looking for a way to fill out the form with OO and save it in the
.PDF format.
Any ideas?
Thank you each and all in advance.
Re: Importing PDF form into OO 4.0.1
Posted by Martin Groenescheij <Ma...@Groenescheij.COM>.
On 2/6/2015 3:31 AM, Julian Thomas wrote:
>> On Feb 5, 2015, at 09:33, Vince B. <wa...@verizon.net> wrote:
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>> You might want to consider a program called: NitroPDF.
> unfortunately only available for windoze
And that is exactly the OS where the poster refers to.
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Re: Importing PDF form into OO 4.0.1
Posted by Julian Thomas <jt...@jt-mj.net>.
> On Feb 5, 2015, at 09:33, Vince B. <wa...@verizon.net> wrote:
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> You might want to consider a program called: NitroPDF.
unfortunately only available for windoze
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Re: Importing PDF form into OO 4.0.1
Posted by "Vince B." <wa...@verizon.net>.
Hi Jim:
You might want to consider a program called: NitroPDF.
I use it by first importing a PDF that has fillable-fields. Then add the text strings to the form. Save my work as a PDF file, or print the filled-in form directly to local printer. This works for me and seems to to me simpler than the suggested AOO workflow.
Regards,
Vince_B.
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> On Feb 4, 2015, at 20:10, Jim McLaughlin <jj...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I am running OO 4.0.1 on a PC clone under Windows 7 Home Premium edition.
>
> I am looking for a way to import into OO a form created by a third party
> with Adobe in PDF format. I want to be able to fill out the form with my
> computer, rather than print a blank form and fill in by hand.
>
> For reasons not known to me, the third party did not create a fillable PDF
> form, which I can fill out with the 'puter, either within OO or with Adobe
> reader. Other third parties do provide other kinds of fillible forms so I
> know it can be done.
>
> I just don't know how.
>
> I am looking for a way to fill out the form with OO and save it in the
> .PDF format.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thank you each and all in advance.
Re: Importing PDF form into OO 4.0.1
Posted by johnny smith <ka...@krovatka.su>.
Jim McLaughlin <jj...@gmail.com>:
> I am looking for a way to import into OO a form created by a third party
> with Adobe in PDF format. I want to be able to fill out the form with my
> computer, rather than print a blank form and fill in by hand.
>
> For reasons not known to me, the third party did not create a fillable PDF
> form, which I can fill out with the 'puter, either within OO or with Adobe
> reader.
so, the form is just a compilation of field labels and series of underscores or drawn lines or rectangles instead of meaningful input boxes. in such a case, i think, the easiest way is to take snapshots in good resolution, insert them into a writer document in background and place frames on top of those lines or rectangles. i used to do so.
another way is to insert typewriter comments over the input lines in a pdf reader. adobe's latest reader allows typewriting.
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Re: Importing PDF form into OO 4.0.1
Posted by Brian Barker <b....@btinternet.com>.
At 17:10 04/02/2015 -0800, Jim McLaughlin wrote:
>I am running OO 4.0.1 on a PC clone under Windows 7 Home Premium
>edition. I am looking for a way to import into OO a form created by
>a third party with Adobe in PDF format. I want to be able to fill
>out the form with my computer, rather than print a blank form and
>fill in by hand.
>
>For reasons not known to me, the third party did not create a
>fillable PDF form, which I can fill out with the 'puter, either
>within OO or with Adobe reader. Other third parties do provide other
>kinds of fillable forms so I know it can be done. I just don't know how.
>
>I am looking for a way to fill out the form with OO and save it in
>the .PDF format.
I don't think the fact that some forms can be filled means that forms
not designed to be filled must somehow be able to be filled.
o In Adobe Reader, use Edit | Copy File to Clipboard.
o Paste into a new Draw document.
o Resize the image to its original dimensions. (Hold down the Shift
key to preserve the aspect ratio.)
o Insert text boxes as necessary over the image of your form. Use the
Text button in the Drawing toolbar and drag to produce each text box.
o Use File | Export as PDF... to create your final PDF file.
It's fiddly and messy, but it works. I've used it.
I trust this helps.
Brian Barker
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