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6 total messages Started by Martin_Holt Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:24

#327

Author: Martin_Holt
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:24

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Hi,

I'm on Windows Vista Home Premium with Adobe 9.

I have a pdf form that I'm supposed to be able to fill in, and although the cursor will click on the field, I can't type anything in. I've consulted Help; still no joy. Any ideas ?

Martin

Re: Can't fill in form

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Author: graffiti
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:05

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      that I'm supposed to be able to fill in




How do you know?

      I can't type anything in




It requires form fields to be added by the creator of PDF (just because it looks like a form, doesn't mean that those fields have been added). If it doesn't have those, you won't be able to type anything in.

Re: Can't fill in form

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Author: Martin_Holt
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:38

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Can't fill in form

      >A new message was posted by graffiti in





      Adobe Reader -- >Can't fill in form






      that I'm supposed to be able to fill in





      >How do you know?




It's a job application form and the form owner says that that is the procedure.

      I can't type anything in





      >It requires form fields to be added by the creator of PDF (just >>because
      it looks like a form, doesn't mean that those >>fields have >>been added).
      If it doesn't have those, you won't be able to type >>anything in.




If we assume that the creator of the form did so with its intended use in mind...i.e that there are form fields....is there any other explanation ?

Thanks for answering,
Martin

Re: Can't fill in form

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Author: graffiti
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:43

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      is there any other explanation ?




Not that I can think of.

Do you have a button near the top right of the form that says "highlight form fields"? if not, that means there are no form fields.

If so, could you possibly post a copy of the PDF somewhere so we can look at it?

Re: Can't fill in form

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Author: J.R._Sanford
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:45

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Hey Martin, go to <http://www.irs.gov> - click on the Form 1040 and see if you can fill that one out.

J.R.

Re: Can't fill in form

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Author: Martin_Holt
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:14

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Hi JR,

Yep, I can fill that one out (although I wouldn't want to) and I can see the button that graffiti referred to. So its the form. Can I ask you too, can you recommend a good trial version of a pdf to word convertor ? Thanks for your help,
Martin

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