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Re: PDF viewer for OSX?

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From: Jim
Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:25
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In article <miPPk.2724$Jv2.1367@nwrddc01.gnilink.net>,
 Wes Groleau <groleau+news@freeshell.org> wrote:

> Jeffrey Jones wrote:
> > Preview can Print to PDF.
> 
> Not when the source is a PDF document that intentionally
> has form completion enabled but saving disabled.
> 
> I don't know why IRS does that.  REALLY irritating.
> I like to fill in what I can and come back to it when
> another document arrives.
> 
> I haven't tried it, but I wonder whether ghostscript
> would allow bypassing the restrictions.

I know this one only too well. I got burned on it with several
forms last year before I went back and looked at them and found
no data.

What I ended up doing was using Acrobat to fill in the form and
print it. Then date and sign in blue ink, scan back in so I have
a complete copy of the original. Extra work, yes. But when the
IRS and/or Post Office loses your stuff, it's a lot easier to
reprint that scanned original than to print, sign and date a
new copy. Which does help if you also send all correspondence
to the IRS Certified/Return Receipt.

But since the OP only wants to fill out and email copy to his
instructor, I would say that printing to PDF from Acrobat should
work for him. (I know, it's not free)

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