Hello,
I've got a PDF form that is not the type with entry fields.
Instead of putting my handwriting on this, does anyone know of a way to fill
it out using my computer?
1. Can I somehow put a PDF as a background image in a Word doc so that I can
type on top of it?
2. Had someone OCR it for me, but it's too far from the original and is
cumbersome.
3. Briefly tried doing it in Illustrator by opening the PDF and typing on
top of it, but it is quite difficult to place the text and space it so that
the form gets filled on the right lines, particularly where there are
multiple line answers.
4. Is there another piece of software that can accomplish this unique task?

Thanks for your help,
hj.

"hugh jass" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> I've got a PDF form that is not the type with entry fields.
> Instead of putting my handwriting on this, does anyone know of a way to
> fill it out using my computer?
> 1. Can I somehow put a PDF as a background image in a Word doc so that I
> can type on top of it?
> 2. Had someone OCR it for me, but it's too far from the original and is
> cumbersome.
> 3. Briefly tried doing it in Illustrator by opening the PDF and typing on
> top of it, but it is quite difficult to place the text and space it so
> that the form gets filled on the right lines, particularly where there are
> multiple line answers.
> 4. Is there another piece of software that can accomplish this unique
> task?
>
> Thanks for your help,
> hj.
Adobe Photoshop or Elements will do it. But it won't be any different than
Illustrator. Word would be the same problem, but I believe Word will not
import PDF.

No, it doesn't.



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"Toolman Tim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "hugh jass" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:h6BHe.2815$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hello,
>> I've got a PDF form that is not the type with entry fields.
>> Instead of putting my handwriting on this, does anyone know of a way to
>> fill it out using my computer?
>> 1. Can I somehow put a PDF as a background image in a Word doc so that I
>> can type on top of it?
>> 2. Had someone OCR it for me, but it's too far from the original and is
>> cumbersome.
>> 3. Briefly tried doing it in Illustrator by opening the PDF and typing on
>> top of it, but it is quite difficult to place the text and space it so
>> that the form gets filled on the right lines, particularly where there
>> are multiple line answers.
>> 4. Is there another piece of software that can accomplish this unique
>> task?
>>
>> Thanks for your help,
>> hj.
> Adobe Photoshop or Elements will do it. But it won't be any different than
> Illustrator. Word would be the same problem, but I believe Word will not
> import PDF.
>
>
>

I thought not. I needed to place some PDFs in an Excel workbook recently,
and ran into that. I ended up opening it in Photoshop, exporting it as jpg.
The resolution suffered some, but it worked.

"JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:n6OdncNHzo22eHPfRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> No, it doesn't.
>
>
>
> --
>
> JoAnn Paules
> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>
>
>
> "Toolman Tim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:YuBHe.1608$_(E-Mail Removed)...
>> "hugh jass" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:h6BHe.2815$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Hello,
>>> I've got a PDF form that is not the type with entry fields.
>>> Instead of putting my handwriting on this, does anyone know of a way to
>>> fill it out using my computer?
>>> 1. Can I somehow put a PDF as a background image in a Word doc so that I
>>> can type on top of it?
>>> 2. Had someone OCR it for me, but it's too far from the original and is
>>> cumbersome.
>>> 3. Briefly tried doing it in Illustrator by opening the PDF and typing
>>> on top of it, but it is quite difficult to place the text and space it
>>> so that the form gets filled on the right lines, particularly where
>>> there are multiple line answers.
>>> 4. Is there another piece of software that can accomplish this unique
>>> task?
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help,
>>> hj.
>> Adobe Photoshop or Elements will do it. But it won't be any different
>> than Illustrator. Word would be the same problem, but I believe Word will
>> not import PDF.
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Toolman Tim wrote:

> "hugh jass" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:h6BHe.2815$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hello,
>> I've got a PDF form that is not the type with entry fields.
>> Instead of putting my handwriting on this, does anyone know of a way
>> to fill it out using my computer?
>> 1. Can I somehow put a PDF as a background image in a Word doc so
>> that I can type on top of it?
>> 2. Had someone OCR it for me, but it's too far from the original and
>> is cumbersome.
>> 3. Briefly tried doing it in Illustrator by opening the PDF and
>> typing on top of it, but it is quite difficult to place the text and
>> space it so that the form gets filled on the right lines,
>> particularly where there are multiple line answers.
>> 4. Is there another piece of software that can accomplish this unique
>> task?
>>
>> Thanks for your help,
>> hj.
> Adobe Photoshop or Elements will do it. But it won't be any different
> than Illustrator. Word would be the same problem, but I believe Word
> will not import PDF.

You need something that will allow you to create and edit .pdf files
(assuming the one you want to use as a template isn't protected).
Acrobat (not Reader) will do this, but is fairly expensive. I believe
OpenOffice can create .pdf files, and possibly the newest version of
Word (but I'm not sure about Word). There are other .pdf creator
programs - Google for them.

Malke
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Well, duh! I answered his question by accident, didn't I <g>! If he converts
the PDF to a bitmap image that he puts in Word, he can do a text box over
the top.

"Toolman Tim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:qBBHe.1612$_(E-Mail Removed)...
>I thought not. I needed to place some PDFs in an Excel workbook recently,
>and ran into that. I ended up opening it in Photoshop, exporting it as jpg.
>The resolution suffered some, but it worked.
>
> "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:n6OdncNHzo22eHPfRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> No, it doesn't.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> JoAnn Paules
>> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>>
>>
>>
>> "Toolman Tim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:YuBHe.1608$_(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> "hugh jass" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:h6BHe.2815$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Hello,
>>>> I've got a PDF form that is not the type with entry fields.
>>>> Instead of putting my handwriting on this, does anyone know of a way to
>>>> fill it out using my computer?
>>>> 1. Can I somehow put a PDF as a background image in a Word doc so that
>>>> I can type on top of it?
>>>> 2. Had someone OCR it for me, but it's too far from the original and is
>>>> cumbersome.
>>>> 3. Briefly tried doing it in Illustrator by opening the PDF and typing
>>>> on top of it, but it is quite difficult to place the text and space it
>>>> so that the form gets filled on the right lines, particularly where
>>>> there are multiple line answers.
>>>> 4. Is there another piece of software that can accomplish this unique
>>>> task?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your help,
>>>> hj.
>>> Adobe Photoshop or Elements will do it. But it won't be any different
>>> than Illustrator. Word would be the same problem, but I believe Word
>>> will not import PDF.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Open it in Acrobat, select tools>advanced editing>Text field tool> draw a
text box around each field where you need text inserted, save it, close it,
re open it, type in the text. You did say you have the full version of
Acrobat 7 right?

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"hugh jass" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> I've got a PDF form that is not the type with entry fields.
> Instead of putting my handwriting on this, does anyone know of a way to
> fill it out using my computer?
> 1. Can I somehow put a PDF as a background image in a Word doc so that I
> can type on top of it?
> 2. Had someone OCR it for me, but it's too far from the original and is
> cumbersome.
> 3. Briefly tried doing it in Illustrator by opening the PDF and typing on
> top of it, but it is quite difficult to place the text and space it so
> that the form gets filled on the right lines, particularly where there are
> multiple line answers.
> 4. Is there another piece of software that can accomplish this unique
> task?
>
> Thanks for your help,
> hj.
>

Yes I do.

Thanks, I'll try this way.

hj


"pcbutts1" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Open it in Acrobat, select tools>advanced editing>Text field tool> draw a
> text box around each field where you need text inserted, save it, close
> it, re open it, type in the text. You did say you have the full version of
> Acrobat 7 right?
>
> --
>
>
> The best live web video on the internet http://www.seedsv.com/webdemo.htm
> NEW Embedded system W/Linux. We now sell DVR cards.
> See it all at http://www.seedsv.com/products.htm
> Sharpvision simply the best http://www.seedsv.com
>
>
>
> "hugh jass" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:h6BHe.2815$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hello,
>> I've got a PDF form that is not the type with entry fields.
>> Instead of putting my handwriting on this, does anyone know of a way to
>> fill it out using my computer?
>> 1. Can I somehow put a PDF as a background image in a Word doc so that I
>> can type on top of it?
>> 2. Had someone OCR it for me, but it's too far from the original and is
>> cumbersome.
>> 3. Briefly tried doing it in Illustrator by opening the PDF and typing on
>> top of it, but it is quite difficult to place the text and space it so
>> that the form gets filled on the right lines, particularly where there
>> are multiple line answers.
>> 4. Is there another piece of software that can accomplish this unique
>> task?
>>
>> Thanks for your help,
>> hj.
>>
>
>

I had luck creating the form fields, but then when I saved and reopened the
doc, it just shows me the fields and doesn't enable me to fill them in.
I have to open a separate install of Acrobat Reader to fill them in.
Am I just missing some simple setting here?

thnx

"pcbutts1" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Open it in Acrobat, select tools>advanced editing>Text field tool> draw a
> text box around each field where you need text inserted, save it, close
> it, re open it, type in the text. You did say you have the full version of
> Acrobat 7 right?
>
> --
>
>
> The best live web video on the internet http://www.seedsv.com/webdemo.htm
> NEW Embedded system W/Linux. We now sell DVR cards.
> See it all at http://www.seedsv.com/products.htm
> Sharpvision simply the best http://www.seedsv.com
>
>
>
> "hugh jass" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:h6BHe.2815$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hello,
>> I've got a PDF form that is not the type with entry fields.
>> Instead of putting my handwriting on this, does anyone know of a way to
>> fill it out using my computer?
>> 1. Can I somehow put a PDF as a background image in a Word doc so that I
>> can type on top of it?
>> 2. Had someone OCR it for me, but it's too far from the original and is
>> cumbersome.
>> 3. Briefly tried doing it in Illustrator by opening the PDF and typing on
>> top of it, but it is quite difficult to place the text and space it so
>> that the form gets filled on the right lines, particularly where there
>> are multiple line answers.
>> 4. Is there another piece of software that can accomplish this unique
>> task?
>>
>> Thanks for your help,
>> hj.
>>
>
>

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pcbutts1 wrote:
> Open it in Acrobat, select tools>advanced editing>Text field tool>
> draw a text box around each field where you need text inserted, save
> it, close it, re open it, type in the text. You did say you have the
> full version of Acrobat 7 right?
>
>
> "hugh jass" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:h6BHe.2815$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hello,
>> I've got a PDF form that is not the type with entry fields.
>> Instead of putting my handwriting on this, does anyone know of a way
>> to fill it out using my computer?
>> 1. Can I somehow put a PDF as a background image in a Word doc so
>> that I can type on top of it?
>> 2. Had someone OCR it for me, but it's too far from the original and
>> is cumbersome.
>> 3. Briefly tried doing it in Illustrator by opening the PDF and
>> typing on top of it, but it is quite difficult to place the text and
>> space it so that the form gets filled on the right lines,
>> particularly where there are multiple line answers.
>> 4. Is there another piece of software that can accomplish this unique
>> task?
>>
>> Thanks for your help,
>> hj.

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