PDF Background?

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I need to figure out a way to fill out multiple insurance applications at the
same time. I am setting up a form that will accept data, then put it into
corresponding fields on an existing PDF. I am basically wanting to make the
PDF a background and have the data "laid" on top of it. Is this even
possible or am I just crazy?
 
I need to figure out a way to fill out multiple insurance
applications at the same time.
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Hmm. Having trouble getting coverage? Or should this smell so fishy that I
ought to be holding my nose?
I am setting up a form that will accept data, then put it into
corresponding fields on an existing PDF. I am basically
wanting to make the PDF a background and have the data
"laid" on top of it.
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It is possible to use a graphic image as a background and position Controls
on top of it, but that won't put the data into the Fields defined as a PDF.
Too, I am not aware that PDF is one of the file types that you can use as an
Image file... You might have to scan the PDF file, save in a supported image
file format, and use the scanned image as your background. You'll still have
to create Text, List, or Combo Boxes into which the user can enter the data.

I'd think, at best, if the user has the PDF Reader installed, and if the PDF
reader is COM-Automation Compliant, you might display it in a Bound OLE
Frame.
Is this even possible or am I just crazy?
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It is possible within limits, and my psychological credentials are
non-existent, so I cannot offer an opinion on the last question.

Best regards always,

Larry
 
I work for an insurance agency, and I have been given the task of automating
everything. Thus the need for a form that they can fill out and the
information can be "placed" onto the corresponding applications.

I have been able to get a PDF into the report, yet the resolution of the
image takes a big hit. When printing it from Acrobat the text is fine, but
from Access the text gets nasty and jagged.

Any ideas?
 
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