Re: Opening a PDF file in Word as a Template (background)

Note that the name Acrobat now applies only to the PDF creation software.
Adobe Reader is the name for the reader.

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"Melissa" <Melissa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Daiya Mitchell" wrote:

Hi Melissa,

Hi Daiya,

If you have Acrobat, and not just Acrobat Reader/Adobe Reader, you might
be
set. You should be able to type right onto the document in Acrobat.
I've
done this in Acrobat Pro 6--I'm not sure what the differences are, or
which
you have. It's not as easy as it should be, but it works.

I have Adobe Acrobat 7 on my computer, but that's only the reader
(freeware)
version.

Aha, found the link from yesterday. It says, for forms without real
fillable
fields:
"Use the Text Box tool (formerly the Free Text tool) or the TouchUp Text
tool to type text in the document. (For more information about using the
Text Box tool and TouchUp Text tool, see the Acrobat Help.)"
http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/328647.html

A full Adobe Acrobat version only for filling in a few documents in a
year,
doesn't justify the expense.

The Mac version 7 thing wouldn't work for Formulate, which runs on a
newer
version, so don't waste any energy there.

-);

Sorry, I just realized you had already sorted out the troublesome way in
Word and were looking for an easier way. I'm guessing that's why you
didn't
get responses the first time.

Possible.
Like I do it now with MS Word is a teadious job.
But for me it's the only way to fill in the fields in readable text.

Thaks for your answer,

Daiya

Daiya


On 8/31/06 7:18 PM, "Melissa" wrote:



"Daiya Mitchell" wrote:

Hi Melissa,

Ho Daya

I was actually responding to George, who did want to spellcheck--your
message seemed old enough to have fallen off the servers. Did you
never get
an answer?

No, all the answers (except yours) were about George and his
spellcheck.

I assume you are planning to print the PDF with your filled in
answers, not
submit it electronically?

Exactly,
1. Load the "original" PDF file as a Template,
2. Fill in the required fields with MS Word,
3. Print the document and sign it.

You can use Insert | Picture from File and navigate to the PDF file
to
insert it. This should get you the first page of the PDF file in a
Word doc.
You'll need to set the image to Behind Text (use Format | Picture).
Then
you'll have to mess around with spacing a lot to get the text in the
right
place.

That's the way I do it now.
Load the document into MS Word as a Header and set the image to
"Behind Text".
Then it is whole of changing spaces, paragraph settings and Letter
Kerning
to fit the text as much as possible into the required field.

Unfortunately, Word will only let you insert an object of 1 page. So
you
would need to Insert each page separately, to get the entire 8 page
document. I think you should be able to search the web for a utility
that
would break the PDF file into separate files for each page.

I load the PDF file into Adobe Acrobat and open MS Word.
Then I cut each page individualy from Acrobat and paste into MS Word.
But for larger documents, this is a (excuse the words) "pain in the
ass".

This is obviously a big old hassle. On my Mac, I've got a lovely
little app
(Formulate) that lets you overlay type on PDFs for printing out forms
(even
if it wasn't created as fillable).

"Formulate" could be the right stuff for what I need.
I remember to have somewhere an utitlty that permits me to emulate Mac
OS
Version 7 on my PC (will try to find it on my 300 GB external
harddisk).
If that utilty works, I can try to get a copy of "Formulate".

You might search the web for a windows
equivalent. You could start with these programs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PDF_software
There seem to be options but I have no familiarity with them to
recommend
anything.

You have been already a BIG help, Daiya.
Thanks a lot.

Alternatively, search the web for websites of tips for people who
have
difficulty handwriting. I can't imagine there aren't some out there,
and
they may have a recommended product for this.

I cannot believe that Microsoft nor Adobe have included in their
Wordprocessing package a help for loading PDF files as a template.

Microsoft has been a great help for the disabled people with their
Windows
(Accesibility), but seems to let the disabled people down in their
Wordprocessor.

Adobe has become the "standard" in Print Image Software (PDF) but has
completely left the people who wants to fill in documents by a
computer in
the cold.

If someone of the big guys of MS Word or Adobe is reading this, why
can't
you guys make something like "Formulate" for the PC?

(JoAnn, do you know of anything?)

Who is JoAnn?

Thanks a lot Daiya,

Melissa

Daiya

On 8/31/06 10:01 AM, "Melissa" wrote:


What I'm confronted with is the following, I had a stroke a few
years ago
and cannot fill in a document by hand anymore.
A few lines, ok. But then it starts to become unreadable.
On the otherhand, I can write very good on a computer or a
typewriter.
It's very easy for me to fill in a document in MS Word and print it
out.
But when the documents are PDF files, I have to load the pages one
by one
instead loading the whole document in Word as a Template/Watermark.
I'm looking for an easier way to load these PDF files in a
wordprocessor and
fill in the fileds.

TIA

Melissa






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