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Adobe Acrobat query

  • 01-08-2007 10:20am
    #1
    BKtje
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,081 ✭✭✭


    Someone here in work needs to get a version of adobe acrobat which allows her to create and edit forms in .pdf.

    She currently has version 5.0 standard. I've looked up the adobe website but having never used the software i'm really unsure which version she needs and i don't see anything about editing/creating forms.
    I'm assuming version 8 professional (probably any profesional version will do it?) will do the job?

    Normally i'd just order one and try it out but the licences for it are fairly costly so thought i'd throw it up here first and see what others have to say.

    Thanks for any input.


Comments

  • #2
    dulpit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,386 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    You could always just use OpenOffice... It's free and stuff, very easy to create a PDF with it...


  • #3
    BKtje
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,081 ✭✭✭BKtje


    Hmm i'll take a look. Creating the .pdf doesn't seem to be the problem.
    Its creating and editing forms that is? Dont ask me what the difference is cos as i said i have no idea how the software works.

    have open office here on the network somewhere anyway so will give it a bash.
    Cheers


  • #4
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,568 ✭✭✭ethernet


    dulpit wrote:
    You could always just use OpenOffice... It's free and stuff, very easy to create a PDF with it...
    True. You could also try installing PDF Creator. You send the file to this "printer" and it exports as a PDF. The default options are fine.


  • #5
    BKtje
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,081 ✭✭✭BKtje


    I have something similar already here in the office that exports any file as a .pdf. Great tool indeed.

    I'm just curious as to what exactly she means by creating and editing forms in .pdf. Guess the easiest thing would be to go back and ask her but from previous experience they themselves don't know half the time.
    Thanks for the help folks.


  • #6
    chin_grin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    well the only way (as far as i know) to create .pdf files with adobe is to have a pro version which is not free to download (like the readers).

    but i'd agree with the earlier posts. openoffice (freeware, reliable) or pdf creator would suffice.


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  • #7
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,568 ✭✭✭ethernet


    B-K-DzR wrote:
    I have something similar already here in the office that exports any file as a .pdf. Great tool indeed.

    I'm just curious as to what exactly she means by creating and editing forms in .pdf. Guess the easiest thing would be to go back and ask her but from previous experience they themselves don't know half the time.
    Thanks for the help folks.
    There's some feature when you're exporting to allow form fields be filled in [as you would on a website] and, presumably, print it and return it. Perhaps it can also be returned digitally; not sure.


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