[bcab] Re: PDF Document Editing Software

Hi Irene,

To fill the form in - NO!

To create the form - YES!  And it's not cheap software
either!

George.

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From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cooper,
Irene
Sent: 24 April 2007 09:42
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcab] Re: PDF Document Editing Software


Probably a silly question but do you need something more
than PDF Reader
to fill in an electronic PDF form?  If so, perhaps that's
why it never
caught on.

Irene


Irene Cooper
System Project Officer

Tel: 01246 217101

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-----Original Message-----
From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Tristram Llewellyn
Sent: 24 April 2007 09:37
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcab] Re: PDF Document Editing Software

There are such things as interactive PDF documents (I think
that is the
correct term), but I have never seen one in the wild.  These
allow you t
fill them out, I once had a demonstration document that does
this and it
even worked with Jaws.  However PDF documents consist almost
entirely of
non-editable documents principly designed to be downloaded,
printed and
filled out by hand.  The electronically fillable PDF has
never caught on
despite being potentially in existence for over 5 years.
Regards.

Tristram Llewellyn
Sight and Sound Technology
Technical Support
www.sightandsound.co.uk

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  From: Graham Page=3D0D
  To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=3D0D
  Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 8:46 PM
  Subject: [bcab] Re: PDF Document Editing Software


  Hi Karina and Kerry.

  I can't answer your questions directly because as others
have said,
PDF=3D0D
  documents are quite simply not the format to distribute
documents in
if the=3D0D
  user is meant to change them.  I assume that in the case
of the
application=3D0D
  forms, the user is meant to print out the PDF document and
write it by
hand.=3D0D
  This is clearly not accessible.  There was a bit of a fad
a while ago
about=3D0D
  getting experts to analyse handwriting in application
forms but I have
not=3D0D
  heard of it recently so hopefully this practise is now
discredited.

  Kerry, can you explain a little more about the process
taking place
here?=3D0D
  distributing a PDF for the user to change just seems an
odd thing to
do.

  Regards

  Graham
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  From: "Karina Gregory" <Karina.Gregory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  To: <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 12:38 PM
  Subject: [bcab] Re: PDF Document Editing Software


  Hi Kerry,
  I'm in exactly the same situation with job application
forms as some
of
  them are in PDF and no other format and won't let me do
anything with
  them.  Is there a way of overcoming this, because what I
want to do is
  add my information in electronically.  It seems a bit of a
silly
format
  to me if I'm honest, why not just have a read-only word
document, but
if
  you want to change it you have to put a password in.
  Any ideas about how I can overcome the application forms
situation?

  Thanks.

  Karina

  -----Original Message-----
  From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
  Behalf Of Kerry Painter
  Sent: 21 April 2007 11:34
  To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: [bcab] Re: PDF Document Editing Software

  Sorry Daren.  NO Good.  I have documents that are already
created but
  need to put my information into them.

  Thanks.

  Kerry

  -----Original Message-----
  From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
  Behalf Of Darren H
  Sent: 21 April 2007 10:20
  To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: [bcab] Re: PDF Document Editing Software


  Hi

  Not to edit existing ones, but I've got one that can
create
  them, and it's free.

  Let me know if that's of interest.

  Darren
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  From: "Kerry Painter" <kerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  To: <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 10:17 AM
  Subject: [bcab] PDF Document Editing Software


  Hi.  Does     anyone know of an accessible free or
  relatively cheap
  piece of software that will allow you to edit pdf
documents?

  Thanks.

  Kerry Painter

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