Fillable PDF Forms - Revision history

Marcin at 04:34, 1 January 2026

2026-01-01T04:34:41Z

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			=Opening up PDFs and Doing Signatures=
			*By far the easiest way would be to open a PDF directly and let some software paste a signature there.
			*{{check}}'''Libre Office Draw''' - Yes. It allows to open PDF docs, and then you just Insert->Image. Then Export->PDF. Easy.

	=View and Fill=		=View and Fill=
	*Document Viewer on Linux or Chrome browser allow filling, if format is fillable		*Document Viewer on Linux or Chrome browser allow filling, if format is fillable
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	**Dumb way to do this would be to use a Google Presentation with image of text, and superposing text in Google Presentation		**Dumb way to do this would be to use a Google Presentation with image of text, and superposing text in Google Presentation

	~~=Opening up PDFs and Doing Signatures=~~
	By far the easiest way would be to open a PDF directly and let some software paste a signature there. Libre Office Draw? Yes. It allows to open PDF docs, and then you just Insert->Image. Then Export->PDF. Easy.

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Marcin: /* View and Fill */

2025-07-26T04:46:16Z

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	*If form is not fillable, can still fill it with DocHub - which allows you to import PDF and superpose text on it. Which is neat, because you can use a text editor over a PDF.		*If form is not fillable, can still fill it with DocHub - which allows you to import PDF and superpose text on it. Which is neat, because you can use a text editor over a PDF.
	**Dumb way to do this would be to use a Google Presentation with image of text, and superposing text in Google Presentation		**Dumb way to do this would be to use a Google Presentation with image of text, and superposing text in Google Presentation

			=Opening up PDFs and Doing Signatures=
			By far the easiest way would be to open a PDF directly and let some software paste a signature there. Libre Office Draw? Yes. It allows to open PDF docs, and then you just Insert->Image. Then Export->PDF. Easy.

	=Generating=		=Generating=

Marcin: /* View and Fill */

2025-04-07T02:17:30Z

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	*Document Viewer on Linux or Chrome browser allow filling, if format is fillable		*Document Viewer on Linux or Chrome browser allow filling, if format is fillable
	*XFA standard was discontinued [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XFA#:~:text=In%202017%20the%20ISO%20Committee%20deprecated%20XFA%20from%20PDF%202.0.]. Now it's [[AcroForms]]		*XFA standard was discontinued [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XFA#:~:text=In%202017%20the%20ISO%20Committee%20deprecated%20XFA%20from%20PDF%202.0.]. Now it's [[AcroForms]]
	*If form is not fillable, can still fill it with DocHub - which allows you to import PDF and superpose text on it.		*If form is not fillable, can still fill it with DocHub - which allows you to import PDF and superpose text on it. Which is neat, because you can use a text editor over a PDF.
			**Dumb way to do this would be to use a Google Presentation with image of text, and superposing text in Google Presentation

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Marcin: /* View and Edit */

2025-04-07T02:15:30Z

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	=View and ~~Edit~~=		=View and Fill=
	*Document Viewer on Linux or Chrome browser allow filling, if format is fillable		*Document Viewer on Linux or Chrome browser allow filling, if format is fillable
	*XFA standard was discontinued [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XFA#:~:text=In%202017%20the%20ISO%20Committee%20deprecated%20XFA%20from%20PDF%202.0.]. Now it's [[AcroForms]]		*XFA standard was discontinued [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XFA#:~:text=In%202017%20the%20ISO%20Committee%20deprecated%20XFA%20from%20PDF%202.0.]. Now it's [[AcroForms]]
			*If form is not fillable, can still fill it with DocHub - which allows you to import PDF and superpose text on it.

	=Generating=		=Generating=

Marcin: /* Generating */

2025-04-07T02:14:07Z

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	*Then simply drag and drop text box, heck mark, others. Transparent.		*Then simply drag and drop text box, heck mark, others. Transparent.
	*Use PDF save button, it exports and works. When filling, text is small, after filled, text gets larger and properly sized.		*Use PDF save button, it exports and works. When filling, text is small, after filled, text gets larger and properly sized.
	*Check out the source files - odt and PDF. Can edit odt in LibreOffice Writer fully - text and fields. Can fill in fillable parts in Dochub on google drive. Can edit the text, but not fillable boxes, in Google Docs. TLDR; universal editability of PDF, but source editability only in LibreOffice Writer.		*Check out the source files - odt and PDF. Can edit odt in LibreOffice Writer fully - text and fields. Can fill in fillable parts in Dochub on google drive. Can edit the text, but not fillable boxes, in Google Docs. TLDR; universal editability of PDF, but source editability only in LibreOffice Writer. Once exported into Google Docs, and saved, editability of fields is lost in LibreOffice. In short, use LibreOffice to edit the overall document. Use any software to fill.
	[[File:fillable.odt]]. [[File:fillable.pdf]]. [[File:fillabel.doc]]		[[File:fillable.odt]]. [[File:fillable.pdf]]. [[File:fillabel.doc]]

Marcin: /* Generating */

2025-04-07T02:09:00Z

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	*Use PDF save button, it exports and works. When filling, text is small, after filled, text gets larger and properly sized.		*Use PDF save button, it exports and works. When filling, text is small, after filled, text gets larger and properly sized.
	*Check out the source files - odt and PDF. Can edit odt in LibreOffice Writer fully - text and fields. Can fill in fillable parts in Dochub on google drive. Can edit the text, but not fillable boxes, in Google Docs. TLDR; universal editability of PDF, but source editability only in LibreOffice Writer.		*Check out the source files - odt and PDF. Can edit odt in LibreOffice Writer fully - text and fields. Can fill in fillable parts in Dochub on google drive. Can edit the text, but not fillable boxes, in Google Docs. TLDR; universal editability of PDF, but source editability only in LibreOffice Writer.
	[[File:fillable.odt]]. [[File:fillable.pdf]]. [[File:fillabel.~~docx~~]]		[[File:fillable.odt]]. [[File:fillable.pdf]]. [[File:fillabel.doc]]

Marcin: /* Generating */

2025-04-07T02:07:00Z

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	*Then simply drag and drop text box, heck mark, others. Transparent.		*Then simply drag and drop text box, heck mark, others. Transparent.
	*Use PDF save button, it exports and works. When filling, text is small, after filled, text gets larger and properly sized.		*Use PDF save button, it exports and works. When filling, text is small, after filled, text gets larger and properly sized.
	*Check out the source files - odt and PDF. Can edit odt in ~~libreoffice~~ Writer~~, can edit PDF~~ in Dochub on google drive.		*Check out the source files - odt and PDF. Can edit odt in LibreOffice Writer fully - text and fields. Can fill in fillable parts in Dochub on google drive. Can edit the text, but not fillable boxes, in Google Docs. TLDR; universal editability of PDF, but source editability only in LibreOffice Writer.
	[[File:fillable.odt]]. [[File:fillable.pdf]]		[[File:fillable.odt]]. [[File:fillable.pdf]]. [[File:fillabel.docx]]

Marcin: /* Generating */

2025-04-07T01:59:49Z

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	*Then simply drag and drop text box, heck mark, others. Transparent.		*Then simply drag and drop text box, heck mark, others. Transparent.
	*Use PDF save button, it exports and works. When filling, text is small, after filled, text gets larger and properly sized.		*Use PDF save button, it exports and works. When filling, text is small, after filled, text gets larger and properly sized.
			*Check out the source files - odt and PDF. Can edit odt in libreoffice Writer, can edit PDF in Dochub on google drive.
			[[File:fillable.odt]]. [[File:fillable.pdf]]

Marcin: /* Generating */

2025-04-07T01:57:02Z

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	*LibreOffice Writer can create forms like this [https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+create+fillable+forms+in+libreoffice+writer&sca_esv=c09d48c2a0d898e8&sxsrf=AHTn8zoEczytFx81BMkxaXDnIwtFxkq8pQ%3A1743989844152&ei=VCzzZ5aGCeHfp84Pwcn7mAY&ved=0ahUKEwiWgJy55MSMAxXh78kDHcHkHmMQ4dUDCBI&uact=5&oq=how+to+create+fillable+forms+in+libreoffice+writer&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiMmhvdyB0byBjcmVhdGUgZmlsbGFibGUgZm9ybXMgaW4gbGlicmVvZmZpY2Ugd3JpdGVyMgYQABgWGB4yCxAAGIAEGIYDGIoFMgsQABiABBiGAxiKBTILEAAYgAQYhgMYigUyCxAAGIAEGIYDGIoFMggQABiABBiiBDIIEAAYgAQYogRIzStQAFiEJnADeAGQAQCYAa0BoAHPDqoBBDIxLjG4AQPIAQD4AQGYAhmgAssPwgIEECMYJ8ICChAAGIAEGEMYigXCAgsQABiABBiRAhiKBcICBRAAGIAEwgIIEAAYogQYiQXCAgUQABjvBcICBxAhGKABGAqYAwCSBwQyMi4zoAe5swGyBwQxOS4zuAfADw&sclient=gws-wiz-serp]		*LibreOffice Writer can create forms like this [https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+create+fillable+forms+in+libreoffice+writer&sca_esv=c09d48c2a0d898e8&sxsrf=AHTn8zoEczytFx81BMkxaXDnIwtFxkq8pQ%3A1743989844152&ei=VCzzZ5aGCeHfp84Pwcn7mAY&ved=0ahUKEwiWgJy55MSMAxXh78kDHcHkHmMQ4dUDCBI&uact=5&oq=how+to+create+fillable+forms+in+libreoffice+writer&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiMmhvdyB0byBjcmVhdGUgZmlsbGFibGUgZm9ybXMgaW4gbGlicmVvZmZpY2Ugd3JpdGVyMgYQABgWGB4yCxAAGIAEGIYDGIoFMgsQABiABBiGAxiKBTILEAAYgAQYhgMYigUyCxAAGIAEGIYDGIoFMggQABiABBiiBDIIEAAYgAQYogRIzStQAFiEJnADeAGQAQCYAa0BoAHPDqoBBDIxLjG4AQPIAQD4AQGYAhmgAssPwgIEECMYJ8ICChAAGIAEGEMYigXCAgsQABiABBiRAhiKBcICBRAAGIAEwgIIEAAYogQYiQXCAgUQABjvBcICBxAhGKABGAqYAwCSBwQyMi4zoAe5swGyBwQxOS4zuAfADw&sclient=gws-wiz-serp]
	*Go to: view->toolbars->Form Controls.		**Simply go to: view->toolbars->Form Controls.

	[[Image:fillable.jpg]]		[[Image:fillable.jpg]]
	*Then simply drag and drop text box, heck mark, others. Transparent.		*Then simply drag and drop text box, heck mark, others. Transparent.
	*Use PDF save button, it exports and works. When filling, text is small, after filled, text gets larger and properly sized.		*Use PDF save button, it exports and works. When filling, text is small, after filled, text gets larger and properly sized.

Marcin: /* Generating */

2025-04-07T01:56:12Z

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	*LibreOffice Writer can create forms like this [https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+create+fillable+forms+in+libreoffice+writer&sca_esv=c09d48c2a0d898e8&sxsrf=AHTn8zoEczytFx81BMkxaXDnIwtFxkq8pQ%3A1743989844152&ei=VCzzZ5aGCeHfp84Pwcn7mAY&ved=0ahUKEwiWgJy55MSMAxXh78kDHcHkHmMQ4dUDCBI&uact=5&oq=how+to+create+fillable+forms+in+libreoffice+writer&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiMmhvdyB0byBjcmVhdGUgZmlsbGFibGUgZm9ybXMgaW4gbGlicmVvZmZpY2Ugd3JpdGVyMgYQABgWGB4yCxAAGIAEGIYDGIoFMgsQABiABBiGAxiKBTILEAAYgAQYhgMYigUyCxAAGIAEGIYDGIoFMggQABiABBiiBDIIEAAYgAQYogRIzStQAFiEJnADeAGQAQCYAa0BoAHPDqoBBDIxLjG4AQPIAQD4AQGYAhmgAssPwgIEECMYJ8ICChAAGIAEGEMYigXCAgsQABiABBiRAhiKBcICBRAAGIAEwgIIEAAYogQYiQXCAgUQABjvBcICBxAhGKABGAqYAwCSBwQyMi4zoAe5swGyBwQxOS4zuAfADw&sclient=gws-wiz-serp]		*LibreOffice Writer can create forms like this [https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+create+fillable+forms+in+libreoffice+writer&sca_esv=c09d48c2a0d898e8&sxsrf=AHTn8zoEczytFx81BMkxaXDnIwtFxkq8pQ%3A1743989844152&ei=VCzzZ5aGCeHfp84Pwcn7mAY&ved=0ahUKEwiWgJy55MSMAxXh78kDHcHkHmMQ4dUDCBI&uact=5&oq=how+to+create+fillable+forms+in+libreoffice+writer&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiMmhvdyB0byBjcmVhdGUgZmlsbGFibGUgZm9ybXMgaW4gbGlicmVvZmZpY2Ugd3JpdGVyMgYQABgWGB4yCxAAGIAEGIYDGIoFMgsQABiABBiGAxiKBTILEAAYgAQYhgMYigUyCxAAGIAEGIYDGIoFMggQABiABBiiBDIIEAAYgAQYogRIzStQAFiEJnADeAGQAQCYAa0BoAHPDqoBBDIxLjG4AQPIAQD4AQGYAhmgAssPwgIEECMYJ8ICChAAGIAEGEMYigXCAgsQABiABBiRAhiKBcICBRAAGIAEwgIIEAAYogQYiQXCAgUQABjvBcICBxAhGKABGAqYAwCSBwQyMi4zoAe5swGyBwQxOS4zuAfADw&sclient=gws-wiz-serp]
	*Go to:		*Go to: view->toolbars->Form Controls.

	[[Image:fillable.jpg]]		[[Image:fillable.jpg]]
			*Then simply drag and drop text box, heck mark, others. Transparent.
			*Use PDF save button, it exports and works. When filling, text is small, after filled, text gets larger and properly sized.