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Managing Fillable .pdfs
Thanatos
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Okay, so I'm working for a place where I have to fill out a shitload of fillable .pdf files. I'd much rather e-mail them than fax them, so I'm looking for a way to save them after they've been filled out that doesn't involve purchasing the pro version of Adobe Acrobat. It's worth noting that the .pdfs in question open in IE, and I haven't been able to figure out a way to get them to stop doing that.
Would the pro version of Cute PDF be able to handle this?
Would the pro version of Cute PDF be able to handle this?
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Edit: Foxit has a browser plugin -- might work if you disabled Adobe's / enabled theirs.
Edit: Nevermind, doubt that if you're in a browser.
That'd kill the editability of the PDF, but otherwise, yeah, good idea. An open-source option for such a PDF printer can be found via Sourceforge.
Edit: Is your PDF-reader of choice not offering a "print" function?
I'm running IE 7.0.6000.16643, if that helps, and an updated version of Adobe 7.0.
This is, of course, assuming you have the ability to install software / virtual hardware on your workstation. >.>
Jinx. >.>
I suspect this is because I'm trying to do this from a browser. Anyone know how to not do it from a browser?
If they're links, is it possible to save the PDF from the link first and then just open it from your computer?
If they're already on your computer and opening in IE, try right clicking on them and choosing Open With, and pick your PDF program instead of IE.
It seems like they've specifically designed this interface to fuck you over for using anything other than the full version of Adobe to save these things. :?
Try opening Adobe Reader, going to Edit, Preferences, Internet, and uncheck Display PDF in Browser. Then try closing and reopening IE and opening the PDF to see if that causes it to open externally in Adobe instead.
Unfortunately, it also killed the ability to download info from the site, which means it's pretty much useless to me. :?
See if Foxit Reader has a similar setting for view in browser, and if that will pull auto-fill information. If not, then you might be stuck with the fax.
How the fuck do I get Adobe to go back to opening up .pdfs in the Internet Explorer window? I've fucked with every setting I can find, even re-installed Adobe twice.
I assume that if you got to acrobat reader and go to edit > preferences > Internet you have "display in browser" checked off.
So right now it is still opening in Foxit Reader? or Adobe Reader? Have you tried uninstalling all the random PDF readers you just installed? I suppose it is possible that some setting in one of those programs is having an effect on how your computer is handling .pdfs
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/view...8233&sliceId=2
(reposted from chat)
fixed (go here and click the first link, it's the page I got it from)
edit: DAMMIT! why is it adding the ellipses?
double edit: Regardless, that link does work
Still doing it.
Wish i could be of more help. I've kinda gotten spoiled by the whole remoting into people's computers thing.
Do you possibly have multiple versions of Adobe or something that would confuse it like that?
I also tried uninstalling Acrobat Reader, deleting all Adobe registry entries that I could find, then re-installing it.
Same fucking problem.
Edit: Course, this won't help you edit them at all.