Can I write on documents using Acrobat Reader?

Question

Hello everyone,
I am currently using Acrobat Reader 8.1. I want to know if I can use it to write directly on .pdf university applications. If yes, how can I do it? If no, what do I do?
ThankYou.

Answer 1

No. Acrobat reader is a reader only. to write on PDF forms you need the complete Adobe Acrobat program and you have to pay for it. The standard edition cost $299

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/

Answer 2

Not easily. The Acrobat (not reader) versions include some text edit and comment features.

BUT most forms have fillable fields which allow you to type info like name and address. This should work the same in both Acrobat Reader and Acrobat (not reader).

If they don't work for you try converting the documents to Word docs at www.Zamzar.com.

Nothing is as easy as you might like. When you open the Word .doc, the form will appear as an IMAGE (not text).

Right click the image, Format Image > Layout > Behind Text.

NOW you can type over the image. You will probably have to wrangle with the margin settings, line space settings etc to make this work.

THIS IS HOW THEY KNOW YOU ARE COLLEGE MATERIAL. If you can survive the Acrobat and Microsoft stuff, go directly to grad school.

Is that what I do to fill in .pdf forms? No. I fax them to my efax account. Then I use a program that was included with Windows98 called "Imaging for Windows by Kodak."

I type text line-by-line over the fax image, which is actually a .tif file.

Good luck,
- CarlD

Answer 3

Acrobat author is a application the place you additionally could make alterations to a pdf report. nicely now a days many softwares have the alternative of saving the report in pdf formats and that's later seen in Acrobat reader. The term reader ability that the person wud purely examine and not write,,,ability no replace no alteration...and in acrobat author you are able to examine and write ability you are able to open a report and make any alterations....stable success

Answer 4

Not with Acrobat Reader but Foxit has a form filling feature for .pdf files.

http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php

Answer 5

The maker of the document has to provide fields to write in. One option allows writing in and printing, but not saving the additions, while others allow saving the form with the changes. Each one can be different. Load each in, tab to get to a field (if any) type something, try saving and see what messages come up. Usually there is an announcement message when openned, but you may have turned that off.

Answer 6

If the PDF file is set up as a form with inputs then you can (just click on the fields and type).

Otherwise no.

You can print it out and use a pen.

Or open it with The GIMP and add text layers on top.

http://www.gimp.org/

Answer 7

OK. You got very good answers and there are some softwares to help you convert the files into .doc or .rtf and after you fill the form, convert it back to .pdf