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What is the best replacement for Adobe Acrobat for filling in pdf forms?
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I have it installed. It looks like I click somewhere on the to-be-filled space, type somethings and a text box is created. Then, I click on the text box and the arrow keys to align the text boxes. Is this the way to fill in a form?
I got it on sale a good while back for $25. I didn’t realize it was $80 now. That is too much. You can get it cheaper buying it outside the App Store.
Do you just need to fill in forms that have already been created and saved as a PDF, or do you need to design the forms? Because the free Acrobat Reader DC and even Preview can fill in PDF forms. At work I use Acrobat Reader DC, since it can use smart cards for digital signing (like our work badges, US Government PIVs and DoD CACs) after filling in the form.
You can add text one of two ways in Preview (on a Mac). I'm no expert, but it looks like it depends on how the form was created. It if was created with typeable text fields, then you can just type your comments into the boxes. If that doesn't work, then you need to add a text box (tools > Annotate >text), move the box to where you want it & then type in your comments.
You can also scan in a copy of your signature which you can append to documents.
You can also scan in a copy of your signature which you can append to documents.
If you think that’s expensive, PDF Expert for iPhone is a $50 yearly subscription ...and it doesn’t even have OCR.
"Replacement" depends entirely on the level of experience you have with Acrobat and the extent to which you use the features in Acrobat. In your case, you can use the free Preview app, Acrobat Reader, or any one of dozens upon dozens of third-party apps available. But for many other pros, there is simply no replacement available.
