On Jul 27, 2006, at 3:46 PM, PerfectReign wrote:
Hylton Conacher(ZR1HPC) wrote:
Hi,
I am interested in inserting text into the text blocks on a PDF application form ie entering data into those little square blocks they give to write your details into.
Is there a way to convert a PDF document to a human readable format, add the required text and then re-PDF the form?
Yes, but it requires a lot of work. You'd have to OCR the form, hope all lined up correctly and then re-pdf the form.
An easier solution is to simply open the form in OOo or GIMP or whatever and add text blocks where you want them. You may need to save the form in either TIFF, JPEG, PNG or another suitble format first.
Why not leave it in it's current form? I know you can open and edit PDF's with Adobe Illustrator... what's the open source version? I don't remember... but I know it works, I've done it before, many many times. It works very well. What ever the app is called, it's on the install disks. If you open it with a ocr you have to reformat the whole thing again. (bad) If you open it with GIMP it will rasterize it, (it gives it a specific resolution... very large file 'cause it's a image now...) (bad) Stick with opening the PDF and NOT changing it into another format. (...I know I"ll remember that app name as soon as I hit send...) Thanks, George -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com