Re: [SLE] PDF form editing
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. HTH! <snip> -- Kai Ponte www.perfectreign.com -- 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
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
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.
KWord can edit PDFs. -- 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
On Saturday 29 July 2006 16:48, James Knott wrote:
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.
KWord can edit PDFs.
Just verified this because its been something I've wanted to do but couldn't get to really work before. SUSE 10.1, KDE 3.5.3. I used Kword 1.5.2 to edit a nastily formatted PDF file (someone thought tabs are legitimate paragraph breaks) and saved it as OASIS Open Document text (*.odt). Used OpenOffice Writer 2.0.2.15 to then open that file, do some more editing and verifying that KWord's formatting was preserved perfectly, and then Exported As PDF. Looks much better. I can edit PDFs for FREE!!!! Next is to try a PDF with some graphics, etc. Hylton, if you can, send me that PDF form and let me see if I can edit those little boxes. Stan -- 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
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