On Sonntag, 21. Januar 2024 15:11:46 -03 gene heskett wrote: > On 1/21/24 09:04, Eike Lantzsch ZP5CGE / KY4PZ wrote: > > On Sonntag, 21. Januar 2024 02:35:13 -03 gene heskett wrote: > >> I'm trying to get our states Attorney General to exert some > >> influence > >> over a cell phone bill I don't owe. The AG has sent me a form > >> letter > >> PDF with fill in the blanks for all the info. > >> > >> Do we have an editor in our arsenal that can do that to a pdf? > >> > >> Thanks all. > >> > >> Cheers, Gene Heskett. > > > > Just a remark. > > Gene, > > many people (working in General Attorney offices too) do not know > > that they must not simply send a dokument to PRINT as PDF but that > > it is necessary to EXPORT the document as PDF. If it is sent to > > print then it loses all ability to fill in the form, because it > > ends up as a PDF which is meant to be printed and nothing else. > > If the the form has fields to be filled by the receiver of the form, > > then the only way to go is (for example with Libreoffice Writer) > > export as PDF. If you have received a form you may open it using > > Okular. If Okular then shows: > > "This document has forms. Click on the button to interact with them, > > or use View -> Show Forms." and also shows the pertinent button > > "Show Forms" then all is well. > > If Okular does not show the message nor the button then you are out > > of luck. > > You might ask the sender to send the form again but this time using > > "Export to pdf" instead of just sending it as a file to the pdf > > printer. But many an office worker is too computer illiterate to > > manage "such a complex task" (it's not complicated). > > Then all options left to you is painting over the pdf. Either by > > using a drwaing program like other already mentioned or by using > > Okular and trying to insert text over the form. It's try-and-error > > to hit the right spot. > > *Important:* > > In any case THEN you need to send the form as file to a pdf printer. > > Otherwise the overlay is only stored on your disk but will not be > > sent to the intended receiver together with the original pdf file. > > > > Hope eventually all goes well for you and all the best to you > > Eike > > -- > > Eike Lantzsch KY4PZ / ZP5CGE > > Most informative. thank you a lot Eike. I have, on another workspace > after installing it "xournal" has opened that pdf, I have enabled the > add annotations function but not killed a tree to test print. I see > both "print" and "Export as pdf" in the file menu. > > Are you saying that I should do the annotations, then export to pdf, > in order to overlay my notes over that file and then print that > exported pdf in sufficient copies for the AG office's slaves. Or if > its correct, email the exported pdf back to them. I think that may be > the expected response from me.
You can do the annotations and directly print as file to a pdf-printer. The resulting file can then be sent to the office. You might have to rename the file because it will most certainly have a name like print.pdf which is not very informative for storing. > > Sounds a bit complex but if xournal works as indicated its doable from > my viewpoint. > > Thanks again Eike, Take care, stay warm, dry & well please Well yes, it's quite warm her in Asunción - about 34°C / 93°F ;-) All the best Eike Eike Lantzsch KY4PZ / ZP5CGE
