A few comments: 1. On Windows fillable forms were apparently accessible in MS Word 2007 and earlier, but not in Word 2010. Not sure about later versions. I only tried this with Word 2010 and it was not pretty.
2. PDFPen version 6.3 and later can be used by VoiceOver users to fill text in text fields in interactive PDF forms on the Mac. Checkboxes and pop up menus don't seem to be working as yet, but hopefully will be fixed in future versions. 3. Pages can open Word files which have fillable forms. These can be edited by VoiceOver users in the same way as any other document, meaning you can easily type in the desired text, but you can also mess up the formatting. On 25 Jul 2014, at 11:29 pm, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: > Hi, Steve, > > Well, I cheated. I just asked my web developer to create a fillable PDF form > for me. My plan had been to try and create it in Word, which in many ways > would have been my preference, but I changed my mind due to the concern you > mention about Mac users who don't have Word installed, because I wasn't sure > how Pages would handle it. I would love to see a good option for this on the > Mac. > Cheers, > Donna > On Jul 25, 2014, at 4:36 AM, Steve Holmes <steve.holme...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I hope this discussion can continue on the list because I have similar >> questions. I keep hearing sighted people rave about PDF Pen but I thought >> that was still inaccessible to VO users. I looked around AppleVis for PDF >> Pen references and could not find a thing. >> >> When I used to use Word for Windows to build forms it wasn't too bad. I had >> to show the forms tool bar and there were buttons for each form widget. I >> just made sure to populate the help tags on all elements I put in the form >> and when the document was protected, you could tab from field to field and >> the help text would be automatically spoken by my screen reader. I was using >> Window-Eyes at the time. >> >> I'm wondering how accessible that process would be with newer versions of >> Office and especially on iOS or the Mac when that comes out. >> >> Problem with my suggestion so far is without a good working version of Word >> on a Mac, a Mac user wouldn't be able to use your form. I also wonder what >> would happen if you exported a form created in Word as I previously >> described into PDF format. But going back full circle, I don't think we have >> an accessible way to fill PDF forms on the Mac yet. >> >> This is an interesting subject indeed. >> >> On Jul 17, 2014, at 4:45 AM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, eileen, >>> >>> That's exactly what I'm trying to do. But when I tried to figure out how >>> to do it in Word, it looked complicated, so I wondered if there was an >>> easier way to do it on the Mac. sounds like there isn't. If you know >>> anything about creating forms on the Windows side, I'd love to chat off >>> list, you can write me at doniado...@me.com. >>> Thanks, >>> Donna >>> On Jul 17, 2014, at 12:21 AM, Eileen Misrahi <eileen.misr...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Donna, >>>> >>>> Are you needing to create a form with edit fields, checkboxes, drop down >>>> combo boxes? I haven't tried this yet, but if you have office running on >>>> the Windows side and saved it as a DOCX file/template, wouldn't it open in >>>> TextEdit or in another processing app on the Mac side and have the >>>> individual be able to fill in the information? Since I'm not an advance >>>> user of the Mac OS and all of the possibilities that an app on the Mac >>>> side would be able to work in this matter. I'll try to create a small test >>>> form and see if I can open it up on the Mac side and post when I get some >>>> idea if it will work. I'm curious myself if this will solve one issue for >>>> me, as I use a template form DOCX in my work to streamline it and use my >>>> time more efficiently. Also,are you permitted to use digital signatures? >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> Eileen >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Jul 16, 2014, at 5:08 PM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Tim, >>>>> >>>>> thanks. I'm actually not looking for a survey type form, but something >>>>> that clients can complete, digitally sign, and return to me. >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Donna >>>>>> On Jul 16, 2014, at 12:44 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> It depends on what you're going to use the form for and how you like the >>>>>> input to be reported back to you. If it's something like a survey or >>>>>> questionnaire where you don't mind the results being returned in a >>>>>> spreadsheet, then a Google Form is my best suggestion. If you have a >>>>>> Gmail account, then you have access to Google Forms as part of the >>>>>> Google Apps suite. I thought I read somewhere that you can use Google >>>>>> Forms in another fashion as well where the form and response are kept >>>>>> together but I haven't figured out how to do that yet, or maybe I'm just >>>>>> mistaken. >>>>>> >>>>>> Later... >>>>>> >>>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jul 16, 2014, at 10:12 AM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm wondering if there's a way to create fillable forms on the Mac. I >>>>>>> like the form to be able to be filled out by both Mac and Windows >>>>>>> users, so it would need to be in a format that could be opened on a PC. >>>>>>> If anyone knows anything about how to do this, I would appreciate any >>>>>>> help. >>>>>>> Thanks in advance, >>>>>>> Donna >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>>> an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>> an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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