Paul,
> ok so this happens with my local authority application form if i import > the native word dociument in to open office the boxes seem to go off the > edge of the page > > if word is not appropriate what are they meant to use, pdf is fixed, as in > if filling in (pen) i can't add more rows to my job / education history, so > end up including at least 5 more bits of paper with this information on. > for the most part a word file can be edited, in word of course, there are > with tables / boxes and other similar features bits that as i said don't > quite work as they should. or don't seem to > > so what is the most appropriate format? > > oddly a recent job gives me a pdf application form, i can either fill in > and send off by post, or fill in and e-mail, only as its pdf it isn't > editable unless i am missing something perhaps i should be using adobe pdf > suite (or what ever its called) to fill the form in. > > the mind boggles sometimes. > > A non open source but low cost solution to the Word problem is Softmaker Office http://www.softmaker.com/english/ofl_en.htm It's not perfect, but it handles things like boxes and complex layouts far better then OOo. Having said that I get all sorts in doc and docx formats that I meant to review and edit, and I find I am forced to run Word (more than one version) to allow to work on the docs I get sent. I also use a commercial PDF editing tool http://www.qoppa.com/pdfstudio/ But there are several Open Source pdf editors (assuming the pdf isn't locked) around, I have just stuck with PDF Studio (and Softmaker Office) as I already had Windows licensed before moving to Ubuntu. A search on the official Ubuntu help forum for editing PDF should throw up several ideas. Graham
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