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Author: Lester Waltz
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: fill out forms
I open them with gimp, add the text, save as a picture, and send back to
whomever. Most can print the picture just like printing a pdf.
Lester

On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Michael Havens <> wrote:

> Mark, I think that will work. with your answer my next question was
> answered about how to include a signature!
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 10:57 AM, Mark Phillips <
> > wrote:
>
>> Mike,
>>
>> I use Scribus for this process. It is a little tricky, but works well.
>>
>> You can't open a PDF with Scribus, you have to start a new document and
>> create a graphics frame, then import the pdf file into that graphics frame.
>> You can then add text boxes and type your text, and then export as a new
>> pdf. Once you get the hang of it, it goes pretty fast. If you have a
>> multi-page pdf, I think you have to convert it to separate pdf files - a
>> one liner with ghostscript.
>>
>> Please let me know if you find a better way!
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Michael Havens <>wrote:
>>
>>> I frequently get forms I need to fill out in PDFs. I hat printing them
>>> to fill them out and then needing to scan to email the form to the person
>>> that needs the said form. Is there like a program or website I can open a
>>> pdf in that will allow me to fill it out on my computer?
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
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