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Author: Michael Havens
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Subject: Re: fill out forms
libreoffice? draw? writer? calc.....?

:-)~MIKE~(-:


On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 5:33 AM, <
> wrote:

> OK, I'll bite... :)
> I use gimp to convert the pdf pages to png(s).
> I create a libreoffice document, set the margins to 0,0,0,0 (printer will
> complaint), create a 1-column-1-row table on every page and set each
> graphic page as the background of each table.
> Now I can type over the forms, print it, export it as pdf (original pages
> are not text anymore) and even 'sign it' by importing my scanned signature.
> Have done it lottsa times, works every time... :)
> ET
>
>
> Michael Havens writes:
>
>> hmmmmmm..... that doesn't seem to work for me!
>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 1:30 AM, Michael Havens <>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> cool... I just found out you can do it in libreoffice.
>>>    sudo apt-get install openoffice.org-pdfimport
>>> don't worry, it will change to libre office.
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:

>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 11:44 PM, Lisa Kachold <>
>>> **wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ah, is it asking for an encrypted sig from an online provider?
>>>> On 17 Oct 2012 14:04, "Michael Havens" <> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> thanks lisa.... any idea how to upload a signature to it? I tried
>>>>> scaningone then uploading it to gimp and masking the signature and
>>>>> deleting
>>>>> what surrounds it but how do I paste it into the PDF. What pastes in is
>>>>> just a little squiggle. like it is zoomed in on the y coordinate but
>>>>> not
>>>>> the x.
>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 12:26 PM, Lisa Kachold <
>>>>> >**wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Mike:
>>>>>> 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~(-:
>>>>>>>> Plugins for Firefox can provide pdf form editing.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-**US/firefox/addon/pdfescape-**
>>>>>> extension/<https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/pdfescape-extension/>
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