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Author: kitepilot@kitepilot.com
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Subject: Re: fill out forms
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Michael Havens writes:

> 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-**
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