Adobe Reader - not showing field values

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December 6, 2024
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Hi - I have downloaded the W-9 from the IRS website, and using the Microsoft Edge, I have entered in first and last name as Text and saved as a new PDF file. When I open using Edge (default windows PDF viewer) it shows the first name and last name as I typed them. However, whenever I open wtih Adobe Reader, those fields are both blank. Why isn't Adobe reader showing the values of those fields? thanks

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Bernd Alheit

Community Expert

Try this:

Fill the form with Acrobat Reader.

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jamesq10724352

Participant

This is not an adequate solution IMO since you may not be in control of what someone has used to fill out the form - it is very common for users to fill out forms using browsers, so adobe acrobat should be able to read these. If you look at the content structure of the IRS forms, the fillable fields are within Annotations. It seems as though all PDF browser plugins and Adobe Acrobat treat these differently.

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