Can't type in form field

> I can't seem to fill out the form. The properties section reads filling of the forms is allowed.

Did you read my very first post in this thread?

I can't seem to fill out the form. The properties section reads filling of the forms is allowed.

You can save the form as a bmp file; insert it into a word document page; insert a text box that you type in filling in the blanks on the form. I just accomplished this with a form that has little text boxes and it came out just fine.

In order for Reader users to use the typewriter tool, the creator of the file has to specifically enable that.

It could be that they "think" they have enabled the tool but really haven't.

If you could post the PDF somewhere we could look at it, I could tell you more but for now, that's all I can think of.

Graffiti - I have been having the exact same problem and this was helpful (finally figured out using the hand tool that what appeared to be fields actually were not).

So, the next question is: is there any solution to this? I have been told by the person who sent it to me that I should be able to fill it in using the "typewriter" tool. However, I cannot seem to find that tool, and in the "toolbars" list, Typewriter has an asterisk next to it so when I check the box, typewriter still doesn't show up.

Is there any way I can fill it in some other way?? (Not by hand - must be "typed" and I haven't seen a typewriter in about 9 years!)

Thanks in advance - this has been frustrating me for a week!!!

Not a problem.

Thanks for your time and patience.
Glenn

Hi Glenn.

Got the PDF. There are no form fields that you can fill out.

You see the "I" because you have the select text tool selected.

To see if form fields exist, use the hand tool, mouse over what you think is a field, THEN if it turns to an "I", it may be fillable.

Ok. I'm not sure where the application part comes in but my first answer stands. They may "look" like fillable forms but that doesn't mean they are.

They are probably intended to print out and fill by hand. If you can send me one (click on my user name for my email address) I can confirm that but I'm 99% positive that this is the case.

These are pdf files sent to me from different businesses and are work related. I have a lease application, credit application and an employment application all from different sources These files were sent to me via email and I saved in My Documents and opened from there. I'm using a downloaded version of Reader 9 on a XP system.

My wife downloaded an employment application on her computer with the same results. She is using an older Reader again on an XP system.

With two different machines and pdf's from different sources I'm lost.