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5355Whiskey
5355Whiskey
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October 14, 2016
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Form fields scrambling when saving

  • October 14, 2016
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I've taken an PDF and have over-layed a form on top.  All looks well in Adobe Acrobat Pro, then when I save it and open it in Preview.app the form fields are completely scrambled (mostly vertical, or the text is vertical).  I've checked the form field orientation properties and it is set to "0" degrees, and have read any other way to change or set these so they don't move.  Any advice is appreciated.

Here's the screenshot from Adobe:

Here's the screenshot from Preview.app. 

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Correct answer try67

Preview is known to be a buggy app that corrupts PDF forms. Avoid using it as much as possible.

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JR Boulay
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JR BoulayCommunity Expert
Community Expert
October 14, 2016

Hi.

You should see this:

- Preview.app - Killer of PDF Files - KHKonsulting LLC

- PDF Readers - 5 Readers Compared | Talking PDF | PDF

- Inaccessible by Choice: PDF on MacOS – Duff Johnson Strategy & Communications

Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe
try67
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try67Community ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
October 14, 2016

Preview is known to be a buggy app that corrupts PDF forms. Avoid using it as much as possible.

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