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awoitte
awoitte
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June 23, 2016
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How to Complete/Finalize a Fillable PDF Created Form

  • June 23, 2016
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I have created a PDF form with fill in and check boxes all over the page as a checklist/notes for a piece of equipment.  When I open the PDF the fill in and check boxes work fine.  The same goes for when I send it to a co worker via email.  When I upload the file to Google Drive, however, the format seems to bug out and all the fill ins and check boxes disappear and the document is not editable at all. Why is this?

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awoitte
awoitteAuthor
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June 23, 2016

A little more on the subject: The reason why the file needs to be in Google Drive is so that I can make it accessible via my website, while only giving the access to users on our network.  It seems to work fine if I download the file, but what if someone wants to click on the link and fill it in directly and print from the webpage.  Is that possible? I don't understand why Drive would cancel out the fillable sections.

try67
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try67Community Expert
Community Expert
June 23, 2016

Google Drive uses an internal plugin to display PDF files. Any bugs with that plugin should be reported to Google.

It has nothing to do with Adobe.

awoitte
awoitteAuthor
Participant
June 23, 2016

I don't know if its a bug as much as it could be an error or setting issue on my part. I'd like to get some more input if anyone else has the same issue.

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