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Serafi
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October 14, 2024
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Calculation don't work after export pdf

  • October 14, 2024
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Hello,
I created with adobe acrobat a document with the automatic calculation of a sum of 3 fields in a 4th field.
The calculation works very well in preview mode in acrobat, but when I save my pdf file and open it with the appercu software (apple) I can fill the first 3 fields but the calculation is not done in the 4th.
Thank you for your help.

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JR Boulay
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JR BoulayCommunity Expert
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October 15, 2024

As its name suggests Preview is not a PDF reader, it's a previewer.
Does it surprise you that Preview doesn't manage the layers in PSD files or the formulas in XLSX files that it previews?
It's all the same.

 

Thank Apple for deceiving its customers by installing Preview (aka "the PDF killer") as the default PDF reader.

This 11 years ago article is still relevant: http://khkonsulting.com/2013/06/preview-app-killer-of-pdf-files/

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JR Boulay
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JR BoulayCommunity Expert
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October 15, 2024

No, it doesn't do any calculation in Acrobat.

The attached form is working fine.

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SerafiAuthor
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October 15, 2024

Thank you so much JR B.
But i am desapointed... When i test with your document, same problem, don't work with a reader... (Screen4)

try67
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try67Community Expert
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October 15, 2024

Apple Preview is a very buggy application, known to corrupt PDF form fields just by opening the file. Do not use it if you want your files to work correctly.

    try67
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    try67Community Expert
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    October 14, 2024

    Report the issue to the developers of this software.

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    SerafiAuthor
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    October 15, 2024

    Thank you for your responses, but the problem is not the reader apple Apercu, i try with other soft reader, same problem.
    The problem is with adobe acrobat pro.

    Bernd Alheit
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    Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
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    October 15, 2024

    What happens when you open the file in Adobe Acrobat Pro or Acrobat Reader?

    Bernd Alheit
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    Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
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    October 14, 2024

    May be that this software doesn't support the calculation.

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