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Crystal_NNU
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May 15, 2019
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Is it possible to duplicate a fillable form and edit the text in the new PDF without losing formatting?

  • May 15, 2019
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Hello,
I created an MS Word doc, saved it to Adobe Acrobat Pro 17, then set it up as a fillable PDF. I need to create a second document with identical fields but different text (one version is for internship supervisors, another is for students).

My problem is that when I go into Edit mode and begin to change the instructions, the formatting goes awry, as in the screenshots below. Am I simply going to need to start from MS Word again? (Ugh!)

Thanks in advance for any input,

Crystal

Fillable Form looking as expected

Fillable Form after attempting to edit text

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Bernd Alheit
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Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
Community Expert
May 16, 2019
  • change the text in Word
  • create a new PDF file
  • open the old PDF form in Acrobat
  • replace the pages with the pages of the new PDF file
  • save the file with a new name
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