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Lena27020170w3wy
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October 18, 2023
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Old typewriter tool

  • October 18, 2023
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Please help!

Up until today I have had Acrobat X Pro. A while ago they removed some certificate. That made it impossible for me to:

* Save a form I'd done so a person with only Reader could fill in and save. (Save as/Reader extended PDF/Activate addition of text in documents (that are not fillable forms) (Sorry for the bad translation from Swedish!!)

* Activate the typewriter tool so as our large forms could be filled out without me having to make them as a form (they are a lot of pages, and change regularely, so we have made the typewriter tool accessible so that our customers can fill them in anyway). (Save as/Reader extended PDF/Activate more functions).

 

Today I finally got the latest version of Acrobat (Creative Cloud). Could somebody PLEASE tell me exactly how I should do for the 2 * above? I think I get the hang of how to save a form so that people with Reader can fill in and save, but to write in a non-form? Please tell me how I should save the file, and also how a person with Reader should do to fill it in... Pretty please?

I hope you understand what I mean. Hard to explain when the old and new programs were/are in Swedish 🙂

    Correct answer AnandSri

    Hello @Joseph35520952htrh

     

    I hope you are doing well, and thank you for reaching out.

     

    The new Fill and Sign tool has all the features and functionality, and it’s a part of a broader set of tools that include text, checkmarks, and signature options. Use Fill & Sign > Add Text for basic typing.

     

    Let us know if you have a different question.

    Thanks,

    Anand Sri.

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    Joseph35520952htrh
    Participant
    September 8, 2025

    I do NOT like that the typewriter function is gone.  It was easy and user friendly, but now I feel like I have to take a class to use the text function.  It's akin to moving something in MS Word and having the whole page re-write itself and put things where you don't want them.  BRING IT BACK.

      AnandSri
      AnandSriCorrect answer
      Legend
      September 17, 2025

      Hello @Joseph35520952htrh

       

      I hope you are doing well, and thank you for reaching out.

       

      The new Fill and Sign tool has all the features and functionality, and it’s a part of a broader set of tools that include text, checkmarks, and signature options. Use Fill & Sign > Add Text for basic typing.

       

      Let us know if you have a different question.

      Thanks,

      Anand Sri.

      JR Boulay
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      JR BoulayCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      February 22, 2024

      Often the right answer comes from abandoning the wrong question: since the release of Acrobat Reader XI in 2013, eleven years ago, it is no longer necessary to enable the Reader extensions.
      The commenting, filling and saving tools are available in Reader for all documents by default.

       

      Copy-paste this URL in Google Translate to learn more:

      https://www.abracadabrapdf.net/ressources-et-tutos/js-et-formulaires-ressources/pdf-reader-extended/

       

      Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe
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        Lena27020170w3wyAuthor
        Known Participant
        February 22, 2024

        Thank you!! As I don't use Reader myself (even installing it to test messes Acrobat Pro up), I didn't know. Now I know!

          Amal.
          Amal.
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          February 21, 2024

          Hi there

           

          Hope you are doing well and sorry for the delayed response.

           

          1. To save a form as reader extended > go to File/hamburger menu > Save as other > Reader Extended PDF

           

          2. It is no longer called the typewriter tool. It is now "add a text comment" For more information please check the help page https://adobe.ly/3I9nqym

           

          Hope this information will help.

           

          ~Amal

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          Lena27020170w3wyAuthor
          Known Participant
          February 22, 2024

          Thank you for your answer. But:

          What is hamburger menu?

          And when I get to Reader extended PDF there are 2 to choose from (there used to be 3, Activate more functions is missing). Is it the bottom one I should choose (roughly translated Activate more tools)?

           

          Lena

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