Fillable form with math formula not working

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November 2, 2023
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Hello all,

I am trying to add a math formula to a Fillable pdf and I am running into some issues. I have taken a formula from excel and need it to work inside of this pdf with no luck. I've got this portion of the formula to work: G29*((G30-G28)/(G30-G31)) I need this equation taken to the power of 0.54. Is there anyone who can help me with this?

Correct answer Craig233868948lqt

Oh, OK. However, I tried to download it and install and it said it found a newer version (Acrobat Pro) so it wouldn't let me install the reader.

I installed Adobe Acrobat Reader on another computer, opened my form, and you are correct, the math formulas do work with that product. Thanks!!

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Craig233868948lqt

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I just created a fillable PDF form (yesterday) with two very minor formulas using Acrobat Pro, but when you open this PDF in Acrobat Reader (I've also tried another PDF Reader), the math formulas it don't work. The ADOBE support guy said that the Reader is a free tool so not all the functionality works. Then what good are formulas in PDF's then?

try67

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What they told is you blatantly wrong. Every math formula that works in Acrobat should also work in Reader. Only things like extracting pages and stuff like that won't work there.

Did you test it on a mobile device, though, or on a regular PC? Unfortunately, many scripts won't work on the former, regardless of it being Acrobat or Reader.

Third-party viewers are a completely different question. You can't guarantee it will work in them, at all.

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Craig233868948lqt

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I created it on a Mac with the latest version of the O/S, Tahoe version 26.0.1. In Acrobat Pro, the form looks like this after entering a couple of expenses:

Notice that the SubTotal is added up from the individuals expenses and the Total is simply the SubTotal + Sales Tax. Works great! Now open this in Acrobat Reader and: