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ericb007man
ericb007man
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January 15, 2010
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Need to sign a W9 form

  • January 15, 2010
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Got a W9 tax form to complete. I was able to highlight all the fields with the Highlight Fields button. I believe I have created a proper signature under Advanced=Security Settings. When I click on Advanced=Sign & Certify, I only am able to "Preview" the document. What am I doing wrong? Using v. 8.1.6

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    Correct answer Phillip M Jones

    Go ahead and resave as Acrobat PDF Most Likely it was written using an application from Adobe, only available on PC That creates XML Based Forms.

    It will then be saved as a Regular PDF. Then you can create a Form using the Forms Wizard. In the past as a Treasurer of an Association I've had to fill out a w-9 and I've downloaded it from the IRS.

    Try this version attached:

    Its public record posted on IRS website. The only thing is I have just resaved on my Mac in Acrobat 9.0.3 no chages to content was made. If you want to you can verify this to your customer.

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    Phillip M Jones
    Phillip M Jones
    Inspiring
    January 16, 2010

    IF you created the form go to advanced menu and choose Extend Features in Reader. Also check advanced Security and see how you have setting their. If you know the pasword you can change. Not if this is an XML Based form designed on a PC the only way you can work on it is re-save it as a regular PDF.

    ericb007man
    ericb007manAuthor
    Known Participant
    January 18, 2010

    Thanks Phillip. I did not create the form. A client sent it to me. I suspect it was from the IRS and forwarded to me.

    Phillip M Jones
    Phillip M Jones
    Inspiring
    January 19, 2010

    Thanks so much. However when I try to run my re-saved version through the Forms=Create New Form function, I get this error "The selected PDF file is already a form. Please select a different file."

    I opened your attached w9 and still cannot sign it. Same greyed out fields under Advanced=Sign and Certify.

    It seems like I'm missing a step.


    Which Field is not Fillable.

    I tried all the fields and the only one that doesn't fill out is the signature field which wouldn't be unless you have a copy of your signature save as an image.

    Does a Purple Bar show just above the form indicating its a Form?

    What version of Acrobat?

    what version of Acrobat, if Version 6 is it standard or Pro?

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