Fillable forms in Chrome Browser

Forum|Forum|7 years ago
September 7, 2018
3 replies
34424 views

The PDF fillable form will not allow users to enter any data in the fields when the form is set to auto open in Chrome. If downloaded it is working fine. Any suggestions on how to allow the form to be interactive in the Chrome browser? I do have the Adobe PDF viewer extension installed and active.

General troubleshooting

This topic has been closed for replies.

Correct answer Test Screen Name

When you view a PDF in a Chrome window it uses Chrome's built in PDF viewer, whatever add-ons you might have, and whether or not Acrobat Reader is installed. This is why forms aren't going to behave the same as if you opened them in Reader. It's a big problem and makes forms a lot less useful. All the browsers are going that way.

~graffiti

Legend

Right-click the link to the pdf, save it to your computer, open Reader and use File>Open to open the form.

J

jeannes97728250Author

Participant

Yes, but was hoping to avoid that extra step as many visitors accessing the form will not know to do that. I guess I will need to add some additional information. Thank you!

T

Test Screen Name

Legend

Don’t forget to give information on what to do in Android and iOS, which at least half of web visitors do today.

T

Test Screen NameCorrect answer

Legend

When you view a PDF in a Chrome window it uses Chrome's built in PDF viewer, whatever add-ons you might have, and whether or not Acrobat Reader is installed. This is why forms aren't going to behave the same as if you opened them in Reader. It's a big problem and makes forms a lot less useful. All the browsers are going that way.

G

gkaiseril

Inspiring

Is Adobe Reader installed?

Has Adobe Acrobat Reader in Chrome been enabled?