Creating a PDF Form

[GeekDrew]

I have a bunch of forms in PDF format... except they were just Word Documents, printed to a PDF printer driver, so there aren't any fields on the form in PDF format - just the space where they should be (as one would expect, coming from MS Word).

I need software that will let me put fields onto the existing documents, so that the form can be used by Acrobat Reader users (the general public). Right now the only products I've found that can do what I want are Adobe's Acrobat and Universe Software's PDF-Office. My office doesn't have the money to buy Acrobat, and can only buy from companies in the United States that honor government purchase orders (and thus, cannot buy from Universe Software).

I've Googled around, and have found a lot of tools to create PDFs, but none of them are able to add form fields to existing documents, other than the two I already mentioned (and that I can't use). Anyone know of another product out there that will do the job?

Thanks!

 

[TheTurk]

this maybe..

995

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: TheTurk
this maybe..

995

Looked at it, but it doesn't appear to have any forms abilities at all.

 

[Slick5150]

Have you tried Open Office? It can certainly save stuff in PDF format, but I have no clue about forms.

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: Slick5150
Have you tried Open Office? It can certainly save stuff in PDF format, but I have no clue about forms.

The only thing I've seen OOo be able to do in regards to PDF is export as PDF... I haven't been able to open PDF in anything.

Good idea, though.

 

[Slowlearner]

Even Adobe Acrobat Standrad cant do that, it has to be Acrobat Pro - at least that what it was a year back

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: Slowlearner
Even Adobe Acrobat Standrad cant do that, it has to be Acrobat Pro - at least that what it was a year back

Yeah, I think that it has to be Standard or Designer.