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Is it me or do a lot of private PDF files don't have forms to type in?

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by: Ant - Thu, 8 Jul 2021 18:55 UTC

A lot of public ones do like from the U.S. government.

Thank you for reading and hopefully answering. :)
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by: Peter Flynn - Sat, 28 Aug 2021 13:11 UTC

On 08/07/2021 19:55, Ant wrote:
> A lot of public ones do like from the U.S. government.
>
> Thank you for reading and hopefully answering. :)

Most private PDF files do not use forms (because they are not forms,
they're just documents).

Governments, companies, and institutions use PDF forms for many reasons,
most of them bad because HTML forms would do the job as well if not better.

Peter

"Beware of programmers carrying screwdrivers." -- Chip Salzenberg

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Is it me or do a lot of private PDF files don't have forms to type in?	Ant
Re: Is it me or do a lot of private PDF files don't have forms to	Peter Flynn