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HappyDude20

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Jul 13, 2008
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I hope this thread helps others that may have been in this situation.

I have a ton of job applications to fill out and hopefully turn them all in tomorrow. I have so many job apps, but rather than filling them all out by hand i'd much rather type the info into the PDF file directly and then print them out, ready to go.

What's the best way to do this?

I started out downloading Adobe Reader, later realizing there is a difference between Reader and Adobe Acrobat. Then after searching for a while I noticed the trial version of Acrobat I downloaded from Adobe's site is for Windows only; discovering Acrobat for Mac only went up to version 8. There are no free trial downloads of version 8 for mac out there...

...which is pretty much where i'm at.

I'd really hate to have to print out over 70 sheets of paper and fill them out one by one, box by box...

Will "Preview" allow me to edit and add text on each job application?

Any help is really appreciated. I'll respond quickly, as i'm looking for a solid solution on the matter.

The only thing I've found, though don't really like it is uploading the PDF file online to a specific website and editing it there, text box by text box...seems, a bit of a hassle.
 
well, if you're talking about pdf forms, preview should work fine.
ive dealt with pdf forms in preview and filled in information perfectly fine.
 
Glad it is useful. You are welcome - and thank you for the blessing - it has been a great day. :)
 
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