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Old November 26th 15, 04:30 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Tough Guy no. 1265
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Why do companies insist on using PDFs where you are required to fill them in! PDF is a read only document!

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Old November 26th 15, 04:44 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Tough Guy no. 1265 posted
this via news
Why do companies insist on using PDFs where you are required to fill
them in! PDF is a read only document!


This is not a PDF group. Try writing a letter to Adobe Claus.
Or Dr. Phil. Or Dr. Oz. 'Tis the season. Maybe you can get a
brain transplant for Xmas because people are sentimentally retarded
this time of the year. Or there's a Black Friday sale.

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Old November 26th 15, 04:46 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 16:44:02 -0000, wrote:

Tough Guy no. 1265 posted
this via news
Why do companies insist on using PDFs where you are required to fill
them in! PDF is a read only document!


This is not a PDF group. Try writing a letter to Adobe Claus.
Or Dr. Phil. Or Dr. Oz. 'Tis the season. Maybe you can get a
brain transplant for Xmas because people are sentimentally retarded
this time of the year. Or there's a Black Friday sale.


There ain't a PDF group so you'll just have to hear my whinging.

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Old November 26th 15, 06:12 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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On 26 Nov 2015, "Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in
alt.comp.os.windows-10:

There ain't a PDF group so you'll just have to hear my whinging.


You're whinging is out of willful ignorance. PDFs can be made as fill-
out forms. Feel free to continue to ignore reality.
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Old November 28th 15, 02:03 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:
On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 16:44:02 -0000, wrote:

Tough Guy no. 1265 posted
this via news
Why do companies insist on using PDFs where you are required to fill
them in! PDF is a read only document!


This is not a PDF group. Try writing a letter to Adobe Claus.
Or Dr. Phil. Or Dr. Oz. 'Tis the season. Maybe you can get a
brain transplant for Xmas because people are sentimentally retarded
this time of the year. Or there's a Black Friday sale.


There ain't a PDF group so you'll just have to hear my whinging.


trying to destroy this group now are your phucker******?



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Old November 26th 15, 04:49 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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On 26/11/2015 17:30, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:
Why do companies insist on using PDFs where you are required to fill
them in! PDF is a read only document!


To you they may be 'read only', to users of Adobe Acrobat they are
editable. That they cannot be edited by the hoi polloi is a good thing.
You are prevented from editing the text that you are required to sign.
They are also far safer than other documents e.g. word, excel and the
other MS carriers of vermin.
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Old November 26th 15, 04:58 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 16:49:47 -0000, Ann O'Nyme wrote:

On 26/11/2015 17:30, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:
Why do companies insist on using PDFs where you are required to fill
them in! PDF is a read only document!


To you they may be 'read only', to users of Adobe Acrobat they are
editable. That they cannot be edited by the hoi polloi is a good thing.


No it isn't, not when they're frequently used by companies where you have to fill the things in! This usually means printing, filling it in by hand, then scanning it back! In the 21st century! Typical Adobe screwing everything up, they're as bad as Apple making up their own incompatible rubbish.

You are prevented from editing the text that you are required to sign.


Since you have to print it off to fill it in and post it, you can very easily edit the text in a photo editor.

They are also far safer than other documents e.g. word, excel and the
other MS carriers of vermin.


Ever heard of a virus scanner?

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Old November 26th 15, 05:27 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Ann O'Nyme wrote:

On 26/11/2015 17:30, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:
Why do companies insist on using PDFs where you are required to fill
them in! PDF is a read only document!


To you they may be 'read only', to users of Adobe Acrobat they are
editable. That they cannot be edited by the hoi polloi is a good thing.
You are prevented from editing the text that you are required to sign.
They are also far safer than other documents e.g. word, excel and the
other MS carriers of vermin.


PDFs make a low calorie turkey stuffing, pie mix, and you can use the
leftwovers for a low-fat gravy to go on yer football samwitches!

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Old November 26th 15, 06:25 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 17:27:16 -0000, wrote:

Ann O'Nyme wrote:

On 26/11/2015 17:30, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:
Why do companies insist on using PDFs where you are required to fill
them in! PDF is a read only document!


To you they may be 'read only', to users of Adobe Acrobat they are
editable. That they cannot be edited by the hoi polloi is a good thing.
You are prevented from editing the text that you are required to sign.
They are also far safer than other documents e.g. word, excel and the
other MS carriers of vermin.


PDFs make a low calorie turkey stuffing, pie mix, and you can use the
leftwovers for a low-fat gravy to go on yer football samwitches!


Why would I want to eat food with less calorific value? That would be like putting water in your car.

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Old November 28th 15, 03:44 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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On 26/11/2015 16:49, Ann O'Nyme wrote:
To you they may be 'read only', to users of Adobe Acrobat they are
editable. That they cannot be edited by the hoi polloi is a good thing.
You are prevented from editing the text that you are required to sign.

You can also edit pdf files in any image editing software. Photoshop and
Photoshop Elements can edit them because I use them; Mind you, I also
have Acrobat because I get all Adobe software free of charge. I have
just received a new code for next year. This is what they said in their
email:


/Enjoy an additional 12-month Creative Cloud complimentary membership As
a valued member of the Adobe community, you are eligible to receive
continued access to Adobe® Creative Cloud™ which includes all the latest
tools and services you know and love. This message delivers critical
information to extend your membership, along with your unique activation
code. /


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Old November 26th 15, 05:46 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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On 26/11/2015 16:30, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:
Why do companies insist on using PDFs where you are required to fill
them in! PDF is a read only document!


You *can* type stuff into the boxes, even using the free version of the
Adobe Acrobat Reader.

At the top right of the screen, click on Comment and then on Annotation
and then on the "T" (text icon)

Then click on the document in the place where your answer has to go, and
type away. When you've finished, you can save the document - complete
with your annotations - and email it back to the company.
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Old November 26th 15, 06:23 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 17:46:51 -0000, Roger Mills wrote:

On 26/11/2015 16:30, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:
Why do companies insist on using PDFs where you are required to fill
them in! PDF is a read only document!


You *can* type stuff into the boxes, even using the free version of the
Adobe Acrobat Reader.

At the top right of the screen, click on Comment and then on Annotation
and then on the "T" (text icon)

Then click on the document in the place where your answer has to go, and
type away. When you've finished, you can save the document - complete
with your annotations - and email it back to the company.


Except 9 times out of 10 that says "not allowed" or similar.

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Old November 26th 15, 06:29 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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In article
"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote:

Why do companies insist on using PDFs where you are required to fill them in! PDF is a read only document!


Not if it has form fields. Perhaps you need a more flexible pdf
reader.

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Old November 26th 15, 06:37 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 18:29:26 -0000, Nomen Nescio wrote:

In article
"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote:

Why do companies insist on using PDFs where you are required to fill them in! PDF is a read only document!


Not if it has form fields. Perhaps you need a more flexible pdf
reader.


That's my point. The standard Adobe Reader, which is what Jo Public has, doesn't let you edit most of them.

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Old November 26th 15, 06:53 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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On 11/26/2015 12:37 PM, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:
On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 18:29:26 -0000, Nomen Nescio wrote:

In article
"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote:

Why do companies insist on using PDFs where you are required to fill
them in! PDF is a read only document!


Not if it has form fields. Perhaps you need a more flexible pdf
reader.


That's my point. The standard Adobe Reader, which is what Jo Public
has, doesn't let you edit most of them.


Lots of people use Foxit and Sumatra, among others, I gave up on Adobe
ages ago.

Regards, Rene

 




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