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Installed Acrobat a few weeks ago for this use case specifically. I feel like Preview used to be a lot better at editing fields, recently it has been a real pai
by jmondi 6y ago
Installed Acrobat a few weeks ago for this use case specifically. I feel like Preview used to be a lot better at editing fields, recently it has been a real pain.
- ggregoire 6y agoAre there not any alternatives to Adobe Acrobat Reader on macOS for editing fields and other use cases listed in the other comments?
- leejoramo 6y agoApple's Preview does a pretty good job with generic pdf forms. Unfortunately, Adobe has created multiple types of pdf forms using different technologies and very complex specs. Apple does not support all of these. (You can also find many cases of PDF forms using Adobe tools that do not round trip between platforms). PDF Export does a good job of filing in the gaps. https://pdfexpert.com https://pdfexpert.com
- rspeed 6y agoNot just complex specs. Some of them are proprietary.
- gav 6y agoThere's some non-free options: Editing/Form Fill/etc: Nitro[1] Signing: Nitro[1], HelloSign[2], airSlate[3], Smallpdf[4] (limited functionality) [1] https://www.gonitro.com https://www.gonitro.com [2] https://www.hellosign.com https://www.hellosign.com [3] https://www.airslate.com https://www.airslate.com [4] https://smallpdf.com https://smallpdf.com
- kevin_thibedeau 6y agoPDF has two types of forms: native and JS driven. I'd bet that the problems are with the JS. I'd also be willing to bet that Adobe makes Acrobat author forms in a way that intentionally breaks third party readers.
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