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    Fill out PDF forms

    November 15th, 2020

    PDF Expert lets you easily fill out invoices, application forms, and tax forms.

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    How to fill out interactive PDF forms

    Mac iOS
    1. Open a form in PDF Expert.
    2. Click an active field or checkbox.
    3. Type the text or select a value.

    Note: If you don’t want PDF Expert to highlight active form fields, open PDF Expert Preferences > General and disable the Highlight form fields toggle.

    PDF Expert supports AcroForms created in Adobe Acrobat or other similar apps and Static XFA forms created in Adobe LiveCycle. 

    1. Open a form in PDF Expert.
    2. Tap an active field or checkbox.
    3. Type the text or select a value.

    Note: If you don’t want PDF Expert to highlight active form fields, open Settings > Page Viewer and disable the Highlight form fields toggle.

    PDF Expert supports AcroForms created in Adobe Acrobat or other similar apps and Static XFA forms created in Adobe LiveCycle.

    How to fill out a non-interactive PDF form

    Mac iOS

    If the form does not contain interactive form fields (the form is flat), you can fill it in using the Text tool to add text and the Signature tool to add signatures on the form.

    If a form has no active fields, you still can fill it out in PDF Expert:

    1. Open a form.
    2. On the top toolbar, select Fill & Sign.
    3. Select Text and tap where you want to add text.
    4. Type your text.
    5. To mark a checkbox, select
      Checkmark
      or Crossand tap where you want to insert it.
    6. To fill out the date field, select Dateand tap where you want to place it.
    7. To change the date format as well as font and text color, tap the date and select Properties.

     

    How to clear a PDF form from all data

    Mac iOS
    1. Open the needed form.
    2. Click Edit at the top of you screen. 
    3. Select Clear Form.

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    1. Open the needed form.
    2. Tap … at the top right of the screen.
    3. Select Clear Form.
    4. Tap Yes in a pop-up window.

    To clear a particular form field, tap it and select Clear Field on the keyboard.

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