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Write to .BMP or .PDF forms

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How can I fill out scanned or downloaded forms with lines or boxes on the computer without printing the form and using a typewriter.

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by dklippert

In some cases you can set it up as a background watermark in a Word document and then type over it.

by mcarrara

If you have the money OmniForm is a great program. I have used it extensivly for students at our school. They scan in college and scholarship apps and we can fill them out on the computer and print out the completed form.

Mark

by timwalsh

Bottom line: if it is a .pdf file (form), you need the full version of Adobe Acrobat (not just the reader) to modify it.
If it is a .bmp file, you need software that can manipulate graphics images.If it is a .bmp file, you can import the file into either Powerpoint or Word and use text boxes from the draw feature. But the end result is you are still manipulating a graphics file vs. using a word processor.

by wlbowers

You need forms generation software. I use
Omniform by Scansoft.
www.scansoft.com/
With it you can scan in a form then enter the
information and print to preexisting forms or
print forms and data.

Good Luck Lee

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