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Hammer6
22 January 2004, 21:08
Guys,

I have normally used Form Flow to fill out Forms. Since Form Flow is such a piece of shit, I've tried downloading the PDF files from the Army Publishing Directorate. For some reason, I cannot edit the text fields, AND I believe that I have the full version of Adobe Acrobat 5.0.

I have Microsoft Word versions of some files... but do you have any suggestions? Or some way to edit the PDF Files?

Thanks
Sammy Sandbag
22 January 2004, 21:46
Not all PDF files allow you to edit them, that's kind of the idea behind them. Perhaps the one's you are downloading just don't have that feature. Which forms are you working on, maybe that will help?
Hammer6
22 January 2004, 22:11
Right now I'm filling out DA 4856 - Developmental Counseling.

Is there a way to find files that I can edit? Or unlock them? or something. I guess I'm not just that talented.
AirborneAli
22 January 2004, 23:30
I think I have a word version of the 4856, if you want me to email it to you.
Sammy Sandbag
23 January 2004, 08:39
Here's two word version's of it:
Hammer6
23 January 2004, 11:53
Alright thanks Ali and Sammy... That'll work, I'm still going to find the DA Forms, and as a matter of fact, I WILL NOT rest until I find them....

But I'm going to nap first.
AirborneAli
23 January 2004, 12:01
Umm...I HAVE the DA forms, hello! So does Sammy. Am I missing something? Is that not what you wanted?
Sammy Sandbag
23 January 2004, 16:40
Maybe he'll make more sense when he get's back from his nap.
Hammer6
23 January 2004, 19:23
LOL no that is what I wanted. I am still looking for the PDF "Fillable" versions. I appreciate your help and apologize for not clarifying.

Thanks
AirborneAli
24 January 2004, 05:00
Why do they have to be PDF and why do you hate formflow? The Word docs work just fine.....

Not that it really matters to me, cause I just did two 4856s on FF and it was beYOOtiful
cornbread
24 January 2004, 23:02
i dont think i've ever seen an pdf that is fillable. word works perfectly for the job, but as for a PDF, i dont think you can alter them, supposedly the beauty behind them
Sammy Sandbag
24 January 2004, 23:07
i dont think i've ever seen an pdf that is fillable. word works perfectly for the job, but as for a PDF, i dont think you can alter them, supposedly the beauty behind them

You can find PDF's that you can edit certain fields in. There are a few DA forms out there that allow this. You can't do much more than fill in the appropriate blanks, unlike Word docs that can be changed completely.
cornbread
25 January 2004, 12:02
what do ya know, learn something everyday, thanks
jehgunnz
13 February 2004, 16:52
hey! anyone have 2166's (NCOERs) in *.doc format? =D