How to the fill out an PDF form without the software

Need to add text to an PDF that does not support editing? No problem  and no extra software required.

Shortly ago my wife called from the work. I've to get this form turned in before 5 but the printer broken. It's a PDF. I can open it only there no way to fill it out. What act I do?

Been there. PDF are great for sharing documents but not always for editing them. That is not too surprising when you consider that a PDF are really just an image not raw text. And unless the file comprised generated in such aside since to allow editing (by which I mean the addition of text like for a form) you often have little option but to print it fill it out by hand then scan or fax it wherever it needs to go.

Thankfully there a casual workaround. (Actually, there is several but for today I'm focusing on one I have used successfully.)

Because it has a online tool it saves you from having to install any local software -- a plus for corporate user who aren't allowed to do so and a plus for everyone else because it eliminates the risk of spyware or junkware piggybacking inside PDF-utility download.

Of course your IT departments may have policie while it come to uploading company documents to unapproved sites so if you're doing this from work get permission 1st.

Although PDFescape offers only basic tools for free (a Premium account costs $20 annually) it enough to let you fill out a form. Here is how.

Step 1: Head to the PDFescape and the click Start Using Unregistered in the upper-left corner.

Step 2: Click Continue to the PDF escape then Upload PDF to PDF escape. Click Choose File navigate to the local folder containing your PDF select it and then click Upload.

 

Step 3: In short orders you should see the PDF. Depending on the documents it may have text field already highlighted in which case you can just click the inside the one you want and start the typing. Alternately click the Text button then click the anywhere on the page to place your cursor. Then start  thte typing.

Step 4: When you are done editing click the green Save & Download button in the toolbar on the left side of the screen.

And thats it! The entire process takes no more than some minutes. Of course if you have found a better way to complete PDF forms without software name it in the comments.