# Program to type on top of PDF? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 7, 2007, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/program-to-type-on-top-of-pdf/39915 "2007-12-07T10:41:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![evilsrt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/evilsrt/32/7470_2.png) [@evilsrt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/evilsrt)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/program-to-type-on-top-of-pdf/39915/1 "2007-12-07T10:41:26Z")
I have a job application that is in PDF form. They want it filled out and emailed back to them. Instead of printing it out, filling out the blanks with a typewriter, and then scanning it, I would like to fill the application out with my computer. Is there any way to do this? ---
**Author:** ![matter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/97f17d/32.png) [@matter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matter)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/program-to-type-on-top-of-pdf/39915/2 "2007-12-07T10:42:49Z")
Can you just use photoshop to save it as an image file, and then go from there? ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/program-to-type-on-top-of-pdf/39915/3 "2007-12-07T10:54:30Z")
adobe pro… i think open office might have somethign that has that capablity or office 2007 ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/program-to-type-on-top-of-pdf/39915/4 "2007-12-07T10:58:58Z")
lol i think u need acrobat writer to do that. ---
**Author:** ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/program-to-type-on-top-of-pdf/39915/5 "2007-12-07T11:06:45Z")
Full version of Adobe will do it. ---
**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/program-to-type-on-top-of-pdf/39915/6 "2007-12-07T11:59:11Z")
[quote=“Rx3,post:5,topic:39915"”] Full version of Adobe will do it. [/quote] omfg you called it adobe… and you are an IT person. FOR THIS I ASHAME OF YOU. this is one of my pet peeves, i fucking hate when people call acrobat “adobe” 😛 ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/program-to-type-on-top-of-pdf/39915/7 "2007-12-07T12:05:36Z")
DISTILLER! ---
**Author:** ![evilsrt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/evilsrt/32/7470_2.png) [@evilsrt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/evilsrt)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/program-to-type-on-top-of-pdf/39915/8 "2007-12-07T12:21:50Z")
thanks. does anyone have a pirated copy? ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/program-to-type-on-top-of-pdf/39915/9 "2007-12-07T12:25:51Z")
yes i do ---
**Author:** ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/program-to-type-on-top-of-pdf/39915/10 "2007-12-07T12:26:14Z")
ADOBE ADOBE ADOBE ADOBE ADOBE ADOBE ADOBE ADOBE ADOBE ADOBE ADOBE ADOBE If I said Acrobat Writer, they’d look at me like 😕, you say Adobe (even though it’s wrong) everyone knows what you are talking about. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/program-to-type-on-top-of-pdf/39915/11 "2007-12-07T12:28:31Z")
if they said adobe distiller they would have no clue ---
**Author:** ![Krud](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krud/32/5143_2.png) [@Krud](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Krud)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/program-to-type-on-top-of-pdf/39915/12 "2007-12-07T14:14:28Z")
save file to drive, open in paint, use text tool. EZ mode ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/program-to-type-on-top-of-pdf/39915/13 "2007-12-07T14:29:50Z")
full version of Adobe Acrobat 8, or my favorite Acrobat plugin application: Enfocus Pitstop (get a trial version from [enfocus.com](http://enfocus.com)). another option that a lot of my customer’s use is to open the document in adobe indesign, but you probably don’t have that since you don’t have full reader. I live in Acrobat as part of my job (production color analyst) and I’m Adobe ACE certified etc… I feel like I’m at work (oh yeah, I am for another hour or so) adobe distiller = NO save file to drive = what the hell does that mean? and you can’t open a PDF in Paint. you could do a screen capture and paste that in paint but it will get ugly fast when you try to print. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/program-to-type-on-top-of-pdf/39915/14 "2007-12-07T15:16:04Z")
there was a freeware program that I used to use that had all the acrobat functionality and the ability to print to a PDF aswell, forgot the name though pdf factory maybe? it was super lightweight… been a while though