Check Enable Free Form Saving with PDFtypewriter for this PDF to enable free form saving.
Check Advertise that this PDF is Free Form Saving to add a link to the Free Form Saving page on CTdeveloping's website, making it easier for your form's users to figure out how and why they should use this technology.
Information about Free Form Saving:
Ever created a PDF form that you want other users to fill out digitally, only for your form users to find out that they can only print their filled out form, and not save it?
With PDFtypewriter's Free Form Saving you CAN!
How it works
1. Simply create a PDF form in PDFtypewriter
2. Export your form as a PDF, checking the "Enable Free Form Saving with PDFtypewriter in this PDF"
3. Distribute your PDF form!
Instruct your form users who don't already have PDF form filling software (Adobe Reader won't cut it remember!) to download the FREE DEMO of PDFtypewriter.
When they open the form in PDFtypewriter, they won't be limited to the usual one page limitation or watermarks of the DEMO.
Your users can fill out your PDF file with easy. Save it or print it and then send it back to you!
Frequently Asked Questions
What will I need to implement this great feature?
1. You will simply need a fully registered version of PDFtypewriter, which can be purchased from the CTdeveloping website. This will allow you to create the form as well as enable the Free Form Saving feature
2. Your form users will need to download and install the DEMO version of PDFtypewriter from the CTdeveloping website. There is an option in the software to automatically add a link to the CTdeveloping website helping users download and install the DEMO.
Is this "Free Form Saving" PDF file a standard PDF that can be used in any PDF reading software?
YES! The PDF created is just like any other PDF file, except for when it is opened in PDFtypewriter the user will be given the ability to fill in the form, free!
Is this "Free Form Saving" PDF file savable in Adobe Reader or other PDF viewing software where saving wouldn't normally be allowed?
No. The special "Free Form Saving" ability only will work with PDF files given this permission and then opened in PDFtypewriter version 5 or later. However, because the file is a standard PDF file, if it is opened in Adobe Acrobat Standard or Professional (or other PDF softwares with the capability), the form will operate properly and will allow the user to fill in and save the file.
So what is the overall benefit of this?
Most PDF users only have Adobe Reader installed in order to VIEW and PRINT PDF files, however Adobe Reader doesn't allow for the saving of PDF forms once they have been filled out. This means that, without this technology, if any of your form users want to fill out and then save their form responses in the PDF, they will need to purchase Adobe Acrobat Standard, Adobe Acrobat Professional, or some other often-expensive software to accomplish this. Some of these softwares cost upwards of $400!
In short, your PDF form users will NOT have to purchase any additional software to fill in the form and save their responses back into it. They simply open the PDF in the FREE DEMO of PDFtypewriter and Presto!
