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Saving PDF filled in forms
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Obviously, I don't have your document and I don't have LibreOffice. However, do have numerous other PDF files and I have LibreOffice's Java-based sibling, NeoOffice. My comments are most relevant to NeoOffice, but I am certain that they relate accurately to your situation because I have seen a significant difference among the various forks of OpenOffice.org. A PDF opened in NetOffice is treated as a drawing. It can be edited as any other drawing. This includes completing forms. Like any other OpenOffice.org document, it is printed using the standard MacOS X printing facilities. Revised PDF files can be exported as PDF. The exported PDF file retains that data that was used to complete the file.I created a PDF form using LibreOffice. I cannot save the filled in form or print it. Is there a workaround? Using LO 3.3.4 on a Macintosh
Go back and reexamine your printer setup and what you think you are doing to save the edited PDF. When you get these straightened-out, I think that you will find things working "properly." I put "properly" in quotes because OfficeOffice.org siblings are blunt instruments for PDF edits. In my own quick test here, NeoOffice lost a significant amount to formatting in a PDF that was largely a table with some text. Quite frankly, I really don't expect any better from a PDF being edited using a non-Adobe application. For completing forms and saving the edited PDF, Acrobat Pro is immeasurably better.
Are you serious? The chances are 100% for Mac users have Preview. That does not mean that Mac users will use Preview. Many will use Adobe Reader or Acrobat Pro. On the Windows side, you can expect the vast majority to use Adobe Reader or Acrobat Pro. On either platform, some may use other less popular but serviceable PDF editors. Whether Mac, Windows, Linux, another port of Unix, or whatever, the applications used will be those that have proven to work. There is simply no need to fool around with applications that can't do the job.This form will be placed on a web site for people to download and fill in. Who knows what application they will have.