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Electronically Sign & Fill In Any PDF Form

 

You know when you receive a PDF form to fill in with information and your only option is to print and fill it in by hand if you don't have the software to do this.

Well here are 2 solutions to handle this.

The first is Fill Any PDF Form

This is where you upload the form and complete it online , this can be done for groups or a single completion.

The second is Blueberry PDF Form Filler 

"Blueberry PDF form Filler enables you to fill text into PDF forms, when they were not designed to be filled with Adobe Acrobat Reader. The program loads the PDF file to be filled and then asks you to select the fields that you want to fill. Once the fields are selected, the program will enable edit boxes that allow you to fill text into the selected form areas with your choice of font type and size. The filled form can then be sent to your printer."

Keep Your PDF Software Up To Date

 

According to a report on ZD Net 

Malicious PDF files comprised 80 percent of all exploits for 2009

So what do you do?

No matter which PDF software you use , Adobe , Fox It , Cute PDF ,keep it up to date with the current version as running out of date PDF software is a security risk to your computer. 

Trying to view certain PDFs with out of date software can result in suspect programs being installed on your computer.

Check your PDF software and look for updates and keeping it updated will keep your computer from being infected.

PDF To Word Converter

So you are sent a PDF of a document and you would like to convert it to a word document.
Try the this software from AnyBiz Soft PDF Solutions , the   PDF To Word Converter  

It is easy to install , works on Windows and in their words

AnyBizSoft PDF to Word Converter is an easy-to-use application, which is specially designed for converting PDF to Word 2010 (.docx) 2007(.docx), 2003(.doc). The original text, layouts, images and hyperlinks can be exactly retained in the generated Word documents. Just with one click, you can convert your read-only PDF files into fully formatted editable Word documents less one minute.

I have been using it for a while and highly recommend it as a very handy piece of software.

Convert A Site To A PDF

 

When you look at a website there are times you would like to save it.

Why not save the site as a pdf for future reference?

Well PDF MY URL does just that.

 

Just enter the sites url into the placeholder and then press the icon and your site will be saved as a pdf.

PDF Alternatives , Do You Really Need Adobe ?

When it comes to opening PDF's Adobe has cornered the market but here are some great alternatives to use without using Adobe.

Fox It Reader is a great lightweight tool for reading PDFs and it's free

Cute PDF is great for creating PDFs and reading and it's free

Finally remember if you have a Google Account you will be able to open PDFs in G Mail.

Adobe has had a few security issues lately so it always pays to check for an updated version and do not turn off the automatic update checker.