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Fill forms

Use the Highlight Fields tool on the Fields tab of the ribbon to make it easier to locate all fields in a form. To set basic form options, such as form field highlight color, go to Kofax Power PDF for Mac > Options > Forms.

Fill an active PDF form

Set form options before you proceed.
  1. Open the form in the program. All the form controls will be active.
  2. Check whether the controls are in order. Post-edit them only if necessary.
  3. Select the Hand tool at the top of the Panel bar.
  4. Step through the form elements making choices and entering text.
  5. Save the filled form, click its Submit button if it exists, or resend the form electronically.

Activate and fill a static form you have received

  1. Scan or open the form, converting to PDF if required.
  2. Run Form Typer to detect form controls, have them activated and labeled.
  3. Post-edit the form if necessary, moving, adding or deleting fields.
  4. Select the Hand tool, then fill the form.
  5. Resend the completed form, proceeding with any of the following steps:

    • Send the filled form as a PDF.

    • Print the form and its contents, and send the printed form.

    • Print only your responses onto the blank physical form and resend that.