In my email , I have a form to fill out and email it back . It's a PDF … I can't figure out how to open it or move it to Microsoft Word to open it ?
The autofill option in the PDF isn't allowing me to enter text properly .
I need to do it soon … somebody please help me .
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( the form is in iCloud Mail)
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iPad, iPadOS 17
In Mail on iPadOS 17.*, that PDF attachment can be tapped and it will open a view of the PDF, but I am unsure if that is a real PDF Reader at that point that would allow you to fill out forms, or just the iPad version of Quick Look found on macOS. I had previously installed the free Adobe Reader on my M4 iPad Pro and that tapped view offers to open the PDF in Acrobat Reader. As PDF forms can vary in their support by an Apple PDF reader, Acrobat Reader might be the right tool for the job.
You will also see a blue icon associated with that PDF attachment that when pressed, offers the option of saving the PDF in the local iPad Downloads, or to Save the Attachment. You might want to do this and then open it with Acrobat Reader, fill in the forms, and then return the completed PDF to the original sender.
Microsoft Word will convert a PDF to a Word document but will not open the PDF for viewing.
In Mail on iPadOS 17.*, that PDF attachment can be tapped and it will open a view of the PDF, but I am unsure if that is a real PDF Reader at that point that would allow you to fill out forms, or just the iPad version of Quick Look found on macOS. I had previously installed the free Adobe Reader on my M4 iPad Pro and that tapped view offers to open the PDF in Acrobat Reader. As PDF forms can vary in their support by an Apple PDF reader, Acrobat Reader might be the right tool for the job.
You will also see a blue icon associated with that PDF attachment that when pressed, offers the option of saving the PDF in the local iPad Downloads, or to Save the Attachment. You might want to do this and then open it with Acrobat Reader, fill in the forms, and then return the completed PDF to the original sender.
Microsoft Word will convert a PDF to a Word document but will not open the PDF for viewing.
In response to VikingOSX
So this is what I'll do :
I 'll install the Adobe Reader > tap view opens the blue icon offering to save to iPad local
or attachment .
Then I'll open Acrobat , fill in the form & return it via the sender's email , correct ?
💡Thanks for the Microsoft Word tip , there's no point in converting the PDF to a Word document if it won't open .
SteelCityAnne wrote:
In response to VikingOSX
So this is what I'll do :
I 'll install the Adobe Reader > tap view opens the blue icon offering to save to iPad local
or attachment .
Then I'll open Acrobat , fill in the form & return it via the sender's email , correct ?
Sounds reasonable.
💡Thanks for the Microsoft Word tip , there's no point in converting the PDF to a Word document if it won't open .
How can I open a PDF file in iCloud mail?
