Printing Fillable PDFs from iPad

Hello all,


I am trying to print a fillable PDF directly from an iPad to an AirPrint Printer over a wireless network. I am able to fill in my PDF form using the Adobe Reader app, but, as has been documented on this forum and on Adobe's website, the information input in the forms is not sent to the printer and thus not printed.


I have read about other apps (ie. GoodReader, PDF Expert, etc) which are useful in filling forms, but I have not found if the information input in the forms can be printed using these apps. Has anyone else had any experience with these apps, and will they print the information that has been entered into the form fields?


Thanks for any help,


-Ben

iPad, iOS 5.1.1

Posted on Aug 17, 2012 9:30 AM

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Aug 21, 2012 6:10 AM in response to bjb73

I had the same problem but found a workaround. If you have created your form in Adobe Acrobat Professional X you will have to first choose file and then save as your form and select reader extended pdf and select enable additional features. The will allow your users to save a copy of the form as well as the data in the fields. once this has been done you simple email it to yourself and open it in Adobe Acrobat Reader on the iPad then select the printer and and select print on the iPad. But the key to making this all work the form must forst be ceated in Adobe Acrobat Professional version X or greater. I have tried this and it works fine, it will also enable your form users to save the form and print to any printer with the saved field data. Hope this helps. I contacted Adobe and they say that they do not provide any support for the airprint feature. I suspect that the print protocol for the field data created in Adobe is not recognized by the airprint application. But if they investigate why we are able to print it only after saving it in reader extended pdf followed by enable additional features they should be able to resolve this issue by examining the difference between both print protocols. Hope this helps. If anyone out their has found a better way please let me know.


Rick

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