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  Editing PDF files "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-29 21:24 +0200
    Re: Editing PDF files "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-09-29 20:45 +0100
      Re: Editing PDF files knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2026-09-29 17:13 -0400
      Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 12:43 +0200
    Re: Editing PDF files T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-29 12:49 -0700
      Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-30 12:21 +0200
        Re: Editing PDF files "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-09-30 13:20 +0100
          Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 12:44 +0200
        Re: Editing PDF files T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-30 12:07 -0700
          Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 12:46 +0200
            Re: Editing PDF files "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-10-01 18:10 +0100
              Re: Editing PDF files Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-10-01 13:35 -0400
              Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 20:34 +0200
            Re: Editing PDF files T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-01 11:46 -0700
              Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 21:39 +0200
                Re: Editing PDF files T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-01 14:18 -0700
    Re: Editing PDF files PDF Files <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-29 21:05 +0100
    Re: Editing PDF files Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam> - 2026-09-29 18:26 -0400
      Re: Editing PDF files T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-29 16:51 -0700
        Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 12:48 +0200
          Re: Editing PDF files T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-01 11:47 -0700
            Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 21:40 +0200
              Re: Editing PDF files T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-01 14:19 -0700
      Re: Editing PDF files "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-09-30 01:27 +0100
        Re: Editing PDF files T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-29 20:56 -0700
          Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 12:50 +0200
        Re: Editing PDF files "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-09-30 00:34 -0400
    Re: Editing PDF files john@jeason.cix.co.uk (John K.Eason) - 2026-09-30 00:04 +0100
    Re: Editing PDF files "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-09-29 20:15 -0400
      Re: Editing PDF files "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-09-30 01:30 +0100
        Re: Editing PDF files Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-09-30 00:26 -0400
        Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 12:55 +0200
    Re: Editing PDF files VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2026-09-29 22:45 -0500
      Re: Editing PDF files "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-09-30 10:23 -0400
      Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 13:01 +0200
    Re: Editing PDF files Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-09-30 00:23 -0400
      Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 13:05 +0200
        Re: Editing PDF files "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-10-01 18:53 +0100
      Re: Editing PDF files "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-10-01 17:40 +0200
        Re: Editing PDF files Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-10-01 14:09 -0400
          Re: Editing PDF files Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-10-01 18:21 +0000
            Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 20:30 +0200
              Re: Editing PDF files Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-10-01 18:58 +0000
                Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 21:42 +0200
              Re: Editing PDF files knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2026-10-01 21:35 -0400
                Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-02 11:56 +0200
              Re: Editing PDF files "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-10-02 16:12 +0200
    Re: Editing PDF files Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-09-30 06:53 +0000
      Re: Editing PDF files Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-09-30 07:34 +0000
      Re: Editing PDF files Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-30 13:58 +0100
        Re: Editing PDF files knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2026-09-30 09:30 -0400
          Re: Editing PDF files "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-09-30 10:36 -0400
          Re: Editing PDF files PDF Files <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-30 18:17 +0100
            Re: Editing PDF files knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2026-09-30 16:07 -0400
            Re: Editing PDF files "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-10-01 01:59 +0100
              Re: Editing PDF files Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-01 06:57 +0000
          Re: Editing PDF files Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-09-30 18:26 +0000
        Re: Editing PDF files VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2026-09-30 13:25 -0500
          Re: Editing PDF files Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-09-30 18:39 +0000
          Re: Editing PDF files Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-09-30 20:26 +0000
    Re: Editing PDF files Philip Herlihy <nothing@invalid.com> - 2026-09-30 10:48 +0100
      Re: Editing PDF files "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-09-30 10:50 -0400
        Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 13:11 +0200
          Re: Editing PDF files "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-10-01 13:44 -0400
    Re: Editing PDF files Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-30 11:14 +0100
      Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 13:12 +0200
    Re: Editing PDF files Ammammata <ammammata@tiscali.it> - 2026-09-30 12:24 +0200
    Re: Editing PDF files Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-09-30 16:08 -0400
      Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 13:13 +0200
        Re: Editing PDF files Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-10-01 09:52 -0400
          Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 20:33 +0200
    Re: Editing PDF files Arkadiusz 'Black Fox' Artyszuk <asdfadsasdfa@atomicmail.io> - 2026-10-02 12:41 +0200

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#196448

Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote:
> On Thu, 10/1/2026 11:40 AM, s|b wrote:
> > On Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:23:55 -0400, Paul wrote:
> > 
> >> Apparently Firefox browser can fill a form.pdf .
> > 8< snip >8
> > 
> > I was about to suggest this, but I wasn't sure.
> 
> I tested it, on my sample Acroform document and
> modern Firefox filled the boxes OK. I didn't test the whole
> cycle though (save and reopen elsewhere).

  For Carlos' teacher friend, it makes more sense to test in Edge, as
she's unlikely to have (a need for) an extra browser on her/their
system(s).

[...]

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#196450

On 2026-10-01 20:21, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote:
>> On Thu, 10/1/2026 11:40 AM, s|b wrote:
>>> On Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:23:55 -0400, Paul wrote:
>>>
>>>> Apparently Firefox browser can fill a form.pdf .
>>> 8< snip >8
>>>
>>> I was about to suggest this, but I wasn't sure.
>>
>> I tested it, on my sample Acroform document and
>> modern Firefox filled the boxes OK. I didn't test the whole
>> cycle though (save and reopen elsewhere).
> 
>    For Carlos' teacher friend, it makes more sense to test in Edge, as
> she's unlikely to have (a need for) an extra browser on her/their
> system(s).
> 
> [...]

Besides Edge, she has Chrome and Firefox.

I installed FFx because she complained about too many adverts in some 
web pages. So FFx + Ublock origin.

I installed Chrome because that's the easiest when using Google for 
Groups. She is most familiar with this one.

I don't think she uses Edge except by accident.


She says she is going to install Word, she is finding LO hard to get 
used to. However, the only computer provided by her employer for the 
teachers in that school has LO, not Word.

-- 
Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.
        ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺.

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#196457

Carlos E. R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
> On 2026-10-01 20:21, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> > Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote:
> >> On Thu, 10/1/2026 11:40 AM, s|b wrote:
> >>> On Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:23:55 -0400, Paul wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Apparently Firefox browser can fill a form.pdf .
> >>> 8< snip >8
> >>>
> >>> I was about to suggest this, but I wasn't sure.
> >>
> >> I tested it, on my sample Acroform document and
> >> modern Firefox filled the boxes OK. I didn't test the whole
> >> cycle though (save and reopen elsewhere).
> > 
> >    For Carlos' teacher friend, it makes more sense to test in Edge, as
> > she's unlikely to have (a need for) an extra browser on her/their
> > system(s).
> > 
> > [...]
> 
> Besides Edge, she has Chrome and Firefox.
> 
> I installed FFx because she complained about too many adverts in some 
> web pages. So FFx + Ublock origin.
> 
> I installed Chrome because that's the easiest when using Google for 
> Groups. She is most familiar with this one.
> 
> I don't think she uses Edge except by accident.

  Thanks. I didn't know/realize that you were her Administrator. But I
should have guessed! :-)

> She says she is going to install Word, she is finding LO hard to get 
> used to. However, the only computer provided by her employer for the 
> teachers in that school has LO, not Word.

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#196462

On 2026-10-01 20:58, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> Carlos E. R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>> On 2026-10-01 20:21, Frank Slootweg wrote:
>>> Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 10/1/2026 11:40 AM, s|b wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:23:55 -0400, Paul wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Apparently Firefox browser can fill a form.pdf .
>>>>> 8< snip >8
>>>>>
>>>>> I was about to suggest this, but I wasn't sure.
>>>>
>>>> I tested it, on my sample Acroform document and
>>>> modern Firefox filled the boxes OK. I didn't test the whole
>>>> cycle though (save and reopen elsewhere).
>>>
>>>     For Carlos' teacher friend, it makes more sense to test in Edge, as
>>> she's unlikely to have (a need for) an extra browser on her/their
>>> system(s).
>>>
>>> [...]
>>
>> Besides Edge, she has Chrome and Firefox.
>>
>> I installed FFx because she complained about too many adverts in some
>> web pages. So FFx + Ublock origin.
>>
>> I installed Chrome because that's the easiest when using Google for
>> Groups. She is most familiar with this one.
>>
>> I don't think she uses Edge except by accident.
> 
>    Thanks. I didn't know/realize that you were her Administrator. But I
> should have guessed! :-)

:-)

Friendly administrator, I don't have any official relationship. But yes, 
I bought her laptop, and did all the initialization.

> 
>> She says she is going to install Word, she is finding LO hard to get
>> used to. However, the only computer provided by her employer for the
>> teachers in that school has LO, not Word.


-- 
Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.
        ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺.

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#196474

On 10/01/2026 2:30 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> On 2026-10-01 20:21, Frank Slootweg wrote:
>> Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote:
>>> On Thu, 10/1/2026 11:40 AM, s|b wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:23:55 -0400, Paul wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Apparently Firefox browser can fill a form.pdf .
>>>> 8< snip >8
>>>>
>>>> I was about to suggest this, but I wasn't sure.
>>>
>>> I tested it, on my sample Acroform document and
>>> modern Firefox filled the boxes OK. I didn't test the whole
>>> cycle though (save and reopen elsewhere).
>>
>>    For Carlos' teacher friend, it makes more sense to test in Edge, as
>> she's unlikely to have (a need for) an extra browser on her/their
>> system(s).
>>
>> [...]
> 
> Besides Edge, she has Chrome and Firefox.
> 
> I installed FFx because she complained about too many adverts in some 
> web pages. So FFx + Ublock origin.
> 
> I installed Chrome because that's the easiest when using Google for 
> Groups. She is most familiar with this one.
> 
> I don't think she uses Edge except by accident.
> 
> 
> She says she is going to install Word, she is finding LO hard to get 
> used to. However, the only computer provided by her employer for the 
> teachers in that school has LO, not Word.
> 
If you really want to mess her up install word and try to teach her 
about the ribbon menu labyrinth

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#196487

On 2026-10-02 03:35, knuttle wrote:
> On 10/01/2026 2:30 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:


> If you really want to mess her up install word and try to teach her 
> about the ribbon menu labyrinth

She has been using word for 6 years now.



-- 
Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.
        ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺.

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#196503

On Thu, 1 Oct 2026 20:30:24 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:

> I installed FFx

Fx

(-;

-- 
Horum omnium fortissimi sunt Belgae.
		- Julius Caesar

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#196307

Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
> A friend (a teacher) has a problem with PDF files.
> 
> Management sends her files in PDF format which she is supposed to edit 
> and fill with names and data and send back. I asked chatgpt and Word can 
> directly edit PDF files, with some limitations. I don't have word (nor 
> she unless she pays it herlself), so I can't try myself. Management does 
> not supply the employees with software nor laptops. Some cheek.
> 
> The Libre Office method is open in LO Draw, select the text, and copy to 
> a new LO Writer document. But each line is separate, text doesn't flow.
> 
> I wonder if there is a better or easier method.
> 

Print -> edit by hand -> scan -> send

Maybe not easier nor better, but may send a message to management. 

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#196310

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:
> Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>> A friend (a teacher) has a problem with PDF files.
>> 
>> Management sends her files in PDF format which she is supposed to edit 
>> and fill with names and data and send back. I asked chatgpt and Word can 
>> directly edit PDF files, with some limitations. I don't have word (nor 
>> she unless she pays it herlself), so I can't try myself. Management does 
>> not supply the employees with software nor laptops. Some cheek.
>> 
>> The Libre Office method is open in LO Draw, select the text, and copy to 
>> a new LO Writer document. But each line is separate, text doesn't flow.
>> 
>> I wonder if there is a better or easier method.
>> 
> 
> Print -> edit by hand -> scan -> send
> 
> Maybe not easier nor better, but may send a message to management. 
> 
> 

Or get a Mac. The free Preview app edits pdfs just fine ;^)

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#196337

Chris wrote:

> Print -> edit by hand -> scan -> send
> 
> Maybe not easier nor better, but may send a message to management.

Sprinkle dust on your scanner beforehand so they can't easily OCR it 
back in, just to emphasise their error :-P

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#196340

On 09/30/2026 8:58 AM, Andy Burns wrote:
> Sprinkle dust on your scanner beforehand so they can't easily OCR it 
> back in, just to emphasise their error 😛
Earlier I suggested filling in the forms using the Comments-Text 
function of the Adobe Reader, and they printing the form to a PDF printer.

Am I the only one that uses this method to fill out PDF documents?


I also use the same method to add citation information to documents.

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#196350

On 09/30/2026 9:30 AM, knuttle wrote:
> On 09/30/2026 8:58 AM, Andy Burns wrote:
>> Sprinkle dust on your scanner beforehand so they can't easily OCR it 
>> back in, just to emphasise their error 😛
> Earlier I suggested filling in the forms using the Comments-Text 
> function of the Adobe Reader, and they printing the form to a PDF printer.
> 
> Am I the only one that uses this method to fill out PDF documents?
> 
> 
> I also use the same method to add citation information to documents.

That's always an option, but cumbersome for the end-user.

As other's have mentioned, the lack of the sender sending an editable 
pdf document is the likely root cause of this problem.

-- 
...w¡ñ§±¤ñ

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#196356

On 30/09/2026 14:30, knuttle wrote:
> On 09/30/2026 8:58 AM, Andy Burns wrote:
>> Sprinkle dust on your scanner beforehand so they can't easily OCR it 
>> back in, just to emphasise their error 😛
> Earlier I suggested filling in the forms using the Comments-Text 
> function of the Adobe Reader, and they printing the form to a PDF 
> printer.
>
> Am I the only one that uses this method to fill out PDF documents?
>
>
> I also use the same method to add citation information to documents.


I created a PDF sample form using LibreOffice. Try filling it in using 
any of the apps you have. By 'filling it', I don't mean add comments. I 
actually mean enter the details as you would on a paper form, but using 
the keyboard for a digital document. Download the file first in this case.

<https://mega.nz/file/XhhX3b7D#ATBdHlS--bF9-XabQPy54VfpQTTQMisyTjHxWK36VxQ>

The whole idea behind PDF files is that they should be 'portable', 
meaning that users should be able to open and fill them in on any 
device, including those running Windows, Linux, macOS, Android and iOS.

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#196366

On 09/30/2026 1:17 PM, PDF Files wrote:
> On 30/09/2026 14:30, knuttle wrote:
>> On 09/30/2026 8:58 AM, Andy Burns wrote:
>>> Sprinkle dust on your scanner beforehand so they can't easily OCR it
>>> back in, just to emphasise their error 😛
>> Earlier I suggested filling in the forms using the Comments-Text
>> function of the Adobe Reader, and they printing the form to a PDF
>> printer.
>>
>> Am I the only one that uses this method to fill out PDF documents?
>>
>>
>> I also use the same method to add citation information to documents.
> 
> 
> I created a PDF sample form using LibreOffice. Try filling it in using
> any of the apps you have. By 'filling it', I don't mean add comments. I
> actually mean enter the details as you would on a paper form, but using
> the keyboard for a digital document. Download the file first in this case.
> 
> <https://mega.nz/file/XhhX3b7D#ATBdHlS--bF9-XabQPy54VfpQTTQMisyTjHxWK36VxQ>
> 
> The whole idea behind PDF files is that they should be 'portable',
> meaning that users should be able to open and fill them in on any
> device, including those running Windows, Linux, macOS, Android and iOS.
When you save the PDF file file set to show comments the comments become 
a permanent part of the file.

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#196376

On 2026/9/30 18:17:32, PDF Files wrote:
[]
> The whole idea behind PDF files is that they should be 'portable', 
> meaning that users should be able to open and fill them in on any 
> device, including those running Windows, Linux, macOS, Android and iOS.
> 
> 
> 
I think originally "open and _read_ them". The fill-in option was a
later development.
-- 
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

"Bother," said the Borg, "we assimilated a Pooh."

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#196392

J. P. Gilliver <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:
> On 2026/9/30 18:17:32, PDF Files wrote:
> []
>> The whole idea behind PDF files is that they should be 'portable', 
>> meaning that users should be able to open and fill them in on any 
>> device, including those running Windows, Linux, macOS, Android and iOS.
>> 
>> 
>> 
> I think originally "open and _read_ them". 

And maintain formatting or style. It was very common that word would
substitute fonts or reformat page layouts in different computers. Your
beautifully crafted document would be ruined. 

A pdf made sure it and stayed the same regardless of who was
readin/printing the doc. 

> The fill-in option was a
> later development.

Correct. 

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#196361

knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On 09/30/2026 8:58 AM, Andy Burns wrote:
> > Sprinkle dust on your scanner beforehand so they can't easily OCR it 
> > back in, just to emphasise their error ?
>
> Earlier I suggested filling in the forms using the Comments-Text 
> function of the Adobe Reader, and they printing the form to a PDF printer.
> 
> Am I the only one that uses this method to fill out PDF documents?

  No comment as I hardly ever (never?) have to fill in PDF forms.

$DRIFT ON

> I also use the same method to add citation information to documents.

  Yes, I use such a method - but in Edge [1] - to add citation, etc.
information to documents.

[1] Click on the '[T]' ('Add text') on the menu bar.

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#196360

Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:

> Chris wrote:
> 
>> Print -> edit by hand -> scan -> send
>> 
>> Maybe not easier nor better, but may send a message to management.
> 
> Sprinkle dust on your scanner beforehand so they can't easily OCR it 
> back in, just to emphasise their error :-P

Misalign the sheet on the scanner.  Skewed text is harder to OCR.  And
scan in black-n-white mode at low resolution to make the scanned image
more grainy.

I suspect if they don't have PDF software to create editable PDFs, or
add fields for form data, that they probably don't have an OCR software,
either.  Could be a small school where budgeting is very tight.  Could
be this school, and its teachers, don't have scanners.  But the teacher
has the .pdf file, so could use a slew of PDF viewers/editors that can
annotate PDFs, and she send back the annotated PDF however she got it.

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#196362

VanguardLH <V@nguard.lh> wrote:
> Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
> 
> > Chris wrote:
> > 
> >> Print -> edit by hand -> scan -> send
> >> 
> >> Maybe not easier nor better, but may send a message to management.
> > 
> > Sprinkle dust on your scanner beforehand so they can't easily OCR it 
> > back in, just to emphasise their error :-P
> 
> Misalign the sheet on the scanner.  Skewed text is harder to OCR.  And
> scan in black-n-white mode at low resolution to make the scanned image
> more grainy.
> 
> I suspect if they don't have PDF software to create editable PDFs, or
> add fields for form data, that they probably don't have an OCR software,
> either.

 If they have Windows 11, they have - quite basic - 'OCR sofware',
namely Snipping Tool. Whether they know that Snipping Tool has some
basic OCR functionaly and know how to use it, is another matter.

>	   Could be a small school where budgeting is very tight.  Could
> be this school, and its teachers, don't have scanners.  But the teacher
> has the .pdf file, so could use a slew of PDF viewers/editors that can
> annotate PDFs, and she send back the annotated PDF however she got it.

  As I mentioned in another response, Edge can annotate PDFs, no need
for other/additional sofware.

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#196368

VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> wrote:
> Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
> 
>> Chris wrote:
>> 
>>> Print -> edit by hand -> scan -> send
>>> 
>>> Maybe not easier nor better, but may send a message to management.
>> 
>> Sprinkle dust on your scanner beforehand so they can't easily OCR it 
>> back in, just to emphasise their error :-P
> 
> Misalign the sheet on the scanner.  Skewed text is harder to OCR.  And
> scan in black-n-white mode at low resolution to make the scanned image
> more grainy.
> 
> I suspect if they don't have PDF software to create editable PDFs, or
> add fields for form data, that they probably don't have an OCR software,
> either.  Could be a small school where budgeting is very tight.  Could
> be this school, and its teachers, don't have scanners.  

Even better.  Send a photo >)

> But the teacher
> has the .pdf file, so could use a slew of PDF viewers/editors that can
> annotate PDFs, and she send back the annotated PDF however she got it.
> 

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