Save as PDF without empty or hidden fields

I need to be able to print/save responses to a PDF without all the hidden or empty fields being displayed/printed.
Is there a way to do this?

[moving discussion to the PDF Forms forum]

Similar Messages

Is it possible to create and save a .PDF without any compression to the resulting .PDF?

I need an uncompressed file so I can use the resulting PDF to do a find/replace. Can't do it with compression.
Thanks
JDRHC1115

Dave,
Thanks for the reply. Of all the suggestions I've received this seemed to
be most promising. I gave it a try and the problem is that when I attempt
to save as optimized a message box pops up and says I have to save my
document first. Low and behold when I save it, compression occurs. Even
when I select the options you suggest I'm left with a compressed document.
I'm using Acrobat Pro X
Jeff
From:   Dave Merchant <[email protected]>
To:     Jeff Ross <[email protected]>
Date:   01/06/2011 09:35 AM
Subject:        Is it possible to create and save a .PDF
without any compression to the resulting .PDF?
You don't want the UncompressPDF plugin - that's designed to split out the
COS objects but doesn't remove the Flate encoding (plus if you've never
compiled a plugin before, it's not really the time to learn).
Instead, simply save your PDF file using the PDF (Optimized) file type,
click the Settings button and under "Clean Up" - "Object compression
options", choose "Remove compression". Turn everything else off if you
want to retain the PDF content exactly as it was before.
Your document-level scripts will then be in the file as plain text.

Save as PDF without Bookmarks

Hello,
I have a one page Webi report in BO XI 3.0 SP2 that I want to save as a PDF file ready for distribution. The save to PDF works fine but the PDF document automatically opens with the Bookmarks pane displayed on the left hand side of the screen. This takes about 40% of the screen width. It is quite annoying to have to close the bookmarks section before reading the report.
There is no need to show bookmarks for this document as it is one page without any sections in the report body.
Can the PDF output be configured to not automatically show the Bookmarks pane when opening the final PDF?
Best regards,
Chris

Hi Chris,
Following solution will help you resolve your query.
Here are the steps to follow:
1. Open a new document in Notepad and copy the following code into it:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\5.0\AdobeViewer]
"TrustedMode"=dword:00000001
"EULA"=dword:00000001
"AntialiasThreshold"=dword:00000011
"DefaultSplitterPos"="0"
2. Save the file as "RemoveBookmark.reg". Make sure that you include the double-quotation marks (") in the "Save As" dialog box so that a *.reg format file is created instead of a standard *.txt format file.
3. Distribute this file to your end user(s) so that they can double-click it to set the bookmark panel so that it is not visible.
Note: Future PDF documents will now be viewed without displaying the bookmark panel. If this setting is later overridden (for example, a user manually moving the bookmark panel splitter and then closes Adobe Acrobat Reader), then users can double-click the "Removebookmark.reg" file again to reset the bookmark panel.
Regards,
Sarbhjeet Kaur

How can I combine hundreds of PDF without merging their form fields?

I have a PDF that has dozens of form fields. I have completed several hundred copies of this form, each with different information entered into these form fields. I would like to combine these PDFs into a single PDF such that the form fields do not merge. I understand that creating a PDF Portfolio will accomplish this But here's the curveball; whatever the solution, it must fit into an existing PDF Portfolio.
So, if the PDF Portfolio is the only solution, is it possible to nest portfolios and, if so, how?

I tried both solutions and neither worked. Flattening the layers did not correct the problem of form fields merging when two PDFs are combined into one. On flattening, should the action just be Flatten Layers or is there another step?
Also, while I can add my new PDF portfolio to an existing portfolio, it doesn't open within it. Instead, it opens as a separate portfolio. I need the files to open within the portfolio.

Re:How can we save the data without enter the mandatory fields

Hi all,
I am using Jdev11.1.2.3.0
Suppose you have a form that consists of inputTexts and some of them are required (required = true). These come from a data control
What my customer wants is two buttons: one submit button, and one save button.
The submit button behaves normally: when a required field is not entered, a validation error is shown.
The save button on the other hand, will perform a model update without complaining, even though some required fields could be empty. This would be the Save operation . the values that the user entered are saved in draf mode., but the process does not continue. It's like saving a draft version of the fields you entered, so you can continue filling in the form for example the next day.
How can i start this scenario.
How can I achieve this? can anyone help me out please.
Thanks,
G.Shilpa

Duplicate of https://forums.oracle.com/thread/2596520
Please don't post question multiple times!
Timo

How can I save a PDF without specifying the directory?

When I try to save changes I made to a PDF (highlighting and/or commenting), I'm prompted to specify which directory I'd like to save to, and I have to verify that "yes, I want to overwrite the existing file that has the same name". I just want to save the changes I made to the file I made the changes in. Is there a setting I can change to skip all the hassle?
I'm using Adobe Reader XI and windows 8.1.
Thank you,
Ted

I don't think it is a good idea to put it in /usr/bin at all but if you must, isn't it safer to move it there, as Trilby suggested? And change the permissions appropriately? That doesn't strike me as especially wise but it seems better than symlinking to an executable in your home directory from /usr/bin.
One way to mitigate security threats is to limit the PATH root uses. So for an ordinary user, you might include /usr/local/bin or ~/bin. But for root, you wouldn't include these. This makes it a little bit harder to run something malicious as root inadvertently. If you start symlinking to executables in your home directory from /usr/bin, you defeat this. For example, I use this PATH for root:
/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin/vendor_perl:/usr/bin/core_perl
So root can't even run stuff under /usr/local on my machine without explicitly giving the path. But if I symlinked from /usr/bin to stuff under ~/, there would be no point in the restriction.
EDIT: but I just realised sudo can... damn!
Last edited by cfr (2012-06-24 00:39:59)

Is there any way I can save a PDF without XFA technology?

i need to open and be able to fill out fields in the PDF in a third-party viewer. I am not able to due to the XFA technology which isn's supported by the program that I need to use

There is no way to go back from an XFA form to an Acroform even with Acrobat Pro, still less with Acrobat. You either need to remake the form, or change your plans to use a third party viewer - Adobe have an excellent range of programs they would like you to use!

Can't Save As PDF in 7.2 after upgrade to 9.0

Hello again, Framers,
In 7.2 we routinely used Save As PDF without problem. Now that we also have FM 9 on our systems, however, it appears that the newer Distiller overwrote the older one (the one that worked well with 7.2) because now when trying to Save As PDF (in FM 7.2), we often have problems. It all seems very random and we are at a loss as to understand.what is happening, why, or how to fix it.
The symptom is a FrameMaker error saying "Can't launch Acrobat Distiller to create a PDF file."
Double-clicking acro.exe won't open Distiller -- nothing happens. (Can't open acrodist.exe or acrotray.exe under any circumstances.)
Printing to .ps and double-clicking the .ps file sometimes works, sometimes not.
Deleting the .tps files and others backups sometimes works, sometimes not.
Retrying Save As PDF multiple times sometimes works, sometimes not.
We three tech writers have similar setups: We're using XP, have all the latest FM patches, plenty of RAM, etc.
I hope the answer isn't "get rid of 7.2 and use only 9.0" -- our deadlines are such that it's hard to work only in the new version. The UI is different and some functionality is different, so the learning curve will take at least a bit of time.
Could it be as simple as having MIS re-install the 7.2 version of Distiller? Although we specifically requested they leave FrameMaker 7.2 when installing 9.0, we didn't think to mention Distiller, which was apparently overwritten.
If anyone has any experience with this issue, your advice is most welcome.
TIA,
Gay Alson

Thanks both Arnis and Mike --
Interesting suggestions from both of you.
Arnis, we're putting the cleanup utility on the back burner for the moment, since in our company, we can get in trouble using third-party software. However, it's good to know about this utility and we will use if it we have to. (Occcasionally we are forced to put our careers on the line for issues like this...)
Mike, we created a folder called "PDFSettings" in the 7.2 "fminit" folder and copied over the six joboptions files from 9.0. Rebooted, rePDFed and voila, that worked. (Mind you, we can't say for sure that's what worked, because as I said in my original post, the simple act of rebooting "sometimes works, sometimes not...")
Eventually this problem will go away by itself because eventually we will get rid of 7.2 -- it's only deadline time-crunches that have made us reluctant to jump fully-clothed into 9.0...
I really appreciate the two of you taking your time to offer suggestions and help. I can't imagine life in the FrameMaker world without you!
Cheers,
Gay

Unable to digitally sign and save a PDF document

I am currently using ADOBE ACROBAT 8.0 Professional (Ver 8.1.0). I provide proofreading service for a client. The client provides me with a PDF which I use the comment and mark up tool to indicate required changes. Once all of the comments are complete, I mark the document approved or disapproved and attach a digital signature.
Recently, many files that I have recieved from the client will not allow me to sign and save the PDF. I can save the PDF without the signature but not when it is digitally signed. The error reads:
"The document could not be saved. A number is out of range"
I queried my client to find out if they have made any changes. They have recently upgraded to Illustrator 4 and they create the PDF's for me from the Illustrator files they work from. There are four teams using the same Illustrator program but not all of them are producing files that I cannot sign and save.
Can anyone tell me what the error indicates? Is there a property assigned to the document that I can not recognize that refers to this problem.
Since the files I work on contain proprietary information, I prefer not to attach them to this forum. If anyone is interested in helping, I will share a file to fully explain my problem.

I will try that, thank you.
Jim Dodge
English Proofreading Coordinator
ASIST Translation Services
4891 Sawmill Road, Suite 200
Columbus, OH 43235-7266
www.ASISTtranslations.com
Tel: 937-596-6649
NOTICE: This electronic mail transmission is for the use of the named
individual or entity to which it is directed and may contain information
that is privileged or confidential. It is not to be transmitted to or
received by anyone other than the named addressee (or a person authorized
to deliver it to the named addressee). It is not to be copied or forwarded
to any unauthorized persons. If you have received this electronic mail
transmission in error, delete it from your system without copying or
forwarding it, and notify the sender of the error by replying via email or
by calling ASIST Translation Services, Inc. at (614) 451-6744, so that our
address record can be corrected.

Save as PDF malfunction v10.5

All of a sudden one of my favorite tools in the OSX arsenal, the built-in "save as PDF" function, stopped working. Before I could take any webpage and save as PDf without any problems. Now, althought it still gives me a PDF file, the file is corrupt and reads +"Couldn’t open the file. It may be corrupt or a file format that Preview doesn’t recognize+." when opened. I can't remember changing any settings or removing any programs specifically although it is possible that that may have happened. Any help with resolving this issue would help a lot as I use this feature every day. Thanks

I can't download your link from the hosting site. But a couple of suggestions...
Choose one of the pdfs that give you that message and "Get Info" (command-i)
Under "Open with" be sure that Preview is chosen. Under "Sharing & Permissioms, be sure that you "Me" has Read & Write privileges and "Staff" and "everyone" are "Read only".
If that doesn't help, create a new User go to System Preferences > Accounts > "+" (make it an admin acct) and test the pdfs in this new account (you might drop some .pdfs in Shared so you have access to them logged in as the new user. if that works the problem is isolated to your User and not systemwide.
Then we can take it from there.
-mj

Can you download a FormsCentral response as a pdf without having non-selected skip logic rules saved/viewed?

Can you download a FormsCentral response as a pdf without having non-selected skip logic rules saved/viewed?

Hi,
Unfortunately, it is not possible to convert the response to pdf without the non-selected fields.
As a workaround, you can hide a particular column and then convert the response to pdf.
Regards,
Nakul

How to remove "Save as PDF" from context menu

The item "Save as PDF" leads to a commercial site called NITRO. I am trying to eliminate it from the context menu. I installed the add-on Menu Edit and changed the item Save as PDF from visible to hidden on my Windows 8.1 PC with Firefox 30. However, the item did not disappear from the context menu. Yet on my PC with Linux Mint 17 with Firefox 30 for Linux Mint the item is gone from the context menu. My PC s linked with Firefox Synch.
How can I remove this?

Such an entry in the context menu is likely added by a PDF related extension, so check your extensions.
Start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode|Safe Mode]]</u> to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.
*Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
*Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

How to save PDF form without empty fields ?

Hello,
I try to find how to save PDF forms after a school registration but without empty fields because i have lots of relation in my Form but i haven't.
Is it possible and how ?
Thanks

Hi,
Are you downloading responses as PDF forms after forms are submitted? If so, FormsCentral doesn't provide an option to exclude empty fields and you won't be able to save PDF forms without empty fields.
You can use this form to "vote" on popular feature requests, or to add a new one of your own:
https://adobeformscentral.com/?f=XnF-KJVCovcEVQz9tZHYPQ
Thanks,
Wenlan

Generate PDF form without hidden fields

when I generate a PDF form from the responses it shows the hidden fields that would not have been shown. Is there a way to stop that from happening?

Hi;
That is not something supported at this time.
We do have a "Feature Request" form where you can vote on popular existing ideas or add a new one of your own:
https://adobeformscentral.com/?f=XnF-KJVCovcEVQz9tZHYPQ
Thanks,
Josh

How to save to PDF form View Responses tab without including blank fields?

Is there a way to save in PDF form from View Responses withouth including blank fields? More specifically, my form has several fields that have action (Show/hide) depending on the values. Once form is submitted and I am reviewing it from View Response tab, I use "save as PDF" button to save/download my completed form, however when I open it, it shows blank fields as well. Is there a way to somehow specify not to include blanks. If there is no way it would be a nice feature to have. Please let me know.

No, the PDF is always going to show all fields, the "Show/Hide" does not affect the PDF we generate.
I will soon post a Form for users to submit feature requests, keep your eyes out for an announcement in the forums for it and you can submit this request.
Thanks,
Josh

Save as PDF without empty or hidden fields

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for