Software to add text/fill in PDF file

Hi,
Been using my MacBookPro about a year now, after 30 years in PC-land. Is there any software that came with the system (Snow Leopard) that allows me to fill in forms (write on top of a PDF form) so I can print out the form typed, instead of filling in the form by hand after printing it?
I know I won't be able to modify the form, I'd just like to fill it in with type.
Thanks!

East Coast user wrote:
Is there any software that came with the system (Snow Leopard) that allows me to fill in forms (write on top of a PDF form) so I can print out the form typed, instead of filling in the form by hand after printing it?
Sure! Open the PDF in Preview, go to Tools > Annotate > Add Text.
When you are done, print it or print it to a new PDF.

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