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2008-05-07 03:45:35
Frank0001
Registered: May 7 2008
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I don't have Acrobat (besides the reader) and can purchase the latest software if needed...

I work for an insurance company that has a proprietary software to collect data (application for insurance) from future clients (name, last name, etc..etc..). This software can print the collected data as a PDF file.

I also have a paper form that use to handwrite the client's informations before submitting to the insurance company. I have scanned the form into a PDF file (obviously blank fields).

Is it possible to merge the two PDF (the one created by the software and the one scanned from the paper form), into one final PDF without having to type all the info manually?

In other words, how do take the collected data and merge it into the scanned form (maintaining the lines, boxes, logos and so forth)? Is it possible with any version of Acrobat Pro?

Thanks
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2008-05-07 07:43:14
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gkaiseril
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The PDF form and the PDF created from the scanned paper form can be merged into on PDF but only the PDF form data can be accessed as form fields.

The scanned paper form has no fields and maybe no text , just an image, so one will not have access to the form field information of the scanned PDF paper form. If the scanned were OCR'd then all the recognizable text could be searched and again the form field data would not be a separate object or objects.

George Kaiser

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2008-05-07 12:21:20
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Frank0001
Registered: May 7 2008
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Make sense...thank you.

Would you be so kind to give a hint on how to merge them? Is there a function of Acrobat to do it? Any specific versions?

Thanks a bunch
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2008-05-07 15:34:15
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gkaiseril
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One needs at least a Standard version and from the menu bar one selects "Document => Insert Pages ...". If you are going to be creating or modifying form fields I would have at least on Professional version available. The original cost is high, but updates are more reasonable.

George Kaiser

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