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The PDF file available via the link at the bottom of
<http://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/de/bundestagswahlen/BTW_BUND_09/auslandsdeutsche\
/ausfuellhinweise_antrag/index.html
>
contains a note that says:

"You cannot save data typed into this form. Please print your completed
form if you would like a copy for your records".

I want to submit the form electronically rather than by snail mail, so
why on earth is saving disabled?

I tried to print the the file to PDF, but it doesn't work, even after
removing the security via Advanced PDF Password Recovery.

Any comments/suggestions?

Herbert



Thu Aug 27, 2009 2:32 pm

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Herbert Eppel
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Aug 27, 2009
3:24 pm

... Tell them how it should be? BR, Gudmund, same annoyances over here in Sweden...
Gudmund Areskoug
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Aug 27, 2009
3:32 pm

Hi Gudmund Thanks for your reply. Are you saying that you agree that it is unreasonable that the completed form can't be saved? Herbert...
Herbert Eppel
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Aug 27, 2009
3:56 pm

... Quite definitely. It's downright silly, since you can't edit the form itself, but only the field contents, which are supposed to be filled in by you...
Gudmund Areskoug
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Aug 27, 2009
4:24 pm

Hi Herbert This: http://www.ptla.org/forms/troubleshoot.htm suggests that Foxit might do what you want. Best. Philip S....
slotph Offline Send Email Aug 27, 2009
3:36 pm

Interesting, thank you. With Foxit I can indeed save the form of print it to PDF, but the resulting file doesn't seem to contain the data I entered =-O Herbert...
Herbert Eppel
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Aug 27, 2009
3:44 pm

This happens a lot. It's a very _stupid_ "feature". The only workaround I know of is to actually print it and then scan it back in again and then print the...
Adrian Godfrey
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Aug 27, 2009
3:43 pm

Herbert, I have dealt with some forms like this. In particular, there are some US government tax forms that cannot be saved with any information typed into...
steven.marzuola Offline Send Email Aug 27, 2009
3:46 pm

Hi Herbert I was able to fill the form fields and save with no problem using: - Acrobat Pro - Foxit Reader (free) - PDF X-Change Viewer (free) salut jordi s...
Jordi Serratosa
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Aug 27, 2009
7:47 pm

... . I filled in two fields and a check box as a test, then did "Print...>Save as PDF..." on my iMac and it worked like a charm. ;-) Now, it "printed" the...
TexasT
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Aug 27, 2009
8:22 pm

Thanks for your reply. PDF-XChange Viewer does indeed seem to work, but I couldn't get it to work in Foxit Reader for some reason. Where do you see the...
Herbert Eppel
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Aug 28, 2009
12:52 pm

Herbert, ... All you do is: "File", "Save As..." (it doesn't offer a plain "Save"). Ed...
friesen_ed Offline Send Email Aug 28, 2009
1:42 pm

Hi Ed Thanks for your reply. I just tried again, but once again Foxit failed to save an entry I inserted in one of the boxes as a test. I'm not sure why it...
Herbert Eppel
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Aug 28, 2009
1:53 pm

... Talking about saving partial PDF files - any recommendations (preferably without the need for installing yet another software package)? Herbert...
Herbert Eppel
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Sep 4, 2009
10:41 am

Hi Jordi Thanks for your reply. PDF-XChange Viewer does indeed seem to work, but I couldn't get it to work in Foxit Reader for some reason. Herbert...
Herbert Eppel
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Aug 28, 2009
12:53 pm

Hi Herbert, You can fill in the document with PDF-XChange Viewer and save it. There is no need to re-print it again (just click the save button). ...
Ignacio Hermo
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Aug 28, 2009
7:19 am

Splendid, thank you! 8-) Herbert...
Herbert Eppel
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Aug 28, 2009
12:48 pm

Except I can't see a way to insert a scanned image of my signature. Is it possible? Herbert...
Herbert Eppel
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Aug 28, 2009
1:07 pm

Hi Herbert, In PDF-XChange Viewer, you can insert your signature with the Stamp Tool. Once you customize it, it will always be available. Oh! I almost forgot....
Ignacio Hermo
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Aug 28, 2009
3:09 pm

Hi Ignacio, Thanks for your further reply and the link to "PDF Password Remover". I already have "Advanced PDF Password Recovery" and it removed the protection...
Herbert Eppel
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Aug 28, 2009
4:39 pm

Hi Herbert, Lol! It's great to hear that you succeeded in signing the forms and that you can send them via e-mail. Now your capacity to vote depends on the...
Ignacio Hermo
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Aug 28, 2009
6:47 pm

The latest reply from the chap sounds promising: "die Unterlagen sind bereits per Luftpost auf dem Weg zu Ihnen" 8-) Incidentally, the "Fax issue" thread was...
Herbert Eppel
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Sep 4, 2009
10:39 am
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