"How can I type on a PDF form? I've tried Adobe Reader. It cannot save all the text I've entered in the PDF form. Please help." Whether editing or filling a PDF form, needless to say, you need to type on a PDF form. However, just as what the person have mentioned above, if you doesn't use a professional PDF tool, you will have some problems with accomplishing the task.

Part 1. The Tool to Type on PDF Form
Part 2. How to Type PDF Form

Part 1Best Program for Typing on a PDF

Here I’d like to share with you a recommendable tool – Wondershare PDFelement. This powerful program not only lets create custom PDF forms but also type over PDF forms. In addition, this program is capable of editing, converting and creating PDF documents. You can freely switch between PDF and other popular file formats without losing original layouts and formatting.

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PDFelement also gives you the possibility of editing text, image and pages like what you do in a Word processor. If you want to edit a scanned PDF, you can easily achieve the goal with the help of OCR feature. To make your document safer, you can ass password, permission, redaction and more to protect the content.

Part 2How to Type in a PDF Form

Download PDFelement and double click the .exe file to install it on your computer. This program is fully compatible with Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP, and Windows Vista. If you have a Mac computer, please try Wondershare PDFelement for Mac.

Step 1. Import a PDF Form

Generally, there are two kinds of PDF forms. One comes with interactive fields in which you can easily type in info, check the box or select an option from a list. Another one is a simple PDF form which might be generated from a Word document. There are no interactive fields at all. PDFelement enables you to type on both of the two types of forms. Launch the program and open the PDF form with it by clicking the "Open" button.

Step 2. Type into PDF Form with Interactive Fields

After opening the PDF form, all the interactive fields will be highlighted for you to type in. If you just need to fill out the PDF form, then type in info. That's it. If you're going to type text beside interactive fields, go to the "Edit" tab to select "Add Text" tool. And then move mouse to the PDF form, click on the blank area to type text.

Step 3. Type into a PDF with Non-Interactive Fields

Select "Add Text" tool under the "Edit" tab. And then move mouse over a PDF file, click the blank area to type on the PDF form. If you need to remove the original text, click the "Edit Text" button, select the text block and press Delete on your keyboard to remove the text.