How to Create Fillable PDF Form for FREE

[@moodberry]

Bravo Kevin! A bit of history...25 years ago I was the product manager for a software company that was partly funded by Adobe. The company had an add-on for Acrobat that created a layer that would put fillable form fields into PDF documents. The technology was ahead of its time. When Adobe caught wind of how good it was, they decided to make form fields integrated into their Acrobat product. Overnight it put me out of a job. The company folded. Adobe got the technology, and the rest is history. So, I feel great about Libre Office thumbing their nose at giants like Microsoft and Adobe by giving away the functionality that those giants sell. And, you said it right that the price Adobe charges is exorbitant. If it was a more reasonable cost, I might go with genuine Adobe products. But, thanks for showing us this alternative. Libre has some bugs, but, it is still very functional.

[@hellospring9988]

Do you know why the PDF was imported into excel as blank? The data in the field doesn’t appear at all.

[@sengnawawnghkyeng9179]

Can you please fix the bug and destroy adobe's breadwinner?

[@soulcraig]

Was this, by chance, LiveCycle Designer? I LOVED, loved, loved, LC. Then Adobe said, "we can do it better" and things went to shit. I sit here now, struggling to finish one form I've been working on for days. I'm getting gray hair waiting for this thing to move half-cm!!

[@moodberry]

@@soulcraig It was a product called "TranZform" by a company called Vertec.

[@notabolished1331]

Interesting comment. A question please. Can you upload pdf into libreoffice and add pdf fillable forms directly? Or must you pass through a document before downloading as pdf?

[@seanhurley31]

Thank you, Kevin. I used Libre Office several time when I had Linux on one my old laptops years ago. The two things that I learned from this video, which I didn't know before, are: 1) Libre is available for Windows as well 2) Libre can make fillable PDF documents THANK YOU. I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS.

[@actionJackcustoms]

DEAR LORD THANK YOU!, Ive been trying for a so long to find a program that will allow me to make custom character sheets for my homebrew table top RPG games. I needed this so that I can send them to people and we can play the game online. absolute life saver

[@markstruckmeyer9193]

That's why I ended up here as well!

[@anthonynorton666]

That was great! Anyone who works in an office as clerk, where they do forms the old fashion way, and watched this got one possible path to a gold star.

[@jinkydsouza4939]

Kelvin, I know I have said this before, but just wish to repeat that u are God-sent.....an absolute great content creator..... simply unmatchable.. please keep up the good work!

[@pamkeesbery4856]

When stuck and use You Tube for help, always happy to see Kevin's videos. So helpful and clear cut

[@fileminokilicho3159]

thank you. I find your videos very easy to follow. And it's cool to hear that almost robotic/mechanical sound of your voice. It actually keeps me interested in everything you have to say.

[@yzmatopia]

THANK YOUU! I run a sorority and with the pandemic, turning in PDF forms strictly online for the other girls who may not have the same resources to edit things online on their devices has been HECTIC!!! This is truly truly what I needed!

[@mahshadrabiee9819]

Thank you for your great video. I really appreciate that you talk so fluent and clear that me and others with different languages can completely understand. Nice job💛

[@sharkBite54]

I enjoy all of Kevin‘s videos. He speaks slow enough and enunciates, which makes the listener able to understand and follow. Great job, Kevin.

[@AnimateUtopia]

Really appreciable... learnt a lot from this guy... dedicated content creator I have found over youtube. stay blessed

[@mohammadrezarezaei6363]

Thank you dear Kevin. I found a JOB after learning access. God bless you.

[@greaterthanbut]

Kevin for president!

[@ibrahimkhatib1554]

That’s great! Congrats! May I ask what’s your job description?

[@mohammadrezarezaei6363]

@@ibrahimkhatib1554 Database making. 2 days later I will have interview.

[@ibrahimkhatib1554]

@@mohammadrezarezaei6363 Good Luck! ❤

[@mohammadrezarezaei6363]

@@ibrahimkhatib1554 Thank you

[@jackienapoles7107]

Thank you very much, Kevin! I've been asked to turn our forms into fillable PDF since I started working and I'm so glad I watched your tutorial You are a life saver!!!! More power!

[@CaptainHorseKnuckle]

I have been looking for a video that explained in a straightforward way, exactly how to do this in Libre Office and this tells me everything I needed to know to get moving with it. Thank you for posting this!

[@shauryadaga2708]

Best how to tutorial channel I've ever seen in the internet!! U are Awesome

[@francescoalbano8619]

this is exceptional. I have to create a consultation form for physical therapy and I was researching the different options. This is will save me a lot of money in monthly rental fees for clinical note-keeping software!!!

[@joreldelacruz5246]

This video is super handy! It helped me create a fillable agenda for meetings. However, I have come across that sometimes, when the document is emailed, and opened and downloaded by the recipient, the recipient cannot edit the form. It like converts to a straight PDF. In comparing to one that is editable to one that is not, I noticed that the document properties changed from "Writer" to "PDFium." The PDFium format is not editable at all. If you Kevin, or some knows of a way around this it would be much appreciated. Super helpful video! And thanks again.

[@sameh1180]

Really thanks for your time and help. Is it available to create PDF form in MS word or Google docs?

[@richardshort4587]

Excellent video thank you. One question, what if you want more than one type of cookie 🍪 on the order form with different amounts. Could you have more than one choice to save filling in more forms for the different cookies you want.

[@annwright8665]

I’m learning so much from you. I do not have to spend hours searching like I use to do. Glad I found you.

[@williamhoward6485]

Thank you Kevin. We just created an LLC and the info you provided will be key to our service delivery. Well done!

[@roxyskittens]

Wow! Your tutorials are amazing, I've learned so much! I used Libre Office for a long time when I couldn't afford to buy Microsoft Office and I'd forgotten I had it installed on my laptop :)

[@scdealey4867]

Congratulations.. The first TOA I ready fully and they were incredibly clear. Fun! The sense of humor and completeness works for my extreme level of OCD. 🤠

[@kwl5840]

Kevin. You're the best! I could always find an answer to everything I need to do my volunteer work with a non-profit organization, and you have such a wonderful and simply way of explaining things. Thank you so much!!!

[@noonedsfsdf]

BEST PERSON in the WORLD Kevin Stravert

[@ABPublisherLLC]

Great content Kevin.I've watched many of your videos. They are very helpful.❤️

[@abdelhalimbouhali3080]

By far the best and clearest tutorial on Writer fillable forms I've seen. Thank you very much ! Please, is it possible to do another tutorial on some advanced features on this topic ? This would be great. Thanks again.

[@hishamelhommosany6630]

thanks for the video, and I have something to ask about, that would be very helpful for me to reply, I want to use the pdf form to get my students to answer a pdf exam, it is a library of pdfs, with a lot of fields, and needs more automation for creating fields, and for properly receiving the filled forms. how to do that? thanks for the help in advance.

[@humester]

Nice to see you don't restrict yourself to Microsoft; although, as an Office 365 subscriber, I think they ought to have this ability within Microsoft Office. If they truly want to be the office 'go-to', then they should add every useful capability, whether they thought of it or not. I think you will agree that the ability to create a fillable pdf form is something that Microsoft should definitely include in their Office suite. It is something that all government department would appreciate.

[@ollierocha6556]

Great learning, except I am having difficulty with creating a Signature box. When I export it finally as a PDF form, it doesn't seem to work. Can you do a video on that particular function? I will subscribe. Oh, also, not able to do the add DATE calendar option, nor the Figures feature to set to Dollar Value. I'm missing process sections. Thank you.

[@EBBING2003]

Thank you. I had a very complicated form to create. Took me hours to do. This video really helped me. 🇿🇦😎🍰

[@ghostyasha7197]

A tutorial I have no use but I wanted to continue learning it because your tutorial was soo amazing ❤️

[@miketaghvaei8391]

Hi Kevin. You are a genius. Any time I need to learn something new, I check your Vedios on KZbin. Thank you for your devotion to public.

[@mimiself3025]

Hi Kevin! Just wanted to thank you for your tutorial. I have been searching online for an 8.5 x 11 editable recipe template and could not find one that I liked. So, I thought to myself... how hard could it be to create my own? I searched how to create a fillable form and found your tutorial!!! Whoo Hoo! I just finished the video and am creating my template now! You are THE BEST!!! Thanks again from Valerie B. in California!!!

[@blrj]

His tutorial are fairly simple and easy to understand...

[@jasonluong3862]

The ability to export it as HTML is a useful feature if you want to put this fillable form online as a webpage. People can fill out the form on a web browser and save the resultant filled form as a downloadable PDF or print it out. Moreover, with some server-side scripting, you can put a Submit button on the form and the site visitors can electronically submit the info directly to you. This information can be aggregated into a back-end database for further analysis.

[@robinboy4139]

Hey Kevin this was super helpful, but i want to do this whole process of filling the form on mobile phone then use a submit button to collet the data all people filling the same form through mobile phone only It will really help me if you can figure this out Thanks

[@chrisshaw2589]

This is great, thank you. Is there a way to add a signature on the website online? So clients can fill in their details and sign the document once and submit it?

[@financetips]

Wow thank you! How can I use the Signatures function to get a pdf signed on a fillable form?

[@earlybirdsmusic]

Amazing new world of pdf creation!! Wow! You have a fab way of teaching and you don’t talk too fast!! Thanks

[@WendyThorner]

Excellent! As a volunteer lurching into Libre, this was invaluable. Thank you!x

[@shanangel]

you have no idea how much you helped me 😭😭 thank you so muck kevin!

[@mollyechudacoff6566]

Hi Kevin, I was wondering how to make a space for someone to sign, besides inserting the signature link? Thanks!

[@neo778]

Never expected an Libre Office Video here 😍

[@profiler920]

Thanks Kevin. Great job. I really wish I had the time to watch all of your videos. I'm trying. Keep up the great work.

[@lnparker40]

This was exactly what I needed to create property rental contract forms! One problem I'm hoping you can shed some light on - when I convert to pdf, my drop down boxes for dates and lists aren't there. Everything else, text boxes and buttons convert over fine. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.

[@JoanStern-b9r]

Finding your lessons very helpful. Thank you.

[@timakinola458]

Hi Kevin, very nice job. I've actually been following you and always enjoy your delivery. But in this particular video, i have a few things to clarify. First, You didn't say anything about the filling and uploading of the form. If customers are to fill the form and submit, how/where do we find the submissions? Secondly, if i need to attach a picture to the form, what do I do or how do I go about that?

[@nayasachin]

Superb Kevin!! is there a possibility to add signature there?

[@dentalexperts4022]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Thank u for your Time & Effort. When someone fills up this form, where will these entries in the filled up form get saved ? Can we access all people's entries in one place to compare & correlate later, as in Google Forms ?

[@power-reconcile]

Hey Kevin, thanks for showing us this cool alternative. Libre Office might have a few quirks, but it’s still super functional to use.

[@brichter4669]

Great resource to create a PDF! Thanks so much for sharing. Have a question. After creating the PDF and saving it, if you want to make a change to it, how do you edit it? Are previous entries lost or retained?

[@Rgweim]

Thanks for putting this video together. I notice that there is no function in configuring line spacing properties for the text form field. Is there another free software out there in which i can do this? I am trying to create a workbook/journal entries for my pdf and i want to control the line spacing for multi-lines so it has a better user experience. How may one troubleshoot this issue? or is there a simpler way around it? Any direction from you would be appreciated. Thanks :)

[@MsBiz888]

Kevin, you've been awesome! I love all your tutorials, thank you! Quick question, on our form, we need the signers to upload certain docs from their computer to give to us. When signers click "UPLOAD HERE" there should be a box that shows FILE from Desktop etc. How to create that on the form please? I have not seen anyone give this tutorial in youtube :--(((

[@JustJay1281]

Thank you so much was getting frustrated not being able to find a PDF editor that would allow me to edit files (without paying a monthly subscription), for tabletop RPG character sheets and other resources. Low and behold I had one already installed on my PC, that I never even thought to check.

[@chrisshaw2589]

Hi, is there a way to add a signature on the document? You've added text and boxers but is the a way to add a space where someone can literally sign the document?

[@antonizieba]

I would love if this form could send responses to Google Spreadsheets. I love Google Forms but this sometimes is a better way to work with less advanced users.

[@amlivinginhell]

have you found the answer?

[@antonizieba]

@@amlivinginhell unfortunately, no. What about you, did you manage to find the workaround?

[@Ismail-Yahya]

Kevin honestly you're the man! Just the video I was looking for! ❤

[@KirstenNJ1]

Do you have a video that shows how to collect data easily from the order forms? We have been using Google Forms to collect orders for fundraisers we are running but the forms aren't as nice as the libreoffice form you demonstrated. Is there anything that makes a nice order form, collects the data and perhaps send a confirmation email/invoice to the customer with payment information?

[@timothymanz7999]

Always helpful and very thoughtfully organized! I tried converting to PDF and lost functionality of both date picker and time picker fields even though combo box content was retained after the PDF conversion. Now all the Date and Time "picker" fields do is impose date or time formating to entries. Is there something I missed in these fields property settings? Would paid MS 365 version of MS Word have succeeded where Libre failed? Or is this something that is best provided by Adobe?

[@dzl999]

This is the solution I've been looking for! Thanks so much.

[@pierreblanchard9752]

Good job ! And after, when a get 300 forms from my clients, how an I import all datas in my spreadsheet ? I will surely analyse all that in some pivot tables. Do you have suggestion ?

[@KevinStratvert]

Video coming out soon 👍

[@bumpersmith]

@@KevinStratvert Yes, this would be much more useful if the data was inserted into a Base table or even in a spreadsheet. Hope to see a video on this soon!

[@TinyWords]

Nice piece of software - like the video 👍 But how would you create an online signature box as you see on some pdf forms?

[@jocelynbarnhart1478]

Hi Kevin, Great video! I downloaded the software and created a form. It wasn't quite as easy as you made it look, but I was successful with exporting a fillable form in PDF format and saving on my desktop. It works fairly well (with only a few minor glitches) on my desktop. However, when I attach the PDF to an email, email it to myself, open it and try to fill in the fields, it is no longer functional...?

[@gadfay8463]

Great job! Thank you Kevin. Could you explain how to clear the form after printing pdf ? There is any possibility to add clear button?

[@davewilliams9774]

Great Video - When you export as a PDF you can still edit the data in the form.

[@derekeano]

Kevin, great video! Love the things you cover, really a great summary. And love the humor as well!

[@TenMustardSeedsLLC]

Loved Loved Loved - You are so easy to listen to and follow! I am a fan.

[@TylerStanczak]

Oh my goodness! Almost 600k. That’s so exciting Kevin! :)

[@avatkinson]

You may never read this comment but thank you!!! This was super easy to follow!! I now have my own fillable PDF Form!!

[@DavidLeeKnows]

This was absolutely brilliant. TY! DL’d LibreOffice. Followed instructions. Very content with the end result. Only hurdle I’ve encountered. I’ve added tables. They’re fillable in the LibreOffice document. But when I export to PDF, I can’t fill them. Any insight?

[@SIKOLOBULU-gr2oh]

Thanks for the vidéo. A question : how and where do get results collected in the form i sent for others to fill ? Good job Kevin 👍.

[@botrrun9399]

I have a question. I, thanks to your videos was able to create some forms for my church. I recently created a form with some fields that were "required". The form seemed to work well. But I noticed some of the users were not polulating the required fields but were able to save the form and close the file and did not get some type of notification that they did not fill out the the required fields. Is this how acrobat works? I would have expected some type of notification. Can you explain why this happens, I checked out some your videos but they did not address this.

[@MyAltag]

Thank you so much for this. Been seeking this for ages!

[@aaronwhitelaw4342]

Can this software add a signature box? Similar to adobe sign or Adobe acrobat dc??

[@JustBlankNoInfo]

Yay! Haha, was waiting for this tutorial! Really helpful and beneficial for all as everyone use these in today's world in the situation of online meetings and classes. Really helpful again, Thanks: )

[@specialize.5522]

I live in Seatac, WA. Your content is amazing.

[@Sheisnouvelle]

This was the BEST video on this platform !!!!!!

[@davym.4149]

Thank you !! Works perfectly !! Do you also how to add a field where someone could draw (using a pen on a tablet for example) his autoghraph ?

[@christinac2012]

Again, you hit it out of the park Kevin! Exactly what I needed to learn. Thank you so much! 🤗

[@randalthor6670]

This is great, but what about having the sheet do calculations? Most of the PDF forms I make have calculation capabilities, adding forms, multiplying forms, etc... Can you do that with this?

[@lislewarner8063]

Can you have a default 'Save as' formula? eg form name_ ? 2nd Can it be for save as instruction and send via email? GREAT CONTENT!

[@allisonmatlockgarcia1877]

Hello Kevin! your tutorial has been so helpful...I'm so glad to follow you. I have a question. How can I add the option (inside the form) where my client/customer is able to upload an image or a document?

[@prokorshopal4865]

0:05 - Hi Kevin! 👋 18:59 - 644th thumbs up from me! 👍 19:16 - Enjoyed it as always! ☺️ See u next time, bye and cheers!

[@krazymasta]

Thank you, great tutorial. I'm trying to make one right now and going great but.. how to make the default text in a textbox clear up when you try to type in them?

[@WagnerJapan]

Thanks!

[@ElderBard00]

Thank you Kevin. been trying to do this using MS Word. My PDF gets printed, but cant use the control options at all😅 maybe I didn't do something I Should have . Either way this seems a better option. Thank you again!!!!

[@bhydrated9829]

Thank you for this symposium! Could a form or page be uploaded and then add this fillable text boxes in according to that document?

[@SarahClemence]

Hi, great tutorial - followed it all the way through, just have a font issue. I used Lucida handwriting in the editable form box in Libre Office but when I export, the font has changed to something else. The editable text box is still fully functional but I cannot see how to correct the font. Any ideas?

[@CrampedCornerCreations]

Great video. Do you have one where you start with an absolute blank page? I would like to know how you created it, start to finish. Thk you.

[@sermetshabani9175]

Great video. LibreOffice is something I been looking for long time. Thank you for showing me where to get it and how to use it.

[@johannechampagne7332]

Hi Kevin, is there a way to make a field response mandatory so you can’t complete and save without filling in that field? Thank you.

[@shilpap.5446]

Hi Kevin, this is the first time I came across your video. I tried to create a fillable form and it looks just wow!

[@KevinStratvert]

Fantastic!

[@josephinefu9058]

Thank you so much Kevin. I am sure this video will save me from so many troubles of not able to edit my old form. Amazing

[@MrRajSood01]

Thank you very much but small question what if someone wants to place two or three types of cookies is there any options that can create next order option when the first is filled etc...? Thank you in advance

[@Tmartinez114]

This saved my life! Thank you so much. Is there any way to deselect an option button? I found once I click on a button accidentally I can't "uncheck" it

[@westurner2465]

Kevin, nicely done. I had spent the better part of two days looking for a way to create a fillable form. I have one question. I am going to use it to collect the selections from 15-20 neighbors from a list of items. So my form will be a table with either a checkbox or a numerical field in the 1st column and the item number and name in columns 2 and 3. Is there a way that I can import the data from each neighbor into an excel sheet? Also, can I make the form sortable by the user? If I choose to let them enter a number from 1-10 instead of a checkbox, it might be helpful for them to be able to sort on that number. The list will contain over 600 items. Thanks

[@13567869]

Kevin, you are a fantastic teacher! I teach online courses on Coursera, and I think you may be better than me. Oh, my gosh, did I say that? Thanks for putting these fantastic explanations out here for us.

[@andrewdowniephd]

Great tutorial. I wondered whether this could be used as a web form and inserted into WordPress so that customers could email their orders?

[@sudhakaryendamuri5708]

Thank you Kevin, your video helps me a lot. Can you please let me know if we can auto fill an image using libre office ?

[@munimrashid7065]

Thank you indeed Kevin! I am sure this is going to be one of the most popular tutorials you have made so far. Few days back I converted a fillable word (Not Office 365) file in to PDF expecting this will turn into a fillable PDF, but that didn't. I heard about LibreOffice before but didn't know, not only that has this feature but in a very comprehensive way. I know that batch of PDF files can be read by appropriate VBA programs and data can be copied to database/spreadsheets. I hope PDFs created by LibreOffice are no exception, Isn't it?

[@KevinStratvert]

I see no reason why it wouldn't work just the same. You should be able to extract the filled in data.

[@taiwogabriel7605]

This tutorial is very user friendly. Thank you

[@weiyang6487]

Hello Kevin. Thank you for your video which is straight-forward and easy to follow. I have a question for you - as you used Libre Writer to create this fillable form, how can you open it in Acrobat? Thanks.