How to fill in a PDF form without printing it

Fill in a form that has fields

Many official forms have areas designed to be filled in on screen. For those:

1. Open “Fill in a PDF form” and select the form.
2. PDFRoll shows the list of fields: text boxes, checkboxes, drop-down lists and option buttons.
3. Fill in each field.
4. Click “Save form”, then download the completed PDF.

Tick “Lock the answers (the form can no longer be edited)” if you don’t want the form to be editable anymore, for example before sending it to an organization.

The form has no fields? Write directly on it

Some PDFs are plain documents with no fillable areas. PDFRoll lets you know. In that case:

1. Open “Edit PDF text”.
2. Add text where you need it, on each line to complete.
3. Click “Save PDF”.

Sign the form

Once the form is filled in, open “Sign PDF” with the resulting file. Draw your signature with your finger or mouse, type your name or import an image of your signature, place it, then click “Sign PDF”.

Before you send it

• Open the final PDF to check that all your answers appear correctly.
• If the site where you need to upload it rejects the file because it’s too large, shrink it with “Compress PDF”.
• Keep a copy for your records.