现在每个人都使用PDF(PDF)，因为它可以方便地打开、创建、阅读、查看和打印文档，而不管您使用的硬件设备或操作系统或软件程序如何。PDF最常用作完整的稳定文档，不需要进一步更改，仅在接收端读取。然而，鲜为人知的是，PDF可以用作可填写的PDF文件，它可以创建具有空白字段的表单，例如文本区域、复选框和多项选择选项，从而允许接收端的用户填写空白字段和提交。
可填写 PDF是放入文件中的打印机输出。(PDF)空白字段是可编辑的，允许您使用任何数字设备上的键盘填写可编辑的表单字段并在线提交。简而言之，您可以创建一个交互式PDF表单，用户可以在键盘上填写，而不是传统的发布表单的方法，其中用户必须打印文档以填写纸上的表单字段并扫描填写的文档以在线提交。创建可填写的PDF表单的一种简单方法是使用名为LibreOffice的免费办公软件。
LibreOffice是一种流行的开源办公套件，数百万人使用它来创建具有专业外观的文档，例如小册子、营销报告、新闻通讯、论文、技术图纸等等。 Libre Office是一款免费应用程序，是创建可填写(Libre Office)PDF表单的最合适平台。在本文中，我们将解释如何使用Libre Office套件的文档编辑工具Libre Write生成自定义的可填写(Libre Write)PDF表单，该工具可以在任何地方使用，无论操作系统或硬件设备如何。
在LibreOffice(LibreOffice)中生成可填写的PDF表单
在 Libre Office 的Libre Write(Libre Write)中创建文档
下载(Download)并安装LibreOffice套件，然后启动Libre Write并单击新建(New)以创建文档
在 LibreWriter 的工具栏中(Toolbar)，转到查看(View)选项卡并从下拉菜单中选择工具栏。(Toolbar)
在工具栏子菜单中，选择表单控件。(Form Control.)这将在您的文档界面中显示一个表单控件工具栏(Form Control toolbar)，您可以通过该工具栏将各种表单域拖放到文档中。按照以下步骤在Libre Office(Libre Office)中创建包含文本标签、文本框、列表框和多选选项等空白字段的表单。
添加表单域
添加文本标签(Add Text Label)
标签是显示在文档中的文本。按照以下步骤将标签字段添加到您的文档中。
将标签(Label)从表单控件(Form Control)工具栏拖放到文档中。
单击(Click)并按住鼠标左键绘制标签字段。
右键单击(Right-click)文本标签(Text)并选择控制(Control)以打开控制窗口。
在属性(Properties)窗口中，您可以编辑文本标签(Text Label)的元数据，例如名称、标签(Label)、可见性(Visibility)宽度、位置等。您还可以将事件(Events)添加到文本标签。
添加文本框(Add Text Box)
从表单控件(Form Control)工具栏中拖动文本框(Text Box)并将其放在文档中的文本标签字段旁边。(text label)
单击(Click)并按住鼠标左键以绘制文本(Text)框字段。
右键单击(Right-click)文本框(Text Box)并选择控制(Control)以打开控制窗口。
在属性(Properties)窗口中，您可以编辑文本(Text)框的元数据，例如名称、标签(Label)、文本长度等。您还可以将事件(Events)添加到文本框
添加列表框(Add List Box)
如前所述，添加一个文本标签。
从表单控件(Form Control)工具栏中拖动列表框(List Box)并将其放在文档中的文本标签字段旁边。(text label)
单击(Click)并按住鼠标左键绘制列表(List)框字段。
右键单击列表框(List Box)并选择控制(Control)以打开控制窗口。
在“属性(Properties)”窗口中，您可以编辑列表(List)框的元数据，例如名称、标签(Label)字段等。您还可以将事件添加到列表框(List Box)。
要将条目添加到列表中，请向下滚动列表框属性菜单并在(Box)列表条目(List entries)字段中手动键入列表名称。
添加选项按钮(Add Option Buttons)
将“选项”按钮(Options button)从“表单控件(Form Control)”工具栏中拖放到文档中。
单击(Click)并按住鼠标左键以绘制选项按钮字段并将其放置在文档中。
右键单击选项按钮(Options button)并选择控制(Control)以打开控制窗口。
在属性(Properties)窗口中，您可以编辑选项(Options)按钮的元数据，例如名称、标签(Label)字段、组名等。您还可以将事件(Events)添加到选项按钮
您可以通过重复上述步骤添加任意数量的选项按钮。
添加复选框(Add Checkbox)
将复选框(Checkbox)从表单控件(Form Control)工具栏中拖放到文档中。
单击(Click)并按住鼠标左键以绘制复选框(Checkbox)字段并将其放置在文档中。
右键单击(Right-click)复选框并(Checkbox)选择控制(Control)以打开控制窗口。
在属性(Properties)窗口中，您可以编辑复选框(Checkbox)的元数据，例如名称、标签(Label)字段、标签等。您还可以将事件(Events)添加到复选框。
您可以通过重复上述步骤添加任意数量的复选框。
将文档导出为 PDF 表单
完成添加各种表单字段后，下一步是将文档导出为PDF表单。按照以下步骤创建PDF表单
导航到文件(File)，然后从下拉菜单中单击导出为 PDF 。(Export as PDF)
选择选项创建 PDF 表单。(Create PDF form.)
在提交(Submit)表单中，从下拉列表中选择FDF、PDF、HTML或 XML 选项中的格式。(HTML)
选择导出书签(Export bookmarks)并单击导出(Export)按钮以创建 PDF 表单。
完成后，您可以在PDF(PDF)查看器中打开文件。要测试功能，您可以填写所有空白字段并保存。如果一切正常，您应该能够在重新打开文件后看到完整的数据。
就这样。(That’s all.)
How to create a fillable PDF form in LibreOffice
PDF is used by everyone nowadays because of its convenience to open, create, read, review, and print the document regardless of the hardware device or operating system or a software program you are using. PDF is most commonly used as a steady document that is complete which does not require further changes and is only read at the receiver end. However, it is lesser-known that PDF can be used as a fillable PDF file that enables to create a form with blank fields like text areas, checkboxes and multiple-choice options which allows the user at the receiving end to fill the blank fields and submit.
Fillable PDF is a printer output put into a file. The blank fields are editable and allow you to fill the editable form fields using a keyboard on any digital device and submit them online. In simple words, you can create an interactive PDF form that can be filled by a user on a keyboard rather than a conventional method of publishing forms wherein the user had to print the document to fill the form fields on paper and scan the filled document to submit it online. An easy way to create a fillable PDF form is by using a free office software called LibreOffice.
LibreOffice is a popular open-source office suite used by millions of people to create professional-looking documents like brochures, marketing reports, newsletters, thesis, technical drawings and many more. Libre Office is a free application that serves as the most suitable platform to create fillable PDF forms. In this article, we explain how to generate a customized fillable PDF form using a document editing tool of the Libre Office suite called Libre Write that can be used anywhere, regardless of the operating system or hardware device.
Generate a fillable PDF form in LibreOffice
Create a document in a Libre Office’s Libre Write
Download and install LibreOffice suite and then launch Libre Write and click New to create a document
In the LibreWriter’s Toolbar, Go to View tab and select Toolbar from the drop-down menu.
In the Toolbar submenu, select Form Control. This will display a Form Control toolbar in your document interface through which you can drag various form fields and drop them to the document. Follow the below steps to create a form with blank fields like text label, text box, list box, and multiple-choice options in Libre Office.
Add form fields
Add Text Label
The label is a text that is displayed in your document. Follow the below steps to add the label field to your document.
Drag the Label from the Form Control toolbar and drop it to the document.
Click and hold the left mouse button to draw the label field.
Right-click on the Text label and choose Control to open Control Window.
In the Properties window, you can edit the meta of the Text Label such as Name, Label, Visibility width, position, etc. You can also add Events to the Text Label.
Add Text Box
Drag the Text Box from the Form Control toolbar and place it next to the text label field in your document.
Click and hold the left mouse button to draw the Text box field.
Right-click on the Text Box and choose Control to open Control Window.
In the Properties window, you can edit the metadata of the Text box such as Name, Label, text length, etc. You can also add Events to the Text box
Add List Box
Add a text label as mentioned earlier.
Drag the List Box from the Form Control toolbar and place it next to the text label field in your document.
Click and hold the left mouse button to draw the List box field.
Right-click on the List Box and choose Control to open Control Window.
In the Properties window, you can edit the metadata of the List box such as Name, Label field, etc. You can also add Events to the List Box.
To add the entries to list, scroll down the List Box properties menu and manually type the list names in the List entries field.
Add Option Buttons
Drag the Options button from the Form Control toolbar and drop it to the document.
Click and hold the left mouse button to draw the options button field and place it in your document.
Right-click on the Options button and choose Control to open Control Window.
In the Properties window, you can edit the metadata of the Options button such as Name, Label field, group name, etc. You can also add Events to the Option Buttons
You can add as many option button as you want by repeating the above steps.
Add Checkbox
Drag the Checkbox from the Form Control toolbar and drop it to the document.
Click and hold the left mouse button to draw the Checkbox field and place it in your document.
Right-click on the Checkbox and choose Control to open Control Window.
In the Properties window, you can edit the metadata of the Checkbox such as Name, Label field, label, etc. You can also add Events to the Checkbox.
You can add as many checkboxes as you want by repeating the above steps.
Export document as a PDF form
Once you are done with adding various form fields next step is to export the document as a PDF form. Follow the below steps to create a PDF form
Navigate to File and click Export as PDF from the drop-down menu.
Select the option Create PDF form.
In the Submit form, choose format among the options FDF, PDF, HTML or XML from the drop-down list.
Select Export bookmarks and click the Export button to create a PDF form.
Once done, you can open the file in a PDF viewer. To test the functionality, you can fill up al the blank fields and save. If everything is proper, you should be able to see complete data once you reopen the file.
That’s all.
