PDF embedding widget-doesn't support editable PDFS?

  • solvith2o
    Asked on November 29, 2018 at 10:52 AM

    Hi. 

    I uploaded an editable PDF with the PDF widget and it lets me select drop downs

    that are in the PDF but it won't let me edit text fields in the PDF.

    Is there a way around this?

  • David JotForm Support
    Replied on November 29, 2018 at 1:25 PM

    The PDF widget is not a full fledged PDF editor so even though the PDF might be editable, it would not be fully editable when embedded to the widget.  The widget is intended to display the PDF and since the widget has no way of saving or updating the changes, any edits that are possible to make in the PDF wouldn't be saved.

    Allowing the user to download the PDF, make the changes to the downloaded file, then upload the PDF through a file upload field would likely be your best bet.