Adding fields to fill-able to multiple pages, multiple documents?
I work in a disciplinary school where we produce and distribute the schedule of courses for incoming students by using PDF (we have a database online that extracts the relevant data, and then generates a PDF file with a page for each student). Due to the need for internal follow-up, he must add information to each PDF page which varies per student. As a quick and dirty workaround, we've been copy - paste it into a text box on each page which is then manually edited. It of OK, but will not be enough in the long term (seems not professional, pasted cells change their position, etc.). In this context, for now I'm just looking for pointers to a reasonably effective solution that I can research. In fact, I'm looking for a quick way to, on no matter what PDF, add something like:
Date of the contribution:
Assigned days:
Release date
and so forth, with the editable fields to follow different descriptors. Ideally, our receptionist could open a calendar PDF in Acrobat Pro XI add shape to all the pages in the PDF file, and it could go through and add information to different fields for each student, save, then e-mail.
As you can tell, perhaps, to the point that I'm stuck on that moment is what would be the best way to achieve this. A stamp? A macro that creates fields to fill? etc. So, your advice on what you see as less complicated approach is welcome.
This can be done very easily by using a script. The developer would just set the locations (as well as other properties, such as the fonts, size text, fill color, border style, etc.) fields, then write a loop that adds a unique on each field version (so that they don't have the same values).
If you are interested in hiring someone to this develop for you, do not hesitate to contact me privately.
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