Type-able PDF Forms
Donna Young @ 27 February 2007
Filed in Categories: Homeschool Planner
I have been asked many times, "Can I type on the PDF forms?" The answer is yes, but if it is made to be typed on. Today's update is all about seven new PDF forms which can be typed on. The forms are scattered about in the Homeschool Forms section of DonnaYoung.org. For your convenience, here is a list of pages where you can find the typeable pdf forms.
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Attendance
Class Schedule: Lesson Planners
Weekly Log: LessonPlanners
Course of Study: Course of Study
The next file is a basic log or a journal. It contains 3 fields, a title field, a subtitle field, and the large field for the body. It is basically blank.
Blank Log: Journals
The next two type-able PDF's are another type of log. All options are open to you with these two logs. Typically they were used as a field trip log in the original version, however, I removed the header. These logs can be used for any type of record which will work with th table arrangement on these forms. Here is an image of the 2-column log:
2-Column Log and 2-x_Column Log: Outside Activities
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Ginger open the YoungMinds index page, the one with the two doors, click on the Updates link and follow the link to dy from there. The writable pdf`s are in the latest youngminds update. :)
Have I ever told you how much I love you? No, well than consider it said. I so appreciate you sharing type-able forms with us. I hate writing now that I write all the time in college.
Take care, and keep up the good work!
Hello Donna!! This is my first visit to your site. I am soooooo glad I stumbled upon it. it is soooo awesome & very insightful. Thank you for taking the time for those of us that do homeschool. Thank you, K------------
I love your website. I have been using it since the beginning of our homeschool ( about 4 1/2 years ago!). I really like that you have made some of your pdf`s typeable. With that said I wanted to let you know that on the typeable course of study there are two fields in the middle that do not allow me to type. I do not know if it is just me, but I wanted to let you know. Thanks again for your generosity in sharing all of your great things with us!
Thank you for the heads up. I will look into it. :)
Teresa
I am having a problem using the typeable cos. I cannot get two of the fields to let me type. My computer pings at me.
I`ve also tried to just leave those two alone and was able to fill out the rest of the form:) Then, I went to save as and lost everything.
I found you about 9 years ago:) I`ve been using your forms ever since:)
What or Where is this Young Minds that I am reading about in your comments? I`d love to know more.
God Bless YOU!
The typeable pdf files won`t let you save because the file it is a type of modifiable document and/or it is still online while being modified. I hope that makes sense!
To use those files as intended, they must first be saved to your hard drive. To do that, right-click the file link and chose "Save Target As" (internet explorer) or "Save Link As" (firefox). If it still gives you trouble, there is always the doc files to use instead at DY.
(I have been meaning to put that piece of information on my website, but haven`t had a chance to do that.)
YoungMinds is the site-cd that is linked at my website (upper right hand corner).
For some reason the typeable document for the course of study is not working. Perhaps something is locked? I have used it before in previous years and did not have an issue. Enjoy your creativity and your selfless heart. Thank you <3
Mama Duck, Thank you for telling me about this. I’ve linked the wrong file on the course of study page. Until I have a chance to fix it, you can access the typeable course of study form on the Portfolio page at:
Homeschool Portfolio Lesson Planner
HI
I love your site and have for a few years now!
I made a document with some fields a user can fill out to make it custom to them and there are 8 of the same on one sheet, is there a way to link the fields so they only have to fill it out once? So they type their name on one and they all populate with their name?
Thanks
Stephanie
Hi Stephanie,
I wanted to know the same thing a couple of years ago, and looked into it briefly, but stopped looking before I found out whether or not it was possible – possible within Acrobat and without using PHP. I still don’t have an answer to that question.