Make a Fillable PDF Form From a Flat Page
The paper already knows where the boxes go. Creating form fields puts the same structure into the file, so it can be typed into and signed.
What this tool does
Turns a flat PDF into a fillable form: text fields, multiline boxes, dropdowns, checkboxes, radio groups and signature fields, placed exactly where the printed form expects them.
How it works
Open the document in form mode, place a field, then name it and set its options; each field can be duplicated and nudged into alignment. Save the file and the fields are live for anyone who opens it in a PDF reader. To lock the answers in before sending the form on, run it through Flatten.
- Choose the PDF, or drag it onto the page.
- Set start in — the settings below explain what each one changes.
- Run the tool and download the result.
Settings that decide the result
- Start in — Forms tool
When to reach for it
- People keep printing a form to fill it in by hand. Real fields remove the print-scan-email loop.
- A signature box needs to be signable. Signature fields work with the E-Signer flow.
Questions we get
Will the form fields work in every reader?
They're standard AcroForm fields — text boxes, multiline, radio, checkbox, dropdown and signature — so they fill correctly in Acrobat, browsers and most PDF viewers, including Fill & Sign here.
Where it fits
The tools people usually open next to Create Forms:
- E-Sign — Send a PDF for signature, collect signatures in order, and download the sealed copy with a completion certificate.
- Edit PDF — Fill & sign PDF. Add text, links, images and shapes. Annotate.
- Fill & Sign — Add your signature to a PDF. Fill out PDF forms.
Every tool works on a copy, so the original file is never modified. Uploads are stored under an unguessable id and deleted automatically two hours after you last open them; nothing is listed, shared or indexed. More on the security page.