On 8/24/07, Jon Schewe wrote: > On Fri, 2007-08-24 at 18:43 -0500, Sam Martin wrote: > > On 8/24/07, Jon Schewe wrote: > > > Ok, here's a challenge. I've got an OpenOffice form that I use for > > > maintenance requests for my townhouse. I fill in the form fields and > > > save the document in OpenOffice format and when I open it everything is > > > ok. Now I want to save it as a PDF so that people without OpenOffice > > > can open it (ie. the management company). Whenever I do export to PDF I > > > get the blank form, rather than the filled in form. Does anyone know > > > how to do this? > > > > The toolbar button bypasses the options dialog (see the OO.org help > > under "PDF Export" for more). You can use "File"->"Export as PDF" to > > get an options dialog after you choose the output file. There's a > > checkbox for "Create PDF Form" in the "General" tab which, when > > disabled, should spit out the contents of the form instead of trying > > to make a form which can be filled out by users (which seems to be > > acroread-specific). > > I believe the option you're referring to is "submit forms in format" and > the choices are "PDF", "FDF", "HTML", "XML". I have tried all of these > and there is no difference. I believe these have to do with once you've > filled in the form, how does it get sent back through the web. Nope, on my install of OO.org 2.2.0 (an up-to-date ubuntu feisty box, for the record), it's "Create PDF Form," although you may also specify the submit method. Perhaps you're on a different version? sm