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Can I create an editable PDF with FPDF?


I have no luck finding if I can create an editable form with FPDF. Is it possible? I would like to create a table with editable cells and be able to save it with changes.


Solution

  • If by being "able to save it with changes" you mean being able to do so in acrobat reader, you are out of luck.

    A pdf with such a property is called "reader enabled". Reader enabling a pdf includes adding a special electronic signature to it (a "usage right" signature) with a private key held by adobe. Thus, only adobe software (e.g. Adobe acrobat) can reader enable a pdf.