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The document explains the characteristics of flat PDF forms, which lack fillable fields, and provides instructions on how to identify them. It also outlines the process for creating interactive PDF forms using Adobe Acrobat, including the use of the Form Wizard and Typewriter tool. Additionally, it includes a sample layout for a Human Resources Management System form that collects personal and emergency contact information.

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What is the difference between PDF and flat PDF?

A PDF with multiple layers and visual elements takes up more space. When you flatten a PDF, you also smash your document size into files that are easier to share and store. Use our Compress PDF tool to make the file even smaller.

How to tell if a PDF is compressed?

There isnt an easy way to check if a PDF contains compressed elements or not. There is not a PDF wide compression option, instead various different objects and streams in PDF files can be compressed individually, using different compression methods.

How to tell if a PDF file is flattened?

If the document properties indicate that editing is restricted or if interactive elements like form fields are no longer editable, then the PDF is flattened.

What is the difference between a PDF and a flattened PDF?

Once a PDF is flattened, it becomes a single-layer, non-editable document. For those using a reader software, the flattened state means you cannot select individual elements or change them. This is why saving an unflattened copy of your document is vital.

How do you tell if a file is compressed?

The file icon or the . zip extension will tell you that a file is compressed. How much use is compression to you?

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PDFs in general use internal compression for the objects they contain. But this compression is by no means compulsory ing to the file format specifications. All (or some) objects may appear completely uncompressed, and they would still make a valid PDF.

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