I am using Writer to open a PDF that contains loads of single-row fields for data entry.
The fields look like a row of boxes, but when numbers or text are entered they automatically fill the boxes according to how may digits or letters you enter. (it’s a Tax form).
I am not sure if the original fields are single objects, or a row of smaller linked-objects, but when LibreOffice opens the document each field is broken down into a row of individual object boxes (one for each number).
Trying to use this for data entry in LO is a nightmare, as each box is tiny and moves around, and this makes data entry very tedious. They also tend to get jumbled up on the page when LO opens the document.
I don’t need to edit the overall PDF as such, just use the form to enter the required data and save the whole thing – hopefully in time to get my refund ;-).
Ideally, there is some setting in Tools/Options/import-preferences that limits the level to which LO ‘renders’ the composite parts of a PDF when importing, depending on the users requirements.
Or, alternately, something that makes a distinction between a PDF opened in Draw and one opened in Writer, with Draw for the usual PDF editing and Writer limited to text edit-type functionality or the usage types specified in the Export/PDF Options/Security settings when the original PDF was saved.
I have had no success in finding such functionality so far.
Is there such a setting, or is this something that might be worth adding as a feature?