New and Returning Member Progress - editable?

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galenraines
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New and Returning Member Progress - editable?

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Has anyone been able to successfully convert this PDF into a functional editable document? I have used basic online document converters (e.g. PDF to Word), but the document is so heavily formatted that it makes it near impossible to edit.

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Mikerowaved
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After trying several free and trial PDF converters, I had a nice surprize when I uploaded my PDF to Google Docs. They did the best job of conversion for my doc. Of course, YMMV depending on the way your doc is formatted.
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galenraines
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Thanks a lot Mikerowaved. Once you have uploaded to Drive, do you open the PDF with Google Docs to be able to edit? When I do this, the document converts as if i had copied all the info and pasted into a text file. There is no real formatting. It is like it goes from one extreme to another.
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I suspect, what you want is the make the form fillable, but populated with the current data. That's a bit more complex.
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JonSevy
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I just opened the .pdf downloaded from
[PDF]New and Returning Member Progress Form
https://www.lds.org/bc/.../PD50020824-m ... rm-eng.pdf

...directly into Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Went to tools column on the right and chose Fill & Sign

Double click where I want to type, and start typing.

Use mouse or arrow keys to move text exactly where I want it.

Easy-peasy.
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I can fill this out offline - but the real power of the data behind it, would be to share it and track it, online with the ward council and not have an off line - separate sheet that is easily lost or overlooked when there is a calling change or transition. Why could this form not be stored online with the ability to update in real time, similar to Interview and Action List for a Bishop?
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We converted it to a Google Doc and now the assigned ward council member can edit it while the bishop, ward mission leader, and member view it real time. Really awesome! :D
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Be very careful about what's stored on a non-church service like Google Docs. It shouldn't be anything confidential.
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Gotcha.
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In the upper right hand corner you can share with specific people so that it's private. Basically it was a form that was built that looks similar to the new and returning progress sheet.
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