How to create a fillable PDF online from standard PDF

If you already have a PDF document and wish to convert this into a form or fillable version, you can do this for free using an online tool.

There are times when you just need a simple solution to an easy problem, and this is one of them, converting an existing PDF (form) into an actual fillable PDF form.

While you can create Word documents and place fillable fields and even save them as PDF with actual fillable spaces, there are times when you just want to convert an existing PDF document into a fillable form. You can do this without any application or software, simply hit the web.

Creating a Fillable PDF from standard PDF file

How to convert a standard PDF into a fillable one, here are the steps:

1. Head over to https://www.sejda.com/pdf-forms
2. Upload your PDF
3. Add the different form fields: Choose from table, whiteout, text field, texture, radio, checkbox or dropdown (see above for form fieldtool bar)
4. Optional: move it to your desired position and customise your field; border colour, text alignment, font size, etc.
5. When done, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Apply Changes
6. Wait for the fillable PDF form to generate then click Download or choose from drop down menu to save your file to cloud storage service (Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox).
7. Here is also where you can merge, edit, compress, delete pages, split and crop your PDF including other options as listed under the More tools drop down menu below.

So there you have it, how to turn an ordinary PDF into a fillable PDF form.