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FillAnyPDF: Free PDF Form Fill In Tool

kaly — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:35:44 +0000

FillAnyPDF is a website where you can upload blank PDF forms, fill them online and then save them or share with others. It has a simple to use editor which includes all necessary features such as typing, free hand writing, signing, redacting, highlighting, printing… etc.

Apart from filling your own forms the tool allows anyone publish blank PDF forms online and then invite others to fill them online.

In addition to PDF files the site also allows you to upload and edit JPG, GIF and PNG images. Completed forms can be shared with others. You can either let everyone edit shared forms or keep them on view only mode.

The site offers a free account which is limited to 1 user and currently allows to save and share up to 5 blank and 50 filled forms (premium accounts with more options are available as well).

Features:

Fill in and share PDF forms online.
Type, write, sign, redact, whiteout, highlight and print PDFs.
Upload and make edits on image files.
Supported file formats: .jpg, .gif and .png.
Share forms by forwarding a link or embedding on your site.
Let everyone edit shared forms or keep them on view only mode.
Free account lets you save and share up to 5 blank and 50 filled forms.
Similar tools: PDFescape, PDFHammer and PDFVue.

Check out FillAnyPDF @ www.fillanypdf.com

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SampleWords: Free Business Document Templates & Forms

srikanth — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:33:16 +0000

SampleWords is an extensive resource which provides you with printable sample letters, calendars, forms, spreadsheets, planners and other kinds of business document templates free of charge. Sample documents are nicely organized into different sections i.e. letters, resumes, calendars and organizers. Moreover, documents are further categorized based on usage and purpose like for office, sales, accounting, business etc.

Every document is available either in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel or Adobe PDF format and includes detailed description about its design and purpose. In addition to that the websites features popular Word and Excel template files on the sidebar for easy access.

The various sample documents found under each section are as follows:

Human Resources: includes common employee documents, personnel forms, human resources forms and spreadsheets that can be useful in organizing personnel in a professional office or business settings.
Accounting: includes common accounting and financial documents, expense sheets, credit forms and spreadsheets that can be useful in a professional office or business settings.
General Business: includes documents and spreadsheets that are helpful for organizing personal business functions such as bills, home budgets, personal banking, anti-fraud and personal income tax.
Sales-Marketing: includes printable business documents designed to help manage sales and marketing tasks within a business organization.

Below, you can see a couple of sample documents that can be found on the website.

Sample Appraisal Form

Sample Travel Itinerary form

Features:

Download printable sample free document templates, calendar and invitation cards.
All sample documents are categorized as per type of document and usage.
Easily access popular and featured Word and Excel files on the sidebar.
Sample documents on the site are available either in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel or in Adobe PDF file formats.
Similar sites: JDSupra, DocShare and DocStoc.

Check out SampleWords @ www.samplewords.com (by Srikanth AD from Techonaut )

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Collection of Free Business Forms and Templates

kaly — Wed, 27 May 2009 09:45:55 +0000

Here is another website with an inventory of over 500 business forms and templates available in Word and Excel formats. All templates are free and can be downloaded without any restrictions. Navigate to the page, hit the download button and done To find a form or template you can search or browse the site by categories, check out most popular downloads among site users and what has been added recently.

You can also contribute to the site by uploading the forms. So if you a got a free business form or a template that is not available on the site yet then share it with others by uploading it.

Features:

Download free business forms and templates.
Search and browse templates by categories.
Check out most popular and newly added forms.
Contribute by uploading your templates.
Free and doesn’t require any registration.
Similar websites: DocStoc and som other in earlier published article about websites offering free document templates.

Check out FreeBusinessFormsAndTemplates @www.freebusinessformsandtemplates.com

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JotForm: Easy Form Creation Tool

azim — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:57:43 +0000

JotForm is an easy yet versatile online form creation tool that lets you build forms in a snap without registration. You can use it to create basic forms (contact form, satisfaction survey etc.) as well as advanced forms (job application, reservation form).

Start creating your form immediately on the site by modifying the existing template or create a new form from scratch using step-by-step Form Wizard. When you are done, click to preview your form online and get the source code to include into your webpages.

Create simple forms to collect basic information (name, email, address ) or build more advanced forms that include payment information, captcha codes, birth date pickers, file uploads and more.

Features:

Easy to use web form builder.
Lets you build simple and advanced forms online without registration.
Create a form by modifying the existing template or create form from scratch using step-by-step Form Wizard.
Add different type of fields – textboxes, text areas, drop down menus, file uploads, radio buttons, check boxes and more.
Edit properties for each field – label, size, description etc.
Option to preview the form online.
Forms are integrated to accept payments by PayPal, Google Checkout, 2Checkout and other payment systems.
Register to save, edit and share forms on the web.
Free account has a limit of 100 submission per month and 10 MB max file upload. Premium account with more options available.
Similar website: Wufoo, phpForm and Doculicious.

Check out JotForm @ www.jotform.com

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PDFfiller: Fill In PDF Form Online (Not Free)

abhijeet — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:40:59 +0000

PDFfiller is a simple and easy to use web app which lets you fill in pdf forms online and edit them to some extent. You could upload PDF files directly from your computer or by providing the web url. As you know, most of the PDF readers like Adobe Reader would allow you to read a PDF document but not edit it unless you spend money on their professional versions.

Hence a free (not free) utility like PDFfiller can save you the hassle of printing out PDF forms and then fill it. Instead you could just upload the document, fill it and then email or fax it.

The way PDFfiller works is that it converts the PDF document to an image and then allows you to edit it. The nice thing about this app is that it allows you to email, fax or print the filled form from within its interface.

Watch demo video below:

Update: Apparently the service is not free and asks users to pay at the last step (see comments). For a free altarenative tool you may want to check out PDFescape, PDFHammer and PDFVue (recommended).

Check out PDFfiller @ www.pdffiller.com (by Abhijeet from Appscrazy)

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PDFVue: Tool For Editing PDF Files Online

kaly — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:41:14 +0000

PDFVue is a new online application for annotating and editing PDF files online. It can open PDF files right in your browser without the need of special software. Using PDFVue you can fill PDF forms, add text, highlight text, add sticky notes, draw lines, add shapes, images, links and stamps.

Edited PDF files can be saved to your computer or shared with others by forwarding a link. There is also browser add-on which can automatically open any PDF link you come across on PDFVue.

Features:

Edit and annotate PDF files online.
Edit as many files as you want, no limit on size and number of pages.
Upload and fill out PDF forms online.
Browser add-on that automatically opens files on PDFVue.
Open PDF files from your computer or any web address.
Download and save edited PDF files to your computer.
Share file with others by forwarding a link.
Similar websites: PDFescape and PDFHammer.

Check out PDFVue @ www.pdfvue.com (via Webware)

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Doculicious: Create Embeddable Forms & Fillable Documents

kaly — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:22:42 +0000

Doculicious is an online service that lets you create embeddable forms which can be placed on your website and filled out online by your website visitors (clients, customers).

From the page: “if your business or organisation requires clients to print and fill-in PDF or Word forms and documents, Doculicious can simplify the form completion for your clients, and give you the tools to track and process completed forms.

Doculicious lets you create online PDF documents that have a web form you can embed on your website or co-brand and access from doculicious.com. When someone completes the web-based form, they receive the completed PDF download, and we store the entered data into your secure account.”

Everytime someone fills out one of these forms they are also able to download and save a printable PDF copy of all entered data. The form also securely stored on your Doculicious account for further processing.

You can either create your own form using provided online form builder or optionally customize and use one of the forms provided in the site’s template library.

Moreover, your Doculicious account also lets you easily process, track and manage all filled forms. Note that free account lets you create up to 20 embeddable PDF’s with only one being active at any given time.

Features:

Provides you with fillable PDF forms that can be embedded onto your site.
Customize forms from template library or create one yourself.
Get alerts when someone completes your online form.
Easily track, manage and process form entries.
Export user entered data from your forms as PDF or CSV.
Free account allows up to 20 PDF’s with only one being active at a time.
Active forms are free up to 50 submissions per month.
Premium account with more options also available.

Check out Doculicious @ www.doculicious.com

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PDFescape : Online PDF Editor and Form Filler

kaly — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:04:41 +0000

Yet another good web app to work with PDF files online. PDFescape lets you open PDF files online, make necessary additions and download them back. Please note it’s not a web-based PDF editor for working with text but more of a tool to add to your documents (fill-in PDF forms, edit forms, add / remove text paragraphs, add graphics, etc.)

Features

Open and work on PDF files online.
Fill-in PDF form fields, add custom text, shapes, links and new form fields.
Import to be edited documents from your computer or grab them directly from the web.
Keep edited documents on PDFescape server sor download and save them on your PC.
All above features come with free account*. For additional features see premium accounts.

*Important: When your save edited PDF document using free PDFescape account it will include a small PDFescape logo at the very top and botoom of the file. Although new users can print out first 2 documents without any limitations.

Check out PDFescape @ www.pdfescape.com

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WebFormFactory : Generate Backend Code for your Web Forms

Aibek — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:00:29 +0000

You may have spent several hours designing your form in PhotoShop, it may look shiny and well-aligned. However, unless you’re familiar with PHP or got your own web designer there is no way to add it to a website. Every form requires a backend code, a script that grabs the input data and processes it. And that’s where WFF comes in, it’s an open source online form generator which automatically generates the necessary backend code to tie your form to a database. Simply upload your form and ‘Thank You’ file, and WFF will do the rest.

Combine it with previously mentioned phpForm, and you have everything you need to design and place forms on your website.

WFF Features

Choose form typ, database or email form. The email form grabs the inout data and sends it over to the specified email address.
Choose which PHP version should be used for backend code: PHP 4, PHP 5 or PHP 5.1
Tie your form to a ‘Thank You’ file.

Check out WebFormFactory @ www.webformfactory.com

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phpForm : Web Form Creator

kaly — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 03:26:08 +0000

Great online form creator for those who aren’t sure of HTML. Create forms quickly and efficiently. Simply choose desired color scheme, customize and add necessary fields (name, address, feedback, eyc.), and get ready HTML code. No email or registration required.

Feature List

Choose between 20 different color schemes.
Add fields such as: Single line text, Paragraph text, Multiple choice, Name, Time, Address, Price, Number, Check Boxes, Drop Down, Date, Phone, Web Site, Email, File Upload, etc.
Customize each field by changing its size and type.
Quick, simple, free and easy to use.

Check out phpForm @ [ www.phpform.org ]

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BOC: Fill-in-the-blank Forms for Formal Correspondence

kaly — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:28:23 +0000

The Bureau Of Communication (BOC) offers a number of fill-in-the-blank stationary forms for every day correspondence. Whether you need to communicate a problem, send an invitation or send a formal apology, these forms will help you to ensure that your message is clearly conveyed.

Features

Fill-in blank stationary forms and send them via email or get a print version.
Available Forms: Observance of Holiday, Airing of Grievance, Statement of Gratitude, Official Invitation, and Acknowledgment of Occasion.
Additional stamps: AirMail, Confidential, Emboss, Past Due, Please Destroy, Private, Reply Requested, Top Secret, Urgent, etc.
Soon to be added: Formal Request (communicate a wish), Unsolicited Feedback (facilitate the sharing of opinion), Request for Compensation, Declaration of Romantic Intent (inquire about romantic availability).
All listed forms are free to use. No personal info or registration required.

Check out BureauOfCommunication @ www.bureauofcommunication.com

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Zoho : Feature-rich Web-based Office Software

Aibek — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:07:00 +0000

Zoho is a a free, feature-rich and probably the most comprehensive web-based office application. Zoho suite includes all popular office applications (Word, Spreadsheet, Presentations, etc.), task management tool, web conferencing, online notebook, web-based project management, and lots more.

All Zoho Services

1. Zoho Writer: Web-based word processor.

Create, access, edit, share, and collaborate on word documents online.
Import existing documents from Microsoft Word (.DOC), OpenOffice(.ODT & .SXW), HTML, RTF, JPG, GIF and PNG files

2. Zoho Spreadsheets: Web-based spreadsheet processor.

Create, Share spreadsheets with friends/colleagues. Publish documents online.
Collaborative on spreadsheets online.
Import/Export Excel files.

3. Zoho Show: Online Presentation Builder/Viewer.

Embed your presentations in your blog or website.
Import Microsoft PowerPoint(.ppt, .pps) or OpenOffice, Presentation(.odp, .sxi).
Access, import, and edit presentations from anywhere.

4. Zoho Meeting: Web-based conferencing tool.

Have a live meeting with your colleagues or friends.
Embed meetings on your blog, website or any web page.

5. Zoho Notebook: Online Notebook.

Create notes out of text, image, audio, video, etc.
Share notes with colleagues. Flexible sharing options.

5. ZoHo Planner

Create and Manage Todo’s online. Set and schedule reminders.
Upload and store task related images and files.

6. Zoho CRM: Inventory Management, Sales & Marketing , Customer Support & Service, Reports & Dashboards

7. Zoho Creator: Create Online Database Applications

Build powerful applications online.
Create online form and embed them in your website/blog

8. Zoho projects: Web-based project management tool.

Tasks & Milestones: Create tasks online, assign tasks to others, specify deadlines, etc.
Calendar: View tasks, milestones & meetings all on a single page calender view.
Reports: Create reports with Gantt charts for at-a-glance status of the projects.
Time tracking: Track project duration.
File sharing: Upload and manage files online.

9. Zoho Viewer: Web-based document viewer.

Upload document and share it with others (via URL). No sign up required.
Supported formats: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Adobe PDF, OpenOffice documents, OpenDocuments documents, etc.

10. Zoho Challenge: Create and Publish tests and surveys online.

11. Zoho Polls: Tool to create and publish online polls.

Embed polls on your blog, website, or profile page.
Browse user-created polls by tags.

12. Zoho Chat: Team chat. Embed chats on any website/webpage.

13. Zoho Wiki:

Create, edit, and collaborate on wiki-style environment (using WYSIWYG editor).
Keep modifications history for each page.
Add unlimited number of pages and subpages.

14. Zoho start: One place to organize and manage all of your Zoho documents.

Single page destination to create, edit, share and view all your documents.
Organize documents into folders.
Integrated search across documents, spreadsheets and presentations
Know the web presence of your Zoho Chat contacts for easy collaboration.
Switch between list and box views.

15. iZoho: Access and View documents from your iPhone.

16. Site 24×7: Website Uptime monitoring service

Get Instant Email/SMS/RSS alerts if your website goes down.
Reports: View website uptime performance over a period of time.

Additional Tools:

MS Office plugin: Access and Edit your documents both online & offline
Zoho QuickRead: Open web documents directly in Zoho (Firefox, Internet Explorer).
Zoho widgets: Zoho on your windows desktop
Outlook Plugin: Synchronize Contacts, Tasks & Calendar.

Go to Zoho [www.zoho.com]

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Sxipper: Automatic Form Filler

kaly — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:56:10 +0000

Sxipper is a secure password manager and automatic form filler for your browser (Firefox only). It lets you: (1) auto login to any website you have account with, (2) instantly auto-fill online sign-up and registration forms, and (3) create stronger passwords and not bother to remember them.

Sxipper Features:

Automatically pops-up when you need it (for ex; on registration pages, sign-up forms, login pages, etc.)
Once installed, it can automatically gather your personal details (if available) from your browser and address book.
Offers single-click login to most of the websites.
Very accurate and automatic form filling.
Option to keep multiple login IDs for one service (ex. Gmail).
All personal data are encrypted and stored only on your PC (Sxipper.com only stores your Sxipper username and email address)

Sxipper in action (Screencast)

Check out Sxipper @ (www.sxipper.com)

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Wufoo

kaly — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:55:12 +0000

Wufoo is a web based application that lets anyone easily build customizable HTML forms. It also provides several tools to efficiently manage and analyze data obtained from forms.

“Wufoo makes it easy to create online forms. Want to put a survey on your site? Collect email addresses? Poll your users? Check out this tool, it looks fantastic.”

Wufoo Features:

Create custom forms: Contact Form, Surveys, Job Application, Workshop Registration, Bug Tracke, Wedding Planner and more
Form Builder: easy-to-use drag ‘n drop interface to create forms in just minutes.
Theme Builder: easily customize the look and feel of your form. (change background, font sizes, logos, …)
Embed / Integrate forms on website/blog (see below)
Email integration: email forms
Track forms: RSS feeds for submissions, get submissions emailed, etc…
and more…
Different subscription options available (from Free to $199/month). Details

Wufoo on your website (demo)

Fill out my Wufoo form!

Powered by Wufoo

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