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Workflow updating PDF

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Updated June 27, 2022
asked on June 27, 2022

I have a pdf that has to be filled out in WF but there maybe more lines (from form) that are on a pdf page.  Is there a way to have the WF create a new pdf page if there are more lines required than are available on the pdf?

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replied on June 27, 2022

I don't think there is any way to just modify a PDF file in that manner.  Regular PDF files are not really designed to have that kind of flexible structure.

Could you have a couple different versions of your PDF with a different number of fields and pages, and have your Workflow determine, based on what data is being sent, which version to use?

Or could you possibly use a Word document instead of a PDF since those are designed to change structure as fields get filled in?

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replied on June 27, 2022

I concur with Matthew's point about using a Word document. It's a little goofy, but you can dynamically fill tables via mail merge, so as long as this is not some standardized form that needs to be filled out exactly, Word is probably the best bet.

Since WF got that functionality, I almost never use the PDF activity anymore and just use Update Word.

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