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Fill out a form file

Apple iOS (iPhone & iPad)

Simpler ways to do this all appear to require buying a third-party app or uploading your PDF to a potentially less trustworthy platform. So, this seemingly over-complicated method is the simplest I've yet found. Please tell me if you know an easier one!

(If you're a programmer, please help make flattening a PDF a standard export option... it boggles my mind that it's not.)

Apps you will need

Third party

iOS default

If the file is a PDF…

If the file is not already a PDF…

…such as a Word doc, first convert it to PDF.

Fill out the PDF form

Sign the form

Flatten the PDF

When you’re done filling out the form, it’s important to “flatten” it, so that other people cannot easily change your answers.