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Is it Possible to Fill a PDF Automatically with Excel?

Have you ever dreamt of a solution that is capable of filling a PDF template instead of manually doing it yourself? Everybody knows that we spend excess amounts of time copying and typing detailed information into documents. What would your reaction be if it was possible to effortlessly resolve this problem? Well, we have great news. It is now possible to easily autofill PDF from Excel. Now you can create automatically pre-filled documents with the new Fill in Bulk function. It creates Excel entries based off of the document fields you define.

How Do I Autofill PDF Forms from Excel?

Do you want to complete the fillable fields of a form faster? The below steps will guide you through the process and solve this hassle once and for all:

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Open the My Docs tab. If the necessary documentation is already in your pdfFiller account, open the folder that contains it. Select one or several forms. The maximum number of PDFs is five.
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Click the “Fill in bulk” option in the right sidebar.
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Next, you will see a pop-up window with detailed instructions. Follow those steps to successfully autofill a PDF with Excel.
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You will see the table that includes all cells from the documents in multiple rows.
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Some fields can be added in the editor. Add specific instructions to every point.
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If there are no items, you may copy and paste them or add them manually. Not every template presumes that all parts have been completed. For example, you may indicate some information from your side and then send it to someone, requesting that they add their data and signature.
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Next, generate the new document. Name it and add a description if necessary. Send to a recipient’s e-mail or store it in your account.

How to Batch Fill & Edit PDF from Excel?

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To fill documents automatically, upload your documents using pdfFiller's uploader.
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Select a document in My Docs and click ’Fill in Bulk’ in the right pane. Click ‘Add Fillable Fields’ to create fillable fields for text, number, date, signature, photo, and checkboxes.
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While creating fillable fields, use the Database Field Name to identify the fields that you would like to pre-fill.
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The Fill in Bulk page displays a table containing the file name and data fields. Each row represents a single task and will produce a single document. To create more documents, please use ‘Add Task’.
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In the dialog box that will open next, enter the name and description of the new job. The Job List allows you to save generated documents and prepare them for distribution via ‘SendToSign’ or ‘LinkToFill’ or for downloading the documents to your computer as a read-only PDF.
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Any of the documents that you’ve created contains the fillable fields you added and the data you entered the table.

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Enable the Auto-Complete option From the hamburger menu, select Preferences (Windows®), or select Acrobat / Acrobat Reader > Preferences (macOS). In the Preferences dialog, select Forms as the preference category. Under Auto-Complete, choose Basic or Advanced from the menu.
Select file and open it in Microsoft Excel. Convert Excel spreadsheet to PDF: On Windows, click the Acrobat tab, then click “Create PDF.”
Common formatting issues when converting Excel to PDF. Open the File menu in the top left corner. Click Export. In the panel that appears, click Create PDF/XPS Document. Optimize the file for Standard or Minimum. Click Options and adjust settings, including the area to publish. Click OK. Name the file and click Publish.
Click on the 'Autofill' button to populate the PDF form with the data from your Excel spreadsheet. Review the autofilled PDF form to ensure that all the data is correctly populated.
Import form data In Acrobat, open the PDF form you want to import data into. From the All tools menu, select Prepare a form. From the Prepare a form panel on the left: In the Select File Containing Form Data dialog box, select a format in File of Type that corresponds to the data file you want to import.
Jun 24, 2024Knowledge Ensure the PDF form's fields names are exactly the same as the Excel document's. See the screenshot below. Go back to Excel, click “File”-“Save As”-choose “Save As Type” “CSV UTF-8(Comma delimated)(*. csv)”. Open the PDF file then go to “Form”->”Import” then choose the test. csv file to import.
To create a fillable PDF from Excel using Adobe, click “All Tools" and choose "Prepare a Form." Tap on "Select a File" and import the Excel form. Add the necessary fields and insert them to create a fillable PDF. Or, head to the "Edit" mode to fill in the form fields.
Go to Adobe Acrobat online services. Click the “Select a file” button above, or drag and drop a file into the drop zone. Select the file you want to convert from XLS or XLSX to PDF format. After uploading the Excel sheet, Acrobat automatically converts it to the PDF file format.
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