I think pdf forms must be properly tagged to be fillable.

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> On Jan 19, 2020, at 9:42 AM, Steve Hoad <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Here's a follow-up question on downloading PDF using MSWord:
> If I download a "fillable form PDF" am I able to fill out the form
> appropriately enough to return it completed to the sender?  I've
> noticed that registrations and various account change requests are
> using PDF fillable forms and they are not accessible in many
> instances.
> Thanks for any info:
> 
>> On 1/18/20, Ana G <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> If you have a newer version of MS Word, you can just open your PDFs with
>> that. I know this works in Word 2016 and 2019. I think it also works in
>> Word 2013 though I'm not sure. Just launch Word and open the PDF as if
>> it were a Word document. Before the file loads, you get a dialog that
>> says results may not be perfect or something to that effect. Press enter
>> on OK, and let the file finish loading.
>> 
>> 
>> Obviously, as with any PDF, results depend on how the file was prepared.
>> As we all know, some PDFs are all or mostly all images and graphics,
>> even of text, so our screen readers can't really deal with them. Other
>> PDFs are prepared in nonstandard ways, so again, partial or complete
>> screen reader incompatibility ensues. In both of these types of cases,
>> Word also has trouble and produces inferior results.
>> 
>> 
>>> On 1/18/2020 7:00 AM, Samson Perera wrote:
>>> Hi Robert,
>>> search for "web ie browser for blind"  there you will find a calendar
>>> and Pdf reader along with the browser. I use it and its quite Ok.
>>> regds
>>> Samson
>>> 
>>> On 1/18/20, Robert Sollars <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>> I had the name of a free program to convert pdf's to documents and I've
>>>> lost
>>>> it.
>>>> 
>>>> I searched for 2 hours trying to find it and it just simply isn't there
>>>> any
>>>> more.sigh.
>>>> 
>>>> Can someone please send me the name of or link to a free version of a
>>>> converter?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks in advance for your help.
>>>> 
>>>> Robert
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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