I downloaded an application form as a PDF on my Windows laptop, but clicking on the blank lines doesn’t let me type anything. Is there an easy way to fill this out digitally without printing it?
Sounds like the PDF wasn’t made as a real fillable form, so the fields are just flat lines. Easiest fix: open it in Edge and use the Add Text button up top, you can click anywhere and type. Adobe Reader’s free Fill and Sign tool does the same thing. Honestly that covers most forms without any printing.
I run into this all the time with patient forms at our clinic. What works best on my old PC is uploading it to pdfcap.com and using their text tool to type directly over the blank lines. Once you are done, you can just save and download the finished copy.
The file is a flat document, not an interactive form. My tip is to right-click it and open it in Microsoft Edge, which has a built-in tool to add text anywhere on the page. Avoid trying to force text into a standard image viewer because it will just frustrate you. I learnt this the hard way when dealing with my own market stall applications.