BS7671 PDF model forms for 18th Edition Amendment 2 (2022) - now available

[happysteve]

Digitally sign it, then it locks

Yeah, in theory, but in practice that doesn't work.
So I fill it in and digitally sign it in Adobe Acrobat reader, then I save it.
At that point, in Acrobat, you can't alter it (all the blue editable boxes have gone).
But, when I load the signed document into a different PDF reader - say, Apple's "Preview" app, which comes free with all Macs, iPads and iPhones - you can still edit it (even though you can't in Adobe any more), even though it's been signed.
When Adobe locks a file after it's digitally signed, it just sets a flag in the file that says, "Hey, don't edit me," and the Adobe software respects that flag. Other PDF readers don't necessarily do so.

 

[JBsparky1]

Digitally sign it, then it locks

It doesn’t it’s completely editable fill in the areas you need send to whoever done report for as soon as they decide to open on adobe they can change everything. But it’s sorted now anyway thanks from help from Steve and eddy

 

[Eddy Currents]

Being cheeky haven’t got a editable observations continuation sheet have you ?.

I just created one as there isn't much to it
Resource

Hopefully it's of some use to someone

 

[JBsparky1]

I just created one as there isn't much to it
Resource

Hopefully it's of some use to someone

You my friend are a life saver . I’m awful with tech . Bring back the days of paper.

 

[oracle]

Eh up

I've done some new PDF forms for BS7671 18th Edition Amendment 2 2022 (the Big Brown Book), based on the IET model forms. You can fill them in using something like (the free) Adobe Acrobat Reader on a computer. They're available for download in the "Resources" section, so you need to be logged on to the forum (rather than viewing as a guest) to download them. There's a "download" button on the right hand side of the orange banner where the title is for each resource. If you're not logged in, it will say "No permission to download" instead.

Links:
MEIWC | EIC | EICR | Circuit Details and Test Results (extra sheets if you need them)

They were produced from scratch by me using OpenOffice, based on the IET Model Forms.

Here's the deal:

- these are provided as is, without any support, in the hope they'll be useful

- it's unlikely I'll be able to help you if they don't work with your particular computer / tablet / phone, or your particular PDF document reader. I know they seem to work ok on Adobe Acrobat Reader on Windows and Mac. They work ok with Preview (on the Mac) although the text in the boxes is sometimes offset a bit from the main text - I have no idea why. Common issues with other PDF readers are things like, the text boxes work ok, but the dropdowns don't. If they don't work for you, I'm really sorry, but there's nothing I can do. These forms represent 2 solid days of work, just updating them from the previous versions; I'm not a computer wizz, I'm just using free software to get a job done, I'm more like a monkey at a typewriter trying to recreate the complete works of Shakespeare. The fact that they work at all is a miracle.

- if you find a typo, or some missing functionality (like, "you've forgotten to give this option on the "polarity" bit of the test sheet"), then it'd be great if you could post here, or on the resource itself, and I'll look at it and fix it.

- please don't hunt me down to contact me out of the forum to ask me questions or to say, "I can't find the download button, can you send me them by email?"

- Feedback/suggestions are welcome, but might be ignored if you're grumpy about it

Enjoy!

Thanks so much for your fillable forms so freely offered

 

[oracle]

Digitally sign it, then it locks

Print it then scan it and save it as a picture

 

[sparkydave35]

Eh up

I've done some new PDF forms for BS7671 18th Edition Amendment 2 2022 (the Big Brown Book), based on the IET model forms. You can fill them in using something like (the free) Adobe Acrobat Reader on a computer. They're available for download in the "Resources" section, so you need to be logged on to the forum (rather than viewing as a guest) to download them. There's a "download" button on the right hand side of the orange banner where the title is for each resource. If you're not logged in, it will say "No permission to download" instead.

Links:
MEIWC | EIC | EICR | Circuit Details and Test Results (extra sheets if you need them)

They were produced from scratch by me using OpenOffice, based on the IET Model Forms.

Here's the deal:

- these are provided as is, without any support, in the hope they'll be useful

- it's unlikely I'll be able to help you if they don't work with your particular computer / tablet / phone, or your particular PDF document reader. I know they seem to work ok on Adobe Acrobat Reader on Windows and Mac. They work ok with Preview (on the Mac) although the text in the boxes is sometimes offset a bit from the main text - I have no idea why. Common issues with other PDF readers are things like, the text boxes work ok, but the dropdowns don't. If they don't work for you, I'm really sorry, but there's nothing I can do. These forms represent 2 solid days of work, just updating them from the previous versions; I'm not a computer wizz, I'm just using free software to get a job done, I'm more like a monkey at a typewriter trying to recreate the complete works of Shakespeare. The fact that they work at all is a miracle.

- if you find a typo, or some missing functionality (like, "you've forgotten to give this option on the "polarity" bit of the test sheet"), then it'd be great if you could post here, or on the resource itself, and I'll look at it and fix it.

- please don't hunt me down to contact me out of the forum to ask me questions or to say, "I can't find the download button, can you send me them by email?"

- Feedback/suggestions are welcome, but might be ignored if you're grumpy about it

Enjoy!

If you are prepared to put 2 days of work into it and then make it available to other sparkies you are a diamond geezer in my book. Cheers mate

 

[Simon47]

The way I do it, on a Mac, is I use a £25 (ish? can't remember) app from the Apple app store called "PDF Printer." It adds a virtual "printer" to your system, but it's actually a programme that converts what Adobe spits out into a proper flat PDF that's not editable. Adobe Acrobat Reader (the free one) is none the wiser and lets you "print" to it.

Or, in the standard print dialog, just choose the "Open in Preview" (IIRC), then save it from there. It's now a PDF, so compact and prints at hugh quality, but no longer has any of the editing stuff in it.