# How to Fill PDFs Electronically Using Adobe Reader
When having to fill out a PDF form, some forms can be filled electronically. If your PDF form is fillable, here’s how you fill it out and print the completed form. For more information, see [Adobe’s Support Page](https://helpx.adobe.com/reader/using/fill-forms.html) on completing electronic forms.
1. Make sure you have [Adobe Reader](https://get.adobe.com/reader/) installed on your computer.
- Faculty or staff members with a valid SJSUOne ID can use [DocuSign](https://sjsu.okta.com/login/login.htm?fromURI=%2Fhome%2Fdocusign%2F0oab5wk2fzgtwvTpM0x7%2F292) to have recipients fill out and sign documents online. Refer to our [DocuSign FAQs](https://kb.mlml.sjsu.edu/books/internal-resources/page/docusign-faqs) for more information.
- Download the fillable form onto your computer and open the file in Adobe Reader.
- To make form fields easier to identify, click the **Highlight Existing Fields**  button on the document message bar, if necessary.
- Select the **Hand Tool**. 
- Select the fillable **highlighted** field on your form. An I-beam will appear for you to type in the text or arrow to select or check boxes.
- Fill in the necessary information for each field.
Example: 
- Once you have finished filling the form, **Save** your form by printing as a PDF in order to email or print.
- **Windows:**
- Select **File** > **Print**.
- Choose **Adobe PDF** as the printer in the Print dialog box.
- Click **Print**. Type a name for your file, and click **Save**.
- **MacOS:**
- Select **File** > **Save As**.
- Select a location to save, type a name for your file, and click **Save.**
- To flatten your form so that it cannot be edited, open the file in the MacOS **Preview** application.
- Select **File** > **Export As PDF...**
- Select a location to save, type a name for your file, and click **Save.**