Excel’s “Save as PDF” and “Export to PDF” flatten every grid cell into dead lines. Upload your exported Excel PDF below and JustFill’s D-FINE AI detector turns every table cell, total box, checkbox, and signature line into clickable AcroForm fields in seconds.
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PDF, Word (.docx), JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, GIF and BMP. Free account required, no credit card.
First hand-filled PDF (up to 15 pages) is free with no watermark. Need more or AI Auto-Fill? Grab the $7 7-Day Pass (25 clean PDF downloads + 25 AI credits, $7 credited toward $19/mo Starter).
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Spreadsheets are the fastest way to lay out structured tables: order forms, timesheets, expense claims, rate sheets, vendor onboarding grids, and inspection checklists. When you choose File › Save As › PDF or File › Export › Create PDF/XPS in Microsoft Excel, Excel prints the grid as static vector lines and text. Even if you added Form Controls or ActiveX checkboxes on the worksheet, the PDF export strips their interactivity. Microsoft Support: Save or convert to PDF.
Because an AcroForm field is a rectangle anchored to page coordinates, your Excel grid is actually an ideal blueprint for automated field detection. JustFill’s D-FINE visual AI detector reads the exported page image, spots every bordered empty cell, total box, checkbox square, and signature line, and places real interactive PDF fields on top of them in seconds.
In Excel, add visible borders to the table cells and boxes people need to fill, then choose File > Save As > PDF (or Export > Create PDF/XPS) and drop the exported PDF into JustFill.
JustFill’s D-FINE visual AI detector scans the exported grid and places interactive fields over empty bordered table cells, total boxes, checkboxes, and signature lines in seconds. Previewing and editing is free.
Set each cell or box to Text, Checkbox, Radio, or Dropdown, adjust font sizes so numbers and text fit cleanly inside narrow spreadsheet columns, and give each field a clear AcroForm name.
Download a standard AcroForm PDF with clickable table cells that opens in Acrobat Reader, Chrome, Edge, Mac Preview, and mobile PDF apps — or save the layout as a template to batch-fill from .xlsx rows.
Once JustFill turns your flat PDF into a reusable template (or if you already have a government or vendor PDF), upload an Excel (.xlsx) or CSV spreadsheet to map columns to PDF fields and generate one filled PDF per row in a single ZIP.
Tip: apply thin cell borders in Excel around every blank answer cell before exporting to PDF so the visual detector can outline each cell cleanly.
Upload the PDF, review the detected table cells and form boxes, and decide afterwards.
Upload your form
Choose a PDF, a Word file or an image from your files, or photograph a paper form.
PDF, Word (.docx), JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, GIF and BMP. Free account required, no credit card.
First hand-filled PDF (up to 15 pages) is free with no watermark. Need more or AI Auto-Fill? Grab the $7 7-Day Pass (25 clean PDF downloads + 25 AI credits, $7 credited toward $19/mo Starter).
By uploading, you confirm you have the legal right to use this document.
Free account. No credit card required.