htaccess and HTML5 lines to force downloads

Here are a couple of tips to make life a little easier for your users with download links.
If you are running a Apache as your web server you can add the following line to your htaccess file:

AddType application/octet-stream .pdf

and/or ad a line like this within your HTML page:

<a href="document.pdf" download="document.pdf">Download the document</a>

In this case the pdf will automatically be downloaded when the user clicks on the link, rather than presenting them with a dialogue box asking them what to do.

How to create an e-mailable PDF form in OpenOffice.org

Suppose you wanted to send someone a PDF with form elements and a submit button at the bottom. Suppose when they clicked on the button you wanted the form contents to be sent as a PDF back to you. Here is how to do it.
Stage 1
Create the form in OpenOffice.org
Step 1
Create a new document using OpenOffice.org writer.
Step 2
Load the form controls using View->Toolbars->Form Controls and View->Toolbars->Form Design.
Step 3
Get your document ready for form elements by adding a title and pressing Carriage Return (Enter, <CR>, Return) a few times.
Step 4
Put the document in design mode using the 'Design Mode On/Off' switch in the form controls.
Step 5
Add form items to your document by selecting them from the form controls dialog, then dragging on to your page.
Step 6
Your final form entry should be a submit button. In the button properties, the 'Action' field should be set to 'Submit form'.
Stage 2
Set the form to e-mail
Step 1
Click on the 'Form' (properties) button on the form controls dialogue.
Step 2
Set the URL field to mailto:your.emailaddress@yourdomain
Stage 3
Export your document to PDF making sure that the 'Submit format' is FDF.
Stage 4
Test your newly exported PDF by filling in the fields and pressing the submit button.