NUANCE OMNIFORM 2, OMNIFORM Reference Manual

OmniForm® Reference

Version 2 for Macintosh

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Chapter 1 Introduction

OmniForm Features........................................................................................................................1-2

Using the Documentation ..............................................................................................................1-3

Online Help...............................................................................................................................1-3

Formatting.................................................................................................................................1-3

Symbols......................................................................................................................................1-4

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup

System Requirements .....................................................................................................................2-2

Registering OmniForm...................................................................................................................2-2

Installing OmniForm ......................................................................................................................2-3

Starting OmniForm .........................................................................................................................2-4

Chapter 3 Tutorials

Tutorial 1 — Load and Fill a Form................................................................................................3-2

Launch OmniForm...................................................................................................................3-2

Scan the Sample Form .............................................................................................................3-3

Fax the Sample Form ...............................................................................................................3-6

Import an Image File................................................................................................................3-6

Filling in the Form..................................................................................................................3-10

Design View............................................................................................................................3-13

Tutorial 2 — Edit Text and Add a Graphic ...............................................................................3-15

Scan or Import the Sample Form.........................................................................................3-15

Verifying OCR ........................................................................................................................3-17

Tutorial 3 — Design Your Own Form........................................................................................3-21

Pre-Organization....................................................................................................................3-22

Open a New, Blank Form......................................................................................................3-22

Create the Text Objects..........................................................................................................3-23

Create the Fill Text Objects...................................................................................................3-23

Create the Comb Objects.......................................................................................................3-27

Create the Check Box Objects...............................................................................................3-29

Create the Table Object..........................................................................................................3-31

Create the Graphic Objects ...................................................................................................3-36

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Define the Calculations.........................................................................................................3-37

Customize the Form ..............................................................................................................3-41

Test the Form in Fill View.....................................................................................................3-44

Tutorial 4 — The OmniForm Database......................................................................................3-46

Duplicating a Database Record............................................................................................3-46

Creating New Records ..........................................................................................................3-47

Search the Database Records................................................................................................3-48

Sort the Database Records ....................................................................................................3-49

Database Changes..................................................................................................................3-50

Deleting Records....................................................................................................................3-51

Chapter 4 Views and Form Usage

Using Form Assistant .....................................................................................................................4-2

Opening Form Assistant.........................................................................................................4-2

The Form Assistant Options...................................................................................................4-3

Setting the Form Assistant Startup Option..........................................................................4-4

The Design View Window.............................................................................................................4-5

The Fill View Window....................................................................................................................4-6

Form Usage Options....................................................................................................................... 4-7

Choosing a Form Usage Option.............................................................................................4-7

Where to Select Form Usage Options ................................................................................... 4-8

Changing Form Usage.............................................................................................................4-9

Chapter 5 OmniForm Procedures

Scanning a Paper Form...................................................................................................................5-2

Scanning With Form Assistant...............................................................................................5-2

Using the

Importing an Image File................................................................................................................. 5-8

Importing With Form Assistant.............................................................................................5-8

Using the

Filling a Form.................................................................................................................................5-13

Filling Fields With Form Assistant...................................................................................... 5-13

Using the

Printing or Faxing a Form............................................................................................................ 5-14

Printing/Faxing With Form Assistant................................................................................5-14

Using the

Searching a Form........................................................................................................................... 5-17

Searching With Form Assistant ........................................................................................... 5-17

Using the

Opening a Form to Design........................................................................................................... 5-19

Opening a Form in Design View With Form Assistant....................................................5-19

Using the

Scan Form...

Command.......................................................................................................5-13

Fill

Print...

Search...

Design

Command.......................................................................................... 5-4

Command to Import...................................................................... 5-10

Command.................................................................................................5-15

Command...............................................................................................5-18

Command.................................................................................................5-19

Creating a New Form ...................................................................................................................5-20

Creating a New Form With Form Assistant.......................................................................5-20

Using the

Command.....................................................................................................5-20

New

Opening a Form.............................................................................................................................5-21

International Settings....................................................................................................................5-22

Selecting a Language for Your Form(s) ..............................................................................5-22

How OmniForm Uses Language Selections.......................................................................5-23

The

Allow Multiple Languages

Menu Shortcuts..............................................................................................................................5-26

Chapter 6 Designing a Form

The Design Process .........................................................................................................................6-2

The Design View Toolbars.............................................................................................................6-3

The Standard Toolbar..............................................................................................................6-3

The Font/Text Toolbar............................................................................................................6-4

The Arrange Toolbar ...............................................................................................................6-4

The Drawing Toolbar ..............................................................................................................6-5

Creating Objects...............................................................................................................................6-6

General Creation Guidelines..................................................................................................6-6

Creating a Text Object .............................................................................................................6-7

Creating a Line Object.............................................................................................................6-7

Creating an Oval Object..........................................................................................................6-8

Creating a Rectangle Object....................................................................................................6-8

Creating a Graphic Object.......................................................................................................6-8

Creating a Fill Text Object.....................................................................................................6-13

Creating a Comb Object ........................................................................................................6-13

Creating a Check Box Object ................................................................................................6-14

Creating a Circle Text Object................................................................................................6-14

Creating a Table Object .........................................................................................................6-14

Creating a Fill Graphic Object..............................................................................................6-15

Defining Objects ............................................................................................................................6-16

Defining a Graphic Object.....................................................................................................6-16

Defining a Fill Text Object ....................................................................................................6-17

Defining a Comb Object........................................................................................................6-21

Defining a Comb Element Object ........................................................................................6-23

Defining a Check Box Object ................................................................................................6-24

Defining a Circle Text Object................................................................................................6-26

Defining a Table Object.........................................................................................................6-26

Defining a Table Cell .............................................................................................................6-27

Defining a Fill Graphic Object..............................................................................................6-27

Changing Object Appearance......................................................................................................6-29

Redesigning Your Form ...............................................................................................................6-33

Selecting an Object .................................................................................................................6-33

Option..................................................................................5-25

Moving an Object................................................................................................................... 6-34

Resizing an Object..................................................................................................................6-34

Deleting an Object..................................................................................................................6-35

Formatting Text......................................................................................................................6-35

Redesigning a Table............................................................................................................... 6-38

Aligning Objects..................................................................................................................... 6-39

Sending Objects Front or Back.............................................................................................6-40

Changing Tab Order..............................................................................................................6-41

Placing Objects in Table Cells ..............................................................................................6-42

Converting an Object.............................................................................................................6-43

Using the Scrap Album ................................................................................................................6-44

What is the Scrap Album? ....................................................................................................6-44

Opening a Scrap Album........................................................................................................6-44

Copying Objects to the Scrap Album..................................................................................6-45

Placing Scraps in a Form.......................................................................................................6-45

Renaming a Scrap ..................................................................................................................6-45

Deleting a Scrap......................................................................................................................6-46

Creating a New Scrap Album ..............................................................................................6-46

Renaming a Scrap Album.....................................................................................................6-46

Deleting a Scrap Album........................................................................................................ 6-47

Changing the Scrap Album View........................................................................................6-47

Chapter 7 Filling a Form

The Fill View Window....................................................................................................................7-2

The Standard Toolbar..............................................................................................................7-2

Filling Fields.....................................................................................................................................7-3

Fill Text...................................................................................................................................... 7-3

Comb..........................................................................................................................................7-3

Check Box.................................................................................................................................. 7-4

Circle Text .................................................................................................................................7-4

Table...........................................................................................................................................7-4

Fill Graphic ...............................................................................................................................7-5

List Fields ..................................................................................................................................7-7

Fields Defined by a Calculation.............................................................................................7-8

Field Validation........................................................................................................................7-8

Spell Checking .................................................................................................................................7-9

Checking the

Changing the Language Selection.......................................................................................7-10

Multiple Languages...............................................................................................................7-10

Dictionaries.............................................................................................................................7-10

Spell Checking Your Form....................................................................................................7-11

Moving Through Fields................................................................................................................ 7-12

Saving in Fill View........................................................................................................................ 7-12

Current Form

Language Selection.................................................................. 7-9

Chapter 8 Managing an OmniForm Database

What is a Database? ........................................................................................................................8-2

Managing Database Records .........................................................................................................8-3

Creating New Records ............................................................................................................8-3

Duplicating Records ................................................................................................................8-5

Moving Through a Database..................................................................................................8-6

Searching Records for Information........................................................................................8-7

Sorting Records.......................................................................................................................8-12

Recalculating Records............................................................................................................8-13

Deleting Records ....................................................................................................................8-15

Exporting Information...........................................................................................................8-16

Exported Data and Shared Forms........................................................................................8-20

Importing Information ..........................................................................................................8-21

Protecting Your Database.............................................................................................................8-26

OmniForm Filler............................................................................................................................8-27

Chapter 9 Using Calculations

Calculation Overview.....................................................................................................................9-2

Creating a Calculation.............................................................................................................9-2

Using the

Calculation Guidelines............................................................................................................9-7

Usage Conventions ..................................................................................................................9-8

Operators..........................................................................................................................................9-9

Operator Buttons......................................................................................................................9-9

Operators — Quick Reference..............................................................................................9-10

Functions ........................................................................................................................................9-11

Abs (Absolute Value).............................................................................................................9-11

Avg (Average) ........................................................................................................................9-12

Date (Current Date) ...............................................................................................................9-12

DayName.................................................................................................................................9-13

DayOfMonth...........................................................................................................................9-13

DayOfWeek.............................................................................................................................9-14

DayOfYear...............................................................................................................................9-14

Exp (Exponentiation).............................................................................................................9-15

FV (Future Value)...................................................................................................................9-15

Hour .........................................................................................................................................9-16

If................................................................................................................................................9-16

Int (Integer) .............................................................................................................................9-17

Left............................................................................................................................................9-17

Length......................................................................................................................................9-18

Ln (Natural Logarithm).........................................................................................................9-18

Log (Base 10 Logarithm) .......................................................................................................9-19

Recalculate...

Command .........................................................................................9-7

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Lower.......................................................................................................................................9-19

Max (Maximum) .................................................................................................................... 9-20

Middle......................................................................................................................................9-20

Min (Minimum)...................................................................................................................... 9-21

Minute......................................................................................................................................9-21

Mod (Modulus (Remainder))...............................................................................................9-22

Month.......................................................................................................................................9-22

MonthName............................................................................................................................9-23

Pi...............................................................................................................................................9-23

PMT (Payment) ......................................................................................................................9-24

Position....................................................................................................................................9-24

Proper ......................................................................................................................................9-25

PV (Present Value).................................................................................................................9-25

RecordCount...........................................................................................................................9-26

Replace.....................................................................................................................................9-26

Replicate ..................................................................................................................................9-27

Right.........................................................................................................................................9-27

Round ......................................................................................................................................9-28

Second...................................................................................................................................... 9-28

Sign...........................................................................................................................................9-29

Sqrt (Square Root)..................................................................................................................9-29

Sum .......................................................................................................................................... 9-30

Time .........................................................................................................................................9-30

Trim.......................................................................................................................................... 9-31

Trunc (Truncate).....................................................................................................................9-31

Upper.......................................................................................................................................9-32

Year ..........................................................................................................................................9-32

Functions — Quick Reference..............................................................................................9-33

Functions Sorted by Type.....................................................................................................9-36

Chapter 10 Technical Information

Before You Begin...........................................................................................................................10-2

Try this First............................................................................................................................ 10-2

System Setup Checklist .........................................................................................................10-2

OmniForm Setup Issues...............................................................................................................10-3

Memory and Installation.......................................................................................................10-3

Linking OmniForm with Visioneer PaperPort™ .............................................................. 10-3

Uninstalling OmniForm........................................................................................................ 10-3

Scanning and Recognition ...........................................................................................................10-4

System Hang During Scan....................................................................................................10-4

Scanner Compatibility...........................................................................................................10-4

Operation........................................................................................................................................10-5

Low Memory ..........................................................................................................................10-5

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Low Disk Space ......................................................................................................................10-6

OmniForm Limits...................................................................................................................10-6

Improving Performance ...............................................................................................................10-7

Document Quality..................................................................................................................10-7

Scanning Angle.......................................................................................................................10-7

Scanner Glass Cleanliness.....................................................................................................10-8

Paper Transparency...............................................................................................................10-8

HP AccuPage ..........................................................................................................................10-8

OmniForm Compatibility.............................................................................................................10-9

Error Messages.............................................................................................................................10-10

Low Memory or Disk Space Errors ...................................................................................10-10

Scanner Errors.......................................................................................................................10-10

Other Error Messages..........................................................................................................10-10

Caere Product Support...............................................................................................................10-13

World Wide Web..................................................................................................................10-13

Product Support Information.............................................................................................10-13

Information We Need From You.......................................................................................10-13

Chapter 1

Introduction

OmniForm is the easy way to convert your paper forms to electronic forms. Use OmniForm to edit, design, and fill forms, manage information databases, and print or fax mail forms among other functions.

This chapter gives an overview of the form creation and information management capabilities OmniForm provides, as well as an explanation of how to use the documentation.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• OmniForm Features

• Using the Documentation

Introduction 1-1

OmniForm Features

OmniForm, an easy-to-use environment for working with forms, is more than just form-recognition software. OmniForm includes the following features:

Form Input

OmniForm uses Logical Form Recognition™ to convert your scanned paper forms or imported image files into electronic, editable forms.

Fill View

Use OmniForm’s Information entered can easily be searched and sorted.

Design View

Use OmniForm’s forms. A variety of toolbars make formatting easy and convenient. Use the Scrap Album to store or copy form objects.

OmniForm Database

All information you enter into a form is stored as a part of an OmniForm database. You can create, duplicate, sort, and search records, and import and export database information.

Field Validation

You can set up OmniForm to OmniForm displays a prompt if you enter incorrect information.

Field Calculations

OmniForm’s built-in operators and functions let you define calculations that display the correct value as you fill the appropriate field(s) in a form. This automates data entry and reduces the possibility of errors.

Fill View

Design View

to fill a form with the information you need.

to design your own forms or edit existing

validate

a fillable field automatically.

Form Printing and Faxing

You can print or fax forms from OmniForm. You have a choice of printing or faxing just the form, just the data entered in a form, or both the form and its information.

1-2 Introduction

Using the Documentation

This section explains the various instructional and formatting conventions used in this manual.

Online Help

OmniForm has both online help and context-sensitive help. Use the commands in the Help menu to find information on OmniForm topics and on using Help itself.

Click the Help button in the OmniForm standard toolbar to turn your cursor into a question mark icon. Click any command, button, or portion of the window to open context-sensitive help for that topic.

Formatting

Two formatting conventions are used throughout the manual.

Italicized Text

• Labeled buttons, menu commands, dialog box text, and any text in an onscreen form are italicized; for example, “Choose the File menu.”

Menu titles, icon names, dialog box names, and unlabeled buttons are not italicized.

Using the Documentation

Open

• A new term may be italicized the first time it is used; for example, “This is a

• Variable entries are italicized; for example, “The entry n must be between 4 and 18.”

Courier font

• The Courier font indicates text that you are supposed to enter; for example, “Type Sample1 in the

• The Courier font is also used to distinguish file locations and file and folder names from the rest of the text; for example, “Locate the Sample form in the OmniForm folder.”

fill text

field.”

File Name

text box and click

Introduction 1-3

OK.

”

Using the Documentation

Symbols

Two symbols are used in this manual to highlight text.

This symbol means

It introduces a tip or an item of note.

Note.

Warning.

It introduces cautionary text.

1-4 Introduction

Chapter 2

Installation and Setup

This chapter describes how to install OmniForm and begin using it. It contains the following sections:

• System Requirements

• Registering OmniForm

• Installing OmniForm

• Starting OmniForm

Installation and Setup 2-1

System Requirements

To install and run OmniForm, you need the following setup:

• Macintosh 68040 or higher processor, a Power Macintosh, or a Macintosh compatible of either of these versions.

• System 7.1 or higher.

• Free system memory of at least 12MB RAM.

• Minimum of 10MB of free hard disk space.

• CD-ROM drive and internal hard disk.

Additional, but optional requirements include:

• A monitor capable of displaying 256, thousands, or millions of colors.

• If you plan to scan forms, you need a scanner with a Pixel Translations ISIS scanner driver.

Registering OmniForm

Registering your copy of OmniForm entitles you to technical support, notification of special offers and upgrades, and the lowest price offered on the next OmniForm upgrade.

Please complete and send in the registration card included in your OmniForm package.

See “Caere Product Support” on page 10-13 for information on technical support.

2-2 Installation and Setup

Installing OmniForm

This section describes how to install OmniForm.

CD-ROM extensions must be loaded to use the CD-ROM drive.

1 With all extensions off (see the previous paragraph), insert the

OmniForm CD in your computer’s CD-ROM drive. 2 Double-click to open the CD if it does not open automatically. 3 Double-click the Installer icon. 4 Follow installation instructions. 5 Enter the serial number found on the CD-ROM case when

prompted. 6 Restart your computer.

Installing OmniForm

Installation and Setup 2-3

Starting OmniForm

This section describes how to launch OmniForm.

Before you install OmniForm, running correctly with your computer system using the manufacturer’s scanning utility or imaging software.

To start OmniForm:

1 Double-click the OmniForm icon in the OmniForm folder on

your hard drive. Form Assistant appears. It contains six options. Each is a basic

OmniForm procedure.

please test your scanner

to make sure it is

2 Select an option and click

See Chapter 5, OmniForm Procedures, for detailed information on the basic OmniForm procedures.

2-4 Installation and Setup

Next>.

Click

Cancel

Form Assistant and want to go directly to OmniForm.

to close Form Assistant if you do not want to use

Chapter 3

Tutorials

These tutorials guide you through some of the main features of OmniForm. There are four sections in this chapter:

• Tutorial 1 — Load and Fill a Form

• Tutorial 2 — Edit Text and Add a Graphic

• Tutorial 3 — Design Your Own Form

• Tutorial 4 — The OmniForm Database

Perform these exercises in order if you are new to OmniForm. Each new exercise builds upon skills learned in the previous one. Choose the tutorial you want to practice if you already know the basics of scanning, designing, and using forms.

The tutorials cross-reference sections in this manual for additional information on each subject. Read the other chapters in the manual to learn about OmniForm features not discussed here.

Tutorials 3-1

Tutorial 1 — Load and Fill a Form

You will load the Sample form in this exercise in one of three ways:

• Scan in the Sample form with a scanner if you have one. The form is supplied inside this manual.

• Fax the Sample form to your computer’s fax modem if you have no scanner, use your fax software to save it as a PICT or TIFF file, and open it in OmniForm. The form is inside this manual.

• Locate and open the Sample file if you have no scanner and no fax modem. It was placed in your OmniForm:Sample Forms folder during installation.

Decide which method you want to use. You can try all three methods eventually if you own both a scanner and a fax modem.

After you have loaded the form into OmniForm, you will practice various features of the program.

Launch OmniForm

Double-click the OmniForm icon in the OmniForm folder. The Form Assistant dialog box appears.

If you accidentally close the Form Assistant dialog box, choose Form Assistant in the File menu to reopen it.

3-2 Tutorials

• See the next section if you have a scanner and want to scan the form.

• See “Fax the Sample Form” on page 3-6 if you have a fax machine and a fax modem and want to fax the form to your computer.

• See “Import an Image File” on page 3-6 if you do not have a scanner or a fax modem, or if you want to use this method instead of the other two methods.

Scan the Sample Form

Tutorial 1 — Load and Fill a Form

1 Select

Scan in a form

and then click

Next>

2 Select a source for the form in the next window.

3Select

Scanner

and click

Next>

Tutorials 3-3

Tutorial 1 — Load and Fill a Form

4Select

in the next window if this option is not selected.

Letter

The Sample form is a letter-sized page.

5 Click

Next>

The next window offers two form usage options.

6 Select the second option.

7 Click

3-4 Tutorials

You will just fill the form in this exercise, not work on its design.

Next>

The next window prompts you to place a page in your scanner.

Tutorial 1 — Load and Fill a Form

8 Make sure the page is aligned correctly in your scanner, and

click

Finish.

OmniForm scans the form. The OmniForm window displays scanning, designing, and straightening progress.

The Sample form opens as Untitled 1 in Fill View. It should look the same as the original copy of the form.

9 Click the Save button or choose

in the File menu.

Save

The Save As dialog box appears.

10 Type Sample 1 in the

Save document as

text box and click

Save.

Proceed to the section “Filling in the Form” on page 3-10 to begin using OmniForm’s tools.

Tutorials 3-5

Tutorial 1 — Load and Fill a Form

Fax the Sample Form

To fax the Sample form, you need the following:

• a fax modem connected to your computer

• fax software that is compatible with your fax modem

• access to a regular fax machine

To fax the form:

1 Make sure your fax modem is turned on and that your fax

software is set up to receive a call.

Refer to your fax documentation for information. 2 Place the Sample form in the fax machine. 3 Set faxing resolution to

OmniForm may have trouble recognizing documents faxed at a

lower resolution. Check your fax machine’s manual if you need

more information about its settings. 4 Dial your fax modem’s number and fax the Sample form as you

normally would. 5 Once received, use your fax software to open the Sample form

and save it as a PICT or TIFF file.

Again, refer to your fax software manual if you do not know

how to do this. 6 See the next section, “Import an Image File” for instructions on

how to convert your fax file into an electronic form in

OmniForm.

Import an Image File

OmniForm can recognize PICT or TIFF image files. An image is an electronic picture of text and/or graphics. This could be a form created in another program or one received as a fax file. See the previous section, “Fax the Sample Form” if you want to create a fax file to import.

You will import an image file in this exercise. You can import a fax file if you have one, or import the Sample form that was placed in your OmniForm:Sample Forms folder during installation.

Fine

Best

3-6 Tutorials

Load the Image File in OmniForm

Tutorial 1 — Load and Fill a Form

1 Select 2Select

3 Click

Scan in a form Fax or Image

Select...

in Form Assistant and then click

in the next window and then click

in the next window.

Next>

The Select dialog box appears.

Tutorials 3-7

Tutorial 1 — Load and Fill a Form

•Select

TIFF Files

in the

List Files of type

pop-up menu if you

want to import the Sample file. Locate and select the Sample file in the OmniForm:Sample Forms folder.

• Locate and select your fax file if you created one in the previous exercise.

• Click

The file name appears in the

4 Click

Next>.

to return to Form Assistant.

Open

File

text box.

The next window offers two form usage options.

5 Select the second option.

You will just fill the form in this exercise, not work on its design.

3-8 Tutorials

Tutorial 1 — Load and Fill a Form

6 Click

Finish>

The OmniForm window displays scanning, designing, and straightening progress.

The Sample form opens as Untitled 1 in Fill View.

7 Click the Save button or choose

in the File menu.

Save

The Save As dialog box appears.

8Type Sample 1 in the

Save document as

text box and click

The next section shows you how to begin using OmniForm’s tools.

Save.

Tutorials 3-9

Tutorial 1 — Load and Fill a Form

Filling in the Form

Standard toolbar in Fill View

The Sample 1 form opens in Fill View.

Status text

Hold the cursor over any button in the toolbar to see its function.

Fill View Overview

The standard toolbar appears below the menus. The buttons correspond to various menu commands.

1 Place your cursor over one of the buttons and hold it there

without clicking. A ToolTip describes the button’s function.

Corresponding status text simultaneously appears in the status bar at the bottom of the window.

3-10 Tutorials

Tutorial 1 — Load and Fill a Form

2 Click the Highlight button in the toolbar or choose

Areas

OmniForm highlights all recognized fields in yellow. This

makes it easy to see which fields you can fill. 3 Click the button again to turn field highlighting back on. 4 Click the Zoom button and select a page view in the pop-up

menu.

Alternatively, choose

in the cascading menu.

Fill in the Fields

1 Click the field after

place the cursor there.

This is a 2 Type your name in the fill text field. 3 Continue to press the Tab key to move to and fill in the

City,

You can press Shift-Tab to move to a previous field. 4 Tab to or click in the

This is a

elements.

also comb fields.

Highlight Fill

in the View menu to turn off field highlighting.

in the View menu and select a view

Zoom

on the form or press the Tab key to

Name

field. The word

fields (or click to place the cursor there).

field. This is a field that is subdivided into

and

fill text

State

comb

The next fields,

Zip Code

field.

Phone Number

on the form is

Name

and

Fax Number,

text

Address,

comb

are

5 Type five numbers in the

Zip Code

field.

You do not have to click in each box in the field. OmniForm

moves the cursor automatically for you. 6 Tab to or click in the

Phone Number

comb field and type a phone

number.

Tutorials 3-11

Tutorial 1 — Load and Fill a Form

7 Fill in the

The next item is a

Fax Number

comb field.

. A table contains

table

and each cell

cells

contains a field. The cells in the table are all fill text fields. The headers in the table are text and cannot be changed in Fill View.

• Click in the field under

Description

• Press the Tab key to move to the field under

and type some text.

Quantity

and type

a number.

• Press the Tab key to move to the field under

and type

Cost

another number.

8 Move down the page and click in the square next to the words

Check here to receive our next magazine.

An “X” appears in the box. This is a

check box

field.

9 Click the word

next to the words

Ye s

Would you like to receive

more information?

Nothing happens. This should be a

circle text

field but there was no circle on the form to indicate this to OmniForm during form recognition.

OmniForm provides tools to compensate for missing information on forms. The next section describes how to create the circle text field.

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