Nuance OMNIFORM INTERNET PUBLISHER ADDENDUM User Manual

OmniForm® Internet Publisher

Addendum

For Windows 95/NT 4.0/NT 3.51

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To use this program, you should know how to work in the Microsoft Windows environment. Please refer to Windows documentation if you have questions about how to use menu commands, dialog boxes, scroll bars, edit boxes, and so on.

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Chapter 1

What is OmniForm Internet Publisher?

OmniForm Internet Publisher is the easy way to publish forms on intranets and the Internet. It contains all the features of the original OmniForm, plus a variety of unique features that let you customize forms before publishing them on your Web site.

This book is an addendum to the OmniForm contains the following sections:

• Overview of OmniForm Internet Publisher

• Features Unique to OmniForm Internet Publisher

• System Requirements

• Using the OmniForm Reference

Screenshots in this chapter were taken in Windows 95. Your dialog boxes and windows may look slightly different if you are using Windows NT 3.51.

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Overview of OmniForm Internet Publisher

This section provides a basic overview of how to use OmniForm Internet Publisher to publish forms on your Web site.

These are the basic steps to follow:

1 Scan, import, or create a form.

2 Customize the form as desired.

3 Save the form in the appropriate format.

4 Copy the form to the appropriate location on your Web server;

for example, by using a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) program such as WS_FTP32.

5 View, fill, and print or submit the form by using:

• OmniForm Internet Filler for OFML forms

• Your Web browser for HTML forms

• Adobe’s Acrobat Reader for PDF files

6 Process the submitted data by using Common Gateway

Interface (CGI) scripts. Check Caere’s Web site at www.caere.com for samples.

See Chapter 2, Using OmniForm Internet Publisher, for detailed information on the forms publishing process.

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Features Unique to OmniForm Internet Publisher

This section gives an overview of the new features that have been added to the regular version of OmniForm to make it an internet publishing program in addition to its form recognition and design features. Chapter 2, Using OmniForm Internet Publisher, explains how to use these features to customize, save, and publish a form to your Web server.

Support for OFML, HTML, and PDF file formats

You can save forms in:

• Caere’s non-proprietary Open Form Markup Language (OFML)

• Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML)

• Portable Document Format (PDF)

Properties dialog box

Use the Properties dialog box to enter summary information for a form and form data submission information.

Password

Set an object’s field type as so that users can enter confidential data privately. Information will appear as asterisks on the user’s screen but will be readable by the recipient of the form data.

Validation for option groups as well as an option for stricter validation requirements

You can now set validation for Check Box or Circle Text option groups, requiring that information must be entered. The

validation

information. You can require data to match an entry in a list of choices.

Support for hidden fields and objects

OmniForm Internet Publisher provides four field/object visibility options. CGI script writers can decide how to handle form data while keeping this information hidden from users who fill out the form.

Tip of the Day dialog box and Help menu item

This dialog box provides handy tips and hints about using the program. It appears when you launch OmniForm Internet Publisher. You can view a randomly selected tip at any time by choosing the Help menu.

field type in the Object Definition dialog box

Password

option can be turned off so that users must enter the required

in the Object Definition dialog box

Allow user to override

Tip of the Day...

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System Requirements

To install and run OmniForm Internet Publisher, you need this setup:

• Computer with an 80386 or higher processor.

• VGA or SVGA monitor.

• Windows-compatible mouse.

• CD-ROM drive.

• A minimum of 11MB hard disk space.

• If you plan to scan forms, you need a Hewlett-Packard (ScanJet Plus or above), Visioneer, or TWAIN-compatible scanner.

• Total system memory of at least 8MB RAM for Windows 95; 12MB for Windows NT.

System Requirements

Using the OmniForm

Use the OmniForm OmniForm, including:

• Converting existing paper forms to electronic forms.

• Filling forms and printing, faxing, or mailing them.

• Designing your own forms using OmniForm’s design tools.

• Creating a database of records.

• Automating data entry by using calculations.

• Using OmniForm’s special features such as Object Linking and Embedding (OLE), shared forms, and the Scrapbook.

• Finding technical information such as how to improve performance, troubleshoot potential problems, and how to contact Caere Product Support.

See “Using the Documentation” in the OmniForm information on using online help, and how instructional and formatting conventions are used in this

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Chapter 2

Using OmniForm

Internet Publisher

This chapter describes how to install and begin using OmniForm Internet Publisher to create forms for your Web site. It also contains helpful technical information and answers commonly asked user questions.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Installing OmniForm Internet Publisher

• Registering OmniForm Internet Publisher

•Getting Started

• Technical Information

Screenshots in this chapter were taken in Windows 95. Your dialog boxes and windows may look slightly different if you are using Windows NT 3.51.

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Installing OmniForm Internet Publisher

This section describes how to install OmniForm Internet Publisher on Windows 95/NT 4.0 and Windows NT 3.51.

Close all applications — including screen savers and mail applications — to free memory before installing OmniForm Internet Publisher.

Installing on Windows 95 and NT 4.0

1 Start Windows 95 or NT 4.0.

2 Click

The Control Panel appears.

3 Double-click

The Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box appears.

4 Click

5 Insert the OmniForm Internet Publisher compact disk (CD) in

your computer’s CD-ROM drive.

6Select setup.exe from the list of executable programs. Follow

the instructions in the dialog boxes. OmniForm Internet Publisher installs by default to the location

c:\Program Files\OmniForm Internet Publisher. You can select another location if you wish.

Windows fills the automatically and the InstallShield Wizard opens to guide you through the setup process.

7 Follow the instructions in each dialog box that appears.

in the Taskbar and choose

Start

Add/Remove Programs.

Install...

in the

Install/Uninstall

Command line for installation program

Settings

tab.

Control Panel

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