NUANCE OMNIFORM 3 - Form Usage

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Form Usage 1

Chapter 3

Form Usage

This chapter describes basic OmniForm concepts you should know

before scanning, importing or designing a new form, including the

following sections:

• Using Form Assistant

• Form Usage Options

• International Settings

Main Page

Omniform Features4
Using the Documentation5
Online Help5
Courier Font6
Installation and Setup7
System Requirements8
Installing Omniform and Omniform Filler8
Registering Omniform9
Starting Omniform11
Form Usage13
Using Form Assistant14
Opening Form Assistant14
Setting the Form Assistant Startup Option15
Choosing a Form Usage Option16
Where to Select Form Usage Options17
Changing Form Usage18
International Settings19
Selecting a Language for Your Form(S)19
How Omniform Uses Language Selections21
The Allow Multiple Languages Option22
How It Works22
Omniform Procedures25
Scanning a Paper Form26
Importing an Image File30
Using the Fill Command31
Printing a Form32
Importing an Existing Electronic Form33
Printing Your Form as a Macro34
Searching a Form35
Creating a New Form36
Using the New Command36
Opening a Form36
Mailing a Form37
Selecting a Mail System37
Saving a Form40
Adding a Routing Slip40
Designing a Form43
The Design Process44
The Design View Window45
The Design View Toolbars46
The Font/Text Toolbar47
The Drawing Toolbar47
The Arrange Toolbar48
Creating Objects48
General Creation Guidelines48
Creating a Text Object49
Creating a Line Object49
Creating an Oval Object50
Creating a Rectangle Object50
Creating a Graphic Object51
Creating a Fill Text Object55
Creating a Comb Object56
Creating a Check Box Object56
Creating a Circle Text Object56
Creating a Table Object57
Creating a Fill Graphic Object58
Defining Objects58
Defining a Graphic Object59
Defining a Fill Text Object59
Defining a Comb Object64
Defining a Comb Element Object66
Defining a Check Box Object67
Defining a Circle Text Object68
Defining a Table Object69
Defining a Table Cell70
Defining a Fill Graphic Object70
Changing Object Appearance71
Redesigning Your Form76
Selecting an Object76
Moving an Object77
Resizing an Object77
Deleting an Object78
Formatting Text78
Merging Text80
Redesigning a Table80
Breaking a Table Apart81
Aligning Objects82
Sending Objects Front or Back83
Changing Tab Order84
Placing Objects in Table Cells85
Converting an Object86
Using the Scrapbook86
What Is the Scrapbook86
Placing Scraps in a Form88
Renaming a Scrap88
Deleting a Scrap88
Inserting OLE Objects in a Form90
Linking and Embedding90
How to Insert OLE Objects91
Creating a New OLE Object92
Creating an OLE Object from a File93
Pasting a Linked OLE Object93
Using the Object Commands95
Filling a Form99
The Fill View Window100
Moving through Fields102
Filling Fields103
Check Box104
Circle Text105
Fill Graphic105
List Fields109
Fields Defined by a Calculation109
Field Validation109
Spell Checking110
Checking the Current Form Language Selection110
Multiple Languages111
Spell Checking Your Form112
Saving in Fill View112
What Is a Database114
Managing Database Records115
Creating New Records115
Duplicating Records117
Moving through a Database118
Record Number118
Next Record119
New Record119
Searching Records for Information119
Sorting Records123
Recalculating Records124
Deleting Records126
Refreshing Records127
Saving Records128
Exporting Information128
Using Omniform Data Files133
Importing Information134
Protecting Your Database137
Protecting Data137
Protecting the Form139
Omniform Filler140
Using Calculations141
Calculation Overview142
Creating a Calculation142
Calculation Guidelines148
Usage Conventions149
Operator Buttons150
Operators - Quick Reference151
Functions - Quick Reference153
Functions Sorted by Type156
Technical Information157
General Troubleshooting Solutions158
Solutions to Try First158
Omniform Setup Issues159
Uninstalling Omniform160
Scanning and Recognition160
System Hang During Scan160
System Hang During Auto Form Design161
Scanner Compatibility161
Operation162
Omniform Limits162
Low Memory162
Virtual Memory163
Improving Performance164
Omniform Compatibility166
Graphic Formats167
Error Messages167
Low Memory or Disk Space Errors167
Scanner Errors168
Other Error Messages168
Caere Product Support170
World Wide Web170
Product Support Information170
Information We Need from You171

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