User GuideTable of ContentsWHAT IS A FORM?5WHAT IS A MACHINE-READABLE FORM?5FORM COMPLETION M5ETHODS5ELEMENTS OF MACHINE-READABLE FORMS6TYPES OF MACHINE-READABLE FORMS6Dropout color forms7Scanning7Choosing the form color8Advantages and disadvantages8Gray forms8Scanning8Advantages and disadvantages8Black&white forms with raster background9Background filtering9Advantages and disadvantages9Black&white forms with raster borders9Black&white linear forms10Advantages and disadvantages10HOW TO CHOOSE A FORM TYPE11Criteria for choosing the form type11Hardware11Volume, printing method, and form printing cost12Image size and average form processing speed12Editors for form creation12Table: Summary of form types - advantages and disadvantages12GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MACHINE-READABLE FORMS14Form background requirements14Reference point requirements14Requirements for black squares14Requirements for static text14Requirements for lines14Requirements for barcode14Requirements for geometric field parameters15Raster dot size15Character space size15Line thickness15Print quality requirements15Requirements for form completion16CREATING MACHINE-READABLE FORMS16FORM CREATION STAGES16DEVELOPING FORMS IN MICROSOFT VISIO 200016Attaching a stencil set16The form elements provided by the stencil17Form creation in MS Visio: example18Creating your own stencils20Preparing an MS Visio form for professional printing21DEVELOPING FORMS USING MICROSOFT WORD 200022Preparing the workspace22Paper size22Page margins22Grid22Which is best - background or raster?23Setting up the background.23MS Word 2000 graphic tools used to develop machine-readable forms23Positioning form elements.23Protecting the form24CERTIFICATION24APPENDICES25USEFUL TIPS.25IDENTIFICATION OF DIFFERENT FORMS PROCESSED IN THE SAME BATCH26CREATING A BARCODE USING CORELDRAW27RECOMMENDED COLORS FOR DROPOUT FORMS29Size: 677 KBPages: 29Language: EnglishOpen manual
