Xerox Xerox Printer Access Facility (XPAF) Support & Software User Guide
XPAF Forms Generator
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User Guide and Reference
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Planning your forms
This chapter describes the parameters you must determine and specify
when designing your form.
when designing your form.
Careful planning and design are critical to creating electronic versions of
your forms. Form planning and design specify such things as page size,
orientation, layout, fonts, inks, and highlight colors.
your forms. Form planning and design specify such things as page size,
orientation, layout, fonts, inks, and highlight colors.
For additional information about designing complex forms and Xerox
laser printer capabilities, refer to the “System considerations” appendix.
laser printer capabilities, refer to the “System considerations” appendix.
Determining format
Before you create a form with XFG command statements, you must plan
its layout, content, and appearance according to the requirements
described in the following sections.
its layout, content, and appearance according to the requirements
described in the following sections.
Page orientation
The orientation of a page is either portrait or landscape. Figure 3–1 shows these
orientations. Figure 3-1 Page Orientation
orientations. Figure 3-1 Page Orientation
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The landscape orientation, sometimes called the horizontal format, refers to a page
whose horizontal side is longer than its vertical side.
The portrait orientation, sometimes called a vertical format, refers to a page whose
vertical side is longer than its horizontal side. Use the portrait orientation for text
material such as letters, manuals, reports, and forms that need the tall vertical
format.
vertical side is longer than its horizontal side. Use the portrait orientation for text
material such as letters, manuals, reports, and forms that need the tall vertical
format.