Nuance omniform filler 4 User Manual
Managing Database Records
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Chapter 3
To set up the shared form location:
1
Select or create a folder for your shared OmniForm Filler forms.
2
In OmniForm Filler, choose Options... in the Tools menu.
The Options dialog box appears.
The Options dialog box appears.
3
Click the File Locations tab.
4
Select Shared Forms in the File Types drop-down list.
5
Type the path to your shared form(s) folder in the Location text
box.
box.
6
Click OK.
To export the data:
• Use the Export... command in the File menu to create an
OmniForm Filler Data file. See ”Exporting Information” on page
51 for information.
51 for information.
• Use the Send... command in the File menu in fill view to mail data
(as an attached OmniForm Filler Data file) to another user. See
”Mailing a Form” on page 32 for information.
”Mailing a Form” on page 32 for information.
To use an OmniForm Filler Data file to open a shared form:
1
Locate the OmniForm Filler Data file to use.
2
Double-click the file or select it and choose Open in its folder’s
File menu.
A copy of the shared OmniForm Filler Form from which the
OmniForm Filler Data file was exported opens. OmniForm
Filler automatically imports the information in the OmniForm
Filler Data file into the form.
File menu.
A copy of the shared OmniForm Filler Form from which the
OmniForm Filler Data file was exported opens. OmniForm
Filler automatically imports the information in the OmniForm
Filler Data file into the form.
Importing Information
This section explains how to import field data (information) into an
OmniForm Filler database from another database source. You can
import data from three sources:
OmniForm Filler database from another database source. You can
import data from three sources:
• Another OmniForm Filler Form.
The selected form must be closed.
• An OmniForm Filler Data file.
This contains information exported from an OmniForm Filler
database.
database.
• Any supported database source, such as FoxPro.
Available sources depend on the installed database drivers.
• An OmniForm Mailable Filler.