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2. Drag&Drop the Background (Grey) element from the Elements window; determine its size and align it with the
page using the appropriate MS Visio tools.
3. Insert black squares into each corner of the form (drag&drop them from the Elements window). The minimum
distance between a page border and a black square should be no less than 8 mm (12 mm is recommended).
If the squares are located too near the page border, just a small amount of skew (less than 5%) will result in
their exclusion from the form image.
In the case of a multipage form, at least 5 squares need to be used. The location of the 5
If the squares are located too near the page border, just a small amount of skew (less than 5%) will result in
their exclusion from the form image.
In the case of a multipage form, at least 5 squares need to be used. The location of the 5
th
square should be
different on each form page.
If your form has a background (and in particular a “gray” background), it is better to use the “cushioned” black
squares i.e. those with a white square cushion behind them. This will prevent any garbage from coming into
contact with the black squares (a frequent problem due to the use of incorrect scanning settings).
If your form has a background (and in particular a “gray” background), it is better to use the “cushioned” black
squares i.e. those with a white square cushion behind them. This will prevent any garbage from coming into
contact with the black squares (a frequent problem due to the use of incorrect scanning settings).
4. With the form basis now created, you may start work on the actual design. The following requirements should
be kept in mind, however:
• Text field lines should be located no less than 2.5-3 mm away from each other. In the case of standard
character spaces (4х5 mm), the distance between each line should be 7.5 – 8 mm.
Keep in mind as well that the distance between each line for forms supposed to be filled on a typewriter is
normally 8.467 mm (if you are not going to rotate the carriage manually)
Keep in mind as well that the distance between each line for forms supposed to be filled on a typewriter is
normally 8.467 mm (if you are not going to rotate the carriage manually)
• If black&white or color forms are to retain the explanatory information on their form image, a distance of
2-3 mm should always be maintained between them and the form fields.
• The distance between the black squares and any of other form elements should be no less than 3 mm (5
mm is recommended)