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• The distance between the lines that are to retain on the form image and form fields should be no less than
2 mm.
• If you use multipage forms, we recommend that a key field be used for further page assembling. This field
should be present on every page of the form and be unique to each copy of the form concerned (it can be
either pre-printed or filled manually). Typical examples include “Form Number” field (as on “Visitor’s
Questionnaire” in the example below), “ID Number” field etc.
either pre-printed or filled manually). Typical examples include “Form Number” field (as on “Visitor’s
Questionnaire” in the example below), “ID Number” field etc.
The form below fulfills all the requirements of a machine-readable form:
Creating your own stencils
The stencils provided with the ABBYY FormReader can also be used to create new ones of your own.
For example, if you wanted to create a color form with a green background, using the stencils provided, this could
prove difficult. However, by editing the existing stencils, you can have a stencil with a green background in no time
at all. Proceed as follows:
1.
The stencils provided with the ABBYY FormReader can also be used to create new ones of your own.
For example, if you wanted to create a color form with a green background, using the stencils provided, this could
prove difficult. However, by editing the existing stencils, you can have a stencil with a green background in no time
at all. Proceed as follows:
1.
Drag&Drop the necessary elements onto the form.
2.
Change the text color (Format\Text), border color (Format\Line) or fill color (Format\Fill) for each element of
the stencil. To set up the color parameters, consult Appendix III containing the RGB values for recommended
colors.
the stencil. To set up the color parameters, consult Appendix III containing the RGB values for recommended
colors.
3.
Use MS Visio tools to create a new stencil set and drag&drop the elements you’ve edited into the set
concerned. Save it as a stencil file (.vss). A separate vss file can be created for each individual form created
using non-standard stencils. You can even incorporate new elements into the standard stencil set
(Elements.vss). Simply open the file and edit it.
concerned. Save it as a stencil file (.vss). A separate vss file can be created for each individual form created
using non-standard stencils. You can even incorporate new elements into the standard stencil set
(Elements.vss). Simply open the file and edit it.