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Which is best - background or raster?
The best recognition results in the case of black&white forms can be obtained using raster forms (see
«Black&white forms with raster borders», page 9). Unfortunately, MS Word features only the standard line styles,
and has no tools, for example, that allow the alteration of the distance between each dots etc.. Moreover, no line
style is offered that provides the proper raster dot size and distance, i.e. for the line to disappear during image
despeckling.
We therefore recommend that solid and not raster lines be used as field borders when creating form in MS Word.
The line color should either be
The best recognition results in the case of black&white forms can be obtained using raster forms (see
«Black&white forms with raster borders», page 9). Unfortunately, MS Word features only the standard line styles,
and has no tools, for example, that allow the alteration of the distance between each dots etc.. Moreover, no line
style is offered that provides the proper raster dot size and distance, i.e. for the line to disappear during image
despeckling.
We therefore recommend that solid and not raster lines be used as field borders when creating form in MS Word.
The line color should either be
• gray, RGB value: R = 222, G = 221, B = 221, black color saturation no more than 10%, or
• color, RGB value selected from the list given in Appendix III
Field borders drawn according to the above specifications should disappear from the image during scanning,
resulting in high recognition accuracy.
Note. If desired, you may create a dropout form. Specify the element Fill color and Shading color by assigning
them the necessary RGB value from the list given in Appendix III.
resulting in high recognition accuracy.
Note. If desired, you may create a dropout form. Specify the element Fill color and Shading color by assigning
them the necessary RGB value from the list given in Appendix III.
Setting up the background.
The background is created using a rectangular graphic element (see below the list of used elements).
If no background is present, the character spaces must be indicated by means of a frame. The standard frame colors
are detailed in Appendix III, however you can also use your own colors, as long as they can be filtered out during
scanning (but in this case you should test whether this color can really be filtered by your scanner before printing
your forms in large amounts).
The background can be set up at any time during form creation, however, if set up right at the beginning (before any
fields or explanatory information is entered), it should be made transparent to make
the grid visible on the screen. Once form creation is completed, fill the background
The background is created using a rectangular graphic element (see below the list of used elements).
If no background is present, the character spaces must be indicated by means of a frame. The standard frame colors
are detailed in Appendix III, however you can also use your own colors, as long as they can be filtered out during
scanning (but in this case you should test whether this color can really be filtered by your scanner before printing
your forms in large amounts).
The background can be set up at any time during form creation, however, if set up right at the beginning (before any
fields or explanatory information is entered), it should be made transparent to make
the grid visible on the screen. Once form creation is completed, fill the background
by
selecting the fill type and the frame of your choice using the permitted set of colors
detailed in Appendix III (or your own colors if filterable). If the background is set up
after all other form elements have been chosen, the rectangle serving as the
background will overlap all the existing objects. To have the objects visible again,
right-click the background and select the Send to Back in the Order local menu.
If a background is already present, all character spaces should be enclosed in a frame,
the color of which should correspond to the background color.
detailed in Appendix III (or your own colors if filterable). If the background is set up
after all other form elements have been chosen, the rectangle serving as the
background will overlap all the existing objects. To have the objects visible again,
right-click the background and select the Send to Back in the Order local menu.
If a background is already present, all character spaces should be enclosed in a frame,
the color of which should correspond to the background color.
MS Word 2000 graphic tools used to develop machine-readable forms.
The Drawing toolbar buttons represent the easiest way to access the functions used to create form fields. If the
Drawing toolbar is invisible, select the Drawing item in the View>Toolbars menu.
The toolbar (seen here to the right) should then appear beneath the window:
The Drawing toolbar buttons represent the easiest way to access the functions used to create form fields. If the
Drawing toolbar is invisible, select the Drawing item in the View>Toolbars menu.
The toolbar (seen here to the right) should then appear beneath the window:
The following MS Word graphic tools are used to develop forms:
1. Text Box -
.
Used to put field headers and other explanatory information on forms.
Important! We do not recommend using simple text in order to put textual information on form; use “text
blocks” instead: framed boxes containing text (line color is the same as form background color, no fill).
All text will then remain stationary during editing.
Important! We do not recommend using simple text in order to put textual information on form; use “text
blocks” instead: framed boxes containing text (line color is the same as form background color, no fill).
All text will then remain stationary during editing.
2. Rectangle -
.
Used to insert fields, check marks, black squares, and also background and blocks not subject to
recognition (e.g. those containing signatures, stamps, photos and service information etc.).
recognition (e.g. those containing signatures, stamps, photos and service information etc.).
3. Line -
.
Used to insert horizontal and vertical separators onto forms. This tool can also be used to separate the day,
month, and year in the Date field.
month, and year in the Date field.
4. Oval -
.
Blocks of this type may be used to denote stamp location etc.
5.
,
and
are all used to fill various geometric objects, lines (e.g. field frames and text blocks),
and text respectively.
Positioning form elements.
To insert an element (a field, a check mark, text, a line, a black square etc.) on a form, drag it from the Drawing
toolbar onto the form, and specify its parameters (text and size) and location.
To insert an element (a field, a check mark, text, a line, a black square etc.) on a form, drag it from the Drawing
toolbar onto the form, and specify its parameters (text and size) and location.
To change an object’s parameters: