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ABBYY FlexiCapture
Dynamic Data Capture System
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Table of Contents
What is a Form? ................................................................................................................ 3
Machine–Readable Forms ................................................................................................. 4
Form Completion Methods ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Elements of Machine–Readable Forms.................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Text ........................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Entry Field ................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Checkmark Field....................................................................................................................................................... 5
Checkmark Group .................................................................................................................................................... 5
Reference Mark ......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Line Separator .......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Form Identifier ......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Picture ...................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Table ......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Group of elements .................................................................................................................................................... 6
Types of Machine–Readable Form .................................................................................... 7
Dropout Forms ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Choosing the Right Color ........................................................................................................................................... 8
Black–and–White Forms with Raster Backgrounds ..................................................................................................................................................... 8
Black–and–White Forms with Raster Borders ................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Black–and–White Linear Forms ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
Choosing the Right Type of Form ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
General Requirements for Machine–Readable Forms ..................................................... 10
Form Background ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Reference Mark ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Checkmark Field ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Text Marking ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Element Positioning ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Print Quality ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Form Completion.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Recommended Colors for Dropout Forms....................................................................................................................................................................... 13