User Guide

Advantage Disadvantage Advantage Disadvantage
Design Complexity
Easy to design
using any graphics
editor
Graphics editors
feature a good
range of tools
Cannot be created
using all word
processors
Printing
Difficult to print
large quantities of
good quality forms
in-house
Easy to print in-
house
Printing Cost
Professional
printing involves
higher costs
If professional
printing services
are used, printing
costs are lower
Image Size
Image file sizes are
smaller
Image file sizes are
larger
Scanning Mode
Only special
scanning modes
(color filtering)
may be used
Any scanning
mode may be used
Processing Speed
Higher average
processing speed
Lower average
processing speed is
lower due to the
time spent on
image despeckling
Recognition Quality
Very high
recognition quality
High recognition
quality
Location of
Explanatory
Information
Explanatory
information may be
placed anywhere,
including inside
fields (as long it is
printed using the
same color as the
form background)
Strict requirements
as to location of
explanatory
information and to
location of other
form elements
Form Appearance
Aesthetically
pleasing
Less eye-catching
design