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designed form A form as recognized and designed by OmniForm
during import. OmniForm uses Logical Form Recognition to identify
text, rectangles, lines, and fillable areas on a form. This gives you full
control of a form’s design. Graphics are not retained but can be
imported.
device driver A program that manages the transfer of information
between the computer and a peripheral device.
dialog box A box that contains a message requesting more information
from the computer user.
download To receive information from another computer using a
modem.
dpi An abbreviation for dots per inch. This is the number of dots per
linear inch that a printer can print or a screen can display.
drawing toolbar The toolbar that contains buttons for creating and
working with objects.
embedding To place an object in a form so that it becomes part of the
form.
error message A displayed or printed message that tells you of an error
or problem in the execution of a program or in the communication
with your system.
execute To perform the actions specified by a program command or
sequence of commands.
expansion slot A narrow socket into which you can install a peripheral
or coprocessor board. Sometimes called a peripheral slot.
fax Short for facsimile machine. Faxes scan a page, convert the image to
digital data, and send the data over a phone line to another fax
machine or computer. The receiving machine then recreates the fax
image on paper or stores the data on disk as a fax file.
field A form element in fill view into which you can enter information.
A field might contain text, such as your name in a
Name
field, or
preformatted OmniForm information, such as a check that appears
when you click a check box field.
field validation In OmniForm, a feature that prompts a user to enter
specific data in a field or to not leave a specific field empty.
file Any named, ordered collection of information stored on a disk.
Application programs and operating systems on disks are examples of