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Setting up a Form for Automated Data Entry
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8 Select whether you want to save your list. If you are saving your
list, type a name. OmniForm saves your list as a .txt file.
9 Click
Finish
to close the AutoFill Wizard and, if selected, to save
your list.
The Fill Text Definition dialog box appears.
10 Click
OK
to apply your settings and close the dialog box.
Create an AutoFill List From an OmniForm Form or Database
You can create an AutoFill list from an OmniForm form or database for
your current field. For example, you may have an OmniForm database
containing all Zip codes. You can use that information as an automatic
data entry for your current field.
To create an AutoFill list from an OmniForm form or
database:
1 Open a form and select a field where you want to use the
information from another form or database.
2 Choose
Object Definition...
in the Format menu.
The Fill Text Definition dialog box appears.
3 Click the
Filling
tab in the Fill Text Definition dialog box.
4 Select
Enable AutoFill
and click
AutoFill Wizard...
.
5 Select
Create or edit the AutoFill of the current field
and click
Next>
.
6 Select
Show a list of choices
and click
Next>
.
7 Select the type of source you want to use.
Each item in a column can have a maximum of 2000 characters.
• Select
OmniForm Form
to use information from another
OmniForm form.
• Select
OmniForm Database
to use information from an
OmniForm database, that is, a file with an .ofd extension.
8 Click
Next>
.