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Importing an Image File
OmniForm Procedures 31
To import an image file as a form:
1 Click the Scan button in the design toolbar or choose
Scan
Form...
in the File menu.
The Scan Form dialog box appears.
2 Select
Image File(s)
in the Source box to recognize a form in a
supported image format.
3 Click
Select Files
.
The Select Files dialog box appears.
• Locate and select a file. This could be a form created in
another program or one received as a fax file.
•Click
Add File
to add the file to the
Files to Process
list box.
•Click
OK
to return to the Scan Form dialog box when you are
done.
4 Follow steps 5 through 8 in the preceding section, “To scan a
paper form:”
5 Click
OK
.
OmniForm imports the form. The OmniForm window displays
the scanning, designing, and straightening progress if you have
selected these options.
How your form appears depends on whether you chose to have
OmniForm design the form during import.
6 Click the Save button in the design toolbar or choose
Save...
in
the File menu to name and save your file.
7If you have selected
Show Proofreader after recognition
, the
Proofreader window appears to the left of the main window. For
more information, please see “Proofing a Form” on page 32.