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fillable form and save it in the following formats: PDF, RTF, or XSN (Microsoft Office
InfoPath 2003 format). Static forms can be saved to HTML. OmniPage Professional uses the
Logical Form Recognition
TM
technology to create fillable forms from static ones.
Please note that OmniPage supports form creation and editing, however the tools available
here are not designed to fill in forms.
The Form Drawing Toolbar
This is a dockable toolbar, displayed in the Text Editor that allows you to create a range of
form elements using the following tools:
Selection: Click this tool to be able to select, move, or resize elements in your form.
Text: Use the text tool to add fixed text descriptions on your form such as titles, labels and
headers.
Line: The Line tool is mainly used in layout design: click it and draw lines to separate
distinct sections in your form.
Rectangle: Click this tool to create rectangles in your form for design purposes.
Graphic: Use this tool to select areas of your form that are to be treated as graphics.
Fill text: Click this tool to create fillable text fields. These are fields where you want
people to enter text.
Comb: Use this tool to create a text field consisting of boxes. This is typically used for
information such as ZIP codes.
Checkbox: Click this tool and draw Checkboxes - typically for Yes/No questions and
marking one or more choices.
Circle text: Its function is similar to the Checkbox element (above): the Circle text tool
creates elements that get encircled when selected.
Table: This tool creates tables in your form.
You can also create form elements by right-clicking an existing form element in your
recognized form, and choose the Insert Form Object menu item.
The Form Arrangement Toolbar
The tools on this toolbar can be used to line up form elements or to set which one is on top of
the others when they overlap. This latter function is useful for example if you want to create a
background graphic design for your form.