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Guidelines for Capture-Ready Fields
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Target: Form designer
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What: Only one character per Capture field can be recognized. When expecting multiple char-
acters making up a word or phrase, you must make sure that the user only writes one character
per field. In order to do so, you must make sure that the fields are big enough and have enough
space between each one. The best practice is to make sure that there is a boundary surrounding
the field where ink marks are to be written.
Why: To avoid any ink marks that would spill over from one field to another. If both fields A and B are to
close in proximity and the ink marks from field A spill over to field B, then the marks captured on field B
would be considered as being part of a character written on field B. For example, if a number spills over
and is written over two fields like numbers 9, 1 or 7; then the bottom tip of these numbers could be con-
sidered as number 1 in the second field. (Refer to the example below)
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