Free Text

A Free Text area is typically a large handwriting area where users write paragraphs of text in joined up handwriting. It is generally used for capturing things like notes, statements, reports and things where it is not appropriate to use Check Boxes or Comb Boxes. Free Text areas usually have a lower recognition accuracy than […]

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Check Boxes / Radio Buttons

Check boxes are fields that allow the user to tick to select a particular option. Give a list of check boxes a user can typically select zero or more options from the list. For example, given the list: Home owner Driver Employed In some cases it would be appropriate to select all three options. Radio […]

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Comb Boxes

Comb boxes (or isolated text fields) are data captures areas that are written one character at a time. Typically they offer the highest accuracy for handwriting recognition because each character can be individually identified. Comb boxes are given their name because of their appearence which resembles a comb. OpenForms is optimised to work with enclosed […]

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Exporting Form Designs

You can export a form design from OpenForms to be transferred to another installation or to send to Magicomm for support. To Export In the Action column beside the Form Name, select one of the following file formats: XML, saves the entire form design for transfer to another system CSV, produces a spreadsheet of all fields that […]

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Adding a Continuation Sheet

Continuation sheets are forms or note pages that allow you to provide additional writing space for your users. Typically they are used in cases where the amount of writing space required is unknown and can vary from a few lines to several pages. A continuation sheet must be linked to a form by an identifying […]

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Field Definitions

You can specify which type of field is represented by any space that is drawn on the form. The type of field is recognised by the Digital Pen and automatically records the correct type of information that has been written on the form. Field Types Comb Boxes, to capture short pieces of text with high […]

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Edit with Advanced Designer

The Advanced Designer environment is a graphic tool that allows you to add, edit and format the form elements. The Advanced Designer is displayed automatically when you create a new form from a PDF or when you select the  action button shown beside an existing form. This topic describes: The Edit page and Sidebar Creating a […]

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Edit with Design Form

The Design Form environment is a tool that allows you to select different form elements (such as fields, text and graphics) and drop them onto a form. Design Form is automatically displayed when you create a new form from scratch, after you have saved a form you can reopen Design Form from a list of […]

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Pre-Designed Forms

If required, the team at Magicomm will design a form for you. This will be provided as a customised file with the extension *.iform. Tip: For information about the custom form service, please contact Magicomm. To import a pre-designed form Before you start, make sure you know where the pre-defined iform file has been saved […]

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New Form from PDF

This function lets you create a new form from an existing designed form. Before you start you need to know the location of the PDF file of the form you want to use. Tip 1: The PDF file can be of any paper size up to 370mm wide x 480mm tall. However, you should ensure […]

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