Form Layout Considerations - Printek FORMSMASTER 8000SE Operator's Manual

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Form Layout Considerations

When designing preprinted forms, the most common problem is forms that
are designed "too tight". This means that boxes where data have to be
printed are just barely large enough for the data, and that even the slightest
misalignment will cause characters to be printed on at least one of the lines
that form the box.
While the print alignment can be adjusted on the FormsMaster 8000se
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series printer to 1/100 of an inch, this is often too much to expect of the
forms manufacturer. Where the preprinted information is placed in respect
to the tractor holes on the form often varies on every other form in a single
box of forms, or from one box of forms to the next.
To help avoid this situation, create larger areas for data by allocating blank
lines in the printed data for horizontal lines, and allocating blank columns for
vertical lines. If this is not possible due to the amount of data that has to be
placed on the form, avoid using a dark color to form the preprinted lines
and boxes. Use a lighter color, preferable other than a gray, that will allow
the printed characters to still be read if misalignment occurs.
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