Scanning A Paper Form; Scanning With Form Assistant - NUANCE OMNIFORM 2 Reference

Scanning a Paper Form

Scanning With Form Assistant

This section describes how to use both Form Assistant and the Scan
Form... command to turn your paper form into an electronic form.
You can scan paper forms directly into OmniForm if you have a scanner.
Forms should be blank with crisp, dark text on a white background for
best results.
You can use the Sample Form included with your OmniForm package
as a test page if you like.
1 Windows 95 users: click Start in the Taskbar and choose

Programs OmniForm.
Windows NT and 3.1 users: double-click the OmniForm icon in
the Caere Applications folder.
If OmniForm is already open, click the Form Assistant button
in the standard toolbar to open Form Assistant.
Form Assistant appears.
2 Select Scan in a form and then click Next>.
3 Select a source for the form in the next window.
• Select Hewlett-Packard Scanner if you have an HP scanner.
Proceed to step 5.
• Select TWAIN (all other scanners) if you have a TWAIN-
compatible scanner. Proceed to step 4.
4 Users who selected TWAIN can click Select Source... in the next
window to select a TWAIN source.
• Select a source in the Select Source dialog box.
• Click Select to return to Form Assistant.
• Proceed to step 5.
5 Click Next>.
6 Select a paper size in the next window.
• Select Letter if the form is 8.5 by 11 inches.
• Select Legal if the form is 8.5 by 14 inches.
• Select A4 if the form is 21 by 29.7 centimeters (European).
Scanning a Paper Form
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