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Capabilities to Produce Paper, Electronic, and Internet Forms
Powerful desktop PC's are widely deployed, color graphical displays are standard, and the Internet is rapidly expanding. Because of this information infrastructure, the paperless office is a goal of many information professionals.
Paper business forms, especially internal forms, are prime candidates for replacement with electronic and/or Internet forms. Using Amgraf OneForm Designer Plus, these paper forms can quickly be converted to e-forms, I-forms, and/or fillable PDF forms with the following benefits:
- The look and feel of the paper form is preserved. This reduces design and training costs, and allows users to gracefully migrate to electronic and Internet forms as needed.
- OneForm e-forms are compatible with all Microsoft Windows PC's. OneForm I-forms work great with Microsoft's Internet Explorer Browsers.
- Existing form designs can be imported from almost any desktop publishing or forms drawing system.
- E-forms and I-forms can be linked together, connected to databases, e-mailed, and electronically signed and secured.
- When needed, a paper form can be printed on-demand.
- No filler-license software or license fees are ever required to use
electronic and Internet forms created with Amgraf OneForm Designer Plus.
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OneForm Designer Plus is a complete e-forms/I-forms authoring tool, with features for the most demanding workflow projects. Because no filler licenses are needed, it is also the most affordable solution for enterprise-wide electronic, Internet, and/or PDF forms deployment.
Overview of the E-Business Forms Conversion Process
Using OneForm Designer Plus, a single design file can be published to multiple media formats as needed. Fillable PDF forms are saved directly from OneForm with JavaScript coding inserted for intelligence. Internet forms are generated as interactive HTML pages. Electronic forms are generated as Microsoft Visual Basic projects, then compiled and distributed as Windows ‘‘.exe’’ executables. Following are the ways to create new p-forms, e-forms and I-forms:
- Import an existing form design file from a desktop publishing system via the Encapsulated PostScript or PDF interpreters.
- Draw a new form using the OneForm graphical tools.
- Copy a form from the OneForm Forms Library, then edit the form by adding personalization and logos.
Fill-fields can quickly be overlayed on top of the form design using the OneForm autofield tool. Field types include textual, numeric, drop-down list, check box, date, time, button, graphic, and signature. Fields can be further defined to control input attributes such as character/line count, case, and numeric formatting. Help messages can be attached to each field, and custom programming actions can be triggered when a field is entered or exited.
After the form is fielded, it can be generated as an e-form or as an I-form. For e-forms, Microsoft Visual Basic code is automatically produced so that the form can be compiled into a Windows executable program. For PDF forms and I-forms, HTML/JavaScript code is automatically produced along with server-side scripting for saving and recalling the filled-in I-form. The diagrams below show the process to create e-forms and I-forms:
Converting a Paper Form to an Internet Form
Converting a Paper Form to a Fillable PDF Form
Converting a Paper Form to a Visual Basic Windows ".exe" Electronic Form
Electronic Forms and Internet Forms - Complementary Technologies
E-forms and I-forms complement each other in functionality to allow the widest deployment of e-business forms technology. E-forms are great for client-server networks as well as individual PC's and laptop computers. The ``executable'' for the e-form and its databases can be located on servers or they can be local to the computer running the e-form. In addition, e-forms can be filled and saved locally even when the user is not connected to a network. When a network connection is convenient, the e-form can be reloaded from the local hard drive and the fill data can be sent to the server.
I-forms are great for use where Internet or Intranet access is available. The client does not need to have any pre-loaded software other than the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser. I-forms open seamlessly within the browser (without the need for ``plug-ins'' or helper applications) and the user can fill and print the I-form on-demand. With I-forms, filled forms are saved in databases on the web site server.
For online ordering of imprinted documents such as Business Cards, Letterheads, Envelopes, Message Pads, Checks, and/or Software-Compatible Business Forms, the OneForm Stationery Option includes the source files and wizards to build a complete e-commerce web site. For total print automation at the printing plant, Amgraf's MECCA 2000 system utilizes the XML data exchange feature to retrieve new orders from the web site and automatically compose them for output to digital platemakers and/or digital presses.
The I-Forms Conversion Process
Electronic Forms
Internet Forms
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OneForm Designer Plus Software Specifications
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OneForm Designer Plus Software License Agreement in PDF format
OneForm Designer Plus E-Forms End User License Agreement in PDF format
OneForm Designer Plus Software Maintenance Agreement in PDF format
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