How do I Fill in Pre-Printed Forms,Scanned into Computer

[Bryn Ford]

Can anyone tell me how to fill in Pre-Printed forms,scanned into computer.
I have Microsoft Office System 2003 Pro.
Thank you for any help
Bryn

 

[Bob I]

You will need to put "text boxes" on the form image if you wish to type
anything "on" it.

To get you started:

Open Word, insert the scanned image, insert text box at the location
text is desired.

 

[Dian D. Chapman, MVP]

You'll first want to insert the image into your document as if you
were creating a watermark. Then you can use some tables to help you
set up the format and insert form fields from the Forms toolbar into
the locations where you would type. It can be tricky getting it just
right. You will probably have to fiddle around with font sizes and do
a few formatting tricks to get it setup right if the form is complex.
The table format will help you keep control over the form.

Then you'll also want to click Tools > Options > Print and choose to
only print the form data so the image doesn't print, too.

Another way is to insert a frame, drop the image in the frame and then
lay another frame over the image and put the form fields in the
second/top frame.

Here's a link you'll want to check out...

Word AutoForm Articles
http://www.mousetrax.com/techpage.html#autoforms

Also check out the general Word article on this page, as you'll find
one on Frames and Watermarks, depending which route you go.

Dian D. Chapman, Technical Consultant
Microsoft MVP, MOS Certified
Editor/TechTrax Ezine

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On Fri, 13 May 2005 05:11:09 -0700, Bryn Ford <Bryn