NUANCE OMNIFORM INTERNET PUBLISHER ADDENDUM User manual

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OmniForm®Internet Publisher
Addendum
For Windows 95/NT 4.0/NT 3.51
CAERE CORPORATION
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Los Gatos, California 95030
European Offices:
Caere GmbH
Innere Wiener Strasse 5
81667 Munich
Germany

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Please Note
To use this program, you should know how to work in the Microsoft Windows environment. Please
refer to Windows documentation if you have questions about how to use menu commands, dialog
boxes, scroll bars, edit boxes, and so on.
OmniForm Internet Publisher 2.02
Addendum
Windows 95/NT 4.0/NT 3.51
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Chapter 1
What is OmniForm
Internet Publisher?
OmniForm Internet Publisher is the easy way to publish forms on
intranets and the Internet. It contains all the features of the original
OmniForm, plus a variety of unique features that let you customize
forms before publishing them on your Web site.
This book is an addendum to the OmniForm Reference. This chapter
contains the following sections:
• Overview of OmniForm Internet Publisher
• Features Unique to OmniForm Internet Publisher
• System Requirements
• Using the OmniForm Reference
Screenshots in this chapter were taken in Windows 95. Your dialog
boxes and windows may look slightly different if you are using
Windows NT 3.51.

Overview of OmniForm Internet Publisher
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Overview of OmniForm Internet Publisher
This section provides a basic overview of how to use OmniForm Internet
Publisher to publish forms on your Web site.
These are the basic steps to follow:
1 Scan, import, or create a form.
2 Customize the form as desired.
3 Save the form in the appropriate format.
4 Copy the form to the appropriate location on your Web server;
for example, by using a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) program
such as WS_FTP32.
5 View, fill, and print or submit the form by using:
• OmniForm Internet Filler for OFML forms
• Your Web browser for HTML forms
• Adobe’s Acrobat Reader for PDF files
6 Process the submitted data by using Common Gateway
Interface (CGI) scripts.
Check Caere’s Web site at www.caere.com for samples.
See Chapter 2, Using OmniForm Internet Publisher, for detailed
information on the forms publishing process.

Features Unique to OmniForm Internet Publisher
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Features Unique to OmniForm Internet Publisher
This section gives an overview of the new features that have been added
to the regular version of OmniForm to make it an internet publishing
program in addition to its form recognition and design features. Chapter
2, Using OmniForm Internet Publisher, explains how to use these
features to customize, save, and publish a form to your Web server.
Support for OFML, HTML, and PDF file formats
You can save forms in:
• Caere’s non-proprietary Open Form Markup Language (OFML)
• Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML)
• Portable Document Format (PDF)
Properties dialog box
Use the Properties dialog box to enter summary information for a form
and form data submission information.
Password
field type in the Object Definition dialog box
Set an object’s field type as Password in the Object Definition dialog box
so that users can enter confidential data privately. Information will
appear as asterisks on the user’s screen but will be readable by the
recipient of the form data.
Validation for option groups as well as an option for stricter
validation requirements
You can now set validation for Check Box or Circle Text option groups,
requiring that information must be entered. The Allow user to override
validation option can be turned off so that users must enter the required
information. You can require data to match an entry in a list of choices.
Support for hidden fields and objects
OmniForm Internet Publisher provides four field/object visibility
options. CGI script writers can decide how to handle form data while
keeping this information hidden from users who fill out the form.
Tip of the Day dialog box and Help menu item
This dialog box provides handy tips and hints about using the program.
It appears when you launch OmniForm Internet Publisher. You can
view a randomly selected tip at any time by choosing Tip of the Day... in
the Help menu.

System Requirements
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System Requirements
To install and run OmniForm Internet Publisher, you need this setup:
• Computer with an 80386 or higher processor.
• VGA or SVGA monitor.
• Windows-compatible mouse.
• CD-ROM drive.
• A minimum of 11MB hard disk space.
• If you plan to scan forms, you need a Hewlett-Packard (ScanJet
Plus or above), Visioneer, or TWAIN-compatible scanner.
• Total system memory of at least 8MB RAM for Windows 95;
12MB for Windows NT.
Using the OmniForm Reference
Use the OmniForm Reference to find information on all other features of
OmniForm, including:
• Converting existing paper forms to electronic forms.
• Filling forms and printing, faxing, or mailing them.
• Designing your own forms using OmniForm’s design tools.
• Creating a database of records.
• Automating data entry by using calculations.
• Using OmniForm’s special features such as Object Linking and
Embedding (OLE), shared forms, and the Scrapbook.
• Finding technical information such as how to improve
performance, troubleshoot potential problems, and how to
contact Caere Product Support.
See “Using the Documentation” in the OmniForm Reference for
information on using online help, and how instructional and formatting
conventions are used in this Addendum and the Reference.

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Chapter 2
Using OmniForm
Internet Publisher
This chapter describes how to install and begin using OmniForm
Internet Publisher to create forms for your Web site. It also contains
helpful technical information and answers commonly asked user
questions.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Installing OmniForm Internet Publisher
• Registering OmniForm Internet Publisher
•GettingStarted
• Technical Information
Screenshots in this chapter were taken in Windows 95. Your dialog
boxes and windows may look slightly different if you are using
Windows NT 3.51.

Installing OmniForm Internet Publisher
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Installing OmniForm Internet Publisher
This section describes how to install OmniForm Internet Publisher on
Windows 95/NT 4.0 and Windows NT 3.51.
Close all applications — including screen savers and mail applications
— to free memory before installing OmniForm Internet Publisher.
Installing on Windows 95 and NT 4.0
1 Start Windows 95 or NT 4.0.
2 Click Start in the Taskbar and choose Settings

Control Panel.
The Control Panel appears.
3 Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
The Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box appears.
4 Click Install... in the Install/Uninstall tab.
5 Insert the OmniForm Internet Publisher compact disk (CD) in
your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
6Selectsetup.exe from the list of executable programs. Follow
the instructions in the dialog boxes.
OmniForm Internet Publisher installs by default to the location
c:\Program Files\OmniForm Internet Publisher. You
can select another location if you wish.
Windows fills the Command line for installation program text box
automatically and the InstallShield Wizard opens to guide you
through the setup process.
7 Follow the instructions in each dialog box that appears.

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Installing on Windows NT 3.51
1 Start Windows NT 3.51 and open the Program Manager
window.
2 Insert OmniForm Internet Publisher compact disk (CD) in your
computer’s CD-ROM drive and follow the instructions in the
dialog boxes.
3 Choose Run in the Program Manager File menu.
The Run dialog box appears.
4Typed:\setup.exe in the Command Line text box and click
OK.
The InstallShield Wizard appears to guide you through the
setup process.
5 Follow the instructions in each dialog box that appears.
OmniForm Internet Publisher creates a Caere Applications
folder if one does not exist. You can select another folder in the
Select Program Folder dialog box if you wish.
An OmniForm Internet Publisher icon is added to the Caere
Applications program group when installation is complete.

Registering OmniForm Internet Publisher
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Registering OmniForm Internet Publisher
You are prompted to call in and register your copy of OmniForm
Internet Publisher during installation. Unregistered users can only use
OmniForm Internet Publisher for 25 sessions without registering it.
After 25 sessions, the Registration dialog box appears when OmniForm
Internet Publisher is launched and the program exits if you do not
register at that time.
To register OmniForm Internet Publisher:
1 Click the Register menu to open the OmniForm Internet
Publisher Product Registration dialog box.
This dialog box also appears during installation and the first
time you start OmniForm Internet Publisher.
2 Click the Call drop-down list and locate the phone number for
your country.
3 Call the phone number and ask for a registration number.
You will be asked to provide the serial and key numbers listed
in the dialog box.
4 Enter the registration number that is given to you in the
Registration Number text box and click OK.
The Registration menu disappears from the menu bar after you
register.
5 Alternatively, you can register on Caere’s World Wide Web site:
www.caere.com/live/content/support/
registration/prodreg.htm