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how to fill in preprinted forms with word
I need to fill in a multipage (4) form weekly. Some information is the same.
Is there a way to scan in the form and use as template, then fill in and have it print on the form? I just need to fill in the blanks on the form do not want the form itself to print? |
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how to fill in preprinted forms with word
As far as I know, no, there is not. The only ways of doing this would be
either scanning the document, making the image the background image, and then trying to match up the text with the blank fields, or by scanning the document and running OCR (optical character recognition) on it to convert it into text. You will loose some formatting in the process, and I don't think OCR is availible with all versions of Office (I know it came with Office 2003 Professional). Good Luck. "echinn" wrote: I need to fill in a multipage (4) form weekly. Some information is the same. Is there a way to scan in the form and use as template, then fill in and have it print on the form? I just need to fill in the blanks on the form do not want the form itself to print? |
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how to fill in preprinted forms with word
What I've done when having to fill in forms that I don't have electronically,
is to make copies of the master form, and then manually set up a documentadjusting margins, and using tabs or tables for the areas of the form that need to be completed. This is a trial and error method and you can go through a lot of paper getting it set up, but once you have your master fill-in doc, save it and then you will have what stays the same, and edit what needs to be edited, and print directly onto the actual form. -- jdsjones "echinn" wrote: I need to fill in a multipage (4) form weekly. Some information is the same. Is there a way to scan in the form and use as template, then fill in and have it print on the form? I just need to fill in the blanks on the form do not want the form itself to print? |
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