Scanned in forms to be used for data entry?

  • Thread starter Thread starter Aliza Klein
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Aliza Klein

Hi.

I have a client that wants to do the following:

1) Scan in a copy of a paper form. (The form is very complicated and hard to
replicate manually.)

2) Data enter the fields from the paper form into the screen. (The reason he
wants the "image" of the form itself is that this will make the data entry
easier.)

3) Use the entered data to populate an Access 2000 table.

4) Use the stored data to print reports etc... that are based on this data.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to the best way to do this? Any 3rd
party tools to recommend?

TIA!
Aliza
 
I would say scan the image and then use it as a watermark (background). Then
you would have to manuallly place the fields on the form (from the desired
data table).

Repeat the process for reports.

Hope this helps,
_Bigred
 
That's what I was thinking... but wanted to make sure this was the best
method!

Aliza
 
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