Direct - Basic

Welcome and thank you for using FormTool Gold for Windows. 
This ReadMe file describes additions and changes to the manual.  
Use the File | Print command to print a copy of this file and keep 
it along with your manual for future reference.  For help in using 
the NOTEPAD program, press F1 now.

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INSTALLING FORMTOOL GOLD

If your computer is running under version 3.0 of Windows, you will 
need to install FormTool Gold using the following steps:

1.  Place the first program diskette in your disk drive.

2.  From the Windows Program Manager, select File | Run, type B:\SETUP30, and 
    press <Enter>. (If you are using a different disk drive, substitute 
    that letter in place of the "B:") 

3.  Follow the direction on the screen. 


NUMBER OF FIELDS ALLOWED FOR FORM ENTRY

FormTool Gold for Windows has a maximum number of fields available 
for form entry.  This number is determined by the contents of the file.  
There is a total of 12K set aside for the descriptors that define the 
form or forms. This typically translates into about 120 fill-in fields.   
In Form Design and in Form Entry modes there is only one form.  
Each element (or object) in a form takes a fixed amount of space 
from this pool.  The space taken is as follows (in bytes):

Line    14      
Box     15
Field   50
Text    16
Image   30
Font    41

GO TO BOTTOM OF PAGE

The  GO TO BOTTOM OF PAGE function in Form Filler has been disabled 
for this version of the software.  You will need to use the scroll bars 
to advance to the end of the page.

DEFAULT FONT

FormTool Gold V1.1 has been supplied with a default font to allow users 
of the electronic Rapidforms forms to track to the printed Rapidforms 
forms.  This font is called FTG-Normal and it is a clone of Helvetica.  
The 8 pt. version uses the same leading as the 9 pt. font.  FormTool 
Gold does not support printer fonts.  

You need to use TrueType or Postscript fonts with this product to have 
the forms you design track properly.  This program will support up to 
a total of 160 different TrueType and Postscript fonts.

PRINTER TIPS

Different printers have different internal margin settings, 
typically varying between 1/16 to 1/4 of an inch.  If you are 
having trouble getting your data to print on pre-printed forms 
because of this problem, you should try moving the entire contents 
of the form to fit your printer's margin settings. You can do this 
by using the Group select option in Form Design. (Refer to Chapter 
5 in your FormTool Gold User's Guide for instructions on Grouping).  

All of the forms shipped with FormTool Gold and our Form Packs were
designed on HP LaserJet 4.

MONITOR TIPS

FormTool Gold does not support EGA monitors.  You will need to run the 
product on VGA or Super VGA monitors.  If you have a mixed monitor 
environment you will need to design you forms in the VGA mode to 
have them display on a Super VGA monitor.  Forms designed on a Super 
VGA monitor and then used on a VGA monitor will often have text fields 
and boxes that do not track correctly.

TIME CALCULATIONS

All time calculations used in FormTool are based on a 24-hour clock 
(military time). Time should always be entered in 15 minute increments. 
To enter time, follow these examples: 

	7:15AM is entered as 7.15
	8:30AM is entered as 8.30
	9:45PM is entered as 21.75


ORDER PRINTED FORMS

When you order printed forms, the settings are in the partner.ini file.  
You can use the same techniques to modify these files.  There is also
a "My modem is a FAX modem." checkbox in the Order Forms dialog.
  
MISCELLANEOUS FORM INFORMATION

Occasionally when printing a form you will get a dialog box that says 
something to the effect of <paper size required larger then printer 
settings>, if you press continue, most of these forms will in fact 
print correctly.

The Israeli Certificate of Origin found in one of the 50 
forms that ship with FormTool Gold MUST be printed on the 
original document with it’s patterned green background.  
The Israeli government will not accept a laser printed copy.  
You must order this form from RapidForms (or another source) 
to create an original for submission.

Manual Updates:
User's Guide
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page 3-5, #1    until you reach 6" on the top ruler and 1" on the vertical
		(not bottom) ruler.
page 3-5, #3    should state to click at 1" top ruler and 6/10" vertical
		ruler.  Drag to 5 1/2" top and 9/10" vertical.
page 3-9/10,#2  click and hold to move.  Or click on the field, hit and hold
		the left <Shift> and use arrow keys to move.
page 3-10, #1   Draw a box 2 1/" should be 2 1/2".
page 3-11, #11  Change the period to a comma and add," and 2 1/2" on
		vertical ruler."
page 3-12, #5   change the font size to 10point in the FONT box, then click
		on style button and choose Centered option.
page 3-22, #1   Pressing <F4> to bring up Save As is not an option. <F4>
		brings up Field tool.  You will need to choose the File
		| Save As menu selection.
page 4-3, #5    Change "pressing the <Enter> key after the first two lines"
		to "pressing the enter key after each of the first two 
		lines."
page 4-5        The Preview screen shot should be of the Delivery.FTW form,
		not the Tutorial form shown.
page 5-9, Bot   "Undo Deletion" replaces the object you just deleted not
		selected.
page 5-13, #3   "As you draw the frame, each object you select is outlines,"
		should state, "As you draw the frame, each object is
		outlined in a dotted box,"
page 5-14       Aligning Boxes and Lines as You Draw.  FormTool Gold uses a
		ruler of 1/60th of an inch 
page A-1, #4    Change Ency directory to Forms directory.
page A-2, Top   "...do the forms in the ency directory."  Replace ency with
		forms.
page B-4        The top field labels should be the same.  Change Field_X to
		FieldX.
page B-10       Sample Forms Using Formulas and Functions - Change Ency to
		Forms.


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