Form set-up

 

Parameters of a current form can be set in this window :

Form background image :

A form image in PNG, JPG or BMP format can be loaded into the program by clicking on the pushbutton in the upper part of this window. 

After selecting the image, a window appears in which its size for displaying in FORMIG can be entered. This is convenient especially if you want to use images with high resolution that would be too large on the screen.

The display size can be set in % of an actual size of the image or you can adopt it to an actual width or height of the FORMIK working panel by clicking on pushbuttons. After setting the size, the window is closed by pressing the Esc key.

 

Actual form width :
An actual width (horizontal dimension) of a scanned form. This width is used to calculate all recalculation coefficients necessary to print the form in a correct size. Thus it is very important to enter this data as precisely as possible and use a precisely scanned pattern at the same time.

Print orientation :
Print orientation is set here taking into account form dimensions and requirements.

Move down / to the right :

The distance in mm by which the entire form will be moved downwards / to the right from the paper end when printed.

Move the form if :

Warning:
A lot of printers cannot print on the entire area of the paper, so the margin with a certain width remains unprinted. This margin is the largest on the side, which "leaves" the printer last. Thus the forms requiring printed margins will not be printed on the margins. Solution might be to set the "margin minimisation" in the printer driver (if possible) or use a printer with margin-free print.

Print a background image :

Primarily, the program is intended to fill out forms, i.e. it prints entered data into a blank form inserted into a printer. However, it can also be used to print out the entire form (including a background image) on a blank paper. However, keep in mind that the quality of a printed image depends on its resolution (DPI) in this case. So, if you want to print an entire form in a suitable quality, images scanned with resolution of about 300 DPI must be used.

Note :
A4 size form scanned with resolution 300 DPI will have dimensions 2,480 x 3,508 points. Regardless the image quality, the data itself will always be printed in 100% quality.