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Preparing Data Files
Defining Fields
Linking to Fields
Masking
Printing Forms with merged Data
 
Linking to Fields


Once you have defined your fields, they are available for linking to text, barcode and zone objects.
 

Linking to a field

To create a link to a field:

  1. Create a text object on your form.
  2. From the Definition tab, type in some sample text for the object.
  3. To link part of the sample text to a field in your data, select the sample text to be replaced and click Link selection. To link the entire source of an object to a field, click Link all.
  4. Select the defined Field or click the New Field button to create a new field definition.

  1. The linked text is underlined on the Definition tab, and the link is added to the Linked records list.

As well as the fields you define from your data file FoD-OMR makes the following fields available for your form.

  • Page is the current page number of this form in the batch print run.
  • Next page and Previous page are reserved for booklet printing.
  • Date is the date the form is printed.

To change the properties of the link, select the link from the list and click the Edit link button. To remove the link altogether, click Delete link.

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