Feature Description Benefit
TELEform Designer Integrated form designer with graphic tools. WYSIWYG support, extensive fonts & formats, shape options; rectangles, ovals, lines, combs, fills; cut paste and re-size options for artwork or logos; field formats; alphabetic, numeric, check box, circled response. Create unique, professional forms optimized for recognition. Change forms easily and often. Save money and time and have more control; develop and print customized forms in-house.
Extensive Page Layout Options Supports standard, legal size half-page, custom size and multipage forms in both landscape and portrait formats Create professional forms to closely match current paper forms or reports.
Object Library Save artwork, logos and user defined fields Save time by re-using objects in future forms.
Capture Images Designated areas can be defined to capture images as TIFF or PCX files. Enables users to save handwritten comments or signatures.
Distribution Options Print or fax forms. Photocopy forms rather than printing origionals on a printer. Distributing forms by fax is simple and economical using TELEform's fax broadcast capability.
Fax Broadcast capabilities Support for multiple fax phone books and cover sheets. Automatically distributes multimple forms using the built in fax phone book. Quick, easy, cost effective distribution. Easily distribute forms with different cover letters for a variety of audiences.
Delay fax transmission options Schedule to send faxes anytime Use your PC for other work by scheduling fax transmissions when no one is there. Take advantage of lower phone rates.
Fax Reminders Automatically send reminders to those who have not responded to the original fax. Resend copy of the original form if desired. Encourage responses and increase overall response rate.
TELEform Reader Accepts for via image scanner or fax. Automatically receives and interprets incoming forms in the background of PC without user action. Receives information from any Group III fax machine in the world. Lower costs from reduced data entry time and resource requirements. Eliminates backlog from manual key entry.
Skew and distortion adjustment Accurately reads 200x100 dpi standard fax images. Adjusts skew and distortion associated with scanned and fax images. More efficient forms handling and control.
Automatic form identification Each form has a unique ID code assigned during design Data automatically stored as forms are received. Accurate interpretation. Eliminates manual sorting and manual batch processing.
Suports Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Reads constrained or unconstrained fields. Interpret handprinted alphabetic, numeric & alphameric characters. Machine printed, typed or merged text is automatically interpreted with high accuracy, Flexible for design to collect hand printed data, such as name and address information in a format more acceptable than using only Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) fields. Respondents easily complete forms.
Supports Optical Mark-Sense Recognition (OMR) Check or shaded bubbles can be used for set response field or questions. Marks are interpreted at near perfect-accuracy. Increase accuracy, decrease manual interventions.
TELEform Verifier High speed with multiple modes of review. Built-in efficient data verification system (check and balance tool) that highlights mis-marked and illegible entries. High speed keyboard based correction and verification of data in a paperless process. Quickly corect and verify data. Focus on the data without searching through the entire form.
Validation functions Field specific control of accuracy levels, numeric range tests, validations against existing database, user defined dictionaries and TreAddress verification of US of A street addresses. Designated fields as "must be filled" and "always review." Ensure accurate and complete data.
BasicScript Embedded BASIC language including: arithmetic comparisons, column footings, cross totals, skip and fill logic, conditional fill logic and other intelligent validations. Customize and extend TELEform.
Automatic Export to a wide variety of databases and file formats. As forms are reviewed by the TELEform Reader, the data are sent directily to the database file designated by the user. Streamline the process and save time. No need to manually export processed data.
Sample Business forms Commonly used template forms ready to use or alter to meet the user's needs. Save time modifing existing forms rather than creating new ones.

Cardiff Software
Last Updated on 4/9/98
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