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• iDocs Designer User Guide
• iDocs iSeries Document Integration User’s Guide
• iDocs Designer’s Online Help
• Using This Manual
• Getting Online Help
• Help menu
• iDocs Tutorials
• Context-Sensitive Help
• Product Support

• System Requirements
• Installing iDocs Designer
• To install iDocs and iDocs Filler
• iDocs Designer
• Registering iDocs Designer 5.0
• Starting iDocs
• To start iDocs

• Using Form Assistant
• Opening Form Assistant
• Form Assistant Options
• Choosing a Form Usage Option
• Where to Select Form Usage Options
• Changing Form Usage
• International Settings
• To Select a Language for Your Form
• How iDocs Uses Language Selections
• Control Panel Selections
• The Options Dialog Box Readouts
• Formatting Examples
• Euro Currency Symbol
• The Scan Form Dialog Box
• The Object Definition Dialog Box Options
• The Allow Multiple Languages Option

• Scanning a Paper Form
• Importing an Image File
• To Import an image file as a form
• Proofing a Form
• The Proofing Toolbar
• Filling a Form
• Printing a Form
• Before you Print Your Form
• To Print a blank Form
• Importing an Existing Electronic Form
• Searching a Form
• Creating a New Form
• Opening a Form
• To open a form
• Mailing a Form
• Adding a Routing Slip
• Saving a Form
• Publishing a Form to the Web
• The Web Toolbar
• iDocs Internet Filler

• The Design Process
• To design a new form
• The Design View Window
• The Design View Toolbars
• Customizing Toolbars
• The Design Toolbar
• The Font/Text Toolbar
• The Drawing Toolbar
• The Arrange Toolbar
• Creating Objects on a Form
• General Creation Guidelines
• Creating a Text Object
• Creating a Line Object
• Creating an Oval Object
• Creating a Rectangle Object
• Adding Graphics to Your Form
• Creating a Fill Text Object
• Creating a Comb Object
• Creating a Check Box Object
• Creating a Circle Text Object
• Creating a Table Object
• Creating a Fill Graphic Object
• Defining Objects on a Form
• Defining a Graphic Object
• Defining a Fill Text Object
• Defining a Comb Object
• Defining a Comb Element Object
• Defining a Check Box Object
• Defining a Circle Text Object
• Defining a Table Object
• Defining a Table Cell
• Defining a Fill Graphic Object
• Setting Serial Numbers
• Changing Object Appearance on a Form
• Background options
• Color
• Pattern
• Pattern Color
• Fill Line Options
• Visible Options
• Paint Order
• Adding Color to a Form
• Adjusting Colors
• Editing a Form
• Selecting an Object
• Moving an Object
• Resizing an Object
• Deleting an Object
• Formatting Text
• Merging Text
• Formatting a Table
• Breaking a Table Apart
• Aligning Objects on a Form
• Sending Objects Front or Back
• Changing Tab Order on a Form
• Placing Objects in Table Cells
• Converting an Object to Another Type of Object

• Setting up a Form for Automated Data Entry
• Creating a New AutoFill List
• Create or Use an AutoFill List From Another Source
• Use an AutoFill List From Another Field
• Create an AutoFill List From a iDocs Form or Database
• Create an AutoFill List From an ODBC Source
• Automatically Fill Fields on a Form
• Automatically Fill Fields on a Form With an AutoFill List You Create
• Automatically Fill Fields on a Form With a iDocs Form or Database
• Automatically Fill Fields on a Form With an ODBC Source
• Creating an AutoFill List and Automatically Fill Fields
• Replacing Data Entered in a Field With New Data
• Creating AutoFills for Tables
• Setting Attributes for a Form
• Setting Up a Shared Form
• Setting Summary Information
• Setting Submission Information
• Adding Security to Your Forms
• Creating a User Database
• Creating Signature Fields
• Filling/Signing Signature Fields
• Verifying Signature Fields
• Adding Hyperlinks to Your Forms
• Using the Scrapbook
• What Is the Scrapbook?
• Inserting OLE Objects in a Form
• Linking and Embedding
• How to Insert OLE Objects
• Creating a New OLE Object
• Creating an OLE Object From a File
• Pasting a Linked OLE Object
• Setting Up Linking Options
• Using the Object Commands

• The Fill View Window
• The Fill Toolbar
• Moving Through Fields
• Filling Fields
• Type Ahead
• Shrink Text to Fit Fields
• Fill Text
• Comb
• Check Box
• Circle Text
• Table
• Fill Graphic
• List Fields
• Fields Defined by a Calculation
• Field Validation
• Spell Checking
• To Check the Current Form Language Selection
• Spell Checking Multiple Languages
• Dictionaries for Spell Checking
• Spell Checking Your Form
• Saving in Fill View

• What Is a Database?
• Managing Database Records
• Creating New Records
• Duplicating Records
• Moving Through a Database
• Searching Records for Information
• Sorting Records
• Recalculating Records
• Deleting Records
• Refreshing Records
• Saving Records
• Exporting Information
• ODBC Options
• Using iDocs Data Files
• Importing Information
• Protecting Your Database
• Protecting Data
• Protecting the Form
• iDocs Filler

• Calculation Overview
• Creating a Calculation
• The Calculation Builder
• Using the Recalculate... Command
• Calculation Guidelines
• Usage Conventions
• Operators
• Operator Buttons
• Operators — Quick Reference
• Functions
• Functions — Quick Reference
• Functions Sorted by Type

• General Troubleshooting Solutions
• Solutions to Try First
• iDocs Setup Issues
• Memory and Installation
• Installing iDocs 4.0 over Older Versions
• Uninstalling iDocs
• Scanning and Recognition
• System Hang During Scan
• System Hang During Auto Form Design
• Scanner Compatibility
• Operation
• iDocs Limits
• Low Memory
• Low Disk Space
• Right Mouse Button Functions
• Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Automation Support
• Improving Performance
• Document Quality
• Scanning Angle
• Scanner Glass Clarity
• Paper Transparency
• iDocs Compatibility

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