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Step 18. The Result

Now we print the overlay merged with the spool entry using 3. Merge Spool entry with overlay.

If your printout looks like the illustration on the next page, and you understood what went on, you can consider yourself quite familiar with InterForm400®.

We have brought you through the heaviest kind of design you will experience with InterForm400®.

A vital feature of the system which we did not use, is import of PCL files made in graphical applications (e.g. Windows). The actual insertion of the PCL file is so simple that we decided to leave it out from this example. (more info on PCL files on page 70 and 325)

You will probably realize that even if you create your complete overlay in Word, PageMaker, JetForm or another graphical tool and import it into your overlay definition, you will have to make some formatting within InterForm400® regarding copies, re- mapping, conditional selections etc.

With this section our intention was to show you the potential of InterForm400® as a Forms Management System and we haven't even talked about the Auto Forms Control features yet. A similar example on Auto Forms Control features are made on page 155)

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Not the result as the following example?

Q Did you use a PCL5 compatible printer?

Q Are you sure all your entries was correct?.

A Try locating the overlay elements which went wrong and check the corresponding overlay definition.

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Everything looks fine but the horizontal bars are missing?

Q Did you use a HP4 or HP4D printer type?

A Your printer might not be fully supporting 600 dpi which is used for the patterns in this

example. Some printers emulate 600 dpi by printing 300 x 600 dpi. You should then

either change the pattern according to a pattern printout on your printer (see page ?), or change the printer type using in InterForm400® to HPIII or HPIIID.

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