How to Fill Out Paper Forms with MS Word
Scan the form., You should use 300 or 400 dpi, no more or less., Open Word., Resize the picture so that it fills the entire page., You need to "zoom" into the work now, as the work will get tedious and close from here on in., Use your mouse to move...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Scan the form.
Put a piece of blank white paper behind the original in order to minimize the degree to which the reverse of the form shows on the front. -
Step 2: You should use 300 or 400 dpi
Select the "Reduce Moire" option.
Ensure the scan is very straight and very clean. , Select Insert, Picture, From file, and navigate to the scan file, highlight that file and click OK. , You can do this by left-clicking on the picture.
This will enable "handles" on the sides and corners of the picture.
Drag the corner handles to the far corner of the page. , From the pulldown main menus, select View, Zoom, and select 200%.
Click on OK. ,,, Your cursor will turn into a vertical cross.
Use the mouse to draw a text box from upper left to lower right corner, by dragging the mouse. , On the Colors and Lines tab, I recommend you select Color:
No Fill, and Line Color:
No Line.
On the Text Box tab, try setting all Internal Margins to their minimums and enabling the Word Wrap Text in AutoShape. , Then delete the dummy text and leave the settings. , Save it for later reference or re-use. -
Step 3: no more or less.
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Step 4: Open Word.
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Step 5: Resize the picture so that it fills the entire page.
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Step 6: You need to "zoom" into the work now
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Step 7: as the work will get tedious and close from here on in.
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Step 8: Use your mouse to move to the first spot on the page you want to write text.
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Step 9: Click on "Insert" tab on Slightly to the left of center
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Step 10: Click on the "Insert Text Box" button.
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Step 11: Right click the text box and select Format Text Box from the popup menu.
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Step 12: Type in some dummy text
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Step 13: and experiment with the text attributes (font
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Step 14: you can fill out the form
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Step 15: and just print it out in color.
Detailed Guide
Put a piece of blank white paper behind the original in order to minimize the degree to which the reverse of the form shows on the front.
Select the "Reduce Moire" option.
Ensure the scan is very straight and very clean. , Select Insert, Picture, From file, and navigate to the scan file, highlight that file and click OK. , You can do this by left-clicking on the picture.
This will enable "handles" on the sides and corners of the picture.
Drag the corner handles to the far corner of the page. , From the pulldown main menus, select View, Zoom, and select 200%.
Click on OK. ,,, Your cursor will turn into a vertical cross.
Use the mouse to draw a text box from upper left to lower right corner, by dragging the mouse. , On the Colors and Lines tab, I recommend you select Color:
No Fill, and Line Color:
No Line.
On the Text Box tab, try setting all Internal Margins to their minimums and enabling the Word Wrap Text in AutoShape. , Then delete the dummy text and leave the settings. , Save it for later reference or re-use.
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