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Terms of Use

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Limitation of Liability

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May 2021

Main Window Menus

File

Item		Description
New...		Opens the Quick Start dialog box, which contains the commands often used when starting the application: open a file, open a file from the list of recently opened files; create a blank form or start the Form Wizard.
Open...		Opens a form.
Save		Saves a form.
Save As...		Saves a form under a new name, or saves a form/page as a sample.
Export To	Image File...	Exports a form to an image file.
	Image file with color separation...	Exports a color form to an image file with color separation - a black and white TIFF file and a color TIFF file.
	XML Form Definition...	Exports a form to XML Form Definition format (only for published forms).
	PDF Form...	Exports an ABBYY FormDesigner form to a PDF form (only for published forms). You can also add response buttons to the form: for e-mail and/or website response, and set export parameters. To export to a PDF form, your form must have at least one editable field.
	InfoPath Form...	Exports an ABBYY FormDesigner to an InfoPath form. To export to an InfoPath form, your form must have at least one editable field.
	Adobe Illustrator File...	Exports your form to an Adobe Illustrator file.
	PDF Form...	Exports a form to an image file.
Import from Searchable PDF file...		Imports a form from a PDF file created in another form layout editor.
Publish Form		Publishes the form.
Save Editable Copy As...		Saves a copy of the form which can then be edited.
Distribute Form...		Opens the Form Distribution Wizard, where you can select form sending and receiving parameters.
Print Setup...		Opens the Print Setup dialog box.
Print Preview		Shows how a form will look when you print it.
Print		Prints the form with default print settings.
Print Filled-Out Forms...		Prints out forms filled out with values from a file or a database.
Recent form		Displays the list of recently opened files. Select any of the recent files to open it.

Edit

View

Item		Description
Toolbars	Standard	Shows/hides the Standard toolbar.
	Formatting	Shows/hides the Formatting toolbar.
	Form Elements	Shows/hides the Form Elements toolbar.
	Design Tools	Shows/hides the Design Tools toolbar.
	Large Toolbar Buttons	Makes the buttons on the toolbars large/small.
Status Bar		Shows/hides the Status bar. The Status Bar displays explanations for buttons and menu items, the size, position, and type of the selected element, as well as page properties.
Document Structure		Shows/hides the document structurepane.
Element Properties		Shows/hides the element properties window.
Grid		Shows/hides the grid.
Main ruler		Shows/ hides the main ruler.
Margins		Shows/hides the margins.
Snap to Grid		Snaps the top left corner of newly created elements to the nearest grid node. When moving a form element, it will also be snapped to the nearest grid node.
Snap Align Rulers to Elements		Turns on/off the automatic binding of elements to rulers. If this mode is turned on, when you move a ruler on the form, it will be automatically bound to the elements that are sufficiently close to it.
Show Align Rulers		Shows/hides alignment rulers.
Delete All Align Rulers		Removes all alignment rulers.
Zoom	200%	Zooms the Form window to 200%.
	150%	Zooms the Form window to 150%.
	100%	Zooms the Form window to 100%.
	75%	Zooms the Form window to 75%.
	50%	Zooms the Form window to 50%.
	Fit to Width	Fits the image to the width of the Form window.
	Fit to Height	Fits the image to the height of the Form window.
	Best Fit	Fits the entire image to the Form window.
	Zoom Out	Halves the form image.
	Zoom In	Doubles the form image.

Form

Elements

Item		Description
Draw an Element	Selection Tool	Selects a tool on the Form Elements toolbar or an element on the form.
	Entry Field	Selects the Entry Field tool that adds an entry field element to the form.
	Date Field	Selects the Date Field tool that adds an date field element to the form.
	Numeric Field	Selects the Numeric Field tool that adds an numeric field element to the form.
	Checkmark Field	Selects the Checkmark Field tool that adds a checkmark field element to the form.
	Group of Elements	Selects the Group of Elements tool that adds a group of elements to the form.
	Table	Selects the Table tool that adds an table element to the form.
	Vertical Separator	Selects the Vertical Separator tool that adds an vertical separator to the table.
	Horizontal Separator	Selects the Horizontal Separator tool that adds an horizontal separator to the table.
	Delete Separator	Selects the Delete Separator tool that deletes a separator from the table.
	Vertical Ruler	Selects the Vertical Ruler tool that adds a vertical ruler to the form.
	Horizontal Ruler	Selects the Horizontal Ruler tool that adds a horizontal ruler to the form.
	Text	Selects the Text tool that adds a text element to the form.
	Line Separator	Selects the Line Separator tool that adds a line separator element to the form.
	Rectangle	Selects the Rectangle tool that adds a frame element to the form.
	Picture	Selects the Picture tool that adds a picture element to the form.
	Anchor	Selects the Anchor tool that adds an anchor element to the form.
	Identifier	Selects the Identifier tool that adds an identifier element to the form.
	Filling Template…	Adds a filled-out sample to the form.
	Group of checkmarks...	Opens Checkmark Group Creation Wizard which allows you to create a checkmark group element and add it to the form.
Align	Left	Aligns the selected elements to the left edge of the last selected element.
	Center Horizontally	Centers the selected elements along the center of the last selected element without changing their vertical position.
	Right	Aligns the selected elements to the right edge of the last selected element.
	Top	Aligns the selected elements to the top edge of the last selected element.
	Center Vertically	Centers the selected elements along the center of the last selected element without changing their horizontal position.
	Bottom	Aligns the selected elements to the bottom edge of the last selected element.
	To Grid	Aligns the top left corners of all the selected elements to the nearest grid nodes.
	Space Evenly Across	Spaces selected elements evenly across the page.
	Space Evenly Down	Spaces selected elements evenly down the page.
Size	Make Same Width	Makes the width of all the selected elements the same as the width of the last selected element.
	Make Same Height	Makes the height of all the selected elements the same as the height of the last selected element.
	Make Same Width and Height	Makes the height and width of all the selected elements the same as the height and width of the last selected element.
	Size to Grid	Expands the borders of the selected element to the nearest grid lines.
	Size to Fit	Expands or shrinks the borders of the selected element to fit them to the size of the data inside.
Bring to Front		Moves the selected elements to the foreground.
Send to Back		Moves the selected elements to the background.
Merge		Merges the selected elements on the form.
Split		Splits the selected elements on the form.
Add to Merged Elements		Adds elements to previously merged elements. Both the elements to be added and the previously merged elements must be selected.

Tools

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Item	Description
Undo	Cancels the results of the last action.
Redo	Cancels the results of the last Undo action.
Cut	Cuts a selection (element or text) and places it into the Clipboard.
Copy	Copies a selection (element or text) to the Clipboard.
Paste	Pastes the contents of the Clipboard into the form.
Delete	Deletes the selected elements. The fields in the document structure that are linked to these elements will also be deleted.
Duplicate	Duplicates the selected elements.
Edit Text	Allows you to edit the text within the selected text or checkmark field element.
Rename Field	Renames the selected field.
Delete Block	Deletes the selected elements without deleting their linked fields ion the document structure.
Select All	Selects all the elements on the current form.
Select by Type...	Opens the Select by Type dialog box, where you can specify the types of elements to be selected.

Menu Item		Description
Form Properties...		Opens the Form Properties dialog box.
Add Page	Empty	Adds an empty page to a form.
	Based on Page Sample...	Adds a page created based on a sample.
Delete Page		Deletes the current page.
Page Properties...		Opens the Page Properties dialog box.

Item	Description
Check Form	Checks if the form is machine-readable.
Options...	Opens the Options dialog box, where you can change the main window view, export parameters and empty pages layout properties.

Item	Description
Help Topics	Opens ABBYY FormDesigner help file.
Web Help	Opens ABBYY FormDesigner help website.
Technical Support	Opens the Technical Support page of the Help file.
Send feedback...	Sends feedback on ABBYY FormDesigner to ABBYY. The company page will open, where you can find an ABBYY FormDesigner & ABBYY FlexiCapture feedback form.
About	Opens the About ABBYY FormDesigner 12 window containing brief information about the program.