Exporting a Form to XML Form Definition format (*.xfd)

With ABBYY FormDesigner you can not only create a form but also automatically generate a form description that can then be used to create a Document Definition in ABBYY FlexiCapture Professional (a Document Definition tells a form processing application where to look for particular types of information on the document to ensure reliable recognition of entered data).

To create a form description, you first need to export your form to an *.xfd file (XML Form Definition format) and then open it in ABBYY FlexiCapture Professional – when creating a Document Definition in ABBYY FlexiCapture, simply import the created *.xfd file, and ABBYY FlexiCapture will automatically create the required Document Definition.

You can only export Published forms to XML Form Definition.

You can choose the format (TIFF or EMF) which ABBYY FormDesigner will use for saving your form image to an XFD file.

To export a form to an *.xfd file, use the XML Form Definition... command (File → Export To → XML Form Definition...). In the Export to XML Form Definition dialog box that appears, provide a name for the *.xfd file and browse to the folder where it will be stored.

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