Creating Forms Based on a Sample

You can use samples to create new forms or form pages.

To create a form (or page) sample:

  1. Create a form (or page) in ABBYY Form Designer
  2. Select File → Save As...
  3. In the Save as type drop-down list, select Form Sample File or Page Sample File
  4. Click Save

By default, form samples are saved to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Templates.

Form samples are binary files with the extension *.dtf. Page samples are saved in *.ptf format, which is a modified version of *.fdd format.

To create a new form based on a form sample, select Form from template in the Form Creation Wizard.

To add new pages to a multi-page form based on a page sample, select Form → Add Page → Based on Page Sample....

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