Contents

DesignPro Tools Form Editor for Xerox User Guide
- Chapter 1: Introduction
  - DesignPro Form Editor Overview
  - Whats New in DesignPro Form Editor?
  - Associated DesignPro Applications
  - About This Guide
    - Who Should Use this Guide?
    - Related Guides
  - Conventions
    - Typographic Conventions
    - Symbolic Conventions
  - Getting the Answers You Need
    - Customer Support
    - Elixir Web Site Support
    - Elixir Training
    - Product Help
    - Release Notes
- Chapter 2: The Form Editor Environment
  - Opening Form Editor
  - Whats in the Workspace?
    - Design Area
    - Manage window
    - Messages window
      - Clearing Messages
      - Copying Messages
      - Logging Messages
      - Displaying Message Time and Date
      - Color Coding Messages
    - Toolbox
  - Workspace Tools
    - Menus
    - Toolbars
      - Customizing Toolbar Display
      - Creating a New Toolbar
      - Adding Buttons to Toolbars
    - Status Bar
    - Ruler
      - Displaying and Hiding the Ruler
      - Changing the Ruler Position
      - Changing the Unit of Measurement
      - Using Grid Settings for Ruler
      - Changing the Zero Position of Rulers
      - Changing the Position of Measurement Values
    - Grid
      - Displaying and Hiding the Grid
      - Automatically Aligning Objects to the Grid
      - Specifying Grid Spacing
    - Guides
      - Turning the Guides On and Off
      - Moving Guides to the Design Area
      - Removing Guides from the Design Area
      - Aligning Objects to the Guides
    - Crosshair
      - Displaying and Hiding the Crosshair
  - Basic Workspace Functions
    - Moving Objects Using the Keyboard
    - Zooming within the Design Area
    - Using the Full Screen View
    - Using the Right-Click Menu
    - Choosing Commands
    - Working with Property Dialogs
  - Opening Other DesignPro Applications from Form Editor
- Chapter 3: Form Basics
  - Supported File Formats
  - Basic Form Operations
    - Creating a Form
    - Opening a Form
      - Opening an Elixir Form
      - Opening Forms of an External Format
      - Opening a Recently Used Form
    - Saving a Form
      - Saving a Form to Elixir Format
      - Saving Forms to External Format
    - Customizing the Form
      - Setting Form Dimensions
      - Setting Form Orientation
      - Applying Form Identification Settings
      - Adding Comments
      - Setting Form Offsets
      - Adding Page Border
  - Form Groups
    - Merging a Form Group
    - Saving a Form Group
  - Form Templates
    - Loading a Form Template
    - Removing a Form Template
    - Changing the Color of Template Objects
- Chapter 4: Resources and Formats
  - Resources
  - Gathering Resources
    - Understanding the Elixir Directory Structure
    - Copying Resources to the Appropriate Directory
    - Setting up the Resource Searching Order
    - Setting Page Caching Options
    - Creating Backups
    - Setting File Filtering Options
  - Converting Form, Font and Image files to AFP Format
  - Using the Resource Library
    - Resource Library Structure
    - Importing Resources to a Resource Library
    - Exporting Resources from a Resource Library
    - Managing Resource Objects
      - Verifying Resources
      - Exporting Resources
      - Embedding Resources
  - About User Profiles
    - Selecting a User Profile
    - Creating a Custom User Profile
    - Setting Symbol Properties
  - File Formats
    - Application Format Settings
      - Application Format Commands
    - Document Format Settings
      - Document Format Commands
    - File Format Properties
      - Changing Input Format Properties
      - Changing Output Format Properties
      - Viewing Parser and Converter Properties
      - Registering New File Extensions
    - Elixir Parameter Files (EPM)
      - Saving an EPM File
      - Clearing an EPM File
      - Opening an EPM File
- Chapter 5: Drawing Tools
  - Form Design Tools
    - Using the Line Tool
      - Drawing a Line
      - Setting Line Thickness
      - Setting Line Start/End Style
    - Using the Box Tool
      - Drawing a Box
      - Drawing a Box with a Diagonal
      - Drawing a Square
      - Setting Box Line Width
      - Setting Box Border Properties
      - Creating a Rounded Box
      - Setting a Corner Radius
      - Splitting a Box
    - Using the Ellipse Tool
      - Drawing an Ellipse
      - Drawing an Arc
      - Drawing a Pie
      - Drawing a Chord
      - Inserting a Diagonal in the Ellipse
      - Setting Ellipse Line Width
    - Using the Path Tool
      - Drawing an Open Path
      - Drawing a Closed Path
      - Adding Color to a Closed Path
      - Drawing a Path using Vertical and Horizontal Lines
      - Drawing a Path using the Bezier Curve Formula
      - Drawing a Path using the Tangential Curve Formula
      - Setting Path Line Width
    - Adding an Image
      - Inserting an Image
      - Replacing an Image
    - Using the Barcode Tool
      - Inserting a Barcode
      - Adding Barcode Text
      - Selecting the Barcode Type
      - Setting Barcode Dimensions
      - Setting Human Readable Information
      - Specifying Error Correction and Tolerance Settings
      - Setting Barcode Encoding Properties
- Chapter 6: Colors and Patterns
  - Introduction to Color
  - Using Colors
    - Applying Color to Form Objects
  - Working with the Color Palette
    - Opening a Color Palette
    - Adding a New Color to the Color Palette
    - Editing a Color
    - Deleting a Color
    - Saving a Color Palette
    - Working with the Palette List
      - Importing a Palette List
      - Exporting a Palette List
  - Filling Objects with Patterns
    - Adding a Pattern to an Object
    - Substituting Shades with Solid Colors
    - Working with Shade Lists
      - Importing a Shade List
      - Exporting a Shade List
- Chapter 7: Using Text
  - Enhancing Forms using Text
    - Text Basics
      - Inserting Text
      - Editing Text
      - Positioning Text
    - Text-Specific Properties
      - Setting Font Properties
      - Underlining Text
      - Striking Out Text
      - Setting Text Object Foreground and Background Color
      - Setting Text Direction
      - Rotating a Character
      - Scaling a Text Object
    - Text Operations
      - Setting Text Import Options
      - Importing Text
      - Joining Text
      - Splitting Text
      - Reformatting Text
      - Finding Text
      - Replacing Text
    - Text Layout
      - Setting Text Tabs Option
      - Setting Text Indents Option
      - Using Word Wrap
      - Setting Text Justifications Options
      - Setting Text Spacing
      - Setting Line Spacing
      - Removing Redundant Spaces
  - Special Characters
    - Adding Special Characters Using the Soft Keyboard
    - Adding Special Characters Using the Character Map
      - Setting Character Mapping Options
  - CJK Support
    - Inserting Text
      - Inserting Text
      - Importing Files
      - Pasting Text from Other Applications
      - Entering CJK Text
    - Setting Text Properties
    - Word Wrapping
    - Saving Forms
      - Saving as an AFP Overlay Object
      - Saving in PDF and PS Formats
- Chapter 8: Fonts and Font Lists
  - Fonts
    - Font Types Supported in Form Editor
  - Working with a Font List
    - Specifying a Default Font List
    - Viewing Font Properties
    - Adding Fonts to a Font List
      - Adding a Windows Font
      - Adding an External Font
      - Adding a Coded Font
      - Adding a Font Pair
    - Making Changes to a Font List
      - Deleting a Font
      - Replacing a Font
      - Changing the Properties of a Windows Font
    - Importing a Font List
    - Exporting a Font List
- Chapter 9: Using Elixir PrintDriver Pro
  - Elixir PrintDriver Pro Overview
    - Supported Applications
    - Print File Types
      - Forms
      - Documents
  - Using the PrintDriver Wizard
    - Changing PrintDriver Pro Default Options
    - Setting up and Converting the Print Job
  - Using PrintDriver with Elixir Scout Manager
    - Setting up a Watched Directory
    - Creating an Event
- Chapter 10: Active Objects
  - About Active Objects
    - Working with Active Objects
      - Adding Active Objects
      - Viewing Active Objects
    - Common Active Object Properties
      - Setting the Active Object Name
      - Adding an Active Object Border
      - Setting the Active Object Border Color
      - Setting the Active Object Foreground and Background Color
      - Adding Text to the Active Object
      - Selecting Active Object Fonts
    - Active Button Properties
      - Adding an Image to the Active Button
      - Adding a URL to the Active Button
    - Active Checkbox Properties
      - Setting the State of Active Checkbox
    - Active Combobox Properties
      - Setting the Value List for Combobox
    - Active Editbox Properties
      - Setting the Editbox Format
      - Customizing the Active Editbox
    - Signature Properties
      - Locking the Signature Object
    - Creating a PDF File
      - Setting PDF Output Properties
      - Saving a Form to PDF Format with Active Objects
- Chapter 11: Data Tagging
  - Understanding Data Tags
  - Tagging in DesignPro Tools
    - Tagging Limitations
  - About Tag References
    - Creating a Tag Definition in the Manage Window
    - Setting Tag Definitions Properties
    - Changing Tag Definitions
  - Adding Tag References
    - Adding Tag References using the Tools Toolbar
    - Adding Tag References using Tag Syntax
  - Setting Tag Reference Default Properties (Options dialog)
    - Setting Tag Reference Display Options
  - Working with Tag Definition Lists
    - Importing a Tag Definition List
    - Exporting a Tag Definition List
  - Using Elixir PrintDriver Pro for Data Tagging
    - Adding Tags to a MS Word Document
  - DAT Files
    - Basic Operations
      - Creating a DAT File
      - Adding Form References to a DAT File
      - Adding Script Commands to a DAT File
    - Working with DAT Files
      - Opening a Form from a DAT File
      - Reordering Form References or Script Commands in a DAT File
      - Deleting Form References or Script Commands in a DAT File
      - Exporting a DAT File
      - Importing a DAT File
    - DAT Parser Properties
      - Setting DAT Parser Properties
    - Converting DAT Files to Normalized AFPDS
      - Saving Forms to ELX Format
      - Running the Conversion
      - Converting DAT Files to Normalized AFPDS using the Command Prompt
      - Converting DAT Files to Normalized AFPDS using Manager
- Chapter 12: Editing Forms
  - Modifying Forms
    - Common Object Properties
      - Selecting Design Area Objects
      - Selecting Multiple Design Area Objects
      - Assigning Properties to Multiple Selected Objects
      - Copying Objects
      - Creating Multiple Copies of Objects
      - Pasting Objects
      - Cutting Objects
      - Deleting Objects
      - Repositioning Objects
      - Changing the Object Border and Interior Color
      - Resizing Objects
      - Setting Object Rotation
      - Changing an Objects Line Style
      - Skewing Objects
      - Setting the Object Interior
      - Setting the Object Direction
      - Blending Objects into the Design Area
      - Filtering Objects
      - Arranging Objects
      - Undoing and Repeating Commands
    - Setting Editing Options
      - Using Spell Checker
      - Setting Spell Checking Options
      - Specifying Dictionary Files for Spell Checking
  - Previewing and Printing Forms
    - Previewing a Form
    - Printing a Form
- Appendix A: Workspace Quick Reference
  - Menu
    - File Menu
    - Edit Menu
    - View Menu
    - Insert Menu
    - Tools Menu
    - Window Menu
    - Help Menu
  - Toolbars
    - Standard Toolbar
    - Zoom Toolbar
    - Position and Dimension Toolbar
    - Common Attributes Toolbar
    - Filter Toolbar
    - Form Template Toolbar
  - Form Design Tools
    - Select Toolbox
    - Line Toolbox
    - Box Toolbox
    - Ellipse Toolbox
    - Path Toolbox
    - Text Attributes Toolbox
    - Image Toolbox
    - Barcode Toolbox
    - Active Button Toolbox
    - Insert Tag Reference
  - Keyboard Shortcuts
    - Text Editing Keyboard Shortcuts
    - Numeric Display Box Keyboard Shortcuts
    - Zoom/Pan Control Keyboard Shortcuts
- Appendix B: Sample Forms
  - Sample 1: Water Bill
  - Sample 2: Promotional Letter
- Appendix C: Glossary
- Index

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Xerox Elixir DesignPro Tools Form Editor for AFP Software Specification

The Xerox Elixir DesignPro Tools Form Editor for AFP Software is an advanced application designed to enhance the efficiency and precision of form creation and management in the Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) environment. This software provides a robust platform for the design and deployment of electronic forms, optimizing the document creation process with a user-friendly interface and comprehensive toolset. It supports a wide range of form design functionalities, allowing users to create complex forms with ease and accuracy. The Form Editor is compatible with various data formats and integrates seamlessly with existing workflows, enabling smooth data mapping and variable data printing. It offers dynamic design capabilities, including the ability to incorporate graphics, barcodes, and dynamic text fields, which are essential for creating personalized documents. The software also ensures compliance with industry standards, ensuring reliable output across different systems. With its intuitive drag-and-drop features, users can design forms without needing extensive programming skills, thereby reducing development time and costs. The Xerox Elixir DesignPro Tools Form Editor for AFP Software is engineered to meet the demands of high-volume printing environments, providing scalable solutions for businesses of all sizes. It enhances productivity by allowing multiple users to collaborate on form design and offers robust version control to manage revisions effectively. This tool is an ideal choice for organizations seeking to streamline their document production processes while maintaining high standards of quality and consistency in their printed materials.

Xerox Elixir DesignPro Tools Form Editor for AFP Software F.A.Q.

How do I install Xerox Elixir DesignPro Tools Form Editor for AFP?

To install the Xerox Elixir DesignPro Tools Form Editor for AFP, download the installation package from the Xerox support site. Run the installer and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Ensure that all system requirements are met before proceeding.

What are the system requirements for running Xerox Elixir DesignPro Tools Form Editor for AFP?

The system requirements include a Windows operating system (Windows 7 or later), a minimum of 4GB RAM, 2GB of free disk space, and a compatible graphics card. Check the official documentation for any additional requirements.

How can I create a new form using the Form Editor?

To create a new form, open the Form Editor and select 'New Form' from the File menu. Use the design tools to add text, images, and other elements to your form. Save your work frequently to avoid data loss.

What should I do if the Form Editor crashes during use?

If the Form Editor crashes, restart the application and try to reproduce the issue. Check for any software updates or patches that may resolve the problem. If the issue persists, contact Xerox support with details of the crash.

How can I troubleshoot printing issues from the Form Editor?

To troubleshoot printing issues, ensure that the printer is connected and configured correctly. Check the printer settings in the Form Editor and ensure that the correct printer driver is installed. Refer to the printer's manual for specific troubleshooting steps.

Can I import existing AFP files into the Form Editor?

Yes, you can import existing AFP files by selecting 'Import' from the File menu. Follow the prompts to locate and import your AFP file into the Form Editor.

How do I export a form to AFP format?

To export a form to AFP format, select 'Export' from the File menu and choose the AFP format. Specify the destination folder and file name, and click 'Save' to complete the export process.

What maintenance steps should I take to ensure optimal performance of the Form Editor?

Regularly update the software to the latest version, back up your projects frequently, and clear temporary files to free up disk space. Conduct periodic checks for software integrity and resolve any issues promptly.

How can I customize the toolbar in the Form Editor?

To customize the toolbar, right-click on the toolbar and select 'Customize'. Drag and drop tools to add or remove them from the toolbar. Save your configuration once the customization is complete.

What should I do if I encounter an error message when launching the Form Editor?

If you encounter an error message upon launching, check the error details for clues. Ensure all system requirements are met and that no other applications are interfering. Consult the support documentation or contact Xerox support for further assistance.