OMR Tool dialog

Type refers to the data type represented in the selected grid. ScanTools provides a predefined set of grid types. See Grid Types. You can define your own custom type using the Translate Table Tool. You can also import translate tables from a different application into the currently open application, see Importing Translate Tables. Once you define a custom translation table, the name of that table appears as a Type in the OMR Tool list in all documents in the application.

The mark style represented in the selected grid. The choices are:

• Bubble - an approximately round response area (circle or oval). The round area is filled in to indicate a response.
• Check box (For Image Scanner Implementation Only) - an approximately square response area where an X, check, or other mark indicates a response. This style is an image feature and requires Application Settings dialog of OMR From Image and Enable Image for the side of the sheet that the grid is located.
• Tick mark (For Image Scanner Implementation Only)- a rectangular response area approximately as wide as a normal OMR position, but only as high as a thick pencil mark. A single horizontal stroke indicates a response. Also known as line read. This style is an image feature and requires Application Settings dialog of OMR From Image and Enable Image for the side of the sheet that the grid is located.

There is no visible indication on the form display that shows what the mark style is. Selecting a grid updates the OMR Tool to show what type of grid it is.

Select the mark style you want from the list.

The response position spacing within the selected grid; perpendicular to the timing track and in line with a single timing mark. Cell spacing is perpendicular to TM spacing.

1 = single space

2 = double space

3 = triple space, etc.

The response position spacing within the selected grid; parallel to the timing track and with different timing mark for each response position. TM spacing is perpendicular to Cell spacing .

1 = single space

2 = double space

3 = triple space, etc.

Points in the direction that cell values increase, within the selected grid. Click on an arrow to change the orientation.

Down Arrow	Up Arrow
Right Arrow	Left Arrow

The orientation pointer cannot be changed in directions that would cause the grid to run off the sheet or run over the timing marks.

If you copy a grid that has Orientation set to Left or Right Arrow and Paste it to the other side of the sheet, the orientation will automatically be switched to the opposite arrow direction. For example: Copy Right Arrow to Paste Left Arrow. See Grid Definition Procedures for additional information.

If you check Flip Image / Booklet Page below the grid definition area, your view of the grid definition area will be turned upside down but grid Orientation will remain unchanged relative to the scanning orientation. Flip Image / Booklet Page is typically used when your form layout is upside down relative to scanning orientation, making it easier for you to perform application definition tasks for booklet pages and similar documents.

The arrow displayed in the grid after you draw it in the grid definition area indicates grid data order, the order that data appears in the output field. The arrow direction is based on Orientation selection and grid drawing direction. For example, if you select the Down Arrow and draw right to left, the grid data order is right to left. To reverse the data order, draw left to right.

Select the Orientation and drawing direction that provides the appropriate data order for your application.

If you edit the grid and change Orientation, grid data order may also change.

See Defining Grids and Grid Definition Procedures for additional information.

If you want to change any attributes of an existing OMR grid, first select the grid in the grid definition area on the right side of the application screen and then use this button. When you select Edit Selected Grid, the button name changes to Cancel Edit. Use Cancel Edit to discard any changes you have made.

When the Edit Selected Grid button is used, the Append button in the lower left corner by the list of Field names changes to a Replace button. Use the Replace button after you have made your changes to the OMR grid attributes to make the changes take effect.

You can change the following attributes of an OMR grid:

• Size and shape of the grid - Place the mouse pointer on any side of the grid (to change the size in one direction) or on any corner of the grid (to change the size in two directions), press the left mouse button when the double headed arrow cursor appears, drag to make the change, and release the mouse button.

NOTE: The shape that you define must remain on the defined page.

• Size and shape of the clip region (For Image Scanner Implementation Only) - To change the size or shape of the clip region, press and hold the CTRL key.  While doing this, place the mouse pointer on any side (one direction change) or corner (two direction change) of the existing clip region so that the double headed arrow cursor appears. Press and hold the left mouse button down, and drag the pointer to the desired position for the new clip region. When you release the left mouse button, a box appears showing you the border of the new clip region.

NOTE: The shape that you define must remain on the defined page.

• Location of the grid - place the mouse pointer inside the grid, press the left mouse button, move the grid, and release the left mouse button.
• Grid type - select a different grid type from the list.
• Mark Style - select a different mark style from the list.
• Cell spacing - select a different response position spacing, perpendicular to the timing track.
• TM spacing - select a different response position spacing, parallel to the timing track.
• Orientation - click on one of the arrows to change the grid orientation.
• Clip Attributes - see below

After defining one grid (but before you click Append), you can continue the grid in another location by clicking the Add Link To Grid button and defining a second grid. This is particularly useful if you want to define two or more non-continuous grids as one grid. All link segments are required to use the same mark style and clip attributes.

NOTE: Linked grids can span the top and bottom sides of a single sheet, but they cannot span multiple sheets.

For Image Only: If an Image scanner is used, all link segments are also required to use the same Clip Attributes.

NOTE: Only the last grid in the link will be included in the image clip unless you take corrective action. Correct this by expanding the clip region (drag the edge of the clip region while pressing the CTRL key) to include all grids that are linked before you click Append. If you forget to do this before clicking Append, you will need to redefine the linked grids being sure to expand the clip region before clicking Append.

Click this button to remove the grid you are defining.

For Image Scanner Implementation Only:

Click this button to open the Clip Attributes dialog.

• View Clip Attributes: Click the Clip Attributes button to view the clip attributes of the selected grid.
• Modify Clip Attributes: To modify the clip attributes of the selected grid, first click the Edit Selected Grid button and then click the Clip Attributes button.