LCDS Forms Design 2-Day Training Description

Module 1 - System Installation and Setup
Topics include system requirements, software installation, and form resources. In depth attention will be focused on bitmap font resources with emphasis on utilizing the Windows TrueType and PostScript printer fonts for bitmap conversion along with standard Xerox LPS font lists (*.FNT). Image and logo (*.LGO) resources will be touched upon as an introduction to further studies provided in Module 6.

Module 2 - Screen Layout and Preferences
Viewing options, design planes, menu operations, toolbars, grid layouts, and user defined preference settings within Proform Designer will be discussed. Focus will be on defining preferences, setting options and using grids to design and precisely edit forms.

Module 3 - Opening and Creating Forms
The discussion will include the creation of new forms within the form layout screen and opening existing forms. Missing resources, font and image substitution and replacement will be explained. Managing without *.FSLs (lost) and enhancing *.FRMs from other forms design sources will be addressed.

Module 4 - Object Drawing
Instruction will be presented on element drawing, repetitious element creation, and group element formatting. Participants will familiarize themselves with design tools and property dialogue windows to draw and format lines, boxes, circles, and paths. Special formatting features such as rounding corners of boxes and paths, determining specific circle quadrants drawn, and converting lines to paths will be discussed. Particular emphasis will be provided to Highlight Color design if applicable.

Module 5 - Working with Text
Lessons on creating, editing, and formatting text blocks will be provided along with the rotating text and importing text files. Text formatting features such as line and character spacing, text alignment, attaching to design elements, underline style formatting, font style, and font substitution will be thoroughly presented. Editing tools such as the spellchecker, find and replace, and character map will be explained and exercised.

Module 6 - Working with Images and Logos
Detailed instruction on the importing, formatting and conversion of image and logo files will be presented that expands upon earlier image resource management prefaced in Module 1. Training on specialized Highlight Color formatting features will be imparted if applicable.

Module 7 - Saving, Exporting and Transferring Resources
Saving and exporting electronic forms for multi-platform printing will be discussed. Comprehensive instruction will be provided on specialized LPS form and resource transferring to and from Xerox floppy within a Windows 95/98/ME environment.