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Oftentimes, rather than having a person enter data or select an option from static choices that are placed on the data entry form, you may need to import data into a form from an outside source, such as a database, weighing scale, camera, or scanner. You might want this imported data to be printed on your documents, or you might want to use it to provide criteria that specifies what is to be printed.

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• Using Database Records on a Form

  By importing database records into your data entry forms, you can create a much more flexible form. When you import data, you can ensure that the selection choices on a form are based on current data. You can also make it possible for users to select specific records to print from an interactive record selector dialog that is part of the form. Query prompts on the data entry form can make it possible for users to filter the data that is viewed on the form or that is printed on their items.

• Using Scales for Data Entry

  You can import weight measurements into your data entry form by using a scale display control that is connected to a weighing scale that you have added as a device to your computer. At print time, the data entry form displays a live reading of the measured weight, which then appears on your printed items.

• Using Image Capture for Data Entry

  You can use an image capture control to capture photographs or scanned images from a digital camera, scanner, or video device and then print them on ID cards, labels, or other items with a single click. By using an image capture control on your data entry form, you are prompted for the image at print time, and the image that you download then appears on your printed items.