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Forms Processing & Data Capture Software Guide

There are 2 categories of forms processing application available.  The first is the traditional, fixed-format, hand-filled forms and surveys.  Some examples of this type are credit  applications, tax forms and bank deposit slips where written answers must be printed in separate boxes for each character.  These are referred to as Fixed forms or surveys. In the past few years, technology has developed to locate common data elements like a date or social security number anywhere they appear on the page.  This lets you automate virtually any data entry task originating on paper.  Forms with similar data elements on different page layouts are called Semi-Structured forms. The most common example of a semi-structured form is invoices, where each document has a vendor name, invoice number, amount, etc., but these appear in different locations on each page since every vendor has a different layout for their invoices.

Forms Processing FAQ Topics: All FAQ Topics Can you use OCR to read data from documents if it is not in the same place on every page? What is a product that will allow me to create forms and scan completed forms (handwritten) into a database or spreadsheet? We want to automatically scan different forms, recognize what form it is and file it for later retrieval. What software do we need? Can I scan a completed form into my computer and change the information, written text or layout of the scanned document? Can I scan a page with tables or form fields and have the output saved to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet? Assuming a load of 500 documents per day, which Forms Processing software would you recommend in regards to value, reliability, and ease of use a mid-volume scanner? How do I keep a running count of the number of pages scanned? Does ScanStore provide outsourced document scanning, OCR or forms processing services? I am looking to input data on a spreadsheet and produce a barcode label which I can then scan and read with my scanning device. What could you recommend please?

I need to... -> Read hand printed or check-marked information from surveys and forms.   Compare Forms Processing & Data Capture Systems I need to... Process handprint forms Process invoices & unstructured forms -- Select to Jump -- ABBYY FlexiCapture 9 for Fixed Forms is an industrial-strength handprint recognition and forms processing application that provides desktop and page-limited versions that are affordable for small businesses and do not require extensive technical training or scripting to configure. The Distributed versions allow multiple processing and verification stations for high volume applications. IRISCapture for Forms is a good solution for less demanding forms that do not require scripted validation rules.  It is easier to setup and use than FormReader/FlexiCapture, but is not as accurate or feature-rich. FormCliq for Surveys is an easy and inexpensive application for reading simple checkbox surveys. FormCliq is limited to recognizing check boxes, barcodes and one machine printed field only. -> Read documents like Invoices and other files with common data coming from multiple sources in multiple formats   Compare Forms Processing & Data Capture Systems ABBYY FlexiCapture 9 Full lets you define complex document layout rules to find key information anywhere it appears on the page. Comes in Standalone and Distributed versions to let you scale to any size job. FormCliq for Invoices is the easiest solution for scanning invoices available.  It automatically recognizes key invoice data like vendor name, invoice number, date, amount, etc. with very little configuration and training. IRISCapture for Invoices is a more robust solution than FormCliq but is also limited to the specific task of Invoice OCR.  IRISCapture is able to recognize key invoice data similar to FormCliq, but also has more advanced settings to help locate distinct data elements. SimpleIndex implements a simplified version of FlexiCapture's dynamic OCR for a fraction of the cost.  SimpleIndex is designed to use dynamic OCR to automate batch scanning and is not recommended for applications with more than 10 data fields.