By default, when setting up a multiple choice OMR region, only one response is allowed. There are circumstances where a question may need to be able to accept more than one answer such as a Mark all that apply style question. To allow multiple... Read More

Unfortunately, OCR regions will not allow underscores to be read into the data grid. The underscore can be confused with underlining. When performing OCR, the images have to be cleaned up, and typically underlining is removed so that the engine can... Read More

Remark Office OMR works on the premise that your form template image matches the images of the filled in forms that you scan. When Remark Office OMR processes your forms, it is constantly comparing what it sees in the scanned images of the filled in... Read More

There are two ways to drop out color on a form, such as shading or lines that might be interfering with your marks. The best way is to use the color drop out feature on your scanner (see scanner's documentation for instructions). However, if... Read More

  The form template structure can change from version to version. Therefore, if you wish to use a form template in a new version of the software, first make a copy of it and store the copy in the folder you will be using for the new version of the... Read More

If you want to copy a region from one template to another template, first open the Remark Office OMR Template Editor twice. Open both templates, one in each instance of the Template Editor. Copy the region out of the original template by selecting it... Read More

  If you would like to copy regions from one form template to another, you may use the Copy Special and Paste Special features. These features allow you to take add a region from one template to another, while preserving all of the region's... Read More

It is possible to set up alternate row regions in Remark Office OMR. The following example makes the assumption that the answer sheet contains 10 alternating rows of question choices: A B C D E and F G H I J.  Create the form and scan it into the... Read More

Remark Office OMR can automatically recognize a form and match it to its template, allowing you to process various form types at once without pre-sorting the forms. Form IDs can be used with OMR, OCR or barcode regions.You must have a form... Read More

  You must have a page identifier on each page of your form to use the Auto Page ID feature. When you create a form, place optical marks, machine printed text (OCR) or barcodes on the form pages that will identify the individual pages. These... Read More

When you enter the number of columns and rows of marks (bubbles or check boxes) in your region, Remark Office OMR searches the image for that number of marks. To be able to locate a mark, it needs to be a complete shape (i.e., a circle, square,... Read More

For an OMR region, you want to make the region border is close to the bubbles, but leave a little bit of white space (a buffer) to accommodate any skewing or offset when scanning. Note that you should only capture the marks (bubbles, checkboxes) in... Read More

Labels represent the answer choices for the particular question. They can be in textual or numeric format. When the forms are scanned, you see the Labels in the data grid. When using the Textual data type, each Label has an associated Value. By... Read More

You cannot link questions together that are on different pages of your form. We recommend placing all of the answer choices to a given question on the same page. If you already have a form that is in use and the answers are on two different pages,... Read More

To set up a region that includes three separate variables, you need to make sure that there is a bubble representing each piece of information you would like to collect. For example, a decimal (.) or fraction sign (/) will need to be included in a... Read More

Remark Office OMR recognizes the following barcode types:     • Code 3 of 9 (Code 39): Alphanumeric    • Interleaved 2 of 5: Numeric     • Codabar: Numeric     • PDF 417: 2D, Alphanumeric    • Data Matrix: 2D, Alphanumeric Â... Read More

If you have an existing form template that needs new images due to a minor change in the form, you can use the Reset Images feature. This feature provides a quick way to refresh your form template images without creating a new form template from... Read More

Barcodes containing multiple pieces of data are called delimited barcodes. When outputting more than one piece of data, the barcode must include a delimiter to separate the data. When a barcode is set up as delimited in a barcode region, the software... Read More

Respondent ID/Tracker regions can be set up to identify each respondent’s form. To use Respondent Tracker, you must also have a page identifier on each page of your form. When you create a form, place optical marks, machine printed text (OCR)Â... Read More