Form
An electronic form is a text document
or a spreadsheet containing
fields to fill in data.
All forms contain a number of fields, each with a
field-labell. The field
is a space to enter data. Forms layout the fields and field labels in
a logical manner to make data entry user friendly.
Electronic forms are used to capture structured data in a consistent and
uniform way. Such capture can be on paper by printing the form or
electronically by using the appropriate application to fill in the data.
Electronic forms that are filled out using the application can be
template documents.
Templates are useful to prompt for appropriate data values.
Electronic forms can be created with OpenOffice.org Writer or Calc.
Using and creating Electronic Forms
The following screencasts demonstrate how to create and use electronic forms:
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