Tommy.Craig@f60.n382.z1.fidonet.org (Tommy Craig) (11/02/90)
Index Number: 11458
[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]
Hi Linda, I'll do my best to briefly describe formmate. It is basically a
software packages that allows a blind person to fill out forms. It can either
print the entire form with blanks filled in, or it can print only the answers
on a pre-printed form. You must of course get the original form into the
computer one way or another. This can be done by scanning, having someone type
it in or whatever.
The contents of the form are stored in one file and the contents of the
answers are stored in another. This allows you a lot of flexibility in what
you do with the data. You can for example use the name address and phone
number of a person in filling out more than one form without having to reenter
the data.
Formmate has built-in logic, for example, when you need to choose from a
list of shipping methods, once you make a selection the program skips to the
next question without reading all of the remaining choices. If you check a box
that says single the program will automatically skip all questions such as
spouses name. It seems to work very well and I think it would be of great help
to someone who does a lot of paper work.
Formmate will work with screen readers other than jaws. I hope this
answers your question. If not you can give me a call at 512 451-1717 and I'll
be happy to provide you with more information. Sorry about not getting in
touch while we were in Fortworth. I'm sure we'll be in the area again soon and
we can get together then.
Tommy
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