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#Cheapest Ljet Speedup

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#5918From: Gary ElfringJan 22, 1990 9:30 AM
There are a large number of packages that create form overlays. Not all packages do an equal job at creating them. My advice is still to buy 1 copy each of the 3 or four major form overlay programs. Then use each package to create the exact same overlay. Download each overlay and test it with Jetform. If one overlay is significantly faster you save your self some time. The fact the Jetform might not create the overlay it will end up using doesn't matter.
#5948From: Joel Diamond/WUGNETJan 22, 1990 2:05 PM
You are right, Gary. Creating the overlay using another package other than the JetForm Design module is possible. The JetForm Print module can interface any data to a Laserjet resident form overlay. But recommending us to go out and buy 3 or 4 packages is not a wise economical move on our part, right? Joel
#6075From: Gary ElfringJan 23, 1990 12:12 PM
If you HAVE to cut the print time of your forms you don't have any other choice! Is $1000 to sample 3 – 4 products worth the potential time savings? Only you can decide that. Besides, if you have guts you can usually return the some of the packages and sell the rest off as used. So maybe you're out $500.
#6102From: Joel Diamond/WUGNETJan 23, 1990 9:53 PM
What Windows specific form design apps are you referring to besides jetForm, Gary? Horizon? Formbase? Joel
#6144From: Gary ElfringJan 24, 1990 9:08 AM
As long as you have one Windows specific form designed you DON'T need another. Get ANY forms design or overlay generator package. Make duplicate forms with the other package. Send the duplicate overlays to your laser, and don't let your Windows form program send its overlays. Then print using the Windows package. (You are trying a number of different overlays in the printer. How these overlays are used is unimportant.)
#6159From: Joel Diamond/WUGNETJan 24, 1990 2:03 PM
If you are using Jetform designed form overlays, you have concluded that one needs the JetForm print system to merge data correctly with the downloaded form for our forms processing data merge printing project. Joel