In Remark Office OMR 12, forms can now include anchor (corner) marks for improved recognition. Anchor marks are dark boxes in the corners of the form that help the Remark Office OMR software find and recognize the data on the forms.
Anchor marks help the Remark software to properly recognize data on forms, particularly those forms that are tightly packed or have lines or other elements near the OMR bubbles. Even when forms are skewed or offset, the anchor marks help to ensure the accurate reading of your forms in Remark Office OMR.
When using anchor marks on your forms, it is recommended that the form layout and location of the anchor marks on the form meet the Remark Form Design Best Practices.
The anchor marks must be located in the printable area on the form (varies by printer). It is recommended that you have at least a 0.50 inch (1cm) margin or border area around the edge of your form. 3 or 4 anchor marks are needed to validate the anchoring of your form in Remark.
Anchor marks need to be a minimum 0.25 inches (6.35mm) by a maximum 0.75 inches (19.05mm) for both width and height, and one of the anchor marks should be notably larger than the others.
All readable for elements (e.g. OMR bubbles, text, or handwriting) that you plan to recognize must be contained inside of the anchored area (i.e. the outer corners of the anchor marks). Anchor marks should align to form a rectangle, where each anchor mark has two sides touching the edge of the rectangle.
The Auto Anchor feature in the Remark Template Editor will attempt to automatically recognize the anchor marks that are present on your form.
Click here for a sample Word document that you can use to create forms with anchor marks.
Did you know? Remark Office OMR 12 even comes with an Anchor Mark utility that adds anchor marks to your existing forms. Search Remark Office OMR Anchor Mark utility in your Windows search.
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