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You can use samples to create new forms or form pages.

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Save a form or page as a sample

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Create the form or page

Create the form or page in ABBYY FormDesigner.
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Open Save As

Select File → Save As….
3

Choose the sample type

In the Save as type drop-down list, select Form Sample File or Page Sample File.
4

Save the file

Click Save.
By default, form samples are saved to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Templates. Form samples are binary files with the extension *.dtf. Page samples are saved in *.ptf format, a modified version of the *.fdd format.

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Create a form from a sample

Select Form from template in the Form Creation Wizard.

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Add pages from a sample

To add pages to a multi-page form from a page sample, select Form → Add Page → Based on Page Sample….