Forms and Variable Data Application Design for Small and Medium-size Businesses!

This powerful Elixir design tool is built specifically to fit your needs.

• easy to learn, no programming experience needed
• fast form and application development
• priced to fit your budget

DesignPro Tools for SMB brings value in two main areas:

PageDef/FormDef creation:
Use the Visual PPFA tool to create and edit PageDefs and FormDefs. Choose to either open your existing PPFA code directly or use the editor to develop new PageDefs and FormDefs without any scripting.

Overlay design:
Elixir editors for forms allow you to create and edit all your print resources in their native formats.

Value-based PPFA Designer
Brings application development to the desktop of any user familiar with Windows, without the need for programming skills. The graphical interface helps you to visually create PageDefs and FormDefs, choose fonts, add images and include conditional logic – all without writing a single line of code.

Visual PPFA allows you to import and edit existing applications in PPFA. Its support for “Record Format PageDef”and “Traditional PageDef” is unique in the industry.

Create Any Form Easily

• bills
• newsletters
• booklets
• policies
• coupons
• postcards
• letters
• statements
• mailers
• tax reports

Easy as 1 - 2 – 3!

STEP 1: Type text or import directly from Microsoft Windows documents.

SETP 2: Draw objects, specify color/ shading patterns and add images.

STEP 3: Save overlay in AFP, Elixir, PDF or image format.

Your overlay is ready for print!

Import Existing Overlays
Simply open your compiled overlay in the DesignPro Tools for SMB form editor, edit it and save it in your preferred format:
Compiled Overlay (OVE), RTF or PDF.

Generates Compiled Overlays
There is no need to purchase a separate OGL compiler.

Superior Font and Graphics Support
DesignPro Tools for SMB includes expanded color, resolution and pattern support. Supported image formats are:
PSeg (IOCA, IM), TIF, JPEG, BMP, LP3, PCX and PNG.

Import Windows Files
Easily import Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat and others.

Benefits

• No pre-conversion of AFP Resources and no coding/scripting required
• Edit resources in native format using a Microsoft Windows user interface
• Generate Page Definitions and Form Definitions in object (.obj) formats. No separate PPFA compiler is needed!
• Create AFP raster and scalable outline fonts from TrueType and Adobe Type1 fonts
• Convert documents from Windows® applications, such as Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat, into AFP overlays, Elixir forms, images or PDF

• Education
• Finance
• Government
• Healthcare and Insurance
• Manufacturing
• Service Bureaus
• Utilities
• Statements
• Bills
• Checks
• Invoices
• Letters
• Policies
• more...

Functions and Features

• Integrated Compiled Overlay (OVE) design
• Open, edit and save native AFP resources
• Double-byte font and overlay support
• Bar code support: BCOCA and font bar codes
  

Form Editor

• Drag and drop design elements
• Full color support for all elements
• Apply AFP standard screen and shade patterns
• Text wrapping, justification, and rotation
• Spell check all text or word-by-word as text is entered
• Use grids and guidelines to facilitate overlay design
• Digital and graphic rulers with choice of units
  

PrintDriver Pro
Converts Windows documents to AFP overlays and Elixir forms, and generates AFP native resources on-the-fly. Supported packages: Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat and many more.

Visual PPFA

• Import/export PageDef and FormDef objects
• Create Record Format and Traditional PageDefs
• Display floating overlays and page segments
• Onscreen data proofing
• Basic and Enhanced N_UP
• Tree display shows PageDef and FormDef structures
  

Elixir’s Valuable Services

• World-class customer support from Elixir’s offices in North America, Europe and Asia
• Training available in regional locations, onsite and online
• Professional services for application development and workflow design and configuration

Supported Host Environments
iSeries (OS/400 ) | pSeries RS/6000 | xSeries Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP

System Requirements (minimum)
Windows 2000/NT (with SP6)/XP, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5