Before you put together a form design, there are several issues you need to consider. All involve defining your needs in conjunction with studying the application that generates the information to go onto the forms.

The key to effective form design is to identify what information you need in the form, where to get it and when to print it.

Here are some questions you should consider to before you start the form design.

• Whether to use Print Line mode or Records mode?
• What output language to use (PCL or PCLXL (PCL6) or PostScript)
• What design elements you will need?