I need to build a scantron layout where Filemaker fills in oblong bubbles. Kind of like checkboxes, but a custom solid oblong shape instead of an "x".

Any crazy/awesome ideas on how to accomplish this? :)

How about this way?

Scantron.fp7.zip

If you are required to PRINT on the physical ScanTron you may consider:

scan your original blank scantron then open it in photoshop then make a new layer

where ever the bubbles are just cut them out of the top layer which will become a MASK

Save this as a TIFF object preserving transparencies. Then in FMP you can place fields

under the mask - they don't even need to be rounded as the mask will clip the field edges.

just assign them all a conditional format to be black if not empty. you could add a button

option to each field that will set itself to Abs ( self - 1) to create a toggle.

Or apply more logic so that if you select D it will remove prior marks in A,B,C,E

just make any object you don't want printed not to print.

You will need to play around with layout alignments to make sure when you print on to

your forum that things are properly aligned. as the only thing you are printing is the filled

in cells.

Hope this helps

scantron.fmp12.zip

How about this way?

ahh conditional formatting. That will work nicely, thank you!

If you are required to PRINT on the physical ScanTron you may consider:

scan your original blank scantron then open it in photoshop then make a new layer

where ever the bubbles are just cut them out of the top layer which will become a MASK

Save this as a TIFF object preserving transparencies. Then in FMP you can place fields

under the mask - they don't even need to be rounded as the mask will clip the field edges.

just assign them all a conditional format to be black if not empty. you could add a button

option to each field that will set itself to Abs ( self - 1) to create a toggle.

Or apply more logic so that if you select D it will remove prior marks in A,B,C,E

just make any object you don't want printed not to print.

You will need to play around with layout alignments to make sure when you print on to

your forum that things are properly aligned. as the only thing you are printing is the filled

in cells.

Hope this helps

scantron.fmp12.zip

Great ideas! But I don't need to print on an existing scantron. I'm working with a state it office that will accept an electronic submission of data, but because of the current law, a scantron must also be submitted. Formalities. They said I can email it as a pdf, though, so I'll just make the whole form in the layout.

Thanks for the ideas guys!