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An office information system plays a key role in office automation. The most important factor in the office information system is a user-friendly interface, since office workers may be novices for computers. Forms provide a uniform and comfortable interface with the office workers, since much information within an office is found in forms such as reports, letters, and memorandums. Therefore, office information systems should be based on electronic forms which are the computer analog of paper forms.
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Sugihara, K., Miyao, J., Takayama, M., Kikuno, T., Yoshida, N. (1986). A Visual Language for Forms Definition and Manipulation. In: Chang, SK., Ichikawa, T., Ligomenides, P.A. (eds) Visual Languages. Management and Information Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1805-7_5
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