Abstract: A mark sense form and an optical mark reader operate together as an optical mark reading system to accomplish the opposite side scanning of the mark sense form. The opposite side scanning mark sense form comprises a sheet of material having a timing track preprinted on only one side of the sheet and one or more response areas located on the opposite side of the sheet, or on both sides of the sheet, in a predetermined relationship to one of the timing marks in the timing track. The response areas may have an associated response bubble printed as an outline for the user in selectively marking the mark sense form with data marks.

Abstract: A data processing form used with photosensing apparatus that senses the presence of indicia in indicia-receiving locations on the form comprises a sheet of paper or like material. The form has a first control mark column containing a plurality of control marks in specified relation to a plurality of indicia-receiving locations on a first surface of said sheet. On the second surface of the sheet is a fail-safe mark opposite to and aligned with the first control mark column. The fail-safe mark has a continuous extend sufficient to connect at least two adjacent marks on said first surface, were such control marks on the second surface of said sheet in a location immediately opposite their location on said first surface.

Abstract: A desktop survey system for creating and scanning a survey form to be completed by a survey respondent, the survey form being printed on a scannable form having a preprinted timing track that can be scanned by an optical mark scanner is comprised of a processor for entering, editing, and formatting customized questions and corresponding response areas and for adjusting and aligning the locations of the questions and response areas to be printed on the scannable form, a printer for printing the customized questions and the corresponding response areas on the scannable form to create a customized survey form, and an optical mark scanner and attached processing means for defining the fields to be scanned, scanning the survey forms and tabulating and analyzing the results.

Abstract: A scannable form for an optical mark scanning apparatus in the form of a generally rectangular sheet of paper or like material having a preprinted timing track along one edge and a plurality of preprinted quality assurance marks is printed by a laser printer with customized questions and corresponding response bubbles to create a survey form. An overprint registration system is used in conjunction with the scannable forms to align material for printing on the scannable forms prior to printing the survey form by printing an overprint registration mark corresponding to at least one of the quality assurance marks and adjusting the position of said overprint registration mark to establish the alignment between the response bubbles to be printed and the preprinted timing track.