Most database entry forms are matched with printable field observation forms in Adobe pdf file format, which have been designed as “identical twins”, to the forms in the database. This helps field observers to enter their own data into the database. We provide a “one sheet per site system”. All field forms are one-page forms so that 2 forms will fit on the two sides of a sheet. The importance of using single sheets is that under field conditions, sheets may get shuffled around and data may be mixed.
The standard size for printing is on American 8 X 11 inches “letter size”.
To facilitate convenient printing, we have made a separate file in pdf format with easily recognizable names for each individual field form and united them in a zip file. These forms can be downloaded from http://www.worldbank.org/ca-env or
http://www.birdlist.org/nature_management/monitoring/monitoring.htm .
You may wish to format forms for your own needs. You may particularly wish to eliminate fields from Form II. This cannot be done in Adobe pdf files. Therefore we also provide the forms in MS Word format, so that you may redesign them to better suit your specific needs.
You can download a free copy of the pdf reader programme from: http://adobe.com
You can download a free copy of Winzip from http://winzip.com .
For printing on the European standard A4 size pages, a separate set of Adobe pdf files has been created and is posted on http://www.birdlist.org/nature_management/monitoring/monitoring.htm
Depending on the printer and the size of the paper, sometimes the form may be pushed onto a second page. In such case, the user is advised to reshape the size until it fits one page. Usually, changing the font size (for example from 8pt to 7.5 pt) solves the problem. To do so, select “Edit”, “select all”; click the font size “8” so that it turns blue and type in 7.5 and press “Enter”.
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