<s>
TheFormTool	B-Application
is	O
document	O
assembly	O
software	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
document	O
automation	O
or	O
forms	O
creation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TheFormTool	B-Application
operates	O
within	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TheFormTool	B-Application
inserts	O
a	O
grid	O
placed	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
and	O
into	O
a	O
Word	O
template	O
to	O
gather	O
answers	O
that	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
assemble	O
each	O
final	O
document	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TheFormTool	B-Application
enables	O
a	O
form	O
author	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
Word	O
template	O
that	O
gets	O
automatically	O
assembled	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
answers	O
given	O
by	O
form	O
Users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TheFormTool	B-Application
allows	O
document	O
Authors	O
to	O
create	O
intelligent	O
forms	O
and	O
obtains	O
document	O
assembly	O
via	O
a	O
simple	O
,	O
menu-driven	O
interface	O
,	O
using	O
point-and-click	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Form	O
Users	O
provide	O
answers	O
to	O
the	O
questions	O
and	O
then	O
the	O
TheFormTool	B-Application
automatically	O
assembles	O
the	O
completed	O
document	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
form	O
created	O
with	O
TheFormTool	B-Application
is	O
a	O
MS	B-Application
Word	I-Application
document	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
edited	O
,	O
saved	O
,	O
shared	O
and	O
managed	O
just	O
as	O
any	O
other	O
Word	O
document	O
or	O
template	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	O
captured	O
by	O
TheFormTool	B-Application
PRO	O
can	O
be	O
stored	O
in	O
an	O
XML	O
file	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
later	O
reuse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
American	O
Bar	O
Association	O
's	O
Law	O
Practice	O
Today	O
,	O
TheFormTool	B-Application
"	O
allow(s )	O
a	O
lawyer	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
document	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
auto-filled	O
with	O
absolutely	O
no	O
programming	O
skills.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
originally	O
directed	O
to	O
lawyers	O
,	O
TheFormTool	B-Application
"	O
is	O
useful	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
and	O
distribution	O
of	O
any	O
document	O
ranging	O
from	O
sales	O
pitches	O
and	O
other	O
form	O
letters	O
to	O
thank-you	O
notes	O
to	O
friends	O
and	O
relatives.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
TheFormTool	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
in	O
2011	O
by	O
of	O
Vashon	O
,	O
Washington	O
,	O
and	O
first	O
publicly	O
introduced	O
at	O
a	O
regional	O
meeting	O
of	O
NALS	O
,	O
the	O
national	O
association	O
of	O
legal	O
professionals	O
,	O
in	O
June	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
month	O
later	O
,	O
Scott	O
Campbell	O
,	O
TheFormTool	B-Application
's	O
developer	O
,	O
demonstrated	O
it	O
at	O
the	O
Washington	O
State	O
Bar	O
Association	O
's	O
2011	O
Solo	O
and	O
Small	O
Firm	O
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
Snapdone	O
and	O
created	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
to	O
market	O
TheFormTool	B-Application
to	O
law	O
firms	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TheFormTool	B-Application
and	O
TheFormTool	B-Application
PRO	O
were	O
first	O
distributed	O
generally	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
first	O
international	O
delivery	O
was	O
in	O
Hobart	O
,	O
Tasmania	O
,	O
Australia	O
in	O
January	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
significant	O
percentage	O
of	O
commercial	O
(	O
non-law	O
)	O
customers	O
use	O
TheFormTool	B-Application
to	O
create	O
an	O
array	O
of	O
forms	O
:	O
estimates	O
,	O
bids	O
,	O
RFPs	O
,	O
SOWs	O
and	O
bills	O
of	O
materials	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
uses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unrestricted	O
lifetime	O
license	O
is	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
free	O
version	O
of	O
TheFormTool	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
free	O
version	O
allows	O
a	O
form	O
Author	O
to	O
call	O
for	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
User	O
to	O
supply	O
,	O
text	O
,	O
numbers	O
,	O
or	O
dates	O
that	O
TheFormTool	B-Application
software	O
can	O
then	O
use	O
to	O
automatically	O
complete	O
a	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TheFormTool	B-Application
PRO	O
provides	O
additional	O
features	O
and	O
functions	O
that	O
enable	O
a	O
document	O
to	O
mimic	O
an	O
Author	O
's	O
complex	O
reasoning	O
using	O
conditional	O
decisioning	O
,	O
derived	O
answers	O
,	O
nested	O
logic	O
operators	O
,	O
two	O
dozen	O
math	O
functions	O
,	O
pronoun	O
,	O
singular/plural	O
and	O
count	O
fields	O
,	O
lists	O
,	O
master	O
lists	O
,	O
and	O
choices	O
to	O
construct	O
a	O
document	O
customized	O
for	O
its	O
circumstances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TheFormTool	B-Application
PRO	O
supports	O
shared	O
data	O
and	O
templates	O
and	O
network	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
TheFormTool	B-Application
PRO	O
v2.4	O
was	O
distributed	O
to	O
owners	O
of	O
TheFormTool	B-Application
PRO	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TheFormTool	B-Application
PRO	O
v2.4	O
is	O
more	O
than	O
six	O
times	O
as	O
fast	O
as	O
previous	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
Your	O
Dollar	O
Matters	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
spun	O
off	O
its	O
sponsorship	O
and	O
marketing	O
of	O
TheFormTool	B-Application
to	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
,	O
TheFormTool	B-Application
,	O
LLC	O
.	O
</s>
