1. A method for optical mark recognition, comprising: generating a digital master document, storing the digital master document, printing a copy of the digital master document, wherein said printed copy receives at least one marking thereon; scanning the printed copy after it receives the at least one marking thereon; comparing the digital master document to the scanned copy to identify the at least one marking, wherein generating the digital master document comprises generating the digital master document based on a user defined selection of at least one stored field from a plurality of stored fields; and storing field characteristic information corresponding to the at least one selected stored field prior to the comparing the digital master document to the scanned copy and prior to the scanning of the printed copy.