Brady LabelMark 5 User Manual

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Software Version 5.0

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date of delivery to you as evidenced by a copy of your receipt, the software, as furnished, under normal use, will perform without significant errors that make it unusable. Brady's entire liability and your exclusive remedy under this warranty (which is subject to you returning the software to Brady) will be, at the option of Brady, to attempt to correct or help you around errors, to replace the software with functionally equivalent software or diskettes, or to refund the license fee of the software and terminate this Agreement.

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Table of Contents

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Application Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

General Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Format Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Data Refresh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

File Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Breadcrumbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Help Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Graphical Label Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Create New Label File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Searching the Master Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

By Printer Compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

By Width or Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Two-Sided Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Label Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Go To a Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Label Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Quick Zoom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Cursor Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Mouse Navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Adding Text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Graphical Label Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Print a Label File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Print Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Print Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Selecting a Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Printing Specific Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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Formatting a Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Behavior Common to All Label Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Selecting an Object. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Locking Elements on a Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Move Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Center on Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Z-Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Rotating Elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Delete an Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Undo/Redo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Command Multiplier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Copy Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Copy Object(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Insert a New Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Text Element. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Adding Text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Edit Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Delete Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Select Multiple Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Find/Replace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Text Element Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Flip-Flop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Image Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Add an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Resize Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Move the Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Image Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Line and Rectangle Elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Line Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Rectangle Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Barcode Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Add a Barcode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Barcode Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Data Bound (Linked) Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Edit Data Bound Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Split Linked Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Deleting Data Bound Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Date and Time Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Add Date/Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Format Date/Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Remove Date/Time Element. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Check Label Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Errors and Information Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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Label Errors List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Changing Label Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

WireMark Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Serialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

How Serialization Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Examples of Serialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Simple Serialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Format Serialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Advanced Serialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Edit Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Remove Serialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Label Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

File Naming Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Save Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Opening a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Open Upon Launch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

File Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Job Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Create a Job File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Add Label Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Save Job File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Open a Job File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Remove a Label File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Printing a Job File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Select a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Print from a Job File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Edit Print Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Close a Job File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Delete a Job File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Favorite Job Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Add to Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

View Favorite Job Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Search for Job Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Managing Custom Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Creating a Custom Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Export Custom Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Import Custom Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Delete Custom Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

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Managing Favorite Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Add to Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Searching Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Remove from Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Using Favorites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Manage Printer/Part Pairings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Data Import/Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Adding External Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Advanced Options (for importing data). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Queries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Sorting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Save Data Import Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Using a Data Import Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Refresh Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Microsoft Visio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Selected Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Export All Text Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Microsoft Excel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

AutoCAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Export All Text Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Export Current Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Manage Data Import Schemes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Edit a Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Create New Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Apply to Label File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Manage Data Serialization Schemes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Edit a Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Create New Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Apply to Label File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Create a Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Use a Template. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Edit a Template. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Printing Labels From Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Application Wizards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Control Panel Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Wire Harness Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

110-Block Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Edit 110-Block Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

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Introduction

NoteNote

LabelMark is a label design and management package which enables you to design a label based on material selection. It is designed to be used in an industrial environment with more demands on speed, accuracy and reliability of output.

LabelMark is a multi-document application where you can open multiple label files. The number of files that can be opened at any one time is constrained by system memory and resources.

Application Window

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Application Window

Open files display as tabbed documents, the name of the file appearing on the tab. If the document has not yet been saved, “Untitled #” displays in the tab, where # is the number of the untitled document on which you are working. The X on the tab is used to close that particular document.

If you close the document without saving, you will lose the data. A message displays asking if you want to save the document.

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Application Window

To move between different open documents:

1. Click the tab of the document you want to view.

The tab of the document accessed (the one in view) displays with a white background. The other document tabs display slightly grayed. You can have multiple documents opened at one time. If too many documents are open to display in one row of tabs, the screen displays another row of tabs behind the first one.

Window Element Description

Menu Menus provide functions or commands available in

the LabelMark program.

Toolbar Collection of menu shortcuts displayed on buttons.

The toolbar contains standard Windows application commands and commands specific to the LabelMark software, enabling you to process label-making tasks.

Status Bar Located at the bottom of the workspace window, the

status bar displays relevant information about the label and media on which you are working. The status bar contains the selected label part number and total number of labels in the current file.

Workspace The main area of the screen that displays the label file

on which you are working as well as other LabelMark functionality, such as managing custom parts, schemes, and favorites.

Properties Window Located on the right side of the Workspace window,

the properties window contains formatting functions for the label element on which you are working. The Properties window only displays when you are working on labels or templates.

Document tabs Display the names of open files or functionality

screens. If a file is new and has not yet been saved, the unsaved file is identified as “Untitled.”

Zoom Button Control Available for editing labels, templates, or custom

parts, the Zoom feature enables you to zoom in or out on a label document by dragging the button left or right. The zoom percentages range from 25% to 800%.

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Standard

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Toolbars

There are three toolbars that display in the editing window. They are:

•Standard

•Format

•Action

The toolbars display automatically when LabelMark is launched and contain the most commonly used elements in the LabelMark software program. The buttons on the toolbar are context sensitive, meaning their availability depends on what you are doing in the program.

The Standard toolbar consists of the following items:

Creates a new label file, template, or job.

Saves label files, templates, or jobs.

Sends a label file or template to the printer.

Cuts (removes) an element from a label for placement on another label or different area of the same label.

Pastes Cut or Copied elements on different labels, or different areas on the same label.

Redo - Returns the label/ document to the state before the Undo action was taken.

Opens a previously saved label file, template, or job.

Displays information about printers currently available to LabelMark.

Previews a label file or template before it is printed.

Copies (duplicates) elements on a label.

Undo - Returns the label/ document to the state before the last action was taken.

Permanently removes elements from a label, or a label from a label file.

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Toolbars

Format

The Format toolbar consists of the following items:

Button Function Button Function

Select a different font (typeface) and/or font size for a text element.

Horizontal Justification used to justify text (left, center, right) within the text element’s boundaries

Horizontal Text Alignment used to horizontally align elements on a label to each other (left, center, right).

Center Objects Vertical/ Horizontal centers elements vertically or horizontally to the label boundaries.

Font attributes used to apply Bold, Italics, or Underline to text elements.

Vertical Text Alignment used to vertically align elements on a label to each other (top, middle, bottom).

Rotation used to rotate elements on a label, left or right, 90 degrees at a time.

Bring to Front/Send to Back rearranges overlapping elements to allow visibility of all layers

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Used to view the first side, second side, or both sides of a 2-sided label. Available only when using 2-sided labels.

Action

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Toolbars

With the exception of the Selection Arrow tool, all other tools on the Action toolbar are only available when in Graphical Label Design mode.

Selects elements on a label, placing handles around the element to indicate it is selected.

Used to insert a graphic on a label.

Used to draw a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line on the label.

Used to enter text on a label.

Used to insert a barcode on a label.

Used to draw a square or rectangle on the label.

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Options

If you use a specific font most of the time, or you always print to a certain printer, you can set these features as defaults, thereby enabling you to bypass a number of formatting options whenever you create a label file.

To change the default settings:

1. Choose Tools>Options.

There are four categories of default settings listed on the left side of the Options dialog box.

2. Click the category containing the settings you want to change.

General Options

General Options set the following default options:

•Printer

• Units of Measure

•Language

• Allow graphical label design

• Show label copies user interface

Format Options

The Format Options is used to set the following default options:

•Font

•Size

• Style

• Horizontal Justification

• Line Spacing

• Automatic Text Formatting (including Auto sizing and the Flip character to use when applying the Flip-Flop function)

Auto Size

Selecting this option automatically adjusts the text size to fit the element size. As the text overflows the element width, the font is decreased until it fits the line or reaches the minimum font size of 6 points. After this point, text overflows beyond the zone. If you delete characters, the font size starts increasing up to the original font size.

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Data Refresh

The Data Refresh option is used to set the defaults for the following:

• Date/Time Refresh options

• Imported Data Refresh options

File Paths

The File Paths option is used to set the directory locations for the following:

• Label Files

• Template Files

•Image Files

•Jobs Files

• Serialization Files

• Custom Parts Files

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Help

The Help function of LabelMark 5.0 is an electronic reference manual that shows you how to work with many of the features of the LabelMark 5.0 software. You can access the Help files at any time while working with the LabelMark 5.0 software. To access Help:

1. Choose Help>User Guide.

OR Press [F1].

The contents are arranged into books. To view and/or hide the contents of a specific book:

2. Double click the book.

The subcontents are displayed.

To open a particular subtopic, displaying its contents:

3. Click the page icon.

Many of the Help topics are cross-referenced and are displayed as links in the form of colored underlined words, or phrases. Clicking these links jumps to the referenced topic.

To return to the previous Help screen:

1. Click Back button.

OR Press [Backspace].

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Help

Breadcrumbs

The content hierarchy displays in the upper right corner of every screen. This hierarchy is known as “breadcrumbs.” To return to any topic listed in the breadcrumb trail:

1. Click the specific topic.

Help Search

To get Help on a particular word or topic:

1. Click Search tab.

2. Enter the word or topic for which you are searching.

The search string is not case sensitive and you can enter spaces between words of the search string.

3. Click List Topics.

4. Click the item in the list, then click Display.

The searched-for word/phrases are highlighted throughout the topic.

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Getting Started

This section describes the process of creating a label with minimal formatting, basic editing techniques, and printing the label.

Graphical Label Design

Before designing a label, determine what needs to be placed on the label. If your label design includes graphics, lines, rectangles, or barcodes, you must be in Graphical Label Design mode. If you do not select Allow Graphical Label Design, the label part number selected will display with lines available only for text.

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Graphical Label Design

Graphic Label Design - OFF Graphic Label Design - ON

When you select a part number in the Create New/Open dialog box, you can turn the Graphical Label Design option on or off by clicking the Graphical Label Design option box. However, if you want to ensure that Graphical Label Design is always turned on (or off), set the property in the Tools>Options>General Options dialog box. (See page 6 for more information.)

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Create New Label File

A label file can be one label or multiple labels saved together as one file. When launching LabelMark 5.0, you are immediately presented with the Create New dialog box, enabling you to begin the process of designing a new label.

The Create New dialog box defaults to the master Parts List. The Parts List is a list of media stock, the part name being the identifying code given to the specific media. For example, LAT28 is the part name assigned to 8.5 x 11 stock.

To start a new label file:

1. Click the part number to use. (This is a scrollable list displaying the specifics about the

part numbers along with a graphic representation of the layout of the labels.)

2. Click OK.

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Searching the Master Parts List

You can narrow a large Master list of part numbers through searching. You can search by:

•Part Name

• Printer Compatibility

• Part Family

• Width

• Height

You can search on these fields individually or in combination. If searching in combination, the results are abstracted based on the order in which the fields are selected for search criteria. For example, if the first search criteria narrows the results to 100, the information in the next search field further filters those 100 results to a more narrow list. It does not search the entire database again. Likewise, if the data from the second search field is removed, the results returns to the part numbers displayed from the criteria in the first search field.

By Part Name

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Create New Label File

To search the master parts list by part name:

1. In the By Part Name: field, enter the name/number of the part you want to use.

As you enter the part number characters, or portions of the part numbers, the list immediately abstracts those part numbers that have the entered characters in that position in their name. The list narrows after each letter entered.

To return to the full Master list:

2. Highlight the text in the By Part Name field, then press [Delete].

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By Printer Compatibility

You can also search by Printer Compatibility. To search for parts from the Master List by printer:

1. In the By Printer Compatibility field, click the drop down arrow and select the desired

printer.

Only those parts that are compatible with the selected printer are listed.

If data remains in the By Part Name field when you select Printer Compatibility, the returned part numbers are drawn from the smaller list previously abstracted from the By Part Name field search. If you want to search the entire Master list by printer compatibility, be sure the By Part Name field is empty.

To remove criteria from the Printer Compatibility field:

2. Click the red X next to the field.

This deletes the selected entry and immediately displays the Master list (or abstracted list) that existed before the Printer Compatibility field was selected.

By Part Family

The Part Family refers to the various types of label media, such as die cut, continuos, sleeve, etc. To search by Part Family:

3. In the By Part Family field, click the drop down arrow and select the desired Part Family.

Only those parts that are contained within the selected Part Family are displayed.

To remove criteria from the Part Family field:

4. Click the red X next to the field.

By Width or Height

To search for specific part numbers based on the Width or Height of the label you want to use:

1. Click the Width or Height field.

2. Enter the preferred width or height of the label for which you are searching. The width or

height is entered in inches or millimeters, depending on the property selected in Tools>Options>General Options dialog box. (See page 6 for more information.)

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Editor

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View

The Label Editor is activated in the Workspace area of the application window. The Label Editor has two types of views.

• Single label view, where only one label is visible at a time.

• Multi-label view, where multiple labels are laid out in rows and columns, similar to the way they are laid out on the liner. The labels are numbered, left to right, top to bottom.

By default, the Editor displays in multi-label view. (If a two-sided label is the selected part, the “side 1 only” view is the default.) You can switch between the above two views.

In multi-label view, the Editor displays the maximum number of labels that can fit in the Editor window, even though the labels are not yet created.

Horizontal and vertical rulers (located at the top and on the left side of the Editor) are visible when a single label is viewed. The ruler measurement units are based on the measurement units that you set in the Options function. (See page 6 for more information.) The rulers track the mouse movement for cursor position and highlights the label’s editable area.

View

When you start a new label file, if the selected part number contains more than one label, it displays the multiple labels on the screen with a circled number next to each label to indicate where that label is on the media liner.

To view one label in a multi-label layout:

1. Click the label you want to view alone.

2. Choose Visionless Label Layout

That label displays by itself in the upper left corner of the screen.

When applying serialization, adding date/time text, or using the Command Multiplier, you do not have to have all labels visible.

To view all the labels in a multi-label layout:

1. Choose View> Multiple Label Layout.

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View

Two-Sided Labels

Some label parts allow printing on both sides of the label. To view each side, separately or together:

Choose View>Two-Sided Sleeve>Side # (where # is the number of the side you want to view). OR Click one of the 2-sided buttons .

Label Copies

You can indicate the number of copies of a single label to print by using the Label Copies toggle button. When viewing, the toggle button displays next to each label indicating that you can set different number of copies for each label. The summation of copies for each individual label displays in the Total labels: field in the Print dialog box. (See “Print

Dialog Box” on page 25 for more information.)

To display the Label Copies toggle button:

1. Choose View>Label Copies.

To indicate the number of copies to print of that particular label:

2. Click the up/down toggles.

The Label Copies option can be removed from the Workspace by selecting VIew>Label Copies again to remove the checkmark.

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Go To a Label

Regardless of which view you are in (single or multiple labels), you can move to different labels in the file using the Go To function. To go to a specific label, if the label is not visible on the screen:

1. Choose Edit>Go To Label…

OR Press Ctrl+G.

2. Enter the number of the label you want to access.

3. Click OK.

OR Press Enter.

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Go To a Label

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Go To a Label

Label Navigation

If you are in Single Label Layout, the Label Navigation buttons display on the right side of the Status Bar.

To go to the a specific label in the file:

1. Highlight the current number in the Label Navigation numbered field.

2. Enter the number of the label you want to go to.

3. Press [Enter].

To move to the next label:

4. Click Next .

To move to the previous label:

5. Click Previous .

To move to the last label in the file:

6. Click Last .

To move to the first label in the file:

7. Click First .

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Zoom

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Zoom

The Editor supports zooming functionality in all views. You can zoom from 25% to 800%. Zoom factors in 25% increments, although you can enter a custom zoom percentage at any increment between 25% and 800%.

Fit to Width zooms the label so it will fit the current width of the Editor window.

The Editor supports horizontal and vertical scrolling when displayed elements do not fit the display area.

To zoom in or out of a label:

1. Choose View>Zoom....

2. Click the drop down arrow in the Predefined Value field and select the zoom percentage

desired.

3. Click [OK].

If the zoom percentage is not available in the Predefined Value field:

1. Click Custom Value radio button.

2. Enter the percentage desired.

3. Click OK.

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Zoom

Quick Zoom

A Zoom control scale displays in the lower right corner of the Status Bar. To quickly change the zoom percentage of the label file:

1. Drag the zoom control button to the right of the scale to increase the size.

2. Drag the zoom control button to the left of the scale to decrease the size.

As you drag the zoom button, the zoom percentage displays in a pop-up box directly above the zoom control button.

By clicking the zoom line along which the button travels, you can change the zoom incrementally 25% on each click.

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Cursor Movement

Function Key Description

Scroll Up In a multi-label file, scrolls one label row up.

Scroll Down In a multi-label file, scrolls one label row down.

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Cursor Movement

First

Last

Move Up

Move Down

Move Left

• Moves to the first label in the file.

• In Text Element, moves to the beginning of the line of text.

• Moves to the last label in the file.

• In Text Element, moves to the end of the line of text.

• If a label is selected in a multi-label file, moves to the label above.

• If on a label element, selects the element above the current element.

• If on the last element, moves to the label above, selecting the bottom element on that label.

• If a label is selected in a multi-label file, moves to the label below.

• If on a label element, selects the element below the current element.

• If on the last element, moves to the label below, selecting the top element on that label.

• If a label is selected in a multi-label file, moves to the label on the left.

• If on a label element, selects the element to the left of the current selected element.

• If on the top left element, moves to the label on the left, selecting the right-most element on that label.

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Cursor Movement

Function Key Description

Move Right

• If a label is selected in a multi-label file, moves to the label on the right.

• If on a label element, selects the element to the right of the current selected element.

• If on the right-most element, moves to the label on the right, selecting the left-most element on that label.

Next Label Moves to the next label in a file.

Previous Label Moves to the previous label in a file.

Nudge Element Up

Nudge Element Down

Nudge Element Left

Nudges a selected element up by one grid unit.

Nudges a selected element down by one grid unit.

Nudges a selected element left by one grid unit.

Nudge Element Right

Go To Invokes the GO TO Label dialog box, to go to a

Find Invokes the Find dialog box, to search for

Find Next Finds the next occurrence of the searched for

Find and Replace

Select All Elements

Nudges a selected element right by one grid unit.

specific label.

specific text in a label file.

text.

Invokes the Find and Replace dialog box to replace searched-for text with different text.

Selects all elements on a label.

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Select All Labels Selects all labels in the label file.

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Cursor Movement

Cancel Current Action

Cancels the current action, which includes canceling a context menu or a dialog box.

Clipboard Copy Copies selected elements or labels and places

the duplicates on the clipboard.

Clipboard Cut Removes selected elements or labels from the

Editor and places them on the clipboard. This action(s) supports undo/redo.

Clipboard Paste Pastes the contents from the clipboard onto a

selected label. This action(s) supports undo/ redo.

Undo Undo the last action. Puts the element or label

back to the state it was in before the last action was taken.

Redo Redo the previous action that was “undone.”

Puts the element or label back to the state it was in before Undo was enacted.

Command Multiplier

Invokes the Command Multiplier dialog box. Copies objects or the contents of entire labels and pastes the items multiple times, according to your specifications. (See “Data Bound (Linked) Objects” on

page 70 for more

information.)

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Mouse Navigation

Function Button Action Description

Select Left Click Selects a label element or the label itself.

Context Menu Right Click Displays the applicable context menu for the

selected element or label.

Extended MultiSelect Items

Multi-Select Contiguous Items

Scroll Up/Down Scroll Wheel If vertical scrolling is enabled, scrolls the

Zoom CTRL + Scroll

Drag and Drop/ Move

Lasso Left Button

CTRL + Left Click

SHIFT + Left Click

Wheel

Left Button Drag

Drag

Used to select one or more non-contiguous elements or labels. (Non-contiguous refers to elements or labels that are not next to each other.)

Used to select a range of contiguous labels. (Contiguous refers to labels next to each other.) This function does not apply to elements.

document up or down.

Zooms a label up or down. To Zoom Out, hold the CTRL key while scrolling down. To Zoom IN, hold the CTRL key while scrolling up.

Moves a selected label element within a label. Resizes the element if the mouse is positioned on one of the handles of the selected element.

Selects multiple items if the mouse is NOT positioned on any selected item. (See “Selecting Multiple Elements” on information.)

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Adding Text

Once a label or template file is created or opened, the label editor is activated for the chosen label part. If not using Graphical Label Design mode, you are automatically in text mode and only text can be added to the label. The cursor displays as an “I-beam” indicating text can be entered.

To add text to a label:

1. Click on the label where text should be added.

A blue dotted line displays around the label indicating that label is selected, i.e., the focus is directed to that label.

2. Type the text.

Graphical Label Design

If using Graphical Label Design mode, to add text:

1. Click on the label where text should be added.

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Adding Text

2. Choose Insert>Label Objects>Text.

On the Action toolbar, click the Text button .

The mouse pointer becomes an I-beam, indicating that text can be entered.

3. Click the mouse where the text should be placed.

4. Enter the text.

A border displays around the text as it is being entered. This border represents the text line.

5. When finished entering the text, click anywhere on the screen to remove the typing line

borders.

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Print a Label File

Print Preview

Print a Label File

Print Preview

While the Editor displays labels as they appear on the liner, to get a better view of how the data will register on the actual printed labels, use Print Preview.

To preview your label file, from the Editing screen:

The label file displays, at 100%, as they will print on the selected printer.

1. Choose File>Print Preview.

Click Print Preview .

2. To view labels close up, click Zoom In .

3. Click Zoom Out to lower the zoom percentage.

4. Click Fit to Width to display labels across the width of the preview screen.

5. To return to normal print preview, click Zoom 100% .

6. To close the print preview window, click Close .

If, after previewing the labels, you want to print, from the Print Preview window:

7. Click Print .

This displays the Print dialog box, where you can change the printer, select specific labels to print, or indicate a number of copies to print.

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Print Dialog Box

For each label file you want to print, you can do the following:

• Select the printer you want to use to print the label file

• Set the number of copies to print. (By default, only one copy of labels containing data prints at a time.).

• Set the range of labels to print. (By default, all labels with data print.)

• For 2-sided sleeve material, select which side to print (side one, side two, or both).

• Select whether to print second side as standard or reverse (white on black).

• Adjust horizontal and/or vertical print position offsets.

• Print in label saver mode where you can choose to print more than one row or column per label.

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Print Dialog Box

Selecting a Printer

To print a label file, one label in a file, or a range of labels in a file, with the label file active:

1. Choose File>Print.

Click Print (on the Editing screen toolbar or from Print Preview).

The print dialog box displays, with the name of your default printer in the Name: field. You are presented with a list of installed printers from which to choose. To switch to a different printer:

2. Click the drop down arrow in the Name: field and select the printer you want to use.

When you create labels, the predesigned label templates are set up to print on a specific printer. If you change the printer, you may have to adjust the print position (registration) so the information prints correctly on the labels.

3. Adjust the print position (if needed) by entering the horizontal and vertical position in the

Print position adjustment field.

Use numbers to enter the Horizontal and Vertical position. The positioning is measured in inches or millimeters, depending on what you have set in the General Options. You can enter a fraction as a decimal (e.g., ¼ inch is entered as 0.25).

Printing Specific Labels

In the Labels to print section, File label copies is the default. This prints all labels in the label file that contain data.

If you use the Label Copies toggle button in the Workspace, the indicated number of copies automatically displays in the Total labels: field in the Print dialog box.

If you want to print only one label in a label file:

1. Select the label you want to print.

2. Choose File>Print.

3. In the Labels to print section of the Print dialog box, click Selected labels only radio

button.

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If you want to print a number of labels from a label file, but not the entire label file:

4. In the Labels to print section of the Print dialog box, click Range of labels radio button.

5. In the Print range definitions section of the Print dialog box, click Add.

6. To enter the starting label number of the range to print, double click the number displayed

under Start.

7. Enter the label number of the start of the range to print.

8. To enter the end label number of the range to print, double click the number displayed

under End.

9. Enter the label number of the end of the range to print.

10. To print multiple copies of the selected range, double click Copies cell in the Print range

definitions section.

11. Enter the number of copies of the selected range to print.

12. Click Print.

The Sub Total cell determines how many labels will print based on the selected range and the number of copies of that range. (Click the Sub Total cell to refresh the screen.) If, in the Label copies field of the Labels to print section, you enter a number of copies, the Total labels: will reflect the subtotal of the range of labels to print multiplied by the number in the Label copies field.

Example: The range of labels to print starts with label #2 and ends

with label #4. That is three labels to print (2, 3, and 4). If the number of copies to print is 5, the subtotal would be 15 (3 labels x 5 copies = 15 labels).

If you enter another number of copies in the Label copies field, the subtotal will be multiplied by this number and you will get more sets of labels printed.

In the above example, you have a subtotal of 15 labels. The Label copies number (in the Labels to print section) is 3, the Total labels: field indicates 45 labels will be printed. (Subtotal 15 labels x Label copies: 3; 15 x 3 = 45.)

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Formatting a Label

NoteNote

Each label contains elements that represent user content, such as text, barcode etc. This section details these elements.

To use any of these elements, you must be in Graphical Label Design. This option is set in the Create New/Open dialog box or in the Tools>Options dialog box. If this option is not selected, the label opens in Text mode displaying lines where you can only enter text.

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Graphic Label Design - OFF Graphic Label Design - ON

Figure 1 • Text Only and Graphical Mode label design

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Behavior Common to All Label Objects

Label Objects are tools used to place elements on a label. These objects include:

•Text

• Graphics (Pictures and symbols)

•Lines

• Rectangles

• Barcodes

Elements are placed on the label through the use of label objects found on the Action toolbar or in the Insert>Label Objects menu. To place an element on a label:

1. In the Action toolbar, click the label object to use.

OR Choose Insert>Label Objects>(Object to use).

2. With the label object selected, draw a frame on the label that will contain a graphic.

OR, if using the text element:

Click the mouse on the label where the text should begin. (The line length automatically increases as you enter text.)

Selecting an Object

In order to format, edit, size, or move an element, it must be selected. Selecting an element places the focus on the element, enabling formatting functions to be performed only on that item. To select an element:

1. Using the Selection tool , click the element.

A series of dots display around the element, one on each corner and one on each side. These dots are called “handles.” The presence of the handles indicates that the element is selected.

To remove the handles:

2. Click anywhere on the screen.

The handles on the elements may display in different colors, each color signifying a specific rule for resizing and moving the element. The following table illustrates these rules.

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Handle Color Description

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Clear (on text elements)

Clear (or solid white) handles indicate the element cannot be resized by dragging handle. To resize text, you must change the font size. While you cannot resize the text element by dragging a handle, you can still move the text element to different areas on the label.

Clear (on graphic elements)

Clear (or solid white) handles on a graphic element indicate that you cannot resize the element in the direction of that handle. Even though you may not be able to resize, you can still move the graphic to a different area on the label.

Green (on graphic elements)

Red (on graphic elements)

Green handles indicate the graphic can be resized by dragging the handle in the direction of the handle.

Red handles indicate that part of the element is outside the printable area.

Green Locks Green, padlock-shaped handles indicate the element is locked and

cannot be resized or moved to different areas on the label using the mouse. You can, however, adjust the size and position properties of the element using the Properties box at the right.

Clear (White) Locks The Clear (or solid white) padlock-shaped handles indicate the

element cannot be sized or repositioned by any means (mouse or Properties box). The element is locked.

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Selecting Multiple Elements

You can perform some functions on multiple elements at one time (such as moving, copying, etc.), provided those elements are all selected. The following table describes how to select multiple elements or labels.

Selection Items Action Procedure

Elements Ctrl + Left Click Holding the CTRL key, click the left mouse

button on the elements to be selected.

Elements Lasso*

(See Figure 2

on page 33)

Labels (Non-

Ctrl + Left Click Holding the CTRL key, click the left mouse

contiguous)

Labels (Contiguous) Shift + Left Click

1. Position the mouse on a corner of the

label just above, below, left or right of the elements you want to select. DO NOT PLACE THE MOUSE ON AN ELEMENT!

2. Drag the mouse diagonally to “draw”

the selection line (lasso) around the elements you want to select.

button on the labels to be selected.

The labels DO NOT have to be next to each other.

1. Click the first label to be included in the

selection.

2. Holding the Shift key, click the last

label to be included in the selection.

The labels MUST BE next to each other, in a row or column.

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Figure 2 • Demonstration of lasso technique

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Locking Elements on a Label

Locking an element disables it, preventing it from being edited, sized, or moved. When locked, the selection handles change appearance, indicating the element is in a locked state.

To lock an element:

1. Click the element to display the handles.

2. Choose Edit>Lock/Unlock>Lock.

To unlock an element, thereby freeing up an element for editing:

1. Click the locked element to display the handles.

2. Choose Edit>Lock/Unlock>Unlock.

If you want to lock all elements on a label, choose Lock All under the Edit>Lock/Unlock menu. If locking everything, you do not have to select any particular element on the label. Likewise, if you are not sure which element is locked, choosing Unlock All from the Edit>Lock/Unlock menu unlocks everything without having to first select an element.

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Move Element

To move an element to another location on the label:

1. Click the element to display the handles.

2. Place the mouse on the element itself (NOT on a handle)

The mouse turns into a cross.

3. Drag the element to the desired location on the label.

4. When finished, click anywhere on the screen to remove the handles from the element.

Properties

When a label element is selected, the Properties box displays. Use the Properties box to make desired changes to the element. The options available in the Properties box varies according to the element selected.

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Figure 3 • Text element Properties box.

To adjust the properties of an element:

1. On the label, click the element you want to format.

2. In the displayed Properties box, make the editing changes desired.

The formatting changes to the element display.

Alignment

The Align function aligns elements on a label, horizontally or vertically to each other. Because you are aligning elements to each other, at least two elements must be selected in order to use the align function.

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Items centered vertically to each other

Items centered horizontally to each other

Figure 4 • Example of vertical and horizontal alignment

If you apply top, middle, or bottom alignment to items centered vertically to each other (or apply left, center, or right alignment to items centered horizontally to each other), the elements will align on top of each other, creating a layered effect. (See “Z-Order” on page 37 for more information.)

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Elements centered vertically to each other Elements aligned to the middle of each

To align elements:

other

Figure 5 • Example of vertical selection with horizontal alignment

1. Select the elements to align to each other.

(See “Selecting an Object” on page 30 for more information.)

2. Choose Format>Align.

3. Choose the alignment desired.

Center on Label

To place an element (text or graphic) directly in the middle of a label (vertically and horizontally), use the center objects command.

1. Click the element to display handles.

To center the element vertically on the label:

2. On the Formatting toolbar, click Center Object Vertically .

Choose Format>Center Object Vertically.

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To center the element horizontally on the label:

3. On the Formatting toolbar, click Center Object Horizontally .

Choose Format>Center Object Horizontally.

You can center a number of elements vertically or horizontally on a label at one time. The elements, however, will retain their respective original distance from each other. In other words, if the elements have previously been aligned to each other, they will retain their alignment but be centered on the label as a group.

Elements can be stacked one on top of the other, such as text over a graphic, to form what appears to be one element. Z-Order refers to the arrangement (order) of the elements, in front or behind each other. To get the desired effect, rearrange the layers.

Drawing 1 - Overlapping image and lines. Drawing 2 - The image is selected and

“Bring to Front” applied.

Figure 6 • Example of overlapping elements

To rearrange the overlapping elements:

1. Click one of the elements in the stack.

2. Depending on how you want to stack the elements, in the Formatting toolbar, click Bring

to Front or Send to Back .

Choose Format>Order>Bring to Front or Send to Back.

Repeat the above process as often as necessary to gain the desired effect.

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Behavior Common to All Label Objects

Rotating Elements

You can rotate elements clockwise or counter clockwise in 90 degree increments. When rotating an element on a label, the point of rotation is the center of the element.

To rotate an element:

1. To display handles, click the element to rotate.

2. Choose Format>Rotate.

3. Choose Rotate Right 90°.

Be aware of the size of the element and where it is placed on the label. If the width of an element is larger than the height, when rotation is applied, it may appear to move off the label.

Click to rotate the element clockwise.

4. Choose Rotate Left 90°.

Click to rotate the element counterclockwise.

You can repeat the rotation to achieve additional 90° increments (i.e., 90°, 180°, 270°).

To rotate an element to any increment of 360°, use the Properties box.

1. Click the element to rotate.

2. In the Rotation field of the Properties box, enter the degree to which you want to rotate.

Enter the degree as a whole number, not a fraction or decimal. Example: Forty-five degrees is entered as 45.

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Delete an Element

To remove an element from a label:

1. To display handles, click the element to be removed.

2. Press the [Delete] key.

Choose Edit>Delete.

Click Delete . on the Standard toolbar.

The element is removed from the label.

Undo/Redo

The Undo function “undoes” the last action taken, whether editing an element, adding information, or deleting data. It puts the element or label back to the state it was in before the last action was taken.

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The Redo function “undoes” the Undo function. It places the element or label back to the state it was in before the last Undo was enacted.

To undo an action:

1. Click the button.

OR Press [Ctrl + Z].

To redo an action that has been undone:

2. Click the button.

OR Choose Edit>Undo.

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Command Multiplier

The Command Multiplier is a unique feature that enables you to duplicate entire labels, or specific elements of a label, onto the other labels in a file. This saves time when you need to create a large amount of redundant labels. If an entire label has been copied through the Command Multiplier, you can edit the contents of just one of the labels and the editing occurs on all the copied labels concurrently.

The specific commands available in the Command Multiplier are:

• Copy Label

• Copy Object(s)

Copy Label

To copy a label (and all elements on the label):

1. Click the label to copy.

2. Choose Edit>Command Multiplier.

3. Click Copy Label radio button (if not already selected).

4. In the Apply to field, click the down arrow and select the desired option.

5. In the Start at label number field, indicate the number of the label on which to start the

copying.

6. In the Number of times to repeat field, indicate how many labels the copied label should

be applied to.

The Summary field indicates on which labels the copied data will be placed.

7. Click OK.

Custom List

To create a custom list of labels on which to apply the copy command:

1. In the Apply to field, click the down arrow and select Custom List.

2. In the Custom List field entry box, indicate the label numbers to which the label contents

or specific label element will be copied. Separate multiple label numbers with a comma. (E.g., 2, 5, 8)

3. Click OK.

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If there are only parts of a label that need to be repeated, use the Copy Object(s) function of the Command Multiplier. The Copy Object(s) function only duplicates the selected objects on a label, allowing you to enter different elements on each individual label. For example., the text is the same on all labels, but each label contains a different graphic.

To duplicate a specific element of a label (not the entire label):

1. Click the element on the label that you want to duplicate.

2. Choose Edit>Command Multiplier.

3. Click Copy Object(s).

4. In the Apply to field, click the down arrow and select the desired option.

5. In the Start at label number field, enter the number of the first label on which to apply the

copied object.

6. In the Number of times to repeat field, enter how many times the object should be

duplicated.

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7. Click OK.

Copying specific objects of a label adds those objects to the contents of other labels. It does not insert new blank labels to receive the copied element.

If you duplicate the contents of an entire label, you still can customize an individual label in the duplicated group by adding a separate element to the label, outside of the copied information. For instance, if the label you copied contains only text, that text displays on all the labels in the Command Multiplier sequence. You could access one of those labels and add a specific graphic. Because the graphic element is outside the copied label element (text), it will display only on the label to which it was added.

On the other hand, if you edit an element that is part of the copied information, the editing changes take effect on all the labels to which the information was copied.

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Insert a New Label

You can insert a new, blank label in front of another label. When you insert a new label, the selected label and all following labels are pushed to the right and down the string of labels.

To insert a new label:

1. Select the label in front of which the new label will be placed.

2. Choose Insert>Insert Label.

OR Press Insert key.

You can repeat the above procedure for as many new, blank labels as desired.

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Text Element

Text elements contain user-defined text and characters, allowing direct data entry on the label. Only alphanumeric characters can be used in a text element. Text elements can be single or multi-line, however the text element does not “wrap” text (i.e., automatically start a new line when the label boundary has been reached). For a multi-line text entry, press [Enter] to start a new line.

Adding Text

To add text to a label when the Graphic Label Design function is turned on:

1. Click the Text label object on the Action toolbar.

Choose Insert>Label Objects>Text.

The mouse pointer becomes an I-beam, indicating that text can be entered.

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2. Click the mouse on the label at the point where the text should be placed.

3. Enter the text.

A border displays around the text as it is being entered. This indicates the text line.

To add another line of text:

4. Press [Enter].

5. When finished entering the text, click anywhere on the screen to remove the typing line

borders.

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Edit Text

Clicking a text element one time displays handles on the element and treats the element as a graphic. When the handles are displayed, you can move the text element to another position on the label or you can apply formatting changes. However, if you want to actually edit the text string (change the wording) you need to access the text string by entering the text element itself.

To add or delete text from the text element:

1. Double click the text element to access the text string.

The text line border re-displays and the cursor blinks at the beginning of the text string.

To add text to the text string:

2. Click the mouse in the text string where the text should be added.

3. Enter the text.

Delete Text

You can remove characters from the text string with the Delete key or the Backspace key. The Delete key deletes characters one at a time from the position of the cursor to the right; the Backspace key deletes characters one at a time from the position of the cursor to the left.

To delete characters using the Delete key or Backspace key, after accessing the text string:

1. Click the mouse to the left or right of what you want to delete.

2. Press the Delete key to delete characters to the right of the cursor; press Backspace to

delete characters to the left of the cursor.

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You can delete or edit multiple characters at a time by first highlighting the characters you want to edit. The following table indicates highlighting techniques once you have accessed the text string.

Action Procedure

Drag Holding the left mouse button, drag across the characters to

highlight.

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Shift + Click

1. Click the left mouse button at the beginning of what you want to

highlight.

2. Holding the Shift key, click the left mouse button at the end of

what you want to highlight.

Shift + End

1. Click the left mouse button at the beginning of what you want to

highlight.

2. Holding the Shift key, press the [End] key to highlight to the end

of the line.

Shift + Home

1. Click the left mouse button at the end of what you want to

highlight.

2. Holding the Shift key, press the [Home] key to highlight to the

beginning of the line.

Double Click To highlight a word, double click the left mouse button on the word

to select.

Triple Click To highlight an entire line, triple click the left mouse button on the

line to select.

Once text is highlighted, you can delete all the highlighted characters by pressing either the Delete key or the Backspace key. You can also type new text directly over the highlighted characters, thereby deleting text and adding new text at the same time. With multiple characters highlighted, you can also apply different attributes, such as bold and underline, or change the font and font size on all the selected characters at one time.

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Text Element

Find/Replace

To search for specific data on a label in a multi-label file, use the Find function of LabelMark. The system can search for characters, words, or text strings. When it searches the label file for the data, the default is to move from left to right, top to bottom. You can reverse the direction to have it move from right to left, bottom to top. To search for data in a label file:

1. Choose Edit>Find.

OR Press [CTRL + F].

The Find/Replace dialog box displays.

2. In the Find what field, enter the data for which you are searching.

If the data you are searching for occurs in upper or lower case exclusively, enter the search string in the exact case you want to match, then:

3. Click Match case.

If you are searching from the middle or end of the label file and want LabelMark to search backward towards the beginning of the file:

4. Click the Up option box.

When ready to begin the search:

5. Click Find Next.

LabelMark moves to the first occurrence of the data in the direction you specified, selecting the label and highlighting the data. To find the next occurrence:

6. Press Find Next again.

The Find/Replace dialog box remains on the screen for as long as you need it. You can edit the highlighted text string, then click Find Next to move to the next label to edit. When finished with the Find/Replace dialog box:

7. Click Close.

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Text Element

Replace

To change multiple occurrences of specific data to something else, use the Replace feature of the Find function. To replace data:

1. Choose Edit>Replace....

OR Click the Replace tab in the Find dialog box.

The Find/Replace dialog box displays.

2. In the Find what field, enter the data that will be replaced.

3. Click the Replace with field.

OR Press [Tab].

4. Enter the replacement text string.

When searching for and/or replacing a small word that could be part of another word, in the Find what and Replace with field, enter a space before and after the word. That way you will avoid changing a word not meant to be changed. For instance, you want to change the phrase “This is” to “This was.” You tell the system to find “is” and change it to “was.” The letters “i s” are part of the word “This.” By placing a space before and after “is,” LabelMark searches for “is” as a word by itself. If you do not place a space before and after, your phrase would be changed to “Thwas was...”

5. Click Find Next.

LabelMark moves to the first occurrence of the search string, in the direction you specified. With the found search string highlighted on the label:

6. Click Replace.

To continue to the next occurrence:

7. Click Find Next again, then click Replace.

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8. Continue to click Find Next until all occurrences have been changed.

If you are confident that your search string and replacement text are correct, you can replace the data on all the labels at one time. After entering the search string and replacement text in the Find dialog box:

9. Click Replace all.

All occurrences of the search string on all the labels in the file are changed with the replacement text. A message displays the number of occurrences that have been changed.

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Text Element Properties

Property To Use

Locked Click this option box to protect the text string from being edited,

Printable This option box is selected by default. Remove the checkmark if

Rotation Use this field to achieve a custom rotation, i.e., some increment of

Left Indicates the distance the left edge of the text element is from the

Top Indicates the distance the top of the text element is from the top of

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and the text element from being moved or resized.

you do not want the particular text element to print on the label.

360°.

left edge of the label. For a more precise movement of the text element, enter the measured distance in the Left field.

the label. For a more precise movement of the text element, enter the measured distance in the Top field.

Font Indicates the current font in use. To change the font:

1. In the Font field, click the down arrow.

2. Select a font from the drop down list.

Font Size Indicates the current size of the font in use. To change the font size:

1. In the Font size field, click the down arrow.

2. Select a size from the drop down list.

OR Enter a point size in the field.

Bold Click the Bold option box to place all lines of the selected text in

bold face.

Italics Click the Italics option box to place all selected text in italics.

Underline Click the Underline option box to place an underline on all selected

text.

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Property To Use

Horizontal Justification

Horizontal justification aligns the text within the boundaries of the text element, not within the boundaries of the label. To change the horizontal justification:

1. In the Horizontal Justification field, click the down arrow.

2. Select the desired justification.

Line Spacing Line Spacing is incremented in point size. Normal, readable spacing

uses an additional 2 points from the font size. For instance, when using a 12 point font, the line spacing would be 14 pt (12 plus 2). In the Line Spacing field, enter only the additional point size desired to vertically stretch or shrink the lines of text. To change Line Spacing:

1. Click the Line Spacing field.

2. Enter the additional point size over and above the font size.

Note: To retain normal line spacing, leave this field blank or enter ‘0’.

Expand/Condense Expanding and condensing data affects the spacing between

characters in a word, giving the appearance of stretching or shrinking the word horizontally. Data can be expanded or condensed according to predefined increments (percentages). To Expand or Condense a word:

1. In the Expand/Condense field, double click the number

currently filling the field.

2. Enter the percentage to expand or condense.

Auto Fit Auto Fit adjusts the font size automatically to fit the element size.

Underline 6/9 characters

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Note: One hundred percent is normal. The lower the percentage, the more condensed the word; the higher the percentage, the more expanded the word.

As the text overflows the element width, the font size decreases until it fits the text line. Auto Fit is the default. To maintain a specific font size, remove the checkmark from the Auto Fit option box.

Check this option if you need to distinguish between the number 6 or the number 9 on a label that could be wrapped around an object, thereby displaying upside-down.

Flip-Flop

NoteNote

The Flip Flop feature works on text elements only. It transposes, or reorders, lines of text or the positions of words in a single line of text. The Flip Flop feature works vertically on multiple lines of text or horizontally on a single line of text.

In a vertical flip flop, the multiple text lines are transposed, with the top lines placed at the bottom, and vice versa. If you have more than two lines of text, the lines pivot around the middle line of text.

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You do not need a flip character for top-to-bottom flip-flop. The system automatically transposes the top and bottom line of a multi-line text string.

Text Element

Text in Column 1 is vertically flipped in Column 2, pivoting around the middle line of text (456).

Figure 7 • Vertical Flip Flop

In a horizontal flip-flop, you transpose one line of text around a flip point. For example 123|456 would flip-flop to 456|123. You designate the flip point by placing the flip character in the line of text. This feature is useful for identifying parts that are connected end-to-end.

The default flip character is the pipe symbol (|). However, you can change which character to use for the flip flop function in the Options dialog box. (See “Options” on page 6 for more

information.)

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Where you place the flip character in the line of text determines how the data will flip. For instance, if you have four words in a one line, and the flip character is placed between the first and second word, LabelMark places the first word at the end of the line and treats words 2, 3, and 4 as one word, placing them at the beginning of the line. You cannot put multiple flip characters in a line of text. The Flip feature only acknowledges the first flip character it encounters, ignoring the rest.

Figure 8 • Horizontal Flip Flop

To flip text elements, you only have to select the label you want to flip. The text element itself does not have to be selected. All text elements on the selected label will flip when the Flip Flop function is invoked.

To flip lines of a text element:

1. Select the label containing the text element to flip.

2. Choose Format>Flip Flop.

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3. Select the type of Flip-Flop, as follows:

For Vertical (multi-lines):

• Top to Bottom – Transposes the first lines of a multi-line text string with the last lines.

• Top to Bottom on New Label - Inserts a flipped version on the label next to the original.

• Top to Bottom Selected Object(s) - On a label containing multiple text elements, transposes only the element(s) selected.

• Top to Bottom Selected Object(s) on New Label - Duplicates all elements (graphics and text) on a label, inserting them on the label next to the original. However, only those text elements selected on the original are flipped on the copy.

Label 1 with Top to Bottom flip flop (no element selected)

Label 1 with Top to Bottom Selected Object(s) on New Label

Figure 9 • Top to Bottom flip flop options

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For Horizontal (single line):

• Left to Right – Transposes text on the left of the flip character to the right, and vice versa.

• Left to Right On New Label– Inserts a flipped version on the label next to the original.

• Left to Right Selected Object(s) - On a label containing multiple text elements with flip characters, transposes only the element(s) selected.

• Left to Right Selected Object(s) on New Label - Duplicates all elements (graphics and text) on a label, inserting them on the label next to the original. However, only those text elements selected on the original are flipped on the copy.

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Figure 10 • Left to Right flip flop options

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Remove Flip Character

For horizontal (left to right) flipped elements, after flipping, remove the flip character.

1. Click the flipped line of text to display handles.

2. Choose Format>Flip Flop>Remove Flip Character.

The flip character is removed.

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Image Element

Image elements allow you to include a graphic on the label. You can size and position image elements anywhere on the label. When resizing the image with the mouse, the original aspect ratio is maintained, meaning the height and width increase or decrease simultaneously. However, to change that ratio, increasing the height or width separately, use the image properties box. (See “Image Properties” on page 58 for more information.)

The color of the handles on the selected graphic indicate if the aspect ratio is maintained. Green handles on the corners only, indicate you can only resize diagonally, maintaining the height to width aspect ratio. Green handles on the entire image indicate you can change the height or width separately. To get green handles on the entire image, select “Allow Stretching” in the Image Properties box.

You can change the file from which the graphic is created once the graphic is instantiated. The image data is saved in LabelMark.

Add an Image

To add an image to a label:

1. Click the image button on the Action toolbar.

OR Choose Insert>Label Objects>Image.

The mouse displays as a cross (

2. Drag the image mouse icon to draw a frame in which the image will display.

If you click the label with the image button, rather than drawing a frame, you can still place an image on the label. The image, however, will be the standard size set for the label. By drawing an image frame, you can indicate how large or small you want the image to display.

3. From the Open dialog box that displays, browse the directories to find the image you want

to use.

4. In the list of images, click the image you want to use, then click Open.

The image fills the frame you drew.

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Resize Image

Once the image is placed on the label, a series of “handles” display around the image. These handles indicate the image is selected and are used to resize the image. (If the handles do not appear, click the image to display them.)

The top and bottom handle are used to resize the image vertically. The left and right handle resizes the image horizontally. The corner handles are used to resize the image diagonally, maintaining the aspect ratio (changing the width and height of the image at the same time). To resize:

1. Position the mouse on one of the handles.

2. Drag the mouse to enlarge or shrink the image. (Dragging toward the image shrinks the

image; dragging away from the image enlarges it.)

Move the Image

To move the image to another location:

1. If no handles are visible, click the image to display them.

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2. With the mouse inside the image boundaries (NOT on any handle), drag the image to the

new location. The mouse will display as a cross when it is inside the image.

3. To remove the handles from the image, click anywhere on the screen.

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Image Properties

When an image is selected, the following image properties box displays.

Figure 11 • Image element properties

Property To Use

Locked Click this option box to protect the image element from being

moved or resized.

Printable This option box is selected by default. Remove the checkmark if

you do not want the particular image to print on the label.

Height

Use this field to indicate an exact height of the graphic. This will overwrite the aspect ratio maintained by default.

Note: To change the height independent of the width, the Allow Stretching option box must be checked. If not, the width will change automatically to coincide with the changed height, maintaining the aspect ratio.

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Width

Use this field to indicate an exact width of the graphic. This will overwrite the aspect ratio maintained by default.

Note: To change the width independent of the height, the Allow Stretching option box must be checked. If not, the height will change automatically to coincide with the changed width, maintaining the aspect ratio.

Rotation Use this field to achieve a custom rotation, i.e., some increment of

360°.

Left Indicates the distance the left edge of the image element is from the

left edge of the label. For a more precise movement of the image element, enter the measured distance in the Left field.

Top Indicates the distance the top of the image element is from the top

of the label. For a more precise movement of the image element, enter the measured distance in the Top field.

Allow Stretching When Allow Stretching is checked, LabelMark ignores the aspect

ratio and allows separate resizing width or height. When Allow Stretching is checked, green handles will display around the entire image, not just the corners.

Top Indicates the distance the top of the image element is from the top

of the label. For a more precise movement of the image element, enter the measured distance in the Top field.

Allow Stretching When Allow Stretching is checked, LabelMark ignores the aspect

ratio and allows separate resizing width or height. When Allow Stretching is checked, green handles will display around the entire image, not just the corners.

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Line and Rectangle Elements

The Line and Rectangle are shapes that you can draw on a label, within the zone boundaries. To place a line or a rectangle on the label:

1. Click the Line or Rectangle button on the Action toolbar.

OR Choose Insert>Label Objects>Line (or Rectangle).

When on the label, the mouse displays as a cross (

2. To draw a line, hold the left mouse button and drag the mouse from the starting point of

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the line to the end point.

To draw a square or rectangle, hold the left mouse button and drag diagonally from one corner of the square/rectangle to the opposite corner.

When the mouse is released, the line or rectangle displays with handles and the element’s Property box displays. To change the properties of the line or rectangle after it has been drawn, be sure to click the element to display the handles.

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The following options are displayed in the Line Properties box:

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Figure 12 • Line properties box

Property To Use

Locked Click this option box to protect the line element from being moved

or resized.

Printable This option box is selected by default. Remove the checkmark if

you do not want the particular line element to print on the label.

Rotation Use this field to achieve a custom rotation, i.e., some increment of

360°.

Start Point X Indicates the distance the left edge of horizontal line element

(handle) is from the left edge of the label. Increasing the size of Start Point X is the same as dragging the left handle of the line toward the right, thereby shortening the line.

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Property To Use

Start Point Y Indicates the distance the top edge of a vertical line is from the top

of the label. Increasing the size of Start Point Y is the same as dragging the top handle of the line downward, thereby shortening the vertical line.

End Point X Indicates the distance the right edge of the line element (handle) is

from the right edge of the label. Decreasing the size of End Point X is the same as dragging the right handle of the line toward the left, thereby shortening the line.

End Point Y Indicates the distance the bottom edge of a vertical line is from the

bottom of the label. Decreasing the size of End Point Y is the same as dragging the bottom handle of the line upward, thereby shortening the vertical line.

Line Thickness Indicates the height of the line itself. Enter a measurement in the

Line Thickness field.

Note: When entering a fraction of an inch, be sure to enter a zero (0) before the decimal point, (e.g., 0.125)

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Rectangle Properties

The following options are displayed in the Rectangle Properties box:

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Figure 13 • Rectangle properties box

Property To Use

Locked Click this option box to protect the rectangle element from being

moved or resized.

Printable This option box is selected by default. Remove the checkmark if

you do not want the particular rectangle element to print on the label.

Height

Width

Use this field to indicate an exact height of the rectangle.

Use this field to indicate an exact width of the rectangle.

Note: For a perfect square, the width and height should be the same measurement.

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Property To Use

Rotation Use this field to achieve a custom rotation, i.e., some increment of

360°.

Left Indicates the distance the left edge of the rectangle element is from

the left edge of the label. For a more precise movement of the rectangle element, enter the measured distance in the Left field.

Top Indicates the distance the top of the rectangle element is from the

top of the label. For a more precise movement of the rectangle element, enter the measured distance in the Top field.

Line Thickness Indicates the height of the rectangle line (frame) itself. Enter a

measurement in the Line Thickness field.

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Barcode Elements

A Barcode element represents a barcode graphic generated from user input or imported data.

Barcodes are generated following industry standard symbology. A typical barcode is composed of vertical lines (bars) and spaces of varying thickness, depending on the text entered. It can also include “human readable text.” Human readable text is the data entered that makes up the barcode. Because you cannot read bars and spaces, you can have the actual text that makes up the barcode display.

Barcode elements support vertical resizing (height) only. The width of the barcode is based on data and symbology and cannot be changed.

Like any other elements in LabelMark, barcode elements can be positioned, aligned, and rotated.

Add a Barcode

To add a barcode to a label:

1. Click the barcode button on the Action toolbar.

OR Choose Insert>Label Objects>Barcode.

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Barcode Elements

The mouse icon displays as a cross (

2. Drag the mouse over the label that will contain the barcode, drawing a zone (frame) the

size of the barcode needed.

When you release the mouse, a preliminary barcode displays with generic data. Use the barcode properties box to change the data and the barcode parameters.

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Barcode Elements

Barcode Properties

The following options are displayed in the Barcode properties box:

The barcode properties may vary, depending on the barcode symbology (type) used.

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Figure 14 • Barcode properties box

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Barcode Elements

Property To Use

Locked Click this option box to protect the barcode element from being

moved or resized.

Printable This option box is selected by default. Remove the checkmark if

you do not want the particular barcode element to print on the label.

Height

Indicates the vertical length of the barcode, from top to bottom. It is the same as dragging the top or bottom handle up or down to increase or decrease the height.

Rotation Use this field to achieve a custom rotation, i.e., some increment of

360°.

Left Indicates the distance the left edge of the barcode element is from

the left edge of the label. For a more precise movement of the barcode element, enter the measured distance in the Left field.

Top Indicates the distance the top of the barcode element is from the top

of the label. For a more precise movement of the barcode element, enter the measured distance in the Top field.

Font Indicates the current font in use for the human readable text. To

change the font:

1. In the Font field, click the down arrow.

2. Select a font from the drop down list.

Font Size Indicates the current size of the selected font in use for the human

readable text. To change the font size:

1. In the Font Size field, click the down arrow.

2. Select a size from the drop down list.

3. Enter a point size in the field.

Note: The font type and size affects the height of the barcode. The barcode and the human readable text must fit in the zone (frame) drawn with the barcode tool. As the size of the human readable text increases, it decreases the height of the barcode.

Bold Click the Bold option box to place the human readable text in bold

face.

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Property To Use

Italic Click the Italics option box to place the human readable text in

italics.

Underline (This option is not available with human readable text.)

Value The value is the data entered that the barcode represents. Changing

the data changes the barcode.

Note: You can use the same techniques (highlighting, cursor movement, editing) in the Value field as you do in a text element.

(See “Select Multiple Characters” on page 45 for more information.)

Barcode Type Barcode types are made up of different symbologies (i.e., number

and thickness of bars and spaces).

The type of barcode to use depends on industry standards or specific need. To change the barcode type:

1. In the Barcode Type field, click the down arrow.

2. Select the appropriate barcode type.

Check Digit A check digit is used for error detection in a barcode. It consists of a

single digit computed from the other digits in the barcode. To change the check digit model to use or to remove the check digit:

1. In the Check Digit field, click the down arrow.

2. Select the option to use.

Location The Location refers to the placement of the human readable text to

the barcode. To change the location, or to turn off the human readable text:

1. In the Location field, click the down arrow.

2. Select the option to use.

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Property To Use

Density The density refers to the thickness of the bars and spaces within a

barcode.

Ratio

Indicates the ratio of bar height to symbol length. Not all barcode types allow you to change the ratio. If you are using a Barcode Type that does not support this option, the Ratio field will not display. For those that do support it, to change the ratio:

1. In the Ratio field, click the down arrow.

2. Select the ratio desired.

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Data Bound (Linked) Objects

Edit Data Bound Objects

Some data, such as serialization, date and time, data import schemes, and items placed on different labels through the Command Multiplier, are bound to the original data. “Data Bound” means that specific data is repeated on subsequent labels with their position on the label and their formatting tied to the original. When you reformat or move the data on one label, all the data bound objects on the other labels reformat or move to the exact same place on the corresponding labels. It makes no difference on which label you reformat or move the data bound objects. All labels containing the bound data will reformat the same way, automatically.

You can change parameters of data bound objects after they are created. Because the elements are bound together, it makes no difference on which label you select the object, because the changes applied to one of the bound objects applies to all labels containing that object. To edit or change parameters of data bound objects:

1. Select the bound object on one of the labels.

2. In the Properties dialog box to the right, click Edit Data Bound Objects button.

Choose Edit>Edit data bound objects.

You are returned to the dialog box or wizard that was used to created the data bound object. (For information on how to work with the specific dialog boxes or wizards, refer to those sections of this manual.)

You can also change any of the formatting options (such as font, or font size) found in the properties box. As you change the options on one of the data bound objects, the rest of the bound objects automatically take on the changed format.

The Data Bound Objects property box is the same as Text element properties. (See

“Text Element Properties” on page 49 for more information.)

Split Linked Objects

You can break the data bound link of one or more objects on a label by splitting it off from the other labels. When you split the link, it affects only the selected object on the individual label. The linked data on the other corresponding labels will remain linked and move or reformat together.

To split out a linked object:

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1. Select the data element on the specific label that you want to split.

2. Choose Edit>Split Linked Objects.

A confirmation box displays.

3. Click Yes to split the linked object.

The individual data element split out from the other linked data can now be repositioned or formatted individually from its linked counterparts. The linked data elements on the other labels are not affected and remain linked to each other.

Figure 15 • Labels before and after splitting linked objects

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Deleting Data Bound Objects

You can delete specific data bound objects on individual labels without affecting the other corresponding labels and without splitting the linked object from the other bound elements. To delete linked data on specific individual labels:

1. Select the data on the label that you want to delete.

2. Press DELETE key

OR Click (X) on the Standard toolbar. OR Choose Edit>Delete.

The following information box displays.

To delete all occurrences of the selected linked data on all labels:

3. Click Yes.

OR, to delete the single occurrence of the selected data on the individual label:

Click No.

OR, to cancel the delete function:

Click Cancel.

If you indicated NO, only the selected occurrence of the linked data is deleted. The linked data on the corresponding labels remains.

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Date and Time Element

The Date and Time function allows you to include a date/time stamp on the label. This element is a combination of a text element with data serialization, where the data is some date or time value. The Date and Time function has all the properties and behavior of a text element, with the exception that you cannot edit the date by typing. You must use the Date and Time function dialog box to set the date.

You can apply the date/time stamp to the current label where the element is placed or to multiple labels. You can also specify if you want to use the system date/time or define your own.

Add Date/Time

When inserting the date/time, it makes no difference which label is selected, or if any is selected. To insert the date/time on a label:

1. Choose Insert>Date/Time Data.

A dialog box displays requesting date/time format and on which labels it should be placed.

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In the date/time dialog box displayed:

2. Click the down arrow in the Use predefined format field and select the desired date format.

If you do not want to create a Custom format, proceed to Step 10. Otherwise, to create a custom format:

3. Click the Use custom format radio button.

4. Click the Edit button.

5. On the Date parts tab, click the buttons that represent the data and format you want.

6. If you clicked a button in error, click Remove Last to remove the last entry.

7. To completely clear the Format field, click Clear All.

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Figure 16 • Date/Time custom format

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8. Click the Time parts tab to create a custom format for time.

The Time parts buttons work the same way as the Date parts. The Time parts are added in the Format field in the order in which they are entered.

9. When finished with the custom format, click OK.

In the Date/time value section of the dialog box, you can choose to use the computer date/time value (default) or Use this value: field. To use the default computer date/time:

10. Click Use computer date/time value radio button, then proceed to Step 18.

To print a future or past date on the label:

11. Click Use this value radio button.

12. In the displayed date entry box, double click the month, day, or year (whichever you want

to change).

13. Enter the new month, day, or year directly over the highlighted data.

The day of the week will automatically change to match the new date entered.

To enter a different time:

14. Click the ellipses (3-dot) button.

15. Double click the hour, minutes, or seconds (whichever you want to change).

16. Enter the new hour, minutes, or seconds directly over the highlighted data.

OR Click the up/down toggle button to access the correct time.

17. When finished, click OK.

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In the Start at label number: field, enter the number of the label on which the date/time should first display.

18. In the Number of times to repeat: field, enter a number for the number of labels on which

the date/time should be placed.

The number of times to repeat includes the first label on which the date/time is placed. For instance, if you indicate the date/time should start on label #3, and repeat 1 time, the date/time is placed on label #3 only.

19. Click the drop down arrow in the Apply to: field and select the desired option indicating

on which labels the date/time should be applied.

A preview of which labels will display the date/time is provided in the Date/time will be applied to label(s): field.

20. Click OK.

The Date/Time element displays in the upper left corner of the labels to which it is applied. If you want the element to display at some other area on the label, select the element on one of the labels (it makes no difference which element is selected) and move the element to the area where you want it to display. The element is moved to the same location on all the labels to which it is applied.

Format Date/Time

To change the attributes of the date/time:

1. Click the date/time on one of the labels (it makes no difference on which label you select

the date/time data).

The Data bound objects property box displays. (See “Edit Data Bound Objects” on page 70

for more information.)

2. In the Properties box, make the formatting changes.

The date/time text on all the labels takes on the new formats.

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To change the actual format of the date/time text, you must bring up the Date/Time dialog box. To do that:

3. Click Edit Data Bound Objects button.

OR Choose Edit>Edit Data Bound Objects.

You can add more than one date/time element to a label. Be aware, though, that every date/ time element first displays in the upper left corner of the label. Move this element to the desired location on the label.

Remove Date/Time Element

To remove a Date/Time element:

1. Click the date/time on one of the labels.

Because the Date/Time element is a data bound object, it makes no difference on which label you select the date/time element.

2. Press Delete key.

Click the Delete button in the Standard toolbar.

OR Choose Edit>Delete.

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3. Follow the instructions on the pop-up information box to delete one or all of the labels.

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Check Label Errors

When designing labels, LabelMark automatically checks for formatting errors, allowing you to edit the information before printing the labels. The formatting errors are displayed in the Errors and Information window, which is always on display at the bottom of the workspace.

Errors and Information Window

While you cannot remove the Errors and Information window from the workspace, you can minimize or maximize it.

To minimize the window:

1. Click the Minimize button or the Checkmark .

When minimized, only the Errors and Information window's header displays at the bottom of the workspace.

To maximize the window (return it to its original size):

2. Click the Maximize button or the Checkmark .

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Figure 17 • Label Errors and Information window

Label Errors List

To check the labels for errors, in the Errors and Information window:

1. Click Check Label Errors .

Choose Edit>Check Label Errors.

LabelMark determines which labels have errors and places them in a list.

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Check Label Errors

The window header displays the problem with the labels in the list. If it is a problem of fitting the information on the label:

2. Click Auto Fit All .

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This automatically resizes the objects in question to fit on the label. Auto Fit All may resize objects, but they may not be sized or placed exactly the way you want them to be. In that case, you can access each label in error individually and manually make the adjustments. To access the individual label:

3. Click the Go To link in the list.

4. Make the adjustments.

5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 above, to access and adjust other labels with errors.

6. When finished, click Check Label Errors again.

As errors are corrected, they are removed from the list.

Clicking Check Label Errors button again refreshes the list, removing the labels from the list that have been fixed. When all errors are fixed, the Errors and Information window will indicate "No errors found."

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Changing Label Parts

You can change the label part (type of label material) after data has already been entered. Be aware, though, that some data may not fit the new label part. If this is the case, a message will display indicating that the data elements may need to be fixed on the new label part.

To change the label part:

1. Choose Edit>Change Label Part.

2. From the list provided, select the label part to use.

3. Click OK.

If the data elements do not fit properly on the new label part, a message similar to the following displays.

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4. Click Yes to accept.

LabelMark will identify the labels where the data elements need adjustment by presenting the following message:

5. Click Yes.

The labels where data do not fit are listed in the Errors and Information window at the bottom of the screen. (See “Check Label Errors” on page 88 for more information.)

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WireMark Format

WireMarker label types always repeat lines of data down the label. You can text or graphic elements to a WireMark label.

With the label selected, to add a WireMark label:

1. Choose Format>Wiremark.

You must choose Format>Wiremark for each label on which you want to add the wiremark. However, if most of the labels you create are Wiremark, you can default the system to always apply the Wiremark format. The default is set in Tools>Options>Format Options.

The label divides, displaying a blue border around the original text being entered (top line) and a red dotted line around the duplicate text. The text duplicates as you enter it.

If the label is large enough, you can enter more than one line of data. As you enter data, the data is repeated down the label. The font size is set to Auto. If you press [Enter] to start a new line of text, a space opens below each line of repeated data and begins to repeat the next line of text as you enter it.

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Serialization

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Serialization (or sequencing) automatically adds a series of sequential numbers or letters to the labels. The labels created in the series are sequentially annotated with the next number or letter in the defined sequence.

How Serialization Works

Serialization is alphanumeric, with numbers from 0 to 9, and letters A-Z. Serialization can be simple or linked, with no limit on the amount of sequences per label.

You can incorporate serialized data into a barcode

Serialization consists of a Start Value, End Value, and Increment. The Start Value is the number, letter, or combination of numbers and letters that begin the serialization sequence. The End Value is the termination point of the sequence.

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The Increment is the value that is added to the previous number in the sequence to produce the next sequence number. (You cannot have an increment value of 0.) For instance, a start value of 1, an end value of 25, and an increment of 4 would produce 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25.

Examples of Serialization

In a simple serialization, a sequence runs through its full range of numbers and/or letters (i.e., 0 to 9, or A to Z), one number/letter for each label.

Example: Simple serialization:

You can combine letters and numbers in a single serialization. When the right-most character in the Start Value reaches its maximum value (9, Z), the character immediately to the left is incremented, and the right character cycles back to its minimum value (0, A)

Example: Combined, single serialization:

Sequence #1 Start Value: 1 End Value: 10 Increment: 1 Produces: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Sequence #1 Start Value: A1 End Value: D4 Increment: 1 Produces: A1…A9, B0...B9, C0...C9, D0...D4

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In a multi-sequence serialization, where the second set of values is NOT dependent on the first set, (i.e., second set of values is set to Priority = 0), the two sequences increment sequentially, independent of each other. (See “Priority” on page 89 for more information.)

Example: Multiple serializations (where the second set of values is NOT

dependent on the first set of values):

Sequence #1 Sequence #2

Start Value: 1 Start Value: A

End Value: 10 End Value: C

Increment: 1 Increment: 1

Produces: 1A, 2B, 3C, 4A, 5B, 6C, 7A, 8B, 9C, 10A

In a multi-sequence serialization where the second set of values is dependent on the first set (i.e., the second set of values is set to Priority = 2), the second sequence holds its initial value until the first sequence completes, after which it moves to the next value.

Multiple linked serialization:

Sequence #1 Sequence #2

Start Value: 1 Start Value: A

End Value: 10 End Value: C

Increment: 1 Increment: 1

Produces: 1A..10A, 1B..10B, 1C..10C

Serialization starts with the selected label in the label file and can be applied to as many labels as needed. The serialization number or characters are placed at the top, left corner of the label. Once the serialization is completed, you can move the serialized numbers/characters to anywhere on the label. Because Serialization is a data bound object, as you move the serialization on one label, it moves to the same location on all subsequent labels where it displays.

You can add more than one serialization sequence to a label but the second (or third) serialization sequence displays in the upper left corner of the label, just like the first serialization. If you have not moved the first serialization, the second displays directly over it. You need to move this sequence to a new location on the label.

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Simple Serialization

To add serialization to the label:

1. Choose Insert>Serialized Data.

The Serialization wizard is launched.

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2. Click Do a quick serialization with minimal options radio button, if not already selected.

3. Click Next.

The Label Object: field defaults to text. The other option is Barcode. Change only if you want to serialize a barcode.

4. In the Sequence Type: field, click the down arrow and select the type desired.

5. If Custom is selected as the Sequence Type, in the Custom Text: field enter the unique text

characters you want to use for the serialization.

Example: Unique text = Brady. When serializing, the B would display

on one label, the ‘r’ on the next label, the ‘a’ on the next, and so on.

6. In the Start: field, enter the alpha or numeric character with which you want to start the

serialization. If using custom serial numbers or letters, enter the first character of the custom string in the Start field.

7. In the End: field, enter the value on which the serialization should stop and begin a repeat

of the sequence if more labels are used in the serialization. If using custom serial numbers or letters, enter the last character of the custom string in the End Value field.

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8. In the Step field, enter the number by which the serialization should increment.

9. In the Number of Labels: field, enter the number of labels to which the serialization should

be added.

10. If you want to add consistent text before or after the serialized character, in the Optional

Text section, click Prefix (for text displaying before the serialized characters) or Suffix (for text displaying after the serialized characters). Enter the prefix or suffix text string in the text entry box to the right of the Prefix or Suffix checkbox.

The Data Preview: field displays a sample of how the serialization is applied.

11. When finished, click Finish.

The serialization displays in the top left corner of the indicated labels. If you want to place the serialized characters at some other location on the label:

1. Click the serialized characters on one of the labels (it makes no difference on which label

you select the item).

2. With handles displaying around the serialized characters, position the mouse on the

characters (not the handles), then drag the serialized characters to another location on the label.

All labels with the serialized characters display the characters at the new location on their respective label.

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Figure 1 • Simple serialization using a prefix

Format Serialization

To change the format of the serialized characters:

1. Click the serialized characters on one of the labels (it makes no difference on which label

you select the characters).

The Data bound objects property box displays. (See “Edit Data Bound Objects” on page 70

for more information.)

2. Change the formats as desired.

Advanced Serialization

A more complex serialization involves multiple counters and serialization types, with the ability to set how each serialization scheme advances the sequencing. To set up a complex serialization scheme:

1. Choose Insert>Serialized Data.

2. Click Use advanced option to serialize data.

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3. Click Next.

To access Set Number of Components screen:

4. Click Next again.

5. Indicate if you want to serialize text or barcodes by clicking the appropriate radio button.

(Text is the default and is already selected.)

6. Click Next again.

7. Click the radio button of the number of component counters to use, then click Next again.

8. In the Sequence type: field, click the down arrow and select the type desired.

9. In the Start: field, enter the alpha or numeric character with which you want to start the

serialization.

10. In the End: field, enter the value on which the serialization should stop and begin a repeat

of the sequence if more labels are used in the serialization.

11. In the Step: field, enter the number by which the serialization should increment.

The Date Preview: field displays the serialization for this component.

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12. In the Priority field, use the toggle buttons to increase or decrease the priority level. (See

“Priority” on page 89 for more information.)

13. Click Next again.

14. Repeat Steps 8 through 13 above for the number of components selected.

When all components have been entered, the Review composite string screen displays, with the components set up in a grid.

Edit Components

You can edit the component strings (start value, step value, etc.) directly in the grid. As you edit the strings, the Preview field displays the intended serialization. To edit a particular component:

1. Double click the component field you want to edit.

2. Enter the new value.

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If you double click the Type field, the list box displays from which you can select the type. Click the down arrow in the list box and select the type.

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Priority

The last field in the grid is Priority. Changing the priority determines how the particular components increment relative to each other. The number of priority levels available depends on how many components are included in your serialization. (E.g., if you are serializing 5 components, you can use up to five separate priorities, showing the relationship of each component to each other. Following is a description of how priority works.

• Priority 0. A component assigned the priority of 0 increments independently from other components.

• Priority 1. A component assigned the priority of 1 increments first, progressing through the entire string before other components begin to increment.

• Priority 2. A component assigned the priority of 2 does not start incrementing until the priority 1 component reaches its end value.

• Priority # (Where # represents any other sequential number). A component assigned this priority number does not start incrementing until the component with the previous priority number reaches its end value.

Rearrange Components

The serialized data displays in the order in which you set up the components. For instance, if the first component is a numeric string and the second component an alpha string, the serialized data will display as 1A. To have the data display as A1, change the order of the components. To change the order of components:

1. In the grid, click the row of the component to move.

2. Depending on where the component is in the grid, click Up or Down to move the

component to the intended position.

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The Data Preview field displays the new order.

If you select a component and click Delete, that component is removed from the set up. There is no Undo. To reinstate the component, on the left side of the dialog box, click Set number of components. Once there, reset the number of components by clicking the appropriate radio button. Clicking Review composite string on the left side of the dialog box will immediately bring up the blank component string screen where you can re-enter data.

3. In the Number of Labels: field, enter the number of labels to which the serialization should

be applied.

To add a prefix or suffix to the serialized data:

4. Click Prefix (or Suffix) option box and enter the desired prefix (or suffix) in the adjacent

text box.

5. Click Next.

6. In the Number of copies: field, use the toggle button to increase/decrease the number of

serialization copies (number of times to repeat the serialization).

7. In the Apply to field, click the radio button that indicates on what labels the serialization

should be applied.

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