Brady LabelMark v3.0 User Manual

LabelMark 3 User Guide

Table Of Contents

Preface ........................................................................................................................................................... 1

Copyright and Trademarks ....................................................................................................................... 1

Technical Support Contact Information.................................................................................................... 1

Getting Started ............................................................................................................................................. 3

System Requirements ............................................................................................................................... 3

Installing LabelMark ................................................................................................................................ 3

Upgrading From a Previous Version of LabelMark ................................................................................. 3

Installing Printer Drivers .......................................................................................................................... 4

What’s New .............................................................................................................................................. 4

LabelMark Documentation....................................................................................................................... 5

Online User's Guide Overview ................................................................................................................. 5

Quick Start Guide – Creating a Basic Text Label..................................................................................... 6

LabelMark Overview ................................................................................................................................. 11

Label Editor Screen ................................................................................................................................ 11

Menu Bar and Toolbars .......................................................................................................................... 11

Standard Toolbar .................................................................................................................................... 12

Format Toolbar....................................................................................................................................... 13

Action Toolbar........................................................................................................................................ 14

Using Views ........................................................................................................................................... 14

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

Two-Sided Sleeve Toolbar ..................................................................................................................... 16

Changing User Defaults.......................................................................................................................... 17

Basic LabelMark Techniques.................................................................................................................... 19

Creating a New Label File...................................................................................................................... 19

Adding Text to a Label ........................................................................................................................... 19

Formatting Text ...................................................................................................................................... 19

WireMarking Labels............................................................................................................................... 19

Serializing Labels (Simple) .................................................................................................................... 20

Modifying Serialization .......................................................................................................................... 21

Inserting Date and Time Information ..................................................................................................... 21

Modifying Date and Time Information................................................................................................... 23

Working with Linked Objects................................................................................................................. 23

Selecting Text and Labels....................................................................................................................... 25

Copying and Pasting Text and Labels .................................................................................................... 25

Making Data Fit on a Label .................................................................................................................... 26

Repeating Common Commands ............................................................................................................. 26

Finding and Replacing............................................................................................................................ 28

Undoing Actions..................................................................................................................................... 28

Selecting a Different Label Part.............................................................................................................. 28

Saving a File ........................................................................................................................................... 29

Closing a Label File................................................................................................................................ 30

Opening an Existing Label File .............................................................................................................. 30

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Moving Between Open Files .................................................................................................................. 30

Advanced LabelMark Techniques............................................................................................................ 31

Modifying a Label Part........................................................................................................................... 31

Creating a Custom Label Part................................................................................................................. 33

Deleting a Custom Label Part................................................................................................................. 34

Creating a Favorite Label Parts List ....................................................................................................... 36

Using a Favorite Part List ....................................................................................................................... 36

Serializing Labels (Advanced)................................................................................................................ 37

Serialization Types Table ....................................................................................................................... 40

110 Block, BIX Block and Patch Panel Parts......................................................................................... 41

Serializing 110/BIX Blocks.................................................................................................................... 41

Setting Continuous Label and Terminal Block Options ......................................................................... 42

Using the Flip-Flop Feature.................................................................................................................... 43

Printing Label Files .................................................................................................................................... 47

Printing a Label File ............................................................................................................................... 47

Selecting Print Ranges............................................................................................................................ 48

Setting Two-Sided Sleeve Print Options ................................................................................................ 50

Selecting a Printer................................................................................................................................... 50

Troubleshooting Printer and Part Problems............................................................................................ 51

Creating and Using Templates .................................................................................................................. 53

Creating a Template................................................................................................................................ 53

Template Toolbar.................................................................................................................................... 54

Editing an Existing Template ................................................................................................................. 54

Creating a Label File from a Template................................................................................................... 55

Importing Data into a File Based on a Template .................................................................................... 56

Importing Files ........................................................................................................................................... 57

Data Import Overview ............................................................................................................................ 57

Importing Data into Label Files.............................................................................................................. 57

Importing Into a Two-Sided Sleeve........................................................................................................ 63

Data Import Types .................................................................................................................................. 64

Importing Data From a Database............................................................................................................ 64

Filtering Import Data .............................................................................................................................. 66

Formatting Import Data .......................................................................................................................... 68

Working With Objects - LabelMark Plus................................................................................................ 69

LabelMark vs. LabelMark Plus .............................................................................................................. 69

Draw Toolbar.......................................................................................................................................... 69

Inserting Text.......................................................................................................................................... 69

Modifying Text....................................................................................................................................... 69

Inserting Barcodes .................................................................................................................................. 70

Modifying Barcodes ............................................................................................................................... 70

Inserting Images...................................................................................................................................... 71

Modifying Images................................................................................................................................... 71

Inserting Rectangles and Lines............................................................................................................... 71

Modifying Rectangles and Lines ............................................................................................................ 71

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Importing Data into LabelMark Plus ...................................................................................................... 72

Selecting Objects in LabelMark Plus...................................................................................................... 75

Object Toolbar........................................................................................................................................ 76

Moving an Object ................................................................................................................................... 76

Resizing an Object.................................................................................................................................. 77

Deleting an Object .................................................................................................................................. 77

Cutting, Copying and Pasting Objects.................................................................................................... 78

Templates Guide......................................................................................................................................... 79

Stock Label Templates............................................................................................................................ 79

Symbols Guide ............................................................................................................................................ 81

Symbol Library....................................................................................................................................... 81

Index ............................................................................................................................................................ 85

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Preface

Copyright and Trademarks

This manual is proprietary to Brady Worldwide, Inc. (hereafter "Brady"), and may be revised from time to
time without notice. Brady disclaims any understanding to provide you with such revisions, if any.

This manual is copyrighted with all rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be copied or reproduced
by any means without the prior written consent of Brady.

While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document, Brady assumes no liability to
any party for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions or by statements resulting from negligence,
accident, or any other cause. Brady further assumes no liability arising out of the application or use of any
product or system described, herein; nor any liability for incidental or consequential damages arising from
the use of this document. Brady disclaims all warranties of merchantability of fitness for a particular
purpose.

Brady reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any product or system described herein
to improve reliability, function, or design.

Microsoft, Windows, Excel, Access and SQL Server are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Lotus 1-2-3 is a registered trademark of Lotus Development Corporation.

LabelMark™ (hereafter "LabelMark") User’s Guide. LabelMark is a trademark of Brady Worldwide, Inc.

All brand or product names referenced in this manual are trademarks (™) or registered trademarks (®) of
their respective companies or organizations.

© 2004 Brady Worldwide, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Technical Support Contact Information

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Getting Started

System Requirements

Following are the recommended requirements for installing and running LabelMark:

• Intel® Pentium® processor (minimum 66 MHz 486DX2)

• Operating system:

 Microsoft® Windows® 98

 Microsoft® Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 3

 Microsoft® Windows® NT with Service Pack 6a

 Microsoft® Windows® XP

• Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.01

• 64MB of RAM (minimum 16 MB of RAM)

• 100 MB of available hard-disk space

• 16-bit or greater video display card

• 800x600 or greater monitor resolution

• CD-ROM Drive

Installing LabelMark

Note: You must have administrative rights on your computer to install LabelMark. If you do not have
administrative rights, speak with your company’s computer system administrator.

To run LabelMark, you must first install it on your computer’s hard drive.

1. Insert the LabelMark CD into your CD drive. The install screen appears.

If the install does not start automatically, select Start  Run, type D:\setup.exe and click OK
(replace D: with your CD drive.)

2. Click Install LabelMark.

Note: Installation occurs in a new directory (C:\Program Files\Brady\LabelMark 3), so earlier
versions of LabelMark will not be overwritten

3. Follow the prompts on your screen.

Upgrading From a Previous Version of LabelMark

If you are upgrading from a previous version of LabelMark, keep the following in mind:

• The new version does not overwrite older versions of LabelMark. You will be able to run older
versions until you remove them from your computer.

• You will lose your default settings from the previous version of LabelMark. See Changing User
Defaults to set new preferences.

• Copy the existing label files you want to keep using to the new default label Files folder.

• You can open old label files (created with version 1.2 and greater) in the new version of

LabelMark.

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In LabelMark Plus you may have to change the Files of type: setting in the Open dialog box to list
the old files. If you open a LabelMark 2.x file in LabelMark Plus, the system will change its file
extension.

• You cannot open version 2.x templates in the new version.

• After you save a file created in a previous version of LabelMark in the new version, you can no

longer open it in the old version.

• Run the Part Conversion Utility (Start  Programs  Brady LabelMark 3  Part
Conversion Utility) to import your old custom label parts and custom parts list into the new

application.

Installing Printer Drivers

The LabelMark CD includes Windows® printer drivers for Brady thermal transfer printers. (For dot matrix,
laser and inkjet printers, install the appropriate standard Windows® driver.) You can install one or more of
these drivers on your PC depending on your needs.

Note: The TLS2200® Portable Printer does not require a driver.

Note: To install the Brady TLS PC Link™ driver, do not follow the procedure below. Rather, insert the

LabelMark CD and click Printer Drivers  TLS PC Link.

To install a printer driver:

1. Click Start  Settings  Printers.

2. From the Windows Printer dialog box, select Add Printer.

3. Follow the prompts to install a new printer. When prompted, select Local Printer and Have Disk.

4. Insert the LabelMark CD into the CD drive (usually D:) on your PC.

5. In the Install from Disk box, type in or browse to D:\ (or your designated CD drive) and the path
appropriate for your selected driver:

 D:\Printer Drivers\BP X-Plus II, M-e, MVP (Windows 98, 2000, NT, XP)

 D:\Printer Drivers\BP 1024, 2024, 2034, 1244, 1344, 2461, 3481, 6441 (Windows 98, 2000,

XP)

 D:\Printer Drivers\BP 1024, 2024, 2034, 1244, 1344, 2461, 3481, 6441 (Windows NT)

6. Click OK.

7. Select the port that you will use when connecting the printer to your PC – usually COM Port 1.

8. The Printer Name box displays the names of the printers. Select the printer you want to use; for
example, Brady Printer THT Model 3481.

9. Select Yes if you want to set this printer to be the default printer.

10. Click Finish.

What’s New

LabelMark™ allows you to create labels for a variety of industrial applications. Version 3 has all of the

features found in earlier versions and adds many enhancements:

• Separate Programs – LabelMark now includes two programs: LabelMark and LabelMark Plus.
LabelMark is the standard application for text-only labels – similar to "line mode" in version 2.x.

Editing attributes are set on a line-by-line basis. This is how earlier versions of LabelMark
handled editing. LabelMark Plus includes all the LabelMark features, but also allows you to add

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images, barcodes, rectangles and lines to your labels – similar to "free form mode" in version 2.x.
You can place these objects anywhere on your label to create a custom layout.

• Toolbars and Menus – The toolbar icons and menus have been redesigned and organized to
support the new features.

• WireMarking – LabelMark now supports multiple lines in the automated WireMarking function.

• Date/Time – LabelMark now provides a tool for you to easily insert date and time information

into your labels.

• Serialization – The serialization feature has been improved and simplified. You can now skip
labels during serialization and a wizard guides you step-by-step through advanced serialization.

• Data Import – Importing data has been greatly simplified for spreadsheets and ASCII text files.
A wizard guides you through the data import functions. You can also continue using your existing
ODBC data sources.

• Find & Replace and Copy & Paste – LabelMark now allows you to search for and replace text in
labels and to copy and paste text data from other Windows® applications.

• Stock Label Templates and Symbol Library – Commonly used symbols and templates are
installed with the application for use with LabelMark Plus. It is now also easier to create and edit
your own templates in LabelMark and LabelMark Plus.

LabelMark Documentation

Brady provides two sources of documentation for your reference when using LabelMark and LabelMark
Plus:

• Online User’s Guide – A full-featured electronic reference system installed with the application
(select Help  User's Guide).

• User’s Guide .PDF File – A printable version of the online user’s guide is installed with the
application.

• LabelMark Tutorials - Walk you step-by-step through commonly used label-creation procedures
(select Help  Tutorials).

• Tutorials .PDF File – A printable version of the online tutorials is installed with the application.

LabelMark Plus Note: The vast majority of LabelMark information in this guide applies to LabelMark

Plus as well. The Working With Objects – LabelMark Plus section contains information specific to
LabelMark Plus. References to LabelMark Plus elsewhere in the guide are highlighted.

Online User's Guide Overview

Select Help  User’s Guide to display the LabelMark electronic reference system. It appears in a standard
web browser window, but has the following additional features:

• Contents – Displays a list of categories and topics in the order you would naturally read them.
Click on the category to list its individual topics. Click a topic to display it.

• Index – Displays an organized list of related topics. Browse the list or type a keyword and press
Enter to jump to it.

• Search – Allows you to find words and phrases within the full text of the guide.

• Drop-down text – Allows you to expand or collapse detailed information by repeatedly clicking

underlined text with a

• Jumps – Allows you to jump to a relevant topic or website by clicking blue underlined text. Click

(the Back button on your browser) to return to your starting point.

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• Browse – Allows you to read topics in a logical order. Click the
and Next Topic) to browse through the guide.

• Browser buttons – You can also use the forward and back buttons on your web browser to retrace
the steps you have taken from topic to topic.

• Hide Navigation – Click the
information so you can display more of the user guide text. Click Contents, Index or Search tab
at the top of the screen to redisplay the navigation information.

button to hide the Contents, Index or Search navigation

buttons (Previous Topic

Quick Start Guide – Creating a Basic Text Label

This section guides you through the process of creating a simple text label file. Refer to later sections of
this guide for detailed information on working with label files.

1. Double-click the LabelMark icon

2. Create a New File:

 When you start LabelMark the Welcome screen appears. Select Create new file and click

OK. (If LabelMark is already running, click FileNew….)

on the Windows® desktop

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 The New file screen appears:

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 Select the Printer to use from the list of available printers. (Select the Default LabelMark

printer option to use this printer for future label files as well.)

 Select the Printer type from the list (DotMatrix, InkJet, Laser, Thermal, TLS2200/TLS PC

Link or Wraptor™ Wire ID Printer Applicator).

 Select the Part family from the list.

The part family names are:

Part Family Description

Die-Cut

Terminal

Standard pre-cut labels, tags and sleeves

Continuous media (including Terminal Blocks)

Block/Continuous

Two-Sided Sleeve

All

Two-Sided Printable Sleeves

All of the above part families.

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 Click your desired Part Name in the table or type the part name in the Label part box:

o Sort the list by Part Name, Width or Height by clicking on the appropriate column

heading. The table sorts in ascending and descending order with repeated clicks.

o The Part List defaults to Master (all Brady stock parts). If you select Favorite, you will

only see Printer types, Part families and Parts in your favorite list (see Creating a
Favorite Label Part List).

o If you created custom parts, they appear in the list along with the master Brady parts.

 If you selected a continuous part, set the Repeat/Length.

 Click OK to create your label file.

The label editor screen appears.

3. Add and Format Label Data:

Type text in one or more labels and format your label text. Refer to Format Toolbar for a
complete list of formatting commands and how to use them.

LabelMark Plus Note: If you open LabelMark Plus, you may also add bar codes, images,
rectangles and lines to your labels. Refer to LabelMark vs. LabelMark Plus.

4. Print Labels:

 Click FilePrint… (or click the Print icon

appears.

on the toolbar). The Print dialog box

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 Set the print options (if necessary) and click Print.

5. Save Label File:

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 Click FileSave… (or click the Save icon

appears.

 Type the file name and click Save.

LabelMark displays the default file location. You may change to a different folder or change
the default location (see Changing User Defaults).

on the toolbar). The Save As dialog box

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Label Editor Screen

When you create or open a label file, the label editor screen appears. It includes the following:

• Menus and toolbars.

• The editor displays the labels approximately as they will print.

• The dashed lines show the size of the text. The gray hatch marks represent a partial line(s) of text

– you are not allowed to place anything in this area and it will not print. The size and location of
the gray hatch marks depends on the font size and vertical justification.

• The dark gray area is the label background. (Double-click the background to select all labels.)

• The active (or current) label is outlined. When you select more than one label, the darker shaded

label is active. A file can include up to 10,000 labels.

• The flashing text cursor shows where text will appear when you start typing.

• The status bar at the bottom of the screen lists: application status and useful information such as

the current printer, label part, etc.

Note: The editor described above is for the LabelMark application, which allows you to create text-only
labels. The LabelMark Plus application, also included on the LabelMark CD, allows you to incorporate
images, barcodes, rectangles and lines on your labels. The LabelMark Plus editor adds menus and toolbars
for these additional objects (see LabelMark vs. LabelMark Plus).

Menu Bar and Toolbars

Use the pull-down menu bar and toolbars to access commands you need to create, open, format, save and
print label files.

The commands available depend on what is selected and on whether you are working in LabelMark or
LabelMark Plus. The system enables or disables commands as appropriate. Disabled commands appear
grayed out on the menu or toolbar.

You can also access many commands via a right-click with your mouse.

• Right-click text or an object to display the commands that apply to it.

• Right-click the label background to display commands that apply to the entire label file.

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• Right-click the label header (the area immediately above the label) or the empty space in a label to
display commands that apply to that specific label.

Standard Toolbar

The Standard toolbar is for editing at the document level.

Icon Description

New – Creates a new label file (menu equivalent:

File  New…)

Open – Opens an existing label file (menu equivalent:
File  Open…)

Save – Saves the active label file (menu equivalent:
File  Save)

Print – Prints the active label file (menu equivalent:
File  Print…)

Print Preview – Displays the active label file as it will
print (menu equivalent: File  Print Preview)

Cut, Copy, Paste – Allows you to cut or copy the
selected object or label and paste it in a new location
(menu equivalents: Edit  Cut, Copy or Paste)

Label Part Setup – Allows you to switch to a different
part after you have created your file or to modify the
label parameters to create a new part (menu equivalent:
File  Label Part Setup…)

Single Label Layout – Displays only the active label
on the screen (menu equivalent: View  Single Label
Layout)

Note: The Label Navigation toolbar appears when you
display a single label. See Label Navigation Toolbar
for details.

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Multiple Label Layout – Displays the active label and
other labels that will fit on the screen based on the label
layout and zoom (menu equivalent: View  Multiple
Label Layout)

Zoom – Select an option from the zoom pull-down on
the toolbar to zoom in or out as needed while creating
labels. Page Width zooms in as far as possible while
showing a complete row of labels. (menu equivalent:
View  Zoom…)

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Format Toolbar

The Format toolbar allows you to change the font and alignment of text items on a label.

Icon/Box Description/Values

Font – Sets font type (menu equivalent: Format  Font…)

Font Size – Sets font size (menu equivalent: Format  Font…)

Font Resize – Increases or decreases font size

Follows the font size list

Text Width – Expands or condenses text width

Takes place in 5% increments

Bold, Italic, Underline – Bolds, italicizes or underlines selected
text (menu equivalent: Format  Font…)

Horizontal Justification – Aligns text to the left, center or right
of the label (menu equivalent: Format  Horizontal Justification)

Note: LabelMark Plus justifies within the selected text block
rather than the label.

Vertical Justification – Lines up text to the top, middle or
bottom of the label (menu equivalent: Format  Vertical
Justification)

Note: LabelMark Plus justifies within the selected text block
rather than the label.

Line Spacing – Increases or decreases the space between lines of
text on the label

Takes place in 5% increments

Rotation – In LabelMark, this feature rotates all text on the label
in 90-degree increments. In LabelMark Plus, this feature rotates
just the selected object. (menu equivalent: Format  Rotation)

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Action Toolbar

The Action toolbar is for editing at the label level.

Icon Description

Select All Labels – selects all labels with data in the open file

(menu equivalent: Edit  Select All)

WireMark – duplicates all lines of text as many times as they will fit
on the label (menu equivalent: Format  WireMark)

Simple Serialization – generates serial data (menu equivalent:
Tools  Serialization)

Date/Time – displays date and time options you can insert on labels
(menu equivalent: Tools  Date/Time…)

Command Multiplier – repeats a command (such as copying a
label) for a specified number of times (menu equivalent:
Edit  Command Multiplier…)

Copy Line or Copy Object – copies the selected item into the next
label (menu equivalent: Edit  Copy Line or Copy Object)

Copy Label – copies the active label and inserts a duplicate label
into the label file (menu equivalent: Edit  Copy Label)

Insert New Label – inserts a new label before the active label
(menu equivalent: Edit  Insert Label)

Delete Label – deletes the selected label(s) (menu equivalent:
Edit  Delete Label)

Using Views

There are three views to choose from in LabelMark: Single Label, Multiple Label and Two-Sided Sleeve
(for two-sided sleeve parts only). You can edit in all three views. Click on the appropriate icon on the
toolbar to change views or select the appropriate View menu option:

• Single Label View

You will see just the active label.

Note: The Label Navigation toolbar appears when you display a single label. See Label
Navigation Toolbar for details.

• Multiple Label View

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You will see as many labels in the file that will fit on your screen. Select the last label in the file
and press Tab to create a new label.

• Two-Sided Sleeve

When working with a two-sided sleeve, you can display either side or both sides. The Two-Sided

Sleeve toolbar is disabled for other label parts.

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Label Navigation Toolbar

The Label Navigation toolbar appears when you display the single label view.

Icon Description

First and Previous – jumps to the first label in the file or the previous

label in the file. You can also press Shift+Home to go to the first
label.

Next and Last – jumps to the next label in the file or the last label
with data in the file. You can also press Shift+End to go to the last
label. When the last label is active, Next creates a new label.

Go to Label – jumps to a specific label number that you enter. You
can also press F7 or select Edit  Go To Label… to access the go to
function.

Two-Sided Sleeve Toolbar

The Two-Sided Sleeve toolbar appears when you are working with a two-sided sleeve part.

Icon Description

Show Side One – displays the first side of the two-sided

sleeve (menu equivalent:
View  Two Sided Sleeve  Side 1)

Show Side Two – displays the second side of the two-sided
sleeve (menu equivalent:
View  Two Sided Sleeve  Side 2)

Show Both Sides – displays both sides of the two-sided
sleeve (menu equivalent: View  Two Sided Sleeve  Both)

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Changing User Defaults

LabelMark maintains a list of your preferences as user defaults. To change the user defaults, select Tools
 User Defaults…. The User Default Options dialog box appears:

• General tab options (the basic application settings):

 Click the appropriate Browse button to change the default location for your label files,

templates or images.

 Select your default LabelMark printer and Dimensions preferences.

 Unselect the Show Welcome Screen if you would prefer not to see it each time you start

LabelMark.

 Select the 6/9 Underline box if you want all 6

 Unselect the appropriate Use wizard for: option if you would prefer to enter information on

your own in a tabbed dialog box rather than being guided through the process with a wizard.

 Change the language setting for the LabelMark program by selecting a language from the

drop-down list box. The language setting will take effect the next time you start LabelMark.

 Designate a flip character to use with the flip-flop feature. Note: Do not use a character you

might use elsewhere in your label files.

 Select the COM port for TLS2200 printer (the Brady portable thermal transfer printer).

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• Label tab options (set the default part, part list, etc.):

To select a default part number (the suggested part when you create a new label file):

 Click Deselect label to clear the previous default part number.

 Select your desired Printer type and Part family.

 Select Favorite from the Part list box if you want to default to your favorite list when

creating a new file.

 Enter a default terminal block repeat value in the Repeat box. Refer to Setting Continuous

Label and Terminal Block for information on terminal block repeat values.

 Click the desired Part name from the list if you want to designate a default part.

• Format tab options (the initial settings when you add text):

Note: These changes take effect for new label files, not for existing files.

 Select your desired default text font, size and style.

 Set Line Spacing for text editing. Numbers > 100 increase line spacing and < 100 reduce line

spacing.

 Set the Expand/Condense width for text editing. Numbers > 100 expand text width and < 100

condense text width.

 Set Horizontal and Vertical alignment for text editing.

 Set your desired location for Positioning of text objects for LabelMark Plus editing. Default

places the cursor based on the selected horizontal and vertical alignment, but you can move
the cursor anywhere on the label. Manual requires you to place the cursor.

When you are finished setting defaults, click OK. Settings are applied immediately and will remain until
changed.

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Basic LabelMark Techniques

Creating a New Label File

To create a new label file:

Follow the steps in Quick Start Guide – Creating a Basic Text Label.

Adding Text to a Label

To add text to a label:

1. Click on the desired location on the label to place the text.

2. Type your desired text. You may also import data (see Importing Data into Label Files for
details).

3. See Formatting Text for details on changing formatting and spacing.

Formatting Text

Note: In LabelMark, formatting is done at the line level. Any formatting is applied to the entire selected
line(s) of text.

To format text, click the line of text to select it (or use Ctrl+click to select multiple lines) and use the
Format Toolbar options.

Note: You can also right-click the text and select Properties.

WireMarking Labels

When you WireMark a label(s), text copies down the label as many times as it will fit.

To create WireMarked labels:

1. Enter text on the label(s).

2. Select the label(s) you want to WireMark (see Selecting Text and Labels)

3. Click the WireMark icon

on the Action toolbar.

Note: You can also click the WireMark icon before typing text on the label.

To remove WireMarking from labels:

• Select the label(s).

• Click the WireMark icon

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Additional WireMarking notes:

• You can WireMark multiple lines of text.

• The gray hatch marks represent a partial line(s) of text – you are not allowed to place anything in

this area and it will not print.

• You can modify a WireMarked label by changing its text.

• Users commonly bottom align WireMarked labels.

• WireMarking creates a text block in LabelMark Plus.

Serializing Labels (Simple)

The serialization feature automatically generates serial data based on the values entered in the Serialization
Attributes dialog. The process described below is for simple serialization. For more complex serialization
options, see Serializing Labels (Advanced).

To access the simple serialization feature:

1. Click the desired location on the label to place the serialization information.

LabelMark Plus Note: In LabelMark Plus, select the Text icon or Barcode icon before
clicking the desired location.

2. Click the Serialization icon

on the Action toolbar.

3. Enter values on the Data tab:

 Text or Barcode – In LabelMark Plus, select if you want to create text or a barcode.

 Serial type – Select the type of serialization from the list (see Serialization Types Table for

details).

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 Start – Enter the starting value. To create serial numbers with leading zeros, enter the starting

value with zeros. For example, 001 instead of 1.

 End – Enter the ending value. You may perform serializations that increment or decrement.

To decrement a serial number, enter a lower value in the End box than you have in the Start
box.

 Step – Enter a positive number by which to increment or decrement the count.

 Number of labels – The system-calculated number of labels to create based on Start, End and

Step. For example, a Start of 1, End of 3, Step of 1 and Number of labels of 3 would result in
1,2,3. If you change the Number of labels to 6 the system would print the series twice –
1,2,3,1,2,3.

 Prefix – Check the box and enter a value that should precede each string. This value is

constant.

 Suffix – Check the box and enter a value that should end each string. This value is constant.

 Preview – Displays a sample of the first serial number including Prefix and Suffix.

4. Enter values on the Options tab:

 Copies – Sets the number of times to repeat each serial number. For example, 2 copies of a 1-

3 serialization would result in 1,1,2,2,3,3. You must multiply the Number of labels by
Copies to get the total number of labels.

 Select one of these mutually exclusive options to change the order or skip labels:

o Vertical labels down – Check this box and type the number of labels if you want the

serialization to populate labels top to bottom rather than left to right. The Labels Down
box number determines the termination point for the serialization in each column.

o Include serialization on – Select a radio button to skip labels.

5. Click OK.

See Working with Linked Objects to edit the serialization, if necessary.

Note: In LabelMark the serialization appears alone on a text line. You cannot combine the serialization
with other text. In LabelMark Plus, you can place other text next to a serialization object.

Modifying Serialization

To change, format or delete an existing serialization, see Working with Linked Objects.

Inserting Date and Time Information

To insert date/time information into your label(s):

1. Click the desired location on the label to place the date/time information.

LabelMark Plus Note: In LabelMark Plus, select the Text icon before clicking the desired
location.

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2. Click the Date/Time icon

on the Action toolbar.

3. Build the date/time string that appears in the Format: box:

 Clear All deletes the contents of the Format: box, so you can start over.

 Add date/time elements by clicking on the desired buttons e.g. January, AM/PM, etc.:

o Click the Date tab to add date elements to the string or click Time to add time elements.

o Click Space to insert a space.

o Click Add to insert the character in the text box (you may change the character at any

time).

 Remove Last deletes the date/time element you added most recently.

 Specify the number of labels and which labels the date/time should appear on with the

Options tab. See Serializing Labels (Simple) for an explanation of the options.

4. Specify the data and copy options:

 Specify the date/time data to use:

o Click Use system date/time to use the current date/time setting on your computer.

o Or, click Select date/time and type the specific date and time you want to insert.

 Set the number of labels on which to insert the date/time field with Copies.

 Select an Include date/time on radio button to skip labels if desired.

5. Click OK to add the date/time string to your label(s)

Note: In LabelMark the date/time appears alone on a text line. You cannot combine the date/time with

other text. In LabelMark Plus, you can place another text object next to a date/time object.

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Modifying Date and Time Information

To change, format or delete an existing date/time field, see Working with Linked Objects.

Working with Linked Objects

When you import data, serialize labels or insert a date/time fields, LabelMark creates linked objects. The
linked objects contain the attributes for modifying the item. As a result, you cannot manually edit linked
objects, you must modify their attributes through the original dialog box as described below.

To edit linked objects:

1. Double-click one of the linked objects

2. The system displays the appropriate multi-tab dialog box with the linked object attributes

Note: Even if you used a wizard to create the linked objects, you will not see the wizard when you
edit a linked object. You will see a multi-tab dialog box (see the advanced serialization example
below) that let's you make all the necessary changes to the objects.

3. Modify the attributes as desired and click OK to regenerate the import, serialization or date/time
fields

To delete a linked object(s):

If you select a linked object and press Delete, the system asks if you want to delete all items linked to those
in the current selection?:

• If you select No, the system deletes only the selected item

• If you select Yes, the system deletes all of the linked items

• If you select Cancel, the system deletes nothing

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To format linked objects:

1. Click one of the linked objects

Note: You can select and format one linked object without affecting the others.

2. Select Edit  Select All  Linked Objects

3. Format the objects as desired

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