Brady Markware, Markware LEAN User Guide

User Guide

for

MarkWare™ and MarkWare™ LEAN

English

Contents

CHAPTER 1 Introduction

About MarkWare™............................................................................................. 1-2

Contacting Technical Support ............................................................................ 1-3

CHAPTER 2 Installing Application Components

Installation Requirements................................................................................... 2-2

Installing MarkWare™........................................................................................ 2-4

Installing Print Drivers ........................................................................................ 2-7

Connecting Brady Printers to a PC .................................................................... 2-9

Installing Brady Printers using USB Connections...................................... 2-10

Installing Printers using Serial Port Connections....................................... 2-11

Installing Printers using Parallel Port Connections .................................... 2-13

Changing the Display Language...................................................................... 2-14

CHAPTER 3 Creating Documents

Introduction to Templates................................................................................... 3-2

Right-to-Know (RTK) Terminology ..................................................................... 3-3

Creating HSID Templates................................................................................... 3-4

Creating Documents with Templates.................................................................. 3-8

Setting Document Attributes ............................................................................ 3-14

CHAPTER 4 Getting Started

Preparing the Printer.......................................................................................... 4-2

Launching the Application .................................................................................. 4-2

About the Application Toolbars........................................................................... 4-4

Standard Toolbar ......................................................................................... 4-5

Format Toolbar ............................................................................................ 4-6

Draw Toolbar ............................................................................................... 4-7

Document Toolbar ....................................................................................... 4-8

Object Toolbar ............................................................................................. 4-8

Status Toolbar.............................................................................................. 4-9

Draw Attributes Toolbar ............................................................................... 4-9

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Setting Document Preferences ........................................................................ 4-10

Document Tab............................................................................................ 4-10

Shapes Tab ................................................................................................ 4-12

Tex t Tab ..................................................................................................... 4-13

Bar Code Tab ............................................................................................. 4-14

Graphics Tab.............................................................................................. 4-16

Program Tab .............................................................................................. 4-17

CHAPTER 5 Working with Objects

Selecting Objects ............................................................................................... 5-2

Sizing Objects .................................................................................................... 5-3

Positioning Objects............................................................................................. 5-4

Aligning Objects ................................................................................................. 5-6

Changing Object Color....................................................................................... 5-7

Rotating Objects................................................................................................. 5-8

Framing Objects ................................................................................................. 5-9

Moving Objects to the Front or Back .................................................................. 5-9

Grouping and Ungrouping Objects................................................................... 5-10

Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Objects............................................................. 5-11

Deleting Objects............................................................................................... 5-12

Using the Undo Command............................................................................... 5-12

For More Information........................................................................................ 5-12

CHAPTER 6 Working with Text

Creating Text Boxes ........................................................................................... 6-2

Selecting Text and Text Objects ......................................................................... 6-4

Applying Fonts and Character Formats.............................................................. 6-5

Sizing Text .......................................................................................................... 6-6

Positioning Text in Text Objects.......................................................................... 6-7

Reversing Text Colors ........................................................................................ 6-8

Creating Text on a Circle .................................................................................... 6-9

Creating Vertical Text ....................................................................................... 6-10

Creating TextArt ............................................................................................... 6-11

CHAPTER 7 Working with Bar Codes

Creating Bar Codes............................................................................................ 7-2

Setting Bar Code Density and Ratio................................................................... 7-3

Working with Human-readable Text ................................................................... 7-4

Selecting Text within Bar Codes......................................................................... 7-5

Sizing Text within Bar Codes .............................................................................. 7-6

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CHAPTER 8 Working with Graphics

Selecting Graphics from the Library................................................................... 8-2

Importing Graphics from Outside of the Application........................................... 8-3

CHAPTER 9 Working with Variable Data

Creating Sequences........................................................................................... 9-2

Creating and Using Text Lists ............................................................................ 9-4

Linking to Databases and Spreadsheets............................................................ 9-7

Prompting for Data at Print Time...................................................................... 9-10

Creating Date/Time Stamps ............................................................................. 9-11

CHAPTER 10 Working with Shapes

Using Equipment Visuals ................................................................................. 10-2

Using Draw Tools and HotShapes ................................................................. 10-12

CHAPTER 11 Printing

Previewing Documents .................................................................................... 11-2

Printing a Document Proof............................................................................... 11-3

Printing Documents.......................................................................................... 11-4

Print ........................................................................................................... 11-4

QuickPrint .................................................................................................. 11-6

Batch Printing ............................................................................................ 11-7

Using Supply Saver.......................................................................................... 11-9

Tiling Print Jobs...............................................................................................11-11

Printing to GLOBALMARK® Systems - Special Information.......................... 11-12

Printing Multiple Copies and Labels............................................................... 11-14

Using Mirror Print Option................................................................................ 11-14

Graphics Quality Settings for Full Color ......................................................... 11-15

CHAPTER 12 Cutting Out Objects or Documents

Cutting Out Documents.................................................................................... 12-2

Cutting Out Text ............................................................................................... 12-3

Cutting Out Graphics and Shapes ................................................................... 12-6

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© 2008 Brady Worldwide, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

MarkWare

TM

(hereafter “MarkWare”) User’s Guide

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.

All brand or product names referenced in this manual are trademarks (

TM

) or registered

trademarks (®) of their respective companies or organizations.

Protected by US Patent 5,823,689.

Written and designed by Varitronics, a business unit of Brady Worldwide, Inc.,
6835 Winnetka Circle, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota 55428, USA.

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CHAPTER 1 Introduction

Thank you for choosing Brady Worldwide MarkWareTM facility identification
software.

MarkWare is a Windows

®

-based application used to create a variety of labels,

signs, tags, pipe markers, and other industrial identification.

This guide provides a brief overview of MarkWare, describes installation
procedures, and provides basic instruction on how to start the application and
create documents.

Topics in this chapter include:



About MarkWare™

 Contacting Technical Support

 1-1

About MarkWare™

The following features make MarkWare™ facility identification software easy-to­use, flexible, and powerful:

 A label creation wizard that guides you through the process of creating

the desired output.

 A Help button that automatically opens the User guide, which contains

detailed information about every aspect of the application.

 A complete stock of pre-designed templates and ready-to-use artwork

that simplify the creation of commonly used signs, labels, and other
industrial identification.

 A full range of editing and drawing tools that let you customize designs.

 A connection to roll-fed printers that lets you use Brady high

performance ribbons and tapes.

 An easily accessible library of international standard graphics

containing over 800 industrial graphics and safety graphics.

1-2  Introduction

Contacting Technical Support

Please contact Brady Worldwide, Inc. with any questions or concerns. The
contact support numbers for each region are listed below.

Americas www.bradycorp.com

United States 800-643-8766 [e-mail]

Canada 888-262-7576 [e-mail]

Mexico 0 1-800-112-7239 [e-mail]

Brazil 55 11 3604-7700 [e-mail]

Other (Americas) 414-438-6868 [e-mail]

Europe www.bradyeurope.com

Austria [phone] [e-mail]

Benelux and
other European
countries

France ­Signmark

Germany ­Signmark

Italy [phone] [e-mail]

Spain [phone] [e-mail]

Switzerland [phone] [e-mail]

United Kingdom [phone] [e-mail]

Nordic Region [phone] [e-mail]

Eastern Europe [phone] [e-mail]

[phone] (Dutch)
[phone] (French)
[phone] (English)
[phone] (German)

[phone] [e-mail]

[phone] [e-mail]

[e-mail]

Pacific www.bradyaust.com.au

Australia 1800 644 834 [e-mail]

New Zealand 0800 446 269 [e-mail]

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1-4  Introduction

CHAPTER 2 Installing Application

Components

The MarkWare™ installation and print driver CDs provide all the files necessary
for installing the application and the print drivers for Brady printers.

Topics in this chapter include:



Installation Requirements

 Installing MarkWare™ Application

 Installing Print Drivers

 Connecting Brady Printers to a PC

 Changing the Display Language

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Installation Requirements

Be sure that your computer meets the following minimum requirements for
running the MarkWare™ software before you attempt installation:

Processor

Operating
System

Display

Memory

Disk Space

Internet
Explorer

Printer Drivers

Adobe Acrobat
Reader

Drives

Data Ports

Minimum: 400 MHz Pentium or equivalent
Recommended: 1 GHz Pentium or equivalent

®

Microsoft
Vista Ultimate (SP1).

Minimum: 640 x 480 at 256 colors
Recommended: 1024 x 768 High Color, 32 Bit

Minimum: 96 MB RAM
Recommended: 256 MB RAM

Note: If you have Windows
minimum hardware requirements for Vista.

Up to 500 MB of available hard disk space (for a complete
installation) may be required.

6.0 or greater

Shipped with select printers or software. (For more information on
installing print drivers, see Installing the Print Driver.)

6.0 or greater recommended (To load the latest version of the

Adobe

CD-ROM Drive

Available parallel, serial, or USB port, plus data cable for all
desired printers

Windows® 2000 (SP4), XP PRO (SP3), or

®

Acrobat® Reader®, go to /www.adobe.com/)

®

Vista, make sure your PC meets the

Note: In addition to the hard disk space listed above, you need additional free space

to run the application. The amount of space needed depends on the size of the
files you create. If the MarkWare™ application closes down unexpectedly,
check that your PC meets the memory and hard disk space requirements. If it
does comply, try clearing some additional hard disk space on the system.

2-2  Installing Application Components

If you use a Brady printer, make sure that the version of the operating system
on your printer is compatible for use with MarkWare™.

 POWERMARK

 HANDIMARK

 GLOBALMARK

 GLOBALMARK

 GLOBALMARK

 MINIMARK

®

Sign and Label Maker 1.0 or higher

®

Portable Labeling System 1.05 or higher

®

Industrial Label Maker Monocolor 1.0 or higher

®

Industrial Label Maker Multicolor 1.0 or higher

®

Industrial Label Maker Color & Cut 1.0 or higher

™

Printer 3.4 or higher

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Installing MarkWare™ Application

MarkWare™ software and Brady print drivers are shipped on separate
CD-ROMs. A standard Windows setup wizard guides you through the
application installation procedure.

For information on installing Brady print drivers, see the Print Driver Installation
Sheet that was shipped with the application, or the documentation that
accompanied your printer.

Note: If you had a previous version of MarkWare™ installed, you must uninstall and

then reinstall all Brady print drivers from your PC for the application to function
properly. For more information on uninstalling Brady print drivers, see the
documentation that accompanied your printer.

Use the following procedures to install and uninstall the application
components.

Hint! Before you begin the installation procedure, close all open applications and

disable all anti-virus software on your PC.

To install the application:

1. Insert the MarkWare™ (or MarkWare™ LEAN) 3.7 Installation CD into your

CD-ROM drive and select Install/Upgrade MarkWare from the Flash page.

- or -

If the installation does not automatically start, click

x:\MarkWare\setup.exe (x corresponds to your CD-ROM drive) and

click

OK to start the install manually.

2. The Language box displays. Select a language and click

3. The Welcome screen displays, indicating that you should close all open
programs. Click

4. The License Agreement screen displays. Click the radio button to agree
with the license terms, then click

5. The Serial Number screen displays. Enter the serial number, then click

Next.

The serial number is located on a label on the CD case.

6. Choose whether to install the Right-to-Know Chemical Database, then click

Next.

Next.

Next.

Start>Run. Type

Next.

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7. Choose the option to install “full” or “print only” capability, then
click

Next.

•

Full Capability (default): Installs the application program files,

templates, help files, sample databases, and sample graphics. Also
installs the Template Design module which allows you to create and
save your own templates.

•

Print Only: Installs a version of the program that allows you to

enable only the printing function. You cannot modify templates or
create new documents.

8.

Choose whether you want a Templates Design shortcut icon on your desktop
(default is No), then c

9. Select the regions for which you will be printing, then click

Note: You may choose as many regions as you want. Setup will install the templates

for each of the regions you select.

lick Next.

Next.

10. The Installation Folder screen displays. Click Next to accept the default
installation folder (recommended) or click Change to install to a different
folder, then click Next.

11. The Document Folder screen displays. Click
installation folder (recommended) or click
folder, then click

Note: You can also share files across a network connection by pointing the

Document Location folder to a folder on your system’s server.

Next.

Next to accept the default

Change to install to a different

12. The Shortcut Folder screen appears. Select one of the install options, then
click

Next.

• Install shortcut for current user

• Make shortcut available for all users

13. The Ready to Install screen displays. Click Next to accept the default
locations and install the application.

Note: Depending on your location, a registration form may display. You can submit

your registration information now, or close the form and submit the registration
later.

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To uninstall the application:

Hint! This procedure uninstalls MarkWare™ (or MarkWare™ LEAN) version 3.7 only.

To uninstall earlier versions, refer to the documentation that accompanied that
software version.

1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start>Settings>Control Panel.

2. On the Control Panel, double-click the

3. Highlight MarkWare (or

MarkWare LEAN) and click Remove.

4. In the MarkWare Uninstaller window, click

Add or Remove Programs.

Next.

5. When prompted, click the option to save or remove your installed
templates. If you choose to save your old templates, the folder is renamed
“Template Backup” and is not removed.

Figure 2-1. Uninstall Templates

6. When the uninstall is complete, click Finish to exit the program.

Note: This procedure does not remove print drivers. For more information on

removing print drivers, see the documentation that accompanied your printer.

2-6  Installing Application Components

Installing Print Drivers

If your POWERMARK®, HANDIMARK®, or GLOBALMARK® Brady print drivers
are older than version 1.0, you must delete them and install the new print
drivers.

The MarkWare™ (or MarkWare™ LEAN) application and the Brady print drivers
are shipped on 2 separate CD-ROMs. Use the Printer Drivers CD-ROM to add
to, or upgrade, your print drivers.

To delete old Brady print drivers:

1. Select Start>Settings>Printers or Start>Printers and Faxes.

2. In the Printers and Faxes list, click on the Brady printer you want to delete,
then press

3. Select

4. Choose the print driver you want to delete, then click
confirm the deletion.

5. Repeat Steps 2-4 to delete all Brady print drivers.

6. When all of the print drivers are deleted, reboot your computer.

Delete.

File>Server Properties and click the Drivers tab.

Remove and Yes to

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To install new Brady print drivers:

A standard Windows setup wizard guides you through the print driver
installation procedure.

Note: For maximum quality, documents created with MarkWare™ should only be

printed to Brady printers or to printers using Brady supplies.

1. Insert the Printer Drivers CD into your CD-ROM drive and double-click the

Printer Driver Install.exe icon.

2. Select a language and click

Next.

3. On the Printer Setup screen, choose the printer(s) for the drivers you want
to install, then click

Next.

4. From the Choose Printer Port screen, highlight your printer port
(i.e., USB, COM or LPT) and click

Note: If you are installing multiple print drivers, repeat Step 4 until a print port has

been selected for each printer.

OK.

5. On the Ready to Install screen, click Next. The installation will begin.

6. On the Configure screen, click

7. Click

Yes to make this your default printer, otherwise click No.

8. When the installation is complete, click
or

No to restart your computer at a later time.

Next.

Yes to restart your computer,

Note: It is not necessary to restart your computer if this print driver is installed to

replace an old print driver.

9. Remove the Printer Drivers CD-ROM from your drive, then click Finish.

10. To connect a Brady printer to a personal computer, see Connecting Brady
Printers to a PC.

2-8  Installing Application Components

Connecting Brady Printers to a PC

Before you can use your personal computer to print to your label printing system
or to transfer files, your label printing system must be set up as a new hardware
device.

Use these instructions to install Brady printers (and print drivers, if needed) for
the following labeling systems using any of the available connection options:

Printer Connection Options

USB Serial Parallel

POWERMARK

GLOBALMARK

HANDIMARK

MINIMARK

®

™

®

®

XX

XX

X

XXX

Note: Ignore these instructions if you are using Windows

printers.

®

-compatible inkjet or laser

 2-9

Installing Brady Printers using USB Connections

Use the following procedure to connect your printer to a computer using a USB
connection.

GLOBALMARK®, POWERMARK® or MINIMARK® USB Connections

Note: If you are using Windows Vista, you must connect your printer via a USB cable.

If your computer is running Windows 2000 or XP, we recommend that you
connect your printer via a USB cable.

1. Connect the AC adapter from the printer to the power outlet. DO NOT apply
power.

2. Turn off the computer, if necessary.

3. Connect the USB cable (E200534) from the printer to the USB port on the
computer.

4. Turn on the printer and wait for the Main Menu screen to display.

5. Turn on the computer. The Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box
appears.

6. On the computer, click Install the software automatically (Recommended). If
the USB driver has been previously downloaded to the hard drive or

network drive, select a specific location option (GLOBALMARK

POWERMARK

®

: PM3USB or MINIMARK™: USB001):

®

: USB,

Note: When the MarkWare™ software is installed, the USB driver for a MINIMARK™

printer is installed automatically and the virtual port (USB001) appears when the
printer is connected to the PC for the first time.

Select

Search for suitable driver for my device, then click Next. When

the Locate Driver Files screen appears, select your CD-ROM drive and
click

Next.

Note: You only need the Print Driver CD-ROM if you did not previously install the print

driver for this device.

7. Once installation is complete, the Completing the Found New Hardware
Wizard dialog box displays. Click

8. See the User Guide for your printer to complete any additional setup
requirements.

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- or -

Finish to close the wizard.

Installing Printers using Serial Port Connections

Use the following procedures to connect your printer to a computer using a
Serial Port connection.

Note: To add a USB printer to your system, see Installing Brady Printers using USB

Connections.

GLOBALMARK® Serial Connection

Although it is possible to install a GLOBALMARK® printer using a serial printer
on Windows

faster, more reliable data transmission.

1. Connect the PC data cable to the printer and to the 9-pin serial port on your
computer.

®

2000 computers, Brady recommends a USB connection for a

Note: If needed, you can order the GLOBALMARK

from your distributor.

2. Turn on the printer.

®

3. On the GLOBALMARK

a. Click

b. Select

c. Click

d. Press

Setup and go to the Online tab.

Serial.

OK to accept the changes.

Online.

touch screen:

®

cable kit (Brady Part No. 76805)

 2-11

HANDIMARK® or MINIMARK™ Serial Connections

1. Connect the PC data cable to the printer and to the 9-pin serial port on your
computer.

Note: If needed, you can order the HANDIMARK

from your distributor.

®

cable kit (Brady Part No. 42004)

2. Turn on the printer.

3. Set the printer to online as follows (for a MINIMARK™ printer, go to Step 4):

•

HANDIMARK

press

®

Press 2

:

Online/Escape.

nd

key. On the HANDIMARK

®

keypad,

4. Insert the Printer Drivers CD-ROM into the drive and follow the on-screen
directions:

•From the Select Printer screen, choose your printer, then click

• Click

•At the Choose Printer Port window, click

OK and complete the installation process.

Configure Port and verify

OK.

the following setups:

HANDIMARK

Baud rate 19200

(or 38400)

Stop bits 11

Parity None None

Data bits 88

Flow control Xon/Xoff Xon/Xoff

®

MINIMARK™

9600

5. Click

OK to accept the changes, then click Yes to reboot your computer.

2-12  Installing Application Components

Installing Printers using Parallel Port Connections

Use the following procedure to connect your printer to a computer using a
Parallel Port connection.

Note: If you are using Windows

printer with a USB connection. See Installing Brady Printers using USB
Connections for installation instructions.

®

Vista, you must connect to your POWERMARK®

POWERMARK® or MINIMARK™ Parallel Connections

1. Connect the PC data cable to the printer and to the 25-pin LPT parallel port
on your computer.

Note: The printer uses a standard IEEE1284 parallel bi-directional cable. If needed,

order Brady Part No. 13509 from your distributor.

2. Turn on the printer.

POWERMARK

3.

a. POWERMARK

b. On your computer, set the parallel port to

mode (ECP or EPP mode cannot be used).

Note: If you experience problems, check the BIOS settings on your computer to

ensure that the proper mode is selected.

4. Insert the Print Drivers CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and follow the on­screen directions:

a. From the Select Printer screen, choose

MINIMARK™, then click OK.

b. From the Choose Printer Port screen, choose

c. When the installation process is complete, click

reboot your computer.

®

printer (for a MINIMARK™ printer, go to Step 4. ):

®

keyboard, press Online.

Standard or Bi-directional

POWERMARK

LPT1, then click OK.

®

or

Finish, then Yes to

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Changing the Display Language

Once you start using MarkWare™, you can change the language of the
screens. For instance, you can switch from English to French.

To change display languages:

1. From the Options menu, select Preferences.

2. Select the

3. Click

Program tab and choose the appropriate language.

OK. The screen(s) will change to the selected language.

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CHAPTER 3 Creating Documents

The signs, labels, and tags you create in the MarkWare™ application are called
documents. Documents can be saved as files that can be used again.

The application provides pre

-designed layouts, called templates, to create a

variety of commonly-used industrial sign, tag, and label applications. You can
group and save frequently-used templates in one easy-to-find location using the

My Templates feature.

If you installed the template design capabilities for the application, you can
modify and save templates to meet your own needs. Contact Technical Support
for more information on using the template design feature.

Topics in this chapter include:



Introduction to Templates

 Right-to-Know (RTK) Terminology

 Creating HSID Templates

 Creating Documents with Templates

 Setting Document Attributes

 3-1

Introduction to Templates

Templates are like wizards that help guide you through each step of the
document by prompting you for the necessary text and graphic information.
Template objects are automatically positioned and sized in the document.

Note: Some documents are only available for certain countries and for Brady printers.

Icon Template Type Creates the following type of documents:

Text Labels Simple, text-only documents.

Safety & Facility Safety signs, warning labels, and general facility

signage.

Asset & Equipment Property and equipment identification and maintenance

inspection labels.

Tags Hazard prevention, maintenance, production, and

quality and control tags.

Pipe Markers Standard or roll-form pipe markers and symbol and

arrow-tape pipe markers. These templates are only
available for Brady printers.

Warehouse Warehouse facility labels such as shelf, rack, bin, and

production and quality control labels.

Hazardous Materials Hazardous material shipping labels for land, sea, and

Right-to-Know OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

3-2  Creating Documents

air. Installed for European markets only.

compliant chemical warning labels for use in the United
States. Right-to-know uses a built-in chemical database
and specific hazard and target organ pick lists.

Database information is available in English only, but
you can type label information in any language.

Icon Template Type Creates the following type of documents:

WHIMIS Workplace Hazardous Materials Information system

(WHMIS). Canada’s national hazard communication
program for hazardous workplace chemicals of
controlled products and hazardous materials.

HSID (Hazardous
Substances
Identification)

Equipment Visuals Labels that can be applied to gauges and moving parts

HSID compliant chemical warning labels for use in
Europe. These templates are installed for European
regions only.

to visually see when equipment needs maintenance
performed without taking actual readings. Equipment
Visuals are available with the MarkWare™ LEAN
version only.

Right-to-Know (RTK) Terminology

Note: If you’ve previously used RTK templates and software, please note that the

term, reactivity, has been replaced with the term, instability.

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Creating HSID Templates

The HSID (Hazardous Substances Identification) application has its own
specialty dialog boxes that differ from other MarkWare™ applications. These
specialty dialog boxes are accessible only when the HSID document type on
the Document Type dialog box is selected.

Simply opening an HSID template does not display the specialty HSID dialog
boxes. This means that HSID templates must be opened only from within the
HSID document type, not from “My Templates.”

Note: The Add to My Templates button on the Create New Document dialog box is

greyed out when you create an HSID label. This prevents you from adding
HSID templates in My Templates.

1. From the Document Type icon list, open the application and select HSID.

2. Select the Printer and click OK. The Create New Document dialog box

displays (Figure 3-1).

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Figure 3-1. Create New Document