Specifications

Adding Instructions to the Operator

It is possible for an operator to change information on a mailing piece before it is printed without using

the Layout Editor. A situation where the same basic mailing list and layout is used each month but

some special message is changed would be one example.

In the sample below the piece used in the tutorial is modified so that a special message can be added

when the mail list is run each month.

For this example we are going to have the printer change the month each time the job is run. This is

done by setting up a layout and using the “Specifies that this field will be filed in by the Control

Panel” icon to have the operator add information prior to printing. When this icon is activated a

window will appear in the Control Panel requesting that something be added prior to printing.

In order to set the job up, do the following:

Create a job just as you would normally. Then create a Text Field for the information to be entered by

the operator. Double click on the field and to open the “Text Field Editor – Field 3”. Click on the

icon. The window will change like the one below.

The top line is for the instructions to the operator as to what information is to be entered into the

printout. The second line is for the information that will be changed when run. There must be

something in this area for this to work properly.

When you open the Control Panel

software and load the job the

“Label Field Editor” window on the

right will appear to instruct the

operator as to what information is

to be entered. Once the

information is entered the operator

clicks OK. Then click on GO, the

job then downloads and runs with the added information being printed.