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Basic LabelMark Techniques
Basic LabelMark Techniques 21
 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.