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i Table of Contents Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Application Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ii Formatting a Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Behavior Common to All Label Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting an Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Locking Elements on a Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Move Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iii Label Errors List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Changing Label Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 WireMark Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Serialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 How Serialization Works . . . . . . .
iv Managing Favorite Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119 Add to Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119 Searching Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Remove from Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Using Favorites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introduction Application Window Introduction 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.
2 Introduction 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.
Introduction Toolbars 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. Standard The Standard toolbar consists of the following items: Creates a new label file, template, or job.
4 Introduction Toolbars Format The Format toolbar consists of the following items: Button Function Function Select a different font (typeface) and/or font size for a text element. Font attributes used to apply Bold, Italics, or Underline to text elements. Horizontal Justification used to justify text (left, center, right) within the text element’s boundaries Vertical Text Alignment used to vertically align elements on a label to each other (top, middle, bottom).
Introduction Toolbars Action 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 enter text on a label. Used to insert a graphic on a label. Used to insert a barcode on a label. Used to draw a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line on the label. Used to draw a square or rectangle on the label. LabelMark5.
6 Introduction Options 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.
Introduction Help 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 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.
8 Introduction 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. Note The search string is not case sensitive and you can enter spaces between words of the search string. 3. Click List Topics. 4.
Getting Started Graphical Label Design 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.
10 Getting Started Create New Label File 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.
Getting Started Create New Label File 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.
12 Getting Started Create New Label File 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.
Getting Started View Editor 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.
14 Getting Started 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.
Getting Started Go To a Label 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. LabelMark5.
16 Getting Started 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 .
Getting Started Zoom 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.
18 Getting Started 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.
Getting Started Cursor Movement 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. First • Moves to the first label in the file. • In Text Element, moves to the beginning of the line of text. Last • Moves to the last label in the file. • In Text Element, moves to the end of the line of text. Move Up • If a label is selected in a multi-label file, moves to the label above.
20 Getting Started Cursor Movement Function Move Right Key Description • 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.
Getting Started Cursor Movement Function Key Description Select All Labels Selects all labels in the label file. 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.
22 Getting Started Mouse Navigation 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 CTRL + Left Click 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.
Getting Started Adding Text 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.
24 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: 1. Choose File>Print Preview. OR Click Print Preview . The label file displays, at 100%, as they will print on the selected printer. 2. To view labels close up, click Zoom In 3. Click Zoom Out .
Print a Label File Print Dialog Box 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).
26 Print a Label File 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. OR 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.
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.
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Formatting a Label Formatting a Label Each label contains elements that represent user content, such as text, barcode etc. This section details these elements. Note 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.
30 Formatting a Label Behavior Common to All Label Objects 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.
Formatting a Label Behavior Common to All Label Objects Handle Color Description 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.
32 Formatting a Label Behavior Common to All Label Objects 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 Elements Ctrl + Left Click Elements Lasso* (See Figure 2 on page 33) Procedure Holding the CTRL key, click the left mouse button on the elements to be selected. 1.
Formatting a Label Behavior Common to All Label Objects Figure 2 • Demonstration of lasso technique 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.
34 Formatting a Label Behavior Common to All Label Objects 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.
Formatting a Label Behavior Common to All Label Objects 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.
36 Formatting a Label Behavior Common to All Label Objects Elements centered vertically to each other Elements aligned to the middle of each other Figure 5 • Example of vertical selection with horizontal alignment To align elements: 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.
Formatting a Label Behavior Common to All Label Objects To center the element horizontally on the label: 3. On the Formatting toolbar, click Center Object Horizontally . OR 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.
38 Formatting a Label 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. Note 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. To rotate an element: 1.
Formatting a Label Behavior Common to All Label Objects 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. OR Choose Edit>Delete. OR 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.
40 Formatting a Label Command Multiplier 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.
Formatting a Label Command Multiplier Copy Object(s) 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.
42 Formatting a Label Insert a New Label 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. LabelMark 5.
Formatting a Label Text Element 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.
44 Formatting a Label Text Element 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.
Formatting a Label Text Element Select Multiple Characters 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 Drag Shift + Click Procedure Holding the left mouse button, drag across the characters to highlight. 1. Click the left mouse button at the beginning of what you want to highlight. 2.
46 Formatting a Label 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.
Formatting a Label 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.
48 Formatting a Label Text Element 8. Continue to click Find Next until all occurrences have been changed. OR 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.
Formatting a Label Text Element Text Element Properties Property To Use Locked Click this option box to protect the text string from being edited, and the text element from being moved or resized. Printable This option box is selected by default. Remove the checkmark if you do not want the particular text element to print on the label. Rotation Use this field to achieve a custom rotation, i.e.
50 Formatting a Label Text Element 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.
Formatting a Label Text Element Flip-Flop 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.
52 Formatting a Label Text Element 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.
Formatting a Label Text Element 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.
54 Formatting a Label Text Element 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.
Formatting a Label Text Element 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. LabelMark5.
56 Formatting a Label Image Element 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.
Formatting a Label Image Element 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.
58 Formatting a Label Image Element 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.
Formatting a Label Image Element Property Width To Use 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.
60 Formatting a Label Line and Rectangle Elements 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 the line to the end point.
Formatting a Label Line and Rectangle Elements Line Properties The following options are displayed in the Line Properties box: 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.
62 Formatting a Label Line and Rectangle Elements 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.
Formatting a Label Line and Rectangle Elements Rectangle Properties The following options are displayed in the Rectangle Properties box: 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 Use this field to indicate an exact height of the rectangle.
64 Formatting a Label Line and Rectangle Elements Property To Use Rotation Use this field to achieve a custom rotation, i.e., some increment of 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.
Formatting a Label Barcode Elements 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.
66 Formatting a Label Barcode Elements Barcode Properties The following options are displayed in the Barcode properties box: Note The barcode properties may vary, depending on the barcode symbology (type) used. Figure 14 • Barcode properties box LabelMark 5.
Formatting a Label 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.
68 Formatting a Label Barcode Elements 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.
Formatting a Label Barcode Elements 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. LabelMark5.
70 Formatting a Label Data Bound (Linked) Objects Data Bound (Linked) 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.
Formatting a Label Data Bound (Linked) Objects 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.
72 Formatting a Label Data Bound (Linked) Objects 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.
Formatting a Label Add Date/Time 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.
74 Formatting a Label Add Date/Time 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. Figure 16 • Date/Time custom format 5. On the Date parts tab, click the buttons that represent the data and format you want. 6.
Formatting a Label Add Date/Time 8. Click the Time parts tab to create a custom format for time. Note 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.
76 Formatting a Label Add Date/Time 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. Note 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.
Formatting a Label Add Date/Time 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.
78 Formatting a Label Check Label Errors 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.
Formatting a Label Check Label Errors Label Errors List To check the labels for errors, in the Errors and Information window: 1. Click Check Label Errors . OR Choose Edit>Check Label Errors. LabelMark determines which labels have errors and places them in a list. 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 . LabelMark5.
80 Formatting a Label Check Label Errors 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.
Formatting a Label Changing Label Parts 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.
82 WireMark Format 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. Note 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.
Serialization Serialization 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.
84 Serialization 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.
Serialization Simple Serialization To add serialization to the label: 1. Choose Insert>Serialized Data. The Serialization wizard is launched. 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.
86 Serialization 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).
Serialization 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.
88 Serialization 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.
Serialization 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.
90 Serialization The Data Preview field displays the new order. Note 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.
Serialization 8. In the Place data on the labels field, select the direction you want the serialization applied to the bank of labels. 9. Click Next. If you have put together a complex serialization scheme, save the scheme for later use so you do not have to re-enter the data the next time you want to use this serialization. 10. On the Save serialization scheme screen, click Yes radio button. 11. In the File name: field, if you do not want to use the generic scheme name, highlight “SerializationScheme1.
Remove Serialization To remove serialization from labels: 1. Click the serialized characters on one of the labels (it makes no difference on which label you select the characters). 2. Press [Delete] key. OR Choose Edit>Delete. OR Click the delete button . on the Standard toolbar. 3. Follow the instructions on the pop-up information box to delete the serial element from one or all of the labels. The serialization is removed.
Label Files Save Label Files Save The Save process creates a file that retains the label data, data attributes, and alignment parameters. This file is available for reuse whenever needed. Create files for all labels that you know you will use in the future. This saves time as you do not have to recreate the label every time you want to use it. File Naming Standards To create a label file in LabelMark, the file must be given a name.
94 Label Files Save If the name already exists, a message displays asking if you want to overwrite the previous file with that name. 5. To overwrite, click Yes. OR Click No to remove the message from the screen and return to the file name entry box 6. To enter a different file name or choose a different directory, repeat Steps 2 through 4 above. When the file is saved, you are returned to the Editor with the saved file still being displayed To remove the saved file from the screen: 7.
Label Files Opening a File Opening a File To open a stored label file, from the Workspace: 1. Choose File>Open. OR Click the open folder icon. 2. In the dialog box displayed, click the file to open. Note Depending on where you have stored the file, locate the directory containing the file according to normal Windows procedures. 3. Click Open. The label file displays in the Workspace as a document tab. Open Upon Launch To open a file upon launch (initial startup) of a LabelMark session: 1.
96 Label Files Opening a File 2. In the Create New/Open dialog box, from the list of previously created documents, click the desired file. If the file you want is not in the list: 3. Click Browse.... 4. Using normal Windows directory function procedures, locate the file to open. 5. Click the file to open, then click Open. 6. Click OK. LabelMark 5.
Label Files File Properties File Properties The File Properties dialog box includes information about the file and is saved along with the label and template files. The properties information reflects the date and time the document was created (even if it has not yet been stored), the last saved date (if the file has been saved), the label part number used for the particular file, and the author of the file displayed as their login user id.
98 Label Files File Properties To set File Properties for a label file, with the saved (or unsaved) label file active: 1. Choose File>File Properties. 2. Click the Description field and enter any descriptive data desired. 3. Click OK. To view or edit the File Properties for the active label file: 1. Choose File>File Properties. When finished: 2. Click OK. If you are only viewing the File Properties, you can click Cancel to remove the properties dialog box from the screen.
Job Files Create a Job File Job Files A Job file is a collection of related label files. Creating job files is way to group related label files. It provides an efficient use of time when printing big or repetitive jobs. The label files in a job file can be directed to different printers, allowing you to dedicate printers to use specific label media or ribbon colors. This eliminates the need to constantly change parts or run the risk of having the wrong media or ribbon installed for the job at hand.
100 Job Files Open a Job File The file(s) is added to the Job File tab displayed in the Workspace. Save Job File Once the job file is created, if it contains label files that need to be reprinted at various times, you will want to save the job file for future use. To save the job file: 1. Choose File>Save. OR Click Save . 2. In the File name field, enter a name for the job file, following normal Windows file naming standards and directory Browse features. 3. Click Save.
Job Files Open a Job File OR 1. Choose Tools>Manage Jobs. 2. In the directory tree on the left side, click the directory name containing the files that you want. If the directory has a ‘+’ in front of it, it means that there are more subdirectories contained in that particular directory. To list the subdirectories contained in a particular directory: 3. Click the + in front of the folder icon. When you select the directory, all job files in that directory will display to the right.
102 Job Files Remove a Label File Remove a Label File To remove a label file from a job file, with the job file open: 1. Click the label file to remove. 2. Click Remove . OR, to clear all label files from the job file: Click Remove All . 3. Click OK to confirm the removal. Note You can also click the Delete icon in the standard toolbar to remove the label file from the job file. LabelMark 5.
Job Files Printing a Job File Printing a Job File Each label file in the job file can be sent to a different printer, if desired. Select a Printer To select the printer that will print the specific label file: 1. In the Printer field, click the drop down arrow and select a printer. LabelMark5.
104 Job Files Printing a Job File Print from a Job File To print a label file contained in a Job File, with the job file open: 1. Click the label file to print. Note Use [Ctrl+Click] to select multiple label files to print at one time. 2. Click Print . Note You can also click the Print icon in the standard toolbar to print the selected label files. If you want to print all label files in a job file, you do not have to select any label files. In the open job file: 1. Click Print All LabelMark 5.
Job Files Printing a Job File Edit Print Options To change the number of copies or the side of the label file to print, edit the print options. Select the label file whose print options you want to change. 1. Click Edit Print Option . In the Labels to print section, you have the option to print File label copies or All labels. If you select File label copies, the number of copies is determined by the Label Copies toggle button next to each label in the file.
106 Job Files Close a Job File 3. In the Side to Print field, click the radio button of the desired option. Note The Side to Print field only activates if the selected label file is using a part number that allows 2-sided printing. Likewise, the Second Side field activates only if Side 2 is selected in the Side to Print field. 4. In the Second Side field, click the radio button of the desired option. 5. Click OK.
Job Files Delete a Job File Delete a Job File You can permanently delete a job file from Manage Job, Open dialog box, or from Windows Explorer. To delete a job file from Manage Job Files: 1. Choose Tools>Manage Jobs. 2. In the directory displayed on the left, click the folder containing the job file to delete. 3. In the list of job files, click the file to delete. 4. Click Remove . OR, from the Standard toolbar: Click Delete . OR, from the keyboard: Press [Delete]. LabelMark5.
108 Job Files Favorite Job Files Favorite Job Files If there are a number of job files that you use often, add them to a Favorites list for easy access. Add to Favorites To add job files to Favorites: 1. Choose Tools>Manage Jobs. 2. In the directory tree on the left side, click the directory name containing the files that you want to open. 3. With the list of Job Files displayed on the right, click the job file you want to add to Favorites. Note Use [Ctrl+Click] to select multiple files. 4.
Job Files Favorite Job Files View Favorite Job Files To view the job files in Favorites: 1. Click the Favorites tab in the Manage Jobs window. Search for Job Files If you have many job files stored in different directories, it may be difficult to locate all of them. Use the Search feature in the Manage Job function to locate the different job files. To search for job files: 1. In the Manage Jobs window, click Search tab. LabelMark5.
110 Job Files Favorite Job Files Search Options There are three ways you can search for job files: By Job File Name, By Label File within a Job file, or by creation/modification date within a Job File. You can search by one, two, or all three by clicking the specific option boxes in the Search Criteria field. If entering criteria in more than one of the three criteria fields, indicate if LabelMark should Match all criteria or Match any criteria.
Job Files Favorite Job Files To search for a particular label file based on the part number used for those labels: 8. Click Part radio button. 9. In the Part field, click the down arrow and select the part number used for the labels. Search by Date Created or Modified To search by date the file was created or modified: 1. Click Search by date created or modified option box. 2. In the From field, click the (…) button to the right. A calendar displays in which you can select the date. 3.
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Managing Custom Parts Creating a Custom Part Managing Custom Parts Custom parts are user-defined label parts. These parts can be based on factory created stock parts or completely original, defined by the user. Creating a Custom Part To create a custom part: 1. Choose Tools>Manage Custom Parts. 2. Click Add New Part . 3. From the list of part numbers displayed, click the part number with parameters closest to what you need. (See Create New/Open dialog and Search features.) 4. Click OK. 5.
114 Managing Custom Parts Creating a Custom Part 12. You can add or subtract columns and rows to the label by clicking the Add Column/Delete Column buttons or Add Row/Delete Row buttons. 13. Adjust the Vertical Gap to provide more or less space between rows. 14. Adjust the Horizontal Gap to provide more or less space between columns. LabelMark 5.
Managing Custom Parts Creating a Custom Part Zones A Zone divides a label into sub-regions. Zones are used for two purposes: 1. To define the label layout 2. To customize the label part by defining additional printable or non-printable areas. To add a zone to a custom part number: 1. Click Zones tab. 2. Click Add Zone . The zone displays with handles (green circles around arrows pointing in four different directions). This indicates that the zone is selected. 3.
116 Managing Custom Parts Creating a Custom Part When zones are moved in front or behind each other, the zone order in the Zone Number field changes. The zone in front will display at the bottom of the Zone Number field. The zone in back will display at the top of the Zone Number field. 5. In the Zone Type field, click the drop down arrow and select whether the zone is printable or non-printable. Note A non-printable zone could be used to determine where a preprinted item displays on the label.
Managing Custom Parts Import Custom Parts Export Custom Parts To share your custom part with others, you must export it. To export a custom part: 1. On the Manage Custom Parts screen, select the custom part you want to export. 2. Click Export . 3. Using common Windows Browse procedures, find your organization’s directory designated for Custom Parts. (See Options>File Paths on page 7.) 4. After accessing the Custom Parts folder, click Save. The Custom part is now available for other users to import.
118 Managing Custom Parts Delete Custom Part Delete Custom Part To remove a custom part from your Custom parts list: 1. Choose Tools>Manage Custom Parts. 2. In the Custom Parts list, click the part to remove. 3. Click Delete button . OR Press [Delete] key. 4. Click Yes in the delete confirmation box. The custom part is removed from your list only. If the custom part was exported to the Custom Parts directory, you can import it again should you need it later on. LabelMark 5.
Managing Favorite Parts Add to Favorites Managing Favorite Parts You can combine often used media parts into a Favorites list, for ease of creating new label files. Add to Favorites To create a Favorites list: 1. Choose Tools, Manage Favorite Parts. 2. In the Master Parts List, click the part number you want to add to your favorites list. 3. Click Add . 4. Repeat as necessary to add the part numbers to your favorites. You can select multiple part numbers and add them to your favorites list at one time.
120 Managing Favorite Parts Remove from Favorites Searching Favorites To narrow the Master Parts list to a few parts, use the filter at the top of the screen. To filter the parts list: 1. In By Part Name: field, if you know the name/number of the part you want to use, enter it in this field. As you enter the part number characters, the list will immediately abstract those part numbers that start with characters you enter. 2.
Managing Favorite Parts Using Favorites Using Favorites To use parts from your Favorites, when creating a new label file, on the Create New dialog box: 1. Click the Favorites tab. From the list of favorites, click the part number you want to use. 2. Click OK. LabelMark5.
Manage Printer/Part Pairings Manage Printer/Part Pairings You can pair a printer and label part so whenever you print the specified part, by default it prints to its paired printer. You can also set the corrective offsets for that printer. To set Printer/Parts Pairing: 1. Choose Tools>Manage Printer/Part Pairings On the Master tab, use the Filter to narrow the list of part numbers. 2. In the Filter field, enter the first letter(s) or number(s) of the part number for which you are searching.
124 Manage Printer/Part Pairings If custom part numbers have been added to LabelMark (see Managing Custom Parts on page 102), to pair a custom part with a printer: 9. On the Manage Printer/Part Pairings screen, click Custom tab. 10. Repeat preceding Steps 2 through 8. LabelMark 5.
Data Import/Export Adding External Data Data Import/Export You can place data from an external source (external to LabelMark) on your labels. This data can exist in a text file, a spreadsheet program, or an external database. Adding External Data To add external data to your labels: 1. Choose Insert>External Data. A wizard is launched. If you have not added a text box or graphic element, when data is imported from a spreadsheet or a database, the data will be placed at the top left of the label.
126 Data Import/Export Adding External Data Note If a Text File, select the Delimiter character that is used to separate the fields. 5. Click Select File . 6. Using standard Windows Explorer procedures, locate and select the external file to import, then click Open. 7. Click Next. 8. If the data is from a spreadsheet, select the worksheet that contains the data to use. LabelMark 5.
Data Import/Export Adding External Data 9. In the Available Columns section, select the columns of data that you want to import, then click the right-pointing arrow . The wizard automatically selects all fields on a worksheet. To limit the columns of data to just a few, in the Selected Columns section, click the fields that you DO NOT want to include, then click the left-pointing arrow . 10. When finished, click Finish . LabelMark5.
128 Data Import/Export Advanced Options (for importing data). Advanced Options (for importing data). Advanced Data Import options enable you to position data on the label and indicate if you want data placed on the label in text or barcode format. It also allows you to save the configuration as a scheme, for later use. If you have a large database of external data to import, the Advanced Options lets you limit the number of records brought over by querying the database.
Data Import/Export Advanced Options (for importing data). 6. Click the column on which you want to change the element. 7. Click the desired element (text or barcode) in the Visual Element toolbar. Note For a larger display, click Edit in a New Window button. This presents a larger screen to view the element changes. To exit out of this larger display, click the [Close] at the bottom of the screen. You are returned to the wizard. 8. Repeat for each column you want to change.
130 Data Import/Export Advanced Options (for importing data). Queries To add specific records of a database or spreadsheet to your labels, you must query the external data file. Querying is the function used to filter or abstract specific records from the data file and is presented in the form of 3-part statement consisting of the field containing the data you want to filter, a relational operator, and the sample data.
Data Import/Export Advanced Options (for importing data). To filter records in the database or spreadsheet, perform a query on the Filter Your Records window: 1. Click the down arrow in Field and select the column on which you want to filter data. 2. In the Operator field, click the down arrow and select the appropriate relational operator. 3. In the Value field, enter the data (or partial data) on which you want to filter. Note This is the actual data that exists in that field. 4. Click Add.
132 Data Import/Export Advanced Options (for importing data). To create a complex query, before completing Step 4 above: 5. In the And/Or field, click the down arrow and select either AND or OR, depending on how you want to write the query. 6. Click Add. 7. Repeat Steps 1 through 4 to supply the criteria that will satisfy the AND or OR condition (the second conditional data). 8. If you want to supply more criteria, select AND or OR again and repeat Steps 1 through 4 above.
Data Import/Export Advanced Options (for importing data). 2. Click Ascending (A-Z, 0-9) or Descending (Z-A, 9-0) radio button, depending on the order you want the sorted data to display. For a secondary or tertiary sort: 3. In the Then By field, click the down arrow and select the second or third field on which to sort. Note You do not have to sort at all. Likewise, you can sort on only one field if that gives you the desired results. 4. After supplying any sort parameters, click Next.
134 Data Import/Export Advanced Options (for importing data). The default is to use all records. However, if the query results are large and you only want to use some of the data: 5. Click Select individual records. 6. In the displayed list, click the records to use. Note Use [Ctrl+Click] or [Shift+Click] to select more than one record. 7. Click Next. 8. If you want additional copies of the label data, in the Label copies: field, indicate how many copies you would like. Note Copies means exactly that.
Data Import/Export Advanced Options (for importing data). Save Data Import Scheme You may want to save the data import scheme for future use, especially if the same data import configuration will be used on multiple label designs. This saves you time the next instance. You may also want to save the scheme for use by other users. To save the scheme, on the Save Data Import Scheme window: 1. Click the Yes radio button (if not already selected).
136 Data Import/Export Using a Data Import Scheme Using a Data Import Scheme To apply a saved data import scheme: 1. Choose Insert>External Data. 2. On the Data Import Wizard, click Use one of the following previously defined data import schemes. 3. Click the desire import scheme. 4. Click Finish. Refresh Data The data scheme displays the source data that was current when the data scheme was saved.
Microsoft Visio Microsoft Visio You can create labels using Microsoft Visio drawings or text. This data is exported to LabelMark from inside the Visio program. Selected Data To export selected data from a Visio drawing: 1. Open the Visio drawing containing the items to export. 2. Using the lasso technique, select the items to be exported. 3. Click Export to LabelMark 5 . 4. Click Current Selection. 5. Click the label part to use, then click Next. 6.
138 Microsoft Visio 7. To use only part of the image selected, in the image viewing area, select the portion of the image you want (the image is within the thin blue lines – the mouse must stay within the lines in order to select), then click Crop. This takes just the selected portion of the image. 8. If you selected the wrong part or the selection was not as accurate as you would like, click [Deselect] OR click some other part of the drawing that was not in the selection. 9.
Microsoft Visio 14. If you want to save the file with a name other than the generic name, highlight the generic file name and type the unique name directly over it. (Use Browse to locate the directory in which you want to save the file, following normal Windows procedures.) Exported data is bound (linked) to each other. As you format one, it is formatted the same on all other labels on which it exists.
140 Microsoft Visio All the individual text added to a specific field on the Selected fields side of the dialog box will display as one object on the label. To have specific text display as different objects on the label, separate them from each other by adding fields to the Selected Fields section. To add a different field: 7. Click Add Field, then click the text in the page lists to be added to that field and click >. 8. To move to the different fields, click the arrows above the field list.
Microsoft Visio To remove data on a field: 11. In the Selected Fields section, click the field tab containing the data you want to remove. 12. On the field tab, click the data to be removed. 13. Click < , OR, if you want to remove all the data on the field tab, click <<. The added field remains (maintaining the sequence numbers), but the field is blank. You can now add data, following previous Steps 3 and 4. 14. Click Next. 15. Select the label part number to use, then click Next.
142 Microsoft Visio If the data does not fit on the label, the next screen will indicate there are errors. 21. If an item does not fit, on the Check for Errors window, click Autofit All. 22. If Autofit All does not clear the error, click Back, then reposition the offending item. 23. Click Next to advance. Note Rather than clicking Next or Back a number of times to advance or move back in the wizard, you can click the named screen component listed on the left side of the dialog box. LabelMark 5.
Microsoft Visio 24. On the Process Data screen, to save the file with a name other than the generic name, highlight the generic file name and type the unique name directly over it. (Use Browse to locate the directory in which you want to save the file, following normal Windows procedures.) 25. When finished, click Finish. LabelMark5.
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Microsoft Excel Microsoft Excel Just as you can import data from an Excel spreadsheet while in LabelMark (see Data Import, on page 117), you can also export the spreadsheet data to LabelMark from inside the Excel program. To export data to LabelMark from Excel: 1. Open the Excel spreadsheet containing the data you want to export. 2. Click Export to LabelMark 5 tab. 3. Click the + in front of Sheet in the Source section to display columns of data. 4.
146 Microsoft Excel To export only certain rows of information from a particular field: 5. In the Source section, click the + in front of the Field number/name you want to expand. 6. Click the particular data in the field, then click >. 7. Repeat the above procedure for as many data items in the field that you need. When you export data, items placed in Field # of the Selected Fields section come over as one object.
Microsoft Excel To remove data on a field: 11. In the Selected Fields section, click the field tab containing the data you want to remove. 12. On the field tab, click the data to be removed. 13. Click < , OR, if you want to remove all the data on the field tab, click <<. The added field remains (maintaining the sequence numbers), but the field is blank. You can now add data, following Steps 5 and 6, above. 14. When finished adding fields, click Next. 15. Select the label part number to use and click Next.
148 Microsoft Excel If you added more fields, the fields are displayed as separate entities. You can position them at different areas of the label. 16. To reposition the fields, click a field to display handles. 17. Drag to the desired position on the label. Repeat for each field. To display the field as a barcode (rather than text): 18. Click the field object to change. 19. Click Barcode. 20. When ready, click Next. If the data does not fit on the label, the next screen will indicate there are errors.
Microsoft Excel When exporting from Excel, each data item on the added field tab displays on a different label. Therefore, the number of labels generated will reflect the number of data (text) items added to the fields. If multiple fields are used, the field with the largest amount of text added will determine how many labels will generate. For instance, if you have three data items in Field #1, two data items on Field #2, and four data items on Field #3, you will get a total of four labels with data.
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AutoCAD AutoCAD You can place AutoCAD drawings on labels in LabelMark by either exporting directly from AutoCAD or importing from LabelMark. To import an AutoCAD drawing from within LabelMark: 1. Choose Insert>/AutoCAD Object. 2. To access the drawing, click Open Drawing. 3. Using common Windows Browser procedures, locate the drawing you want to import. 4. Click Next. 5. If the CAD drawing you are importing has a black background (i.e.
152 AutoCAD 9. If you selected the wrong part or the selection wasn’t as accurate as you would like, click Deselect OR click some other part of the drawing that was not in the selection. 10. To place the image back to its original selection, click Reset. (If the data selected will not fit on the label part selected, the data will display in red. Change the size of the data or click Back and choose a larger label.) 11. Click Next. 12.
AutoCAD Export All Text Items You can export CAD drawings to LabelMark from within the AutoCAD program. To export data: If you want to export all text elements of the AutoCAD drawing (all data on all pages): 1. Click the LM button. 2. Click All text items. You can select which items to export and place them in different fields. 3. Click the + in front of the AutoCAD Export Root Node. This displays all text on the drawing. 4. In the list, click the data to export, then click >.
154 AutoCAD All data moved to the Selected fields section will display as one label object. To separate the data from each other: 5. Click Add Field, then click the item in the page lists to be added to that field and click >. 6. To move to the different fields, click above the field list. 7. When finished setting up fields and data, click Next. 8. Select the label part number to use. 9.
AutoCAD If you selected WireMark format, the different fields of data are repeated down the label. If you selected Allow Graphical Label Design, the fields are displayed as separate entities. You can position them at different areas of the label. Figure 1 • WireMark vs Graphical Label Design 11. To reposition the fields, click a field to display handles. Drag to the desired position on the label. Repeat for each field. To display the field as a barcode (rather than text): 12.
156 18. On the Process Data screen, indicate if you want to save the label file with the exported data. If you want to save the file with a name other than the generic name, highlight the generic file name and type the unique name directly over it. (Use Browse to locate the directory in which you want to save the file, following normal Windows procedures.) 19. When finished, click Finish. Export Current Selection If you want to export only a portion of a CAD drawing, from inside AutoCAD: 1.
Manage Data Import Schemes Edit a Scheme Manage Data Import Schemes You can change the parameters or query definitions of a stored Data Import Scheme. Edit a Scheme To edit the scheme: 1. Choose Tools>Manage Data Import Schemes. 2. Click the scheme you want to edit. The layout specifics of that particular scheme is displayed on the right side of the screen. 3. Click Edit . The Select Fields screen displays. The following screens in the wizard reflect the data and parameters previously applied.
158 Manage Data Import Schemes Apply to Label File When you get to the Save Data Import Scheme screen, you can choose to save the changes under the same name OR give the scheme a different name, thereby creating a new scheme. To save the edited scheme as a new scheme: 5. Highlight the name in the File Name field. 6. Enter a new name. 7. Click Finish. Create New Scheme You can create a new data import scheme directly from the Managing Data Import Schemes screen.
Manage Data Serialization Schemes Edit a Scheme Manage Data Serialization Schemes If you create a number of serialization schemes, you can manage them from outside the Serialization wizard. Managing the schemes allows for creation of new schemes, editing existing schemes, deleting schemes that are no longer of any value, importing schemes from other programs, exporting a scheme to another label part, and applying the scheme to a particular label file.
160 Apply to Label File On the Save Serialization Scheme screen, you can choose to save the changes under the same name OR give the scheme a different name, thereby creating a new scheme. To save the edited scheme as a new scheme: 5. Highlight the name in the File Name field. 6. Enter a new name. 7. Click Finish. Create New Scheme You can create a new serialization scheme directly from the Managing Data Serialization Schemes screen.
Templates Create a Template Templates Templates are used to hold common data items that occur on most of your labels, such as company name, hazard words or symbols, etc.) Create a Template Creating a template is similar to creating a label. The difference being that the items placed on a label in the template will be repeated on all labels in the label file and can be locked into place so that they cannot be removed or edited when using the template to create a label file. To create a template: 1.
162 Templates Use a Template 8. Enter a name for the template. Note The template will automatically be saved in the Templates folder of LabelMark. 9. Click Save. Use a Template To use a template to create labels: 1. Choose File>New. OR Click New . 2. In the Create New/Open window, click A new Label File based on an existing Template radio button. LabelMark 5.
Templates Printing Labels From Templates 3. In the list of templates displayed, click the template to use. 4. Click OK. All the labels in the label file have the template data items in place. Edit a Template To edit a template or to create another template from an established template: 1. Choose File>Open. OR Click Open . 2. Using common Windows procedures, browse to the LabelMark Template folder. 3. Click the template to use and click Open. 4. Make the desired changes to the template.
164 Application Wizards Control Panel Labels Application Wizards The following wizards can be found in LabelMark 5.0, Professional edition. • Control Panel Labels • Wire Harness Labels • 110-Block Labels* *The 110-Block label wizard can also be found in LableMark 5.0 Standard edition. Control Panel Labels Use the Control Panel wizard to create labels used on various types of control panels, including wire, face plate, push button, and terminal block. To use the Control Panel wizard: 1. Click New . 2.
Application Wizards Control Panel Labels You can create any number of control panel labels in any combination (e.g., 2 push buttons, 6 terminal blocks, etc.). However, at least one control panel type has to be selected. You cannot keep all fields at 0. 5. When ready, click Next. 6. On the Select file creation mode screen, click a component, then click the desired part number from the specific list presented. OR Select a template on which to base the file. 7. Repeat for each component listed. 8.
166 Application Wizards Control Panel Labels 11. Repeat for each label file name you want to change. Note If, after assigning a new name, you decide you would rather use the previous name, click the Undo button to the right of the file name you want to undo. You can add the new label files to a job file for more efficient processing. You can add to an existing job file, create a new job file, or not add label files to any job file. To create a new job file, proceed to Step 15.
Application Wizards Control Panel Labels To create a new job file: 15. After selecting the label files to place in the new job file, click Create a New Job radio button. 16. In the Name: field, enter a name for the job file. 17. Click Finish. The labels are displayed in the job file AND as individual label files. 18. If you do not want to add the new label files to any job file, deselect all the label files, then click Finish.
168 Application Wizards Wire Harness Labels Wire Harness Labels Use the Wire Harness wizard to create labels specific for wire harness applications. To use the Wire Harness wizard: 1. Click New . 2. On the Create New/Open dialog box, click Use a wizard to create labels. 3. Click Wire Harness Labels, then click OK. 4. There is only one Wire Harness label type. In the fields opposite the Wires component, enter the number of label files to create for the Wire Harness.
Application Wizards Wire Harness Labels On the Rename Label files screen, you can give the wire harness label files a unique name (as opposed to the generic name temporarily applied). To change the names of the wire harness label files: 9. In the list of label files, click the file whose name you want to change. 10. Using text highlighting techniques, highlight the temporary name, then enter the unique name directly over the highlighted name. 11. Repeat for each label file name you want to change.
170 Application Wizards Wire Harness Labels A message displays indicating that no job file will be created and/or no labels added to a job file. 19. Click Yes to proceed with the creation of the label files but no job file. The labels are displayed on individual label file tabs. LabelMark 5.
Application Wizards 110-Block Labels 110-Block Labels The 110-Block label type is based on user-selected pair configurations, with the length of the label determined by the pair type selected. The number and formatting of areas is based on pair configuration and block type selected. In the 110- Block label, the number of areas created is based on the pair configuration selected. Vertical and horizontal separator lines are automatically added.
172 Application Wizards 110-Block Labels Note A strip is one completed, fully populated label. If multiple strips are added, each additional strip continues the numbering sequence from the last number of the previous strip. Example: When requesting two strips of a 4-pair configuration, the first strip will contain values 1-12, the second strip will contain numbers 13-24. To use the 110-Block Wizard: 1. On the Create New/Open dialog box, click Use a wizard to create labels. 2.
Application Wizards 110-Block Labels 7. In the 110 Block Type:, click the drop down arrow and select the block type desired (i.e., Horizontal or Backbone). Horizontal increments one number per area, based on the start value. 8. In the Start: field, indicate the number with which to start the 110-block sequencing. 9. In the Number of Strips: field, indicate how many strips you need. 10. Click Next. LabelMark5.
174 Application Wizards 110-Block Labels 11. On the Rename Label files screen, you can create the label file under a new, unique name (as opposed to the generic name listed). To give the file a unique name: 12. Highlight the 110 Block generic name. 13. Enter the new name directly over the highlighted generic name. You can add the new label files to a job file for more efficient processing. You can add to an existing job file, create a new job file, or not add label files to any job file.
Application Wizards 110-Block Labels To create a new job file: 17. After selecting the label files to place in the new job file, click Create a New Job radio button. 18. In the Name: field, enter a name for the job file. 19. Click Finish. The labels are displayed in the job file AND as individual label files. If you do not want to add the new label file to any job file: 20. Click Select/Deselect All option box to remove the checkmark.
176 Application Wizards Edit 110-Block Labels If you have chosen the wrong configuration or need to enter additional strips, you can edit the 110-Block serialization through the wizard. To access the wizard: 1. On the label, click one of the label objects containing the 110-block serialization. 2. In the Properties box, click Edit Data Bound Objects. OR Choose Edit>Edit Data Bound Objects. (See Data Bound Objects on page 70.