User guide

LOCKOUT-PRO
TM
ENTERPRISE User Guide 8- 3
Customizing Templates
Before you make change a template, it’s a good idea to look at the existing one and decide changes
will best meet your needs.
What can be Changed on a Template
In general, the following changes can be made to templates:
• The content of text that displays automatically on procedures and the format (e.g., size, font,
bold, italics, color).
• The format of text that will be added to the procedure when it is written.
• Graphics can be replaced with other graphics.
What cannot be Changed on a Template
Procedures in the LOCKOUT-PRO
TM
application look similar to word-processed documents, but in
fact are the output of a powerful database engine. As a result, the templates cannot be changed as
you might expect to change a word-processed document.
While the application offers a range of options for customizing the templates, it does not allow the
following types of template changes:
• Lines, rectangles, and other graphic elements cannot be deleted.
• Boxes, image location, and other objects cannot be moved, resized, rotated, or deleted.
• Additional graphics or text boxes cannot be added.
Editable Areas on Templates
To help you identify your customization needs, review the sample forms that follow. Although these
examples use the templates for sheet-fed printers, the same items and areas exist on forms templated
for GLOBALMARK
®
printers.
Note: The sample illustrations that follow are marked up to show how they can be changed.
The following table explains the meaning of the marks.
If the template area is You can make these changes
Outlined in blue rectangle
• Edit any or all of the text contained in the
template
• Change the formatting of the text
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rectangle
• Change the formatting of the text contained in
the template
• Change the formatting of the procedure-specific
text that will be added when the procedure is
created or revised
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• Replace the graphic