User guide

Chapter 4: Design labels 53
The Designer window in Label Toolbox
Overview When you open Label Toolbox, you first see the Designer window. This area
offers everything you need to create your label design.
Objects and Status
windows
The Objects window and the Status window can be resized and “undocked” to
provide custom viewing of your design. There are two ways to undock a window:
 Place the cursor over the docking bar of the window you want to move. Click
and drag it to the desired position.
 Double-click the docking bar of the window.
Both the Objects and Status windows appear in the default view of the design
window. To remove either window, choose View from the menu. Click either
Objects or Status to control the appearance of these windows.
See “Verify labels” on page 71 for more information about the Status window.
Object properties Drag objects (fields, images, barcodes, and so on) from the Objects window onto
your label design. Each object that you drop on your design has its own
properties. To view the properties of any object, select the object you want (field,
image, barcode, and so on) and do one of the following:
 Choose Format > Properties.
 Click the Properties button on the toolbar.
 Right-click and choose Properties.
 Double-click the object.
Status window: This window
shows all of the errors or warn-
ings that exist in the current
design file and to which compo-
nent the errors are assigned.
You can switch this window on
and off in the View menu.
Layout window: This
window contains the
label design for the
current design file. You
can change the look of
the design by deleting
items from the label or
by dragging fields or
objects from the
Objects window and
dropping them onto
the label.
Layer tabs: Every
design file has a base
layer. Windows, Data
Stream, and Generic
Text drivers offer the
ability to create ban-
ner page and test
label layers. Inkjet
drivers offer the abil-
ity to create test label
layers. You cannot
delete, move, or
rename these, but
you can add new lay-
ers if you want.
Objects window:
This window contains
all of the components
available to this
design file currently
shown. These include
fields, barcodes, and
other miscellaneous
items.
You can switch this
window on and off in
the View menu.
Status bar: This area
gives you the exact
coordinates of your
cursor on the layout
window, the current
units of measure, and
alerts you to any
errors or warnings
that may exist in your
layout. This feature is
especially helpful if
the Status window is
closed.