User guide

Chapter 4: Design labels 55
The Layout window
Placing the fields and objects you need onto your layout is as easy as dragging
and dropping from the Objects window. There are a few things, however, that you
first need to know when you are working in the Layout window.
Base layer vs. Label
area
Notice, in the
example at right
that there is
white space at
the far right
edge of the
label. This
represents the
distance
between labels.
The lined
portion of the
layout is the
base layer. Your label elements will not print outside of the base layer. For more
information about base layers and other layers, see “Layers” on page 57.
Insertion point cross
hair
When moving or placing a field object (or any other line-
based object) on your layout, a red cross hair appears in
the upper left corner of the object. This can help you to
more accurately place your field.
Place the cross hair anywhere between the top and bottom
borders of a line to move the object to that line.
Viewing hidden
information on your
layout
Sometimes your layout may contain a lot of fields or objects; so many, in fact,
that the base layer or frame you are working in cannot show you everything on
your layout. Any information that may have been squeezed out of view may still
print on your label. It all depends on the size of the data in your fields or objects
and the line suppression of the layer or frame.
Label Toolbox signifies this “hidden” information with an arrow that points in the
direction of the missing information.
Base layer (printable area)
Label area (size of the label)
Distance
between labels
indicator
arrows