User guide

Chapter 4: Design labels 59
Frames
Frames can be used for many things: address verification, field placement on a
layout, printing an indicia, and so on. The base layer of a design file is considered
a frame, with most of the same properties as a frame that you drop onto your
layout.
Label Toolbox lets you have as many frames in your design file as you want, each
with its own properties, such as blank line suppression. Frames cannot be placed
inside other frames, except the base layer.
Non-line based
objects
Frames are considered non-line based objects because they do not follow the
properties of a line. Other non-line based objects include barcodes, images, and
break marks. Many of the following features apply to all non-line based objects.
USPS Address blocks Address blocks are those that Label Toolbox recognizes as the frames that contain
fields in need of verification. Label Toolbox will not attempt to verify any address
information placed outside of a USPS address block.
Making a frame a USPS
address block
To assign a frame as the USPS address block:
1. Drag and drop a Frame object onto your label.
2. Select the desired frame, and choose Format > Properties.
3. On the Miscellany tab, select the USPS Address Block checkbox.
Set the position Select a frame on your label design
and choose Format > Position from
the menubar in Label Toolbox. The
Position window opens. This is
true for all non-line based objects.
In the Position window you can
precisely position and size an
object on your label. Simply
clicking and dragging or stretching
your object might not be accurate
enough. For an example, see “How
to indent objects” on page 60.
Text flow You can set your text flow in the Position window. The text flow determines how
line-based objects wrap around non-line-based objects.
For example, if you drag a frame object onto your layout, you can set the text
flow to wrap around the image on either side (Left, Right, Largest Side), or you
can have no other objects on the same lines that the image occupies (Skip).
Note: Most of the predefined design files in Label Toolbox already have
either the base layer or a frame designated as a USPS address block.