Quicklabel Designer Pro User Manual

- 1 -Designer Pro User GuideEnglishEditionRev-1112©2012EuroPlusd.o.o.Allrightsreserved.EuroPlusd.o.o.Poslovnaco

- 10 -Installation and ActivationSystem and Software RequirementsSingle User EditionToruntheprogramyouneedatleastthefollowing:l Pentiumbas

- 100 -ChooseoneoftheApplicationIdentifiersinthislist.Youcanadd,editordeleteApplicationIden-tifiersfromthebarcodelaterinthe

- 101 -Step 2: Application Identifier Input TypeGS1-128(EAN.UCC128)Wizard:WherethedataforAIisobtainedfromWhentheApplicationIdentifier

- 102 -EnteringfixedvaluefortheapplicationidentifierIfyouhaveselectedfixedvalueinthepreviousdialogbox,youshouldentervaluefor

- 103 -CreatingnewvariablefortheapplicationidentifierIfyouhaveselectednewvariablevalueinpreviousdialogbox,anewvariablefieldwi

- 104 -Step 4: List of selected application identifiersListingtheselectedapplicationidentifiersThisisthelaststepoftheGS1-128(EAN.UCC128)

- 105 -WhentheGS1-128(EAN.UCC128)barcodeisselected,theBarcodedatafieldintheBar code Wizarddialogboxisdisabled.Todefinethec

- 106 -PDF417codecanencode:l Full128ASCIIcharactersetl All128ExtendedASCIIcharactersl 8-bitbinarydataDataMatrix Bar CodeGeneral t

- 107 -centeredsymmetricalbullseyeisusefulinautomaticsymbollocationregardlessoforientation,anditallowsMaxiCodesymbolstobescannedev

- 108 -Editbarcodedialogbox–GeneraltabType of bar code:Therequiredbarcodesymbologyisselectedfromthetreelistofavailablebarcod

- 109 -Check Digit TabThistabisusedtospecifyifyouwanttousethecheckdigitinthebarcodeornot.Thisoptioncanonlybemodifiedforth

- 11 -Note:Makesuretoselecttheappropriateinstallationtypeintheinstallationwizard.Thesameinstallationwizardisusedforallsoftwaree

- 110 -Below bar code:Alldataencodedinthebarcodeisplacedbeneaththebarcodesymbolashumanreadablecharacters.Above bar code:Alldat

- 111 -Intercharacter gap:Somebarcodesallowyoutochangethegapbetweencharactersinthebarcode(e.g.Code-39).Include EAN white space

- 112 -EAN-13, EAN.UCC 128 & CC-A/B, EAN.UCC 128 & CC-CTwo-dimen-sional2D-Pharmacode, PDF-417, DataMatrix, MaxiCode, Aztec, QR, MicroQR, C

- 113 -Youcanalsoembedthepictureinthelabel.Thepictureissavedwiththelabelandmakesthelabelmoretransportable.Ifyoucopythelabe

- 114 -4. Selecttheappropriatevariablefromthelistofavailablevariables.5. Clickonthelabelwhereyouwanttocreatethevariableima

- 115 -Designing Objects with Relative PositionsDuringtheregularlabeldesignprocessyouputtheobjectsonthecertainspotonthelabelandthe

- 116 -Eachclickonthebuttonwillrotatethelabelforadditional90degrees.Theinitialrotatepositionisportrait.Eachclickwillrotatethe

- 117 -Note:Allobjectsarealignedrelativelytothefirstselectedobject.Thenclickappropriatebuttonsinthe Design toolbartoalignselected

- 118 -Grouping ObjectsYoucanworkwithindividualobjectsonthelabel,oryoucangrouptheobjectsintogroupsofobjects.Whenyougrouptwoor

- 119 -CharactermapofEPSymbolsFont-EPSYM.TTFSupported Graphics FormatsThefollowinggraphicalformatsaresupported:File extension Graphics typ

- 12 -Printer Installation Using the Printer Installation Wizard1. PuttheproductCDinyourCD-ROMdrive.Themaininstallationapplicationsho

- 120 -Working with Text ObjectsTherearetwomodesofoperation,whichcanbesetbysettingprogrampreferences.Thefirst(default)is"Ons

- 121 -Ifyouhaveexistingdatabaseonyourcomputer(ornetwork)youcanusethatdatabasetoprintlabels.Simplycreateaspecialdatabasefunct

- 122 -use the wizard for the connection). Click Edit to change function's properties.Expression Expression is an simplified version of Visual

- 123 -ASC (FACT)ASC (FACT) is used when you want to encode the data using this standard for Data Identifiers (DI). It is much like GS1-128 (EAN.UCC

- 124 -VariableWizard-ChoosingthetypeofvariableFirstyoumusttypeinthevariablenameandselectthetypeofvariable.Youcanchoseamon

- 125 -DialogboxforVariableWizardwhenKeyboardinputoptionischosenPrompt text for this variable field: Fillinthemessagethatwillbesh

- 126 -DialogboxforVariableWizardwhenCounteroptionischosenStarting Value:Setthestartingvalueforthecounter.Thecounterwillincrem

- 127 -DialogboxforVariableWizardwhenDatefieldoptionischosenFormat:Selecttheformatforyourdatefromthelist.Youcanalsoenterth

- 128 -DialogboxforVariableWizardwhenTimefieldoptionischosenFormat: Selecttheformatforthetimefromthelist.Youcanalsoentert

- 129 -Binary This format enables the insertion of a binary value on the input. The output is ASCII character.Available Date FormatsThedatefields

- 13 -ispossiblefromtheserverorfromtheproductCD.Both,theserverandtheclientclientmustbeaccessibleinthesameLAN(LocalAreaNe

- 130 -hh Hours in 12-hour format (AM/PM will be added if they follow the time). Always occupies two characters. (leading zeros will be added as n

- 131 -1.Clickthearrowbuttoninthebutton onvariabletoolbartostartVariable Wizard2. Fromdrop-downmenuselectCounterasthetypeof

- 132 -Note:Thecounterwhichpreserveslast-usedvaluecannotbemadewithVariablewizard,butonlyusingdialogforaddingnewvariables.Thelas

- 133 -the keyboard.Numeric Use this format you need numeric variables, for example, serial numbers or EAN and UPC bar code. Only numeric characters

- 134 -RequestedQuantity Contains the quantity of the labels as specified by the user or external application.ShortLabelName Contains the name of th

- 135 -l Thetextobjectlinkedtothevariablemustbeformattedintheinternalprinterfont.l TicktheoptionUse printer internal counter

- 136 -Functiondialogbox–GeneraltabThisdialogboxisalsodisplayedwhenyouwanttochangetheexistingfunction.Todefine(change)thefunct

- 137 -Using Concatenate FunctionTheconcatenatefunctionmergestwoormorevariablesintoonenewvariable.Tocreateacon-catenatefunction,do

- 138 -9. ClickontheClosebuttontoclosetheFunctionsdialogbox.10. Thefunction-generatedvariableisdefinedonthelabel.Youshould

- 139 -SelecttheVisualBasicScriptoption6. ClickontheDetailedtabtodefinepropertiesforthefunction.ThevariableNAMEonthelabelpr

- 14 -3. ClickonInstall.Anewwindowwillopenshowingallsoftwareeditions.4. ClickonPower Forms Multi-user edition (Server).5. Follow

- 140 -8. ClickontheOKbutton.9. ClickontheClosebuttontoclosetheFunctionsdialogbox.Tolinkthefunction-generatedvariableVBScri

- 141 -Selecting Database FileDatabasewizard–SelectingdatabasefileEnterthefullpathnameofthedatabasefileineditboxoruseBrowsebutto

- 142 -Selecting Desired FieldsDatabasewizard–SelectingfieldsOnthispageyoucanselectthefieldsyouwanttouseonthelabel.Allfieldsin

- 143 -Selecting Which Records will be PrintedDatabasewizard–SelectingwhichrecordswillbeprintedSelectthedesiredoptionhowyouwanttouse

- 144 -Selecting Variable Quantity from the Database FieldSelectafieldinthedatabasethatcontainsthelabelquantityinformation.Thedatabase

- 145 -datastructure,nameofthefieldsandmaximumlengthsofthefields.Youhavetoprovidethemiss-inginformationbeforethelabelingsoft

- 146 -Selectingthetextdatabase3. ClickontheNextbutton.Note:Ifyouconnecttothedatabaseforthefirsttime,youneedtodefinethedat

- 147 -Definingthefileencoding2. Choosethedatatypefortheselectedtextdatabase.Thefieldsarealignedincolumns,soyoumustselectthe

- 148 -3. ClickontheNextbutton.4. Definethewidthsoftheindividualcolumnsbyplacingabreaklinebeforethesecondcol-umnandbefore

- 149 -andyouwillbeabletoselecttherecordsyouwanttoprintandthequantityoflabelsforeachrecord.Specifyingwhichrecordsfromthedat

- 15 -Install the Client in Unattended Mode with Group PolicyYoucaninstalltheNetworkclientswithtwoapproaches:1. Interactiveinstallationmod

- 150 -Print/Printpreviewdialogbox3. TochoosewhichrecordstoprintfromthedatabaseclickontheSelect Recordsbutton.TheRecord Sele

- 151 -Previewofthesecondlabelintheseries7. ClickontheNextbuttoninthecommandwindowtoadvancetothenextlabelintheseries.Af

- 152 -Using Text File WizardText File WizardWhentheinputdatabasefileisaplainASCIItextfileorformattedCSV(CommaSeparatedValues),Text

- 153 -Start import at rowoptionisuseful,whenyoudonotwanttoimportsomerowsatthetopofthefile.Mostusualsituation,whenyouwould

- 154 -DatabaseWizard–SettingcolumnbreaksIfyouhaveselectedthatyourdataisformattedwithfixedwidths,thesecondstepoftheWizardwill

- 155 -DatabaseWizard–FormattingthefieldsInthisstepoftheWizardyoucanreviewthefields'namesandlengthsandmodifythem,ifnec-es

- 156 -Selectingthetypeofdatabaseconnection3. PointtotheAccessdatabasec:\ProgramFiles\EuroPlus\NiceLabel6\\-Samples\Database\IDENTITY.M

- 157 -Allfieldsdefinedinthedatabasetablearedisplayed5. LeavethedefaultsettingsandclickontheNextbutton.AnextstepRecordsPri

- 158 -SelecthowtherecordsfromthedatabasewillbeusedonthelabelClickontheNextbutton.AnextstepFieldsUsageoftheDatabaseWizard

- 159 -Manualdefinitionofthedatabaseconnection6. ClickontheOKbutton.7. Continuefromthestep4inthechapterLinktoaDatabaseUsi

- 16 -modesuccessfullycopeswithsuchsituationsandworkstationsarestillabletooperate,butsomelim-itationsapply.TheothercaseofOff-l

- 160 -Youwillbeabletoselectwhichrecordsareprinted3. ClickontheFinishbutton.Thelinktothedatabaseiscreatedandtextobjects

- 161 -SelectingrecordsforprintingQuery and Create a Database FilterThelabelingsoftwareallowsyoutoperformqueriesonthedatabasetableto

- 162 -Note:Youcandefineconditionsonmultiplefieldsatthesametime.Database AccessDatabaseaccessfunctionsarefunctionsusedtoretrievedat

- 163 -Note:IftheDatabasetoolbarisnotvisible,selectToolbarsfromtheViewmenu,thenclickDatabase.3. ClickontheAdvancedbuttonnex

- 164 -3. Intherightsideofthedialogboxselectalreadyprepareddataconnectionorcreateanewone.4. OnceyouhavetheODBCdataconnect

- 165 -Special CharactersUsing Special CharactersSpecialcharactersarethekindofcharactersyouusuallycannotfinddirectlyonyourkeyboard.In

- 166 -Pre-defined Character ShortcutsThelabelingapplicationhasseveralcontrolcharacterspre-definedandtheycanbeselectedfromadrop-down

- 167 -189 FNC Function Code 2190 FNC Function Code 3191 FNC Function Code 4Working with Memory CardsUsing the Printer Memory CardUsageofprinterme

- 168 -graphicstoourlist.SelectAddfromGraphicsmenuorright-clickGraphicssideofthewindow.Selectsomepictures(e.g.SAMPLE.PCXorPR

- 169 -Using Label Setup WizardUsing Label Setup WizardLabelSetupWizardoffersdefiningdimensionsofthelabelandchangingprintersetup.Itcon

- 17 -tection in off-line modeLease period Off-line client cannot occupy a software license for unlimited period of time. Maximum lease period of ev

- 170 -Whenyouaresatisfiedwiththelabeldimensions,clickontheFinishbuttontoclosetheLabelsetupwizard.StockLabelsetupWizard-select

- 171 -Selecting Label LayoutSelectinglabellayoutOrientation:Selectthelabelorientation.Lookatthescreenandprinterlayoutsforsuggestion

- 172 -Defining the Page SizeLabelsetupWizard-choosingLabelDimensionsSelectthepagesizeforyourlabels.Thisstepisonlynecessaryforthe

- 173 -Selecting PrinterLabelsetupWizard-SelectingprinterSelectdesiredprinterandoptionallyclickPropertiesbuttonifyouwanttosetthep

- 174 -Printing and Previewing LabelsPreview and Print a LabelIfyouwanttoprintalabel,youcanusetheprintpreviewtosimulateaprintoutput

- 175 -offl Recall labelThelabelstoredintheprintermemorycanbeimmediatelyprintedout.Usingtherecallprocessthesoftwarecreatesanothe

- 176 -Previewing PicturesWhenyouplaceapictureonthelabel,indesignmodeitisalwaysshownincolor-depthasdefinedinthepicture.However,

- 177 -Reprint LabelsTheabilitytoreprintlabelsisoneofastrongerkeyvaluesofthelabelingsoftware.Whenyouhavetheprintloggingenabled

- 178 -1. Openyourlabel.2. SelectLabel SetupfromtheFilemenu.3. GotoPrintingtab.Note:IfPrintingtabisnotvisible,clickonthebu

- 179 -Integration and ConnectivityOverviewThemostcommonmethodistoprintlabelsdirectlyfromthelabelingsoftware.Butsometimestheremight

- 18 -Copythecontentsofthesefolderstothenewservertocreateduplicatedfilestorage.Recovering Lost LicensesWhenthelabelingsoftwareclie

- 180 -Automatic Print with JOB FilesUsethisfacilityforautomaticun-attendingprintingfromthelabelingsoftware.TheJOBfileisaplaintext

- 181 -n ActionRun Command FileinapplicationsPowerForms(applicationgenerator)and(automationmodule).Note:Whenworkingwithjobfiles

- 182 -TheorderorappearanceofthecolumnsintheCSVfileisnoimportant.ButitisimportantthatallrowsinthesameCSVfilehavethesame

- 183 -l skip:Usethisattributetospecifyhowmanylabelstoskipatthebeginning.Thisfeatureisusefulifyouprintsheetoflabelstola

- 184 -Youcanalsoauto-generatethedescriptionoftheinterfaceusing/typelibcommand-line parameter.ItwillcreateNLABEL6.OLBwithdescript

- 185 -users can print labels directly from SAP/R3.The advantage with this approach is that no PC is required for label printing. Once the label i

- 186 -PC, where some functions can be used, because the appli-cation that will eventually print these files knows how to process them.All counters

- 187 -DELETEFILEDELETEFILE<name_of_the_file>Thiscommanddeletesthespecifiedfile.YoucanuseitincombinationwithCREATEFILEcom-mand.

- 188 -LABELLABELlabel_name[,printerName]Thecommandopenstheworkinglabel.Ifthelabelisalreadyopened,theprogramwillusethisone.Iti

- 189 -filename contain space characters, enclose the whole string in double quotes.APPEND The parameter APPEND is optional. By default the print ac

- 19 -thatstoresthefileGlobals.tdb.4. ClickOK.l ThelogfileisNOTsynchronized.Tochangethelocationofthelogfile,dothefollowing:

- 190 -Forprinter_namealwaysusethesystemprinternameasisdisplayedinthestatuslineinthelabeldesignapplication.Systemprinternames

- 191 -l Youcannotchangetheprinter(PRINTERcommand)withinasessionl Youmustsetvaluesforallvariablesfromthelabelwithinasession,

- 192 -should be used. If the printer is equipped with more than just one paper / label tray, you can con-trol which is used for printing.The name

- 193 -TEXTQUALIFIER%SETVar1=%EPAKWRPBD12"X107/32"%ThecommandTEXTQUALIFIERsetthedelimitertopercentsign(%).Thecomman

- 194 -Technical SupportOnline SupportYoucanfindthelatestbuilds,updates,workaroundsforproblemsandFrequentlyAskedQuestions(FAQ)onthe

- 2 -Table of ContentsTable of Contents 2Introduction 9Welcome to NiceLabel 9Installation and Activation 10System and Software Requirements 10Single

- 20 -MakesureyouhavefinishedinstallingthesoftwareonyourPCwhenyouactivateyoursingleusereditionwithahardwarekey.Activate the l

- 21 -Selecting'Single-userSoftwareKey'activation2. SelectSingle-user Software KeyandclickonNext.3. Entertherequiredc

- 22 -Note:YoucanalsoclickthebuttonSave Dataandstoretheactivationinformationtothetextfile.Itwillsaveyousometimeasyoudo

- 23 -ormulti-userlicense).Tomovethesoftwarelicensetoanothercomputerwhenyouhavethehardware key,dothefol-lowing:1. Disconnectthe

- 24 -4. EntertherequiredcustomerinformationandthekeynumberandclickonNext.5. Toactivatethesoftwareautomatically,clickont

- 25 -Internetactivationwebsite6. ClickontheActivatebuttontoretrievetheActivationcode.Writeitdown.Note:TheKeyandRegistrationnum

- 26 -Note:MakesureyouareusingUNCsyntaxwhenreferringtothenetworklocation.Usethesyntax\\server\share\fileandnotthesyntaxwiththe

- 27 -Note:Tocheckyoursoftwareedition,lookatthelabelonyourCDcaseorstartthesoftwareandselectHelp->About.Toupgradeyourstand

- 28 -l Backupyourlabelingfiles,includingyourlabels,forms,andsystemfolder(c:\D-ocumentsandSettings\AllUsers\ApplicationData\EuroPlus\

- 29 -Install Network Upgrade from Single User EditionWhenyouperformanetworkupgradefromasingleuseredition,forexample,youwanttoupgrad

- 3 -31Activate Network Major Version Upgrade 31Activate Network Upgrade from Single User Edition 32Activate Network License Pack 32Deactivating Softw

- 30 -digitserialnumber(forversion2.1.x)andthenew25-digitsoftwarekeynumber(forversion3.x.x).Bothkeysarerequiredtoactivateyou

- 31 -Summaryofrequiredsteps:1. Closealllabelingsoftwareapplications.2. Installtheneweditionofthesoftware.3. Activatethenewediti

- 32 -l Enterthekeynumberandtheregistrationnumber.Enterotheruserinformation,ifprompted.l ClickontheActivatebuttontoretrieve

- 33 -7. Toactivatethesoftwaremanually,clickontheprovidedInternetlinkforWebpageacti-vation.YourInternetbrowserwillopentheLi

- 34 -l Freeaccesstodownloadsandupdates.l FreeTechnicalNewsletterdiscussingproductnews.Toregisterthelabelingsoftware,dothefollowi

- 35 -Setting up the SoftwareUser InterfaceBasic and Advanced User InterfaceThelabelingsoftwarehastwo-leveluserinterface.Bydefault,basicuser

- 36 -Ctrl + T Rotate 90° counter-clockwiseCtrl + A AlignCtrl + X CutCtrl + C CopyCtrl + V PasteCtrl + Z UndoCtrl + Y RedoCtrl + N NewCtrl + O OpenCtr

- 37 -Right-clicking the object Opens pop-up menu with shortcuts to commands. The content of the pop-up menu greatly depends on where you clicked yo

- 38 -MainwindowMain WindowAttached formShowsthenameoftheformthatisattachedtolabel.Infrontthereisalsoanindication,whichsideofl

- 39 -Label TabsLabeltabsallowyoutoquicklyswitchbetweendifferentlabeldesignsstoredwithinthesamelabeltemplate(.LBLfile),likefront/b

- 4 -Use Prefix or Suffix Options 56Using Advanced Functionality 57Creating a Label with GS1-128 (EAN.UCC 128) Compliance 57Add Content to GS1-128 Us

- 40 -Using the Keyboard and Mouse EffectivelyWhenselectingobjectsyoucanuse<CTRL>keytoadjustobject'sanchoringpointbyclickin

- 41 -Note:Ifyouwanttobeabletowriteacustomcommentforeachrevision,alsoenabletheoptionPromptforrevisionhistorycomment.4. Clic

- 42 -Dialogboxfordefiningusersandtheirpermissionsinthesoftware2. SelecttheConfigure Usersoptionintheleftpane.3. Clickonthe

- 43 -Definitionofthepermissiongrantedbytheprofile6. GotoMemberstabandaddtheusertotheprofile.Selecttheuseryouhavecreated

- 44 -LoginThelabelingsoftwaresupportsdifferentaccesspermissionstovariouspartsoftheapplications.Youradministratormighthavesetupdi

- 45 -Designing LabelsDesigning a Basic LabelOverviewInthissectionyouwilllearnhowtodesignasimplelabelfilewithfixedandvariableobject

- 46 -Selectingaprinter2. ClickontheNextbutton.Define Label and Page Dimensions1. Ifyouwanttousethelabelstock,selectyourchoic

- 47 -Selectinglabellayout6. ClickontheNextbutton.Anewwindowwillopen.Enter10forlabelwidthand7forlabelheight.Note:Dialogbo

- 48 -DefininglabeldimensionsNote:Tochangetheunitofmeasurefromcentimeterstoinchesorothersupportedunits,clickonthebut-tonwithun

- 49 -Enteringcontentfortextobject4. Clickonthetextobjecttoselecttheobject.5. ChangethefontforthetextobjectusingtheTexttoo

- 5 -Bar Code Wizard 91Bar Code Wizard - Choosing Variable Bar Code 91Bar Code Wizard - Keyboard Input 92Bar Code Wizard - Counter 92Text Wizard - Cou

- 50 -ThetextobjectisplacedonthelabelInsert Bar CodesNowyouwilladdanon-changeableCode128barcodeonthelabel.1.Toinsertthebarcode

- 51 -9. Changetheobjectsizebydraggingtheobjecthandles.Thehandlesaresmallrectanglessurroundingtheobjectwhenitisselected.The

- 52 -NameofthelabelintheprogramcaptionUse Alignment ToolsYouhaveplacedtheobjectsonthelabel.Nowyouwanttomakesuretheyarealigne

- 53 -l Clickanywhereintherulerareaanddragthelineoutofit(thetoprulercontainshor-izontal,andthesiderulercontainsverticalguide

- 54 -LabelwithfixedobjectsAdd Variable FieldsOverviewYoumaywanttoprintthelabelonwhichthedatachangesforeachlabel.Thelabelingsoft

- 55 -Creatingnewkeyboardinputvariablefield3. Type'Enterproductname'fortheoptionDisplaythistexttotheprintoperator.4.

- 56 -Create Date and Time Variable FieldsContentofthevariablefieldcanbefilledautomaticallywiththedateortimestampfromthecom-puterc

- 57 -6. ClickontheFinishbutton.7. Clickonthelabelwhereyouwanttopositionthepromptedfield.Thetextobjectisplacedonthelab

- 58 -5. ClickontheNextbutton.AdialogboxshowingallAIcontainedinthisbarcodewillopen.6. ClickontheAddbuttontostartadding

- 59 -Creatingafixedbarcode3. Movethecursortothelocationonthelabelwhereyouwanttoplacethebarcodeobjectandclickonthemouse

- 6 -Grouping Objects 118Clipart Galleries 118Font Files 118Supported Graphics Formats 119Working with Text Objects 120Working with Variable Data 120D

- 60 -Onlyiftheabovecriteriaarefulfilled,willthebarcodevariableprovideforvalidPIATScodes.Setting up the PIATS FunctionUsetheFunction

- 61 -InsertaGS1-128barcodeontothelabelandconnectitwiththePIATSinformation.Oncethelabelsareprinted,theyaremarkedasprintedint

- 62 -entermoredataforthetextobject,thelabelheightmustincreasetoaccommodateforthelargertextobject.Variablelabelsizingfeature

- 63 -EnablingcutterfunctionalityNote:DesignerExpresseditioncancontrolthecutter.However,youcannotusetheLabelSetupdialogbox.Instead

- 64 -Settinguplabelbatch6. Toenclosethemainlabelswithheaderand/ortaillabels,ticktheoptionUse header labeland/orUse tail labe

- 65 -Designing Labels for Mobile DevicesThelabelingsoftwarehassupportformobilelabelprintingfromWindowsMobiledevices.Youcandesignthe

- 66 -Whenyouusecolorimagesonthelabel,theirappearanceonthelabelchanges.Theycannotbeprintedinmorecolorsthansupportedbythepri

- 67 -Using Contents MaskContentsmaskisveryusefulwhenyoumustdisplaytheinputdatadifferentlyonthelabel.Withcon-tentsmaskyoucansim

- 68 -defined, then press the same keyboard shortcut again.Ctrl + digitGo to the bookmark with the selected number.Working Window DescriptionThework

- 69 -l View by Objects:Alllabelelementsarelistedalphabeticallybytheirtype.Firstlistedaretextelements,thenparagraph,barcode,gr

- 7 -Formatting the Fields 154Linking a Label to Advanced Databases 155Overview 155Link to a Database Using Database Wizard 155Link to a Database Manu

- 70 -Note:YoumustusetheapplicationNiceMemMastertofillthecontentofthememorycard.Ifyouusesomeotherapplication,thecontentswill

- 71 -3. ClickontheFinishbutton.Youwillseethat‘RFIDTag’commandisenabledintheToolboxontheleftsideofthelabelingsoftwarew

- 72 -EncodingcontentsforRFTag2. SelectthetypeoftheRFIDTagyouwanttousefromthelistboxonthetopofthedialogbox.Clickonthe

- 73 -RFIDTagantennainthebackground7. Youcancontinuedesigningthesmartlabelwithnon-RFIDdataasdescribedinthepre-vioussections.Wh

- 74 -Antenna offset:Toachievebetterprogrammingaccuracyofthetagshereistheoptiontodefinetheoffsetfortheantennaintheprinter.T

- 75 -Support for RFID TagsWiththelabelingsoftwareyoucanprogramRFIDtagsofdifferentmanufacturers.ItisimportanttouseNiceDriverprinte

- 76 -RFID Read and Store DataHereyoucandefinewhichRFIDdatafieldsfromtheRFIDtagwillbestoredintheselectedstoragetype.Putthetickm

- 77 -actuallyprintsthelabelandreadstheRFIDdata.Itmightnotbeimmediatelyafteryouissuetheprintcommand,thejobmightbedelayedinth

- 78 -Changing Dithering OptionsDitheringisaprocessofconvertingcolororgrayscalepicturestoblackandwhitepicturesthatcanbeprintedon

- 79 -Using ToolbarsUsing Standard ToolbarClickontheiconsinthestandardtoolbarwillexecutethefollowingactions:Create new label.Open existi

- 8 -Label Export 185NiceCommands 186NiceCommands 186COMMENT 186CREATEFILE 186DELETEFILE 187EXPORTLABEL 187IGNOREERROR 187LABEL 188LABELCLOSE 188LOGIN

- 80 -Note: Make sure that database fields are not used anywhere on the label, linked to objects or used in the functions. Otherwise the link cannot

- 81 -1. Firstselectitthetextobjectbyclickingit.2. Clicktheappropriateshortcutbuttoninthetexttoolbar.3. Tochangethefont,se

- 82 -arrow, you can specify the type of the new variable.Create new variable manually.Edit the properties of the selected variable.Note: If you sel

- 83 -Note:Tobeabletozoomintothelabelatcustomzoomfactor,youcanclickonthe buttonandthedrawaframeonthesectionofthelabel

- 84 -Text Wizard - Choosing Variable TextTextWizard-ChoosingvariabletextSelectthetypeofthevariablefieldyouwanttouse.Ifsomeofthe

- 85 -DialogboxforTextWizardwhenKeyboardinputoptionischosenPrompt text for this variable field: Fillinthemessagethatwillbeshownt

- 86 -DialogboxforTextWizardwhenCounteroptionischosenStarting Value:Setthestartingvalueforthecounter.Thecounterwillincremento

- 87 -DialogboxforTextWizardwhenDatefieldoptionischosenFormat:Selecttheformatforyourdatefromthelist.Youcanalsoenterthec

- 88 -DialogboxforTextWizardwhenTimefieldoptionischosenFormat: Selecttheformatforthetimefromthelist.Youcanalsoenterthecust

- 89 -DialogboxforTextWizardwhenDatabaseoptionischosenDefine:Clickonthisbuttontoopenthedatabasewizardthatwillhelpyoudefine

- 9 -IntroductionWelcome to NiceLabelNiceLabelisafamilyofprofessionallabelingsoftwareproductsthatbringsacompletebarcodelabelprinting

- 90 -SettingPrefixandSuffixstringforthevariabletextelementNote:Ifyouleavetheeditfieldsempty,theprefix/suffixwillnotbeused.Pre

- 91 -Using Bar Code WizardBar Code WizardFirstpageofbarcodeWizardBarCodeWizardguidesyoutodefineallparametersforthebarcodeobject.F

- 92 -Bar Code Wizard - Keyboard InputUsethisvariabletypewhenyouwanttheoperatortoenteravalueofthevariablefromthekeyboardbeforepr

- 93 -Bar Code Wizard - Time FieldDefinethepropertiesofthetimefield.Thevariablefieldwillgetthevaluefromacomputerclock.Format: Sel

- 94 -Defining Text Box ObjectTheTextBoxobjectenablesyoutousefree-flowtextinsidethedesignedTextBoxframewithoutbeinglimitedtoaon

- 95 -AllthreetextobjectsareavailableinthelabelingsoftwareDefining Rich Text Box (RTF) ObjectTheRichTextBoxobjectenablesyoutoformat

- 96 -1. ClickontheRectangleiconintheToolbox.2. Clickthepositiononthelabel,whereyouwanttheupper-leftpositionoftheobjectt

- 97 -1. ClickontheInverseiconintheToolbox.2. Clickthepositiononthelabel,whereyouwanttheupper-leftpositionoftheobjectto

- 98 -Font:ClickonthebuttonSelecttoopenWindowsdialogboxforselectingfontfortheobject.Note:Ifthecurrentlyselectedprinterisatherm

- 99 -upperleftbuttonhere,thenupperleftcorneroftheobjectwillbeplacedtopositionthatissetabove.Iftheobjectisvariable,itwillen