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1. Cancel elo Help PDF Symbol Properties are Data to Encode Type the data you want to appear in the bar code Ensure the data is valid for the PDF bar code style Resolution Select the desired vertical and horizontal resolution This specifies the symbol s 9g aspect ratio used during symbol encoding for row and column calculations PDF Parameters Number of Rows Select the desired number of rows Number of Cols Select the desired number of columns Flip Option Select the desired flip option None Left Right Top Bottom or Flip Both ECC Level Select the desired ECC level ECC Percent Select the desired ECC percent if ECC level is not set to Auto PDF Options Reduce Bar Width Select to reduce the bar width Reduce Bar Height Select to reduce the bar height Truncated Select to truncate Binary Encode Select to encode the data in binary Note For more information on the characteristics of PDF symbols see Chapter 18 About PDF symbols D3 Overlay Properties Overlay Properties Choose Overlay Predefined Overlay Types g cMiCard 51 SS marticad AENA mr Magneto Stine Preview on Screen Placement Drientation Landscape File for Bitmap Based Overlay Position Size Horizontal 0 F 2 3622 H Vertical for Pozas Browse Lancel Overlay Properties are Overlay coverage From the Choose Overlay box select the overlay coverage desired
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3. Warning Changing these values can adversely affect the operation of the printer Click Defaults to reset the settings in this tab to the original values Printer Click the Printer tab to configure the printer and the printer capabilities Select the printer port to which you connected your printer usually LPT Hew Hermes ICS80 Properties Ribbon Tools Head Settings Printer Ase i New Hermes IES 80 Printer Buttons Use the following port V Enable Printers Print Button LPT1 W Enable Printer s Other Buttons Cancel Help Enable Printer s Print Button Check this option to activate the printers print button Enable Printer s Other Buttons Check this option to activate the other print buttons Use the Handshake button to recognize the printer capabilities directly only available when Direct Print options is checked Or if you know the printer capabilities check them manually Los Appendix D ColorStyle Software Basic Features e Setup program on CD e Wysiwyg multi document interface e Rich set of design tools oriented to card design e Full text treatment multi line rotation color size alignment e Bar code 17 types available resize check digit and more e PDF417 up to 64K in a bar code symbol e Metrics and Inches units display e Several levels of Undo Redo e Rulers Cross hair cursor and inter object alignment toolbar e Image import from file in several formats e Ima
4. 3 Examine or change any properties 4 Click OK to exit the Properties dialog box saving the changes Click Cancel or press ESC to leave without applying any changes Object Properties Dialog Box The properties dialog box of an object is divided in two tabs The two tabs are Generic Tab X and Y position rotation options color and alignment settings 4 Specific Tab Specific settings for each object See further down in this section Generic Object Properties The Generic tab contains settings common for all objects Properties Seg attr Lea ot Jo fo fo Bounding Position Defines the exact placement of the upper left bounding border of an object measured from the upper left label corner Size Defines the size of the bounding box Alignment Allows to vertically and horizontally align the object delimited by the Bounding box Rotation Rotates an object clockwise in 90 degrees steps Line rectangle and multi line text objects cannot be rotated 48 Options Do Not Print If checked the object doesn t print Protected If checked you can turn the object not selectable enabling the Activate Protected Objects command from the Options menu Print in Black Panel If checked the quality of the black will be improved The object will be printed on the black panel of the ribbon Foreground Color Sets the object foreground color Type the RGB values or use the Choose button to select the color Note
5. Adding an Image On the Drawing toolbar click the Image tool the pointer changes to a hand with the Image icon 2 Move the pointer to the point on the card where you want to place the upper left corner of the image 3 Press and hold the left mouse button and drag in any direction As you drag a rectangle forms with one corner fixed where you began to drag with the other corner following the pointer Continue dragging until the rectangle is the desired size JO 4 Release the mouse button The Image Properties dialog box appears Properties Generic Image Yanable Source File Cho T Show Image Tools Acquire on print Options M Keep Aspect Ratio Page mrap Groep te Bounding Bete Susto Eiter T Security Filter Open4 amp cquire hs Tale Cancel elo Help 5 Click Open Acquire button The Open dialog box appears Open Ei ES Look in E Clipart amp Al ex Arrow Money E Arrow E Bullet E Bullet 2 Numbers Fal ALTOS Fal Bullet Fal Checkmrk Fal Overlay Arrow Hl Bullet Fal E arthb Fal Recycle Fal Bullet Fal Folder Fal Separat 2 Bullens 2 Globe1 2 Separat2 File name Backgr2 e Preview Files of type Jal Image Files Cancel 34 6 Choose a file name that has one of the extensions listed in the List Files of Type box for example Backgr2 Click OK The image will appear on the screen with its upper left corner at the position y
6. Move the mouse pointer to a place on the card where you want to place a corner of the bar code 3 Press and hold the left mouse button and drag in any direction As you drag a rectangle forms with one corner fixed where you began to drag with the other corner following the pointer Continue dragging until the rectangle is the desired size 70 4 Release the mouse button The Bar Code Properties dialog box appears Properties Generic Bar Code Style Code 39 3 of 5 a Varable Source None Properties Bar Code Options Preview if Human readable M Fit bar code to bounding T Transparent background ces 2 Ratio B Check Sum None I Cancel elo Help 5 Select a bar code Style from the list The ColorStyle Software defaults to Code 39 but you can choose from among the 20 styles listed See Chapter 17 About Bar Codes 6 Set the Variable Source as Keyboard Input The Source Keyboard Input Properties Dialog Box appears IL 7 Type Employee s ID Number as default text on the Source Keyboard Input Properties Dialog box Keyboard Input Source Properties Default Text Employee s ID Number Input Bos Title Keyboard Input Source Character Conversion OEM to ANSI mea 8 Click OK to confirm and close the Source Keyboard Input Properties Dialog Box 9 Click OK to close the Bar code Properties dialog box 10 The bar
7. Not applicable for PDF Symbol and image objects Line Properties Line Width Enter the desired line width Properties 49 Note You can set a default line width From the Options menu choose Default Line Width Enter the desired default line width Click OK AII new line objects including rectangles will be drawn with the new width Change Default Line Width Cancel Mew Default Line Width 0 0201 Rectangle Properties Line Width Enter the desired line width Properties Generic Rectangle Line Width Cancel rel Help 50 Filled Rectangle Properties For this type of object only the Generic Properties are applied Filled Rectangle Properties a y Pe all Mearees S 27 egrees onl Text Properties Text properties affect the position of the text on the card and its appearance How your text looks depends on the attributes you assign to it Think of an attribute as a characteristic of the text its font size color whether it is italic or boldface and so on Properties Style Examples of text attributes Regular Bold Italic Bold Italic You use the Font and the Font Color dialog boxes to change text attributes DZ Note The attributes you select apply to all the text comprising the selected text object You cannot for example make one word bold and leave the rest of the text regular If you want text with different attributes use the Text tool to cre
8. all clients which start with letter P click the button next to the field which contains your clients names Edit the query dialog box applying O in the Greater than box and Q in the Less than box 3 You may set further comparison condition for other fields 4 If you are familiar with SQL commands you can edit directly the command string for your query by clicking the SQL button 5 Click Submit to start the Query function 6 If you need to know the number of records found click Properties from the Database menu and enable the Record Set Counter check box The number of records is listed in the box below Note The Query function is not case sensitive 7 To access all records again click the Clear button in the Query Database dialog box Note If you save a card after applying the Query function the queries performed are saved as well Database Interface Properties Connection Time Out Determines the period after which a connection to a data source 1s interrupted e g if server is down and control returned to the ColorStyle Software Query Time Out Determines the period after which a query to a data source is interrupted e g 1f server 1s down and control returned to the ColorStyle Software Prompt for Connection Information Normally communication between the ODBC driver and a database is not visible for the user If the Prompt is enabled it allows an ODBC driver to interact with the user e g asking for
9. 19 Field Mei 20 Daa Pek oee a ooo ade lan penal cuentas e nat 20 Js AC 20 Zoom te Crd lima dl id 22 User A A NN 22 Changing the Card Workspace Color ooooccccccccnoooonnnnnnnnnnnonononnnonnnnnnononanonncnnnnnonnnnnnos 22 Working with the Card Software Commands cooooonnnnnnnccnnonnnonnnnnnnnnnnononononnnnnnnononnnnninnnnss 23 TODA AMA sd 23 MERLO OMA eta 23 INIOUS CSS OT ICUUS pai 24 MOLL COG KE Y isis 25 ACCA C Ard id 26 Opening and Saving Card Files usina 26 Openino Cad lesa 26 It you don tses the Card Vou Watanabe 26 SEA lA oes Racha lencae E N ecm oclnettein 26 Namins a Docena o ni 21 Displayine Card LOM atl a 28 Creatine a Basie Card isidro ande 31 OA GS CEU sant ad AD A S 31 Addis a MMS a dd obio 32 Addin GRENE Ces E E 32 A A a A EN 32 ACME a MAS Cer a a a 33 Addins a Bar Codeine 35 AGGINS a PDE S MD irns init 36 5SWorkmo WICH OD CC i essin a a a a T cdi 38 Terms hat Apply to OD CCtS arriere a 38 selecting and Desclecuns Obs arei T Oa 39 Ro ZOS OD a EE T A Near eer eer 41 ESTAS A ale eed Neale samme nuatee iene eects ence 41 VA A E antaia cut eeacennes 42 Resizine Dar COG savia aid 42 Reine a PDE Symbols aa os 42 Moving and Alrenine ODJECTS iii it ia ii 43 Mov OD ec iia 43 AMES ES NA a 43 Notas OD osa ocacion ones 44 Stack ODE Steen Re oR CoN Te ee 45 Duplicate OD CCl enen 45 Baitine ODICCl Properties dic 46 Open the Object Properties Dialog BOX ui Ad 46 Object Properties Dialog BOX annoi a a bdataieaienac
10. Object Properties dialog box Open the Object Properties Dialog Box The ColorStyle Software provides three ways to display an object s property dialog box Double click an object 1 Double click the object whose properties you want to edit 2 The Object Property dialog box appears 3 Examine or change any properties 4 Click OK to exit the Properties dialog box saving the changes Click Cancel or press ESC to leave without applying any changes Using the object mouse shortcut 1 In the ColorStyle Software work area right click the object whose properties you want to edit 2 From the shortcut menu select the Properties command Adjust Bounding Fit to Card Chrl Shift F Send to Front Ctrl F Send to Back Ctrl B Set as Background Save age Ag Paste Ctrl Cut Ctrl Copy Ctrl C Duplicate Ctrl D Properties 3 Examine or change any properties 4 Click OK to exit the Properties dialog box saving the changes Click Cancel or press ESC to leave without applying any changes 46 Using the Object List tab 1 From the View menu select the Card Properties Command The Card Properties dialog box appears Click the Object List Tab Card Properties General File Information Objects List Preview Image Object i zg Image Object Overlay Object Overlay Object Properties Export Delete Cancel Help 2 Select the object whose properties you want to edit and click Properties
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12. Send to Back Moves the selected object to the back of a stack of objects Ctrl 1 Front side Displays the front side of the active card Ctrl 2 Back side Displays the backside of the active card Zoom in Magnifies the size of the card depicted on the screen Zoom out Reduces the size of the card depicted on the screen Ctrl L Guidelines Toggles the display of the guidelines that mark the edges of the printable area of the card Ctrl G Show grid Toggles the display of the layout grid Ctrl K Keep Placing Objects Keeps the current drawing tool Ctrl H Snap to Grid Toggles the Snap to Grid option 106 13 About Bar Codes This section provides information on bar codes and their use with the ColorStyle Software A bar code is a machine readable symbol representing human readable information The information represented can be alpha or numeric only limited alphanumeric or the full character set The human readable alpha or numeric characters are represented in the bar code symbol by a series of varying width vertical lines called bars and spaces Bars and spaces together are elements An element can be a wide black bar or white space or a narrow black bar or white space Each element is assigned a binary value of either 1 or 0 To represent the necessary character in the bar code the elements must follow a precise sequential order as part of a group Scanning is the process of acquiring or
13. Sets a search criteria Add Adds a new record Delete Deletes the current record Save Saves the current record Properties Allows you to configure the database interface properties Define View Allows you to define the database view 99 The Window Menu Cascade Arranges open card windows so that they overlap and the title bar of each window is displayed Tile Arranges open card windows horizontally with no over lapping Arrange Icons Arranges icons Card window list Provides a means to quickly display any open card and database or batch print Advanced Feature window The names of all open windows will be displayed Click on the desired file name to activate the window The Help Menu Contents Displays the ColorStyle Software Help contents Using Help Displays information about using the ColorStyle Software help system About ColorStyle Software Displays the ColorStyle Software version serial number and copyright information 100 11 Toolbars and Tools This section provides a summary of the ColorStyle Software tools Tools 1s the term used to describe commands that are available with a single mouse click on a command button The command buttons for all the ColorStyle Software tools are arranged in various Toolbars Tool tips which explain the function of each button are displayed if you move the mouse pointer slowly over the buttons The Standard Toolbar The Standard Toolbar conta
14. Symbol on each card ro 7 Overlay An overlay or varnish layer is a thin transparent coating applied to a card to protect the underlying printed information from wear Defining an Overlay 1 From the Draw menu or Drawing Toolbar choose Overlay Varnish 2 The Overlay Properties dialog box appears As you define the overlay the Overlay Preview section will show the area of the card where the overlay will be applied 3 In the Choose Overlay list box select the desired overlay type Full Overlay the default The overlay varnish is applied over the entire surface of the card No Overlay No overlay varnish is applied to the card User Selected Area With Overlay The overlay varnish is applied only to the area you define User Selected Area Without Overlay The overlay varnish is applied to the entire surface of the card except to the area you define Bitmap Based Overlay In the Choose bitmap for Overlay list box you select or browse a bitmap file on disk to use as the overlay Tip The bitmap should be monochrome e g black amp white where white defines are as with overlay varnish The size of the bitmap should be the same as the card size 85 34mm 52 83mm to achieve varnish coverage over the whole card The ColorStyle Software automatically transforms 2 colored bitmaps to black amp white and adjust it to the right size This may cause some distortion 76 Predefined Selected Area Without Overlay This ov
15. TNE tod 113 14 About PDE Symbols sissccissdscccesctercvccesscosencaceestieusdccnsetensveceesssdanceosestepestecansceneueevecsstease 114 About Two dimensional Bar Codes oocccnccnccnnoconoconocnnccnnconoconoconccnoconoconoconicnnnons 114 POP II aaee AE E A ans casas teases ieee 115 ES Phe Twain Interact aaa 116 OV CIVIC W Ol Walls ao dit rodada 116 O O 116 a A A E EA EA 116 A E mace nen ee eee Ree rane 116 ADAG Ty AMI VV AY a a ical store Aira lectent Nude cia aia tt a k ateenaean eaoaliaal 116 History of the Twain Consortium ccccccssssssseecccccceceeeesseeececeeeeaaeee seeeeeeeeaaas 117 A a ae E aE a ESEE EEREN 118 A tere E O deed assent 118 PANE SCUD as A 118 Ponne Cardin icai 118 Pit wath Windows DAVE didas 119 Printer Tes a ada 119 Card CU ita 120 Special Windows Driver printing Options ooooooncncnnnnnonnnonnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnonnnannnnnss 123 PETG TS peci CPNT aras di odia 124 gt A ew es Cc eer ea epee anes cee oe a ea tee te inner aR 124 Appendix A Image Lodi aia 123 Imace Tools Menu ommand Ss a debido 125 Edit Men tic 125 VIEW IO ds 125 A O AO 126 Sa a A OO 127 Cancel Men ns 127 The limave Tools TOD diia tai 127 Appendix B1 New Hermes series ccscccsccssssssssssssssscsssssssssscccccccccsssssssccssssssssssseecs 129 RID DOM orina 129 e eno II A 130 Hend Seto odio is 132 PDE aea E en orn ene ne Meu eg eine Ten ne eta eeu nnn Senay eerste ee 133 Appendix C Card Software Basic Features
16. a new image using a defined Twain driver at print time Paste Pastes an image from the Windows clipboard Point to Image File Links to an image which location path is stored in a related database field Capturing Images Twain 1s an industry standard protocol for exchanging information between application software like this ColorStyle Software and image capture devices such as scanners or camcorders After installing a TWAIN driver you must define which TWAIN driver the ColorStyle Software shall use Simply use the command Video Sources from the Options menu To select a TWAIN driver as default TWAIN source click the corresponding Setup button In the Select Source dialog box choose your Twain driver from the list Click the image button from the Drawing toolbar or use the command Image Object from the Drawing Tools menu Select the area which the image shall occupy later on the card The Image Object dialog box appears Click the Acquire button A driver specific preview dialog box opens displaying the captured area Movements are displayed depending on the transfer speed of the capture board Make your settings and capture grab the desired image The Image Tools dialog box appears Make your changes as described in chapter 5 section Image Tools OZ Using the serial port Some models of digital cameras come with a proper software which reads the images from the digital camera s floppy disk using the serial port Sav
17. a single data code word Because different data compression algorithms may be used it is possible for different printed symbols to be created from the same input data The symbology also allows for varying degrees of data security or error correction and detection Nine different security levels are available with each higher level adding additional overhead to the printed symbol Using a higher level of security will give you a better chance to decode information in a damaged bar code The error correction capability uses built in error detection code words to reconstruct partially destroyed bar codes It works by checking the value of columns and rows and then calculating and rebuilding the data missing from any damaged cells L15 15 The Twain Interface Twain is an industry standard protocol for ex changing information between application software like this ColorStyle Software and image capture devices such as scanners or video cameras It was developed by a coalition of imaging hardware and software manufacturers and eliminates the need to close the application software in order to scan an image Goals of Twain The primary purpose of Twain is to solve the need for consistent easy integration of sophisticated input devices and the information they generate for use in any Twain compliant software The Twain Process The Old Way In the past the process for scanning images into an application was to 1 Create a document in an
18. application 2 Close the application 3 Open the scanning software 4 Scan the image 5 Save the image to a file 6 Close the scanning software 7 Open the document application again 8 Find the scanned image file 9 Import the image file 10 Place and size the image in the document The Twain Way With Twain hardware and software the process is to 1 Create a document in an application LIG 2 Select Acquire from the document application s File menu 3 Click final scan from the Twain source 4 Place and size the image Obviously the process of acquiring images has been greatly simplified History of the Twain Consortium In early 1990 a substantial number of industry representatives joined the Macintosh Scanner Roundtable which was formed by Dave Nelson of Nuvo Labs This group broadened industry awareness of the need for an open interface and defined technical issues for the integration of raster bitmap devices and applications While participation was active it was difficult to resolve issues and progress was slow At one of the Roundtable s last meetings in 1990 1t was suggested that a small group of industry leaders form a consortium and create a specification for review revision and ultimate adoption by the imaging industry The Twain consortium was formed soon after that from representatives of Aldus Caere Eastman Kodak Hewlett Packard and Logitech The goals of this smaller workgrou
19. black amp white images for bitmap overlay You may use a colored bitmap The ColorStyle Software will automatically convert your bitmap to Black amp White Tip For more information on this subject see Chapter 8 Overlay 61 6 Working with Variables This section explains how to use variable data with the ColorStyle Software Variable Data Contrary to fixed data which is edited when the card 1s designed variable data changes It is edited or becomes available at the time the card is printed When you design the card instead of typing the actual data you create a placeholder called a variable At print time the variable data replaces your named variable at its location on the card Some of the sources for variable data are the computer keyboard internal information that the computer system keeps track of the date and time and concatenation of sources Before variable data can be used with the tools that support it text bar code PDF image or ODBC you must create and name a variable field for each piece of information you wish to add to the card at print time This named field then becomes the target for the data when you print the card This eliminates the need to manually edit the card to enter each piece of data before printing You can use the same card format knowing that your card design will remain constant with only the variable data changing from card to card The Variable Sources Global Counter An i
20. card the database automatically will be found and opened as well 84 Linking a PDF Symbol Object 1 Open a PDF symbol object and select ODBC Source as Variable Source Properties Hone Global Counter Source Print Counter Source keyboard Input Source Date Time Source Concatenation Source ODBE Source Ga 2 The Source ODBC Source Selection dialog box appears Select the column which contains the records you want to appear in your PDF symbol object and click Finish Select Column Available Data Columns 4 Back Cancel Help 3 Set the PDF symbol Object Properties you want to apply and confirm clicking OK 4 Save your card layout Your card and the database are connected Whenever you 1l open your card the database automatically will be found and opened as well Moving between Records e To move to the first record select Move First from the database menu You also can click the Move First button at your database toolbar e To move to the last record select Move Last from the database menu You also can click the Move Last button at your database toolbar e To move to the next record select Move Next from the database menu You also can click the Move Next button at your database toolbar e To move to the previous record select Move Previous from the database menu You also can click the Move Previous button at your database toolbar 86 The Find Function 1 From the Database Menu selec
21. character set Code 128 Code 128 is a variable length alphanumeric continuous multiple element width high density symbology used in the shipping industry and on labels The Code 128 character set comprises 106 different printed characters and will use the least amount of space for data of six characters or more of any one dimensional symbology Each printed character can have LOD one of three different meanings depending on which of three different character sets A B or C is employed Three different start characters tell the scanner which of the character sets 1s initially being used and three shift codes permit changing character sets inside a symbol Every Code 128 symbol ends with a check character Code Subset A Includes all of the standard uppercase alphanumeric keyboard characters plus the control and special characters Code Subset B Includes all of the standard uppercase alphanumeric keyboard characters plus lowercase alphabetic and the special characters Code Subset C Includes the set of 100 digits pairs from 00 to 99 inclusive as well as special characters This enables double density numeric digits two digits per bar coded character to be encoded Code 39 Code 39 also called 3 of 9 is a variable length discrete self checking two element width symbology that was the first alphanumeric symbology to be developed Code 39 is currently the most widely used bar code for industrial and commercial non
22. check box to use the image ratio on crop Custom Filter Allows you to use a customized DLL to enhance the image properties according to your needs To turn this option available you will need developer knowledge Security Filter Opens the Security Image Brightness dialog box which allows to increase decrease the image brightness Securty Image Brightness Tools Opens the image tools workspace See further in this manual Appendix A Image Tools Open From File Displays the Open Image File dialog box to browse to an image file and to open it Acquire Acquires an image using the TWAIN interface See chapter 8 Image Acquisition for further information 56 Bar Code Properties Properties Generic Bar Lode Style rode 5603 a Variable Source None la Properties Bar Code Options Preview if Human readable M Fit bar code to bounding T Transparent background ces 2 Ratio B Check Sum None ECH EA Cancel elo Help Value Type the data you want to appear in the bar code Ensure the data is valid for the selected bar code style Style Select the type of bar code you wish to print Bar codes Options Human Readable Select this check box 1f you want the data to be printed in human readable form below the bar code symbol Fit Bar Code to Bounding If this option is checked a bar code can be resized with the mouse Multiplier This function controls
23. code 7 Click OK The bar code will appear on the card Note While some bar codes will accept numbers letters and symbols while others accept only numbers See Chapter 17 About Bar Codes Adding a PDF Symbol Be 1 On the Drawing toolbar click the PDF Symbol tool the pointer changes to a hand with the PDF icon 36 2 Move the pointer to a place on the card where you want to place a corner of the PDF symbol 3 Press and hold the left mouse button and drag in any direction As you drag a rectangle forms with one corner fixed where you began to drag with the other corner follows the pointer 4 Release the mouse button The PDF Symbol Properties dialog box appears Properties 5 Type the data you want to appear in the PDF symbol 6 Click OK The PDF symbol will appear on the card e 5 Working with Objects This section provides information on objects their properties and how to edit them All cards are made up of objects Lines text images bar codes are all objects What you can do with an object depends on whether you created it in the ColorStyle Software or you inserted it from another application Once you know how to manipulate the different types of objects you ve mastered a lot of what s involved in creating cards Terms That Apply to Objects As you ve already discovered objects are the key building blocks in the ColorStyle Software Just about everything you work on is an object Th
24. code which appears on the on screen card contains the encrypted information Employee s ID Number At print time you ll provide the correct data 11 On the Standard toolbar click the Printer Tool The Card Print dialog box appears See Chapter 21 Printing 12 Click OK The Text Input Dialog box appears prompting you to enter data to the employee s ID number Keyboard Input Box kepboard Input Source Cancel Note Repeat step 11 and 12 as many times as needed to print any number of cards with a different bar code on each card 12 Important While some bar codes will accept numbers letters and symbols others will accept only numbers See Chapter 17 About Bar Codes Variable PDF The following steps assume you want to create a variable PDF symbol for the Employee s ID Number At print time you will type the employee s ID number on the keyboard so you set the Variable Source field to Keyboard Input Advanced Feature You could also create a database with all the information about the employee s and set the Variable source field to ODBC Source See Chapter 10 ColorStyle Software and Database Es 1 On the lower toolbar click the PDF Symbol tool the pointer changes to a hand with the PDF Symbol icon 2 Move the mouse pointer to a place on the card where you want to place a corner of the PDF Symbol 3 Press and hold the left mouse button and drag in any direction As you d
25. command from the Options menu to control the rulers behavior Use the Metrics command from the Options menu to change the measurement unit Ruler Properties Cancel Options e Show ltem Selection on Rulers Use the Object Tooltips from the View menu to displays a brief description of the objects names and size A ToolTip is displayed when the mouse pointer rests over the object 2L L Color Style Cardi a TE Sa as F Be d E Pe E Tree Ta o n al A lr Ne ILL et TT er rrrrrnO Text Object 1 3224 2 0 3205 J TIITII IIT JIJ J EE CHILE els lel ees faa faa ds EE EE Zooming the Card Image The size of the card image can be changed by using the Zoom In and Zoom Out commands on the View menu Exact placement of objects on the card is sometimes easier if the image is larger Using the command Fit Workspace on the View menu you can display the entire card page Using Metrics From the Options menu select the command Metrics Choose between millimeter or inch All measurements are displayed in the selected unit Changing the Card Workspace Color From the Options menu select the command Card Color Changing the card color doesn t affect the print process This option only tries to get you closer of the WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get interface az From the Options menu select the command Workspace Color Choose the desire
26. in each Help entry and click the entry you want You can move or resize the Help topic window 1f it covers your card Topical Help To find out about an item on the screen click the Help button on the Upper Toolbar When the pointer changes to a question mark choose the command or click the window item on which you want help The ColorStyle Software displays the Help topic for the selected command or window item in the Help window 16 The Main Card Software Window The main ColorStyle Software window with its accompanying toolbars and menus closely resembles the windows you work in for other Windows based programs You will be working in the main window and its sub windows as you design and print your cards The following illustration identifies and names each part of the main ColorStyle Software window The text explains how each part functions Application Menu Bar Ruttons Rulers L Color Style Card1 Talx lag Job i BBE Go em le e R z Buttons ANLA E Database standard Tool Rar de ER i E ON a M I e Drawing Eel Ton BSF H rh Toc har Ex Alignment gt ToolBar er Ll a Data Field EEJ O Fell Crosshairs a OA Eel Grid Data Window Status Bar Object Bar The Title Bar The title bar displays the name of
27. is derived from the method used to encode two characters In the symbol two characters are paired using bars to represent the first and the interleaved spaces to represent the second character Each character has two sets one bars and one spaces Each consisting of two wide elements and three narrow elements Bars and spaces are wide or narrow and the wide bars are set by the ratio Interleaved Two of Five code support the numeric characters 0123456789 It will be automatically added a leading zero 0 to the odd number of bar code data characters The supported ratio of narrow bar to wide bar widths are 2 1 2 5 2 5 1 and 3 1 The minimum recommended height of a Code 2 5 bar code is 0 25 inches 6 35 mm or 75 dots MSI Plessey MSI is a numeric variable length up to 15 digits continuous low density symbology developed in the early 1970s for mainly retail shelf marking and inventory control Each four bit character is 12 units wide with each zero bit being a one unit bar followed by a two unit space and each one bit being a two unit bar followed by a one unit space The complete symbol includes a start pattern data characters one or two check digits and a stop pattern Though MSI is a variable length symbology it is usually used in a fixed length format since it is not self checking The character set comprises the ten digits plus six additional characters UCC EAN 128 UCC 128 is the name given by the Uniform Code Co
28. may not delete the overlay If you want to print without overlay choose the Overlay Clipping Option from the Options Menu and enable the option No Overlay It is not allowed to send the object overlay to the other layer To print both sides of the card with overlay you need to choose the option Overlay Clipping from the Options Menu for both sides With the feature Front and Back the overlay can be managed in both sides of the card independently Bitmap Based Overlay 1 Use a Windows application like Paint to draw the bitmap Set width 85 3mm and height 52 8mm Type the number in the area where you want it later to appear on your card Use black letters Save the image as bitmap phone bmp 17 2 From the Draw menu choose Overlay Varnish The Overlay Properties dialog box appears In the Overlay Properties dialog box choose Bitmap Based Overlay Browse to the overlay bitmap you created before The overlay is printed in all white areas sparing out the black number Holding the printed card against the light the number appears as a kind of hologram Click Ok You have created and selected a bitmap file to be used as overlay Note You may only use one kind of overlay type for the same card side 78 8 ColorStyle Software and Database This section explains how to work with the ColorStyle Software and databases Open an Internal Database 1 From the Database menu choose Connect The ODBC Source Selection dialog box appears Sele
29. of a new card Opening and Saving Card Files You ll find that opening and saving your card files are pretty much the same as in other Windows programs Opening Card Files K To create a new card at any time click the New button on the Standard toolbar To quickly open one of the last cards you worked on choose it from the list of recently used files listed at the bottom of the File menu E To open an existing card click the Open button on the upper toolbar When the Open dialog box appears select the document in the File Name box and click OK If you don t see the Card you want The File Name box initially lists card files in the directory in which you last saved or opened If the card file you want is not listed click another drive and or directory If you choose you can open several card files during a ColorStyle Software session Use the methods listed above to select the desired card files If more than one window is open the title bar for the active window the one in which you are working is a different color or intensity than other title bars Saving Card Files Until you give a new card document a unique name the ColorStyle Software displays in the title bar a temporary name The first new document is CARD1 the second is CARD2 and so on 26 To save a card on disk click the Save button on the Standard tool bar When you save a card for the first time the ColorStyle Software displays the Save As dialog box so
30. overlap Sometimes you ll want to change their order put the top object on the bottom for example The ColorStyle Software has two commands you can use to move objects up or down in a stack Having these commands means you don t have to keep track of the order of the objects as you draw them That is you don t have to draw the bottom object first then the object that would be next on the stack and so on You can draw objects in any order and then move them up and down the stack as needed 1 Select the object you want to move up or down in the stack 2 On the upper toolbar click the Send to Front or the Send to Back tool 3 The selected object will be placed at the front or the back of the stack Tip If you are working with stack of three objects and want to place the front object in the middle select the middle object and move it to the front Duplicating Objects Duplicating an object creates a copy of the object that s slightly offset from the original The Duplicate command doesn t place a copy of the object on the Clipboard 1 Select the object 2 From the Edit menu choose Duplicate Item or press CTRL D 3 The duplicated item appears on top of the object you selected Drag it to place it where you want it Tip You can use the Duplicate command to make an array of objects 45 Editing Object Properties Each object has certain properties associated with it You can change the properties of an object editing its
31. pointer the type location and size of the currently selected card object The Status Bar also displays the name of the tool when selecting the tool s button When you choose a command provides a short message telling you what that command will do 18 The Scroll Bars When the Card Work Area is zoomed in enlarged Scroll Bars appear that you can use to view information that exists beyond the borders of the window When you can view all the contents of the window without scrolling the Scroll Bars are absent Drag a Scroll Box or click one of the Scroll Arrows to scroll the window and move the desired part of the card image into view The Card Work Area All your work to layout a card is done in the Card Work Area This area displays a card outline depicting the physical limits of the card Any objects placed outside the card borders will not be printed The Rulers ColorStyle Software includes Rulers to help you align your artwork and arrange image elements symmetrically Rulers can be configured to display inches or centimeters Set your unit of measure from the Options menu Metrics To display the Rulers choose Rulers from the View menu To hide the Rulers choose Rulers from the View menu again The Grid A visible non printable network of lines covering the card As you draw objects they will co intersect with the grid if Snap To Grid is checked in the Grid Settings Dialog box Options Menu You can turn it on and off using
32. run the setup program for Windows before trying to install the ColorStyle Software Running Setup on Windows 95 98 Insert the ColorStyle Software CD ROM in your CD ROM drive The ColorStyle Software Setup Screen appears after a few moments If the ColorStyle Software Setup Screen does not show up automatically choose Run from the Windows 95 98 Start Menu Type D setup where D is your CD ROM drive location Follow the Setup instructions Normal Master Installation Setup Instructions The Language screen appears Choose the desired language On the next screen Click Install Software The Welcome Dialog box appears Welcome to ColorStyle ID Card Design Software Sablimalica 56 die irom tic Sola Pre Grerogragh New Harass Click Next to continue the installation Follow the Setup instructions The license Agreement screen appears 1f you agree with the license terms confirm with Yes Setup prompts you with the Setup Installation Type Choose Normal Master Installation and click Next 10 Setup prompts you with the default installation path Installing ColorStyle Choose Destination Path For ColorStyle Er orStyle Destination Folder A e C Program Files Colors tyle Browse Cancel Confirm or change the ColorStyle Software directory Click Next Setup prompts you with the default group folder Confirm or change the ColorStyle Software Group folder Click Next Setup will cre
33. selection to the left center Center Alignment Centers the selection Right Center Alignment Aligns the selection to the right center Bottom Left Alignment Aligns the selection to the bottom left Bottom Center Alignment Aligns the selection to the bottom center Bottom Right Alignment Aligns the selection to the bottom right You can also use the Snap to Grid feature 1 From the View menu select Grid CTRL G The grid will appear on the card 2 From the Options menu select Grid Settings The Grid Settings dialog box will appear 3 Select the Snap to Grid checkbox Type or select the Spacing Width and Height to provide adequate grid spacing 4 Select and move the objects to be aligned The upper left corner of the object will snap to the grid providing a reference location for alignment Rotating Objects You can rotate bar codes PDF symbols images and single lines of text in 90 degrees increments 1 Select the object you want to rotate and double click it to display the object s property sheet 44 2 Click the Generic Tab and select the desired rotation amount 3 Click OK The object will be rotated to the new position Tip To rotate the entire card 180 degrees when the card is printed select Rotate 180 degrees in the Card Print dialog box Stacking Objects When you re working with objects you ll find that you sometimes stack them to get the effect you want When you stack objects on top of each other they
34. the ColorStyle Software program and the name of the active card file 17 The Menu Bar The Menu bar lists the available menus A menu contains a list of commands or actions that can be carried out with the ColorStyle Software Close Button Using the mouse click the Close button to end your ColorStyle Software session Restore Button Using the mouse click the Restore button a window to its previous size and location The Restore button is only available when your window is maximized Minimize Maximize Button Using the mouse you can click the Maximize button to enlarge the active program window so that it fills the entire desktop or you can click the Minimize button to reduce the window to an icon The Toolbars You can use toolbars for quick access to some of the most commonly used commands and tools The Standard Tool Bar contains mostly common Windows commands the Alignment Tool Bar and the Drawing Tool Bar contains only ColorStyle Software command buttons Tool tips explaining the functions of each button are displayed if you hold the mouse pointer over the desired button Note You must use a mouse to choose buttons on the toolbars You cannot use the keyboard The Standard Status Bars Messages that appear at the bottom of the window in areas called status bars These messages describe what you are seeing and doing in the ColorStyle Software window as you work The Status Bar displays the x and y coordinates of the
35. the bar code size If the Fit bar code to bounding option is checked the multiplier value is changed automatically when resizing a bar code with the mouse Ratio Some bar code symbologies permit you to change the ratio between thin and thick bars c Checksum In order to increase the reading accuracy some bar code symbologies use checksums The checksum algorithm which varies greatly between symbologies performs a series of mathematical operations on the characters encoded in the bar code This value is added to the text to be encoded in the bar code When a bar code reader scans the bar code it reverses the checksum mathematical formula and compares the result with the checksum character in the bar code If they differ it means that the data in the bar code was read improperly Additional Digits Some Bar Codes allow you to provide two or five characters of supplemental information Note While some bar codes will accept numbers letters and symbols others will accept only numbers See Chapter 17 About Bar Codes PDF Symbol Properties Properties Generic POF Data to Encode Resolution Horizontal 0 166 mm a Vertical Variable Source Nore sti Propenes 2 0 1 0 333 mm a POF Parameters Number of Rows Auto ll Number of Cols Auta a Flip Option None ECC Level Auta ECC Percent lo POF Options T Reduce Width T Reduce Height T Truncated Binary Encode
36. to a hand with the Image icon 2 Move the mouse pointer to the point on the card where you want to place the upper left corner of the image 3 Press and hold the left mouse button and drag in any direction As you drag a rectangle forms with one corner fixed where you began to drag and the other corner following the pointer Continue dragging until the rectangle 1s the desired size Tip You can change one or both of the dimensions but you should ensure that Keep Aspect is checked Doing so will maintain accurate image proportions 65 4 Release the mouse button The Image Properties dialog box appears Properties LI rege Leap L Apto Ecuador A Easton Elli 5 Choose the Image Source you want and click OK The image box you created in step 3 will appear on the on screen card with two diagonal lines through 1t This indicates that the image will be provided at print time Tip Select the Show Images Tools checkbox 1f you want to modify the image at print time 6 On the Standard toolbar click the Printer Tool The Card Print Dialog box appears See Chapter 21 Printing 7 Click OK to complete the action 8 Depending on the selection you made at step 5 you will be prompted to choose an image file or to acquire the image from your twain source 9 Repeat step 6 to 8 as many times as needed to print any number of cards with a different image on each card 66 Note More information about how to use image sou
37. use the object s property dialog box Select the object l SN RT dl 2 Move the mouse pointer over a sizing handle The pointer changes appearance to indicate the direction in which you can resize the object 3 Click and drag a sizing handle until the outline of the object 1s the right shape and size Resizing Text Select the text object l 2 Double click the object The Text Properties dialog box appears 3 On the Generic Tab type or select the desired size and position 4 Click OK The text is changed to the new size 41 Note See Editing Object Properties for more detailed information Resizing a Line 1 Select the line Sizing handles appear on each end of the line 2 Drag one of the sizing handles to make the line the length you want Resizing a Bar Code 1 Select the bar code object 2 Double click the object The Bar Code Properties dialog box appears 3 On the Generic Tab type or select the desired size and position 4 Click OK The bar code is changed to the new size Important Resizing a bar code requires special consideration to maintain the correct aspect ratio and data density for the bar code type being printed See Chapter 17 About Bar Codes Resizing a PDF Symbol You cannot resize a PDF Symbol It s appearance depends on the amount of encoded Data and the output resolution settings See Chapter 18 About PDF Symbols Moving and Aligning Objects Naturally
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39. Background Save mage As Paste etry Cut Ctrl Copy Ctrl C Duplicate Ctrl D Properties 3 Choose Properties 4 When you have finished with the Properties dialog box click OK or Cancel or press ESC To display the Shortcut menu 1 Move the mouse pointer to a place not on an object 2 Click the right mouse button The Shortcut menu appears Adjust Bounding Fit to Card Crl Shitt F Send to Front Ltrl F Send to Back Ltrl B Set as Background Save mage As Paste ptr eM Cut Ctrl Copy Ctrl C Duplicate Ctrl D Properties 24 3 Choose the action you want to perform To display the Shortcut menu when you have an object selected 1 Move the mouse pointer over the selected object 2 Click the right mouse button The Shortcut menu appears Paste EET Select All Ctrl 8 oom ln Zoom Out Show Guidelines W Show Grid Grid Settings Rulers Settings Toolbars Card Properties Edit Background Delete Background 3 Choose the action you want to perform Shortcut Keys You can choose some commands by pressing the keyboard shortcut keys listed on the menu to the right of the command The ColorStyle Software uses many of the shortcut keys found in other Windows programs You find a list of shortcut keys in Chapter 16 Keyboard Shortcuts 29 4 Creating Cards This section explains the procedures for opening existing card files saving your work and creating the layout
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41. Keep database position Lancel Close Print to a Specific Printer Specific printer is a printer to which the ColorStyle Software communicates through DCL Direct Command Language New Hermes series see Appendix B1 for more information 124 Appendix A Image Tools The Image Tools is a collection of tool buttons and menu commands available to enhance the selected image 2 Image Tools Edit View Image Saved Exit Cancel CAE EA EA EA EE E EE E EE EE PRR ata a a a a a an an an a an an an an an an an an an an an d be z A e r gt oa aT 1 y A Al 4955595555 da A ln P4bxo95 Pisels 1302 KE AGE we Edit Menu Undo Reverses the last command performed and returns the image to its previous state Quickly perform this command clicking the corresponding tool button Keep Ratio The tracker rectangle maintains its previously defined height and width relation View Menu Toolbars Shows or Hide the toolbar Zoom in Zooms in the view Zoom out Zooms out the view L25 Image Menu Adjust Colors The command Contrast decreases or increases an image contrast by moving the RGB red green blue tracker bar Unlock the control field Lock to change values for RGB separately Quickly perform this command clicking the corresponding tool button The command Brightness decreases or increases image brightness by moving the RGB tracker bar Unlock the control field Lock to change values for RGB separatel
42. POSTNET Bar Code is a bar code that is placed on envelopes or postcards to be mailed It is used by the United States Postal Service USPS The POSTNET bar code is made up of evenly spaced tall and short bars There 5 9 or 11 digits plus a correction digit encoded into every POSTNET VES 14 About PDF Symbols The typical bar codes we have been discussing in Chapter 17 About Bar codes are one dimensional Since they have height and width you may wonder why they are called one dimensional It s because when they are read it is only the width of the bars and spaces that is taken into account The height of the bars is only to give the symbol some built in redundancy Typical bar code symbols therefore are only read in one dimension Another important aspect of one dimensional bar code symbols is that they seldom represent more than a dozen characters Therefore the bar code usually does not contain any data per se Rather the bar code most often represents the key to a record in a database where the related information is stored Two dimensional 2D bar code symbols surpass these two preclusions Data is encoded in both the height and width of the symbol and the amount of data that can be contained in a single symbol is significantly greater than that stored in a one dimensional symbol In fact over a thousand alphanumeric characters can be placed in a single symbol the size of a large postage stamp Obviously the main adv
43. Predefined Overlays If the selected overlay coverage was Predefined Selected Area Without Overlay select one of the option buttons Tip If you select one of the Predefined Overlays option buttons the overlay coverage box will automatically be set to Predefined Selected Area Without Overlay Preview on Screen Select this checkbox 1f you want to see the overlay depicted on the screen For the Bitmap Based Overlay there is no preview on screen Position Use these boxes if the selected overlay coverage was User Selected Area With Overlay or User Selected Area Without Overlay They define the horizontal X and vertical Y location of the upper left corner of the overlay area The overlay in this area is printed or not printed depending on which user selected area was chosen Size These boxes define the size of the overlay area It s origin 0 0 is defined by the position values 60 File for Bitmap Based Overlay If the selected overlay coverage was Bitmap Based Overlay type the path of the bmp bitmap file you wish to use as overlay pattern If you don t know the file name click Browse to select the file The Bitmap Based Overlay concept was designed to provide the possibility to create a hologram effect on the printed card It is based on a monochrome pattern which tells the printer to spare out all dark areas in the bitmap when printing the overlay which produces the hologram effect Tip Use
44. Style Software allows you to print both sides of the card on the same page when using paper for that select 2 in the Cols section The ColorStyle Software allows you to print several cards by page when using paper for that select the number of rows to print max 5 L224 Special Windows Driver printing Options Print Front and Back The Software allows you to print both sides of the card in the same sheet of paper where you will have the front side of the card on a page and the backside on the other To do that you will have to print the front first switch the paper check the option Backside Mirror and print the back side Card Print lee DRY HP DeskJet 8800 ge k LI p le Dee RA p m Mm zena ta catenei manage Sf Pini FT Rotate 180 Rotate 180 Datanase IS ia Humueroiecads M Print selected i keep database position 123 Print Front and Back side by side If you prefer you can print front and back side by side in the same page For that select 2 in the cols section on the Card Setup dialog box and check both Print Front and Print Back options on the Card Print Dialog Box Card Print Destination as DRY HP DeskJet 880C Properties FP Send to Batch Print hanager IY Print M Rotate iai Rotate Te M Back Side Mina Start Position on Page Print Range Copies Single Multiple Number of copies Dietabazse rat all NOmber al fecords Print selected lv
45. The EAN 13 code numbers are assigned by numerous international agencies EAN 13 code support the numeric characters 0123456789 EAN 13 bar code height by specification is six 6 individual EAN 13 bar code characters high EAN JAN 8 European Article Numbering now also called IAN International Article Numbering is the international standard bar code for retail food packages corresponding to the Universal Product Code UPC in the United States The symbology is used to encode a seven digit EAN 8 number A eight digit is a check digit that 1s automatically generated by the printer The EAN code number and check digit are assigned by numerous international agencies Extended Code 39 The Extended Code 39 bar code supports every character in the ASCII set except for ASCII O and those above ASCII 127 This enables full support of upper case and lower case letters as well as control codes Extended Code 93 The Extended Code 93 bar code uses Code 93 to encode the entire 128 ASCH characters HIBC 3 of 9 The Health Industry Bar Code HIBC is a modified Code 39 bar code This bar code uses all of the characters of Code 39 The application automatically inserts the required character after the start character and before the stop character EAN 8 code support the numeric characters 0123456789 LFL EAN 8 bar code height by specification is six 6 individual EAN 8 bar code characters high Interleave 2 of 5 The name Interleaved 2 of 5
46. and still complete a task but you should not disregard an important note e Caution A note that advises you that failure to take or avoid a specified action could result in loss of data e Warning A note that advises you that failure to take or avoid a specific action could result in physical harm to you or the hardware e Advanced Feature Describes alternative methods using advanced features of ColorStyle Software US Using Online Help You can view the Card Software Online Help Contents window by choosing Contents from the Help menu Card Software Help File 06 01 Ma E4 File Edit Bookmark Options Help Card Software Help Contents To learn how to use Help press Fl Using Card Software How To Glossary Using Batch Print File From this window you can jump to more specific information Getting Help You can get help in several ways For example you can use the Help button on the Upper Toolbar to get context sensitive help about items on the screen and commands Context sensitive help is always available by pressing the F1 key from any screen In addition many dialog boxes and message windows contain a Help button To use the comprehensive online index open the ColorStyle Software Help Contents window To use other features in Help use the Help command You can even get from this window you can jump to more specific information Help about how to use the Help system Choose Us
47. antage of using 2D bar codes is that potentially a large amount of easily and accurately read data can accompany the item to which it is attached There are new applications being created for 2D bar code technology every day The reading scanning of 2D codes is accomplished using different scanners than those made to scan 1D symbols Two strategies are currently used The first and most common uses a moving laser beam scanner that not only sweeps back and forth across the symbol but also up and down in what is termed a raster pattern Alternately CCD charge coupled device scanners are used CCD scanners use a two dimensional array of photo sensors to scan the image in its entirety One of the beneficial aspects of two dimensional symbols is their potential durability To sabotage the readability of a 1D symbol one only has to add another bar to the beginning or end of the symbol or draw a line through the symbol parallel to the stripes This throws off the checks and balances built into the decoding algorithms of a 1D decoder and makes the symbol unreadable By comparison many degrees of redundancy can be built into a 2D symbol While it makes the symbol somewhat larger the remaining symbol is remarkably secure 114 There are a number of two dimensional symbologies in growing use today The 2D bar code supported by the ColorStyle Software is PDF417 PDF 417 PDF417 is a multi row two dimensional high capacity high density ba
48. ate a program group called ColorStyle Software and program icons for the installed programs The installation is complete when the setup dialog box confirms so The ColorStyle Software setup will prompt you to reboot the system highly recommended Starting Quitting the Card Software After you have installed the ColorStyle Software you can start the application Connect the ColorStyle Key reader to the serial port and enter the ColorStyle Key License delivered with the package which 1s the software key Note The ColorStyle Key reader is connected to the serial port in a pass through manner so you can connect it to the same serial port as your mouse LL Starting After you run Setup you will see a program group in the Windows Program Manager called ColorStyle Software or another name you may have provided during installation The ColorStyle Software program group includes icons for all the ColorStyle Software components you installed Double click the ColorStyle Software program icon Quitting se When you finish working with he program and are ready to quit the ColorStyle Software choose the Exit command from the File menu or press Alt F4 on the keyboard If you have made any changes since the last time you saved your card file the ColorStyle Software prompts you to Save the file before exiting Click Yes to save the changes Learning the Card Software The ColorStyle Software user manual will guide you through this
49. ate another text object Then apply the desired attributes to the new text object Text properties are Default Text Type the text you want to appear on the card Font type and style Click Choose The Font dialog box appears Select the desired font and style Font Font Font style Times Mew Roman Regular Times New Romar Trajan F Trebuchet MS Bold E Tw Cen MT Bold Italic Y Tw Cen MT Condense AG Rounded Light AG Rounded Thin Y AaBbYyZz Script wester Point Size Enter the desired size Point size can also be changed from the Font dialog box Selecting and Editing Text Important You cannot edit text directly on the screen in the Card Work Area You edit text only by displaying it in the Text Properties dialog box Note In the following sections when the manual refers to editing text it means adding replacing deleting or otherwise changing the text box content not the text attributes Te Edit Text 1 Double click the text object you wish to edit 2 The Text Properties dialog box appears 3 Using the techniques listed below select the text you want to edit 4 Perform the desired alterations 5 Click OK Select text using the mouse 1 Point where you want the selection to begin drag over the text 2 To select a single word double click the word Select text using keyboard shortcuts For keyboard enthusiasts selecting text using the keyboard is often faster than using th
50. c options In most cases the default configuration makes this step obsolete Printing Cards Printing cards with the ColorStyle Software is easy It s the final step after the card design process 1 From the File menu choose Card Print the Card Print dialog box appears Card Print Destination i DRY New Hermes IC580 gt as Send to Batch Print hanager Layout I Print Front I Rotate 180 T Print Back FP Entete 180 Operations I Print Back Side Mirar Start Position on Page Copies Number of copies P Eintal Number oh records P Eint selected le keen database position Cancel Close Lig 2 Select the Destination corresponding to the installed card printer Use the properties button to change the selected printer configuration Destination may be a specific printers see further in this chapter section Specific Printers or any printer through Windows driver see further in this section Print with Windows Driver 3 In the Operation section select the operation s to perform when printing e Print will print a card containing all the objects you placed on the card 4 Select Rotate 180 Degrees 1f you want the card to be printed upside down this options is available for each card layer separately This feature can be used if for example you wish to punch a hole in the card on the opposite side of the magnetic stripe avoiding that way to damage the stripe 5 In
51. click Next Define Text File Format OE T M Comma Separated Walues 81 4 The Select Column dialog appears up Select the column of data that you want to appear in your text box then click Finish 5 Edit the font properties you want and confirm by clicking OK 6 In the card work area resize if necessary the selection rectangle of the text box in a way that makes the largest record of your column fit inside 7 Save your card layout Your card and the database are connected Whenever you open your card the database automatically will be found and opened as well 82 Linking a Bar Code Object 1 Open a Bar Code Object and select ODBC Source as Variable Source Properties Generic Bar Lode Style EE a Variable Source None Properties Hone Global Counter Source lew Print Counter Source keyboard Input Source DateTime Source Concatenation Source A A La wee aoe ee ces EC EA Ratio B Check Sum None Cancel elo Help Da 2 The Source ODBC Source Selection dialog box appears Select the column which contains the records you want to appear in your text object and click Finish Select Column 3 Set the Bar Code Object Properties you want to apply and confirm clicking OK 4 Inthe card work area resize if necessary the Bar Code with the mouse 5 Save your card layout Your card and the database are connected Whenever you ll open your
52. ct the database filename you want and click Next Select Text Data Source Available Files Browse Refresh Back Lancel Help 2 Select the operation you want to perform and proceed as explained later in the chapter section Working with Tables Disconnect from a Database From the Database menu choose Disconnect Note As soon as you link a database field to the card layout this option is disabled ColorStyle Software Internal Database After connecting successfully to a database the selected table 1s displayed in a split window next to the card design area To access the record information of a column you have to create ColorStyle Software objects and connect them with the database fields How to link database fields with the card layout 79 Linking a Text Object Note You can easily create a Text Object linked to the database by drag and drop the field name from the database area into the card work area 1 Open a text object and select ODBC Source as Variable Source Properties eee orb IGP ET TES None Global Counter Source Print Counter Source Keyboard Input Source Date Time Source Concatenation Source ODBC Source 80 The Source ODBC Source Selection dialog box appears Select the record which contains the text you want to appear in your text object and click Next The Text File Format dialog appears up Select the Format you want to appear in your text object and
53. d color from the color pallet a x Color Basic colors 11 MMMM CAMA MA 11 SEES EE Define Custom Colors gt Conca Working with the ColorStyle Software Commands A command is an instruction that tells the ColorStyle Software to perform an operation The ColorStyle Software provides several ways for you to choose commands You can choose commands from a menu or toolbar or use the shortcut keys Toolbar Commands The ColorStyle Software toolbars provide you with one step access to lots of tasks You can draw a rectangle place a photograph define a bar code edit text and much more all with just one click of a mouse button on one of the ColorStyle Software tools For more information about each of the ColorStyle Software toolbars see Chapter 15 Toolbars and Tools Menu Commands Commands are grouped in menus Some commands carry out an action immediately others display a dialog box so that you can select options You ll know that a command will display a dialog box if it is followed by three periods Zo Mouse Shortcuts You can use a mouse shortcut to give you quick access an object s property sheet or to display a shortcut menu To display an object s property sheet 1 Just Double click the object or 1 Point to the object 2 Click the right mouse button The Shortcut menu appears Adjust Bounding Fit to Card Crl S hitt F Send to Front Ltrl F Send to Back Ctrl B Set as
54. e mouse To select Press One character right SHIFT RIGHT ARROW One character left SHIFT LEFT ARROW To end of word CTRL SHIFT RIGHT ARROW To start of word CTRL SHIFT LEFT ARROW One line up SHIFT UP ARROW One line down SHIFT DOWN ARROW Deleting Text Position the pointer after the character you want to delete click and then press BACKSPACE To delete a block of text Drag across the text to highlight it and press BACKSPACE or DELETE 94 Cutting Copying and Pasting Text 1 Click the text to select it then press CTRL X cut or CTRL C copy 2 Position the pointer where you want to paste the text and click 3 With text on the Windows clipboard cut or copied press CTRL V paste Image Properties Properties Generic Image Variable Source File Ch T Show Image Tools Acquire on print Uptions Keen Sepeni Hate Image Crop M eop a Bounding Hatia M custom Filter T Security Filter OUpen amp cquire hs Cancel elo Help Image properties are Keep Aspect Ratio Select this check box to keep the same horizontal to vertical aspect ratio when changing the image size This will prevent image distortion Image crop Select this check box to simulate an image crop Only the selected area will be displayed Note Although the unselected area isn t displayed it will not be deleted For that propose use the Crop Tool from the Image Tools 55 Crop to Bounding Ratio Select this
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56. e card ends Print Station Begin Position where the print head lift pins are at the top of the first ramp of the card carrier Print Station End Position where the print head lift pins are at the top of the second ramp of the card carrier Push Out Position Position card carrier must push the card to get the card in the output rollers Lol Head Settings Click the Head Settings tab to adjust the head settings configurations for the current printer Hew Hermes ICS80 Properties Ribbon Tools Head Settings Printer Color Adjust 2 Yellow Magenta EER Cae gt 100 Max Density ep ae pia lanas Preheat F g0 Preheat Black Density Cyan Max Density Min Density Preheat Preheat Overlay E Read Printer Configuration Density Witte Printer Configuration Monitor Color Matching Mo color matching bi Print Smoothing T Color Filtering Detaults Select the maximum and minimum percentage of density you want to use for each color yellow magenta cyan black and overlay as well as the percentages for the print head Use the Read Printer Configuration button to read the configuration of the current printer Use the Write Printer Configuration button to send the new configuration on the current printer Print Smoothing Allows to smooth the color banding effect Monitor Color Matching Tries to match the monitor colors with printed colors 132
57. e forward the ribbon Click Clean Cycle to start a cleaning cycle process Click Empty Receive Buffer to remove an image file from the receive buffer should be used in case of occurring a media jam or a media out error LSO Click Empty Print Buffer to remove an image file from the print buffer should be used in case of occurring a media jam or a media out error Move Carriage Use this option for diagnostics and printer adjustments Select the position and click Move the command will cause the card carrier to move to the position specified The different positions are Card Pick Position Useful for adjusting card carrier position when picking a card Eject Position Ejects a card from the printer Flip Position Position of card carrier in flip station to position card in guides ready to lift the card with the elevator Lamination Begin Position where the lamination of card begins Lamination End Position where the lamination of card ends Lamination Station Begin Position where the lamination roller lift pins are at the top of the first ramp of the card carrier Lamination Station End Position where the lamination roller lift pins are at the top of the second ramp of the card carrier Park Position The normal resting position for the card carrier Use this to return the card carrier to the park position after jam Print Begin Position where the printing of the card begins Print End Position where the printing of th
58. e pointer will change to a hand with the Line icon Move the pointer to the point on the card where you want to place one end of the line Press and hold the left mouse button and drag in a horizontal or vertical direction As you drag a line is drawn Release the mouse button The line appears on the card Adding a Rectangle O 1 4 On the Drawing toolbar click the Rectangle tool the pointer changes to a hand with the Rectangle icon Move the pointer to the point on the card where you want to place the upper left corner of the rectangle Press and hold the left mouse button and drag in any direction As you drag a rectangle forms with one corner fixed where you began to drag with the other corner following the pointer Continue dragging until the rectangle is the desired size Release the mouse button The rectangle appears on the card Adding Text On the Drawing toolbar click the Text tool the pointer changes to a hand with the Text icon Move the pointer to the point on the card where you want to place a corner Press and hold the left mouse button and drag in any direction As you drag a rectangle forms with one corner fixed where you began to drag with the other corner following the pointer SZ 4 Release the mouse button The Text Properties dialog box appears Properties 5 Type the desired text into the box for example ColorStyle Software 6 Click OK to complete the action
59. e the image s in any of the file formats used by the Card Software bmp tif tga pcx jpg Use the image objects tool and choose open from file to acquire the desired image 95 10 Menu Commands This section summarizes the commands available in the ColorStyle Software menus Depending on the ColorStyle Software version edition some menu items may be not available Main Window The File Menu New Creates a new card file Open Opens an existing card file Close Closes the active card file Save Saves the card to a disk file Save As Saves the card with a name you specify to a disk file Card Setup Selects portrait or landscape orientation Card Print Displays the Card Print dialog box Recently used File List Provides a means to quickly open a card you recently worked with The names of up to four recently used files will be displayed Click on the desired file name and the card will be opened and displayed Exit Exits the ColorStyle Software program The Edit Menu Undo Reverses the last command or action up to 3 levels 94 Redo Reverses the action of the Undo command up to 3 levels Immediately after you undo an action the Redo command turns available allowing you to restore what you reversed Cut Deletes the selected object and places it on the Clipboard so you can paste it elsewhere Copy Makes a copy of the selected object and places it on the Clipboard Paste Pastes the objec
60. een decoded It 1s placed in a predetermined position and its value is based on a mathematical relationship of the other characters in the symbol A Check Digit is a check character that can assume only numeric values A Bi directional symbology can be successfully scanned in either direction Almost all symbologies in use today are bi directional 108 ColorStyle Software Symbologies The symbologies listed below can be printed with the ColorStyle Software Summary of Supported Bar Codes Character per inch Codabar 2 to 50 D 11 9 Codel28 2t0o580 ULDC u 9 Codel28A 2t050 UDC u 9 Codel28B_ 2to50 ULD u 9 Code 128 C 2t050 D J 55 B Code 39 3 of 9 2 to 50 U D 6 7 Code93_ 2t080 UD 9 gt EAN JJAN 13 12 1W4or17 D 7 4 EAN JAN 8 7 9 or 12 D 7 14 Extended 93 U L D C HIBC G of 9 Interleaved 2 of 5 2 to 50 D a 11 MSIPlessey 2to50 D _ R 83 UCC EAN 128 19 D 55 IB UPC A 1ILi3or16 D 7 a UPC E 11 digit 11 13 or 16 D 4 25 igi UPC El1 6 digit 6 8 or 11 5 9 or I U Upper Case L Lower Case D Digits C Control Characters Codabar Codabar is a numeric variable length discrete self checking two element width symbology used mostly by libraries package tracking systems and blood banks Developed in 1972 1t was one of the original bar code symbologies The numbers 0 through 9 and the following six characters comprise its
61. ere are different types of objects and the behavior of an object depends on its type The ColorStyle Software objects are native to the ColorStyle Software Embedded objects are objects you create in another application Some of the terms used to describe working with objects may be new to you e Object The text lines and bar codes that you create using the ColorStyle Software tools and the pictures you import from other applications e Property Each aspect of an object that you can manipulate using the ColorStyle Software tools and commands including size color line width and content e Sizing handle The square at each corner and along the sides of a selected object Dragging a sizing handle resizes the object HO Bounding Box The box framed by the sizing handles when an object is selected When you click an object to select it the selection rectangle appears A i Picture An image from another application It can have some but not all of the attributes of an object created in the ColorStyle Software You can only move and resize a picture and change its rotation Stacking Placing objects on top of one another Each object is separate from any other object as well as from the card background Although the objects seem to be drawn on a flat card it s helpful to think of objects as pieces of paper in a stack The object you draw first is on the bottom of the stack and the most recently drawn object is added to the top of t
62. erlay varnish is automatically selected if you choose one of the following predefined area selections e Smart Card ISO e Smart Card AFNOR e Magnetic Stripe Auto Location Overlay The overlay varnish is applied only over the objects on the card 4 Define the position and size of the overlay or the excluded area Type the x and y coordinate values in the X Placement and Y Placement boxes These numbers indicate the coordinates of the upper left corner of the overlay area The origin 0 0 point is the upper left corner of the card The x and y coordinates are measured from the origin The Width and Height numbers indicate the size of the overlay or the excluded area 5 If you wish to see the overlay area depicted on the card select the Preview on Screen check box A bitmap based overlay has no preview 6 Click OK You have defined the overlay Important Because the overlay is used to protect the printed information overlay should not be applied to card areas containing the magnetic stripe mart chips or barcodes Parts of Card Objects which reach into User Selected Area Without Overlay or Predefined Selected Area Without Overlay are not printed Areas without overlay appear white Printing Overlay with Memory Extension The printable area without Memory Extension ME does not cover all the card surface only with ME the printable area is extended to the edge of the card and the whole card can be printed with overlay Important You
63. ge acquisition using Twain Interface e Modify images with built in Image Tools e Overlay clipping and image import for security e Independent overlay for Front amp Back e System Variables counters time date and keyboard input e Supported printers New Hermes e Ability to use any Windows printer driver e Fast printing speed optimized for multiple cards e Front amp back printing e On line manuals amp Acrobat Reader e Clipart Volume e Multi lingual English French German Italian Spanish and Portuguese e Ease of use light software for heavy duty card design e Connection to text files e Drag and Drop from Database to the work area New Hermes Part 38 8 14 OOM 134
64. grid option Activate Protected Objects Toggles the read only property of an object Video Sources Selects the default Twain and Video for Windows source Metrics Configures the measurements unit You can choose between inches and millimeters Rulers Settings Configure the ruler settings Grid Settings Selects the horizontal and vertical spacing of the layout grid and toggles the snap to the grid option Front Back Configure the front and back layer switching options Card Color Allows you to change the color of the card Workspace Color Allows you to change the workspace color Default Line Width Changes the default line width for all drawn objects that contain lines Default Text Font Changes the default font for all text objects Monochrome Conversion Allows you to choose between four different algorithms to make the Monochrome Conversion Threshold Ordered Floyd Steinberg and Burkes Each algorithm gives slightly different results You select an algorithm by clicking on it If you prefer you can Disable the Monochrome Conversion by choosing the Disable option 98 The Database Menu Connect Connects to a database Disconnect Disconnects from the database Browse View Toggles between the Browse Record View First Moves to the first record Previous Moves to the previous record Next Moves to the next record Last Moves to the last record Find Finds data in the current table Query
65. guidelines in despite of menu settings and the Objects linked to Data Sources are drawn without the bounding box that denotes that case Object ToolTips Displays a brief description of the objects names and size Rulers Lets you show or hide the rulers Guidelines Toggles the display of the guidelines that mark the edges of the printable area of the card Grid Toggles the display of the layout grid Cross Hair Let you show or hide the cross hairs Toolbars Let you show or hide any of the individual ColorStyle Software Toolbars Card Properties Displays the card document information of the active card 96 The Draw Menu Selector Activates the Selector tool used to select objects Line Object Activates the Line tool for drawing horizontal or vertical lines Rectangle Object Activates the Rectangle tool for drawing rectangles of variable size Filled Rectangle Object Activates the Filled Rectangle tool for drawing filled rectangles of variable size Text Object Activates the Text tool for editing text Image Object Activates the Image tool for editing images Bar Code Object Activates the Bar Code tool for editing bar code symbols PDF Symbol Object Activates the PDF Symbol tool for editing PDF symbols Overlay Varnish Defines the size shape and placement of the overlay coating Keep Placing Objects Keeps the current drawing tool selected ga The Options Menu Snap to Grid Toggles the snap to
66. he displayed database From the database menu select Define View or press the Define View button from the database toolbar Click on the field name you want to move and drop it at the place you want Hide Unhide Fields E 1 Click the Define View button from the Database toolbar 2 Right click on the field name you want to hide and choose Hide Move Ontide potter Print Eounter 89 How to Unhide Fields 1 Click the Define View button from the Database toolbar 2 Right click anywhere on the database area and choose Unhide Move Hide Baunen Ein eoume 3 The Unhide dialog box appears select the field you want to unhide one by one or click Unhide All to show all the database fields in the database area Unhide A M Unie e Unhide Al Cancel Lompany Browse View i Click the Browse Record button to change the database display from Record View to Browse View Use this function to get a list of all available records To browse quickly to a certain record Double click it you must use the first column The record and its fields is displayed in Record View You can also select several records to send to the printer when you are in the Browse View For that do 1 Click the Browse button and select the records you want 90 2 Youcan use the CTRL Mouse Pointer to make a random selection or SHIFT Mouse Pointer to make a sequential selection This selection can only be made over
67. he stack The stacking order 1s important because the object on the top of the stack can cover those underneath it You can see this effect when you stack one filled rectangle on top of another Selecting and Deselecting Objects You need to tell the ColorStyle Software which object you want to work with To do this you must select it Touch a visible part of the object with the mouse pointer and then click You select an object in a stack in the same way Once it s selected you re free to rotate it change its size or color or move it to another location og To select multiple objects 1 Hold down the SHIFT key and click each object you want to select OT 1 Move the pointer outside of the objects you want to select 2 Press and hold the left mouse button and drag in any direction As you drag a rectangle forms with one corner fixed where you began to drag and the other corner following the pointer Continue dragging until the rectangle encloses all the objects you want to select 3 Release the mouse button The objects enclosed by the rectangle are selected To select all objects From the Edit menu choose All or press CTRL A To deselect objects Click anywhere outside the object s Tip An object will be selected automatically if you right click the object to edit its properties 40 Resizing Objects Tip If you want to resize an object except a PDF Symbol by an exact amount or to a specific size
68. ing Help from the Help menu 14 Search Help Topic The fastest way to get help on a topic is to use the search feature To open the Search dialog box choose Index from the Help menu Help Topics Card Software Help File Access reas Add Adjust Bounding Align objects Alignment Toolbar reas Arrange cons Arrange Objects Back Back Card Layout Background Bar Code Bar code Object Bar codes Batch File Both Sides Browse View Command La Online Help Information To see what s in Help choose Contents from the Help menu in the Upper Toolbar Then click Using ColorStyle Software Card Software Help File 06 01 OF E4 File Edit Bookmark Options Help A Using the Card Software Establishing Password Seceit Menu commands i Using shortcut keys to work with menu command Managing Documents Naming Documents Creating a Mew Document Opening an E sisting Document Saving a Document Arranging Objects on the Document Card Properties Drawing Objects Drawing Both Sides of the Card Working variable data Using the Cut Copy and Paste command Pasting a drawing object from another application Card Draw Creating a Background Changing the Orientation Printable rea You can display step by step procedures while you re working on a card To do this choose Contents from the Help menu from the Contents window click How To Scroll the screen to see the content covered
69. ins command buttons for accessing the commands in the File menu Edit menu and Help menu Dia Ha tb BO R O ole we o eh 0 New Creates a new card file a Open Opens an existing card file l Save Saves the card to a disk file S Print Displays the Card Print dialog box de Cut Deletes the selected object and places it on the Clipboard so you can paste it elsewhere Copy Makes a copy of the selected object and places it on the Clipboard i Paste Pastes the object from the Clipboard onto the card A copy of the pasted object remains on the clipboard until it is replaced by another cut or copy command LOT Duplicate Makes a copy of an object and places it slightly overlapping the original Unlike the Copy command Duplicate doesn t place a copy of the object on the Clipboard 3 Undo Reverses the last action C Redo Redoes the last action that was undone oO Send to Front Moves the selected object to the front of a stack of objects Th Send to Back Moves the selected object to the back of a stack of objects e Card Front Side Sets the view to the front side of the card Card Back Side Sets the view to the backside of the card e About Displays the ColorStyle Software version serial number and copyright information K Topical Help Displays help information about a command or window object The Drawing Toolbar The Drawing Toolbar contains command buttons for accessing the co
70. ipient agrees to the terms of this EULA If the SOFTWARE PRODUCT is an upgrade any transfer must include all prior versions of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT Termination Without prejudice to any other rights New Hermes may terminate this EULA if you fail to comply with the terms and conditions of this EULA In such event you must destroy all copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT and all of its component parts UPGRADES If the SOFTWARE PRODUCT is an upgrade from another product weather from New Hermes or another supplier you may use or transfer the SOFTWARE PRODUCT only in conjunction with that upgraded product unless you destroy the upgraded product If the SOFTWARE PRODUCT is an upgrade of a New Hermes product you now may use that upgraded product only in accordance with this EULA If the SOFTWARE PRODUCT is an upgrade of a component of a package of software programs that you licensed as a single product the SOFTWARE PRODUCT may be used and transferred only as a part of that single product package and may not be separated for use on more than one computer COPYRIGHT All title and copyrights in and to the SOFTWARE PRODUCT including but not limited to any images photographs animation s video audio music text and apples incorporated into the SOFTWARE PRODUCT the accompanying printed materials and any copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT are owned by New Hermes or its suppliers The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is protected by copyright laws and internationa
71. l treaty provisions Therefore you must treat the SOFTWARE PRODUCT like any other copyrighted material except that you may either a make one copy of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT solely for backup or archival purposes or b install the SOFTWARE PRODUCT on a single computer provided you keep the original solely for backup or archival purposes You may not copy the printed materials accompanying the SOFTWARE PRODUCT 7 2 Getting Started The following instructions tell you about minimum system requirements how to install the ColorStyle Software running Windows 95 or Windows 98 and starting the program for the first time System Requirements The recommended software and hardware configuration for you computer system to run the ColorStyle Software is An IBM compatible PC with a 133 or better microprocessor 32 MB RAM Hard Disk with at least SOMB free disk space One CD ROM 8X speed drive Network Novel Systems Microsoft Network or similar operating system Windows 95 98 1386 Platform or Windows 2000 VGA or SVGA graphics adapter and monitor Mouse or other Windows compatible pointing device Serial port ColorStyle Software and ColorStyle License Installation Microsoft Windows version 95 or later is required to install and run the ColorStyle Software You can run the ColorStyle Software on any system that can run Windows 95 if the system has enough RAM and hard disk space If Windows 93 is not installed
72. login password or database directory 88 Use ODBC Cursor Library Disable this check box only if you are working with a powerful database engine like SQL Server Informix Oracle etc It gives complete control to these engines overriding ODBC drivers Allow data edition Check this box if you want to edit a database from within the ColorStyle Software Please note that not all ODBC drivers permit data edition Refresh Delay Determines the time that the ColorStyle Software waits for to refresh the card view after editing a field in your database Trailing Decimals Allows you to specify the number of decimal places for numeric floating print data Record Set Counter If enabled the ColorStyle Software lists the number of records of a database or in a query found Image Transfer Options Controls image data transfer between database and the ColorStyle Software bi directionally Adapt the buffer size value to the average image size of your database To reduce database size you can enable the Compress Images check box Images are compressed if greater than the value determined in the corresponding box If you enable the Use Maximum Compression check box the best compression to be achieved is applied but the ColorStyle Software may need more time for this performance The ColorStyle Software image compression algorithm is a variant of the LZW algorithm Define View The ColorStyle Software allows you to change the column sequence of t
73. mmands in the Drawing toolbar ELITE NE Tools menu si Selector Used to select an object LOZ Line Draws horizontal or vertical lines O Rectangle Draws a rectangle of variable size Filled Rectangle Draws a filled rectangle of variable size T Text Defines a text field Image Draws a frame to contain an image Ll Bar code Draws a bar code symbol Be Bar code PDF Draws a bar code PDF symbol Overlay Clipping Defines the size shape and placement of the overlay coating The Database Toolbar The Database Toolbar contains command buttons for accessing the commands in the Database menu Database Toolbar x EPDK PN QUEENA A H Browse View Toggles between Browse and Record View Connect Connects to a database B Disconnect Disconnects from the database LOS K First Moves to the first record lt Previous Moves to the previous record gt Next Moves to the next record gt i Last Moves to the last record 531 Find Finds data in the current table a Query Sets a search criteria k Add Adds a new record t Delete Deletes the current record l Save Saves the current Record K Properties Allows to configure the database interface properties E Define View Allows to define the database view 104 12 Keyboard Shortcuts This section lists the keyboard shortcuts available for many of the ColorStyle Software commands Shortcut Key
74. nteger counter that starts at a number that you choose and each time you print a card is increased by the value of a second number that you choose Global Counter Source Properties Preview NE of fixed digits E 1 Keep zeros ahead Initial Value Increment by Fr 74 f 4 rea 62 Printer Counter An integer counter that starts at 1 and is increased by 1 each time you print a card Jian OK Cancel Keyboard Input Data that you type from the computer system s keyboard Keyboard Input Source Properties keyboard Input Source x _ oa 63 Date Time The Date Time kept by your computer system Date Time Source Properties O S Concatenation Data that result from the concatenation of two or more sources In the Prefix Separator and Suffix boxes you can edit constant data To achieve multi line concatenation press Ctrl Enter in the Separator box Concatenation Source Properties ee tle othe AE EE Eee n Pl ITT TES Image Sources File Choose Image At print time the ColorStyle Software will prompt you to select the name of an image file Scan Image An image acquired from any twain compliant source at print time See Chapter 12 Image acquisition ODBC Data from internal or external database that you can access using ODBC see Chapter 12 Image Acquisition Adding Variable Data Variable Image 1 On the lower toolbar click the Image tool the pointer changes
75. orStyle Software allows you to print on any Label printer which is provided with its proper Windows driver LL Note The label size settings must have the same measurements as the standard plastic card format 88 7 x 54 2 millimeters Paper Printers The ColorStyle Software permits printing on paper with any Laser Ink Jet or Needle printer which comes with a proper windows driver The ColorStyle Software s special column and row settings permit to print front and back side of the card on the same sheet as well as several cards on one sheet This concept permits to print card proofs on paper or creating low cost cards using paper lamination Card Setup 1 To setup the card using a Windows Printer Driver from the File menu choose Card Print Choose the printer name you want to work with Click Close 20 2 The properties button allows you to perform driver specific settings see your printer documentation like paper size orientation etc Card Print A Pri TF Rotate 180 Rotate 180 Po Back Side Miner Datanase ar a H migi ell AUMbe a TEcoTaE Print selected I keep database position zi 3 From the File menu choose the Card Setup The selected printer dialog box appears HP DeskJet 880C Properties 4 Set the card orientation to Portrait or Landscape and select the correct card size The paper section displays the paper size you defined when setting your printer properties see above step 2 The Color
76. ou clicked in step 3 Note The previous steps showed you how to add a photograph or other artwork to your card from a bitmap file You can also add an image that is not in a file by using the Twain Source in the Variable Source drop down window See Chapter 12 Image Acquisition Tip Use the ColorStyle Software Clipart Viewer to choose and import an image from your ColorStyle Software CD ROM See Chapter 6 Clipart Viewer Adding a Bar Code Ll 1 On the Drawing toolbar click the Bar Code tool the pointer changes to a hand with the Bar Code icon 2 Move the pointer to a place on the card where you want to place a corner of the bar code 3 Press and hold the left mouse button and drag in any direction As you drag a rectangle forms with one corner fixed where you began to drag The other corner follows the pointer Continue dragging until the rectangle is the desired size 35 4 Release the mouse button The Bar code Properties dialog box appears Properties Generic Bar Code Style Code 39 3 of 3 Varable Source None la Properties Bar Code Options Preview W Human readable M Fit bar code to bounding T Transparent background cies E Ratio B Check Sum None Cancel App Help 5 Select a bar code Style from the list ColorStyle Software defaults to Code 39 but you can choose from among the 20 styles listed 6 Type the data you want to appear in the bar
77. ow The Character Set is the range of data characters that can be encoded into a given symbology Numeric symbologies only encode numbers others can encode numbers and letters and are called alphanumeric The Symbology Type can be either discrete or continuous In a discrete type each character stands alone and can be decoded separately from adjacent characters A continuous type has no inter character gaps the end of one character is the start of the next This results in a higher density symbology than the discrete type allowing more information to be encoded in less space resulting in a smaller bar code symbol The Number of Element Widths is either two wide and narrow or multiple Multiple element width symbology is usually the higher density continuous type The symbology Length can be fixed or variable Density describes the amount of data that can be encoded in a given unit of length A symbology is said to be Self Checking if a single printing defect will not cause a character to be transposed into another character in the same symbology A Start Code is a particular pattern of lines and spaces indicating the beginning of the bar code symbol A Stop Code indicates the end of the symbol The start and stop codes are sometimes also used to indicate the scanning direction In the most common symbology Code 39 the start and stop codes are asterisks The Check Character is used by the scanner to validate that the correct data has b
78. p were to resolve technical and marketing issues of the open interface as quickly as possible and then to circulate the specification among the developer community for review and feedback The group was designed to be as small as possible so the specification could be written quickly while maintaining representation from a wide spectrum of application developers desktop communications and OCR and hardware vendors hand held scanners desktop scanners and high end color scanners Working group members represented diversity in the industry and brought in depth imaging experience to both the hardware and software development and marketing fields A key requirement of participation was that companies in the working group have been willing to represent an interest passing the elementary interest of each company The primary goal of this effort was to raise the awareness of a new end user base through an easy to use image acquisition functionality integrated directly into the user s application and work flow The effort was successful and resulted in the Twain interface specification LET 16 Printing This section explains how to setup your printer the setup for ribbon and the procedure to print your cards For specific information about your printer see the printer user manual Printer Setup Before you use a specific printer for the first time you must tell the program which printer port to use the ribbon type and other specifi
79. powerful application starting with creating a simple card working with objects and using system variables to the advanced features like Image Acquisition Logins and Passwords All About Printing you find in Appendix B of this manual Complementary the ColorStyle Software Help function is a complete online tool you can use anytime you need information quickly or when your ColorStyle Software User Manual is not available Using the Card Software Manual Before you start using the ColorStyle Software it s important to understand the terms and typographical conventions we use in the documentation General Conventions We use the following kinds of formatting in the text to identify special information e Diamond bullet Step by step procedures You can use procedural information by using both the mouse and keyboard To choose a command from a menu you can use either the mouse or a keyboard shortcut e CAPITAL LETTERS Keys on the keyboard appear in small capital letters For example the Enter key appears as ENTER e When we ask you to press a combination of keys you ll see them connected by a For example CTRL P means to press the CTRL key and the P key at the same time e Capitalized Words Commands you choose from the menus or dialog boxes appear capitalized For example you choose the Rectangle command from the Draw menu 12 e Also tool and button names are capitalized For example you use the Text Tool to type text and
80. r code developed by Symbol Technologies Inc and announced in 1990 It essentially consists of a stacked set of smaller bar codes The symbology is capable of encoding the entire 255 character ASCII set PDF stands for Portable Data File because it can encode as many as 2725 data characters in a single bar code comprising 17 modules each containing 4 bars and spaces thus the number 417 Each symbol has a start and stop bar group that extends the height of the symbol The complete specification for PDF417 provides many encoding options including data compression options error detection and correction options and variable size and aspect ratio symbols The low level structure of a PDF417 symbol consists of an array of code words small bar and space patterns that are grouped together and stacked on top of each other to produce the complete printed symbol An individual code word consists of a bar and space pattern 17 modules wide The user may specify the module width the module height and the overall aspect ratio overall height to width ratio for the complete symbol A complete PDF417 symbol consists of at least 3 rows of up to 30 code words and may contain up to 90 code word rows per symbol with a maximum of 928 code words per symbol The code words in a PDF417 symbol are generated using one of three data compression modes currently defined in the symbology specifications This allows more than one character to be encoded into
81. rag a rectangle forms with one corner fixed where you began to drag with the other corner following the pointer Continue dragging until the rectangle is the desired size HO 4 Release the mouse button The PDF Symbol Properties dialog box appears Properties 5 Select the desired options for the PDF symbol See Chapter 18 About PDF Symbols 6 Set the Variable Source as Keyboard Input The Source Keyboard Input Properties Dialog Box appears 74 7 Type Employee s ID Number as default text on the Source Keyboard Input Properties Dialog box Keyboard Input Source Properties Default Text Input Bos Title Keyboard Input Source Character Conversion OEM to ANSI k mea 8 Click OK to confirm and close the Source Keyboard Input Properties Dialog Box 9 Click OK to close the PDF Symbol Properties dialog box 10 The PDF Symbol which appears on the on screen card contains the encrypted information Employee s ID Number At print time you ll provide the correct data 11 On the Standard toolbar click the Printer Tool The Card Print dialog box appears See Chapter 21 Printing 12 Click OK The Text Input Dialog box appears prompting you to enter data to the employee s ID number Keyboard Input Box Repboard Input Source Emplayess s ID Number cence _ Note Repeat steps 11 and 12 as many times as needed to print any number of cards with a different PDF
82. rces you find in Chapter 12 Image Acquisition Variable Text The following steps assume you want to create a variable text object Employee Name for the employee s name At print time you will type the employee s name on the keyboard so you set the Variable Source field to Keyboard Input Advanced Feature You could also create a database with all the information about the employee names and set the variable source field to ODBC Source See Chapter 10 ColorStyle Software and Database 1 On the lower toolbar click the Text tool the pointer changes to a hand with the Text icon 2 Move the mouse pointer to the point on the card where you want to place a corner 3 Press and hold the left mouse button and drag in any direction As you drag a rectangle forms with one corner fixed where you began to drag and the other corner following the pointer Continue dragging until the rectangle is the desired size 67 4 Release the mouse button The Text Properties dialog box appears Properties 5 Set the Variable Source as Keyboard Input The Source Keyboard Input Properties Dialog Box appears 68 6 Type Employee Name as default text on the Source Keyboard Input Properties Dialog box Keyboard Input Source Properties Default Text Employee Name Input Bos Title Keyboard Input Source Character Conversion OEM to ANSI i mea Note Repeat step 10 to 12 as many times a
83. reading the information encoded in a bar code symbol To read the information contained in a bar code symbol a scanning device such as a light pen is moved across the symbol from one side to the other As the scanning device is moved across the symbol the width pattern of the bars and spaces is translated back into the original information Bar code is an optical technique because information is scanned using light that reflects off dark or light regions of the symbol Bar Code Standards The number of elements and their order is defined by the bar code standard used There are many bar code standards to choose from and each standard was developed for the specific data requirements of various industries Each standard dictates the maximum number of characters a symbol can represent as well as what kind of data is represented Consequently the number of characters in the information field and the type of information represented will play a role in which bar code standard can be used Other considerations include what standard s trading partners use the scanning environment type of scanner printable area symbol durability etc and the symbol printing requirements 107 Symbologies Symbology is the term used to describe the rules specifying the way data 1s encoded into the elements bar and space widths that comprise a bar code standard Various characteristics further describe the symbology Some of these characteristics are described bel
84. retail purposes in the world Every Code 39 character has five bars and four spaces making a total of nine elements Three of the elements are wide hence the name 3 of 9 While being very accurate Code 39 is not a very dense bar code symbology taking many bars and spaces to represent a single character The Code 39 character set consists of the numbers O through 9 the upper case alphabet and the following characters and Space Asterisks are reserved as the start and stop characters Code 93 Code 93 is a variable length alphanumeric continuous four element width symbology specifically designed to complement Code 39 The two symbologies can be freely mixed in an environment with no software change required Because of its small size it is used on electronic components but it is a not very popular bar code symbology Code 93 encodes 43 data characters consisting of 0 9 A Z 6 symbols and space four control characters and a unique start stop character The entire ASCII character set can be encoded using the expanded version similar to Code 39 Code 93 can encode the same characters as Code 39 but has the advantage of being smaller LLO EAN JAN 13 EAN 13 is one of two versions of the European Article Numbering system EAN and is a superset of UPC EAN 13 has the same number of bar as UPC version A but encodes 13th digit The 12th and 13th define the country code The codes 00 04 and 06 09 are assigned to the United States
85. roperties Select any object and click this button The corresponding Object Properties dialog box opens Perform the changes you want and confirm with OK Changes are applied immediately at the card workspace 30 e Export Select an image and click this button to export it The Save As dialog box appears Provide a filename for your image and select the file type you want to use to save the image you can choose between Windows Bitmap Format bmp Zsoft PCX Format pcx and Tagged Information File Tif e Delete Click this button to delete permanently the selected item Confirm with OK e Close Exit Edit Item List dialog box Creating a Basic Card This section explains the processes involved in creating a basic card using a few of the most common tools Card Setup A card can be created in either portrait print across the narrow side of the card or landscape print across the wide side of the card orientation The card defaults to landscape orientation To set the card orientation to portrait from the File menu by choosing Card Setup In the Card Setup dialog box click Portrait The card orientation can be changed at any time Hew Hermes 10580 Properties New Hermes 12550 Print Selt test Normal 413 x 3 40 Cancel Help Note For more information on card setup when working with a windows printer driver see Chapter 21 31 Adding a Line 4 On the Drawing toolbar click the Line tool th
86. s Use the following key combinations to execute the command listed next to it When the keys are connected by a it means to press both keys at the same time General Ctrl F4 Close Closes the active Card Batch Print Window Ctrl F6 Next Moves to the next Card Batch Print Window Del Delete Deletes the selected object completely without putting a copy on the Clipboard Card Work Area Ctrl N New Creates a New card file Ctrl O Open Opens an existing card file Ctrl S Save Saves the card to a disk file Ctrl P Print Displays the card Print dialog box Ctrl Z Undo Reverses the last action Ctrl Y Redoes the last action that was undone Ctrl X Cut Deletes the selected object and places it on the Clipboard so you can paste it elsewhere Ctrl C Copy Makes a copy to the selected object and places it on the Clipboard Ctrl V Paste Pastes the object from the Clipboard onto the card A copy of the pasted object remains on the Clipboard until it is replaced by another Cut or Copy command Ctrl D Duplicate Makes a copy of an object placing it slightly overlapping the original Unlike the Copy command Duplicate doesn t place a copy of the object on the Clipboard Ctrl A Select All Selects all the objects on the card 105 Ctrl Shift F Fit to card Expands the selected image to fill the full size of the card Ctrl F Send to Front Moves the selected object to the front of a stack of objects Ctrl B
87. s needed to print any number of cards with a different name on each card 7 Click OK to confirm and close the Source Keyboard Input Properties Dialog box 8 Click OK to confirm and close the Text Properties Dialog box 9 The text box you created on step 3 will appear on the on screen card with the words Employee Name inside This indicates that the text the employee s name will be provided at print time 10 On the Standard toolbar click the Printer Tool The Card Print dialog box appears See Chapter 21 Printing 69 11 Click OK The Text Input Dialog box appears prompting you to enter data for the employee s name Keyboard Input Box Repboard Input Source y cance 12 Enter the employee s name and confirm with OK Note Repeat step 10 and 12 as many times as needed to print any number of cards with a different name on each card Variable Bar Code The following steps assume you want to create a variable bar code for the Employee s ID Number At print time you will type the employee s ID number on the keyboard so you set the Variable Source field to Keyboard Input Advanced Feature You could also create a database with all the information about the employee s and set the variable source field to ODBC Source See Chapter 10 ColorStyle Software and Database the pointer HL 1 On the lower toolbar click the Bar Code tool the pointer changes to a hand with the Bar Code icon 2
88. t Find Record You also can click the Find button at your database toolbar The Find in Field dialog box appears Find in Freld Containing In Field JID lt lt Previous Next gt gt Match case Close 2 Type the characters normally names or numbers you are looking for in the Containing box select the corresponding field in the In Field box and click Find Match Note Use the First Match Previous and Next buttons to the define the search direction The First Match button searches from the beginning of the table and finds the fist record that match the condition The Previous button searches from the current table position to the beginning of the table The Next button searches from the current table position to the end of the table Note If you click the Match Case check box the ColorStyle Software will find only the exact match es of what you typed in the Find What box The Find Function is case sensitive 3 If no records match or the end of the database is reached the ColorStyle Software displays the message ColorStyle Software has finished searching the table No more records found 87 The Query Function 1 From the Database Menu select Query You also can click the Query button at your Database toolbar The Query Database dialog box appears Tip You can achieve the same result typing P in both the Greater Than and Less Than box and enabling the Exact Match check box 2 To find for example
89. t from the Clipboard onto the card work area A copy of the pasted object remains on the Clipboard until it is replaced by another Cut or Copy command Duplicate Makes a copy of an object and places it slightly offset and overlapping from the original Unlike the Copy command Duplicate doesn t place a copy of the object on the clipboard Select All Selects all the objects on the card Adjust Bounding Fits the bounding to the object if applicable Fit to Card Fits the selected object to the card Send To Front Moves the selected object to the front of a stack of other objects Send To Back Moves the selected object to the back of a stack of other objects Align Allows you to align multiple selections of objects Use Private Clipboard Selects the ColorStyle Software private clipboard The private clipboard allows the transfer of all Card Software objects maintaining their properties Use Windows Clipboard Selects the standard Windows clipboard The Windows clipboard transfers ColorStyle Software objects as bitmaps 99 The View Menu Card Front Displays the front side of the active card Card Back Displays the backside of the active card Zoom In Magnifies the size of the card depicted on the screen Zoom Out Reduces the size of the card depicted on the screen Fit Workspace Displays the entire card document page Preview Mode Displays the card exactly as will be printed The card appear without grids or
90. that you can type a name for the card file Save ini E Cards a ce Samples Save as bpe Card Files car Cancel 2 Naming a Document To make it easier to find your documents you can use long descriptive filenames The complete path to the file including drive letter server name folder path and filename can contain up to 255 characters Filenames cannot include any of the following characters forward slash backslash greater than sign gt less than sign lt asterisk question mark quotation mark pipe symbol I colon or semicolon a Displaying Card Information You can display information about the current card From the View menu choose Card Properties The Card Properties dialog box appears Card Properties General Tab Displays a brief card description card dimensions and card and workspace colors 28 File Information Displays the card document full path name of the person who last saved and printed the card as well as the date Card Properties PA Object List You can change object properties directly from this dialog box This is useful if you want to change small or hidden items You also can export images from this dialog box Note Lines and Rectangles will not show a preview Card Properties Overlay Object Overlay Object e Select Click this button to select on the card the selected object on the card items list e P
91. the Bar Code Tool to define a bar code Mouse Conventions The ColorStyle Software makes use of both the left and right mouse buttons Unless you ve programmed it differently the left mouse button is the primary mouse button Whenever a procedure requires you to use the secondary mouse button the documentation refers to it as the right mouse button e Point means to position the mouse pointer so the tip of the pointer rests on whatever you want to point to on the screen e Click means to press and then immediately release the left mouse button without moving the mouse e Double click means to press and immediately release the left mouse button twice without moving the mouse e Drag means to point and then hold down the left mouse button as you move the mouse Releasing the mouse button completes the action e Right click means to press and then immediately release the right mouse button with out moving the mouse Special Graphical Conventions e Note Indicates information that emphasizes or supplements important points of the main text e Tip A type of note that helps you apply the techniques and procedures described in the text to your specific needs A tip suggests alternative methods that may not be obvious and helps you understand the ColorStyle Software benefits and capabilities e Important Provides information essential to the completion of a task You can disregard information in a note
92. the Grid command from the View menu The Cross Hair The Cross Hair represent the cursor position within the card document You can turn it on and off using the Cross Hair command from the View menu The Split Window Bar Used to vertically separate the Card Work Area Window from the Database Window The split window can be resized with the mouse The DataBase Window Displays all data field names and provides a field to enter or edit data for the current database 19 Field Name Display the database field names Data Field Used to enter and display database data Screen Setup Using the command Toolbars on the View menu you can display or hide any of the individual ColorStyle Software Toolbars Toolbars Alignment Toolbar Drawing Toolbar Standard Toolbar Iw Database Toolbar Cloze The command Cross Hair from the View menu toggles the Cross Hair cursor Using the command Grid on the View menu you can display or hide the layout grid CTRL G Use the Grid Settings command from the Options menu to control the grid spacing and color G Rel Settings e OE Jw Show Grid L Snap to Grid job Spacing Horizontal 0 0787 j Vertical jo 0797 E Color H 20 Using the command Guidelines on the View menu you can display or hide the card edge guidelines CTRL L Using the command Rulers on the View menu you can display or hide the rulers layout Use the Rulers Settings
93. the Key field 3 Click the Print button and on the Database section check the Print Selected option Only the marked records will be printed John Baros Body Care 0567 2 Amandivs Police Bureau 4565 3 Anna dulu OH ANNA 5545 4 Antonio 5 Orela rreg 5 Arsenio Gil ARTWARE fore E John Smith Car Race Ltd 4455 A Patricia do Models Mod 6565 8 Raoul Abd Bang Man 9955 3 Paulus Fer Cables and All 42 10 hang We Culture Center 1121 11 Susanne Expo One J656 12 Paul Mac Communicatio 3342 13 Serginni C Beans Bean 3332 14 Luigi George Heaven Argui 9699 15 Benny Go Boats and Sai 0393 16 Scooby de Dogs and Cat 5345 Database Image Properties To open the database image properties dialog box right click the database image field Image size resolution and compression ratio are displayed 21 9 Image Acquisition Besides opening images from a file the ColorStyle Software allows direct image acquisition in three ways using the TWAIN interface or the serial port combined with a proper application The ColorStyle Software supports the use of any camcorder and VCR with video output as well as digital cameras to acquire images Image Sources Open from File Allows you to browse to an image file and open it Open from File at Print Time Allows you to browse to an image file and open it at print time Scan Scans a new image using a defined Twain driver Scan at Print Time Scans
94. the Print Range section select Single 1 or Multiple 2 or more cards to print If printing multiple enter the number of cards to be printed 6 If you using a database Advanced Feature only select the Print All box to print all records or the type the Number of Records to be printed If you want to print the previously selected range of records check the option Print Selected see earlier Chapter 10 ColorStyle Software and Database section Browse View If the Keep Database Position is not checked the record displayed after a database print process 1s the record next to the last printed 7 In the Copies section enter the number of copies of each card to be printed 8 Click OK If you are printing variable data you may be prompted to enter data from the keyboard select an image file or acquire an image Otherwise your card will be printed while on screen messages keep you informed of the progress Print with Windows Driver The ColorStyle Software allows you to print on any printer which is provided with a proper Windows driver Using the proper Windows printer driver for your card printer the ColorStyle Software allows you to use any card printer For special printer ribbon settings see your card printer documentation as well as related help files The ColorStyle Software allows you to use any card printer 1t also permits to work on card layout database edition etc at print time simultaneously Label Printer The Col
95. ts you set a threshold value to kodalith an image Po Sharpen More Applies the Sharpen More effect F Sharpen Applies the Sharpen effect S Blur Applies the blur effect 127 Remove Noise Removes graining by averaging areas of the image al 4 le Zoom Zoom control a Aspect Ratio Turns on or off the Keep Ratio option Crop Allows you to crop the image Sa Convert to Monochrome Applies a dithering conversion to monochrome T Convert to RGB Converts a mono bitmap to color 128 Appendix B1 New Hermes series This section explains the specific properties of the New Hermes series printers Ribbon Click the Ribbon tab to setup the ribbon you want to use Hew Hermes ICS80 Properties Ribbon Type Select the type of ribbon you have installed on your printer YMCKO 204145 YMCKO 202236 2 K Monochrome 202421 L29 Use the Set Ribbon Button to accept the select ribbon type Tools Click the Tools tab to communicate directly with the printer The Manual Commands field allows you to execute various printing commands See your printer manual Hew Hermes ICS80 Properties Ribbon w Head Settings Printer New Hermes L550 Manual Commands Eject Card Advance Ribbon Clean Cycle Empty Receive Buffer Move Carriage Empty Print Butter Move Card Pick Position bl Cancel Help Click Eject Card to eject the card Click Advance Ribbon to mov
96. uncil to a specially defined subset of Code 128 used most often for shipping containers UPC A UPC A Universal Product Code is a numeric fixed length 12 digits continuous four element width symbology and encoding system used since 1973 almost exclusively by the ii retail industry This makes UPC the most widely used bar code in North America It was designed to uniquely identify a product and its manufacturer In the U S manufacturers numbers are assigned by the Uniform Code Council in Dayton Ohio It is important to differentiate between the UPC coding scheme and the UPC symbology The actual UPC code is a 10 digit code the first five digits represent the manufacturer and the next five digits contain a unique product number This 10 digit code is preceded by a number system digit and followed by a check digit based on the preceding 11 digits and used for error detection UPC E UPC E is also a numeric fixed length symbology but is limited to six digits versus the 10 digits of UPC A It is used where space is at a premium such as a small product label The application supports three forms of UPC E You can select UPC E System 0 to enter six numbers an let the application give you a bar code with those same digits for system number 0 Choosing UPC E System 1 gives you the same six numbers for system number 1 If you chose UPC E11 you are required to perform a zero suppression check Zip 4 POSTNET The Zip 4 Postal Code
97. y Quickly perform this command clicking the corresponding tool button Effects The command Blur decreases the contrast between pixels the image appears smoother Sharpen increases the contrast between pixels the image appears more focused Sharpen More has the same effect but with higher intensity High Contrast lets you set a threshold value to kodalith an image High Contrast Threshald Grayscale Converts the image from color to gray Remove Noise Removes graining by averaging areas of the image Convert to Monochrome Coverts the image to monochrome Convert to RGB Converts the image to RGB Crop This command is only available after selecting an image area with the select button from the image tools toolbar Define the area you want to keep by dragging and resizing the selection rectangle Then use the command Crop from the Image menu 126 Save amp Exit Menu Closes the Image Tools dialog box saving all settings made Cancel Menu Closes the Image Tools dialog box not saving any settings made The Image Tools Toolbar The Image Tools Toolbar contains a collection of command buttons to enhance the selected image IP PO aa Haras 4 Undo Reverses the last command performed and returns the image to its previous state e Brightness Fast access to adjust image colors y Contrast Fast access to adjust image colors Grayscale Converts the image from color to gray High Contrast le
98. you ll want to move objects on your cards as you create them And sometimes you Il need to line up objects in a particular way along the bottom of the card perhaps or with each other 42 Moving Objects Select the object When you move an object a dotted outline appears as you drag l 2 Drag the object to its new location Cardi Color Style LEAT Y Te HHHH HHHH EERE F k D ih A T Y eee E ee E Ree rre Pee Tip Y ou can place an object more precisely if it s not trying to snap to the grid Disable the Snap to Grid checkbox in the Grid Settings dialog box from the Options menu CTRL H Aligning Objects Use the Alignment Toolbar to align multiple selections of objects on the card The selected objects will be aligned with the dominant object The Dominant Object is the last to be selected The available alignments are Left Alignment Aligns the selection to the left Center Horizontally Alignment Centers the selection horizontally 43 Right Alignment Aligns the selection to the right Top Alignment Button Aligns the selection to the Top Center Vertically Alignment Centers the selection vertically Bottom Alignment Aligns the selection to the bottom Top Left Alignment Aligns the selection to the top left Top Center Alignment Aligns the selection to the top center Top Right Alignment Aligns the selection to the top right Left Center Alignment Aligns the

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