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1. WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark LABELING SOFTWARE Jil LabelMark 5 Tutorials Edition 05 10 BRADY O Tutorial O The tutorial is divided into seven lessons many building on techniques and processes learned in a previous lesson For the first time user it is important to perform the lessons in order from first to last Each lesson provides step by step instructions on how to complete the task often suggesting multiple ways to reach the same result A preferred media part number is indicated in most lessons For best results follow these guidelines In the introduction to each lesson you are provided with an overview of the techniques and functions you will learn as well as a cross reference to the areas of the User s Manual addressing the specific lesson topics The following lessons are contained in this tutorial Lesson Create and Formatting a 2 Line Label 3 Lesson 2 Adding Images and Working With Graphics 5 Lesson 3 Save and Open a File 0 0 0 0 RR RR RR KK YY 8 Lesson 4 Data Bound Objects K KK RR RR KK YY 9 Lesson 5 gt DalCO 089 cu a un n aw d W da kw bed db 2 00 Kul d 204044 14 Lesson 6 Adding Serialization 0 0 0 0 cece eee 16 Lesson 7 Managing Job Files 0 0 0 cee 22 7 2 10 LableMark 5 1 Tutorial Lesson 1 Create and Formatting a 2 Line Label 3 Lesson 1 Create and Formatting a 2 Line Labe2. 2 10 11 12 13 Click Label 1 Using menus choose Insert gt Serialized Data Click Use advanced options to serialize data radio button then click Next twice On the Select object type screen click Text radio button if not already selected then click Next On the Set number of components screen click Two counters radio button then click Next On the first component string screen set the Sequence Type to Numeric Set the Start value to 1 and the End value to 10 with the Step value of 4 In the Priority field click the up arrow of the toggle box to indicate 1 Click Next On the second component string screen set the Sequence Type to Alpha Set the Start value to A and the End value to D with the Step value of 3 Leave the Priority at 0 and click Next On the Review composite string screen in the Number of Labels field enter 10 Observe the Data Preview field to determine how the serialization is applied 14 15 While still on the Review composite string screen click the Alpha row in the table grid at the top of the screen Click Up to move the Alpha row to the top position Observe the Data Preview field to view the change in serialization 16 Click Next twice BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 1 Tutorial 18 Lesson 6 Adding Serialization 17 On the Save serialization scheme screen click Yes 18 In the File Name field enter the name Alp
3. and Label 3 the Toxic labels 2 In the Standard toolbar click Delete Se or press DELETE 3 Click Yes How many labels remain Save the File 1 In the Standard toolbar click Save al 2 Enter the name Warnings 3 Click Save or press ENTER 4 Click the X on the label tab to close the document BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 1 Tutorial 14 Lesson 5 Barcodes Lesson 5 Barcodes This lesson shows you how to add and edit a barcode For more information on the techniques used in this lesson refer to the Formatting Barcode section starting on page 65 of the User s Manual Barcode Setup 6 T In the Standard toolbar click New Select Part Number CPT 2 5 In the Action toolbar click the Barcode tool Illl and draw a barcode frame on Label 1 In the Value field of the Properties box enter Y123456 Change the Font to Letter Gothic MT Change the Font Size to 16 In the Height field of the Properties box enter 0 75 pouce 19 05 mm Notice how the barcode itself becomes larger 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 LabelMark 5 1 Tutorial Click the barcode element on the label to display handles Move the barcode to the upper middle portion of the label Using the Text tool A underneath the barcode enter the words Y123456 Tool Kit Change the Font of the text to Arial Change the Font Size of the text to 16 Click
4. on the Manage Jobs document tab to close the Job Files Access Favorites To open the Favorite Job Files 1 Using the menus choose Tools gt Manage Jobs 2 Click the Favorites tab on the Manage Jobs document 3 Click Special Applications then click Edit Job Close the Job File 1 Click the X on the Special Applications document tab to close the file 2 Click the X on the Manage Jobs document tab to close the Job File ts BRADY LabelMark 5 1 Tutorial WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Na e
5. 9 of the User s Manual Note This exercise uses the label created in Lesson 1 Please complete Lesson 1 before continuing Add an Image HINT To perform this lesson you should have access to the graphics supplied with the LabelMark 5 0 program Unless otherwise changed these graphics can be found in a default directory Use Tools gt Options gt File Paths to determine the directory containing the image files 1 In the Action toolbar click the Image tool 2 Place the mouse to the left of the first line of text HOT and drag diagonally to create a box picture frame 3 In the open dialog box click a left pointing arrow 4 Click Open or press ENTER Copy Resize and Rotate If the arrow is too large or too small resize it to the approximate height of the first line of text 1 Click the symbol to display handles if handles are not already displayed 2 Position the mouse on a corner green handle and drag diagonally to resize the element Drag away from the symbol to enlarge it drag toward the symbol to decrease its size 3 With the handles still on the symbol in the Standard toolbar click Copy then immediately click Paste lA e BRADY pez e WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 1 Tutorial 5 6 Lesson 2 Adding Images and Working With Graphics A duplicate copy resides over the original With the handles displayed on the copy 4 Position the mouse in the middle of the copy
6. Font to Impact 9 Change the Font Size to 16 The words display in red indicating they do not fit on the label Errors and Information Window In the Errors and Information window located at the bottom of the workspace 1 Click Check Label Errors Check Label Errors button LabelMark lists the labels containing errors 2 Click Auto Fit All Auto Fit All button The words on all labels are resized to fit 3 Click the word on one of the labels What is the font size of the text Hint View the Properties box at the right 4 Click anywhere to remove the handles Change Label Part To use a different part number after labels have already been created 1 Using the menus choose Edit gt Change Label Part 2 Select part number DAT 4 3 If there are errors on the label again use the Errors and Information window buttons to correct the fit 4 Re select the words on Label 1 Label 2 Label 3 and Label 4 5 In the Formatting toolbar click Center Object Vertically j and Center Object Horizontally buttons 6 On Label 5 enter the words NO SMOKING 7 In the Action toolbar select the Image tool J and draw an image frame to the left of the text 8 From the list of graphics select a No Smoking graphic ts BRADY LabelMark 5 1 Tutorial WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most a e 10 11 12 13 14 Lesson 4 Data Bound Objects 11 Select the Image tool and draw an image frame to the
7. ITE Change the Start value to W change the End value to E and change the Step value to 1 Click Finish Your labels should now look like this Frklay A gast 14 2009 Frkiay August 14 2009 Frklay A g st 14 2009 Frkiay August 14 2009 Frklay Aaqast 14 2009 Frelay A tg st 14 2009 Frktay A tg st 14 2000 Frklay A tg st 14 2009 Frktay A tg st 14 2009 Frklay A tg st 14 2009 Use a Scheme 10 11 12 13 14 Click Label 11 Using menus choose Insert gt Serialized Data Click Use one of the saved serialization schemes from below radio button Click Alpha Ims the scheme you previously saved Click FINISH On Label 11 move the serialized data to the lower middle of the label On Label 10 click the date element In the Properties box click Edit Data Bound Objects Edit Data Bound Objects button Change the Number of times to repeat to 20 Click OK On Label 10 click the serialized data In the Properties box in the Rotation field enter 90 On Label 10 click the date In the Properties box in the Rotation field enter 270 BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 1 Tutorial 20 Lesson 6 Adding Serialization Notice how the date is changed on all the labels because they are all linked but the serialized data is only changed on the first 10 labels The serialized data displayed on Label 11 through 20 is a different link 15 U
8. and drag to the right side of the word HOT With the handles still on the repositioned copy 5 In the Formatting toolbar click Rotate Right Gl or Rotate Left amp twice The duplicate arrow should be facing the opposite way from the first arrow Alignment 1 Click one of the arrows to display handles 2 Holding the CTRL key click the other arrow 3 Using the menus choose Format gt Align gt Middle To get the text element HOT WATER more precisely centered between the arrows 4 Click the text to display the handles on the text element 5 Holding the CTRL key press the right or left arrow to move the text element in increments Lasso Technique To center the entire label contents on the label 1 Position the cursor to the upper left of the left arrow NOT on the arrow 2 Drag the mouse to below the word WATER far enough to the right to cover the right pointing arrow A dashed rectangle will surround the label contents arrows and text When you release the mouse all elements are selected displaying handles 3 In the Formatting toolbar click Center Object Vertically button 4 In the Formatting toolbar click Center Object Horizontally p button ts BRADY LabelMark 5 1 Tutorial WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most eo e Lesson 2 Adding Images and Working With Graphics 7 Framing a Label To place a border around the label 1 In the Action toolbar click the Rectangle tool P 2 Starting in the
9. g Serialization Lesson 6 Adding Serialization This lesson shows you how to apply serialization to labels redefine the sequence numbering and add saved serialization schemes For more information on the techniques used in this lesson refer to the Serialization section starting on page 83 and the Formatting Data Bound Objects section starting on page 70 of the User s Manual Simple Serialization 1 10 11 12 13 In the Standard toolbar click New T i Choose Part Number DAT 100 Using Quick Zoom zoom in to 400 Select Label 1 Using menus choose Insert gt Serialized Data Click Do a quick serialization with minimal options radio button if not already selected then click Next In the Sequence Type field click the down arrow and select Numeric if not already selected In the Start field enter 1 In the End field enter 25 In the Step field click the up arrow of the toggle to reach 4 Click Prefix then in the entry box provided enter the word Port Click Finish Using Quick Zoom zoom out to 125 How many labels have data Your labels should look like this LabelMark 5 1 Tutorial E a BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST R Lesson 6 Adding Serialization 17 Delete Simple Serialization 1 2 Press CTRL SHIFT A to select data on all labels Click Delete or press DELETE then click Yes Complex Serialization 1
10. ha 19 Click Finish How many labels have data Your labels should look like this Data Bound Object 1 Click the serialization data on Label 1 2 Drag this data to the lower right corner of the label Notice how the data moves to the different position on all the labels 3 Click Label 1 to select it Do not click any element Label 1 4 Using menus choose Insert gt Date Time Data 5 In the Use predefined format field click the down arrow and select a format that indicates the day of the week along with the date E g Friday August 14 2009 6 In the Number of times to repeat field enter 10 7 Click OK 8 Use the Quick Zoom to zoom in on the date Your labels should look like this Frklay Aaqgest 14 2009 Frklay Aagast 14 2009 Frklay Aagast 14 2009 Frklay A g st 14 2009 Frklay Aagast 14 2009 Frklay Aaqest 14 2009 Frklay A g st 14 2009 Frklay A tg st 14 2009 Frklay A tg st 14 20C9 Frktay A tg st 14 2009 e BRADY LabelMark 5 1 Tutorial WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most la Lesson 6 Adding Serialization 19 Edit Data Bound Objects 1 On Label 1 click the serialized data A1 In the Properties box at the right click Edit Data Bound Objects Edit Data Bound Objects button Click the Back Back button twice to return to the first component screen In the Sequence Type field click the down arrow and select Custom In the Custom Text field enter WH
11. l This lesson shows you how to create a simple 2 line label adding formatting attributes and previewing the label before printing For more information on the techniques used in this lesson refer to the Getting Started section starting on page 9 and the Formatting section starting on page 29 of the User s Manual Entering text 1 From the Create New Open dialog box select part number CPT 1 0 Note To locate the part number quickly in the By Part Name field to the left of the parts list enter CPT The list will immediately jump to those part names starting with CPT 2 In the Action toolbar click the Text tool and click anywhere on the first label 3 On the first line in the text element enter the word HOT 4 Press Enter 5 On the second line in the text element enter the word WATER Formatting Text 1 Double click the first line of text the word HOT In the Properties box to the right 2 In the Font field click the down arrow and select Arial MT 3 In the Font Size field click the down arrow and select 20 4 Click Bold In the Text Element 5 Double click the second line of text the word WATER In the Properties box to the right 6 In the Font field click the down arrow and select Arial 7 In the Font Size field click the down arrow and select 16 e BRADY pez e WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 1 Tutorial 4 Lesson 1 Create and Formatting a 2 Line Label In
12. lso learn how to work with the Errors and Information window to automatically adjust the placement and fit of data on multiple labels For more information on the techniques used in this lesson refer to the Formatting Command Multiplier section starting on page 40 the Formatting Data Bound section starting on page 70 and the Formatting Check Label Errors section starting on page 78 of the User s Manual Make sure your screen is clear of all other data before preceding with this lesson Add Labels 1 In the Standard toolbar click New 2 Choose part number LAT 10 Note To locate the part number quickly in the By Part Name field to the left of the parts list enter LAT The list will immediately jump to those part names starting with LAT 3 Using the Quick Zoom 298 in the lower right corner zoom in to 400 1 On Label 1 in the Action toolbar click the Text tool and enter the word FLAMMABLE 2 On Label 2 using the Text tool enter word TOXIC 3 On Label 3 enter the word HAZARD 4 On Label 4 enter the word WARNING 5 Using Quick Zoom zoom out tol25 6 Click the word on Label 1 Handles display 7 Holding the CTRL key click the word on Label 2 Label 3 and Label 4 e BRADY pez e WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 1 Tutorial 10 Lesson 4 Data Bound Objects Handles are displayed on all words In the Properties box displayed at the right 8 Change the
13. nt 4 Click the X on the label name tab to close the Job File 5 Click Yes in the confirmation box to save the file Open the Job File 1 Using menus choose Tools gt Manage Jobs 2 In the directory tree on the left side click the directory name containing the files that you want to use 1f the files are not already displayed 3 Click Job File Special Applications o Edit Job 4 Click Edit Job The selected job file displays as a tabbed window element in the Workspace Add Details Details are specific comments instructions etc that can be added to each label file in the Job File for easy identification 1 With the Special Applications job file open click the Details tab 2 Click the mouse in the Description field and enter These can be printed on continuous or die cut labels Delete a Label File from a Job File 1 Click the Job tab of the open Job File 2 Click label file Double Serial lsf 3 Click Remove 4 Remove button then click OK to confirm the deletion 4 To update the Job File click Save zi 5 Click the X on the Special Applications document tab BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 1 Tutorial 24 Lesson 7 Managing Job Files Add to Favorites 1 Click Manage Jobs document tab if not already active 2 In the list of Job files click Special Applications lmj r r Add To Favorites 3 Click Add to Favorites then click OK to confirm 4 Click the X
14. p commonly used label files and store them in one main document It provides an efficient use of time when printing big or repetitive jobs as the individual files in a job file can be directed to different printers allowing you to dedicate printers to use specific label media or ribbon colors For more information on the techniques used in this lesson refer to the Job Files starting on page 99 of the User s Manual Create a Job File 1 In the Standard toolbar click New 2 On the Create New Open dialog box click A new Job File radio button 3 Click OK Add Label Files to the Job File To add label files to the Job File 4 Click Add Label File Add Label Files button If not in the directory where you saved the files from the previous lessons use standard Windows Browser procedures to locate the directory 2 In the Open dialog box select the files Double Serial Water and Warnings Note Use Ctrl Click to select multiple label files at one time 3 Click Open or press ENTER Save the Job File 1 Click Save laj 2 In the File name field enter a name Special Applications 3 Click Save Save or press ENTER a BRADY LabelMark 5 1 Tutorial WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most A e Lesson 7 Managing Job Files 23 Print a Job File 1 Click the label file Water 2 In the Printer field of the selected file click the drop down arrow and select a printer 3 Click Print Pri
15. right of the text From the list of graphics select a Fire symbol Resize the images so they do not overlap the text Select all three elements on the label Use CTRL Click or the lasso technique In the Formatting toolbar click Align Text Middle 4 button With the elements still selected using the menus choose Format gt Center Vertically and Format gt Center Horizontally Label 5 should look something like this NO SMOKING fy Command Multiplier 1 6 T Use CTRL CLICK to select the two image elements on Label 5 Do not select the text element Using the menus choose Edit gt Command Multiplier Click Copy Object s In the Apply to field click the down arrow and select Custom List In the Custom List entry box enter 1 3 4 Be sure to enter the comma between the numbers Click OK Adjust the font size on any of the labels where the text runs into the images HINT Double click the word on the specific label you want to change and enter a new font size for that particular text element BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 1 Tutorial 12 Lesson 4 Data Bound Objects Create New Label from Existing Label 1 On Label 2 using the Image tool draw a frame to the left of the text element 2 From the list of graphics select a toxic symbol 3 Move the text element to the right side of the label 4 Change the Font Size to 24 5 If the text does not fit use
16. se the Errors and Information window to correct the fit 16 Move the date to the left side of Label 10 17 Move the serialized data to the right side of Label 10 18 On Label 10 select both the date element and the serialized data element then using menus choose Format gt Align gt Middle Label 10 should look like this u Ty YI 5 my 3 T Ti Ti La L ts BRADY LabelMark 5 1 Tutorial WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most AOS e Lesson 6 Adding Serialization 21 Command Multiplier 1 Click Label 11 2 In the Action toolbar click the Rectangle tool 1 draw a box around the serialized data 3 Click the drawn rectangle to display handles if handles are not already visible 4 Using the menus choose Edit gt Command Multiplier 5 Click Copy Object s 6 In the Start at label number field enter 12 7 In the Number of times to repeat field enter 9 8 Click OK Label 11 should look like this im 5 Ez 3 T Ti Ti L L Preview the Labels 1 Click Print Preview a 2 When finished viewing click Close G9 Close Save File 1 Click Save 2 Enter the name Double serial 3 Click Save Save lor press ENTER 4 Close the file BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 1 Tutorial 22 Lesson 7 Managing Job Files Lesson 7 Managing Job Files A Job file is a collection of related label files Creating job files is way to grou
17. the Errors and Information window to auto fit the text on the label 6 Select both elements on the label 7 Using the menus choose Format gt Align gt Middle 8 In the Formatting toolbar click Center Object Vertically and Center Object Horizontally Label 2 should look something like this 9 Select Label 2 not the elements on Label 2 10 Using the menus choose Edit gt Copy Label to New Label 11 Select Label 1 not the elements on Label 1 12 Using the menus choose Edit gt Command Multiplier 13 Click Copy Label if not already selected 14 In the Apply to field select Every Label if not already selected 15 In the Start at label number field enter 7 16 In the Number of times to repeat field enter 4 To what label numbers will the data be applied 17 Click OK a BRADY LabelMark 5 1 Tutorial WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Na e Lesson 4 Data Bound Objects 13 Linked Objects 1 Click Label 8 2 Move the smoking prohibited symbol to the upper left corner of the label 3 Move the Fire symbol to the lower right corner of the label Notice how the images on all the labels linked to this label through the Command Multiplier move to the same position Label 8 should look something like this FLAMMABLE Print Preview 1 In the Standard toolbar click Print Preview 2 When finished viewing click Close amp close Delete Labels with Linked Objects 1 Select Label 2
18. the Text Element 8 Position the mouse at the beginning of the word HOT and drag to the end of the word WATER In the Properties box to the right 9 In the Horizontal Justification field click the down arrow and select Center Moving an Element 1 Click anywhere on the label to get out of the text element 2 To get handles on the text necessary for moving the object with the selection tool click the text on the label The text displays with eight small dots surrounding the element These are called handles and indicate the element is selected 3 Place the mouse directly over the text The mouse displays as a cross 4 Drag the text to the upper right side of the label Center Element 1 Click the text on the label to display handles if not already displayed 2 Using the menus choose Format gt Center Vertically 3 Using the menus choose Format gt Center Horizontally Your label should look like this Note The contents of this lesson are used in Lesson 2 DO NOT CLEAR THE CONTENTS OF THIS LESSON a BRADY LabelMark 5 1 Tutorial WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Na e Lesson 2 Adding Images and Working With Graphics Lesson 2 Adding Images and Working With Graphics In this lesson you will learn how to add images resize and rotate the graphics and add a frame border to the label For more information on the techniques used in this lesson refer to the Formatting section starting on page 2
19. the barcode element In the Barcode Properties box in the Text Location field click the down arrow and select None Select both the barcode and text element In the Formatting toolbar click Align Text Left gt button ts BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST had e Lesson 5 Barcodes 15 Edit Text 1 Double click the text element to access the typing line 2 Click the mouse to the immediate left of the word Tool 3 Press BACKSPACE three times to remove the dash and spaces 4 With the cursor just to the left of the word Tool press ENTER 5 Highlight both lines of text 6 From the Formatting toolbar click the down arrow on the Alignment tool Left and select Center 7 Select the barcode element and the text element 8 In the Formatting toolbar click Align Text Center amp button Your label should look like this 123456 Tool Kit Number of Copies 1 If the Label Copies toggle is not visible next to your label using the menus choose View gt Label Copies 2 Click the up arrow of the Label Copies toggle button 1 to change the number of copies to 4 Print Label 1 In the Standard toolbar click the Print button How many labels will print Hint View Total Labels field in the print dialog box 2 Click Print or press ENTER 3 After printing close the label do not save the changes BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 1 Tutorial 16 Lesson 6 Addin
20. upper left corner of the label drag the mouse to the lower right corner of the label 3 With the handles on the rectangle in the Properties box to the right highlight the Line Thickness field 4 Type 0 1 and press ENTER Your label should look like this BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 1 Tutorial 8 Lesson 3 Save and Open a File Lesson 3 Save and Open a File This lesson shows you how to save labels as a file for use at a later date You also learn how to clear labels from the screen and open saved documents For more information on the techniques used in this lesson refer to the Job File Management section starting on page 93 of the User s Manual Note This lesson saves the labels created in Lesson 2 Please complete that lesson before continuing Save Data 1 In the Standard toolbar click Save ial 2 Enter the name WATER 3 Click Save Save or press ENTER Close the File 1 Click the X on the label tab Open a File 1 In the Standard toolbar click Open F 2 Choose WATER 3 Click Open Open or press ENTER 4 Close the file again to clear the screen ts BRADY LabelMark 5 1 Tutorial WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most eo e Lesson 4 Data Bound Objects 9 Lesson 4 Data Bound Objects In this lesson you learn how to create new labels from existing labels link label objects across multiple labels and change the label part number after creating data You a
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