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1. 4 1 ISF 3 Push Buttons3 1 I5f 3 Push Buttons2 1 I5f 3 Push Buttons1 1 I5f x Terminal Blocks1 1 I5F 3 Wires3 1 ISF 3 Wires2 1 ISF 3 Wires1 1 ISf 3 Side To Print Second Side Prin Undefined SideOne Standard Undefined SideOne Standard undefined gt h SideOne Standard undefined ss SideOne Standard undefined h SideOne Standard undefined SideOne Standard undefined SideOne Standard Undefined j Sdeore Standard Part 2H5 094 0 500 2HS 094 0 500 2HS 094 0 500 BPTLTB 498 375 PTLEP 167 PTLEP 168 PTLEP 169 THTEP 01 4 Print Ci Print all Edit Print Option Add Label Files Jf C LabelMark_EN Label Files Wires1 1 I5f C LabelMark_EN Label Files Wires2 1 5f C LabelMark_EN Label Files Wires3 1 15f C LabelMark_EN Label Files Terminal Blocks1 1 I5f C LabelMark_EN Label Files Push Buttons1 1 15f C LabelMark_EN Label Files Push Buttons2 1 15f C LabelMark_EN Label Files Push Buttons3 1 15f C LabelMark_EN Label Files Push Buttons4 1 15f tes BRADY bad WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 224 Application Wizards Electrical Wire Harness Labels Use the Wire Harness wizard to create labels specific for wire harness applications To use the Wire Harness wizard 4 Click New _ 2 On the Create New Open dialog box click Use a wizard to create labels 3 Click Wire Harness Labels then click OK i
2. tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KOM A Formatting a Label 99 Changing Label Parts RD eee Changing Label Parts You can change the label part type of label material after data has already been entered Be aware though that some data may not fit the new label part If this is the case a message will display indicating that the data elements may need to be fixed on the new label part To change the label part 1 Choose Edit gt Change Label Part 2 From the list provided select the label part to use 3 Click OK If the data elements do not fit properly on the new label part a message similar to the following displays IM LabelMark x Label Editor LAT 4 is smaller than 2HS27D5 250 2 so some existing objects may no longer fit on the label Do you want to use it anyway 4 Click Yes to accept LabelMark will identify the labels where the data elements need adjustment by presenting the following message in LabelMark Label Editor Do you want to check for errors so that out of bounds objecst can be listed Yes No 5 Click Yes The labels where data do not fit are listed in the Errors and Information window at the bottom of the screen See Check Label Errors on page 96 for more information a BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 100 Formatting a Label Changing Label Parts mmm Adjusting Label
3. 4 6 T Highlight the data in the Product Name field and enter a new name for the custom product If you want to change or edit the Manufacturer Name highlight the data in the Manufacturer Name field and enter new data This is optional Click Save Product Definition Save Product Definition button Click OK on the save product information message You can also edit the serialization information from the editing screen To edit the serialization sequencing 1 Click the strip of labels you want to edit If there are multiple strips click any one of the strips All strips will be affected Choose Edit gt Edit Datacomm Serialization OR Right click the strip and choose Edit Datacomm Serialization Highlight the data in the fields to change and enter new data Note To change the type of serialization or choose an existing serialization scheme click the Back button or click the Start link on the left side of the dialog box tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 244 Application Wizards Electrical LM Data Serialization Datacomm serialization Aleasa fill the foon below to create your datacomm serialization Start Datacomm serialization Datacomm serialization Please fill the torm below to create your datacom serialization label Part Width 5 75 Block width 0o25 Wire Pairs 3s sat 5 ts s Number of Strips 2 M
4. To create a template 1 Choose File gt New OR iy Click New 1 2 On the Create New Open window click A new Template File 3 Click a Part Name Number to use for the template Note You may want to check Allow Graphical Label Design if it is not already selected With free form text entry you can add images and barcodes If free form text entry is not turned on you can add only text You may also want to check Allow to Edit Label File if it is not already selected If selected when designing the template you will be able to edit text and move template images on future labels created from that template If NOT checked when creating the template while you can still fill in text boxes and change barcode values on future labels created from the template you will NOT be able to edit the layout of the label 1 e add delete move or resize any object on the label 4 Click OK By default you are presented with the Single Label layout This helps to focus on the template design understanding that everything placed on this single label is duplicated on all labels in the label file using the template If you want multiple label designs in one template 1 e a couple labels in the template each displaying different items 5 Choose View gt Multiple Label Layout 6 Enter the data elements that you want to display on the different labels in the template tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 Us
5. es Eriw Printer Information Name BMP71 7 Properties Status Ready Print to File Type BMP 1 Where USB002 Comment BMP71 BMF71 Labels to print Print range definitions File label copies l all labels Selected labels only Range of labels Printer Position Adjustment Label Saver Options Side To Print Horizontal 0 Row a Side 1 Side 2 Vertical 0 Column 1 C Both Print second side in Print First Row Standard To print multiple copies of an entire set of labels in the Labels to print section of the print dialog box 1 Click AlI labels radio button 2 In the Copies field enter the desired number of copies tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea Print a Label File 39 Print Dialog Box Printing Specific Labels If you want to print only one label in a label file 1 Select the label you want to print 2 Choose File gt Print OR Click lt j 3 In the Labels to print section of the Print dialog box click Selected labels only radio button If you want to print a number of labels from a label file but not the entire label file 4 In the Labels to print section of the Print dialog box click Range of labels radio button 5 In the Print range definitions section of the Print dialog box click Add 6 Click the Start field and enter the label number that will start the range to print 7 Click the End f
6. lt Less than Finds everything before a specific number or character but does not include that number or character Greater than or equal Finds the number or character and everything occurring to after that number or character In a range of data A logical operator that searches for a range of data within a field lt Less than or equal to Finds the number or character and everything occurring before that number or character similar data Use as wildcard LIKE Wildcard search for Finds records with data similar to the supplied criteria tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea i Data Import Export 149 Advanced Options for importing data To filter records in the database or spreadsheet perform a query on the Filter Your Records window 1 Click the down arrow in Field and select the column on which you want to filter data You can filter on fields not selected for display 2 In the Operator field click the down arrow and select the appropriate relational operator 3 In the Value field enter the data or partial data on which you want to filter Note This is the actual data that exists in that field 4 Click Add LM Data Import Filter Your Records Speci filers for records fo use z Filter Your Records OOOO O O Select Data Source Filter Your R Select Fields Indicate the conditions your data records must meet to be included on your labels IF Select Vi
7. 1 jdoe 4 Continue through the wizard following procedures outlined in Data Schemes starting on page 146 making the desired changes LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 203 204 Manage Data Import Schemes Apply to Label File When you get to the Save Data Import Scheme screen you can choose to save the changes under the same name OR give the scheme a different name thereby creating a new scheme To save the edited scheme as a new scheme 5 Highlight the name in the File Name field 6 Enter a new name 7 Click Finish Create New Scheme You can create a new data import scheme directly from the Managing Data Import Schemes screen The wizard is the same as when creating a data import scheme directly on the label See Data Import Export starting on page 143 To create a new scheme from the Manage Data Import Schemes screen 1 Choose Tools gt Manage Data Import Schemes 2 Click Create new Q Create new 3 Complete the wizard as you would when inserting External Data Be sure to give the file a name before exiting the wizard Apply to Label File You can apply the scheme to the same file where it was created OR you can choose a new file Be aware that if a data scheme is being applied to a new or different file from the original the data from the data scheme will display on the label along with any other label objects that were initially on that label The label file to which the data import scheme will b
8. LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 66 Formatting a Label Text Element Text Element Properties When the Text element is selected the following properties box displays _ Y Label Object Properties le C Locked GIP Printable Rotation alo clockwise Left 0 200 inches Top 0 104 inches Font apa Font Size 36 bd B Bold Z italic U Underline x E Superscript X Subscript Horizontal Justification Left ini Line Spacing 1 0 pt Expand Condense 50 2700 100 C Auto Fit Underline 6 9 characters Figure 8 Text Element Properties LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea ts BRADY Formatting a Label 67 Text Element Property Locked Click this option box to protect the text string from being edited and the text element from being moved or resized Printable This option box is selected by default Remove the checkmark if you do not want the particular text element to print on the label Rotation Use this field to achieve a custom rotation 1 e some increment of 360 Left Indicates the distance the left edge of the text element is from the left edge of the label For a more precise movement of the text element enter the measured distance in the Left field Top Indicates the distance the top of the text element is from the top of the label For a more precise movement of the text element enter the measured distance in
9. LabelMark_EN Label Files SR001 15f D 012 15f Undefined SideOne Standard THTEP 168 LabelMark_EN Label Files 012 15f D 110 Block ISf Undefined SideOne Standard XxC 475 LabelMark_EN Label Files 110 Block I5f LabeMark 5 5 User s Manual wnt penronmance arrens sr Os BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST MOMs A Job Files 121 Open a Job File T Save Job File Once the job file is created if it contains label files that need to be reprinted at various times you will want to save the job file for future use To save the job file 1 Choose File gt Save OR Click Save lal 2 In the File name field enter a name for the job file following normal Windows file naming standards and directory Browse features 3 Click Save Open a Job File You open a job file the same way you open a regular label file 1 Choose File gt Open OR Click Open F 2 In the Open dialog box select the job file to open using standard Windows Browse functions to access different directories 3 Click Open OR 1 Choose Tools gt Manage Jobs 2 In the directory tree on the left side click the directory name containing the files that you want Files on disk Favorites Search New Job 4 Edit X LabelMark_EN FileName Author Description Date Created Date Modified Data amp Serialization Sc E 3F001 imj bankossu 3 8 2010 10 51 32 AM 1 6 2010 9 52 59 AM ocation C LabelMark_EN J
10. The Data bound objects property box displays See Edit Data Bound Objects on page 88 for more information 2 In the Properties box make the formatting changes The date time text on all the labels takes on the new formats To change the actual format of the date time text you must bring up the Date Time dialog box To do that 3 Click Edit Data Bound Objects Edit Data Bound Objects button OR Choose Edit gt Edit Data Bound Objects You can add more than one date time element to a label Be aware though that every date time element first displays in the upper left corner of the label Move this element to the desired location on the label tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea i Formatting a Label 95 Add Date Time mmm OO Remove Date Time Element To remove a Date Time element 1 Click the date time on one of the labels Because the Date Time element is a data bound object it makes no difference on which label you select the date time element 2 Press Delete key OR Click the Delete button E in the Standard toolbar OR Choose Edit gt Delete 3 Follow the instructions on the pop up information box to delete one or all of the labels tes BRADY oa WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 96 Formatting a Label Check Label Errors Check Label Errors When designing labels LabelMark automatically checks for formatting error
11. WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 130 Job Files Favorite Job Files Search by Date Created or Modified To search by date the file was created or modified 1 Click Search by date created or modified option box 2 In the From field click the L button to the right A calendar displays in which you can select the date 3 Use the arrows at the top of the calendar to move to different months and years 4 When the correct date displays click the date that will start the search 5 In the 7o field click the button to the right 6 Using the calendar displayed click the End date for the search When the search is launched LabelMark will search for those files that were created or modified in the date range supplied Search Location If you are not sure exactly where a particular job file or label file is located 1 In the Search Location field click the Folder icon 2 Using standard windows browse techniques select the directory you want to search Note If you are not sure exactly where something is located select a directory at or near the top of the tree hierarchy With Search Subfolders checked by default LabelMark will search down through the subdirectories to find the file 3 When all the desired criteria has been supplied click Search Search The files matching your criteria specifications display below the Search screen tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manua
12. pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 78 Formatting a Label Line and Rectangle Elements Line and Rectangle Elements The Line and Rectangle are shapes that you can draw on a label within the zone boundaries To place a line or a rectangle on the label 1 Click the Line or Rectangle button on the Action toolbar OR Choose Insert gt Label Objects gt Line or Rectangle When on the label the mouse displays as a cross 2 To draw a line hold the left mouse button and drag the mouse from the starting point of the line to the end point OR To draw a square or rectangle hold the left mouse button and drag diagonally from one corner of the square rectangle to the opposite corner When the mouse is released the line or rectangle displays with handles and the element s Property box displays To change the properties of the line or rectangle after it has been drawn be sure to click the element to display the handles ts BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST MO f Formatting a Label 79 Line and Rectangle Elements Line Properties The following options are displayed in the Line Properties box Label Object Properties FT Locked Printable Rotation Shl 0 clockwise Start Point X 1 676 inches Start Point Y 0 177 inches End Point X 7590 inches End Point 0 183 inches Line Thickness p 010 inches
13. s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST hOB A Print a Label File 35 Print Dialog Box Print Dialog Box E Prit lt OSOSCS SCH Printer Information Name BMF71 Properties Status Ready Type BMP 1 Where USBo0 Comment EBMP 1 6MP 71 Labels to print File label copies All labels C Selected labels only Range of labels Copies _ Total labels 1 Printer Position Adjustment Horizontal 0 fo Vertical Print range definitions Label Saver Options Row 1 Column 1 Print to File Label Copies Range Copies Sub Total Side To Print Side 1 Side 2 Both Print second side in Standard For each label file you want to print you can do the following Select the printer you want to use to print the label file Set the number of copies to print By default only one copy of labels containing data prints at a time Set the range of labels to print By default all labels with data print For 2 sided sleeve material select which side to print side one side two or both Select whether to print second side as standard or reverse white on black Test print your first row of labels and adjust horizontal and or vertical print position offsets Print in label saver mode where you can choose to print more than one row or column per label rs BRADY p e WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST Labe
14. vA 3 123 XYZ selected Label 1 with Left to Right Selected Objects on new label Figure 12 Left to Right flip flop options tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea ia Formatting a Label 73 Text Element FED RD eee Remove Flip Character For horizontal left to right flipped elements after flipping remove the flip character 1 Click the flipped line of text to display handles 2 Choose Format gt Flip Flop gt Remove Flip Character The flip character is removed tes BRADY ea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 74 Formatting a Label Image Element Image Element Image elements allow you to include a graphic on the label You can size and position image elements anywhere on the label When resizing the image with the mouse the original aspect ratio is maintained meaning the height and width increase or decrease simultaneously However to change that ratio increasing the height or width separately use the image properties box See Image Properties on page 76 for more information Note The color of the handles on the selected graphic indicate if the aspect ratio is maintained Green handles on the corners only indicate you can only resize diagonally maintaining the height to width aspect ratio Green handles on the entire image indicate you can change the height or width separately To get green handles on the entire image selec
15. 1 Click the Zone tab of the Manage Custom Parts screen 2 Inthe Zone Number field click the zone to remove OR click the zone on the zone creation palette to display handles 3 Click Delete Zone x Delete Zone tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea ia Managing Custom Parts 135 Import Custom Parts Export Custom Parts To share your custom part with others you must export it To export a custom part 1 On the Manage Custom Parts screen select the custom part you want to export 2 Click Export Export 3 Using common Windows Browse procedures find your organization s directory designated for Custom Parts See Options gt File Paths on page 10 4 After accessing the Custom Parts folder click Save The Custom part is now available for other users to import Import Custom Parts To use custom parts created by other users you must import it To Import a custom part 1 Choose Tools gt Manage Custom Parts 2 Click Import Import 3 Using common Windows Browse procedures find your organization s directory designated for Custom parts See Options gt File Paths on page 0 4 In the list of custom parts presented click the desired custom part to import 5 Click Open The custom part is now available for use To use the custom part 6 On the Create New Open dialog box click the Custom tab 7 Click the custom part you want to use then click OK tes BRAD
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17. E Undo Redo The Undo function undoes the last action taken whether editing an element adding information or deleting data It puts the element or label back to the state it was in before the last action was taken The Redo function undoes the Undo function It places the element or label back to the state it was in before the last Undo was enacted To undo an action 1 Click the button OR Press Ctrl Z To redo an action that has been undone 2 Click the button OR Choose Edit gt Undo tes BRADY ea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 56 Formatting a Label Command Multiplier Command Multiplier The Command Multiplier is a unique feature that enables you to duplicate entire labels or specific elements of a label onto the other labels in a file This saves time when you need to create a large amount of redundant labels If an entire label has been copied through the Command Multiplier you can edit the contents of just one of the labels and the editing occurs on all the copied labels concurrently The specific commands available in the Command Multiplier are e Copy Label e Copy Object s Copy Label To copy a label and all elements on the label 1 Click the label to copy 2 Choose Edit gt Command Multiplier IM Command Multiplier Select Command Select labels to apply this command to Copy Label Apply to Every label Start at label
18. Figure 14 Line properties box Property Locked Click this option box to protect the line element from being moved or resized Printable This option box is selected by default Remove the checkmark if you do not want the particular line element to print on the label Use this field to achieve a custom rotation 1 e some increment of 360 Start Point X Indicates the distance the left edge of horizontal line element handle is from the left edge of the label Increasing the size of Start Point X is the same as dragging the left handle of the line toward the right thereby shortening the line pea BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 80 Formatting a Label Line and Rectangle Elements Property Start Point Y Indicates the distance the top edge of a vertical line is from the top of the label Increasing the size of Start Point Y is the same as dragging the top handle of the line downward thereby shortening the vertical line End Point X Indicates the distance the right edge of the line element handle is from the right edge of the label Decreasing the size of End Point X is the same as dragging the right handle of the line toward the left thereby shortening the line End Point Y Indicates the distance the bottom edge of a vertical line is from the bottom of the label Decreasing the size of End Point Y is the same as dragging the bottom handle of the line upward thereby
19. Fit To Width The Editor supports horizontal and vertical scrolling when displayed elements do not fit the display area To zoom in or out of a label 1 Choose View gt Zoom 2 Click the drop down arrow in the Predefined Value field and select the zoom percentage desired 3 Click OK If the zoom percentage is not available in the Predefined Value field 1 Click Custom Value radio button 2 Enter the percentage desired 3 Click OK BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 28 Getting Started Zoom Quick Zoom A Zoom control scale displays in the lower right corner of the Status Bar To quickly change the zoom percentage of the label file 1 Drag the zoom control button to the right of the scale to increase the size 2 Drag the zoom control button to the left of the scale to decrease the size As you drag the zoom button the zoom percentage displays in a pop up box directly above the zoom control button Note By clicking the zoom line along which the button travels you can change the zoom incrementally 25 on each click OR 3 Click the or to increase or decrease the zoom percentage by 10 at a time tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST MO f Getting Started 29 Cursor Movement Cursor Movement Function Scroll Up Scroll Down First Last Move Up Move Down Move Left tes BRADY paa WHEN PE
20. To search for parts from the Master List by printer 1 In the By Printer Compatibility field click the drop down arrow and select the desired printer Only those parts that are compatible with the selected printer are listed tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea i Getting Started 19 Create New Label File If data remains in the By Part Name field when you select Printer Compatibility the returned part numbers are drawn from the smaller list previously abstracted from the By Part Name field search If you want to search the entire Master list by printer compatibility be sure the By Part Name field is empty To remove criteria from the Printer Compatibility field 2 Click the red X next to the field This deletes the selected entry and immediately displays the Master list or abstracted list that existed before the Printer Compatibility field was selected By Part Family The Part Family refers to the various types of label media such as die cut continuous sleeve etc To search by Part Family 1 In the By Part Family field click the drop down arrow and select the desired Part Family Only those parts that are contained within the selected Part Family are displayed To remove criteria from the Part Family field 2 Click the red X next to the field Note You can divide Part Family continuous labels into equal lengths by entering the length in the Part Height field under F
21. crt mk net rach ted tes BRADY ea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 200 AutoCAD Export All Text Items OEE ee 12 Make the desired editing change 13 To reposition the fields drag the field to the desired position on the label To display the field as a barcode rather than text with handles on the field to change 14 Click Barcode I For barcode data the properties box changes to reflect barcode parameters If you are working with a 2 sided label and you want the imported data to duplicate on the other side of the label 15 Click Duplicate Side 1 data bound elements on Side 2 for two sided labels to place a checkmark in the option box Preview and layout Accept preview Select data A Select label part A w g 8 zs s PE ree ee eee P C Locked Bo Preview and layout Check errors TH V Printable Process data O f Rotation EL Field 2 Field 3 30 clockwise 0 165 inches Top 0 257 inches J Font Arial gt J Font Size r 4 m H l Bold l Italic C Underline l l i Left i i i Superscript BL l Subscript I Duplicate Side 1 data bound elements on the Side 2 for two sided labels Open in a new window Cancel Back Finish Help The duplicated data displays in the bottom half of the visual 2 sided label image If information on Side 1 is updated the duplicated data on Side 2
22. field indicate how many copies you would like Note Copies means exactly that If indicating copies you will get the number of copies specified plus the original For instance if you indicate three copies you will actually have four records total one original and three copies In the Apply to field click the radio button that describes on what labels the data is to be placed In the Place data on the labels field indicate how you want the data displayed on the series of labels The default is to place the data across label rows then down through label columns Click Next tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea ia Data Import Export 153 Advanced Options for importing data mm Save Data Import Scheme You may want to save the data import scheme for future use especially if the same data import configuration will be used on multiple label designs This saves you time the next instance You may also want to save the scheme for use by other users To save the scheme on the Save Data Import Scheme window 1 Click the Yes radio button if not already selected The File Name field contains a temporary file name and the default data scheme file directory You can use this temporary name or enter a unique name To enter a unique name 2 In the File Name field highlight the temporary name and enter a name directly over the highlighted text Note Naming schemes follow norm
23. field of the print dialog box the name of the current or last used printer is displayed The name of this printer is also displayed in a tab at the bottom of the screen You are presented with a list of installed printers from which to choose To switch to a different printer 2 Click the drop down arrow in the Name field and select the printer you want to use When you create labels the predesigned label templates are set up to print on a specific printer If you change the printer you may have to adjust the print position registration so the information prints correctly on the labels 3 Adjust the print position if needed by entering the horizontal and vertical position in the Print position adjustment field Note Use numbers to enter the Horizontal and Vertical position The positioning is measured in inches or millimeters depending on what you have set in the General Options You can enter a fraction as a decimal e g 4 inch is entered as 0 25 tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 38 Print a Label File Print Dialog Box ii Copies In the Labels to print section File label copies is the default This prints all labels in the label file that contain data If you use the Label Copies toggle button in the Workspace the indicated number of copies automatically displays in the Total labels field in the Print dialog box Label File Isf Start 2 a
24. once data has been placed on the first side 1 Click Duplicate data on second side button OR Choose Edit gt Duplicate data on second side Duplicated data on the second side can be moved independently from the data on the first side of the label tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea ia Getting Started 25 View Label Copies You can indicate the number of copies of a single label to print by using the Label Copies toggle button When viewing the toggle button displays next to each label indicating that you can set different number of copies for each label The summation of copies for each individual label displays in the Total labels field in the Print dialog box See Print Dialog Box on page 35 for more information Label copies p 5 i Kit 189 To display the Label Copies toggle button 1 Choose View gt Label Copies To indicate the number of copies to print of that particular label 2 Click the up down toggles The Label Copies option can be removed from the Workspace by selecting Vlew gt Label Copies again to remove the checkmark BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 26 Getting Started Go To a Label T Go To a Label Regardless of which view you are in single or multiple labels you can move to different labels in the file using the Go To function To go to a specific label if the label
25. previously created in IdentiLab you can open these files in this version of LabelMark Likewise if you created labeling templates extension ilt in IdentiLab they also can be used in LabelMark 5 0 5 1 Refer to page 215 for information on using a pre designed template Note Transfer any IdentiLab v1 1 template files to your default template folder in LabelMark That way they will display in the list of available templates when creating a new file Laboratory Labels Use the Identilab Labels wizard to create labels used on various types of laboratory media including centrifuge tubes conicals cryovials slides vial tops and well plates To use the IdentiLab wizard 1 Click New 2 On the Create New Open dialog box click Use a wizard to create labels 3 Click Laboratory Labels then click OK TE Create New Open Control Panel Labels f 4 Create labels for use in control panels including wire face plate general labels Wire Harness Labels K Create labels for Wire Hamess applications P Datacomm Labels m o m Ep Create labels for use in Datacomm applications M Show Start page on startup tes BRADY a WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 246 Application Wizards Laboratory ee 4 In the fields opposite the IdentiLab label types enter the number of label files to create for each component type You can create any number of laboratory labels
26. s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST DOB A Managing Custom Parts 133 Creating a Custom Part FFD Oe Zones A Zone divides a label into sub regions Zones are used for two purposes 1 To define the label layout 2 To customize the label part by defining additional printable or non printable areas To add a zone to a custom part number 1 Click Zones tab 2 Click Add Zone J Add Zone The zone displays with handles green circles around arrows pointing in four different directions This indicates that the zone is selected Manage Custom Parts add New Part import D export Custom Parts Width Height A General Measurements Zones Name Plates 2 1145 1 0538 Pre printed Header 2 0000 1 3038 Measurements are in inches Shipping Labels with Logo 3 0000 1 9000 SB5011 2 0000 3 1500 Joe ki lee Zone Type Printable Zone Shape Rectangle X Offset 1 5000 e Width 1 5000 E i Y Offset 0 0000 e Height 1 9000 e Zonel Corner Radius 0 0000 Add Zone x Delete Zone jy Move Zone To Front Send Zone To Back d Click to edit Zone1 Zone2 Click to edit Zone1 Click to edit Zone2 3 If multiple zones exist on a label to move between the different zones click the desired zone in the Zone Number field OR if visible click the numbered zone on the zone creation palette to display handles 4 Likewise if zones overlap you can move them in front or behind eac
27. 0056 4 ab eee eae ee Oa ee ee bea eee Oe 181 ODUONS 4 92 ewerG peee ws Fea eee eee h eee aed ee eben eyes Gwe aude oad 188 Slant Pages geo cecadan ta kar enna Sette tenes seed ee dee DA Gee ee ot 188 Selecta Language 1 nana aaa a eee ee 190 Default Printer 0 0 ee te ee eee 191 Update ODIONS ees 192 PUROGAD einernie ERE one wore ETE E E EE T 195 Export All Text Items 0 0 0 0 ee eee 197 Export Current Selection 0 0 0 0 0 cc ee ee eee 201 Manage Data Import Schemes 0 0 eee eee eee 203 PCIE CCNEMG oo E E es ooh see ends bee eo Ae Bh eee ease Sau a 203 Create New Scheme 0 0 ccc ee ee eee eee 204 Apply to Label File 20 0 0 0 cc ee eee 204 Manage Data Serialization Schemes 0 0 cece eee eee 205 PALACE 423 254 buco eh eau deo e 6 be aes ee bebe te eee a owed 205 Create New Scheme 0 0 ccc ee ee eee eee 206 PI tO Lave File aceancdeneueses eeeedewetebeseadn ede be ee donee 206 NGMpIAlGS 6 ne bos peo ee tebe ee ce ee ae ee wee ee eee ee pe eae ee reas 207 Create a Template 0 aaa ee eee ene 207 Create a Template from Start Page 0 0 0 ee 208 Template Label Properties 0 0 0c cee eee 209 File Properties 0 0 0 0c ee ee ees 210 Use a Template nnn nannaa naa eee ee eee 215 Use a Template from Start Page 0 0 ees 216 Edita Template 0 0 eee ee eee 217 Open a Template from Start Page
28. 2 90 clockwise Field 3 Left 0 079 inches Top 0 173 inches Font Arial Font Size l Bold I Italic C Underline Superscript 7 Subscript M Duplicate Side 1 data bound elements on the Side 2 for two sided labels Open in a new window Cancel Back net Finish Help The duplicated data displays in the bottom half of the visual 2 sided label image If information on Side 1 is updated the duplicated data on Side 2 automatically displays the update Note If Side 2 does not immediately show the changes to Side 1 uncheck Duplicate Side I data bound elements on Side 2 for two sided labels then re check the option box This refreshes the screen 21 When ready click Next tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea Microsoft Visio 161 Export All Text Items If the data does not fit on the label the next screen will indicate there are errors Select data Select label part Auto Fit All The following errors were found Preview and layout Label Number Label Object Type Description Check errors Process data Barcode The object is not contained in a printable zone Cancel Back ne Finish 22 If an item does not fit on the Check for Errors window click Autofit All Auto Fit All 23 If Autofit All does not clear the error click Back then reposition the offending item 24 Click Next to advance Note Rather than clicking N
29. Click An Existing Job radio button 15 In the list of label files click the files you want to add to an existing job file By default they are all selected If you want to add only a few label files to an existing job file click Select Deselect All to remove the checkmark Then click the option box for the individual label files you want to add to an existing job file 16 Click the down arrow in the field to the right of An Existing Job radio button and select the job file to which the label files will be added If the job file is not stored in the default Job Files folder click the Browse button and using standard Windows procedures locate the directory containing the desired job files To create a new job file 17 Click A New Job radio button 18 In the Name field to the right of A New Job radio button enter a name for the job file tes BRADY a WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 234 Application Wizards Electrical ee 19 Check the label files to be placed in the new job file 20 When ready click Finish The labels are displayed as individual label files indentified by the name tabs If the labels were added to a job file the job file also displays Edit 110 Block Serialization You can edit the serialization of a 110 Block configuration from the editing screen To edit the serialization with one of the labels selected it makes no difference which one 1 Choose Edit gt
30. Ek RE eS a Oo we we 63 Text Element Properties 0 0 0 0 0 0 cc ee eee 66 Flip Flop 2 ee ee eee ee 69 Image Element 0 0 0 0 ccc ee eee eee 14 Add an Image 44546 gen Heb odo Oe oe OOS ewe oe Ee ee eS eS 14 Resize Image 0 ce eee eee eens 15 Move the Image 1 ce ee ee eee ene 15 Image Properties 0 0 0 eee eee eee 76 Line and Rectangle Elements 0 0 0 0 cece 78 Line Properties 0 0 0 0 ce ee ee eae 19 Rectangle Properties 0 000 81 Barcode Elements 0 0c ee ee ee eee 83 Adda Barcode aoe o4ine 46 or Sy es OSS oe ee eae aS ba ens 83 Barcode PropertieS 0 0 0 0 cc eee eee 84 tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea i Data Bound Linked Objects 0 0 0 0 ee ee eee 88 Edit Data Bound Objects naaa aa aaaea ee ee 88 Split Linked Objects 0 0 0 0 0 ccc ee eens 89 Deleting Data Bound Objects 0 0 cc ee 90 Date and Time Element 000 000 0000 ee 91 Add Date Time eset oaacue tach ewegeecedeecde bee Gene uwee eeu d te eee 91 Format Date Time 0 0 0 0 anaa ee eee 94 Remove Date Time Element 000 0 000 000 ccc eee eee eee 95 Check Label Errors oa 655 koe 4h ban G Hah Oe HPSS eS pH Ree eee ee bea e ed 96 Errors and Information Window 0 00000 c eee ee eee 96 Label Errors List 0 0 0 0 0000 ee ee 97 Changing Label Parts anaan
31. Files location C LabelMark_EN Data amp Serialization Schemes Browse Custom Parts file location C Documents and Settings All Users Application Browse The File Paths option is used to set the directory locations for the following e Label Files e Template Files e Image Files e Jobs Files e Serialization Files e Custom Parts Files tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ey 5 Introduction 11 Help I eee Help The Help function of LabelMark 5 0 is an electronic reference manual that shows you how to work with many of the features of the LabelMark 5 0 software You can access the Help files at any time while working with the LabelMark 5 0 software To access Help 1 Choose Help gt User Guide OR Press F1 The contents are arranged into books To view and or hide the contents of a specific book 2 Double click the book The subcontents are displayed To open a particular subtopic displaying its contents 3 Click the page icon Many of the Help topics are cross referenced and are displayed as links in the form of colored underlined words or phrases Clicking these links jumps to the referenced topic To return to the previous Help screen 1 Click Back button OR Press Backspace Breadcrumbs The content hierarchy displays in the upper right corner of every screen This hierarchy is known as breadcrumbs To return to any topic listed in the breadcr
32. I Show Create New Open dialog on startup instead Create new using recently used parts Refresh Parts 2HX O94 2 2H5 094 0 750 M7i45 File Options Part Height repeat length 025 M Allow Graphical Label Design Create a New File Based on Part in Printer From the Start page you can create a new label file based on a part currently installed in a selected printer The Start page must be open See page 6 for information on opening the Start page if it currently is closed 1 Click Stat document tab In the Create new using part in the printer section 2 Click the down arrow in the Printer field and select the printer to use The label part currently installed in that printer is displayed in the Create new using part in the printer section in the Detected Part and Matching LabelMark Part fields 3 In the Create new using part in the printer section click New Label File A blank label file opens based on the part currently installed in the printer Refresh Files Create new using part in the printer E Refresh printers eo el hee Detected Part Mric 625 412 Matching Label Mark Part M71C 625 Fle Cio Part Height repeat length 0 25 F Allow Graphical Label Design CEE ite Fis j l en poe the BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 16 Getting Started Create New Label File Open Close Start Page The Start page remains open displayed
33. Job Files 125 Close a Job File T Details When adding label files to a job file you may want to list specifics of the file for easy identification To enter details 1 In the Job File select the label file to which you want to add details 2 Click Details tab Shipping labels with logo 3 In the Description field enter any pertinent data to identify the label file or provide important instructions The Windows log in name of the person who added the label file to the job file is listed in the Author field The Creation date and Last Modified date refer to the date and time that the label file was added to the job file and when the job file parameters were modified for that label file Close a Job File To close a job file 1 Click the X in the job file name tab tes BRADY oa WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 126 Job Files Delete a Job File Delete a Job File You can permanently delete a job file from Manage Job Open dialog box or from Windows Explorer To delete a job file from Manage Job Files 1 Choose Tools gt Manage Jobs 2 In the directory displayed on the left click the folder containing the job file to delete 3 In the list of job files click the file to delete 4 Click Remove at Remove OR from the Standard toolbar Click Delete x OR from the keyboard Press Delete LabeMark 5 5 User s Manual wnt anronmane marrens sr os BRADY Labe
34. Labels then click OK Create New Open Ja Control Panel Labels A Create labels for use in control panels induding wire face plate general labels a amp E li r d Wire Harness Labels A N Create labels for Wire Hamess applications y F 110 Block Labels amp Create labels for 110 Blocks r UA Laboratory Labels Create labels for use in Laboratory applications M Show Start page on startup 3 In the fields opposite the Datacomm component types enter the number of labels to create for each component tes BRADY a WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 236 Application Wizards Electrical iM Datacomm Labels Select Components to Label Select number of label files for each component Set number to zero if no labels should be created for component Select Components to Label Provide label information amp Patch Panels Provide serialization information Rename Label files Midspan Gateways Routers _ Wallplates amp Housings Coaxial Panels Cable Labels Workstation Labels You can create any number of Datacomm panel labels in any combination e g 2 patch panels 6 routers etc However at least one Datacomm panel type has to be selected You cannot keep all fields at 0 4 Click Next The number of components display in red in the Name field and a list of applicable label part numbers display to the right 5 Click a component in
35. Print Preview Print S Zoom In S Zoom Out Fit To width Zoom 100 9Cclose Side 1 Preview Print preview of label view rotated 180 degrees Notice label elements retain their original position Element added AFTER label view rotated 180 degrees Print S Zoom In S Zoom Out Erit To width zoom 100 E chose C TL Print preview of label view rotated 180 degrees Notice label element added AFTER label view rotation remains rotated Side 1 Preview Figure 7 Position of elements before and after label view rotation tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 54 Formatting a Label Behavior Common to All Label Objects All labels in a file display rotated on the screen regardless if you are in single or multiple label view Likewise it makes no difference which label or if any label is selected To rotate the labels 1 Click the label rotation 4 icon OR Choose View gt Rotate View 2 From the displayed list click the degree of label view rotation desired Delete an Element To remove an element from a label 1 To display handles click the element to be removed 2 Press the Delete key OR Choose Edit gt Delete OR Click Delete J on the Standard toolbar The element is removed from the label tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST MO A Formatting a Label 55 Behavior Common to All Label Objects
36. Start Page When you click the LabelMark Printer Management Utility button it displays the Start Page which contains the three functions of the utility program Transfer Files Data Import and Options x LabelMark Printer Management Utility tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea Printer Management Utility Excel Add In 189 Options ee DD ee You can bypass the Start Page and go directly to the functions by turning off Show start page on launch When the Start Page is turned off the three functions display as three individual buttons LabelMark Printer Managemer x LabelMark Printer Management Util x T LabelMark Printer Management Utility Lu File Transfer T Data Import T Options Printer Management Utility button with Printer Management Utility button with Start Page turned on Start Page turned off Upon first use of the Printer Management Utility the Start Page is turned on To turn the Start Page off and set the three functions as individual buttons 1 Click the LabelMark Printer Management Utility button 2 Click Options 3 Click the Show start page on launch option box to remove the checkmark Ed LabelMark Printer Management Utility User Interface Options Iv Show start page on launch User Interface Language English Printer Options Default Printer EmP71 2 Update Options Version 5 5 0 118 I Check for updates automatically Check for Ad
37. To click the PC radio button 3 Click Save As button 4 Using common Windows procedures locate the directory in which you want to save the file 5 In the File name field enter a name for the file then click Save A message displays confirming the file is saved to the PC EJ LabelMark Printer Management Utility 6 Click OK to remove the message from the screen tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea Printer Management Utility Excel Add In Data Import DD RD eee Print 185 You can send you file directly to the printer even if it is not saved On the Save Print File screen 1 Under Select Output click Print radio button Under Selected Printer the name of your default or connected printer displays EJ LabelMark Printer Management Utility x Save Print File Save or paint the new file fo your printer or PC Welcome l Q Select Output Choose Printer File 2 Print Select Data C Save Map Data Print Waming The PC has to set a fixed label size when z printing In order to make sure no data is cut off tha Save Print File largest label size will be used This will result in more Selected Printer supply being used on some labels than if you saved the BMPTi file to the printer and printed it from the printer Cab eliIExit FlagsiliIFire 2 Click Print Print button BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manu
38. WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 215 216 Templates Use a Template mmm Use a Template from Start Page From the Start page you can create a new label file based on a template The Start page must be open See page 16 for information on opening the Start page if it currently is closed 1 Click Stat document tab 2 In the list under Open recently used file section in the Action column click the words Create New Label File for the row containing the template you want to use Open recently used file B Refresh Files Create new using Printer BMP 2 ae names St Open Create New Label File Detected Part MT1 T Product names sf Matching Label Mark sku ist en Create New Label File File Options I Name ist p APEA pe Fil Part Height repeat I Preduet ist Open Create New Label File i M Foor mij F Allow Graphical Demers part t5f Hew Label File Abew T Parts 15t Creste New Label File p Heating2 I5 Create New Label File I 2 sided label 2HX 15f The template displays tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea Templates 217 Edit a Template aaa Edit a Template To edit a template or to create another template from an established template 1 Choose File gt Open OR Click Open L7 2 Using common Windows procedures browse to the LabelMark Template folder 3 Click the template to use and click
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40. arrow and select a printer 3 When finished click the Options window Close button Updated Printer Driver Occasionally if a new driver has been issued for your printer the printer will display in the list of printers with the tag Driver upgrade required next to its name EJ LabelMark Printer Management Utility Printer Files a PC Files 8910 bmf BARCODE IN TEXT bmf BARCODE _IN_ TEXT bmf Fire Signs bmf NUMBERS bmt Safety bmf SYMBOL CATEGORIES bmf Current Printer fame71 Driver Upgrade Regui 2 Cum 5 BMP71 A BMP71 Driver Upgrade Required tes BRADY a WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 192 Printer Management Utility Excel Add In Options ee When you select that printer a message displays asking if you want to upgrade the driver EJ LabelMark 5 add in i x Pp Export data from Excel The print driver for BMP71 does not meet the minimum required version to work with this software Would you like to update it now ye ne To launch the upgrade wizard 1 Click Yes 2 Follow the prompts in the wizard Update Options Excel Add In updates and Firmware Updates can be accessed under Options For Add In or Firmware updates 1 Click Options For Add in updates Check for 4ddIn Update button 2 Click Check for Add In Update OR for Firmware updates Check for Click Check for Firmware Update Hirmware U pdale button A
41. automatically displays the update Note If Side 2 does not immediately show the changes to Side 1 uncheck Duplicate Side I data bound elements on Side 2 for two sided labels then re check the option box This refreshes the screen 16 When ready click Next 17 If the data does not fit on the label the next screen will indicate there are errors If an item does not fit on the Check for Errors window click Auto Fit All LabeMancSSUsers Manual wt enronmance mares wos KOR BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KO A AutoCAD 201 Export Current Selection 18 19 20 21 If Autofit All does not clear the error click Back then reposition the offending item Click Next to advance Note Rather than clicking Next or Back a number of times to advance or move back in the wizard you can click the named screen component listed on the left side of the dialog box On the Process Data screen indicate if you want to save the label file with the exported data If you want to save the file with a name other than the generic name highlight the generic file name and type the unique name directly over it Use Browse to locate the directory in which you want to save the file following normal Windows procedures When finished click Finish Export Current Selection If you want to export only a portion of a CAD drawing from inside AutoCAD 1 Select the drawing portion to be exporte
42. can create labels using Microsoft Visio drawings or text This data is exported to LabelMark from inside the Visio program Selected Data To export selected data from a Visio drawing 1 Open the Visio drawing containing the items to export 2 Using the lasso technique select the items to be exported 3 Click Export to LabelMark 5 W Export to Labelmark 5 4 Click Current Selection Curent Selection User action query Please select whether you want to export all text tems or snapshot of the curently selected shapes NOTE Visio requires shapes to be already selected before you use this functionality All test tems Curent Selection Cancel 5 Click the label part to use then click Next 6 Using the Zoom function zoom out to view the selected contents tes BRADY oa WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 156 Microsoft Visio Selected Data H LabelMark Region selection Please select ragion to be imported an a label using your mouse select label part Select region on the image make selection adjust it and then use Crop button Note that 3D drawings are not Region selection supported Import options Process data Terminal Block WireMarker Electrical E Deselect Reset Height Label Size 1 4370 Current Image Size 3 529 Selection Size 1 808 7 To use only part of the image selected in the image viewing area select the port
43. cannot be edited moved or deleted Data can be added to the miscellaneous text boxes but you cannot change the font or attributes When printed the Product Name and SKU text boxes will not print leaving only the Logo and Miscellaneous text boxes on the label When printed out the label would look like this Cutting Blade 123 tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea i Use a Template To use a template to create labels 1 Choose File gt New OR ee Click New 1 Templates Use a Template 2 In the Create New Open window click A new Label File based on an existing Template radio button if Create New Open M Show Start page on startup Select the template to base this label file on Templates Location C LabelMark_EN Templates Browse File Name a eee fArow lst sosa BusinessCard ist_ ss BPT 650 __ ait e CS Coe Co Ce Heating Cardlst ez Heating2ist ss JBPT7 ooo LM_ArcFlash_3x3_DA I5t__ THTEL 184 LM ArcFiash De wast rreri LM_ArcFlash_4x4_DA I5t THTEL i6t1 sd LM_ArcFlash_4x4_WA I5t THTEL 162 LM_ArcFlash_4x6_DA l5t THTEL 25 Jo LM ArcFiash 4x6 wast marec hermi ieta a e O PartsI5t o o Maas O Penguin no edit St Berz oo Selected template path None 3 In the list of templates displayed click the template to use 4 Click OK All the labels in the label file have the template data items in place tes BRADY Ba
44. export and place them in different fields 3 Click the in front of the AutoCAD Export Root Node This displays all text on the drawing E abelMark Select data Select date to expart z A apait paneo Export to LabelMark format Export to text file Preview and layout Check errors Process data Save path 00 Source AutoCAD Export Root Node ete ae E VENT HEA Efm STATUS IN STATUS IN FLOW MOTOR AUTOMATION CONTROL PANEL CONTROL CENTER STARTER GO NO CURRENT SWITCHES H 800 HAWKEYE 800 GO NO STATUS SWITCHES NORTH FOR OTDOOR AIR SENSOR PREFERRED MOUNTING LOCATION DOORS WINDOWS AIR INTAKES OR E 4 i j EEEF 2 EE eenn rrenen e ennenen ennenen nenene eenen eee PEE consent Expand all Collapse all A YJE noua Sh mE E EEEE OE ET EEE ET EPEE E EEE EE EEEE E E ET 4 In the list click the data to export then click If you want to export everything on the page click gt gt The selected data is moved to the Selected fields section on the right side of the screen tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 198 AutoCAD Export All Text Items All data moved to the Selected fields section will display as one label object To separate the data from each other 5 Click Add Field then click the item in the page lists to be added to that field and click E 6 To move to the different fields click gt above the field l
45. give the file a name before exiting the wizard Apply to Label File You can apply the scheme to the same file where it was created OR you can choose a new file Be aware that if a data serialization scheme is being applied to a new or different file from the original the data from the serialization scheme will display on the label along with any other label objects that were initially on that label The label file to which the serialization scheme will be applied must be open If more than one label file is open in the Select label file dialog box 1 Click the label file name on which the scheme will be applied 2 Indicate on which label to start applying the scheme 3 If a 2 sided label is being used click the drop down arrow in the Side field and select the side to which the scheme should be applied 4 When ready click Apply to label file Apply to label file tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea i Templates 207 Create a Template Templates Templates are used to hold common data items that occur on most of your labels such as company name hazard words or symbols etc Create a Template Creating a template is similar to creating a label The difference being that the items placed on a label in the template will be repeated on all labels in the label file and can be locked into place so that they cannot be removed or edited when using the template to create a label file
46. in any combination e g 2 slides 6 cryovials etc However at least one label type has to be selected You cannot keep all fields at 0 iM IdentiLab Labels Select Components to Label Select number of label files for each component Set number to zero if no labels should be created far camponent Select Components to Label Select file creation mode 4 Centrifuge Tubes Rename Label files gt s Conicals LE RS A Cryovials Straws Tamper IDs a x F Vial Tops Well Plates 5 When ready click Next 6 On the Select file creation mode screen click a component then click the desired part number from the specific list presented OR Click Create template based file radio button and select a template on which to base the file Note The default mode for laboratory labels is to have Allow Graphical Label Design turned on regardless of how your overall LabelMark setting are defined If you want to turn off the Graphical Label Design feature after selecting the label part click Allow Graphical Label Design option box to remove the checkmark Do this for each component part number pairing where you want the Graphical Label Design turned off ts BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST MOMs A Application Wizards 247 Laboratory iM IdentiLab Labels Select file creation mode Select a label part or a template file Select Components to Label Select pull pect mo
47. key press the End key to highlight to the end of the line Shift Home Click the left mouse button at the end of what you want to highlight Holding the Shift key press the Home key to highlight to the beginning of the line Double Click To highlight a word double click the left mouse button on the word to select Triple Click To highlight an entire line triple click the left mouse button on the line to select Once text is highlighted you can delete all the highlighted characters by pressing either the Delete key or the Backspace key You can also type new text directly over the highlighted characters thereby deleting text and adding new text at the same time With multiple characters highlighted you can also apply different attributes such as bold and underline or change the font and font size on all the selected characters at one time tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea Formatting a Label 63 Text Element DD DD Oe Find Replace To search for specific data on a label in a multi label file use the Find function of LabelMark The system can search for characters words or text strings When it searches the label file for the data the default is to move from left to right top to bottom You can reverse the direction to have it move from right to left bottom to top To search for data in a label file 1 Choose Edit gt Find OR Press CTRL F The Find Replace dia
48. labels that have actual new data on them will print If you move the templates data elements on one of the labels it is considered new data and that label will print tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea Application Wizards 219 Electrical Application Wizards LabelMark 5 0 Professional edition has two categories of wizards Electrical and Laboratory The Electrical category contains the following wizards e Control Panel Labels e Wire Harness Labels e 110 Block Labels e DataComm Labels The 110 Block label wizard can also be found in LableMark 5 0 Standard edition The Laboratory category contains the wizard previously introduced in the IdentiLab v 1 1 software that accompanied earlier versions of LabelMark Electrical Control Panel Labels Use the Control Panel wizard to create labels used on various types of control panels including wire face plate push button and terminal block To use the Control Panel wizard 1 Click New 2 On the Create New Open dialog box click Use a wizard to create labels 3 Click Control Panel Label then click OK tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 220 Application Wizards Electrical i Create New Open ol Panel Labels iF s Tt A j Create labels for Wire Harness applications 910 Block Labels AMEE Create labels for 110 Blocks Laboratory Labels Create labels for use in
49. number J Number of times to rapeat 5 Custom list Enter a comma seperated list of label numbers Copy Object s summary Command Copy Label 2 pop ty Labels effected 3 Click Copy Label radio button if not already selected 4 In the Apply to field click the down arrow and select the desired option 5 In the Start at label number field indicate the number of the label on which to start the copying tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea Formatting a Label 57 Command Multiplier 6 In the Number of times to repeat field indicate how many labels the copied label should be applied to The Summary field indicates on which labels the copied data will be placed 7 Click OK Custom List To create a custom list of labels on which to apply the copy command 1 2 In the Apply to field click the down arrow and select Custom List In the Custom List field entry box indicate the label numbers to which the label contents or specific label element will be copied Separate multiple label numbers with a comma E g 2 5 8 Click OK Command Multiplier Select Command Select labels to apply this command to Copy Label Apply to Custom list Start at label number 2 Number of times to repeat 5 Custom list 3 6 7 4 Enter a comma seperated list of label numbers Copy Object s summary Command Copy Label 3 6 7 9 Labels effe
50. objects on a label file created from the specific template These properties are set on and stored with the template They are not available in regular label files or on label files created from the template The additional properties available only for objects placed on a template are e Can Move e Can Select Label Object Properties a 2 C Locked Joi intable f Can Move J Can Select Rotation P k I ri ele Le If the Can Move option is selected on the template when creating a label file from the template you will be able to move objects to different areas of the label If the option is NOT selected when the template is created the objects will remain fixed cannot move them on the label file created from that template If the Can Select option is selected on the template when creating a label file from the template you will be able to select the object resize it and move it to different areas of the label even if the Can Move options was NOT selected For Text objects if the Can Select option is checked on the template when creating a label file from that template the Text objects display as text boxes with no data This allows you to enter different data in those text objects The text objects remain stationary cannot be moved even if Can Move IS selected When adding text that must always stay on the labels such as a logo make sure when designing the template that the Can Select option is unchecked for that
51. of each other creating a layered effect See Z Order on page 51 for more information tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 50 Formatting a Label Behavior Common to All Label Objects Elements centered vertically to each other Elements aligned to the middle of each other Figure 5 e Example of vertical selection with horizontal alignment To align elements 1 Select the elements to align to each other See Selecting an Object on page 44 for more information 2 Choose Format gt Align 3 Choose the alignment desired Center on Label To place an element text or graphic directly in the middle of a label vertically and horizontally use the center objects command 1 Click the element to display handles To center the element vertically on the label 2 On the Formatting toolbar click Center Object Vertically fT OR Choose Format gt Center Object Vertically ts BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KOM A Formatting a Label 51 Behavior Common to All Label Objects To center the element horizontally on the label 3 On the Formatting toolbar click Center Object Horizontally p OR Choose Format gt Center Object Horizontally You can center a number of elements vertically or horizontally on a label at one time The elements however will retain their respective original distance from each other In other word
52. or Block Width field then enter the new width lx iM Datacomm Labels Provide serialization information Provide information about serialization Select Components to Label Provide label information General Provide serialization Patch Panels1 Part Name Mic 2 information Patch Panels2 Rename Label files Label Width 5 75 inches Patch Panels3 Patch Panels4 Block Width 0 65 inches Patch PanelsS Datacomm serialization Preview Patch Panels6 Wire Pairs 5 gt a Gateways1 s Start 3 19 23 Wallplates amp Housings1 Wallplates amp Housings2 Number of Strips 5 I I want to save this as custom product Product name Engi Panel Manufacturer name Custo Save 2 C Use serialization scheme Comments thor A001 Ims jdoe SR001 lms Patch Panel 5 pair jdoe SR002 lms Sequence type 2 pair backbone jdoe TBOO1 Ims Number of Terminals 12 idoe Cancel Back next Finish Help Serialization Wire pairs and the Start value are always defaulted to 1 on this screen You can change the serialization parameters for the selected label To edit serialization 1 Click the label type whose serialization you want to change 2 Click the field to change Wire Pairs Start and or Number of Strips and enter the new value The Preview to the right displays the changes to Wire Pairs and Start fields tes BRADY a WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User
53. os BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KOM A AutoCAD 199 Export All Text Items If you selected WireMark format the different fields of data are repeated down the label Pree eee ililista atilitalisiliralitatitilhistitilarilaralitilasrilasridtai Fisldale FETE ETT Field 2 4a patito WireMark Selected ewe ree eee ee ee Allow Graphical Label Design Selected Figure 1 WireMark vs Graphical Label Design If you added more fields the fields are displayed as separate entities You can reposition the fields or edit the data properties font size etc in the image view or on the editing screen Editing in the image view enables you to immediately print from the external data wizard without having to first open the file in LabelMark to perform the edits To edit in the image view 11 Click the field to edit to display handles The properties box displays on the right side of the screen Preview and layout Accept preview Select data Select label part sere I Locked gt Preview and layout i Check errors V Printable rocess Gata Field 1 Process data i Rotation Field 2 o clockwise Field 3 i Left 0 778 inches Top 0 587 inches Font Font Size 10 bd l Bold I Italic C Underline I Superscript l Subscript H E N MEY N O PP Duplicate Side 1 data bound elements on the Side 2 for two sided labels Open in a new window
54. particular text object tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 210 Templates Create a Template File Properties In addition to the Can Move and Can Select properties of a template you can also control the ability to edit a label file created from a template through File Properties The Allow users to modify label design option found on the File Properties dialog box is selected by default If you do not want a user to be able to modify the layout of a label created from a template de select the option Before saving the template 1 Choose File gt File Properties OR with nothing selected on the template design label On the Label Object Properties window click File Properties 2 Click Allow users to modify label design option box to remove the checkmark 3 Click OK LM File Properties Filename C LabelMark_EN Templates Part names 5t Create date 8 12 2010 3 58 03 AM Last saved date 8 12 2010 11 54 48 AM Label Part Name M71 45 J Allow users to modify label design Author jdoe Description When you create a new label based on this template you will only be able to enter data in any visible text boxes or change the text in a barcode object You will not be able to add any other elements move or resize objects already on the label change fonts or sizes etc When creating a label file from a template with Allow users to modify label design option
55. place elements on a label These objects include e Text e Graphics Pictures and symbols e Lines e Rectangles e Barcodes Elements are placed on the label through the use of label objects found on the Action toolbar or in the Insert gt Label Objects menu To place an element on a label 1 In the Action toolbar click the label object to use OR Choose Insert gt Label Objects gt Object to use 2 With the label object selected draw a frame on the label that will contain a graphic OR if using the text element Click the mouse on the label where the text should begin The line length automatically increases as you enter text Selecting an Object In order to format edit size or move an element it must be selected Selecting an element places the focus on the element enabling formatting functions to be performed only on that item To select an element 1 Using the Selection tool click the element A series of dots display around the element one on each corner and one on each side These dots are called handles The presence of the handles indicates that the element is selected To remove the handles 2 Click anywhere on the screen The handles on the elements may display in different colors each color signifying a specific rule for resizing and moving the element The following table illustrates these rules tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea i Formatting a Lab
56. printer is not the label part you used to create the label an error message displays indicating the discrepancy 1M LabelMark r Document Label File3 15f i N Unable to verify the part in the printer Are you sure you want to continue printing this file You can disable future checks by setting the option in Application Options available via Tools Options menu If you want to continue to print 2 Click Yes on the error message OR Click No to remove the error message and cancel the print function rs BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST R LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual Formatting a Label 43 Formatting a Label Each label contains elements that represent user content such as text barcode etc This section details these elements Note To use any of these elements you must be in Graphical Label Design This option is set in the Create New Open dialog box or in the Tools gt Options dialog box If this option is not selected the label opens in Text mode displaying lines where you can only enter text Tool Kit Consists of Items in Tool Kit ren A Shovel Hammer Wrench Graphic Label Design OFF Graphic Label Design ON Figure 1 Text Only and Graphical Mode label design tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 44 Formatting a Label Behavior Common to All Label Objects Behavior Common to All Label Objects Label Objects are tools used to
57. screen click the printer file to use for data import then proceed to Step 6 Remember you can sort the file list by clicking the Printer Files column header EJ LabelMark Printer Management Utility e Choose Printer File Choose a printer file that you want to import your data inte Welcome Choose Printer File Select Data Map Data Preview File Save Print File Select a file from the printer Select a file from the PC Printer Files Remove extra labels cot owe noe rman ie You can choose a compatible printer file from the PC To choose from the PC 2 Click Open a file from the PC radio button 3 Click the Browse Browse button 4 Using standard Windows procedures locate the folder in which the desired file resides 5 Click the file to use then click Open ts BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KOM A Printer Management Utility Excel Add In 177 Data Import 6 If the printer file selected is a multi label file use the lt lt or gt gt buttons to select the label onto which you want to import the data EJ LabelMark Printer Management Utility Choose Printer File Choase a printer fle that you want to import your data inte Welcome Select a file from the printer Choose Printer File Select a file from the PC Select Data Map Data Printer Files Save Print File lt lt 14 Select the label you would like to use for the d
58. split the link it affects only the selected object on the individual label The linked data on the other corresponding labels will remain linked and move or reformat together To split out a linked object 1 Select the data element on the specific label that you want to split 2 Choose Edit gt Split Linked Objects A confirmation box displays LM LabelMark xX F Label Editor A Are you sure you want to split the linked objectis Cancel 3 Click Yes to split the linked object The individual data element split out from the other linked data can now be repositioned or formatted individually from its linked counterparts The linked data elements on the other labels are not affected and remain linked to each other Element split from repeating linked data ee E O ia iiine Red Black Wipe Marker eker Red Black WipeMfarke ake Red Black Figure 17 Labels before and after splitting linked objects tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 90 Formatting a Label Data Bound Linked Objects a Deleting Data Bound Objects You can delete specific data bound objects on individual labels without affecting the other corresponding labels and without splitting the linked object from the other bound elements To delete linked data on specific individual labels 1 Select the data on the label that you want to delete 2 Press Delete key OR Cli
59. the Create New Open dialog box click Show Start page on startup The next time you launch LabelMark the Start page will display Once the part number is selected and all desired extra options are selected or de selected to use the label on the Create New Open dialog box 2 Click OK ts BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KOM Getting Started 23 View Editor The Label Editor is activated in the Workspace area of the application window The Label Editor has two types of views e Single label view where only one label is visible at a time e Multi label view where multiple labels are laid out in rows and columns similar to the way they are laid out on the liner The labels are numbered left to right top to bottom By default the Editor displays in multi label view If a two sided label is the selected part the side 1 only view is the default You can switch between the above two views In multi label view the Editor displays the maximum number of labels that can fit in the Editor window even though the labels are not yet created Horizontal and vertical rulers located at the top and on the left side of the Editor are visible when a single label is viewed The ruler measurement units are based on the measurement units that you set in the Options function See page 7 for more information The rulers track the mouse movement for cursor position and highlights the label s edit
60. the Name field 6 Click a part number to use OR Proceed to Search for Label Part by Product or by Manufacturer 7 Repeat Steps 5 and 6 for each component 8 When all components have been assigned a label part click Next tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea Application Wizards 237 Electrical Search for Label Part On the Label Information screen you pick the label part desired for each component All available label parts are listed Through a Manual search you can choose a label part from a limited list of generic label parts that will accommodate DataComm panel information See page 18 for information on performing a manual search If you choose one of these label parts you will have to determine and set up the parameters On the other hand if you are using a specific manufacturer s panel configuration you can choose a specific label part that automatically configures the label for that particular panel By Product To choose a label part that fits a particular product or manufacturer s panel configuration 1 Click the component on which to attach a label part 2 On the Label Information screen click Stock products tab and click By Product radio button 3 In the By Product Name field enter the name number of the part you want to use As you enter the part name characters or portions of the part name the list immediately abstracts those label parts that have the enter
61. the data and format you want 6 If you clicked a button in error click Remove Last to remove the last entry 7 To completely clear the Format field click Clear All ts BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KOM i Formatting a Label 93 Add Date Time 8 Click the Time parts tab to create a custom format for time Note The Time parts buttons work the same way as the Date parts The Time parts are added in the Format field in the order in which they are entered 9 When finished with the custom format click OK In the Date time value section of the dialog box you can choose to use the computer date time value default or Use this value field To use the default computer date time 10 Click Use computer date time value radio button then proceed to Step 18 To print a future or past date on the label 11 Click Use this value radio button 12 In the displayed date entry box double click the month day or year whichever you want to change 13 Enter the new month day or year directly over the highlighted data The day of the week will automatically change to match the new date entered To enter a different time 14 Click the ellipses button 15 Double click the hour minutes or seconds whichever you want to change 16 Enter the new hour minutes or seconds directly over the highlighted data OR Click the up down toggle button to access the correct time 17 When finished
62. the date time it makes no difference which label is selected or if any is selected To insert the date time on a label 1 Choose Insert gt Date Time Data A dialog box displays requesting date time format and on which labels it should be placed kif Date and Time Data Select format to use Use predefined format Thursday March 11 2010 Use custom format Edit Date Time value Use computer date time value Use this value Select labels to apply this date time to Start at label number Number of times to repeat Apply to Date time will be applied to labels 1 2 3 4 5 6 tes BRADY a WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 92 Formatting a Label Add Date Time In the date time dialog box displayed 2 Click the down arrow in the Use predefined format field and select the desired date format If you do not want to create a Custom format proceed to Step 10 Otherwise to create a custom format 3 Click the Use custom format radio button 4 Click the Edit button 1M Date and Time custom format 7 X Format a1 70 Clear All Remove Last Date parts Time parts Day of week o MON Monday Day of month 131 01 31 Day of year 001 365 Month 112 01 12 JAN January Year 9 o 2009 Week _1 52 01 52 Separator 7 Insert Space Figure 18 Date Time custom format 5 On the Date parts tab click the buttons that represent
63. the files you want to transfer to your printer 3 Click Transfer Files button All printer files in that directory display under PC Files 5 Select the files you want to transfer to your printer 6 Click l button The files display on the left side of the screen under Printer Files Checking your printer s file system you will notice the transferred files display in the list of files available 7 To exit out of the Printer Management Utility click the Window s Close Box X tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KOM A Printer Management Utility Excel Add In 175 Data Import DD RO eee Data Import You can import Excel data into your printer files This unique feature enables you to more easily create and maintain large datasets of information that can be used on many different media including different printers Because the printers do not use the same file format as Excel the Excel file cannot be transferred to the printer but the individual data can To import data from Excel for use on with your printer s labels 1 Attach the printer to the PC via USB cable then turn the printer on 2 In Excel open the file containing the data you want to import _ LabelMark Printer Managemer xX 3 Click LabelMark Printer Management Utility button gt Data Import button 5 On the Data Import welcoming screen in the Select Printer field click the down arrow and sel
64. the last action Puts the element or label back to the state it was in before the last action was taken Redo the previous action that was undone Puts the element or label back to the state it was in before Undo was enacted Command Multiplier Invokes the Command Multiplier dialog box Copies objects or the contents of entire labels and pastes the items multiple times according to your specifications See Data Bound Linked Objects on page 8 amp 8 for more information tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 32 Getting Started Mouse Navigation Mouse Navigation Function Select Left Click Context Menu Right Click CTRL Left Click Extended Multi Select Items SHIFT Left Click Multi Select Contiguous Items Scroll Wheel Scroll Up Down CTRL Scroll Wheel Left Button Drag Drag and Drop Move Left Button Drag LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual Button Action Description Selects a label element or the label itself Displays the applicable context menu for the selected element or label Used to select one or more non contiguous elements or labels Non contiguous refers to elements or labels that are not next to each other Used to select a range of contiguous labels Contiguous refers to labels next to each other This function does not apply to elements If vertical scrolling is enabled scrolls the docum
65. the preferred width or height of the label for which you are searching The width or height is entered in inches or millimeters depending on the property selected in Tools gt Options gt General Options dialog box See page 7 for more information tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea Getting Started 21 Create New Label File Select From Printer Rather than searching for a specific part number LabelMark can automatically select the part number of a label that is installed in a printer currently connected to your PC Note In order for LabelMark to identify the specific label part installed on a printer the printer must be connected to the PC and turned ON To find a matching label part on the Create New Open screen 1 Click Select From Printer button The pop up dialog box lists only those printers directly connected to your PC No network printers are listed iM Select Part From Printer x Select a printer only supported printers are listed BMPF71 Detected part in the printer M71 64 427 Matching LabelMark part M71 64 427 2 Click the down arrow and select the connected printer from the list 3 When the matching part is displayed click OK tes BRADY ea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 22 Getting Started Create New Label File The label is selected in the Create New Open dialog box Select the part
66. 0 eet ees 37 Eo 0 ae nee ee ee ee eee eee 38 Printing Specific Labels 0 0 naana ccc ee ee 39 Test Print Labels nnana a vee Gay oO oe eare ae oe ee oe ee 41 Print the Labels 0 0 ee eee 42 Formatting a LANG o 5464 42445464 465420465444 hee aS s siin it ka 43 Behavior Common to All Label Objects 0 0 0 0 cc eee 44 Selecting an Object 0 0 0 0 0c eee ees 44 Locking Elements ona Label 0 0 0 00 ccc eee 47 Move Element 0 0 0 00 ccc ee ee ee eee 48 PRODCHIES arnee E a A a en oS 48 Alignment 0 0 0 0 00 ce ee ee eee eee nee 49 Center on Label 0 00 ccc ee ee eee 50 PAO E ag oko os oe ee ee ee es Fe a ee ee ee 51 FROMaUNG EICMOCMS c24 454406 beanies 24 e HEHE eee ew doe e SS A Bes 52 Rotating Label View 0 0 0 0 0 0 cece eee eens 53 Delete an Element 20 0 0 00 ec eee eee 54 Elali ee 4 on E E E E E E nes nde shade eae 55 Command Multiplier o n oana 56 COD A E o EE EE EE TE 56 Copy Object S n nananana aaa eee eens 58 Insert a New Label 0 0 0 0 0 cc ee eee 59 Text Element 0 0 0 0 002 cc ee ee eee 60 POGING VOX esre cremen AG ew eee aeRO nee eee At ates eke ae ee ane 60 CGI TOM paguangdonatacans gon eodeweee nee aaehan bea bea aden eek eos 61 Delete TEX scc bs at wan HO bY Rena eA eae ae be E Ra OO Oe A 61 Select Multiple Characters 0 0 0 0 ccc ee 62 PINGIREDIACC a s erori deste amp a koe SG th de e Gem
67. 0 0 0 es 217 Printing Labels From Templates 0 0 0 00 ccc ee eee 218 Application Wizards 00 0 es 219 EICCWICAle ss fap adhe ease ee ee eae Se ee E ee ees 219 Control Panel Labels 0 0 0 ccc ee ee eee 219 Wire Harness Labels 0 0 0 00 ccc eee 224 110 Block Labels 0 0 0 ee eee eens 228 Datacomm Labels 20 0 0 0 0 cc eee eee 235 LADOMOUOlY inga nbae eae donee eda ed bene hues CRAP Ab ee tae ohh Ae es 245 Laboratory LabelS 0 0 00 cc tenes 245 BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual Introduction Application Window Introduction LabelMark is a label design and management package which enables you to design a label based on material selection It is designed to be used in an industrial environment with more demands on speed accuracy and reliability of output LabelMark is a multi document application where you can open multiple label files The number of files that can be opened at any one time is constrained by system memory and resources Application Window Menus I bi mei View Porat T We Hap LET 7 z Toolbars Sa OSS BS Te Sh a a Open document sce lisos x sos s m si i m Properties window Workspace Errors and Info window minimized ay Lakes Piet Asmi THTEP 288 Toba Labain 2 Waving Sake i rons j ES Status bar Zoom control button Open files display as tab
68. 2 In the Find what field enter the data that will be replaced 3 Click the Replace with field OR Press Tab 4 Enter the replacement text string Note When searching for and or replacing a small word whose characters could be part of another word in the Find what and Replace with field enter a space before and after the characters that make up the word That way you will avoid changing parts of a word not meant to be changed 5 Click Find Next LabelMark moves to the first occurrence of the search string in the direction you specified With the found search string highlighted on the label 6 Click Replace tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea ia Formatting a Label 65 Text Element DD DD Oe To continue to the next occurrence 7 Click Find Next again then click Replace 8 Continue to click Find Next until all occurrences have been changed OR If you are confident that your search string and replacement text are correct you can replace the data on all the labels at one time After entering the search string and replacement text in the Find dialog box 9 Click Replace all All occurrences of the search string on all the labels in the file are changed with the replacement text A message displays the number of occurrences that have been changed iM LabelMark x Find and Replace i 1P 4 occurrence s replaced tes BRADY ea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST
69. BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST R e LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual Serialization 105 Simple Serialization RD eee Simple Serialization To add serialization to the label 1 Choose Insert gt Serialized Data The Serialization wizard is launched iM Data Serialization Start Select sanalzation method aE Space SS Welcome to Serialization Wizard Select if vou would like to create new serialization or to use previously saved scheme Do a quick serialization with minimal options C Use advanced options to serialize data Use one of the saved serialization schemes fram below Select how you would like to insert data on to the labels A001 Ins jdoe SRO01 Ims Patch Panel 5 pair jdoe SROO2 Ims Sequence type 2 pair backb jdoe TE0O1 lms Number of Terminals 12 jdoe TB002 Ims Number of Ports 26 jdoe Cancel Back n Finish Help 2 Click Do a quick serialization with minimal options radio button 1f not already selected 3 Click Next The Label Object field defaults to text The other option is Barcode Change only if you want to serialize a barcode 4 In the Sequence Type field click the down arrow and select the type desired 5 If Custom is selected as the Sequence Type in the Custom Text field enter the unique text characters you want to use for the serialization Example Unique text Brady When serializing the B would display on one label the r on the next lab
70. Create New Open a Control Panel Labels A Create labels for use in control panels including wire face plate general labels Sn Se eo Be _ Wire Harness Labels F Create labels for 110 Blocks Laboratory Labels Create labels for use in Laboratory applications 2 Datacomm Labels Trn Create labels for use in Datacomm applications M Show Start page on startup 4 There is only one Wire Harness label type In the fields opposite the Wires component enter the number of label files to create for the Wire Harness tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most hea 5 Application Wizards 225 Electrical iM Wire Harness Labels Select Components to Label Selact number of label files for component Number of labels should be greater that zero Select Components to Label Select file creation mode Wires Rename Label files Wires component Cancel Back net Finish Help You must indicate at least one wire harness type You cannot leave the field at 0 5 When ready click Next 6 On the Select file creation mode screen click a component then click the desired part number from the specific list presented 7 Repeat for each component listed 8 When ready click Next On the Rename Label files screen you can give the wire harness label files a unique name as opposed to the generic name temporarily applied To change the names of the wire harness label files 9
71. ERS MOST ROMs A Serialization 109 Advanced Serialization Priority The last field in the grid is Priority Changing the priority determines how the particular components increment relative to each other The number of priority levels available depends on how many components are included in your serialization E g if you are serializing 5 components you can use up to five separate priorities showing the relationship of each component to each other Following is a description of how priority works e Priority 0 A component assigned the priority of 0 increments independently from other components e Priority 1 A component assigned the priority of 1 increments first progressing through the entire string before other components begin to increment e Priority 2 A component assigned the priority of 2 does not start incrementing until the priority 1 component reaches its end value e Priority Where represents any other sequential number A component assigned this priority number does not start incrementing until the component with the previous priority number reaches its end value Rearrange Components The serialized data displays in the order in which you set up the components For instance if the first component is a numeric string and the second component an alpha string the serialized data will display as 1A To have the data display as Al change the order of the components To change the order of components 1 In
72. Edit 110 Block Serialization OR Right click one of the labels and choose Edit 110 Block Serialization 2 Make the editing changes Note To change the type of serialization or choose an existing serialization scheme click the Back button or click 110 Block Serialization link on the left side of the dialog box 3 Click Finish 110 Block 6 ISF X Start 3 Before edit Wire Pairs 10 Start 2 Number of strips 5 After edit 1 e 110 Block 6 15F X Stat x SS Se a 110 Block Serialization Pease enter required data 110 Block Seriali ation Start 110 Block Serialization o io create your IIO block seria Wire Pairs 75 Number of strips 5 Figure 1 Editing serialization from editing screen LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual ts BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST R e Application Wizards 235 Electrical Datacomm Labels Use the Datacomm wizard for labels designed to fit certain manufacturers data communication panels Depending on the manufacturer s panel that you select this wizard automatically sets the dimensions and parameters of the label to fit that particular panel If the desired manufacturer or product is not listed you can define your own data and save it as a custom product See page 240 for more information To use the Datacomm wizard 1 On the Create New Open dialog box click Use a wizard to create labels 2 In the list of wizards click Datacomm
73. Export Advanced Options for importing data a Advanced Options for importing data Advanced Data Import options enable you to position data on the label and indicate if you want data placed on the label in text or barcode format It also allows you to save the configuration as a scheme for later use If you have a large database of external data to import the Advanced Options lets you limit the number of records brought over by querying the database You can also sort the imported data To use the Advanced Options _ Choose Insert gt External Data 2 On the launched wizard click Use advanced options to import data 3 Click Next 4 Repeat Steps 4 through 9 from Adding External Data starting on page 143 5 Click Next The Select Visual Element screen displays the data in the upper left corner of the label as in a Quick Import On this screen you can reposition the data and indicate if the data should be presented in text format or as a barcode LM Data Import Select Visual Element Data visualization Start Select Data Source Select Fields Select Visual Element Filter Your Records Sort Your Records Results Data Placement Save Data Import Scheme LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual x Specify fok vou would ke fo visualize selected gata an the labels You can ether select an existing element an the label ar select new Text ar Barcode element A x Column Formats ANI I Px Symbol
74. Gri le an F2 Duplicate Side 1 data bound elements on the Side 2 for two sided labels Edit In a New Window cot e _ o ts BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST R e Data Import Export 147 Advanced Options for importing data 6 Click the column on which you want to change the element 7 Click the desired element text or barcode in the Visual Element toolbar Note For a larger display click Edit in a New Window button This presents a larger screen to view the element changes To exit out of this larger display click the Close button at the bottom of the screen You are returned to the wizard 8 Repeat for each column you want to change To reposition the data elements on the visual display 9 Click the element to reposition The element displays handles and the mouse turns into a cross 10 Position the mouse on the element to move and drag to its new position If you are working with a 2 sided label and you want the imported data to duplicate on the other side of the label 11 Click Duplicate Side I data bound elements on Side 2 for two sided labels to place a checkmark in the option box IM Data Import Select Visual Element Date visualization Start Select Data Source Select Visual Element Select Fields Specify how you would like to visualize selected data an the labels You can either select Select Visual Element an existing element on the label or select new Text or Barcode alement Filte
75. Height If you are using continuous material you can change the part height repeat length from that which was set when you created the new file Exceptions to this are Datacomm and 110 Block labels These labels are created through a template wizard and use a different mechanism for adjusting the label dimensions For more information on template wizards see page 207 To change the part height 1 In the Part Height field of the Label Object Properties box to the right of the screen enter the new part height Label Object Properties a Part Name 2 1TPFR 38 1 Width 2 4410 Height 0 7500 Columns Per Sheet 1 Rows Per Sheet 1 Double Sided Mo Continuous Yes Part Height 2 500 inches Apply Changes Note In order for the Part Height field to display make sure no element on the label is selected 2 Click Apply Changes Apply Changes tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea Formatting a Label 101 WireMark Format WireMark Format WireMarker label types always repeat lines of data down the label You can text or graphic elements to a WireMark label With the label selected to add a WireMark label 1 Choose Format gt Wiremark Note You must choose Format gt Wiremark for each label on which you want to add the wiremark However if most of the labels you create are Wiremark you can default the system to always apply the Wiremark format The default is set in T
76. I want to save this as custom product Product name Smal width blocks Manufacturer name Custom If you want to save the new configuration as a custom product 4 Click J want to save this as custom product check box 5 Highlight the data in the Product Name field and enter a new name for your custom product Changing the Manufacturer name is optional If you want to change this data 6 In the Manufacturer Name field highlight the current name and enter a new or customized name 7 When ready click Save Save button 8 When finished editing click Finish Serialization Schemes If a serialization scheme was used to set the serialization for the Datacomm label when choosing Edit Datacomm Serialization from the Edit menu the serialization screens from that scheme display These screens may look different than the usual Datacomm serialization editing screens as they reflect the data used in an advanced serialization sequence Refer to page 108 for information on how to edit the scheme s configuration LabeMark 5 5 User s Manual wnt penronmance arrens wosa BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KOM A Application Wizards 245 Laboratory Laboratory The Laboratory category contains a wizard incorporating label designs from previous IdentiLab software While this wizard is used to design new labels for laboratory media test tubes slides etc if you have label files extension ilf
77. In the list of label files click the file whose name you want to change tes BRADY ea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 226 Application Wizards Electrical M Wire Harness Labels Rename Label files Rename Label files Choose existing job to update with selected Label files or create new job file raise lesen You can rename any of the label files listed below by double clicking on the name you want to edit If you want to add ncaa bata EA the label files to a new or existing job choose the appropriate option below and then check the label files that you want to add to the job 7 Select Deselect A Name a N OCOC C C C C C S S These label files will be saved to the default label file directory for LabelMark located here C LabelMark_EN Label Files Add selected Label files to No Job C An Existing Job Name 3F001 Imj Browse C A New Job Name 10 Using text highlighting techniques highlight the temporary name then enter the unique name directly over the highlighted name 11 Repeat for each label file name you want to change Note If after assigning a new name you decide you would rather use the previous name click the Undo button to the right of the file name you want to undo You can add the new label files to a job file for more efficient processing For more information on Job Files see page 20 You can add to an existing job
78. Laboratory applications Datacomm Labels M Show Start page on startup 4 In the fields opposite the Control Panel types enter the number of label files to create for each component type iM Control Panel Labels Select Components to Label Select number of label files per each component Set number to zero when no labels should be created for component Select Components to Label Select file creation mode Electric Safety Rename Label files Electric safety component Wires Wires component Terminal Blocks Terminal blocks component General Id General id legend plate component Push Buttons Push buttons component Power Cable Power Cable component tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most hea 5 Application Wizards 221 Electrical You can create any number of control panel labels in any combination e g 2 push buttons 6 terminal blocks etc However at least one control panel type has to be selected You cannot keep all fields at 0 5 When ready click Next 6 On the Select file creation mode screen click a component then click the desired part number from the specific list presented OR Select a template on which to base the file iM Control Panel Labels Select file creation mode Select a label part or a template file Select Components to Labe gt Select MA CENNA ee Create part based file SA ST C Create template based file Rename Label fil
79. MOST LabelMark 5 User s Manual Technical Support Technical Support Numbers On line Help For repair or technical assistance find your regional Brady Tech Support office by going to e In the Americas www bradyid com e In Europe www bradyeurope com e In Asia www bradycorp com tes BRADY LabelMark 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most AOS A Table of Contents Introduction 6cccereenueeates needa we en Orem ee ec bw ie ae ee eee wae 4d Application Window 0 0c ee ee eee TOOWAS oa40dn ach Jae d breton e daa dbene bake Rabe tae ohh ee cds ee SLANG ai 4c be oes ea ees ee beh bee hee eee oe ee ees FOM bu o b0cenbe0eRaradas tn eeterebne bees nea be eb eee eee ee ACUO eese goa eke bes bomen caeeed eh tate oth eeu G eee eae oes CUSIOMIZe Toobal sses 0 46 Geeeke es Cea da Oe hah ws i Oe ede CEs OptiIONS 2 ee eee ee eee GSeNelal OPUONS i 05404 4650600 e8wd bbe meee he GdaGew ewe daeewe we Format Options 0 0 0 0 ee ee Data Reese wae tan etane tne ee ee oe eee eee PICTPOUNG su 46445 Gen been bo oe oe ae ae Oe Oe oe ee eke Se ee ee FeO a4 eecee tates rede u Ooebe ease ek ebook wae seee heads eee eat zie zele Atlar o gt 2 6 ae c aage 4G edo 5 ote sewed bee be ea de et eee d wees HeD SEAC auc vue vee SO eden tae hoa TRS eRe de REM OPER Sew mS HM Getting Started cere sesso ace ce eee See ees we ea tee ee ee et eee oe Sree cas ke ve de Graphical Label Design 0 0c ee eee ees
80. O pc Sehi T The objects on one or more of the imported labels could not be resized to fit the label area Cab ellIExit FlagsilllFire Zoom 100 Cancel Back Next Finish Help To create a new folder 4 Under Select Folder click the down arrow and select Create a new folder 5 In the Create Folder pop up box enter a name for the folder then click OK E Create Folder x cancel tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea Printer Management Utility Excel Add In 183 Data Import 6 Under Enter File Name enter a name for the file 7 Click Save Save button EJ LabelMark Printer Management Utility x Save Print File Save or pint the new fle fo your printer or PC Welcome Q Select Output Enter File Name Choose Printer File E Sau Te Select Data C n Symbol Categoried Map Data nn Save Print File Save Q Save To Printer C pc Cab elIExit FlagsiilFi re A message displays confirming the file is saved to the printer EJ LabelMark Printer Management Utility File Symbol Categories is saved 8 Click OK to remove the message from the screen BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 184 Printer Management Utility Excel Add In Data Import Save to PC You can save your file to different directories on the PC 1 Under Select Output click the Save radio button 2 Under Save
81. Open 4 Make the desired changes to the template If updating a template when finished 5 Choose File gt Save OR Click Save j l If creating another template from the established template when finished making the changes 6 Choose File gt Save As 7 Enter a name for the new template that is different from the established template 8 Click Save Open a Template from Start Page From the Start page you can open a template for editing The Start page must be open See page 16 for information on opening the Start page if it currently is closed 1 Click Start amp document tab 2 In the list under Open recently used file section in the Action column click the word Open for the row containing the template you want to edit Note Templates will always contain the two options Open and Create New Label File Label files will only contain the option to Open tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 218 Templates Printing Labels From Templates Open recently used file B Refresh Files Create new using File Name Action Printer BMP i By Part names st Open Create New Label File Detected Part M71 E Product names sf Open Matching Label Mark H sku ist Open Create New Label File File Options T namest A E be Fi Part Height repeat I Product I5t Open Create New Label File J 3F001 Imj F Allow Graphical l eme part ist New Label File AWew D Parts I5t Open Crea
82. PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea ia Printer Management Utility Excel Add In 181 Data Import You can link the same field number to multiple label objects EJ LabelMark Printer Management Utility Map Data Start by selecting an object and then choosing which held to link with it Welcome Choose Printer File Select Data Map Data Save Print File zoom 100 cet ee e o 4 When you are done mapping all your fields click Next Save Print File You can save the new file on the printer on the PC or both You can also print the file without saving it Save to Printer To save the file to the printer 1 Under Select Output click the Save radio button 2 Under Save To click the Printer radio button If the printer connected to your PC is one that supports folders such as the BMP51 printer proceed with Step 3 otherwise skip to Step 6 tes BRADY a WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 182 Printer Management Utility Excel Add In Data Import 3 Under Select Folder click the down arrow and select the folder in which you want to save the file LabelMark Printer Management Utility ave Print File 7e or print the new file fo your printer ar PC Welcome T Select Output 3 Select Folder Choose Printer File BS save pa Select Data l Root i 2 Map Data Print A Root Save Print File Q123 Save To x123 Printer Create a new folder
83. RFORMANCE MATTERS MOST Description Moves to the first label in the file In Text Element moves to the beginning of the line of text Moves to the last label in the file In Text Element moves to the end of the line of text If a label is selected in a multi label file moves to the label above If on a label element selects the element above the current element If on the last element moves to the label above selecting the bottom element on that label If a label is selected in a multi label file moves to the label below If on a label element selects the element below the current element If on the last element moves to the label below selecting the top element on that label If a label is selected in a multi label file moves to the label on the left If on a label element selects the element to the left of the current selected element If on the top left element moves to the label on the left selecting the right most element on that label LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 30 Getting Started Cursor Movement Function Description Move Right oOo If a label is selected in a multi label file moves to the label on the right If on a label element selects the element to the right of the current selected element If on the right most element moves to the label on the right selecting the left most element on that label Moves to the next label in a file Moves to the previous
84. Remove a Label File 0 000000000 0c ee 122 BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual PrN GOD TG 442 564 n4e4 66 cemes 4H ee eae Soke eh ese wes oe 123 Selecta Printer 0 0 ee ee ee eee 123 Print from a Job File 04 0 0b G 25 65 6 60 25 ou oe eh eo eee eee Sea een 123 Edit PrINUODUONS 2 66460454 Caden e bab oe wed be OSHS oa ees as eee eee 124 Bye 62 Ce re ee E E E E E ee ee 125 Close GdO0 Vil wecasuencetacueuegeuasdeeeeedeuee Gas paw ooh oe d ge woo 125 Delete a Job File 2 ee ene 126 Favorite JOD FIICS is 4 caus aw sb 9 hw See ew ORS a ee Oe eS ROE 127 Add to Favorites 2 06 lt k6undoe eo eed henge Hd eb ROT Awe Rw SAE De ees 127 View Favorite Job Files 0 nananana anaa 128 Search for Job Files 0 0 0 ce ee eens 128 Managing Custom Parts 0 0c ces 131 Creating a Custom Part 0 0 ccc ees 131 Aola lt oad oe E Shee ea ee oe ee oe ee oe E E oe ee 133 EXDOM CUSIOIN PANS caca4 0 ba tad eee cae ee ee bose beeen tener ae eee 135 import Custom Pats saes aa at Gace tg ea rodres SS Oe a ee ge we 135 Delete Custom Part 0 0 0 0 cc ee ee ee eee 136 Managing Favorite Parts 0 0 0 cee ee 137 Add to FavoriteS 0 0 0 cc ee ee eee eee 137 Searching Favorites 0 cc ee eee ees 138 Remove from Favorites 0 0 0 2c ee ee eee 138 Using Favorites s ssaa a oe ete es eos Se we Gee eee ae eee ee 139 Manage Printer Part Pa
85. TTERS MOST Printer Verify label part Units of Measure Language Allow graphical label design Show label copies user interface LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 7 8 Introduction Options e Show Check Errors Window maximized e Label Object Properties visible e Check for updates Format Options Application Options and Settings Format Options Default Font Style Data Refresh File paths sae ag Bold Italic Underline Horizontal Justification Vertical Justification Line Spacing Left Top Expand Condense 100 w Center Middle es E C Right C Bottom e p Automatic Text Formatting V Auto fit text lines Underline 6 9 characters J By default Wiremark labels in line mode Flip Character The Format Options is used to set the following default options e Font e Size e Style e Horizontal and Vertical Justification e Line Spacing e Automatic Text Formatting including Auto sizing and the Flip character to use when applying the Flip Flop function Auto Size Selecting this option automatically adjusts the text size to fit the element size As the text overflows the element width the font is decreased until it fits the line or reaches the minimum font size of 6 points After this point text overflows beyond the zone If you delete characters the font size starts increasing up to the original font size tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS mo
86. Tab Other Data Source Select File Cancel Back Next Finish Help Note Ifa Text File select the Delimiter character that is used to separate the fields 5 Click Select File Select File 6 Using standard Windows Explorer procedures locate and select the external file to import then click Open 7 Click Next 8 If the data is from a spreadsheet select the worksheet that contains the data to use tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea S Data Import Export 145 Adding External Data LM Data Import Select Fields Saecity data import content Start Select Data Source Select Fields Select Fields Select the table and columns that you want to use for this data import Select table to use Select the columns and the order in which to read the data Available Columns Selected Columns Symbol Grids E E Cancel Back Next Finish Help 9 In the Available Columns section select the columns of data that you want to import then click the right pointing arrow gt The wizard automatically selects all fields on a worksheet To limit the columns of data to just a few in the Selected Columns section click the fields that you DO NOT want to include then click the left pointing arrow 10 When finished click Finish Finish BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 146 Data Import
87. To transfer the printer files to the directory on your PC 9 In the Current Printer field click the down arrow and select the printer that contains the files you want to transfer to the PC Note The Current Printer defaults to the printer selected in Options gt Printer Options See page 191 for more information 10 In the Printer Files column select the files you want to transfer to your PC Select multiple files using Shift Click for contiguous files files next to each other in a row Use Ctrl Click to select random non contiguous files files not next to each other 11 When the files to transfer are selected click gt button EJ LabelMark Printer Management Utility PC Files Symbol Categories bm Satety bmt NUMBERS bmf Fire Signs brit BARCODE IN_TEXT bmf BARCODE IN TEXT bmf 8910 bmf Printer Files Current Printer BmP71 Connected 2 CALM S BMP71 a ok ts BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST R e LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual Printer Management Utility Excel Add In 173 Transfer Files E Transferring Files from Printer Folders When working with a Brady printer that supports folders you can only transfer the files contained within the folder not the folder itself To organize the files in similarly named folders on the PC and the Printer create the folders individually on both the printer and the PC To transfer the files within a folder on the printer 1 Double click
88. Y pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 136 Managing Custom Parts Delete Custom Part T Delete Custom Part To remove a custom part from your Custom parts list 1 Choose Tools gt Manage Custom Parts 2 In the Custom Parts list click the part to remove 3 Click Delete button ag OR Press Delete key 4 Click Yes in the delete confirmation box The custom part is removed from your list only If the custom part was exported to the Custom Parts directory you can import it again should you need it later on LabeMark 5 5 User s Manual wnt anronmane marrens sr os BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KOM A Managing Favorite Parts 137 Add to Favorites FFD ee Managing Favorite Parts You can combine often used media parts into a Favorites list for ease of creating new label files Add to Favorites To create a Favorites list 1 Choose Tools gt Manage Favorite Parts 2 In the Master Parts List click the part number you want to add to your favorites list 3 Click Add Add ss 4 Repeat as necessary to add the part numbers to your favorites You can select multiple part numbers and add them to your favorites list at one time See the Mouse Navigation tables page 32 for information on performing multiple selections Manage Favorite Part List Manage Custom Parts Panel 10 I5F Master Parts List Filters Part Name LAT Printer Com
89. a TEETE t Export to LabelMark format Export to text file Preview and layout 7 Ie are en ee Save path c Documents and Settings bankossu my documents New Text Documenti txt Browse Process data Source Selacted fields 1 1 E Sheet Sheet Field 1 lt gt Field A E Field E FipaMarker EIX Block WireMarker Safety Safety Safety PipeMarker PipeMarker Down Safety All Up Flags Cable Flags Safety Safety PipeMarker Expand all Collapse all Sort Add Field Remove Field Cancel Back Next Finish Help 4 To export the entire column of data in the Source section click the field column you want to export then click gt This places the entire contents of the particular field in the Selected Fields column tes BRADY a WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 164 Microsoft Excel E To export only certain rows of information from a particular field 5 In the Source section click the in front of the Field number name you want to expand 6 Click the particular data in the field then click gt j 7 Repeat the above procedure for as many data items in the field that you need When you export data items placed in Field of the Selected Fields section come over as one object To treat each field entry as a separate object add fields to the Selected Fields section 8 Click Add Field Add Field then repeat Steps 5 and 6 above Th
90. a aaaea ee eee 99 Adjusting Label Height 2 0 ccc ee eee 100 WireMark Format 0 000000 ccc ee es 101 Serialization 0 0 ce ee 103 How Serialization Works 0 0 0 0 00000 cc eee 103 Examples of Serialization 2 0 nananana aa ee eee 103 Simple Serialization 0 0 0 0 aaaea ee eee eee 105 Format Serialization anaana aaa eee 107 Advanced Serialization 0 00 00 00 ee eee 107 Edit Components 0 0 00 ce ee ee eee 108 Remove Serialization 0 000000 00 ccc ee eee 111 Label Files 24 connie eee a ee a a he hen es oa 113 ole he sans cue e yee eee ee eee we on eee ee oe oe aw bee ee eee eeaies 113 File Naming Standards 0 00 ee ee eee 113 Save Changes 0c cc ee ee eee eae 114 Opening a File 2 vssceogeee bow des bc edheten were ses eee deme ebeadas ade 115 Files Using Discontinued Parts aana aaa cee ee 115 Open from Start Page 1 6 ee eee eee 116 Open Upon EAUNChs 224 44c4o8n0 bee heneeeee ee daar he oo beh Re 117 File Properties 66 4 0 29 4 95 044 oo wd Oa oe we eR ea eee es 118 JOD FIGS 45 cha eee Face ee ee ea ee eee eee hae ewes dees arene es 120 Create a Job File cca veceecveaceGenapeudgaeees cheulesace des ouuneeeek 120 Add Label Pil S os 6 aie wee ebook e 6 SRR oe eee es eee ee 120 Save JOD FIC 2 nan noe eb ach he wees eee ee eG oe be REE Obese BRAS 121 OPEaAJOO FIC 25 435 656444 ee hbo ote yew ees ewe eee eeees 121
91. able area View When you start a new label file if the selected part number contains more than one label it displays the multiple labels on the screen with a circled number next to each label to indicate where that label is on the media liner To view one label in a multi label layout 1 Click the label you want to view alone 2 Choose View gt Single Label Layout That label displays by itself in the upper left corner of the screen Note When applying serialization adding date time text or using the Command Multiplier you do not have to have all labels visible To view all the labels in a multi label layout 1 Choose View gt Multiple Label Layout tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 24 Getting Started View Two Sided Labels Some label parts allow printing on both sides of the label To view each side separately or together 1 Choose View gt Two Sided Sleeve gt Side where is the number of the side you want to view OR Click one of the 2 sided buttons Duplicate Data on Second Side When working with 2 sided labels you can duplicate all data text graphics barcodes etc placed on one side of the label onto the other side of the label You do not have to select data to duplicate If you do want to duplicate only one or two elements on a label use the Command Multiplier see page page 56 To duplicate data onto the second side of a 2 sided label
92. al 186 Printer Management Utility Excel Add In Data Import OFF Oe The Print screen displays 3 In the Name field click the down arrow and select the printer to which you want to send the data if not already selected Print i pre Information Status Ready Print to File Type BMP71 Where USBOO3 Comment SMP71 BMP71 Labels to print Print range definitions File label copies Start nd All labels Selected labels only Range of labels Copies Total labels 1 Printer Position Adjustment Horizontal E Vertical First Ram button Flags iiiiiitiExit 1 CableliiiiiiiF ire Safet GHS 1345639 tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most AOS i Printer Management Utility Excel Add In 187 Data Import 5 To print the label file from Print Preview click Print Print 6 To return to the Print screen click Close G9 Close 7 To print the label file from the Print screen click Print 8 When the data import function is completed click Finish Finish BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 188 Printer Management Utility Excel Add In Options DR eee Options The Options feature of the LabelMark Printer Management Utility lets you set specific defaults for the utility such as the default printer and the language in which you want the utility interface to display
93. al Windows naming conventions See page 113 for file naming conventions 3 In the Comments field enter anything you wish perhaps a short note to remind yourself or other users as to what the scheme entails This field is optional 4 When completed click Finish tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 154 Data Import Export Using a Data Import Scheme DD eee Using a Data Import Scheme To apply a saved data import scheme 1 Choose Insert gt External Data 2 On the Data Import Wizard click Use one of the following previously defined data import schemes 3 Click the desire import scheme 4 Click Finish Refresh Data The data scheme displays the source data that was current when the data scheme was saved If the source data file has been updated since the last time the data scheme was used the scheme might not reflect the latest most up to date information To ensure you are working with the most current data refresh the data scheme 1 Choose Tools gt Refresh gt Imported Data A confirmation message displays LM LabelMark x Refresh Imported Data This action cannot be undone and will prevent undo of previous actions Continue anyway Loves oN 2 Click Yes to continue The data on the labels is updated tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KOM A Microsoft Visio 155 Selected Data Microsoft Visio You
94. an element disables it preventing it from being edited sized or moved When locked the selection handles change appearance indicating the element is in a locked state To lock an element 1 Click the element to display the handles 2 Choose Edit gt Lock Unlock gt Lock To unlock an element thereby freeing up an element for editing 1 Click the locked element to display the handles 2 Choose Edit gt Lock Unlock gt Unlock If you want to lock all elements on a label choose Lock All under the Edit gt Lock Unlock menu If locking everything you do not have to select any particular element on the label Likewise if you are not sure which element is locked choosing Unlock All from the Edit gt Lock Unlock menu unlocks everything without having to first select an element BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 48 Formatting a Label Behavior Common to All Label Objects DD Oe Move Element To move an element to another location on the label 1 Click the element to display the handles 2 Place the mouse on the element itself NOT on a handle The mouse turns into a cross 3 Drag the element to the desired location on the label 4 When finished click anywhere on the screen to remove the handles from the element Properties When a label element is selected the Properties box displays Use the Properties box to make desired changes to the element The options available in the Properties box varies acc
95. aphic This will overwrite the aspect ratio maintained by default Note To change the height independent of the width the Allow Stretching option box must be checked If not the width will change automatically to coincide with the changed height maintaining the aspect ratio tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea 5 Formatting a Label 77 Image Element Property Width Use this field to indicate an exact width of the graphic This will overwrite the aspect ratio maintained by default Note To change the width independent of the height the Allow Stretching option box must be checked If not the height will change automatically to coincide with the changed width maintaining the aspect ratio Use this field to achieve a custom rotation 1 e some increment of 360 Left Indicates the distance the left edge of the image element is from the left edge of the label For a more precise movement of the image element enter the measured distance in the Left field Top Indicates the distance the top of the image element is from the top of the label For a more precise movement of the image element enter the measured distance in the Top field Allow Stretching When Allow Stretching is checked LabelMark ignores the aspect ratio and allows separate resizing width or height When Allow Stretching 1s checked green handles will display around the entire image not just the corners tes BRADY
96. art numbers 2 Click OK tes BRADY a WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 18 Getting Started Create New Label File Searching the Master Parts List You can narrow a large Master list of part numbers through searching You can search by e Part Name e Printer Compatibility e Part Family e Width e Height You can search on these fields individually or in combination If searching in combination the results are abstracted based on the order in which the fields are selected for search criteria For example if the first search criteria narrows the results to 100 the information in the next search field further filters those 100 results to a more narrow list It does not search the entire database again Likewise if the data from the second search field is removed the results returns to the part numbers displayed from the criteria in the first search field By Part Name To search the master parts list by part name 1 In the By Part Name field enter the name number of the part you want to use As you enter the part number characters or portions of the part numbers the list immediately abstracts those part numbers that have the entered characters in that position in their name The list narrows after each letter entered To return to the full Master list 2 Highlight the text in the By Part Name field then press Delete By Printer Compatibility You can also search by Printer Compatibility
97. as a document tab while LabelMark is running To return to the Start page at anytime during label creation 1 Click Stat amp document tab To remove the Start up screen from your workspace 2 Click the X on the Start tab Re Open Start Page To re open the Start screen once it has been closed 1 Choose File gt Start page You can bypass the Start page and go directly to the Create New Open screen upon launch of your future LabelMark sessions On the Start page at the top right of the screen 1 Click Show Create New Open dialog on startup instead e Show Create New Open dialog on startup instead Refresh Parts New Label File H Design Hew Temolate File The next time you launch a session of LabelMark you will be taken directly to the Create New Open screen You will not see the Start page But you can always get it back by selecting File gt Start page tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea Getting Started 17 Create New Label File eC tee Create New Open Dialog Box When launching LabelMark you are immediately presented with the Start page from where you can create label files based on previously used parts To create a file using parts not listed on the Start page or if the Start page has been turned off 1 Choose File gt New OR in the Standard Toolbar Click New y You are presented with the Create Ne
98. ata impart Remove extra labels anni 100 Cancel Back Finish Help Indicate if the other labels in the multi label file should be eliminated from the new file after the data has been imported Eliminating the extra labels allows you to take the format and label type of an existing label file and create a new file using the data from the Excel file If you want to keep the extra labels in the file be aware that data from Excel will only be imported onto the selected label and the other labels will be kept unchanged If you just want the format of the selected label but do not want all the extraneous labels from the original file 7 Click the Remove extra labels option box 8 Click Next BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 178 Printer Management Utility Excel Add In Data Import E Select Data On this screen you select the specific data from the Excel file that you want to display on your labels You can add all data to one field or create extra fields each containing separate lists of data Each data point added to one field displays as separate labels in the printer file To add Source data to the Selected Fields 1 Click the in front of Sheet in the Source section to display columns of data 1f not already displayed OR Click the in front of the Column name to display the individual data points EJ LabelMark Printer Management Utility Select Data Select d
99. ata to expart Welcome Choose Printer File selected helds Select Data E Sheet Sheet Field 1 helene Column A review File l Save Print File m j Rollform PipeMarker EIX Block WireMarkar Safety Safety Safety Rollform PipeMarker Rollform PipeMarker Rollform PipeMarker Rollform PipeMarker Collapse all Sort Add Field Remave Field ae ex e o 2 To import an entire column of Source data click the desired column then click gt j If you want to import all Source data click To export only certain rows of information from a particular field 3 In the Source section click the in front of the Column number name you want to expand 4 Click the particular data in the Source column then click El 5 Repeat the above procedure for as many data items in the Source column that you need Label 5 5 User s Manual wnt penronmance arrens wosa BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KOM A Printer Management Utility Excel Add In 179 Data Import To rearrange the order of text placed in a field 6 In the Selected fields section of the dialog box click one of the data items 7 Click Up or Down e to move the data to the desired position in the list When you import data Source data placed in one Selected Field prints on separate labels one data point for each label If you only want one list of data proceed to Step 14 To create multiple lists of data for various labe
100. b file the job file also displays tes BRADY oa WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 228 Application Wizards Electrical 110 Block Labels The 110 Block label type is based on user selected pair configurations with the length of the label determined by the pair type selected The number and formatting of areas is based on pair configuration and block type selected In the 110 Block label the number of areas created is based on the pair configuration selected Vertical and horizontal separator lines are automatically added The following example displays the areas based on the wire pairs selected 1 e 2 pair 3 pair 4 pair 5 pair Block Type is used to determine how data is serialized Horizontal increments one number per area based on the start value tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea ia Application Wizards 229 Electrical In Backbone block type the left most area on each strip prints with two numbers The first number is left justified the second number is right justified All other areas print with one right justified number pair none pair horizontal stata tals to fr fe e lw lala po fw fas ae Lor Loe foe foe Ln Le Le pair backbone ao d f of f l a o n oo o a asal ol oo al al ol osl sol o s sol s Note A strip is one completed fully populated label If multiple strips are added each additional strip contin
101. bed documents the name of the file appearing on the tab If the document has not yet been saved Untitled displays in the tab where is the number of the untitled document on which you are working The X on the tab is used to close that particular document Note If you close the document without saving you will lose the data A message displays asking if you want to save the document tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 1 2 Introduction Application Window DDD To move between different open documents 1 Click the tab of the document you want to view The tab of the document accessed the one in view displays with a white background The other document tabs display slightly grayed You can have multiple documents opened at one time If too many documents are open to display in one row of tabs the screen displays another row of tabs behind the first one Window Element Description Menu Menus provide functions or commands available in the LabelMark program Toolbar Collection of menu shortcuts displayed on buttons The toolbar contains standard Windows application commands and commands specific to the LabelMark software enabling you to process label making tasks Status Bar Located at the bottom of the workspace window the status bar displays relevant information about the label and media on which you are working The status bar contains the selected label part numbe
102. bel file whose print options you want to change 1 Click Edit Print Option 37 Edit Print Option 1M Print Options x Labels to print Printer Position Adjustment File label copies Horizontal 0 All labels Vertical o 3 E Number of Copies 1 Side To Print Second Side Side 1 Standard Side 2 7 Reverse Both In the Labels to print section you have the option to print File label copies or All labels If you select File label copies the number of copies is determined by the Label Copies toggle button next to each label in the file See Label Copies on page 25 for more information You do not have to indicate the number of copies on this screen If you choose All labels the default indicate the number of copies desired 2 In the Number of Copies field enter the number of copies to print OR Use the up down arrow toggle to increment or decrement the number of copies 3 In the Side to Print field click the radio button of the desired option Note The Side to Print field only activates if the selected label file is using a part number that allows 2 sided printing Likewise the Second Side field activates only if Side 2 is selected in the Side to Print field 4 In the Second Side field click the radio button of the desired option 5 Click OK LabeMarcSSUsers Manual wnt enronmance mares wos KOR BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST A A
103. bel files to any job file To create a new job file proceed to Step 15 If you do not want to add label files to any job file proceed to Step 18 To add to an existing job file 12 Click An Existing Job radio button 13 In the list of label files click the files you want to add to an existing job file By default they are all selected If you want to add only a few label files to an existing job file click Select Deselect All to remove the checkmark Then click the option box for the individual label files you want to add to an existing job file 14 Click the down arrow in the field to the right of An Existing Job radio button and select the job file to which the label files will be added If the job file is not stored in the default Job Files folder click the Browse button and using standard Windows procedures locate the directory containing the desired job files LabelMark 8 5 Users Manual nen penronmanoe marens osr fs BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KO A Application Wizards 223 Electrical To create a new job file 15 Click A New Job radio button 16 In the Name field to the right of A New Job radio button enter a name for the job file 17 Check the label files to be placed in the new job file 18 When ready click Finish The labels are displayed as individual label files indentified by the name tabs If the labels were added to a job file the job file also displays
104. belMark 5 5 User s Manual 86 Formatting a Label Barcode Elements Property Italic Click the Italics option box to place the human readable text in italics This option is not available with human readable text Superscript Click the Superscript option to display all selected text slightly above the line of text Subscript Click the Subscript option to display all selected text slightly below the line of text Value The value is the data entered that the barcode represents Changing the data changes the barcode Note You can use the same techniques highlighting cursor movement editing in the Value field as you do in a text element See Select Multiple Characters on page 62 for more information Barcode Type Barcode types are made up of different symbologies 1 e number and thickness of bars and spaces The type of barcode to use depends on industry standards or specific need To change the barcode type 1 In the Barcode Type field click the down arrow 2 Select the appropriate barcode type Check Digit A check digit is used for error detection in a barcode It consists of a single digit computed from the other digits in the barcode To change the check digit model to use or to remove the check digit 1 In the Check Digit field click the down arrow 2 Select the option to use Location The Location refers to the placement of the human readable text to the barcode To change the location or to turn off th
105. belMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KO A Job Files 123 Printing a Job File Printing a Job File Each label file in the job file can be sent to a different printer if desired Select a Printer To select the printer that will print the specific label file 1 In the Printer field click the drop down arrow and select a printer Job Details Move Up Move Down File Name Side To Print IM DATOOL ISF LabXpert Undefined Standard Snagit amp Microsoft XPS Document Writer Standard BCDAT 6 Microsoft Office Document Image Writer Labne standard THTEF 168 Disc Publisher IT Brady LABMPERT Copy 2 Brady LABXPERT BMPY1 Adobe PDF Standard XC 475 Print from a Job File To print a label file contained in a Job File with the job file open 1 Click the label file to print Note Use Ctrl Click to select multiple label files to print at one time 2 Click Print Print Note You can also click the Print icon in the standard toolbar to print the selected label files If you want to print all label files in a job file you do not have to select any label files In the open job file 4 Click Print All Print All tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 124 Job Files Printing a Job File aa Edit Print Options To change the number of copies or the side of the label file to print edit the print options Select the la
106. bels field enter the number of labels to which the serialization should be applied If working with a 2 sided label indicate if you want the serialized data to repeat on the other side of the label 4 Click Duplicate Side 1 data on Side 2 To add a prefix or suffix to the serialized data 5 Click Prefix or Suffix option box and enter the desired prefix or suffix in the adjacent text box 6 Click Next 7 In the Number of copies field use the toggle button to increase decrease the number of serialization copies number of times to repeat the serialization 8 In the Apply to field click the radio button that indicates on what labels the serialization should be applied ts BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST MO A Serialization 9 In the Place data on the labels field select the direction you want the serialization applied to the bank of labels 10 Click Next If you have put together a complex serialization scheme save the scheme for later use so you do not have to re enter the data the next time you want to use this serialization 11 On the Save serialization scheme screen click Yes radio button 12 In the File name field if you do not want to use the generic scheme name highlight SerializationScheme1 lms and enter a unique name You do not have to enter an extension The extension lms will automatically be applied to the name 13 For more information abo
107. bjects Selecting Multiple Elements You can perform some functions on multiple elements at one time such as moving copying etc provided those elements are all selected The following table describes how to select multiple elements or labels Selection Items Action Procedure Elements Ctrl Left Click Holding the CTRL key click the left mouse button on the elements to be selected Elements Lasso 1 Position the mouse on a corner of the See Figure 2 label just above below left or right of on page 47 the elements you want to select DO NOT PLACE THE MOUSE ON AN ELEMENT Drag the mouse diagonally to draw the selection line lasso around the elements you want to select Labels Non Ctrl Left Click Holding the CTRL key click the left mouse contiguous button on the labels to be selected The labels DO NOT have to be next to each other Labels Contiguous Shift Left Click 1 Click the first label to be included in the selection 2 Holding the Shift key click the last label to be included in the selection The labels MUST BE next to each other in a row or column tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea Formatting a Label 47 Behavior Common to All Label Objects MOUSE positioned al aT here to start i ZZ Mouse diagonalt dragged here to end lasso Figure 2 Demonstration of lasso technique Locking Elements on a Label Locking
108. cates that the serialization scheme will take precedence over any serialization data you may have entered 2 In the list of schemes click the scheme you want to use 3 When finished with the Provide serialization information screen click Next tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea i Application Wizards 241 Electrical eee Rename Label Files On the Rename Label files screen you can create the label file under a new unique name as opposed to the generic name listed To give the file a unique name 1 Highlight the DataComm generic name 2 Enter the new name directly over the highlighted generic name 3 Repeat for each label file name you want to change E Rename Label files Rename Label files Choose existing job to update with selected Labe files or create new job file See i hha pen You can prea any of the label files listed below by double clicking on the name you want to edit If you want to add Provide serialization information a 2 on mopar new or existing job choose the appropriate option below and then check the label files that you want gt Rename Label files o add to the Job 7 Select Deselect A menee SS Iv fm Patch Pane H424 iv ti s S ee oo Patch Pane mfes ooo Bonn abel file es will be saved to the default label file directory for LabelMark located here C LabelMark_EN Label Files Add selected Label files to No Job C An Exi
109. ck X on the Standard toolbar OR Choose Edit gt Delete The following information box displays 1M LabelMark 7 E x Label Editor One or more linked data bound objects are selected Are you sure you want to delete them Yes Delete the entire sets No Delete only selected objects Cancel cancel action To delete all occurrences of the selected linked data on all labels 3 Click Yes OR to delete the single occurrence of the selected data on the individual label Click No OR to cancel the delete function Click Cancel If you indicated NO only the selected occurrence of the linked data is deleted The linked data on the corresponding labels remains ts BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST ROMs A Formatting a Label 91 Add Date Time Date and Time Element Add The Date and Time function allows you to include a date time stamp on the label This element is a combination of a text element with data serialization where the data is some date or time value The Date and Time function has all the properties and behavior of a text element with the exception that you cannot edit the date by typing You must use the Date and Time function dialog box to set the date You can apply the date time stamp to the current label where the element is placed or to multiple labels You can also specify if you want to use the system date time or define your own Date Time When inserting
110. click Deselect button OR click some other part of the drawing that was not in the selection 10 To place the image back to its original selection click Reset If the data selected will not fit on the label part selected the data will display in red Change the size of the data or click Back and choose a larger label 11 Click Next 12 Click the drop down arrow and indicated on which labels the items should be displayed 13 Indicate on which label the data should start and on which label the data should end 14 Click Next 15 If you want to save the file with a name other than the generic name highlight the generic file name and type the unique name directly over it Use Browse to locate the directory in which you want to save the file following normal Windows procedures Imported data is bound linked to each other As you format one it is formatted the same on all other labels on which it exists See Data Bound Objects starting on page 88 for more information LabeMark 5 5 User s Manual wnt penronmance arrens sr Os BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KOM A AutoCAD 197 Export All Text Items Export All Text Items You can export CAD drawings to LabelMark from within the AutoCAD program To export data If you want to export all text elements of the AutoCAD drawing all data on all pages 1 Click the AME button 2 Click All text tems You can select which items to
111. click OK 18 In the Start at label number field enter the number of the label on which the date time should first display tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 94 Formatting a Label Add Date Time 19 In the Number of times to repeat field enter a number for the number of labels on which the date time should be placed Note The number of times to repeat includes the first label on which the date time is placed For instance if you indicate the date time should start on label 3 and repeat time the date time is placed on label 3 only 20 Click the drop down arrow in the Apply to field and select the desired option indicating on which labels the date time should be applied A preview of which labels will display the date time is provided in the Date time will be applied to label s field 21 Click OK The Date Time element displays in the upper left corner of the labels to which it is applied If you want the element to display at some other area on the label select the element on one of the labels it makes no difference which element is selected and move the element to the area where you want it to display The element is moved to the same location on all the labels to which it is applied Format Date Time To change the attributes of the date time 1 Click the date time on one of the labels it makes no difference on which label you select the date time data
112. cted BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 58 Formatting a Label Command Multiplier Copy Object s If there are only parts of a label that need to be repeated use the Copy Object s function of the Command Multiplier The Copy Object s function only duplicates the selected objects on a label allowing you to enter different elements on each individual label For example the text is the same on all labels but each label contains a different graphic To duplicate a specific element of a label not the entire label 1 Click the element on the label that you want to duplicate 2 Choose Edit gt Command Multiplier 3 Click Copy Object s 4 In the Apply to field click the down arrow and select the desired option 5 In the Start at label number field enter the number of the first label on which to apply the copied object 6 In the Number of times to repeat field enter how many times the object should be duplicated 7 Click OK Note Copying specific objects of a label adds those objects to the contents of other labels It does not insert new blank labels to receive the copied element If you duplicate the contents of an entire label you still can customize an individual label in the duplicated group by adding a separate element to the label outside of the copied information For instance if the label you copied contains only text that text displays on all the labels in the Command Mu
113. ction toolbar OR Choose Insert gt Label Objects gt Barcode The mouse icon displays as a cross F for drawing 2 Drag the mouse over the label that will contain the barcode drawing a zone frame the size of the barcode needed When you release the mouse a preliminary barcode displays with generic data Use the barcode properties box to change the data and the barcode parameters tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 84 Formatting a Label Barcode Elements Barcode Properties The following options are displayed in the Barcode properties box Note The barcode properties may vary depending on the barcode symbology type used Label Object Properties Gig Locked Ga printable Height tT 0 380 inches Rotation hI 0 clockwise Left 0 632 inches inches al Arial Font Size 10 B Bold FE alic U P Underline an Superscript X Subscript Value 123 hz Barcode T Code 39 Check Digit None Text Location Bottom Middle Density 0 013 Figure 16 Barcode properties box ts BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KOs A Formatting a Label 85 Barcode Elements Property Locked Click this option box to protect the barcode element from being moved or resized Printable This option box is selected by default Remove the checkmark if you do not want the particular barcode element to prin
114. d Click AWI button Click Current Selection Click the label part to use then click Next Use the Zoom function to zoom in and out on the selected contents To use only part of the image selected in the image viewing area select the portion of the image you want the image 1s within the thin blue lines the mouse must stay within the lines in order to select then click Crop This takes just the selected portion of the image If you selected the wrong part or the selection wasn t as accurate as you would like click Deselect OR click some other part of the drawing that was not in the selection To place the image back to its original selection click Reset tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 202 AutoCAD Export Current Selection If the data selected will not fit on the label part selected the data will display in red Change the size of the data or click Back and choose a larger label 9 Click Next 10 Click the drop down arrow and indicated on which labels the items should be displayed 11 Indicate on which label the data should start and on which label the data should end 12 Click Next 13 If you want to save the file with a name other than the generic name highlight the generic file name and type the unique name directly over it Use Browse to locate the directory in which you want to save the file following normal Windows procedures Expor
115. d In Check for Update Firmware Update tes BRADY a WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 190 Printer Management Utility Excel Add In Options A message displays indicating that you must re launch Excel in order for the change to take affect EJ LabelMark 5 add in l xX This change will take effect after you restart the application 4 Click OK to remove the message 5 Click the Windows Close X button 6 Re launch Excel Select a Language To set the desired language of the Excel Add In function 1 Click Options 2 On the Options screen in the User Interface Language field click the down arrow and select the desired language When a different language is selected a message displays indicating that the selected language will take affect upon re launch of the Printer Management Utility 3 Click OK to remove the message 4 Click the Options window Close X button then re launch Excel tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea Printer Management Utility Excel Add In 191 Options mmm ee Default Printer You can set the Printer Management Utility to always default to a specific printer However that printer still must be connected and turned on in order for the Printer Management Utility to work with that printer To set a printer default 1 Click Options 2 On the Options screen in the Default Printer field click the down
116. d to Step 18 To add to an existing job file 12 Click An Existing Job radio button 13 In the list of label files click the files you want to add to an existing job file By default they are all selected If you want to add only a few label files to an existing job file click Select Deselect All to remove the checkmark Then click the option box for the individual label files you want to add to an existing job file 14 Click the down arrow in the field to the right of An Existing Job radio button and select the job file to which the label files will be added Application Wizards 249 Laboratory If the job file is not stored in the default Job Files folder click the Browse button and using standard Windows procedures locate the directory containing the desired job files To create a new job file 15 Click A New Job radio button 16 In the Name field to the right of A New Job radio button enter a name for the job file 17 Check the label files to be placed in the new job file 18 When ready click Finish The labels are displayed as individual label files indentified by the name tabs If the labels were added to a job file the job file also displays JF005 lmj Slides4 1 1I5F Slides3 1 ISF 3 Slides2 1 ISf x Slidesi 1 ISF 3 Cryovials2 1 ISF 3 H1N1 Bi 1 l5f Centrifuge Tubes2 1 I5f Centrifuge Job Details Move Up Move Down 3 Print 4 Print All Edit Print Option Fil
117. de Create part based file Barca abel fie C Create template based file Select the part to base this label file on master List Gpcustom Cryovials2 Narrow your results By Pest MANIE Part Name BPTL 75 Size 0 965 W x 0 955 H 24 511mm W x 24 257mm H By Printer Compatibility Part Name LAT 58 D EJ Size 1 000 W x 2 625 H 25 400mm W x 66 675mm H Cols 7 Rows 3 By Part Family Part Name LAT 59 vi X Size 2 600 W x 0 600 H 66 040mm W x 15 240mm H Cols 3 Rows 16 z i Size 0 719 W x 0 463 H 18 263mm W x 11 760mm H By Height inches Cols 1 Rows 1 Sort by Part Name PTL 29 Name Size 1 467 W x 0 463 H 37 262mm W x 11 760mm H Cols 1 Rows 1 o aa Part N PTL 74 C R a ame Height Size 0 467 W x 2 200 H 11 862mm W x 55 880mm H Sort order Ascending Cols 1 Rows 1 Part Name PTL 75 Size 0 965 W x 2 625 H 24 511mm W x 66 675mm H Cols 1 Rows 1 Selected Part PTL 11 from Master List File Options Pant Height repeat length 8 25 I Allow Graphical Label Design Cancel Back Next Finish Help 7 Repeat for each component listed 8 When ready click Next On the Rename Label files screen you can give the new laborary label files a unique name as opposed to the generic name temporarily applied To change the names of the laboratory label files 9 In the list of label files click the file whose name you want to c
118. dependent on the first set of values Sequence 1 Sequence 2 Start Value l Start Value A End Value 10 End Value C Increment l Increment l Produces 1A 2B 3C 4A 5B 6C 7A 8B 9C 10A In a multi sequence serialization where the second set of values is dependent on the first set 1 e the second set of values is set to Priority 2 the second sequence holds its initial value until the first sequence completes after which it moves to the next value Multiple linked serialization Sequence 1 Sequence 2 Start Value l Start Value A End Value 10 End Value C Increment l Increment l Produces 1A 10A 1B 10B 1C 10C Serialization starts with the selected label in the label file and can be applied to as many labels as needed The serialization number or characters are placed at the top left corner of the label Once the serialization is completed you can move the serialized numbers characters to anywhere on the label Because Serialization is a data bound object as you move the serialization on one label it moves to the same location on all subsequent labels where it displays You can add more than one serialization sequence to a label but the second or third serialization sequence displays in the upper left corner of the label just like the first serialization If you have not moved the first serialization the second displays directly over it You need to move this sequence to a new location on the label es
119. ds will be numbered Field 1 Field 3 Field 4 If you want to keep the added field numbers sequential just remove the data on a field not the entire field To remove data on a field 11 In the Selected Fields section click the field tab containing the data you want to remove 12 In that field click the data to be removed 13 Click Ei OR if you want to remove all the data on the field tab click lt lt The added field remains maintaining the sequence numbers but the field is blank You can now add data according to previously defined procedures 14 Click Next Map Data On the Map Data screen you indicate which field of data chosen on the Select Data screen should be placed on your set of labels Remember if you placed all the data in one field the data will create multiple labels one label for each data point 1 On the Map Data screen click an object on the label that you want to replace with data from Excel A pop up menu displays 2 Click the field number that contains the data you want to import for that object Selecting Unlink displays the original data that was on that label If you change your mind and want to apply a different field number to one that was previously applied to a label element click Unlink first then click the desired field number For multiple objects on a label that you want to map to different fields 3 Repeat Steps 1 and 2 tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN
120. e 1 is updated the duplicated data on Side 2 automatically displays the update Note If Side 2 does not immediately show the changes to Side 1 uncheck Duplicate Side I data bound elements on Side 2 for two sided labels then re check the option box This refreshes the screen 21 When ready click Next If the data does not fit on the label the next screen will indicate there are errors 22 If an item does not fit on the Check for Errors window click Autofit All Auto Fit All If Autofit All does not clear the error click Back then reposition the offending item 23 Click Next to advance Note Rather than clicking Next or Back a number of times to advance or move back in the wizard you can click the named screen component listed on the left side of the dialog box tes BRADY a WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 168 Microsoft Excel 24 On the Process Data screen indicate if you want to save the label file with the exported data 25 If you want to save the file with a name other than the generic name highlight the generic file name and type the unique name directly over it Use Browse to locate the directory in which you want to save the file following normal Windows procedures 26 When finished click Finish Exported data is bound linked to each other As you format one it is formatted the same on all other labels on which it exists When exporting from Excel each data ite
121. e Increment is the value that is added to the previous number in the sequence to produce the next sequence number You cannot have an increment value of 0 For instance a start value of 1 an end value of 25 and an increment of 4 would produce 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 Examples of Serialization BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST In a simple serialization a sequence runs through its full range of numbers and or letters 1 e 0 to 9 or A to Z one number letter for each label Example Simple serialization Sequence 1 Start Value l End Value 10 Increment l Produces 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 You can combine letters and numbers in a single serialization When the right most character in the Start Value reaches its maximum value 9 Z the character immediately to the left is incremented and the right character cycles back to its minimum value 0 A Example Combined single serialization Sequence 1 Start Value A1 End Value D4 Increment 1 Produces A1 A9 BO B9 CO C9 DO D4 LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 104 Serialization Examples of Serialization In a multi sequence serialization where the second set of values is NOT dependent on the first set 1 e second set of values is set to Priority 0 the two sequences increment sequentially independent of each other See Priority on page 09 for more information Example Multiple serializations where the second set of values is NOT
122. e Name Printer Side To Print Second Side Prin Part Path DD Centrifuge Tubes1 1 I5f Undefined 7 SideOne Standard BPT 606 C LabelMark_EN Label Files Centrifuge Tubes1 1 5 D Centrifuge Tubes2 1 I5f Undefined SideOne Standard BPT 608 461 C LabelMark_EN Label Files Centrifuge Tubes2 1 15 U Hin B1 1 15 ndefined SideOne Standard BPT 608 499 C LabelMark_EN Label Files H1N1 B1 1 I5f D Cryovials2 1 I5f ndefined x SideOne Standard BPT 612 C LabelMark_EN Label Files Cryovials2 1 5f W Slides 1 15F ndefined x SideOne Standard BPT 616 C LabelMark_EN Label Files Slides1 1 1Sf W Slices2 1 15f undefined H SideOne Standard BPT 616 C LabelMark_EN Label Files Slides2 1 ISf D Slides3 1 I5 ndefined x SideOne Standard BPT 616 C LabelMark_EN Label Files Slides3 1 15f W Slidess 1 15 ndefined x SideOne Standard BPT 616 C LabelMark_EN Label Files Slides4 1 I5Sf tes BRADY oa WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual
123. e applied must be open If more than one label file is open in the Select label file dialog box 1 Click the label file name on which the scheme will be applied 2 Indicate on which label to start applying the scheme 3 Ifa 2 sided label is being used click the drop down arrow in the Side field and select the side to which the scheme should be applied 4 When ready click Apply to label file Apply to label file tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea ia Manage Data Serialization Schemes 205 Edit a Scheme C Manage Data Serialization Schemes If you create a number of serialization schemes you can manage them from outside the Serialization wizard Managing the schemes allows for creation of new schemes editing existing schemes deleting schemes that are no longer of any value importing schemes from other programs exporting a scheme to another label part and applying the scheme to a particular label file You can change the parameters of existing serialization schemes or create new ones Edit a Scheme To edit the scheme 1 Choose Tools gt Manage Data Serialization Schemes 2 Click the scheme you want to edit The layout specifics of that particular scheme are displayed on the right side of the screen 3 Click Edit Edit The Review composite string screen displays the component grid This screen in the wizard reflects the data and parameters previously applied You can c
124. e data on each added field will display as a separate object on the label You can change the appearance of each individual data object text or barcode and or reposition it on the label To move to the different added fields click above the field list To view the contents of each added field click the Field tab in the Selected Fields section 9 To remove an added field click the Field tab to display the data that you want to remove 10 Click Remove Field Remove Field The data placed in that field will be returned to its original field in the Source section Adding a field after deleting one will continue the numbering sequence The deleted field is removed from the sequence leaving a gap in field numbers For instance if you have three fields Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 you remove Field 2 then add another field the fields will be numbered Field 1 Field 3 Field 4 If you want to keep the added field numbers sequential just remove the data on a field not the entire field tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea ia Microsoft Excel 165 ee Ed LabelMark E X Select data Select data to export Select data Select label part Preview and layout Save path C Documents and Settings bankossu my documents New Text Documenti Browse Check errors Process data Selected fields 2 3 E Field A i Field 1 Field 3 Field 4 lt gt Symbol Grids Arrow Da
125. e desired position in the list All the individual text added to a specific field on the Selected fields side of the dialog box will display as one object on the label To have specific text display as different objects on the label separate them from each other by adding fields to the Selected Fields section b ENE t Export to LabelMark format Export to text file Preview and layout Chisel arrar Check errors Process data Source Selected field Electrical Field 1 f reaa EE DataComm DataComm se Safety Wiremarker Patch Panel Safety Standard Pipe Marker Terminal Black Flags amp P Tags Arc Flash Tarminal Black 66 Block 110 Black BIX Block DesiStrip Face Plate Rollform Pipe Marker Arrow Tape Electrical Expand all Collapse all Sort Add Field Remove Field a Cancel Back Next Finish Save path C Documents and Settings bankossu my documents New Text Document1 txt To add a different field 7 Click Add Field Add Field then click the text in the page lists to be added to that field and click gt l 8 To move to the different fields click the arrows lt gt above the field list To view the contents of each added field click the Field tab in the Selected Fields section 9 To remove an added field click the Field tab to display the data that you want to remove 10 Click Remove Field Remove Field The data placed in that field will be returned to its original field i
126. e human readable text 1 In the Location field click the down arrow 2 Select the option to use ts BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KOM A Formatting a Label 87 Barcode Elements Property The density refers to the thickness of the bars and spaces within a barcode Density Ratio Indicates the ratio of bar height to symbol length Not all barcode types allow you to change the ratio If you are using a Barcode Type that does not support this option the Ratio field will not display For those that do support it to change the ratio 1 In the Ratio field click the down arrow 2 Select the ratio desired tes BRADY Ball WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 88 Formatting a Label Data Bound Linked Objects Data Bound Linked Objects Some data such as serialization date and time data import schemes and items placed on different labels through the Command Multiplier are bound to the original data Data Bound means that specific data is repeated on subsequent labels with their position on the label and their formatting tied to the original When you reformat or move the data on one label all the data bound objects on the other labels reformat or move to the exact same place on the corresponding labels It makes no difference on which label you reformat or move the data bound objects All labels containing the bound data will reformat th
127. e same way automatically Edit Data Bound Objects You can change parameters of data bound objects after they are created Because the elements are bound together it makes no difference on which label you select the object because the changes applied to one of the bound objects applies to all labels containing that object To edit or change parameters of data bound objects 1 Select the bound object on one of the labels 2 In the Properties dialog box to the right click Edit Data Bound Objects Edit Data Bound Objects button OR Choose Edit gt Edit data bound objects You are returned to the dialog box or wizard that was used to created the data bound object For information on how to work with the specific dialog boxes or wizards refer to those sections of this manual You can also change any of the formatting options such as font or font size found in the properties box As you change the options on one of the data bound objects the rest of the bound objects automatically take on the changed format Note The Data Bound Objects property box is the same as Text element properties See Text Element Properties on page 66 for more information tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea i Formatting a Label 89 Data Bound Linked Objects Split Linked Objects You can break the data bound link of one or more objects on a label by splitting it off from the other labels When you
128. e text as it is being entered This border represents the text line 5 When finished entering the text click anywhere on the screen to remove the typing line borders When in Graphical Label Design mode the Text tool if selected remains in use until some other tool is selected This is known as a sticky tool tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual Print a Label File Print Preview Print a Label File 34 Print Preview While the Editor displays labels as they appear on the liner to get a better view of how the data will register on the actual printed labels use Print Preview To preview your label file from the Editing screen 1 Choose File gt Print Preview OR Click Print Preview E The label file displays at 100 as they will print on the selected printer 2 To view labels close up click Zoom In Zoam In 3 Click Zoom Out 200m Out to lower the zoom percentage 4 Click Fit to Width art To Width to display labels across the width of the preview screen 5 To return to normal print preview click Zoom 100 P Zoom 100 6 To close the print preview window click Close E Close If after previewing the labels you want to print from the Print Preview window 7 Click Print 4 This displays the Print dialog box where you can change the printer select specific labels to print or indicate a number of copies to print ts BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User
129. eate new using recently used parts I7 Show Create New Open dialog on startup instead B Refresh Parts 2HS 094 0 750 M71 45 New Label File File Options P S v i i Part Height repeat length 025 Mallow Graphical Label Design 1 Template File Open recently used file ea os Create new using part in the printer Refresh printers File Nome imere W Product names l5f Detected Part M71C 625 412 W sku lst Create New Label File Matching Label Mark Part M71C 625 W Name lst Create New Label File m File Options P Product tst Create New Label File Part Height repeat length 0 25 W F001 Imj emr part sf I Allow Graphical Label Design E Part names l5t Create New Label File i P Parts I5t Create New Label File W Heating2z 15t Create New Label File N 2 sided label 2Hx I5 Create a New File Based on a Previous Part From the Start page you can create a new label based on a part used in a previous file The Start page must be open See page 16 for information on opening the Start page 1f it currently is closed 1 Click Stat x document tab In the Create new using recently used parts section 2 Click the part number to use 3 Click New Label File tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea s Getting Started 15 Create New Label File A blank label file opens using the selected part Stat K j Welcome to Label M ark
130. ect fil tion mod A Leiba tates Part Name DAT 175 Provide serialization information oso Ranana Lehi Product Width 0 50 inches Block Width 0 50 inches 110 Block Type Horizontal 5 In the 770 Block Type click the drop down arrow and select the block type desired 1 e Horizontal or Backbone Horizontal increments one number per area based on the start value 6 Click Next 7 In the Wire Pairs field indicate the pair configuration 1 e 2 pair 3 pair 4 pair 5 pair Note The number of Wire Pairs is the increment by which the serialization jumps When entering the pair configuration enter only the number tes BRADY oa WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 232 Application Wizards Electrical MM 110 Block Labels Provide serialization information Provide information about the 110 block serialization Select file creation mode Provide Label information Wire Pairs 10 E Start 2 Rename Label files Number of Strips 5 8 In the Start field indicate the number with which to start the 110 block sequencing 9 In the Number of Strips field indicate how many strips you need 10 Click Next On the Rename Label files screen you can create the label file under a new unique name as opposed to the generic name listed To give the file a unique name 11 Highlight the 110 Block generic name 12 Enter the new name directly over the highlighted g
131. ect the printer to which you want to import data It will default to the printer you have selected in Options gt Print Options 4 Click Data Import Note If the printer you select is not using the most current driver you will be prompted to update it See page 191 for more information EJ LabelMark Printer Management Utility E x Welcome This wizard can ba used to generate a file chat can be opened an the printer e Welcom m This wizard will take you through importing the Excel data from the current workbook into a Choose Printer File Select Data file created on your printer When you are done you will have an option to save the file to Map Data your printer save the new printer file to your PC or print the file to your printer To get Preview File started choose the printer you want to work with save Print File Select printer BMP71 Connected ki Cancel Back Next Finish Help tes BRADY a WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 176 Printer Management Utility Excel Add In Data Import 6 Click Next Note Make sure the printer you are using to import data to is connected and turned on If the printer is not turned on when you select it you will get an error message indicating the printer is not connected Once the printer is turned on click Refresh to display the file contents of printer Choose Printer File 1 On the Choose a Printer File
132. ed characters in that position in their name The list narrows after each letter entered To return to the full Product list delete the text in the By Product Name field 4 From the label part list presented click the desired part name number Depending on the printer you are using LabelMark lists the available label part that best fits the manufacturer s product This suggested label part is listed under the Printer Type field at the bottom of the screen tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 238 Application Wizards Electrical Porter type Active part M71C 240 498 Cancel Back Next Finish Help ew o E Active part PTLTB 498 24 Oa ex Next Finish ints Active part XC 240 498 5 Click the down arrow in the Printer Type field and select the printer that will print the labels Make note of the active label part and be sure to have that label part installed on the selected printer 6 Repeat the above steps for each component listed By Manufacturer If you do not know the label part name you can search by manufacturer Searching by the manufacturer lists label parts for the specific component from that manufacturer 1 e patch panel component will only pull up the manufacturer s label parts for patch panels etc To list available label parts from the manufacturer with the By Product radio button selected 1 On the Label Information scree
133. el 45 Behavior Common to All Label Objects Handle Color Description Clear on text Clear or solid white handles indicate the element cannot be resized elements by dragging handle To resize text you must change the font size While you cannot resize the text element by dragging a handle you can still move the text element to different areas on the label Clear on graphic Clear or solid white handles on a graphic element indicate that you elements cannot resize the element in the direction of that handle Even though you may not be able to resize you can still move the graphic to a different area on the label Green on graphic Green handles indicate the graphic can be resized by dragging the elements handle in the direction of the handle Red on graphic Red handles indicate that part of the element is outside the printable elements area Green Locks Green padlock shaped handles indicate the element is locked and cannot be resized or moved to different areas on the label using the mouse You can however adjust the size and position properties of the element using the Properties box at the right Clear White Locks The Clear or solid white padlock shaped handles indicate the element cannot be sized or repositioned by any means mouse or Properties box The element is locked tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 46 Formatting a Label Behavior Common to All Label O
134. el the a on the next and so on 6 In the Start field enter the alpha or numeric character with which you want to start the serialization If using custom serial numbers or letters enter the first character of the custom string in the Start field 7 Inthe End field enter the value on which the serialization should stop and begin a repeat of the sequence if more labels are used in the serialization If using custom serial numbers or letters enter the last character of the custom string in the End Value field tes BRADY a WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 106 Serialization Simple Serialization EE ee 8 In the Step field enter the number by which the serialization should increment 9 In the Number of Labels field enter the number of labels to which the serialization should be added 10 If you want to add consistent text before or after the serialized character in the Optional Text section click Prefix for text displaying before the serialized characters or Suffix for text displaying after the serialized characters Enter the prefix or suffix text string in the text entry box to the right of the Prefix or Suffix checkbox The Data Preview field displays a sample of how the serialization is applied iM Data Serialization Simple serialization Please anter required deta and click finish to generate label start Simple serialization Simple serialization Please fill t
135. elements transposes only the element s selected e Top to Bottom Selected Object s on New Label Duplicates all elements graphics and text on a label inserting them on the label next to the original However only those text elements selected on the original are flipped on the copy PCO01 782 OK102 183 XZ310 386 Z540 129 AB203 YZ540 XZ310 EE _ St _ AB203 522 OK102 O 7 304 304 b22 nue 22304 AB203 129 AB203 Z540 G eg 2540 XZ310 183 XZ310 OK102 Ba OK102 5 i WMI Z304 Selected object Label 1 with Top to Bottom Selected Object s on New Label Figure 11 Top to Bottom flip flop options pea BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 72 Formatting a Label Text Element For Horizontal single line e Left to Right Transposes text on the left of the flip character to the right and vice versa e Left to Right On New Label Inserts a flipped version on the label next to the original e Left to Right Selected Object s On a label containing multiple text elements with flip characters transposes only the element s selected e Left to Right Selected Object s on New Label Duplicates all elements graphics and text on a label inserting them on the label next to the original However only those text elements selected on the original are flipped on the copy BCDIA 3 12 123 AYZ Flip character scp J 12 3 Elements
136. ement of the conditional statement 9 When finished entering criteria click Next Sorting You can do a 3 way sort on the external data as it is brought into your label file A 3 way sort allows sorting on three different fields of data within the external data being inserted LM Data Import NER x Sort Your Records Records sorting options Start Select Data Source Sort Your Records Your Records Select Fields Specity how records should be sorted on the labels Select Visual Element Filter Your Records Sort Your Records G Results Ascending Data Placement C Descending Save Data Import Scheme Ascending Descending Ascending Descending ts BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KOM i Data Import Export 151 Advanced Options for importing data a eee To arrange the external data in alphabetical or numeric order 1 On the Sort Your Records screen in the Sort by field the primary sort click the down arrow and select the field on which the primary sort should be applied 2 Click Ascending A Z 0 9 or Descending Z A 9 0 radio button depending on the order you want the sorted data to display For a secondary or tertiary sort 3 In the Then By field click the down arrow and select the second or third field on which to sort Note You do not have to sort at all Likewise you can sort on only one field if that gives you the desired results 4 A
137. eneric name 13 Repeat for each label file name you want to change Note If after assigning a new name you decide you would rather use the previous name click the Undo button to the right of the file name you want to undo LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual ts BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST R Application Wizards 233 Electrical ee iM 110 Block Labels Rename Label files Rename Label files Choose existing job to update with selected Label files or create new job file Ser 4 pper kaleen You can rename any of the label files listed below by double clicking on the name you want to edit If you want to add pnts r E a E the label files to a new or existing job choose the appropriate option below and then check the label files that you want gt Rename Label files to add to the job IM Select Deselect A Name 1 These label files will be saved to the default label file directory for LabelMark located here C LabelMark_EN Label Files Add selected Label files to No Job C An Existing Job Name Form S CT Browse C A New Job me You can add the new label files to a job file for more efficient processing For more information on Job Files see page 120 You can add to an existing job file create a new job file or not add label files to any job file To create a new job file proceed to Step 17 If you do not want to add label files to any job file proceed to Step 20 To add to an existing job file 14
138. ent up or down Zooms a label up or down To Zoom Out hold the CTRL key while scrolling down To Zoom IN hold the CTRL key while scrolling up Moves a selected label element within a label Resizes the element if the mouse is positioned on one of the handles of the selected element Selects multiple items if the mouse is NOT positioned on any selected item See Selecting Multiple Elements on page 46 for more information es BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST R e Getting Started 33 Adding Text ee Adding Text Once a label or template file is created or opened the label editor is activated for the chosen label part If not using Graphical Label Design mode you are automatically in text mode and only text can be added to the label The cursor displays as an I beam indicating text can be entered To add text to a label 1 Click on the label where text should be added A blue dotted line displays around the label indicating that label is selected 1 e the focus is directed to that label 2 Type the text Graphical Label Design If using Graphical Label Design mode to add text 1 Click on the label where text should be added 2 Choose Insert gt Label Objects gt Text OR On the Action toolbar click the Text button A The mouse pointer becomes an I beam indicating that text can be entered 3 Click the mouse where the text should be placed 4 Enter the text A border displays around th
139. er s Manual 208 Templates Create a Template 7 When finished choose File gt Save 8 Enter a name for the template Note The template will automatically be saved in the Templates folder of LabelMark 9 Click Save Create a Template from Start Page Use the Start page to create templates based on a recently used part or printer compatibility The Start page must be open See page 16 for information on opening the Start page if it currently is closed 1 Click Start document tab 2 In the Create new using recently used parts section click the part number to use for the template OR In the Create new using part in the printer section click the down arrow in the Printer field and select the desired printer 3 Click New Template File A blank template file displays using the selected label part or printer compatibility 2HS2 094 0 750 M7 1 64 427 Create new using part in the printer 6 Refresh printers Pri neemen Detected Part Mric 625 412 Mew Label File Matching Label Mark Part MPic 625 Mew Label File Fil Options New Label File Part Height repeat length 0 25 fe Allow Graphical Label Design Hew Label File L New Label File tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea 5 Templates 209 Create a Template Template Label Properties When adding objects to a template file there are additional properties available which govern layout of
140. er you use that label part the name of the paired printer is reflected in the printer tab at the bottom of the screen regardless of what you have set as the default printer Note Even if a printer and label part are paired you can still specify a different printer in the Print dialog box To set Printer Parts Pairing 1 Choose Tools gt Manage Printer Part Pairings On the Master tab use the Filter to narrow the list of part numbers 2 In the Filter field enter the first letter s or number s of the part number for which you are searching As you add letters or numbers in the filter the list automatically displays only those part numbers containing the sequence of letters or numbers 3 When the list displays click the desired part number 4 Click Add add gt gt The part number is moved to the printer side of the screen Part Printer Horz Adjustment Wert Adjustment 2HS5 094 0 875 Disc Publisher II ijo Test Print Pre printed Header BMPF4 Test Print BPSPT 125 1 Test Pin 5 On the printer side click the drop down arrow under Printer and select the printer to which you want to print the particular label part The Test Print button prints Brady test label not user data as a means of testing the placement of the output being sent to the printer To test data output placement 6 Click Test Print tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 142 Ma
141. es Bmaster ust hason Terminal Blocks1 Narrow your results ing in this list 15 Push Buttonsi By Part Name Part Name BPTLTB 498 Size 0 216 W x 0 500 H 5 486mm W x 12 700mm H Push Buttons2 Cols 1 Rows 1 Push Buttons3 By Printer Compatibility Part Name BPTLTB 498 318 x x Size 0 285 W x 0 500 H 7 239mm W x 12 700mm H Cols 1 Rows 1 By Part Family Part Name BPTLTB 498 375 x Size 0 344 W x 0 500 H 8 738mm W x 12 700mm H Push Buttons4 Cols 1 Rows 1 By Width inches part Name DAT 100 Size 0 375 W x 0 500 H 9 525mm W x 12 700mm H By Height inches ax FTA 2 ee a SARI Sort by Part Name DAT 157 Name SEW 0 500 H 7 874mm W x 12 700mm H F OWS ps C Width C Height Part Name DAT 158 Size 0 379 W x 0 500 H 9 627mm W x 12 700mm H Sort order Ascending Cols 1 Rows 1 Part Name PTLTB 498 240 Size 0 206 W x 0 500 H 5 232mm W x 12 700mm H Cols 1 Rows 1 Selected Part BPTLTB 498 375 from Master List File Options Part Height repeat length 9 25 Allow Graphical Label Design Cancel Back Next Finish Help 7 Repeat for each component listed 8 When ready click Next On the Rename Label files screen you can give the new control panel label files a unique name as opposed to the generic name temporarily applied To change the names of the control panel label files 9 In the list of label files click the file whose
142. es BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark LABELING SOFTWARE Ai User s Manual Edition 08 11 Copyright This manual is copyrighted with all rights reserved No portion of this manual may be copied or reproduced by any means without the prior written consent of BRADY Worldwide Inc While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document BRADY assumes no liability to any party for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions or by statements resulting from negligence accident or any other cause BRADY further assumes no liability arising out of the application or use of any product or system described herein nor any liability for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of this document BRADY disclaims all warranties or merchantability of fitness for a particular purpose Trademarks LabelMark is a trademark of BRADY Worldwide Inc Microsoft and Windows are registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation BRADY reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any product or system described herein to improve reliability function or design 2009 BRADY Worldwide Inc All Rights Reserved Software Version 5 0 Brady Worldwide Inc 6555 West Good Hope Road Milwaukee WI 53223 U S A Telephone 414 358 6600 USA Domestic Facsimile 414 438 6958 ts BRADY pen e WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 User s Manual Software Copyright Information
143. ext or Back a number of times to advance or move back in the wizard you can click the named screen component listed on the left side of the dialog box 25 On the Process Data screen to save the file with a name other than the generic name highlight the generic file name and type the unique name directly over it Use Browse to locate the directory in which you want to save the file following normal Windows procedures tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 162 Microsoft Visio Export All Text Items Select data Select label part Preview and layout Save path Check errors WGHOS2004 bankossu My Documents LabelMark Label Files MyData Process data Save options Process data Save Save and Edit Print 26 When finished click Finish ts BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KOM A Microsoft Excel 163 T Microsoft Excel Just as you can import data from an Excel spreadsheet while in LabelMark see Data Import on page 143 you can also export the spreadsheet data to LabelMark from inside the Excel program To export data to LabelMark from Excel 1 Open the Excel spreadsheet containing the data you want to export 2 Click Export to LabelMark 5 E Export to LabelMark 5 tab 3 Click the in front of Sheet in the Source section to display columns of data Ej LabelMark X Select data Select data to expat b act d
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145. file template or job Opens a previously saved label file template or job Saves label files templates or a Displays information about jobs X printers currently available to LabelMark Sends a label file or template to the printer Cuts removes an element from a label for placement on another label or different area of the same label Pastes Cut or Copied elements on different labels or different areas on the same label Redo Returns the label document to the state before the Undo action was taken BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST Previews a label file or template before it is printed Copies duplicates elements on a label Undo Returns the label document to the state before the last action was taken Permanently removes elements from a label or a label from a label file LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 3 Introduction Toolbars Format The Format toolbar consists of the following items Button LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual Function Select a different font typeface and or font size for a text element Font attributes used to apply Bold Italics or Underline to text elements Vertical Text Alignment used to vertically align elements on a label to each other top middle bottom Rotation used to rotate elements on a label left or right 90 degrees at a time Bring to Front Send to Back rearranges overlapping elements to allow visibility of all la
146. file create a new job file or not add label files to any job file To create a new job file proceed to Step 15 If you do not want to add label files to any job file proceed to Step 18 To add to an existing job file 12 Click An Existing Job radio button 13 In the list of label files click the files you want to add to an existing job file By default they are all selected If you want to add only a few label files to an existing job file click Select Deselect All to remove the checkmark Then click the option box for the individual label files you want to add to an existing job file 14 Click the down arrow in the field to the right of An Existing Job radio button and select the job file to which the label files will be added LabeMark 5 5 User s Manual wnt penronmance arrens wos Os BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KOM A Application Wizards 227 Electrical If the job file is not stored in the default Job Files folder click the Browse button and using standard Windows procedures locate the directory containing the desired job files To create a new job file 15 Click A New Job radio button 16 In the Name field to the right of A New Job radio button enter a name for the job file 17 Check the label files to be placed in the new job file 18 When ready click Finish The labels are displayed as individual label files indentified by the name tabs If the labels were added to a jo
147. files Creating job files is way to group related label files It provides an efficient use of time when printing big or repetitive jobs The label files in a job file can be directed to different printers allowing you to dedicate printers to use specific label media or ribbon colors This eliminates the need to constantly change parts or run the risk of having the wrong media or ribbon installed for the job at hand Create a Job File To create a job file 1 Choose File gt New OR Click New icon 2 On the Create New Open dialog box click A new Job File radio button 3 Click OK Add Label Files 1 To add label files to the Job File click Add Label File Add Label Files 2 In the Open dialog box select the file s to add using standard Windows Browse functions to access different directories Note Use Ctrl Click to select more than one file at a time 3 Click Open The file s is added to the Job File tab displayed in the Workspace Untitled Job 1 Imj 110 Block ISf x 0125F 2 LKOO2I5F SROOS ISF 2 Job Details Move Up Move Down 4 Print L Print All Y Edit Print Option Side To Print D DATOOL ISF Undefined SideOne Standard CPT 2 0 LabelMark_EN Label Files DATOO1 I5f D LK002 15f Undefined SideOne Standard CPT 2 0 LabelMark_EN Label Files LK002 15F W neoo1 15f Undefined SideOne Standard BCDAT 6 LabelMark_EN Label Files NB001 15f w SR001 15f Undefined SideOne Standard THTEP 168
148. fter supplying any sort parameters click Next The Results window displays the records that will be inserted in the label file based on your query and sorting criteria iM Data Import Results Select data records fo use Start Select Data Source Select Fields Salact all or individual records fram result query Glick Back to refine your query ar olick Select Visual Element Next to set final options for imparting your data Filter Your Records Sort Your Records Results Use all records Data Placement or Save Data Import Scheme C Select individual records ssymbolerids F2 Be of Cd Packaging Fags Brown White Prohibition Fags Black Red Exit Safety Red White Fire Safety Red Yellow First Aid Safety Green White Mandatory Safety Red White Mandatory Safety Blue White Public info Safety White Blue Safety Safety Red Black Warming Safety Yellow Red Cancel Back nex Finish Help tes BRADY a WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 152 Data Import Export Advanced Options for importing data a The default is to use all records However if the query results are large and you only want to use some of the data 5 6 10 11 Click Select individual records In the displayed list click the records to use Note Use Ctrl Click or Shift Click to select more than one record Click Next If you want additional copies of the label data in the Label copies
149. g To add text to the text string 2 Click the mouse in the text string where the text should be added 3 Enter the text Delete Text You can remove characters from the text string with the Delete key or the Backspace key The Delete key deletes characters one at a time from the position of the cursor to the right the Backspace key deletes characters one at a time from the position of the cursor to the left To delete characters using the Delete key or Backspace key after accessing the text string 1 Click the mouse to the left or right of what you want to delete 2 Press the Delete key to delete characters to the right of the cursor press Backspace to delete characters to the left of the cursor pea BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 62 Formatting a Label Text Element Select Multiple Characters You can delete or edit multiple characters at a time by first highlighting the characters you want to edit The following table indicates highlighting techniques once you have accessed the text string Action Procedure Drag Holding the left mouse button drag across the characters to highlight Shift Click Click the left mouse button at the beginning of what you want to highlight Holding the Shift key click the left mouse button at the end of what you want to highlight Shift End Click the left mouse button at the beginning of what you want to highlight Holding the Shift
150. g a Label Text Element Where you place the flip character in the line of text determines how the data will flip For instance if you have four words in a one line and the flip character is placed between the first and second word LabelMark places the first word at the end of the line and treats words 2 3 and 4 as one word placing them at the beginning of the line You cannot put multiple flip characters in a line of text The Flip feature only acknowledges the first flip character it encounters ignoring the rest Left Right Right Left Flip character Horizontal flip flop with flip character Figure 10 Horizontal Flip Flop To flip text elements you only have to select the label you want to flip The text element itself does not have to be selected All text elements on the selected label will flip when the Flip Flop function is invoked To flip lines of a text element 1 Select the label containing the text element to flip 2 Choose Format gt Flip Flop tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea ia Formatting a Label 71 Text Element 3 Select the type of Flip Flop as follows For Vertical multi lines e Top to Bottom Transposes the first lines of a multi line text string with the last lines e Top to Bottom on New Label Inserts a flipped version on the label next to the original e Top to Bottom Selected Object s On a label containing multiple text
151. gain 14 Repeat Steps 8 through 13 above for the number of components selected When all components have been entered the Review composite string screen displays with the components set up in a grid IM Data Serialization Review composite string Aevwew composite string and set optional test and number of labels Start z Advanced serialization Review composite string 0 composite string eee Please review your composite senalization You can edit it night here in case of need Set number of components Set component string 1 Set component string 2 Start Step End a OC a Data placement rr a ee Up Save serialization scheme Alpha A 1 C 2 aa Down Delete Number of Labels 20 M Duplicate Side 1 data on the Side 2 Optional Text Prefix C Suffix Data Preview 14 54 94 134 17A 214 254 4B 8B 12B 2A Edit Components You can edit the component strings start value step value etc directly in the grid As you edit the strings the Preview field displays the intended serialization To edit a particular component 1 Double click the component field you want to edit 2 Enter the new value Note If you double click the Type field the list box displays from which you can select the type Click the down arrow in the list box and select the type LabeMark 5 5 User s Manual wnt penronmance warens wos os BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATT
152. h any criteria Matching all criteria lets you supply criteria over a number of fields It is considered an And operator meaning the specified conditions criteria supplied in each criteria section have to be met in order for those records to be listed in the search results Matching any criteria is considered an Or operator meaning that only one of the specified conditions criteria supplied in the various criteria sections has to be met in order for the record to be listed in the search results Search by Job File Name If you know the name of the job file 1 Click Search by job File Name option box 2 In the Criteria field enter the job file name Search by Label File in a Job File To supply label file criteria 1 Click Search by label file in a job file option box To search for label files assigned to a specific printer 2 Click Printer radio button 3 In the Printer field click the down arrow and select the printer to which the label is assigned To search for label files by the label file name 4 Click File Name radio button 5 In the File Name field click the Browse button 6 Following standard Windows browse techniques select the file for which you are searching 7 Click Open To search for a particular label file based on the part number used for those labels 8 Click Part radio button 9 In the Part field click the down arrow and select the part number used for the labels tes BRADY pea
153. h other See Z Order on page 51 tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 134 Managing Custom Parts Creating a Custom Part When zones are moved in front or behind each other the zone order in the Zone Number field changes The zone in front will display at the bottom of the Zone Number field The zone in back will display at the top of the Zone Number field 5 In the Zone Type field click the drop down arrow and select whether the zone is printable or non printable Note A non printable zone could be used to determine where a preprinted item displays on the label That way you cannot add anything to that part of the label Also if data that is added to the label begins to encroach in the non printable area the Check Errors feature will indicate that the data does not fit 6 In the Zone Shape field click the down arrow and select the shape of the zone If using a Rounded Rectangle shape you can adjust the roundness of the corners by clicking the up down toggle button in the Corner Radius field 7 Use the up down toggle button in the X and Y Offset fields to adjust the zone on the label X Offset adjusts the horizontal positioning while Y Offset adjusts the vertical positioning of the zone 8 Use the up down toggle button in the Width and Height field to adjust the width and height of the zone 9 When finished click Save Delete a Zone To remove a zone from a custom part
154. hange tes BRADY oa e WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 10 Using text highlighting techniques highlight the temporary name then enter the unique name directly over the highlighted name iM Laboratory Labels Rename Label files Rename Label files Choose existing job to update with selected Label files or create new job file aflame bet You can rename any of the label files listed below by double clicking on the name you want to edit If you want to add ee the label files to a new or existing job choose the appropriate option below and then check the label files that you want to add to the job Slides4 These label files will be saved to the default label file directory for Labe Mark located here C LabelMark_EN Label Files Add selected Label files to No Job C An Existing Job Name oom S C A New Job Name Ee cnet cock tot ren te 11 Repeat for each label file name you want to change Note If after assigning a new name you decide you would rather use the previous name click the Undo button to the right of the file name you want to undo You can add the new label files to a job file for more efficient processing For more information on Job Files see page 120 You can add to an existing job file create a new job file or not add label files to any job file To create a new job file proceed to Step 15 If you do not want to add label files to any job file procee
155. hange these parameters add or subtract components and component details etc Manage Data Serialization Schemes 4 Object type Components Step alphabetic AB Number of Labels 10 Prefix Suffix Label layout Over then down Number of copies 1 Vertical labels down 1 Data Preview 1A 5B 94 13B 17A 21B 254 4B 3A 12B Author jdoe Comments Number of Terminals 12 4 Edit the serialization scheme following steps outlined in the Advanced Serialization section of this manual starting on page 107 tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 206 Apply to Label File On the Save Serialization Scheme screen you can choose to save the changes under the same name OR give the scheme a different name thereby creating a new scheme To save the edited scheme as a new scheme 5 Highlight the name in the File Name field 6 Enter a new name 7 Click Finish Create New Scheme You can create a new serialization scheme directly from the Managing Data Serialization Schemes screen The wizard is the same as when creating a serialization scheme directly on the label See Advanced Serialization starting on page 107 To create a new scheme from the Manage Data Import Schemes screen 1 Choose Tools gt Manage Data Serialization Schemes 2 Click Create new Create new 3 Complete the wizard as you would when creating an advanced serialization routine see page 107 Be sure to
156. he down arrow and indicate label feed mechanism most closely identified with this custom label tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 132 Managing Custom Parts Creating a Custom Part a 9 In the Description field enter a brief description of the custom label optional 10 Indicate if the custom label is double sided by clicking the Part is double sided checkbox 11 Click the Measurements tab and adjust the height width and margins of the label to the new requirements of the custom label 12 You can add or subtract columns and rows to the label by clicking the Add Column Delete Column buttons or Add Row Delete Row buttons 13 Adjust the Vertical Gap to provide more or less space between rows 14 Adjust the Horizontal Gap to provide more or less space between columns Manage Custom Parts add New Part 5 Import D export Custom Parts Height li General Measurements Zones Name Plates 2 1145 1 0538 Pre printed Header 2 0000 1 3038 Measurements are in inches Shipping Labels with Logo 3 0000 1 9000 SBS5011 2 0000 3 1500 Width 3 0000 e e Height 1 9000 Left Margin Jo on00 Top Margin Jo coo0 Columns 2 Vertical Gap Jo 1000 Horizontal Gap Jo 3s00 Output Orientation Fortrait Rotation 0 1 E A ale ole ET i _ Ge all AP BE ee ee E Add Column at Delete Column Add Row Delete Row ts BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User
157. he fann below to create your simple serialization Label Object Text Custom Text Optional Sequence Type Numeric Iv Prefix sat fi J Hafis End Step Number of Labels Data Preview PCL PCS PCO PC13 PC17 PC21 PC25 Cancel Back Next Frisch Help Figure 1 Simple serialization using a prefix 11 When finished click Finish The serialization displays in the top left corner of the indicated labels If you want to place the serialized characters at some other location on the label 1 Click the serialized characters on one of the labels it makes no difference on which label you select the item 2 With handles displaying around the serialized characters position the mouse on the characters not the handles then drag the serialized characters to another location on the label All labels with the serialized characters display the characters at the new location on their respective label ts BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KOM A Serialization 107 Advanced Serialization Format Serialization To change the format of the serialized characters 1 Click the serialized characters on one of the labels it makes no difference on which label you select the characters The Data bound objects property box displays See Edit Data Bound Objects on page 88 for more information 2 Change the formats as desired Advanced Serializati
158. hts which vary from state to state tes BRADY LabelMark 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea A 5 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY INNO EVENT WILL BRADY BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA WHEN LOADING THIS SOFTWARE OR OTHERWISE OR LOST PROFITS COST OF COVER OR OTHER SPECIAL INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE PROGRAM OR ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY THIS LIMITATION WILL APPLY EVEN IF BRADY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE Some states do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation may not apply to you 6 GENERAL This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the State of Wisconsin USA You acknowledge that U S law and regulations may restrict the export re export of the software You agree not to export re export the software or portions thereof in any form without the appropriate U S and foreign government licenses This obligation shall survive and continue after this Agreement terminates This Agreement is the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes any other communications or advertising with respect to the software and accompanying documentation If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS
159. ical Label Design option box However if you want to ensure that Graphical Label Design is always turned on or off set the property in the Tools gt Options gt General Options dialog box See page 7 for more information Create New Label File A label file can be one label or multiple labels saved together as one file Start Page When launching LabelMark you are presented with the Start page The Start page is similar to many Microsoft Windows programs that display a history of the most recently used files The Start page displays the following items e The most recently used label parts up to 5 parts can be displayed e A list of available printers containing label parts to use e A list of the last 10 label files or templates used tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 14 Getting Started Create New Label File a You can open saved files from the Start page or you can create new files based on a selected template design You can also create new files based on previously used label parts in files or currently installed in specific printers If this is your first time launching the program this screen will be blank 1 e no label parts or files will be listed To create a new label file using a label part not listed on the Start page or if the Start page is blank 1 Choose File gt New OR in the Standard toolbar Click New T Stat J Welcome to LabelMark Cr
160. ield and enter the label number that ends the range to print 8 To print multiple copies of the selected range click Range Copies field in the Print range definitions section 9 Enter the number of copies of the selected range to print The Sub Total field reflects the number of labels in the specified range multiplied by the number of copies in the Range Copies field If the subtotal number does not immediately display click the Sub Total field to refresh the screen In addition to the Range Copies if you enter a number in the Label Copies field the Sub Total field reflects the range of labels to print multiplied by the number in the Label Copies field Example The range of labels to print starts with label 2 and ends with label 4 That is three labels to print 2 3 and 4 If the Range Copies to print is 5 the subtotal would be 15 3 labels x 5 copies 15 labels If you enter another number of copies in the Label Copies field the subtotal will be multiplied by this number and you will get more sets of labels printed In the above example you have a subtotal of 15 labels The Label Copies number is 3 the Sub Total field indicates 45 labels will be printed Sub Total 15 labels x Label Copies 3 15x3 45 tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 40 Print a Label File Print Dialog Box Printer Information Name eme71 Properties Status Ready Print to File T
161. ile 7 Click A New Job radio button 8 In the Name field to the right of A New Job radio button enter a name for the job file 9 Check the label files to be placed in the new job file 10 When ready click Finish The labels are displayed as individual label files indentified by the name tabs If the labels were added to a job file the job file also displays Editing Datacomm Serialization You can edit the serialization and label block widths of your Datacomm label from the editing screen You do not have to re enter the wizard To edit the Datacomm labels 1 Click the name tab of the labels you want to edit The Label Object Properties box display to the right of the screen See page 48 for more information on Label Object Properties The Block Width Product Width Product Name and Manufacturer Name display in the lower portion of the properties box File Properties Block Width o d inches Product Width 5 inches Product Name Fanel H424 Manufacturer Name Belden Adjusted Apply Changes Save Product Definition ts BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST OB A Application Wizards 243 Electrical To edit any of this information 2 3 Highlight the data in the field to change and enter the new data When ready click Apply Changes Apply Changes button If you want to save the adjustments as a custom product in the Label Object Properties box
162. ile Options at the bottom of the Create New Open dialog box tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 20 Getting Started Create New Label File Create New Open Select the part to base this label file on Ta i Part N Name Part Name BM71C 4 Size 0 182 W x Continuous H 4 623mm Cols 1 Rows 1 B Printer Compatibili Part Name BM71C 94 342 x E Size 0 129 W x Continuous H 3 277mm Cols 1 Rows 1 By Part Famil Part Name BM71C 125 Continuous x Size 0 235 W x Continuous H 5 969mm ory Cols 1 Rows 1 By ve Part Name BM71C 125 342 By Height A e ala H 4470mm Sort by Part Name BM 1C 187 Name Size 0 335 W x Continuous H 8 509mm C Width Cals 1 Rows 1 C Height Part Name BM 1C 187 342 Size 0 273 W x Continuous H 6 934mm Sart order Ascending FG Cols 1 Rows 1 Part Name BMY 1LC 240 Size 0 240 W x Continuous H 6 096mm Cols 1 Rows 1 Selected Part BM 1C 125 382 from Master List File Options Part Height repeat length 9 25 M Allow Graphical Label Design Click Select From Printer button to auto detect part in a connected printer Select From Printer M Show Start page on startup OK By Width or Height To search for specific part numbers based on the Width or Height of the label you want to use 1 Click the Width or Height field 2 Enter
163. ing a Label 69 Text Element TT aS Flip Flop The Flip Flop feature works on text elements only It transposes or reorders lines of text or the positions of words in a single line of text The Flip Flop feature works vertically on multiple lines of text or horizontally on a single line of text In a vertical flip flop the multiple text lines are transposed with the top lines placed at the bottom and vice versa If you have more than two lines of text the lines pivot around the middle line of text Note You do not need a flip character for top to bottom flip flop The system automatically transposes the top and bottom line of a multi line text string Column 1 Columa 2 ABC XYZ 123 789 456 456 789 123 XYZ ABC Text in Column 1 is vertically flipped in Column 2 pivoting around the middle line of text 456 Figure 9 Vertical Flip Flop In a horizontal flip flop you transpose one line of text around a flip point For example 123 456 would flip flop to 456 123 You designate the flip point by placing the flip character in the line of text This feature is useful for identifying parts that are connected end to end The default flip character is the pipe symbol However you can change which character to use for the flip flop function in the Options dialog box See Options on page 7 for more information tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 70 Formattin
164. ion of the image you want the image is within the thin blue lines the mouse must stay within the lines in order to select then click Crop button This takes just the selected portion of the image 8 If you selected the wrong part or the selection was not as accurate as you would like click Deselect button OR click some other part of the drawing that was not in the selection 9 To place the image back to its original selection click Reset Note If the data selected will not fit on the label part selected the data will display in red Change the size of the data or click Back and choose a larger label 10 Click Next 11 Click the drop down arrow and indicated on which labels the items should be displayed 12 Indicate on which label the data should start and on which label the data should end 13 Click Next LebelMarc5 Users Manual nen enrommance martes osr KO BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST OB A Microsoft Visio 157 Export All Text Items 14 If you want to save the file with a name other than the generic name highlight the generic file name and type the unique name directly over it Use Browse to locate the directory in which you want to save the file following normal Windows procedures Exported data is bound linked to each other As you format one it is formatted the same on all other labels on which it exists Export All Text Items All Text Items means j
165. irectories it may be difficult to locate all of them Use the Search feature in the Manage Job function to locate the different job files To search for job files 1 In the Manage Jobs window click Search tab JFO01Imj X Manage Jobs JFOO2Imj Files on disk Favorites Search Search Options Match all criteria Match any criteria Search Criteria J Search by job File Name J Search by label file in a jab file Ss o Search by date created or modified File Name Browse From 3 10 2010 wl C Part DAT 1 a 3 11 2010 Search Location C LabelMark Search subfolders File Name Author Description Date Created Date Modified Path By 3F001 1mj jdoe 1 6 2010 9 27 06 AM 1 6 2010 9 27 06 AM C LabelMark JF001 Imj By 3F002 1mj jdoe 1 6 2010 9 27 16 AM 1 6 2010 9 27 16 AM C LabelMark JF002 Imj iM JF003 lmj jdoe 1 6 2010 9 27 26 AM 1 6 2010 9 27 26 AM C LabelMark JF003 Imj ts BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST MO A Job Files 129 Favorite Job Files C Search Options There are three ways you can search for job files By Job File Name By Label File within a Job file or by creation modification date within a Job File You can search by one two or all three by clicking the specific option boxes in the Search Criteria field If entering criteria in more than one of the three criteria fields indicate if LabelMark should Match all criteria or Matc
166. irings 0 00 cee es 141 Data Import Export 0 0 cc es 143 Adding External Data anaana aaa aaa eens 143 Advanced Options for importing data 0 0 0 00 cee eee 146 QuerieS sea o5445 eee tou ae ese Stee eee se bead ase pc eese 148 SDAL pe EN E E etter tees eed Santee eh eee eee ene tate es 150 Save Data Import Scheme 0 0 0c ee ees 153 Using a Data Import Scheme 0 0 0 0 ee eee 154 FREWCS Dla on ca aude E saa ek e ow Se oe ee ee Be o oo os 154 Microsoft VISIO css her eher ea tetdwes ates eet ce pe leiwe eek eeewens 155 Selected Data nananana tae oR awa e eee ee 155 Export All Text Items x ede core den SHR RE Raw RE Oe Oe we Ges 157 Microsoft Excel 6oog epee dee es ae ee ee ee are ce eee ee eee eee 163 Printer Management Utility Excel Add In 00 0002 cee eee 169 Wranster Files s asss wi4 dec 80 Ga ers eee eo wed 1 HSER EES Eee SESS ED 169 Transferring Files from Printer Folders 0 0 000 cece e eae 173 Delete FileS 1 ee eee eens 173 Transfer files from PC to Printer 2 0 0 0 0 0 eee ee es 174 tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea E Dale NMDOMi suo E on Sawa e ea eee es eae a ae 4 54 pe oo ae eee a4 175 Choose Printer File 2 0 0 ee ee eee 176 Selec DAA ne teow sae one ene Bee eee eee eae ee ee aS 178 WADA ssi a a oS Se ee os wa ee ee Oe oa ae Ge ee eae ee 180 Dave Pint Fle a 4
167. is not visible on the screen 1 Choose Edit gt Go To Label OR Press Ctrl G 2 Enter the number of the label you want to access 3 Click OK OR Press Enter Label Navigation If you are in Single Label Layout the Label Navigation buttons display on the right side of the Status Bar Label Navigation A 3 gt al To go to the a specific label in the file 1 Highlight the current number in the Label Navigation numbered field 2 Enter the number of the label you want to go to 3 Press Enter To move to the next label 4 Click Next P To move to the previous label 5 Click Previous al To move to the last label in the file 6 Click Last ai To move to the first label in the file 7 Click First H tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST MO f Getting Started 27 Zoom T Zoom The Editor supports zooming functionality in all views You can zoom from 25 to 800 Zoom factors in 25 increments although you can enter a custom zoom percentage at any increment between 25 and 800 Fit to Width zooms in on the first row of labels so that the entire width of the row fits the current width of the Workspace window Fit to Page zooms in on the first row of labels so that the entire row width and height can be viewed at one time zoom O oo ee Predefined Value Fit To Page 5 25 Custom Value co Enter a zoom value bed 75 100 150 200 300 400
168. ist 7 When finished setting up fields and data click Next 8 Select the label part number to use 9 Indicate if you want to place different objects on the labels by clicking Allow Graphical Label Design OR if you want the data to display in WireMarker format click WireMark E LabelMark FA Select label part Select a part to base the label file an Select data gt Select label part Master List Preview and layout Check errors Narrow your results Total showing in this list 1250 Process data By Part Name Part Name CPT 1 0 Size 3 000 W x 1 000 H 76 200mm W x 25 400mm H Cals 2 Rows 1 By Printer Compatibility Part Name CPT 1 5 Size 3 000 W x 1 500 H 76 200mm W x 38 100mm H Cols 2 Rows 1 By Part Family Part Name CPT 2 0 x Size 3 000 w x 2 000 H 76 200mm W x 50 800mm H Cols 7 Rows 1 By Width inches Part Name CPT 2 5 wt _ A Size 3 000 W x 2 500 H 76 200mm W x 63 500mm H By Height nds Cols 7 Rows 1 Sort by Part Name CPT 3 25 Size 3 000 W x 3 250 H 76 200mm W x 82 550mm H Name f Cols 2 Rows 2 C width P Height Part Name DAT 1 Size 0 900 W x 0 250 H 22 860mm W x 6 350mm H Sort order Cols 10 Rows 1 Part Name DAT 2 Size 1 250 W x 0 375 H 31 750mm W x 9 525mm H Cols 7 Rows 1 Selected Part DAT 1 from Master List File Options Fart Height repeat length 025 10 Click Next LabeMark 5 5 User s Manual wne penronmance arrens sr
169. l WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea ia Managing Custom Parts 131 Creating a Custom Part Managing Custom Parts Custom parts are user defined label parts These parts can be based on factory created stock parts or completely original defined by the user Creating a Custom Part To create a custom part 1 2 Choose Tools gt Manage Custom Parts Click Add New Part Add New Part From the list of part numbers displayed click the part number with parameters closest to what you need See Create New Open dialog and Search features Click OK On the General tab in the Part Name field highlight the temporary generic name then enter a unique name for your custom part Manage Custom Parts amp Q add New Part impor export Custom Parts Width Height General Measurements Zones Name Plates 2 1145 1 0538 Pre printed Header 2 0000 1 3038 Part Name Shipping Labels with Logo Shipping Labels with Logo 3 0000 1 9000 SB5S011 2 0000 3 1500 Printer Compatibility Part Family Die Cut Sensor Type None Description Shipping label with preprinted logo The Printer Compatibility field lists the printer most often associated with the particular label Click the up down toggle button to access a different printer if desired In the Part Family field click the down arrow and select the label type that identifies your custom label In the Sensor Type field click t
170. l items can be added to the label In this case another text object was added cutting blade text box In addition the barcode data was edited and the barcode was moved to display under the added text box tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 212 Templates Create a Template ee Scenario 2 The template was created using the following options e File property Allow users to modify label design ON e Brady logo image object label objects property Can Select OFF e Product Name text object label objects property Can Select OFF e SKU text object label objects property Can Select OFF e Miscellaneous text objects label objects property Can Select and Can Move ON Sea Product Name Product Name SKU Product Name On the label file created from this template the Logo image object Product Name and SKU text boxes cannot be edited moved or deleted However data can be added to the miscellaneous text boxes The miscellaneous text boxes can also be re aligned and the font and attributes can be changed Additional text or graphic elements can be added to the labels ts BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KOM A Templates 213 Create a Template Scenario 3 The template was created using the following options e File property Allow users to modify label design OFF e Brady log
171. lMark 5 5 User s Manual 36 Print a Label File Print Dialog Box mn Printer Information Before selecting a printer to print your labels you may want to gather information about a particular printer The Printer Information screen lists all printers that have been identified to your PC It lists the printer name its location status driver name and resolution In addition if a Brady printer supporting bidirectional communication is connected directly to your PC and is turned on the Printer Information screen displays specifics about the label and ribbon currently installed on that printer To view printer information 1 Click the Printer Information j icon 2 In the list presented click the printer whose information you want to view Gf Printer Information Select a printer to view its information Printers Details _jp Snagit amp Parameter I Microsoft XPS Document Wi BMPF1 eee eres Eanes ele n r ae a ta Default Resolution ae st ete ine Ip Adobe PDF 3 375 inches 100 00 Ribbon Level 3 When finished click the Close Close button tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KO A Print a Label File 37 Print Dialog Box mmm Selecting a Printer To print a label file one label in a file or a range of labels in a file with the label file active 1 Choose File gt Print OR Click Print on the Standard toolbar or from Print Preview In the Name
172. lMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KOM A Job Files 127 Favorite Job Files Favorite Job Files If there are a number of job files that you use often add them to a Favorites list for easy access Add to Favorites To add job files to Favorites 1 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 open 3 With the list of Job Files displayed on the right click the job file you want to add to Favorites Note Use Ctrl Click to select multiple files ole oy a 4 Click Add to Favorites ree Add To Favorites 5 In the Add to Favorites confirmation box presented click OK LM LabelMark f Manage Jobs E 1 job file s will be added to Favorites 6 Click OK again to remove the confirmation message from the screen tes BRADY ea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 128 Job Files Favorite Job Files mmm View Favorite Job Files To view the job files in Favorites 1 Click the Favorites tab in the Manage Jobs window JFO0LImj Manage Jobs JFOO2Imj x Files on disk Favorites Search File Name Author Date Crested Date Modified 3F001 lmj bankossu 3 8 2010 10 51 32 AM 1 6 2010 9 52 59 AM C LabelMark_E 3F002 1mj bankossu 3 8 2010 10 51 32 AM 3 11 2010 3 25 31 PM C LabelMark_ amp Search for Job Files If you have many job files stored in different d
173. label in a file Next Label Previous Label Nudge Element i a Nudges a selected element up by one grid Up pa LJ unit Nudge Element D fie Nudges a selected element down by one grid Down l IL unit Nudge Element f 1 C Nudges a selected element left by one grid Left ITL unit Nudge Element 1 Nudges a selected element right by one grid Right a unit Invokes the GO TO Label dialog box to go toa specific label Invokes the Find dialog box to search for specific text in a label file Find Next tz Finds the next occurrence of the searched for text Find and f i f Invokes the Find and Replace dialog box to Replace l TL replace searched for text with different text Select All Selects all elements on a label Elements tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea Getting Started 31 Cursor Movement Function Description Select All Labels Selects all labels in the label file Cancel Current o Cancels the current action which includes Action canceling a context menu or a dialog box Clipboard Copy 1 fe Copies selected elements or labels and places the duplicates on the clipboard Clipboard Cut 1 tf 1 Removes selected elements or labels from the Editor and places them on the clipboard This action s supports undo redo Clipboard Paste f 1 r Pastes the contents from the clipboard onto a selected label This action s supports undo redo Undo
174. lbar in the pop up menu indicates that toolbar is currently displayed To remove a toolbar from view re select it This removes the checkmark from the toolbar and removes the toolbar from the display tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ey Options Introduction Options If you use a specific font most of the time or you always print to a certain printer you can set these features as defaults thereby enabling you to bypass a number of formatting options whenever you create a label file To change the default settings 1 Choose Tools gt Options There are four categories of default settings listed on the left side of the Options dialog box 2 Click the category containing the settings you want to change General Options Application Options and Settings Format Options Data Refresh File paths Default Printer Bradyprinter T300 I Verify label part before printing Applies only to printers that support this feature such as the Brady IP series printer Default Measurement Units Inches Millimeters User interface Language English Default Zoom Fit To Page M Allow graphical label design M Show label copies user interface by default M Always show Check Errors Window maximized M Always start with Label Object Properties visible I Check for updates when LabelMark starts General Options set the following default options rs BRADY aa e WHEN PERFORMANCE MA
175. ld and select the Part Family to search on 5 To remove items from the Printer Compatibility or Part Family field click the red X next to the field 6 To search by width or height move to the Width or Height field and enter in inches the width or height you are looking for Remove from Favorites If you ve added an item to your favorites list in error to remove the item 1 In the Favorite Parts List section click the part number you want to remove 2 Click Remove lt lt Remove When finished adding items to your favorites list to remove the favorites list from the screen 3 Click the X on the Manage Favorite Part List tab The list is automatically saved tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea i Managing Favorite Parts 139 Using Favorites Using Favorites To use parts from your Favorites when creating a new label file on the Create New dialog box 1 Click the Favorites tab From the list of favorites click the part number you want to use 2 Click OK oa BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual This page intentionally left blank Manage Printer Part Pairings 141 Manage Printer Part Pairings You can pair a printer and label part so whenever you print the specified part by default it prints to its paired printer You can also set the corrective offsets for that printer If you have paired a printer with a specific label part whenev
176. lement 1 To display handles click the element to rotate 2 Choose Format gt Rotate 3 Choose Rotate Right 90 OR Click Sh to rotate the element clockwise OR 4 Choose Rotate Left 90 OR Click J to rotate the element counterclockwise You can repeat the rotation to achieve additional 90 increments i e 90 180 270 To rotate an element to any increment of 360 use the Properties box 1 Click the element to rotate 2 In the Rotation field of the Properties box enter the degree to which you want to rotate Enter the degree as a whole number not a fraction or decimal Example Forty five degrees is entered as 45 tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea i Formatting a Label 53 Behavior Common to All Label Objects Rotating Label View In addition to rotating elements on a label you can rotate the label view Rotating the label view enables you to easily add objects that print rotated Rotating the label view DOES NOT rotate or change the placement position of elements added to the label BEFORE the view is rotated While an element may appear inverted or repositioned in a rotated label view when printed the element s properties remain the same as when originally applied However if an element is added AFTER the label view is rotated that element will take on the rotation degree of the label view When printed that element will remain rotated on the label
177. log box displays LM Find Replace window x Find Replace Find what Red Find Next Replace with Blue Direction lv Match case Up Replace all 2 In the Find what field enter the data for which you are searching If the data you are searching for occurs in upper or lower case exclusively enter the search string in the exact case you want to match then 3 Click Match case If you are searching from the middle or end of the label file and want LabelMark to search backward towards the beginning of the file 4 Click the Up option box When ready to begin the search 5 Click Find Next LabelMark moves to the first occurrence of the data in the direction you specified selecting the label and highlighting the data To find the next occurrence 6 Press Find Next again The Find Replace dialog box remains on the screen for as long as you need it You can edit the highlighted text string then click Find Next to move to the next label to edit When finished with the Find Replace dialog box 7 Click Close tes BRADY a WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 64 Formatting a Label Text Element aaa Replace To change multiple occurrences of specific data to something else use the Replace feature of the Find function To replace data 1 Choose Edit gt Replace OR Click the Replace tab in the Find dialog box The Find Replace dialog box displays
178. ls add fields to the Selected Fields section 8 Click Add Field Add Field then repeat Step 4 above To move to the different added fields click gt above the field list To view the contents of each added field click the Field tab in the Selected Fields section 9 To remove an added field click the Field tab to display the data that you want to remove 10 Click Remove Field Remave Field The data placed in that field will be returned to its original field in the Source section EJ LabelMark Printer Management Utility x Select Data Seleri data to export Welcome Choose Printer File Selected fields 3 3 t Select Data E Sheet Sheet1 11 Field 2 Field4 lt Rae Column A review File Save Print File gna Application EIX Block WireMarkar Safety Safety Rollform PipeMarker Rollform PipeMarker Safety All Flags Safety Safety Rollform PipeMarker Rollform PipeMarker Expand all Collapse all Sort Add Field Remove Field Cancel Back Next Finish Help Safety Rollform PipeMarker BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 180 Printer Management Utility Excel Add In Data Import Adding a field after deleting one will continue the numbering sequence The deleted field is removed from the sequence leaving a gap in field numbers For instance if you have three fields Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 you remove Field 2 then add another field the fiel
179. ltiplier sequence You could access one of those labels and add a specific graphic Because the graphic element is outside the copied label element text it will display only on the label to which it was added On the other hand if you edit an element that is part of the copied information the editing changes take effect on all the labels to which the information was copied tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea i Formatting a Label 59 Insert a New Label T Insert a New Label You can insert a new blank label in front of another label When you insert a new label the selected label and all following labels are pushed to the right and down the string of labels To insert a new label 1 Select the label in front of which the new label will be placed 2 Choose Insert gt Insert Label OR Press Insert key You can repeat the above procedure for as many new blank labels as desired tes BRADY ea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 60 Formatting a Label Text Element C Text Element Text elements contain user defined text and characters allowing direct data entry on the label Only alphanumeric characters can be used in a text element Text elements can be single or multi line however the text element does not wrap text 1 e automatically start a new line when the label boundary has been reached For a multi line text entry press Enter to
180. lus 2 In the Line Spacing field enter only the additional point size desired to vertically stretch or shrink the lines of text To change Line Spacing 1 Click the Line Spacing field 2 Enter the additional point size over and above the font size Note To retain normal line spacing leave this field blank or enter 0 Expand Condense Expanding and condensing data affects the spacing between characters in a word giving the appearance of stretching or shrinking the word horizontally Data can be expanded or condensed according to predefined increments percentages To Expand or Condense a word 1 In the Expand Condense field double click the number currently filling the field 2 Enter the percentage to expand or condense Note One hundred percent is normal The lower the percentage the more condensed the word the higher the percentage the more expanded the word Auto Fit Auto Fit adjusts the font size automatically to fit the element size As the text overflows the element width the font size decreases until it fits the text line Auto Fit is the default To maintain a specific font size remove the checkmark from the Auto Fit option box Underline 6 9 Check this option if you need to distinguish between the number 6 characters or the number 9 on a label that could be wrapped around an object thereby displaying upside down ts BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST ROMs A Formatt
181. m on the added field tab displays on a different label Therefore the number of labels generated will reflect the number of data text items added to the fields If multiple fields are used the field with the largest amount of text added will determine how many labels will generate For instance if you have three data items in Field 1 two data items on Field 2 and four data items on Field 3 you will get a total of four labels with data The first label will contain the first data item from each field the second label contain the second data item from each field the third label will contain the third data item from Field 1 and Field 3 Label four will contain only the last data item from Field 3 Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 123 456 Label 1 Label 2 Label 3 Label 4 Figure 1 Labels generated from exported Excel data tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea ia Printer Management Utility Excel Add In 169 Transfer Files TF Oe Printer Management Utility Excel Add In The LabelMark Printer Management Utility is an add in function to Microsoft Excel This utility enables you to transfer files between a Brady printer and a PC or from one printer to another via the PC Currently as of this release the only Brady printer supported is BMP71 This feature can also import data from an Excel file to labels created on a Brady Printer Transfer Files To switch files from one Brady pri
182. mes can be up to 250 characters long and follow normal Windows file naming standards The name can consist of letters numbers spaces and some special characters When devising a name for the file try to code it in a way that will help you remember what the label contains Note When creating files saving label content remember this rule You cannot have two files with the same name in the same storage directory If you do the most recent file with the name will overwrite the previous file with that name A one character difference in the name creates a different file and will not overwrite a previous file To save a file for future use with the label file on the screen 1 Choose File gt Save OR Click Save a 2 Using normal Windows procedures determine in which directory you want to save the file 3 In the File name field enter the name under which you want to save the label file 4 Click Save tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 114 Label Files Save If the name already exists a message displays asking if you want to overwrite the previous file with that name 5 To overwrite click Yes OR Click No to remove the message from the screen and return to the file name entry box 6 To enter a different file name or choose a different directory repeat Steps 2 through 4 above When the file is saved you are returned to the Editor with the saved file still being di
183. n Stock products tab click the down arrow in the By Manufacturer field and select the manufacturer s name To further narrow the manufacturer s parts list you can combine the search By Manufactuer and By Product Name 2 With a specific component selected from the label part list presented click the desired part name number 3 Click the down arrow in the Printer Type field and select the printer that will print the labels Make note of the active label part and be sure to have that label part installed on the selected printer 4 Repeat the above steps for each component listed ts BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KOM A Application Wizards 239 Electrical T Serialization Information On the Provide Serialization Information screen you can change label and block width data set serialization parameters and save the edited information as a custom product General Parameters The Label and Block width are characteristics of the piece of equipment you are trying to label You can adjust them to fit your equipment then save them as a custom product to be used again when printing labels for similar equipment If changing parameters be sure to click each component in the Name field to allow for changing parameters on each individual component To change the label or block width on Provide serialization information screen 1 Click the label type to change 2 Click the Label Width
184. n field of the File Properties box is a convenient way of entering any data needed to convey what the file contains when to use the particular file how to use it what media should be installed in the printer etc It can be used for any descriptive or instructive information about the file The description field can hold up to 250 characters of information IM File Properties Filename C LabelMark_EN Label Files Product names 5f Create date 8 12 2010 11 31 09 AM Last saved date 8 12 2010 11 41 57 AM Label Part Name M71 45 E Allow users to modify label design Author jdoe Description To set File Properties for a label file with the saved or unsaved label file active 1 Choose File gt File Properties 2 Click the Description field and enter any descriptive data desired 3 Click OK tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KO A Label Files 119 File Properties OOOO De To view or edit the File Properties for the active label file 1 Choose File gt File Properties When finished 2 Click OK If you are only viewing the File Properties you can click Cancel to remove the properties dialog box from the screen If you have edited the properties you must click OK to invoke the editing changes tes BRADY ea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual Job Files Create a Job File 120 Job Files A Job file is a collection of related label
185. n the Source section Adding a field after deleting one will continue the numbering sequence The deleted field is removed from the sequence leaving a gap in field numbers For instance if you have three fields Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 you remove Field 2 then add another field the fields will be numbered Field 1 Field 3 Field 4 If you want to keep the added field numbers sequential just remove the data on a field not the entire field LsbelMarc5 Users Manual nen enronmance mares wosr KO BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST OB A Microsoft Visio 159 Export All Text Items T To remove data on a field 11 In the Selected Fields section click the field tab containing the data you want to remove 12 On the field tab click the data to be removed 13 Click OR if you want to remove all the data on the field tab click AS The added field remains maintaining the sequence numbers but the field is blank You can now add data following previous Steps 3 and 4 14 Click Next 15 Select the label part number to use then click Next If you added more fields the fields are displayed as separate entities You can reposition the fields or edit the data properties font size etc in the image view or on the editing screen Editing in the image view enables you to immediately print from the external data wizard without having to first open the file in LabelMark to perform the edit
186. nage Printer Part Pairings eee If the Test Print data displayed on the label needs alignment adjustment nudged up down or left right 7 Click the toggle button in the Horz Adjustment and or Vert Adjustment field OR Highlight the number in the field and enter a new adjustment number 8 Repeat the above steps for as many pairings as needed 9 When finished click Save If custom part numbers have been added to LabelMark see Managing Custom Parts on page 131 to pair a custom part with a printer 10 On the Manage Printer Part Pairings screen click Custom tab 11 Repeat preceding Steps 2 through 8 tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KO A Data Import Export 143 Adding External Data RD eee Data Import Export You can place data from an external source external to LabelMark on your labels This data can exist in a text file a spreadsheet program or an external database Adding External Data To add external data to your labels 1 Choose Insert gt External Data A wizard is launched 1M Data Import Start Specii data import option Start Select Data Source Welcome to Data Import Wizard Please select how vou would ke fo import date by choosing one of the aptons below Select Fields Do a quick import with minimal options Use advanced options to import data Use one of the following previously defined data import schemes Select how you would like
187. name you want to change 10 Using text highlighting techniques highlight the temporary name then enter the unique name directly over the highlighted name tes BRADY a WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 222 Application Wizards Electrical ee M Control Panel Labels Rename Label files Rename Label files Choose existing job to update with selected Label files or create new job file replaced bet You can rename any of the label files listed below by double clicking on the name you want to edit If you want to add se the label files to a new or existing job choose the appropriate option below and then check the label files that you want to add to the job Push Buttons4 These label files will be saved to the default label file directory for Labe Mark located here C LabelMark_EN Label Files Add selected Label files to No Job C An Existing Job Name Form iti i s CT Browse C A New Job Name DE Cancel Back Next Finish Help 11 Repeat for each label file name you want to change Note If after assigning a new name you decide you would rather use the previous name click the Undo button to the right of the file name you want to undo You can add the new label files to a job file for more efficient processing For more information on Job Files see page 20 You can add to an existing job file create a new job file or not add la
188. ndicates the distance the left edge of the rectangle element is from the left edge of the label For a more precise movement of the rectangle element enter the measured distance in the Left field Top Indicates the distance the top of the rectangle element is from the top of the label For a more precise movement of the rectangle element enter the measured distance in the Top field Line Thickness Indicates the height of the rectangle line frame itself Enter a measurement in the Line Thickness field tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea Formatting a Label 83 Barcode Elements T Barcode Elements A Barcode element represents a barcode graphic generated from user input or imported data Barcodes are generated following industry standard symbology A typical barcode is composed of vertical lines bars and spaces of varying thickness depending on the text entered It can also include human readable text Human readable text is the data entered that makes up the barcode Because you cannot read bars and spaces you can have the actual text that makes up the barcode display Barcode elements support vertical resizing height only The width of the barcode is based on data and symbology and cannot be changed Like any other elements in LabelMark barcode elements can be positioned aligned and rotated Add a Barcode To add a barcode to a label 1 Click the barcode button on the A
189. ns Part Height repeat length tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ey Label Files 117 Opening a File nm Open Upon Launch If the Start page has been turned off the Create New Open screen will display upon launch of a LabelMark session To open a file from the Create New Open screen 1 Click Open an existing file radio button r Create New Open Recently used files File Name C LabelMark_EN Label Files Product names 5 C LabelMark_EN Job Files JFO01 Imj C LabelMark_EN Templates Part names 5t M Show Start page on startup 2 In the Create New Open dialog box from the list of previously created documents click the desired file If the file you want is not in the list 3 Click Browse 4 Using normal Windows directory function procedures locate the file to open 5 Click the file to open then click Open 6 Click OK tes BRADY a WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 118 Label Files File Properties File Properties The File Properties dialog box includes information about the file and is saved along with the label and template files The properties information reflects the date and time the document was created even if it has not yet been stored the last saved date if the file has been saved the label part number used for the particular file and the author of the file displayed as their login user id The Descriptio
190. nter Management Utility PC Files SYMBOL CATEGORIES bmf Safety bmf NUMBERS bmf Fire Signs brent BARCODE_IN_TEXT bmf BARCODE IN TEXT bmf 89510 bmf Printer Files Current Printer BMP51 53 Connected CALM S BMP71 se o The right side of the screen displays the default or last used directory on the PC Any printer files previously stored in that directory will be listed under PC Files 5 To sort alphabetize either the printer or PC files click the Printer Files or PC Files column header rs BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST be LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual Printer Management Utility Excel Add In 171 Transfer Files When the triangle points up the files are sorted in ascending order When the triangle points down the files are sorted in descending order EJ LabelMark Printer Management Utility BARCODE_IN_TEXT bmf BARCODE IN TEXT bmf 8910 bmf Current Printer rl oe CALM S BMP 1 ae KEA If the directory displayed is the one where you want to store the PC files proceed to Step 9 To change the directory 6 Click the m button in the lower right corner of the screen 7 Using standard Windows procedures locate the directory in which you want to store the printer files 8 Click the desired folder to select it then click OK BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 172 Printer Management Utility Excel Add In Transfer Files
191. nter to another first transfer the files to a PC 1 Connect the printer to a PC via a USB cable then turn the printer on 2 Start Microsoft Excel LabelMark Printer Managemer xX 3 Click the LabelMark Printer Management Utility button Labelmark printer Management Utility Note If you inadvertantly remove the LabelMark Printer Managerment Utility button from the screen re launch Excel The button will again display The LabelMark Printer Management Utility button launches the Printer Management Utility Start Page If you turn off the option Show start page on launch the three functions on the Start Page display as separate buttons See page 188 for more information gt File Transfer Note If the printer is connected but not turned on the following message displays EJ LabelMark 5 add in xX Error 4 Click Transfer Files button Could not contact the printer Make sure the printer is turned on and connected Click OK to remove the message then turn the printer on and click the Refresh 2 button tes BRADY a WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 170 Printer Management Utility Excel Add In Transfer Files The files stored on your printer are located on the left side of the screen If you are working with a Brady printer such as BMP51 that allows you to create folders for file storage the folders will display in the Printer Files field EJ LabelMark Pri
192. o image object label objects property Can Select OFF e Product Name text object label objects property Can Select OFF e SKU text object label objects property Can Select OFF e Miscellaneous text objects label objects property Can Select ON Label Filed Start 2 na utting Blade Product Name SKU Product Name On the label file created from this template the Logo image object Product Name and SKU text boxes cannot be edited moved or deleted Data can be added to the miscellaneous text boxes but you cannot change the font or attributes When printed out the label would look like this BRADY Product Name Cutting Blade wea sku 123 tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 214 Templates Create a Template Scenario 4 The template was created using the following options e File property Allow users to modify label design OFF e Brady logo image object label objects property Can Select OFF e Product Name text object label objects property Can Select OFF Printable OFF e SKU text object label objects property Can Select OFF Printable OFF e Miscellaneous text objects label objects property Can Select ON Product Name utting Blade Product Name Ti Fa Ai AL On the label file created from this template the Logo image object Product Name and SKU text boxes
193. ob Files Job Files a n W 1F002 1mj bankossu 3 8 2010 10 51 32 AM 1 6 2010 9 20 11 AM o Label Files b LabelMark 5 0 E 3F003 Imj bankossu 3 8 2010 10 51 32 AM 1 6 2010 9 21 01 AM Templates E 3F004 1mj bankossu 3 8 2010 10 51 32 AM 3 11 2010 9 29 52 AM LabelMark_ES W 3F005 imj bankossu 3 11 2010 9 40 33 AM 3 11 2010 9 40 33 AM Data amp Serialization Sd tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 122 Job Files Remove a Label File If the directory has a in front of it it means that there are more subdirectories contained in that particular directory To list the subdirectories contained in a particular directory 3 Click the in front of the folder icon When you select the directory all job files in that directory will display to the right To open a specific job file 4 Click the Job file to select it 5 Click Edit Job Edit Job OR Simply double click the job file in the list The selected job file displays as a tabbed window element in the Workspace Remove a Label File To remove a label file from a job file with the job file open 1 Click the label file to remove 2 Click Remove t Remove OR to clear all label files from the job file Click Remove All a Remove All 3 Click OK to confirm the removal Note You can also click the Delete icon in the standard toolbar to remove the label file from the job file tes BRADY La
194. of the physical labels to determine the precise placement of data While Print Preview shows placement of data on a virtual label part due to minute discrepancies in label placement on the liner or feeding mechanisms of specific printers the label alignment may need to be slightly adjusted To view the actual placement of data on the label part test print your labels Test printing prints the first row of your data not manufacturer s pre designed data on the physical label part Therefore if the data placement needs some adjustment that can be done before you waste an entire sheet or roll of labels To test print the first row of labels with the label file active 1 Click Print lt button In the Print dialog box 2 Click Print First Row button located in the Printer Position Adjustment section of the Print dialog box If the data needs to be adjusted 3 Click the toggle button in the Horizontal and or Vertical field OR Highlight the number in the field and enter a new adjustment number The adjustment numbers are measured in inches or millimeters depending on which unit of measure you have chosen in Tools gt Options tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 42 Print a Label File Print Dialog Box Print the Labels When ready to print your labels from the Print Dialog box 1 Click Print Depending on the printer being used if the label part loaded in the
195. on A more complex serialization involves multiple counters and serialization types with the ability to set how each serialization scheme advances the sequencing To set up a complex serialization scheme 1 2 3 Choose Insert gt Serialized Data Click Use advanced option to serialize data Click Next To access Set Number of Components screen 4 5 10 11 Click Next again Indicate if you want to serialize text or barcodes by clicking the appropriate radio button Text is the default and is already selected Click Next again Click the radio button of the number of component counters to use then click Next again In the Sequence type field click the down arrow and select the type desired In the Start field enter the alpha or numeric character with which you want to start the serialization In the End field enter the value on which the serialization should stop and begin a repeat of the sequence if more labels are used in the serialization In the Step field enter the number by which the serialization should increment The Data Preview field displays the serialization for this component tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 108 Serialization Advanced Serialization a 12 In the Priority field use the toggle buttons to increase or decrease the priority level See Priority on page 109 for ore information 13 Click Next a
196. ools gt Options gt Format Options The label divides displaying a blue border around the original text being entered top line and a red dotted line around the duplicate text The text duplicates as you enter it PL 56124 PL 56124 If the label is large enough you can enter more than one line of data As you enter data the data is repeated down the label The font size is set to Auto If you press Enter to start a new line of text a space opens below each line of repeated data and begins to repeat the next line of text as you enter it tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual This page intentionally left blank Serialization 103 Examples of Serialization T Serialization Serialization or sequencing automatically adds a series of sequential numbers or letters to the labels The labels created in the series are sequentially annotated with the next number or letter in the defined sequence How Serialization Works Serialization is alphanumeric with numbers from 0 to 9 and letters A Z Serialization can be simple or linked with no limit on the amount of sequences per label Note You can incorporate serialized data into a barcode Serialization consists of a Start Value End Value and Increment The Start Value is the number letter or combination of numbers and letters that begin the serialization sequence The End Value is the termination point of the sequence Th
197. ording to the element selected Label Object Properties id Locked E M Printable Rotation Shl 0 clockwise Left 9 200 inches Top 0 104 inches Font a Aria Font Size B Bold Z O iate U Underline X C Superscript X C Subscript Horizontal Justification Left Line Spacing 1 00 pt Expand Condense 50 200 00 l Auto Fit Underline 6 9 characters Figure 3 Text element Properties box LabeNarcS Users Manual nen penronmanoe marens osr fs BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KO A Formatting a Label 49 Behavior Common to All Label Objects a To adjust the properties of an element 1 On the label click the element you want to format 2 In the displayed Properties box make the editing changes desired The formatting changes to the element display Alignment The Align function aligns elements on a label horizontally or vertically to each other Because you are aligning elements to each other at least two elements must be selected in order to use the align function ltems centered vertically Items centered horizontally to each other to each other Figure 4 Example of vertical and horizontal alignment If you apply top middle or bottom alignment to items centered vertically to each other or apply left center or right alignment to items centered horizontally to each other the elements will align on top
198. patibility Laser EJ Width inches Part Family Dect O EJ Height inches r Master Parts List r Favorite Parts List Part Name _ Width Height Width 2HS 094 175 1 687 lt lt Remove tes BRADY a WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual Managing Favorite Parts Remove from Favorites 138 Searching Favorites To narrow the Master Parts list to a few parts use the filter at the top of the screen To filter the parts list 1 In By Part Name field if you know the name number of the part you want to use enter it in this field As you enter the part number characters the list will immediately abstract those part numbers that start with characters you enter 2 To return to the full list highlight the text in the By Part Name field then press Delete You can also search by Printer Compatibility by Part Family by Width or by Height To search for parts from the Master List by printer 3 Click the drop down arrow in the By Printer Compatibility field then select the printer for which the media has been designed If data remains in the By Part Name field when you select Printer Compatibility the returned part numbers will be narrowed further first by what is in the By Part Name field then within the Part Names only those compatible with the selected printer 4 To search by Part Family click the drop down arrow in the Part Family fie
199. r Your Records Sort Your Records m Results a i Data Placement Save Data Import Scheme Column Formats Symbol Gri F2 FS W Duplicate Side 1 data bound elements on the Side 2 for two sided labels Edit In a New Window cet ex Lee TE 12 When finished click Next tes BRADY a WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 148 Data Import Export Advanced Options for importing data Queries To add specific records of a database or spreadsheet to your labels you must query the external data file Querying is the function used to filter or abstract specific records from the data file and is presented in the form of 3 part statement consisting of the field containing the data you want to filter a relational operator and the sample data Criteria When building queries you specify a number of conditions to be met and provide samples of those conditions These conditions and samples are called criteria In order for a record to be listed in the results it has to match the criteria Relational Operators Relational operators are mathematical symbols that help state the argument by indicating an operation on a range of data The relational operators are Bato Must match criteria exactly Finds everything BUT the sample criteria gt Greater than Finds everything greater than larger or occurring after a current number or character but does not include that number or character
200. r and total number of labels in the current file Workspace The main area of the screen that displays the label file on which you are working as well as other LabelMark functionality such as managing custom parts schemes and favorites Properties Window Located on the right side of the Workspace window the properties window contains formatting functions for the label element on which you are working The Properties window only displays when you are working on labels or templates Document tabs Display the names of open files or functionality screens If a file is new and has not yet been saved the unsaved file is identified as Untitled Zoom Button Control Available for editing labels templates or custom parts the Zoom feature enables you to zoom in or out on a label document by dragging the button left or right The zoom percentages range from 25 to 800 tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea Introduction Toolbars Toolbars There are three toolbars that display in the editing window They are e Standard e Format e Action The toolbars display automatically when LabelMark is launched and contain the most commonly used elements in the LabelMark software program The buttons on the toolbar are context sensitive meaning their availability depends on what you are doing in the program Standard The Standard toolbar consists of the following items Creates a new label
201. rocess data Rotation 0 clockwise Left ozs t S inches Top oss7 inches Font Font Size fo l Bold I Italic C Underline Superscript C Subscript The properties box displays on the right side of the screen 17 Make the desired editing change 18 To reposition the fields drag the field to the desired position on the label To display the field as a barcode rather than text with handles on the field to change 19 Click Barcode I For barcode data the properties box changes to reflect barcode parameters If you are working with a 2 sided label and you want the imported data to duplicate on the other side of the label 20 Click Duplicate Side I data bound elements on Side 2 for two sided labels to place a checkmark in the option box tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea S Microsoft Excel 167 Ej LabelMark Preview and layout Accept preview Select data Select label art Alu I Locked Preview and layout Check errors Column m V Printable Process data Rotation am 90 Clockwise Field 3 Left fois ti i ts S inches Top o2z inches Font Arial Font Size l Bold l Italic C Underline I Superscript C Subscript I Duplicate Side 1 data bound elements on the Side 2 for two sided labels The duplicated data displays in the bottom half of the visual 2 sided label image If information on Sid
202. s Preview and layout Accept preview Select label part a8 4 l Locked gt Preview and layout jg o MN 0 1 WL NANN Check errors cmn FIELD 1 v Printable Yocess data Field 1 j Process data Fiag Rotation Field 2 a A O N WEN MUNI 0 clockwise Field 3 1 Left 1 265 inches Top 0 373 inches Font Arial Font Size moo l Bold D Italic C Underline l Superscript Y l Subscript j Open in a new window To edit in the image view 16 Click the field to edit to display handles The properties box displays on the right side of the screen 17 Make the desired editing change 18 To reposition the fields drag the field to the desired position on the label tes BRADY a WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 160 Microsoft Visio Export All Text Items OEE Oe To display the field as a barcode rather than text with handles on the field to change 19 Click Barcode IIIi For barcode data the properties box changes to reflect barcode parameters If you are working with a 2 sided label and you want the imported data to duplicate on the other side of the label 20 Click Duplicate Side I data bound elements on Side 2 for two sided labels to place a checkmark in the option box Preview and layout Accept preview Select data Select label part A ue 4 lel L Locked Preview and layout rn Process data a Rotation Field
203. s allowing you to edit the information before printing the labels The formatting errors are displayed in the Errors and Information window which is always on display at the bottom of the workspace Errors and Information Window A Errors and Information Check Label Errors Auto Fit All Label Number Label Object Type Description Figure 19 Label Errors and Information window While you cannot remove the Errors and Information window from the workspace you can minimize or maximize it To minimize the window 1 Click the Minimize button or the Checkmark When minimized only the Errors and Information window s header displays at the bottom of the workspace To maximize the window return it to its original size 2 Click the Maximize button or the Checkmark FE Label 5 5 User s Manual wt penronmance marens sr Os BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST Mea i Label Errors List Formatting a Label 97 Check Label Errors To check the labels for errors in the Errors and Information window 1 Click Check Label Errors Check Label Errors OR Choose Edit gt Check Label Errors LabelMark determines which labels have errors and places them in a list Barcode Barcode Barcode Barcode Barcode Barcode Barcode Barcode Barcode Barcode The object is not contained in a printable zone The object is not contained in a printable zone The object is not contained in a prin
204. s if the elements have previously been aligned to each other they will retain their alignment but be centered on the label as a group Z Order Elements can be stacked one on top of the other such as text over a graphic to form what appears to be one element Z Order refers to the arrangement order of the elements in front or behind each other To get the desired effect rearrange the layers Drawing 1 Overlapping image and lines Drawing 2 The image is selected and Bring to Front applied Figure 6 Example of overlapping elements To rearrange the overlapping elements 1 Click one of the elements in the stack 2 Depending on how you want to stack the elements in the Formatting toolbar click Bring to Front 4 or Send to Back 44 OR Choose Format gt Order gt Bring to Front or Send to Back Repeat the above process as often as necessary to gain the desired effect tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 52 Formatting a Label Behavior Common to All Label Objects nnn Rotating Elements You can rotate elements clockwise or counter clockwise in 90 degree increments When rotating an element on a label the point of rotation is the center of the element Note Be aware of the size of the element and where it is placed on the label If the width of an element is larger than the height when rotation is applied it may appear to move off the label To rotate an e
205. s Manual 240 Application Wizards Electrical a i a i 3 Click Next OR Proceed with Save as Custom Product Save as Custom Product If you have customized the Label Width Block Width and or the Number of Strips you can save these settings as a custom product for use with other labels of the same type These saved parameters display on the Custom Products tab on Provide label information screen of the Datacomm wizard To save the parameters as a custom product 1 In the Datacomm serialization section of the Provide serialization information screen of the Datacomm wizard click J want to save this as custom product check box 2 Highlight the data in the Product name field and enter a new name for your custom product Changing the Manufacturer name is optional If you want to change this data 3 In the Manufacturer name field highlight the current name and enter a new or customized name 4 When ready click the Save Save button 5 Click Next OR Proceed with Serialization Scheme Serialization Scheme Any previously stored serialization schemes see page 205 display in the serialization part of the Datacomm wizard You can use any of these schemes in place of the serialization parameters you may have entered To use one of these schemes 1 Click Use serialization scheme radio button The Datacomm serialization radio button is unchecked and any data entered under that radio button grays out This indi
206. sed to insert a graphic on a Used to insert a barcode on a label label Used to draw a horizontal Used to draw a square or vertical or diagonal line on the rectangle on the label label Customize Toolbar You can create a toolbar containing functions you most often use or menu options that are not currently attached to buttons To create a custom toolbar 1 Choose Tools gt Customize OR Right click any area of the displayed toolbars and choose Customize 2 Click Custom Toolbar tab 3 In the Available Commands click the desired command then click gt OR Simply double click the desired command You can select more than one command at a time by using Ctrl Click or Shift Click When you click gt all selected commands move to the Custom Toolbar Commands side of the dialog box 4 Repeat Step 3 for all desired commands 5 When finished click Close tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 6 Introduction Toolbars T The toolbar should immediately display If 1t does not to display the custom toolbar 1 Right click any area of the visible toolbars The pop up menu displays all toolbars 2 Select Custom Toolbar LM LabelMark Professional Edition File Edit Insert View Format Tools Window Help Lr il S kG ie klAsiuvo EFIA i THe Sl Tat a H43 Bp Label FiletIsf Start 2 Common operations The checkmark in front of the too
207. shortening the vertical line Line Thickness Indicates the height of the line itself Enter a measurement in the Line Thickness field Note When entering a fraction of an inch be sure to enter a zero 0 before the decimal point e g 0 125 tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea Formatting a Label 81 Line and Rectangle Elements Rectangle Properties The following options are displayed in the Rectangle Properties box Label Object Properties x FT Locked i 7 Printable Height ng 0 500 inches Width ot 0 810 inches Rotation Shl 0 clockwise Left 1 676 inches Top 0 286 inches Line Thickness 0 010 inches Figure 15 Rectangle properties box Property Locked Click this option box to protect the rectangle element from being moved or resized Printable This option box is selected by default Remove the checkmark if you do not want the particular rectangle element to print on the label Use this field to indicate an exact height of the rectangle Width Use this field to indicate an exact width of the rectangle Note For a perfect square the width and height should be the same measurement BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 82 Formatting a Label Line and Rectangle Elements Property Use this field to achieve a custom rotation 1 e some increment of 360 Rotation Left I
208. splayed To remove the saved file from the screen 7 Click the X on the Label Name tab OR Choose File gt Close Active Tab Save Changes If you have not yet saved a file or have edited it since last saving when you close the file a message displays asking if you want to save the changes IM LabelMark X Label Editor Do you want to save changes to Label File1 5f 1 Click Yes to save the changes and clear the file from the screen Note If the file has not yet been saved clicking Yes will display the Save As dialog box where you can give the file a name 2 Click No to clear the file from the screen without saving the changes 3 Click Cancel to stop the clear function and return to the file ts BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST KO A Label Files 115 Opening a File FD RD eee Opening a File To open a stored label file from the Workspace 1 Choose File gt Open OR Click the open folder icon 2 In the dialog box displayed click the file to open Note Depending on where you have stored the file locate the directory containing the file according to normal Windows procedures 3 Click Open The label file displays in the Workspace as a document tab Files Using Discontinued Parts When opening older files that were created using label parts media that Brady no longer makes an error message displays LabelMark suggests a newer label part that closel
209. st ea Introduction 9 Options Data Refresh El Application Options and Settings General Options Following options apply to refreshing data when a label file is opened or Format ions printed Please note that these only apply to files being opened in the editor worked on interactively and not for Job files Date Time Refresh Options Refresh Date Time when file is opened L Refresh Date Time when file printed Imported Data Refresh Options Refresh data when file is opened Refresh data when file is printed Please note label content will be updated to match the data source during refresh This includes removal and addition labels as necessary IF you wish to have finer control over the number of labels please use manual refresh available under Tools menu The Data Refresh option is used to set the defaults for the following e Date Time Refresh options e Imported Data Refresh options LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual tes BRADY bad WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST 10 Introduction Options iio File Paths H Application Options and Settings File paths _ General Options Format ions Label files location C LabelMark_EN Label Files Browse Data Refresh Template files location C LabelMark_EN Templates Browse Image files location C Documents and Settings All Users Application Browse Jobs files location C LabelMark_EN Job Files Browse serialization and Data scheme
210. start a new line Adding Text To add text to a label when the Graphic Label Design function is turned on 1 Click the Text label object on the Action toolbar OR Choose Insert gt Label Objects gt Text The mouse pointer becomes an I beam indicating that text can be entered 2 Click the mouse on the label at the point where the text should be placed 3 Enter the text A border displays around the text as it is being entered This indicates the text line To add another line of text 4 Press Enter 5 When finished entering the text click anywhere on the screen to remove the typing line borders tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea ia Formatting a Label 61 Text Element Edit Text Clicking a text element one time displays handles on the element and treats the element as a graphic When the handles are displayed you can move the text element to another position on the label or you can apply formatting changes However if you want to actually edit the text string change the wording you need to access the text string by entering the text element itself Handles Cursor a O Q oLabel lo Label 1 Text boundary D D Q Selected text Selected text element string for editing To add or delete text from the text element 1 Double click the text element to access the text string The text line border re displays and the cursor blinks at the beginning of the text strin
211. sting Job Name EE JF001 lmj Brow se C A New Job Name Note If after assigning a new name you decide you would rather use the previous name click the Undo button to the right of the file name you want to undo You can add the new label files to a job file for more efficient processing For more information on Job Files see page 120 You can add to an existing job file create a new job file or not add label files to any job file To create a new job file proceed to Step 7 If you do not want to add label files to any job file proceed to Step 10 To add to an existing job file 4 Click An Existing Job radio button 5 In the list of label files click the files you want to add to an existing job file By default they are all selected If you want to add only a few label files to an existing job file click Select Deselect All to remove the checkmark Then click the option box for the individual label files you want to add to an existing job file tes BRADY Ball WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 242 Application Wizards Electrical 6 Click the down arrow in the field to the right of An Existing Job radio button and select the job file to which the label files will be added If the job file is not stored in the default Job Files folder click the Browse button and using standard Windows procedures locate the directory containing the desired job files To create a new job f
212. sual Element you do not select anything here all records will be included To include unique records Filter Your Records anly select the Excluded duplicated rows records options Sort Your Records Results Data Placement Field Operator Value And Or Save Data Import Scheme F2 Flags Add Delete Egual Egual Exclude duplicate rows records You can create a complex query by adding the logical operators AND or OR AND is used when supplying criteria over a number of fields The specified conditions in all selected fields have to be met in order for those records to be listed in the results OR is used to express one or more conditions in the same field When using OR only one of the conditions has to be matched in order to list the record in the results tes BRADY a WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 150 Data Import Export Advanced Options for importing data To create a complex query before completing Step 4 above 5 In the And Or field click the down arrow and select either AND or OR depending on how you want to write the query 6 Click Add 7 Repeat Steps 1 through 4 to supply the criteria that will satisfy the AND or OR condition the second conditional data 8 If you want to supply more criteria select AND or OR again and repeat Steps through 4 above If you are done supplying conditional data you do not have to select AND or OR in the last el
213. t Allow Stretching in the Image Properties box You can change the file from which the graphic is created once the graphic is instantiated The image data is saved in LabelMark Add an Image To add an image to a label 1 Click the image button 3 on the Action toolbar OR Choose Insert gt Label Objects gt Image The mouse displays as a cross 2 Drag the image mouse icon to draw a frame in which the image will display If you click the label with the image button rather than drawing a frame you can still place an image on the label The image however will be the standard size set for the label By drawing an image frame you can indicate how large or small you want the image to display 3 From the Open dialog box that displays browse the directories to find the image you want to use 4 In the list of images click the image you want to use then click Open The image fills the frame you drew tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea i Formatting a Label 75 Image Element Resize Image Once the image is placed on the label a series of handles display around the image These handles indicate the image is selected and are used to resize the image If the handles do not appear click the image to display them The top and bottom handle are used to resize the image vertically The left and right handle resizes the image horizontally The corner handles are used to resi
214. t on the label Height Indicates the vertical length of the barcode from top to bottom It is the same as dragging the top or bottom handle up or down to increase or decrease the height Rotation Use this field to achieve a custom rotation 1 e some increment of 360 Left Indicates the distance the left edge of the barcode element is from the left edge of the label For a more precise movement of the barcode element enter the measured distance in the Left field Top Indicates the distance the top of the barcode element is from the top of the label For a more precise movement of the barcode element enter the measured distance in the Top field Font Indicates the current font in use for the human readable text To change the font 1 In the Font field click the down arrow 2 Select a font from the drop down list Font Size Indicates the current size of the selected font in use for the human readable text To change the font size 1 In the Font Size field click the down arrow 2 Select a size from the drop down list OR 3 Enter a point size in the field Note The font type and size affects the height of the barcode The barcode and the human readable text must fit in the zone frame drawn with the barcode tool As the size of the human readable text increases it decreases the height of the barcode Click the Bold option box to place the human readable text in bold face BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST La
215. table zone The object is not contained in a printable zone The object is not contained in a printable zone The object is not contained in a printable zone The object is not contained in a printable zone The object is not contained in a printable zone The object is not contained in a printable zone The object is not contained in a printable zone keza Label Errors The window header displays the problem with the labels in the list If it is a problem of fitting the information on the label 2 Click Auto Fit All Auto Fit All l This automatically resizes the objects in question to fit on the label Auto Fit All may resize objects but they may not be sized or placed exactly the way you want them to be In that case you can access each label in error individually and manually make the adjustments BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 98 Formatting a Label Check Label Errors To access the individual label 3 Click the Go To link in the list 4 Make the adjustments 5 Repeat Steps 3 and 4 above to access and adjust other labels with errors 6 When finished click Check Label Errors Check Label Errors again As errors are corrected they are removed from the list Clicking Check Label Errors button again refreshes the list removing the labels from the list that have been fixed When all errors are fixed the Errors and Information window will indicate No errors found
216. tacomm Electrical GHS Mandatory Misc Fackaging PPE Public info Warning Arrow Warning Mandatory Packaging Safety Prohibition Fiald B Expand all Collapse all Sort Export to LabelMark format Export to text file To remove data on a field 11 In the Selected Fields section click the field tab containing the data you want to remove 12 On the field tab click the data to be removed 13 Click OR if you want to remove all the data on the field tab click lt lt The added field remains maintaining the sequence numbers but the field is blank You can now add data following Steps 5 and 6 above 14 When finished adding fields click Next 15 Select the label part number to use and click Next If you added more fields the fields are displayed as separate entities You can reposition the fields or edit the data properties font size etc in the image view or on the editing screen Editing in the image view enables you to immediately print from the external data wizard without having to first open the file in LabelMark to perform the edits To edit in the image view 16 Click the field to edit to display handles tes BRADY a WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 166 Microsoft Excel Ej LabelMark Preview and layout Accept preview Select data Select label part Al 3 5 I Locked gt Preview and layout aea l Check errors Sai I Printable P
217. te New Label File p Heating2 15t Open Create New Label File a 2 sided label 2HX ISf Open The list of most recently used files label parts or printers should refresh automatically as new files or templates label parts or printers are added If not click Refresh Parts Refresh Printers or Refresh Files depending on which item you want to refresh 4 Weicome to LabeiMark Create new using recently used parts ee ee ee e EE a 2Hx 094 2HX 094 2 2 2HSZ 094 0 750 M71 64 427 sbel File plate File I Show Create New Open dialog on startup instead File Options 2 3 Part Height repeat length fo 25 F Allow Graphical Labe Design New Open recently used file EB Refresh Files Create new using pert in the printer B Refresh printers File Name Printers BMP71 W Part names ist Open Creste New Label File Zj Detected Part M71C 625 412 T Product names i5f O0 _ Matching Label Mark Part M71C 625 W sku ist Open Create New Label File File Options T Name ist Create New Label File Part Height repeat length 0 25 W Product tse Open Create New Label File J Foo1 imj F Allow Graphical Label Design W emr71 part isf BD Parts ist Create New Label File W Heating2 ist Open reste New Label File E 2 siced label 2Hx 5f Printing Labels From Templates Although a template places predefined data elements on all labels in a file using the template when you print the label file only those
218. ted data is bound linked to each other As you format one it is formatted the same on all other labels on which it exists ts BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST AO A Manage Data Import Schemes Edit a Scheme Manage Data Import Schemes Edit ts BRADY e WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST You can change the parameters or query definitions of a stored Data Import Scheme a Scheme To edit the scheme 1 Choose Tools gt Manage Data Import Schemes 2 Click the scheme you want to edit The layout specifics of that particular scheme is displayed on the right side of the screen 3 Click Edit Edit The Select Fields screen displays The following screens in the wizard reflect the data and parameters previously applied You can change these parameters add or subtract queries edit the query details etc Manage Data Import Schemes CD create new 5 Import D Export Fd Edit Apply to label file Data Import Schemes PHOOL Imd Q001 Imd Q002 Imd RECOOLImd Source location Selected Table Selected Columns Visual element type Label layout Vertical labels dawn Label step Label copies Author Comments C LabelMark_EN Import Data Test_EM xls Sheet1 Symbol Grids Fz Fa Column Label object type Symbol Grids Text F2 Text F3 Text P Cuplicate Side 1 data bound elements on the Side 2 for two sided labels Over then down 1 Apply to every label
219. the Top field Font Indicates the current font in use To change the font 1 In the Font field click the down arrow 2 Select a font from the drop down list Font Size Indicates the current size of the font in use To change the font size 1 In the Font size field click the down arrow 2 Select a size from the drop down list OR Enter a point size in the field Bold Click the Bold option box to place all lines of the selected text in bold face Click the Italics option box to place all selected text in italics Underline Click the Underline option box to place an underline on all selected text Superscript Click the Superscript option to display all selected text slightly above the line of text Subscript Click the Subscript option to display all selected text slightly below the line of text tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 68 Formatting a Label Text Element Property Horizontal Horizontal justification aligns the text within the boundaries of the Justification text element not within the boundaries of the label To change the horizontal justification 1 In the Horizontal Justification field click the down arrow 2 Select the desired justification Line Spacing Line Spacing is incremented in point size Normal readable spacing uses an additional 2 points from the font size For instance when using a 12 point font the line spacing would be 14 pt 12 p
220. the folder to open it 2 Select the files you want to transfer 3 When the files to transfer are selected click gt button To return to the root directory on the printer 4 Double click Go to parent folder Delete Files To remove files from the printer or the PC in the Transfer Files function of the Printer Management Utility 1 Select the file s you want to delete 2 Click Delete button x OR Press Delete key 3 In the Delete confirmation message click Yes to confirm the deletion LabelMark Printer Management Utility re you sure want bo remove selected Files Mo These files are now removed from the printer or the PC wherever they were selected When checking either your printer s file system or your PC directory you will notice the files are no longer in the list tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 174 Printer Management Utility Excel Add In Transfer Files DD Oe Transfer files from PC to Printer To transfer files from your PC to another printer 1 Attach the printer to your PC via a USB cable and turn the printer on 2 In Excel click the LabelMark Printer Management Utility button LabelMark Printer Managemer xX LM LabelMark Printer Management Utility gt File Transfer 4 Click the Ellipsis s button in the lower right corner of the screen and using standard Windows procedures locate the directory containing
221. the grid click the row of the component to move 2 Depending on where the component is in the grid click Up or Down to move the component to the intended position tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 110 Serialization Advanced Serialization IM Data Serialization Review composite string Review composite string and set optional text and number of labels Start Advanced serialization Review composite string S composite siring Select object type Please review your composite senalization You can edit it right here in case of need Set number of components Set component string 1 Set component string 2 Review composite string Alpha A 1 Data placement Save serialization scheme Number of Labels 20 I Duplicate Side 1 data on the Side 2 Optional Text C Prefix C Suffix Data Preview Al AS A9 A13 A17 A21 A25 B4 BB B12 A2 area e E The Data Preview field displays the new order Note If you select a component and click Delete that component is removed from the set up There is no Undo To reinstate the component on the left side of the dialog box click Set number of components Once there reset the number of components by clicking the appropriate radio button Clicking Review composite string on the left side of the dialog box will immediately bring up the blank component string screen where you can re enter data 3 In the Number of La
222. tive white lines on black background click Yes on the Mode Selection information box to display the drawing as black lines on a white background iM Mode selection Please answer yes if a background color of the exported image should be inverted In some cases AutoCAD 2000 virtually uses black colour as transparent background and thus when exported image may have a black background instead of white Usually answer no is a good answer here But in case of a black background on the exported picture answering yes to this question can fix the problem Click the label part to use and click Next Use the Zoom function to zoom in or out on the drawing contents To use only part of the drawing in the image viewing area select the portion of the image you want the image is within the thin blue lines the mouse must stay within the lines in order to select then click Crop This takes just the selected portion of the image tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 496 AutoCAD Select label part Select region on the image make selection adjust it and then use Crop button Note that 3D drawings are not Region selection supported Import options Process data DIMEN SHOW S Zoom I Height Label Size 1 5000 Current Image Size 1 943 Selection Size 0 604 9 If you selected the wrong part or the selection was not as accurate as you would like
223. to base this label file on Bimaster List Lp Favorites SP custom Narrow your results Total showi Ey Part Name Part Name M71 38 i Size 1 900 W x 4 000 H 48 2650mm W x 101 600m l Cols 1 Rows 1 By Printer Compatibility Part Name M71 38 483 r x Size 1 900 W x 4 000 H 48 260mm W x 101 600nm aie Cols 1 Rows 1 a iM Select Part From Printer E Part Name M71 40 Size 1 804 W x 0 330 H 45 822mm W x 8 382mm Select a printer only supported printers are listed Cols 1 Rows 1 Part Name M71 45 BMPs 1 a Size 1 500 W x 0 375 H 38 100mm W x 525mm Cols 1 Rows 1 Detected part in the printer Sag 2 i f n i n r 7 l M71 64 437 7 ae clay 1 250 H 11 989mm W x 31 750m Matching LabelMark part Part Name M71 61 i Size 0 500 W x 2 000 H 12 700mm W x 50 800mrm M71 64 427 Me S Cols 1 Rows 1 Part Name M71 64 427 ee Size 1 000 W x 3 375 H 25 400mm W x 85 725mn n Cols 1 Rows 1 elected Part M7 1 04 5 om Master Li File Options j hi 02S i j Click Select F Printer Part Height repeat length M Allow Graphical Label Design button to auto detect part in a connected printer Select From Printer V Show Start page on startup Re launch Start Page If the Start page has been turned off so it does not display on start up of LabelMark you can reset the option to display the Start page on your next launch of LabelMark To reset automatic Start page display 1 On
224. to insert data on to the labels BCO01 Imd BCOO Imd Color Standards PHOOL Imd Delete F Q001 lmd Delete F3 Q00 lmd Active application categories RECOO1 Imd Cancel Back ne Finish Help If you have not added a text box or graphic element when data is imported from a spreadsheet or a database the data will be placed at the top left of the label If only one field is added each record is placed on a different label at the top left corner of the label If another field 1s added that field s data displays below the first field s data slightly indented one record per label Each additional field added displays the record data directly under the preceding field data slightly indented 2 For a quick import click Do a quick import with minimal options radio button 3 Click Next tes BRADY a WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 144 Data Import Export Adding External Data 4 In the Select type of data source field select the program type in which the data to be imported is stored LM Data Import Select Data Source Soeacty Ota source to use SE Select Data Source Select Data Source Select Fields Salact the type of data source for the data being imported fram the following Jist and than set the connection parameters Select type of data source Select delimiter Taxt Files 6c Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet omma Microsoft Access Database Advanced Data Sources
225. ues the numbering sequence from the last number of the previous strip Example When requesting two strips of a 4 pair configuration the first strip will contain values 1 12 the second strip will contain numbers 13 24 tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 230 Application Wizards Electrical ODD Ree To use the 110 Block Wizard 1 On the Create New Open dialog box click Use a wizard to create labels 2 In the list of wizards click 770 Block Labels then click OK i Create New Open os Control Panel Labels A amp Create labels for use in control panels including wire face plate general labels a Ti e z Wire Harness Labels Pa Create labels for Wire Hamess applications _ Laboratory Labels Create labels for use in Laboratory applications l Datacomm Labels meee Create labels for use in Datacomm applications M Show Start page on startup A list of applicable label part numbers displays 3 Click the part number to use then click Next 4 On the Provide Label information screen in the Block Width field enter the width of the block that will contain the numbers on the label Indicate fractions as a decimal Example 1 4 0 25 tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most hea 5 Application Wizards 231 Electrical iM 110 Block Labels g Provide Label information Provide information about the 110 biock labels Sel
226. umb trail 1 Click the specific topic tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 12 Introduction Help Pm Help Search To get Help on a particular word or topic 1 Click Search tab 2 Enter the word or topic for which you are searching Note The search string is not case sensitive and you can enter spaces between words of the search string 3 Click List Topics 4 Click the item in the list then click Display The searched for word phrases are highlighted throughout the topic tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea Getting Started 13 Create New Label File Getting Started This section describes the process of creating a label with minimal formatting basic editing techniques and printing the label Graphical Label Design Before designing a label determine what needs to be placed on the label If your label design includes graphics lines rectangles or barcodes you must be in Graphical Label Design mode If you do not select Allow Graphical Label Design the label part number selected will display with lines available only for text Tool Kit Consists off Hammer Items in Tool Kit Wrench Hammer Shovel Wrench Shovel Graphic Label Design OFF Graphic Label Design ON When you select a part number in the Create New Open dialog box you can turn the Graphical Label Design option on or off by clicking the Allow Graph
227. unchecked the options in the Label Objects Properties box are grayed out All elements in the Action toolbar are also grayed out indicating you cannot use them LabeancSSUsers Manual wnt enronmance mares wos 2 BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST A A Templates 211 Create a Template ee Turning off Allow users to modify label design takes precedence over Can Select and Can Move If you want to be able to modify some aspects of the label created from the template leave Allow users to modify label design turned ON 1 e place a checkmark in the option box but UNCHECK Can Select and or Can Move If Can Select is not checked Can Move is automatically disabled You cannot move an object if you cannot select it Examples Following are examples of labels produced from templates with the various file properties and label object properties turned on checked or off unchecked Scenario 1 The template was created using the following options e File property Allow users to modify label design ON e Product Name text box object label objects property Can Select OFF e Barcode object label objects property Can Select and Can Move ON Label Filet Start 2 BRADY Cutting Blade BRADY Product Name Pd MUDU NAINITAN BRADY Product KJ ry Ea On the label file created from this template the Product Name text box cannot be edited but additiona
228. ust that only the text on all drawings on every page of the Visio document will be exported You will not be able to send shapes or connector lines To export just the text items with the Visio drawing open 1 Click Export to LabelMark button E Export to LabelMark 5 2 Click All text items button All test items You can select which items to export and place them in different fields 3 On the Source side of the dialog box click the in front of the page Select data Select label part Preview and layout Check errors Process data Source Selected fields 1 1 Page Print Field 1 Page Font Page Label Page Area Fl Page Apps Apps DataComm Safety Electrical Wiremarker Terminal Black Flags amp P Tags Patch Panel Terminal Black 66 Block 110 Black Safety Standard Pipemarker Expand all Collapse all Sort Cancel Back Next Finish Help Export to LabelMark format Export to text file Save path C Documents and Settings bankossu my documents New Text Documenti txt Browse 4 Click the text to export then click El If you want to export all data on the page click Ez tes BRADY a WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 158 Microsoft Visio Export All Text Items To rearrange the order of text placed in a field 5 In the Selected fields section of the dialog box click one of the text items Up Sie 6 Click Up or Down to move the text to th
229. ut the scheme to be saved click the Comment field and enter a descriptive comment about the scheme such as instructions on when and how the scheme is to be applied or what part number to use etc 14 When finished click Finish The serialization wizard places the serialized data in the top left corner of the labels You can move the serialization element to any place on the label or apply attributes from the Label Objects Properties box Remove Serialization To remove serialization from labels 1 Click the serialized characters on one of the labels it makes no difference on which label you select the characters 2 Press Delete key OR Choose Edit gt Delete OR Click the delete button Q on the Standard toolbar 3 Follow the instructions on the pop up information box to delete the serial element from one or all of the labels The serialization is removed BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 111 This page intentionally left blank Label Files 113 Save Label Files Save The Save process creates a file that retains the label data data attributes and alignment parameters This file is available for reuse whenever needed Create files for all labels that you know you will use in the future This saves time as you do not have to recreate the label every time you want to use it File Naming Standards To create a label file in LabelMark the file must be given a name Na
230. w Open dialog box Create New Open Part Name CPT 0 5 Size 3 000 W x 0 500 H 76 200mm W x 12 700mm H Cols 2 Rows 2 By Printer Compatibility Fart Name CPT 1 0 X Size 3 000 W x 1 000 H 76 200nm0m W x 25 400mm H Cols 2 Rows 1 By Part Family Part Name CPT 1 5 X Size 3 000 W x 1 500 H 76 200mm W x 38 100mm H Cols 2 Rows 1 By Width Part Name CPT 2 0 Size 3 000 W x 2 000 H 76 200mm W x 50 800mm H Cols 2 Rows 1 Sort by Part Name CPT 2 5 ie Name Size 3 000 W x 2 500 H 76 200mm Wi x 63 500mm H Width Cols 7 Rows 1 Height Part Name CPT 3 25 Size 3 000 W x 3 250 H 76 200mm W x 82 550mm H Sart order Ascending Cals 2 Rows 2 Part Name DAT 1 Size 0 900 W x 0 250 H 22 860mm Wx 6 350mm H Cols 10 Rows 1 By Height Selected Part DAT 1 from Master List File Options 0 25 7 i ign Click Select F Printer Part Height repeat length M Allow Graphical Label Design button to auto detect part ina connected printer Select Fram Printer M Show Start page on startup The Create New dialog box defaults to the master Parts List The Parts List is a list of media stock the part name being the identifying code given to the specific media For example LAT 28 is the part name assigned to 8 5 x 11 stock To start a new label file 1 Click the part number to use This is a scrollable list displaying the specifics about the p
231. wizard is launched 3 Follow the instructions in the wizard for updating the information The system routinely checks for updates if the Check for updates automatically option box 1s selected If you prefer to check these updates individually uncheck the option box tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea 5 Printer Management Utility Excel Add In 193 Options If Check for updates automatically is selected when a firmware or add in update is detected an Update Now button displays in the lower right corner of the Printer Management Utility screens except Data Import screens Click the button to launch the update mm xi LabelMark Printer Management Utility Ej LabelMark Printer Management Utility gt File Transfer gt Data Import Show start page on launch BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual This page is intentionally left blank AutoCAD 195 AutoCAD You can place AutoCAD drawings on labels in LabelMark by either exporting directly from AutoCAD or importing from LabelMark To import an AutoCAD drawing from within LabelMark 1 2 Choose Insert AutoCAD Object To access the drawing click Open Drawing Using common Windows Browser procedures locate the drawing you want to import Click Next If the CAD drawing you are importing has a black background 1 e the drawing displays as a nega
232. y matches the discontinued part To use the suggested new part 1 Click Use New Part new part number LM Nev Old Part Association for File s Based on Old Part Part association for files are being opened Foliowing Ales are using oldi discontinued Brady parts Jf you want to associate Piets with mew Pans select Use Mew Fart neat to the fe othenvise select Use Od Fart File Name Use New Part HX 750 2 WT symbols 15f Use Old Part 2H5 750 2 You can still open the file using the old part number but the data may not print properly BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 116 Label Files Opening a File Open from Start Page To open one of the ten most recent files in the Open recently used file section of the Start page 1 In the Action column click the word Open in the row containing the label file you want to open Open recently used file Create new using part in File Name Action M Product names is Onen Printer Detected Part M71iC 625 4 0 sxu tse Open Create New Label File H Name tst Open Create New Label File E Product st Open Create New Label File E Foa Open Dems part I5f F Allow Graphical Label Des Fart names 15 Coen Oreste New Label File few Label Fie N ew Templat T Parts 15t Open Creste New Label File E veating2 5 Open Create New Label File W 2 sided label 2Hx ISF Opan Matching Label Maric Part File Optio
233. yers Used to view the first side second side or both sides of a 2 sided label Available only when using 2 sided labels Places highlighted characters in Superscript format displaying slightly above the line of text Button Function Increases or decreases the font size by one entry as established in the Size drop down menu Horizontal Justification used to justify text left center right within the text elements boundaries Horizontal Text Alignment used to horizontally align elements on a label to each other left center right Center Objects Vertical Horizontal centers elements vertically or horizontally to the label boundaries Rotates the label view 90 180 or 270 degrees enabling the addition of objects that print rotated Rotating the label view DOES NOT rotate the data already on the label Duplicates data from one side of 2 sided label to the other side Places highlighted characters in Subscript format displaying slightly below the line of text es BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST R e Introduction 5 Toolbars Action With the exception of the Selection Arrow tool all other tools on the Action toolbar are only available when in Graphical Label Design mode Selects elements on a label Used to enter text on a label placing handles around the The Text tool remains selected element to indicate it is until some other action tool is selected selected U
234. ype BMP 71 Where USB002 Comment BMP 71 BMP 71 Labels to print Print range definitions C File label copies Start C All labels C Selected la Range of Labels to print C File label copies ce All labels Total labels C Selected labels only Range of labels m Printer Positiu Copies 1 Horizontal Total labels 45 Vertical Printer Position Adjustment Label Saver Options m Side To Print Horizontal o Row E Side 1 Side 2 Column C Both Print second side in Standard Range Copies vs Label Copies You can print copies of the range or copies of the label or both The difference between the two copy options is how the labels print out collated or non collated Range Copies prints collated meaning all labels in the range print once then the entire range of labels sequence prints again until all copies have been printed Figure 1 Range Copies three copies of five labels collated tes BRADY LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most ea 5 Print a Label File 41 Print Dialog Box Label Copies print non collated meaning all first labels in the selected print range print out then all second labels etc Figure 2 Label Copies three copies of five labels non collated Label Copies takes precedence over Range Copies if both are specified Test Print Labels Before sending a label file to the printer you may want to view some
235. ze the image diagonally maintaining the aspect ratio changing the width and height of the image at the same time To resize 1 Position the mouse on one of the handles 2 Drag the mouse to enlarge or shrink the image Dragging toward the image shrinks the image dragging away from the image enlarges it Move the Image To move the image to another location 1 If no handles are visible click the image to display them 2 With the mouse inside the image boundaries NOT on any handle drag the image to the new location The mouse will display as a cross t gt when it is inside the image 3 To remove the handles from the image click anywhere on the screen tes BRADY pea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 5 5 User s Manual 76 Formatting a Label Image Element Image Properties When an image is selected the following image properties box displays Label Object Properties FF 7 Locked Printable Height tr 0 630 inches Width 4 1 240 inches Rotation Shl 0 clockwise Left 0 155 inches Top 0 135 inches Allow Stretching Figure 13 Image element properties Property Locked Click this option box to protect the image element from being moved or resized Printable This option box is selected by default Remove the checkmark if you do not want the particular image to print on the label Height Use this field to indicate an exact height of the gr

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