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EASY -MARK Labeling Software User`s Guide

1. mom A Files of type Pandut EasyMark pem y Cancel 2 Find the name of the file you want to open 3 Click Open The labels appear Entering text on a label You can enter text on one label enter text over a group of labels or on all labels You can bold italicize strikethrough underline or add color to text The fonts available for selection are the fonts installed on your system Text on Individual Labels To immediately begin creating labels with text simply click on a label and begin typing To add text to a different label click on the new label and begin typing EASY MARK foe i To move forwards and backwards from label to label and from page to page use the Label Navigation buttons shown below First Label Last Label First Page Last Page K EX WK EXM Previous Label Next Label Next Page Use can also use Tab and Shift Tab to move one label forward and backwards respectively Text on a Group of Labels To add the same text to multiple labels at one time simply click the first label in the group you wish to create it will highlight blue Then click the last label in the group all labels in between the first and last label will highlight blue Now when you enter text all labels in the group with carry the entered text 10 Labels See 2 OS TP Belew ww An 1904 Me sr y 5 JE siziulele Click the first label in the group Then click the l
2. risk of electric shock risk of explosion risk of fire risk of ionizing radiation Prue Stina Files of type Al Image Files bro pg wed o y Cancel Browse through the pre loaded Import BMP JPG NET symbol library or locate your WMF and GIF Preview images own image files to import image formats before importing Select an appropriate symbol for the symbols folder or browse to other folders to select your own graphic Clicking Cancel will exit without inserting a symbol into labels Clicking Open will insert the symbol into the labels within the group selected EASY MARK Template Utility Protected Areas EASY MARK supports protected areas on labels A protected area can be used to mark certain areas of a label that cannot be edited This is mainly used for signs or marker labels where only certain parts of the label should be editable Clicking on the Template Utility menu item will open the EASY MARK Template Utility allowing you to specify protected areas on a label to prevent accidental editing Additional information on how to use the Template Utility can be found within that program s Help Locking the Document The document and protected areas may be locked to prevent editing You lock the document and protected areas by clicking on the lock icon in the toolbar 35 EASY MARK A You will be prompted to enter a password when locking the document This is optional but if you enter a password you mu
3. The Label Offset is the start position for printing The Print Offsets Top and Left are to adjust the printing offset for laser printers Different laser printers require varying amounts of paper handling areas around the border of a label sheet usually from 1 8 to 3 8 inch For example if the data on your laser labels is positioned too high enter a Top Origin value such as 1 to move the data down on the labels Raise this value to increase the offset If the data on your laser labels is positioned too far to the left enter a Left Origin value such as 1 to move the data to the right Raise this value to increase the offset Enter negative values such as 1 to decrease the offset and move the data in the opposite direction Use Print Direction to determine how the labels lie on the page across or down To use Print Features 1 Click File Print or click the Print toolbar button S The Print window appears 2 Click Features The Print Features window appears 24 Labels Print Features Start Print Position Row ft P Column Cancel Print Offsets Print Direction Top o Across Left o Make your selections and click OK Using Print Alignment Use Print Alignment to print an alignment sheet You can use this alignment sheet as a template for making any necessary printer adjustments before printing a large job Choose to print one label one row one column or one page To use Print Features 1
4. ABC 3V Legend Content Different on Front and Back y Less lt lt Display Mode Labels in Print Order z Example Clicking the Next button takes you to the Legend Generation Method screen of the Market Wizard 121 EASY MARK Page 4 Legend Generation Method The Legend Generation Method screen works the same in two sided and one sided modes Clicking Next takes you to the Legend Generation screen of the Market Wizard EASY MARK Wizard Legend Generation Method Construction amp Maintenance Heat Shrink Please select a legend generation method Serialization Data Import C TIA ElA 606 4 122 Page 5 Legend Generation If you are in two sided mode and have selected Same on Front and Back in the preferences screen then workflow is the same as in one sided mode If you selected Different on Front and Back in the preferences screen then the Finish button is disabled on the first access of the screen while the Next button will be enabled You have to generate Legend Content for both the front and the back side and the Market Wizard takes you through both steps There is an indicator at the top of the screen to identify if you are generating legend content for the front or back side EASY MARK Wizard Serialization Construction amp Maintenance Heat Shrink Back Side Series Please enter the following information Values Base Directio
5. EAN JAN 13 amp 8 European Article Numbering is a variation of US UPC symbology HIBC Health Industry Bar Code Interleaved 2 of 5 Used in Distribution industry MSI Plessey Used in marking retail shelves for inventory reordering PDF 417 Efficient multi row symbology UCC 128 Variation of Code 128 used in retail distribution for carton tracking PostNet Used for postal mail in US UPC Universal Product Code is used in supermarket industry Data Source This dropdown contains the available methods for creating codes for the bar codes e Text Default selection e Series Data Import Depending on the data source selected various fields on this screen may be enabled or disabled Human Readable Text This check box indicates whether the bar code symbol created will display the code as part of the symbol If checked the alignment and position dropdowns will be enabled Position Enabled when Human Readable Text is selected the selection in this dropdown determines whether the text is included above the symbol or below The choices are Top Bottom Alignment Determines the alignment of the human readable text if selected The choices are Left Right Center Bar Code Content Code The data value used to create the symbol for the bar code The code must meet the requirements for a selected symbology standard e g UPC symbologies only support numeric codes By default Te
6. EASY MARK e ex En Database headers ocx Printer Drivers symbols Temp File name FirstFile pem Save as type Panduit EasyMark pem y 2 Type the name of the file 3 Choose the folder 4 Click Save The labels are saved 29 Tools Creating WireMarkers When labeling wire an often used technique is to repeat or stack data several times on a label so the information can be seen easily after the label is wrapped around the wire Use WireMarker to automate this task for you EASY MARK operates in two modes Label mode and WireMarker mode Toggle between the two modes by clicking Tools WireMarker Mode Enter the text or series information you need and print the label The left corner of the Status bar at the bottom of the Main window indicates the mode you re in The Status bar also i When creating WireMarker labels you may want to take advantage of the WireMarker Mode in EASY MARK Toggle WireMarker Mode on and off by clicking the WireMarker Mode icon shown to the left This will perform to repeat all text on the label as many times as possible given the size of the label For example consider you have the below labels created for marking wires a E By toggling on WireMarker Mode the text on each label will be repeated as shown below AD1 AD2 ADS AD1 AD2 AD3 AD AD2 ADS ADA ADS ADG ADA ADS ADG ADA ADS ADG AD ADO ADO AD ADO AD9 AD ADS AD9 A 31 EASY MARK Note
7. EM TiaHistory xls EN ts_cons xls E unicode Issues xls lt Gl wm Files of type MS Excel xds y Cancel You may browse for any CSV or Excel file you need to import If you selected an Excel spreadsheet from the Data Import dialog you will need to select which worksheet within the spreadsheet contains the label data you wish to import Using standard Excel cell identifiers such as A1 enter the beginning and ending cells of the rectangular region containing the label data Clicking OK will import the data starting at the currently selected label creating one label for each cell within the spreadsheet range You cannot import symbols from a data file Only text will be used as data appearing on the labels using the default font import Excel Data Select the sheet Clicking More where the data opens more data resides import options Minimize these Automatically Deo pal enda 620 Lesscc Update Preview a defaults to the full p range of data on 2 M Combine columns for import the selected sheet Combine data from multiple columns Start Import at Row in a single import feature helps eliminate column headers and titles Column separator is placed between Preview your data each column of before importing data 33 EASY MARK Figure 2 1 The legends are generated either through import from CSV files or through import from Microsoft Excel xls files If the user imports from Excel he
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9. Click File Print or click the Print toolbar button S The Print window appears 2 Click Align The Print Alignment window appears Print Alignment x C One Row One Column C One Page Make your selection and click OK Using Horizontal Alignment You can align the text on a label to the left center or right Ot 0 oe 0 Centering text HH You can align the text on a label so that it is centered within the margins of the label 1 Select the text you want to center 25 EASY MARK 2 Click Layout Horizontal alignment 3 Choose Center or Click the Center Align toolbar button HH The text is centered Aligning text left O You can align text on a label so that it is on the left margin Select the text you want to align Click Layout Horizontal alignment Choose Left or o Click the Left Align toolbar button The text moves left Aligning text right 0 0 7 You can align the text on a label so that it is flush right 1 Select the text you want to align 2 Click Layout Horizontal alignment 3 Choose Right or 0 Click the Right Align toolbar button 9 The text is flush right Using Vertical alignment You can align text on a label to the top of the label centered between the top and the bottom margins or to the bottom of the label e op Note Vertical alignment treats multiple lines on a label as a block of text You cannot vertically alig
10. application wizard works similar to other application wizards The user browses through the pages of the wizard using the Next and Back buttons The user can exit the wizard on any page using the Cancel button On the first page of the wizard the Back button is disabled on the last page the Next button is disabled If the user has entered enough information to execute the wizard then the Finish button will be enabled If the user goes Back to a previous page then that page will be in the same state in which it was left If changes are made on a previous page then whether or not previous settings will be preserved when paging forward again depends on the page and the nature of the changes For example going back to the Part Number selection page will preserve any settings in the subsequent legend generation page Changing an application on the Application selection page however will not preserve entries in later pages The state of every wizard page will be preserved if the user exits the wizard via the Finish button This remains true even if the user closed and reopened EASY MARK in the mean time Standard Wizards There are two different types of wizards which are designated the standard wizards and the special wizards The Safety Sign Wizard and the Pipe Marker Wizard are special wizards that follow a slightly different page flow than the standard wizards All other wizards are considered standard Page 1 Applicat
11. equipment Clear Clicking Clear will blank all input fields without changing the values in the dropdowns Delete When an equipment cord is selected clicking Delete will present you with a confirmation dialog If accepted the equipment cord and all related data will be removed When at least one equipment cord is created and you are in Data Center Project the Generate Labels button will be enabled Clicking this button will take you to the Format Selection screen with the Equipment application selected Clicking Back will take you to either the Format Selection screen non Data Center Project or the Equipment Labels screen Data Center Project The Next button is only enabled in Data Center Project when at least one equipment is created Clicking the button will take you to the Grounding Labels screen Clicking Finish will prompt you to save all data from the session If you has selected the Default project you will be prompted to create a new project if desired Output The legend format for output from this screen will be in the form From Equipment Name Type Blade Port Page 11 Grounding and Bonding Labels 89 EASY MARK EASY MARK Wizard Grounding and Bonding Labels 1A TMGB Bold fields are required Project Deut y Floor e Add Upd Clear Delete ate Preview Floor Type 2B TGB TGB Telecommunica Generate Labels lt Back Cancel Finish You will be taken to the Grounding Lab
12. format at the bottom of the screen The part number corresponding to the format will be displayed for informational purposes The second option is intended for expert users who already know which format is appropriate to the task at hand If a format is manually entered the format will be checked as valid before being allowed to proceed to the next page 46 Market Wizards EASY MARK Wizard Label Format Selection Network Patch Panel Labeling Select Printer Type Label Type and Marker Type Printer Type Laser Inkjet X Number of Ports v Below are the optimum label part number and format for your application Secondary part numbers are available in the drop down lists Label Part Number C252x030F JJ y Format C252x030FJJ 4 Port E Is Clicking the Next button takes the user to the legend generation page in the wizard Clicking the Finish button closes the wizard The EASY MARK user interface shows the format selected with the wizard The user can come Back to this page change the format selection and go forward again without previous settings being discarded The format change will be applied to the label sheet document Page 3 Legend Generation Method This page will only be shown if the user has selected a standard wizard in the Application selection page page 1 47 EASY MARK EASY MARK Wizard Legend Generation Method Network Patch Panel Labeling AA Please select a le
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14. PEM file is selected to print the Next button will be enabled Clicking the Next button will take you to the PEM File Print screen 97 EASY MARK The Finish button will be disabled on this screen PEM File Print Because the label format is stored inside each PEM file the format selection screen is not applicable On the PEM File Print screen a summary of the file will be displayed displaying the name of the PEM file the format to be used the number of labels in the file and the number of pages needed to print the entire document EASY MARK Wizard File Print File em33 pem Label Format 110 5 Number of Labels Number of Pages Click the Print Labels button to send the labels to the printer When done with this file click the Next button to proceed to the next selected file Click the Cancel button to return to EASY MARK Print Labels Cancel Clicking the Print Labels button will cause the print dialog to appear where you will select the printer to which to print the labels as well as entering the number of copies and any other print options you might need Clicking OK on the print dialog will send the labels to print All dialogs close and you are left on the PEM File Print screen where you may either print the labels again or click Next to go to the next PEM file Clicking Next will take you to the next PEM File Print screen for the next PEM file selected Clicking the Cancel button at any
15. Side Orientation This lets you set the default for Normal or Inverted Legend Content You can choose between Same on Front and Back and Different on Front and Back Apply to all two sided formats If you check this box then the current settings made on this screen will apply as defaults to all two sided formats If you leave this box unchecked then the current settings will only apply to the format of the current label document Less More As in other areas of EASY MARK clicking on the More button will display advanced properties and change the button to Less Clicking Less will hide the advanced properties 104 Display Mode Allows you to set your prefered display mode to either Edit Mode or Print Mode Turn Off Align Mode This checkbox disables the additional alignment assistance features in the print process Turning off the alignment mode uses fewer labels but increases the chances that the back side printing might be out of alignment with the front side 105 EASY MARK Two Sided Toolbar The first time you select a two sided format the two side toolbar will be floated over the document area You may dock the toolbar or close it at that point For any subsequent access of any two sided format the toolbar will appear in the last place to which you docked it If the two sided toolbar has been closed it mey be redisplayed by checking Two Sided Printing under Too
16. Symbology Enabled when a UPC A or EAN 13 symbology is selected Choices are e 2 digit Supplement e B digit Supplement None PDF Security Enabled if the PDF 417 symbology is selected Bar Width A numeric only field with connected spinner control to specify the width of the narrow bar in the symbol in mils thousandths of an inch The small arrows next to the field allow the value to be increased or lowered by 10 mils at atime You may also type the value desired directly into the field Bar Height A numeric only decimal field that allows you to specify the height of the bar code This will be in inches or millimeters depending on the unit of measure selected in the main EASY MARK application Default will be Y the height of a label in the current format or 0 5 whichever is smaller The small arrows next to the field will change the value by 0 025 at atime You may also type the value desired directly into the field Wide to Narrow Bar Ratio Specifies the width of the wide bars in the symbol as a multiple of the narrow width Human Readable Font This area provides a simple font selection method for human readable text in the symbol The first dropdown lists the fonts installed on the current computer the second lists most common point sizes while allowing manual entry of a point size not in the list The buttons allow for toggles of bold italic underline and strike through The last button displays a color selection popup The fo
17. across the entire row If you select the two target labels then two separate target labels are printed The first one as described above the second one two rows down from the first target label This is used during the second phase to guarantee the alignment is correct before printing the back side of the labels Two blank rows of labels are printed to allow for alignment adjusting when printing the back side and then the front side of all selected labels will print After you click the Print button you will be taken to the next screen Because it is not possible to know the outcome of the print job you will need to use the Back button to return to the previous screen if the front side print job has failed If you selected to turn off the print alignment mode then the confirm alignment checkbox is disabled and no target label s print for the front side If you checked the Graphical View check box then EASY MARK takes you through a step by step graphical illustration of steps 1 through 4 Step 1 EASY MARK Two Sided Printing Front Side 1 Turn off the printer and insert label media Skip gt gt lt lt Back Cancel 108 Step 2 EASY MARK Two Sided Printing Front Side 2 Align the front edge ofthe label media exactly with the inside front edge ofthe printer Please be sure you have enough label media and ribbon for the print job 109 EASY MARK Step 3 EASY
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19. must specify the name of the worksheet and the cell range over which the import is to be executed After specifying these items the user can click the Update Preview button This will populate the grid below with the specified range of cells from the spreadsheet The user can change the column import order by dragging the columns in the preview into the desired order Note This affects only the preview not the selected spreadsheet The Less lt lt button hides the additional options With these the user can specify at which row to begin the import Start Import Row the Import by Row will import from Left To Right then Top to Bottom vs Column will import from Top to Bottom then Left To Right and whether or not to combine columns into one label with possible separator characters or import columns into separate labels The initial screen display will not show these additional options The Less gt gt button will show as a More gt gt button which shows the additional options The fields are described below Select Worksheet A dropdown list of the available worksheets if an Excel file is selected Begin at Cell The first Excel cell to include in the import End at The last Excel cell to include in the import Start import at row The first row to start the import process relative to the Begin At cell Useful if there is a header row that should not be imported Import Order Select either Row or Column to sp
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21. select the files you wish to print by moving them into the column on the right You may select files from different folders by using the Browse button When ready to print click the Next button Folder C Documents and Settings test My Do Browse Available To Print 500labels pem autofit pem default_data_center_port_labeling_ em33 pem flag pem Is8 pem newflag pem pipemarkerprinttest pem printtest pem scaled bar codes pem untitled pen The screen uses a standard dual list which allows you to add or remove selected files to be printed The left column will display all PEM files located in the folder specified in the Folder field You may select one or more files at a time and click the gt gt button to select the files for printing The display on the right contains both the filename of the PEM file and the folder location to allow you to see in which folder the PEM file resides In this way a user may print PEM files from multiple folders in the same print job Clicking the X button will remove a selected file or files from the right list while clicking XX will remove all files from the right list The X is used rather than lt since the folder being displayed on the left may not match the folder for the file selected to be removed Moving the filename from the right to the left is not meaningful in this situation so the X will simply remove the file s from the to Print list When at least one
22. sf The Modify Existing Groups window appears 22 Labels Modify Existing Groups Group Update From fi To ial Cancel Updat Group List Update Delete 1 1 11 Group 2 2 27 Group MV Show single label groups Click on the Show single label groups box to display groups with only one label Note If you have imported a large number of legends there could be a very large number of single label groups Click on the group in the list you wish to modify Make the modifications and click OK Printing labels Once you have labels created in EASY MARK you are ready to print Simply click the Print icon shown to the left This will open the Print window where you can select the printer print range and number of copies to print Clicking OK will print your labels as they appear on the screen You can also access the Print window by clicking on File and then Print The Print window appears 23 EASY MARK Printer Name mtadams D ogwood v Properties Status Ready Type HP LaserJet 55i Where East end of cubes Comment Print range Copies All Labels from fi to 27 Number of copies Align Features Cancel 1 Choose the labels or pages to print 2 Choose the number of copies and click OK Using Print Features Label and Print Offsets manually control how the paper feeds through your printer You can use the offset values to test print before printing a large job
23. should be used for the series Static Text Text that will be appended Begin or pre pended End to each label legend of the series Direction Specifies whether the series will be created in ascending or descending order Case Sensitivity For the values of non Decimal characters to be created in either upper or lower case For example If you want an alpha series with leading characters such as AAA AAB AAC you enter a Start Value of AAA if you want a series with no leading characters enter a Start Value of A 32 Tools If you want series numbers to have leading zeros such as 001 002 003 enter a Start Value of 001 If you want a series without leading zeros enter a Start Value of 1 1 Click Tools Series Item The EASY MARK Series Item Control Properties window appears 2 Enter the Values for the series Start and Stop values correspond to the labels themselves For example a Start of 1 means the properties apply to the first label and end with the Stop in this example the ninth label The Stop is reflected in the Number of Labels field Step is the number by which the series will increment 3 Choose the Base for the values 4 Click Apply and then click OK The labels appear Import Data from Excel or CSV El Clicking the Import Data toolbar button q will display the following dialog EASY MARK Data Import Look in My Documents y Ea EB E Sample legends for import xis 5 Testimport xls
24. the legend to the left of the label If not using Left Alignment the legend will be centered By default the layouts that use all three areas header image and text legend will have ANSI Case and Left Align turned on However you may turn either one on or off for any layout The preview of the label will reflect what the label would like when printed For label media with preprinted headers the preview will show the header as displayed on the media However when the EASY MARK document is created only those graphics and colors that are needed to print will be displayed For colored media for example orange and yellow continuous thermal media the graphics will be displayed in black and white In all other ways this wizard Application and its functions are the same as in the case of the Pipe Marker Application 58 Market Wizards Clicking Finish ends the wizard and generates the legend s 59 Bar Code Wizard Using the EASY MARK Bar Code Wizard Clicking on the bar code icon 135 in the Tools toolbar or selecting the Bar Code Wizard Tool menu option from the Tools menu will open the EASY MARK Bar Code Wizard Bar codes created by the wizard will be inserted into the label document starting at the position of the cursor Data Persistence The input which the user has entered in the Bar code wizard page is stored in the wizard s memory The next time the user returns to this wizard each data entry field will have the sam
25. those panels defined for the selected rack The panel dropdown will only be enabled when a rack is selected You will also be able to type in the values directly Validation will be done when you add the ports to the list to ensure the values entered exist in the list Port Range and To You can enter the port range for the rack and panel More gt gt Button Clicking on the More gt gt button will display the two optional fields for this screen Floor and Space When clicked the button will change to Less lt lt Clicking on this button will hide the optional fields but leave any information entered in them Floor and Space Both fields are optional but will be used in the legends for the ports if available Add When port values are entered the Add button will be enabled Clicking it will add the ports to the Ports list Clear Clicking Clear will blank all input fields without changing the values in the dropdowns Delete When a port is selected clicking Delete will present the user with a confirmation dialog If accepted the port and all related data will be removed from the database If the port range is manually updated before Delete is clicked clicking Delete will remove all ports within the range after asking the user for confirmation When at least one port is created and you are in Data Center Project the Generate Labels button will be enabled Clicking this button will take you to the Format Selection screen with the
26. time will return you to EASY MARK Completion Page After printing the last of the selected PEM files and clicking the Next button you are taken to the Completion Page where you are told that all files have been printed You may then click Finish to close the Print Wizard and return to EASY MARK or click Back to navigate to the print process again 98 EASY MARK Print Wizard EASY MARK Wizard Printing Complete All selected files have been printed Click the Finish button to return to EAS Y MARK 99 Auto Fit and Flag Marker Auto Fit of Legends A Clicking on the Auto Fit button on the Layout Flag Marker toolbar or selecting the Tools Auto Fit Legend menu item will adjust the content of the selected labels to optimally fill the available label area Flag Marker Nan F Ma pj ilm Clicking the Flag Marker button on the toolbar or using the Layout Flag Marker menu items will allow you to turn flag mode on or off in the document When turned on the flag style may be set to either F or N style N Style L 1 F Style 4 L Auto Stretch The Auto Stretch feature enhances the Auto Fit function If you Auto Stretch label content EASY MARK first performs an Auto Fit for the selected labels and then stretches the selected labels vertically to fill as much label real estate as possible Note that EASY MARK will stretch the label to a maximum of factor 3 only in order to avoid distorted content A
27. to identify racks using a point and click method Clicking on a cell will highlight the cell and add an entry in the Racks list at the bottom of the screen Clicking any highlighted cell will deselect the cell and remove the rack from the Racks list Clicking on a row or column header will select the entire row or column respectively Clicking on the empty cell in the upper left of the grid will select the entire grid as in Excel After the cells are selected all rack locations in the selection will be added to the list of Identifiers at the bottom of the screen Clicking any selected cell within a row column or completely selected grid will deselect that cell Rack Cabinet Identifiers This grid will contain a list of all created racks If any were defined on the Rack Cabinet Location Direct screen they will be listed here by default Clicking on a rack will populate the values in the other fields for updating or deleting Racks will be listed in the order in which they were created and not in ascending order If using Data Center Project the Generate Labels button will be disabled until at least one rack has been created When you click the button you will be taken to the Format Selection screen where the Project dropdown will default to Rack Clicking Back will return you to the Format Selection screen non Data Center Project or to the Room Grid page Data Center Project The Next button will be disabled for non Data Center
28. window very similar to the Update Formats window discussed above However changes made in the Modify Label Properties are only retained for the current label file These changes will also be reflected in this label file when saved and opened later Changes made using Modify Label Properties do not permanently affect all label files using this particular label format Updating a password protected format When you create a password protected format it appears in the database as any other format However only the person who knows the password can update it It is not evident that a format is password protected until you attempt to update it Then the information is grayed out and unavailable until you enter the user name and password To update a password protected format 1 Click Format and select the format 2 Click Update The first Format Properties window appears 3 Click Next The second Format Properties window appears 4 Enter the User Name and the Password You can now update the format 5 When you finish making changes click Update The format is updated Deleting a format When you create labels you choose a format The format contains information about the number of labels the page on which the labels print and the cut type When you save the labels you create in a file that format information is stored in the file If you delete a format that you have used to create labels you do not affect those files of lab
29. 350W 38 e 3 4 tags 3 lines of text with 20 characters format name MMP350H e 3 4 wide tags 3 lines of text with 23 characters format name MMP350 Selecting one of these formats puts EasyMarkTM into Steel Embossing mode This mode restricts the EasyMarkTM user interface to match the capabilities of the steel embosser User Interface for Steel Embossing The following restrictions apply in steel embossing mode Font selection is disabled The MEM 197 MEM 197E steel embosser has only a one mono spaced font e Typing is restricted to the character set supported by the MEM 197 MEM 197E steel embosser Data import Cut And Paste and series generation filter characters which the steel embosser cannot print e Wiremarker mode is disabled e Flagmarker mode is disabled Format update is disabled e Textrotation is disabled e Printing is limited to COM ports COM1 through COM16 In steel embossing mode EasyMark displays the cable ties at the left and right of the embossing tags amp Untitled EASY MARK File Edit wiew Font Format Layout Label Tools Help FEET a y e EASYMARK IN STEEL EMBOSSING gt MODE 4 2 Label Mode Vimtwashington Dogwood Emboss Tesk Formak Page 1 of 1 Label 1 Group Begin 1 Group End 1 Printing Embossing In steel embossing mode EasyMark automatically sends labels to a MEM 197 MEM197E steel embosser via the serial port Serial ports COM1 through COM16 are supported The
30. 90 degrees 1 Selectthe text you want to rotate 2 Click Layout Rotation 3 Choose 90 or Click the 90 degree toolbar button The text rotates 90 degrees Note To return text to its normal position use 0 rotation Using 180 rotation 150 1 Selectthe text you want to rotate You can rotate text by 180 degrees 2 Click Layout Rotation 3 Choose 180 or Click the 180 degree toolbar button hai The text rotates 180 degrees Note To return text to its normal position use 0 rotation Using 270 rotation atin You can rotate text by 270 degrees 1 Select the text you want to rotate 2 Click Layout Rotation 3 Choose 270 or Click the 270 degree toolbar button ane The text rotates 270 degrees Note To return text to its normal position use 0 rotation Using Repeat Legend E Repeat Legend automatically repeats a selected portion of text down the length of a label 1 Highlight the text you want to repeat 2 Click Edit Repeat Legend click on the Repeat Legend toolbar button J or select Repeat Legend by right clicking The text repeats down the label 28 Labels 23 23 Saving labels When you finish creating labels you can save them in a file so that you can use them again Note To open the label file again in EASY MARK you must give the file a PEM extension 1 Click File Save or click the Save toolbar button j The Save As window appears Save As Save in
31. ASY MARK Update When a rack is selected in the Racks grid clicking Update will change the values of the rack Clear Clicking Clear will blank all input fields without changing the values in the dropdowns Delete When a rack is selected clicking Delete will present you with a confirmation dialog If accepted the rack and all related data will be removed When at least one rack is created and you are in Data Center Project the Generate Labels button will be enabled Clicking this button will take you to the Format Selection screen with the Rack application selected Clicking Back will take you to either the Format Selection screen non Data Center Project or the Room Grid screen Data Center Project The Next button is only enabled in Data Center Project when at least one rack is created Clicking the button will take you to the Panel screen Clicking Finish will prompt you to save all data from the session If you have selected the Default project you will be prompted to create a new project if desired Output The legend format for output from this screen will be in the form ann or aann Page 4 Rack Cabinet Location Grid EASY MARK Wizard Rack Cabinet Location Direct Input Project Default Room Grid 42 4401 To AFOS T Select All Racks and Cabinets can be added by clicking on the room grid to locate the Right Front corner of the Rack Cabinet AA AB AC AD AE AF 01 Bo E Rack Cabinet Inden
32. Center Wizard EASY MARK Wizard Room Grid Labeling TN Bold fields are required J Project Default y New Project Please enter either the room dimensions or the grid start and end below Room Dimensions 120 Ft X 16 0 Tile Size 24 in y Or enter Grid Coordinates Grid Start aan Grid End AF08 Floor A Space 2 7 Update Clear Delete Floor Length Grid Start Grid End Generate Labels lt Back Next gt Cancel Finish The Room Grid screen may be accessed directly after the Format Selection screen if the Room Grid was selected from the Application Selection screen or is the first page you enter when clicking Next from the Application Selection screen when the Data Center Project is selected This screen allows you to define one or more Room Grids in their data center Project This field will allow you to select a specific existing project or to use the default project Default will be the default If you wish to create a new project you will be prompted when exiting the wizard Selecting a project from the dropdown will populate the remaining fields on the screen with the values associated with that project Room Dimensions You can define the room grid either by entering the X and Y dimensions length and width or by entering the grid starting and ending coordinates The unit of measure will change from feet Ft to meters m depending on the current unit of measure in the main EASY MA
33. E E Setting a group Groups are how you specify blocks of labels You can set a group manually by clicking on the first label and then clicking on the last label you want in the group For example if you want text in a specific block of labels such as labels 1 12 you set them as the group Then when you type the text the text appears on all twelve labels Note Once you specify a group and begin typing what you type appears on all labels in the group This includes any edit actions you perform such as deleting text To create a group from blank labels simply click in the first label you wish to include in the group and then click on the last label you wish to include in the group When you begin typing all the selected labels will show the label legend To create a group from labels already containing legends 1 Click in the first label to include in the group 2 Hold down the CTRL key and click in the last label to include 3 Either click Edit Group from the toolbar or press CTRL G 4 Type the text you want It appears on the labels you specified as the group Using Modify Existing Group AE You can set one group or multiple groups within a file of labels Use Modify Existing Groups to work with the groups you have set This function lists the group you have specified and lets you update the starting and or stopping point of any group 1 Click Edit Modify Existing Groups or click the Modify Group toolbar button
34. EASY MARK Labeling Software User s Guide PANDUIT Version 3 7 Copyright Panduit Corporation 2012 All Rights Reserved Table of Contents Copyright Notice Copyright 2012 by Panduit Corporation All Rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of the Panduit Corporation 17301 Ridgeland Avenue Tinley Park IL 60477 0981 Restricted Rights Legend Use duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 52 277 7013 Trademarks Easy Mark is a registered trademark of Panduit Corporation Windows is a trademark of the Microsoft Corporation Table of Contents Table of Contents IntrOduciig EAS Y MARK AAA O 1 Getting a quick start creating labels eee ee cece eee eee ceee cae eeeeeeecaeseeseeecaesaeseeesaesaeseeesaesaeseessaesaeseessaesaesesesaeseseeseaeeaeeeee 1 Choosing a format for a label wil AR AAA O 1 Printing 1A SIS Hisci naiia iaa cie iii ic ca ia cade 3 SE AA NANA 4 Exploring EAS Y MARK iii cut sovecewedisbcavedaiWesbsuaedeybeautesresoreueweeesvesdeeupeaeuavvesseenees 5 USIMGS Sica svete RO 5 U
35. MARK Two Sided Printing Front Side 3 Close and turn the printer on 110 Step 4 EASY MARK Two Sided Printing Front Side 4 When ready to print the front side click the Print button below kip lt lt Back i i Cancel 111 EASY MARK Printing and Alignment Phase 2 Once you have printed the front side of the labels along with the target label EASY MARK takes you to the second phase assisting with the accurate alignment of the back side labels Follow the on screen instructions EASY MARK Two Sided Printing Back Side To ensure proper alignment of both sides when printing please follow the steps below 1 Remove printed labels from printer 2 Turn offthe printer and insert the printed label media with the target label FACE DOWN 3 Align the front edge of the label media exactly with the inside front edge of the printer 4 When ready to print click the Print button below M Graphical View lt lt Back Print Cancel 1 Remove the printed labels from the printer 2 Turn off the printer and insert printed label media with the target label FACE DOWN and the arrow facring the FRONT of the printer 3 Align the front edge of the label media exactly with the inside front edge of the printer 4 Close and turn the printer on 5 When ready to print click the Align button below When selected the Graphical View check box will take you through a step by step graphical illustration of
36. NE NeXt Page ii a E 13 MOVING OE PreViOUS Page iii A E 13 Moving tone last page ltda aio later da into 14 Using Cut Copy and Paste 14 COPYING COLMA ress seis Peau rea Na E E A AEAEE EEA A E A S 15 USING Delete iia e a a e a a e E 15 sing Sleet AA E TORN 15 Inserting One label iia ii cel e ea E LIA E ade a aaa ae 16 Inserting multiple labels cin a aa Ad das 16 Deleting one label 16 Deleting multiple labels 00 sescsssesscessssessccesessessesessssnssescsssssssssessssnssnsessessssssessssnssnsecsossssnseasosssseseaeossssesecesssseseeeosesenses 17 Choosing aitormat fora label nerize o a AA d AA ele bed ddA A AAA AAA 17 Updating the label s propertiS iuniuinacio ia AE 18 Selecting your favorito fOrMALS sssini diea aa e aad aat aiaks 19 Going directly to your favorite formats 0 ee cece cece eee eeeceeeeeeeeecaesaeseeeeesseseseeesseseesesesaesesesesaeseesesesaeseeseeesaeseeseeeeaeeesegs 20 Using Layout EN AAA ANO Table of Contents A GROUP E NO 22 Using Modity Existing Groups eiii A A A A Ad 22 Rinting la a rit ees oa aaa cca E sus secu ccuucuscate EE a ENE A A E A 23 USING Print Features ii Ada 24 DR ROT 25 Using Horizontal Alignment 25 COTE a Ea E das 25 ASE ONO 26 INS AAA OTAN 26 Using Vertical AIM iii A A A AAA AAA AAA A EA AAA AA A AAA 26 Aligning text vertically tothe TOBA a EI Aligning text vertically to the center Aligning text vertically to the bottom Using Rota eos RERO ve caches iS A dto
37. Ports application selected Clicking Back will take you to either the Format Selection screen non Data Center Project or the Panel screen Data Center Project The Next button is only enabled in Data Center Project when at least one port is created Clicking the button will take you to the Cable Labels screen In direct mode clicking on a row in the grid will only update the field information above if the selected row matches the selected cable type and layout Clicking Finish will prompt you to save all data from the session If you have selected the Default project you will be prompted to create a new project if desired In direct mode only new ports that are added during the current session will be created in the document Existing ports are only listed for reference for which ports have already been created Output The legend format for output from this screen will be in the form fs X1y1 a1P When printing the legend generation screen will contain a choice for cable type defaulting to the selection made on this screen Different criteria will be used for copper and fiber switching as the cable type is changed For fiber there will be a Number of Connectors criterion which will contain a list of numbers appropriate for fiber enclosures The selection of this number will determine how many legends are generated on each label for the enclosure Page 7 Patch Panel Connectivity 82 Data Center Wizard EASY MARK Wiza
38. Project and will be enabled for Data Center Project only when at least one rack is defined Clicking Finish will prompt you to save all data from the session If you have selected the Default project you will be prompted to create a new project if desired Output The legend format for output from this screen will be in the form ann or aann Page 5 Panel Definition 79 EASY MARK EASY MARK Wizard Panel Definition Bold fields are required Project Default Room Grid 42 4401 To AF08 y Rack faa SCS Panel Range fi Panel To E a Update Clear Delete Preview loor Space Range From Range To TEE O OCN CI PE A Generate Labels lt Back Cancel Finish You enter the Panel screen either from the Format Selection screen non Data Center Project or the Rack screen Data Center Project Project and Room Grid These fields function as in previous screens Rack This field will be either a text box non Data Center Project or dropdown If a text box you will enter the rack identifier with no validation of format performed If Data Center Project this dropdown will contain a list of all racks created for the selected Room Grid You will be able to select a rack directly from the list or type in a value for the rack If typed manually validation will be performed when trying to add the panel to the list to ensure that the rack exists for the selected room grid Panel and Panel To You enter in th
39. RK application When valid values are entered in both room dimension fields the Grid Start and Grid End fields will be automatically populated with the proper grid coordinates The assumption is that the grid cells are 24 square when in English units of measure and 600 mm square for metric units of measure The grid fields will be blanked if you begin to enter information manually into the Grid Start or Grid End fields and will be automatically populated when valid data is present in both the Grid Start and Grid End fields Tile Size This dropdown will contain two entries 24 x 24 in and 600mm If English units are selected 24 will be the default while 600 mm will be the default if in metric Grid Start and Grid End These fields may be used by you to directly enter the start and end coordinates of their room grid For example AA01 to AM08 When entering data into these fields the Room Dimensions fields will be blanked until valid values are present in both fields At that point the dimensions will be calculated based on the value selected in the Panel Size dropdown below 75 EASY MARK More gt gt Button Clicking on the More gt gt button will display the two optional fields for this screen Floor and Space When clicked the button will change to Less lt lt Clicking on this button will hide the optional fields but leave any information entered in them Floor and Space Both of these fields are optional and if enter
40. SY MARK Safety Sign Wizard or use predefined sign templates 55 EASY MARK Please select the sign generation method EASY MARK Sign Generation Wizard C Use pre determined sign templates Selecting first option takes you to the sign generation wizard Selecting second option takes you to the template selection screen The Next button will be enabled only if one of the selections has been chosen 56 Market Wizards Safety Sign Template Selection When sign template is chosen the following screen appears EASY MARK Wizard Sign Template Selection Panel Shop Panel Shop Templates Select Printer Type Sign Type and Template Printer Type Desktop Thermal Size of Sian 4 00 x 6 00 Template Name EIA v sam d mum Below are the optimum label part number and format for your application Secondary part numbers are available in the drop down lists Label Part Number C400 600Z y Format C400x600 Z1 lt Back _ Nem gt Cancel Finish Selects the Printer Type Sign Size and Sign Template The Label Part Number will be populated with the first available Label Part Number associated with the Printer Type Sign Size and Sign Template selected Based on the Label Part Number an image appears on the screen showing a representative label Selecting Finish opens the template as a standard EASY MARK document and returns you to the EASY MARK user interface to edit
41. SY MARK Wizard Cable Labels Project Default Room Grid 242 4401 To AFOB y Cable Type Copper Cable Diameter Cat 5 5e 6 0 16 0 32 DIA v From Rack To From 28 4401 1 2 28 4401 28 4401 2 38 28 440 Copper Cat 5 7 5e 6 0 16 0 28 4401 1 3 2B 4401 2B 4401 2 39 2B 440 Copper Cat 5 7 5e 6 0 16 0 28 4401 1 4 2B 4401 28 4401 2 40 2B 440 Copper Cat 5 7 5e 6 0 16 0 S AM AAMT A ISM AADI AM AAA AIM AAN Marar rasca Generate Labels lt Back Next gt Cancel Finish You will be taken to the Cable Labels screen from the Format Selection page non Data Center Project or Ports Data Center Project Project and Room Grid These fields function the same as on previous screens Cable Type The dropdown will contain Copper and Fiber Selecting Fiber will activate a tool tip over the input fields reminding you to include the sub panel identifier in the range fields If in direct mode this field will be disabled and set to that value selected on the Format Selection screen Cable Diameter This dropdown contains a list of values associated with the selected cable type If in direct mode this field will be disabled and set to that value selected on the Format Selection screen From Rack and Panel and To Both fields are required The fields will be text boxes non Data Center Project or dropdowns Data Center Project If Data Center Project the dropdowns will contain a list of all define
42. Safety SINS Application messiin E as 57 Barcode WiZardi Us orslcDa ok Eire TAEA dt a dr et le da do do da da et ht e 61 Using the EASY MARK Bar Code Wizard ieee cc sees cide dec diia adn tad Edd ida 61 Data P ersisten es iren nir e rae SA a sos 61 Navigation Page 1 Bar Code Properties Rage c ccsccsacesesneodedscennseteeucntessneendeisensesadannesdedacastsebcoucadessueesdedsensesedanesnbedsenatsebevecaietsneencesenns 61 Common Bar Code PropeMties ccicis vecdatecsccdeiesvesdevieascdabivescUevesosdatievscuebestasdebua vsaiesesckclavebssedadey vecdabesdasdevsbvscbabesdetiabesseadeters 63 Advanced Bar Code Propecia 65 Page 2 Data Mp A A TAE ds 65 AS A ORT 66 Series Values 67 Dis a iaa 67 SES A NA 67 ll PAN A A A A ON A SA RA ADA A 67 Case SensitiVi acia cios 67 Page g Preview SChOON ii a AN UE AN EI Se NN Se Oe he tae edo taut 67 Bar Code Values IO A O acdecenwesdutoteassctetdecattsbessdetstvsedetensesutotmeadvtet sss iteneesdetstoveeccenses Creation and Editing of Bar Codes iieiea ar ia aE AEA Lee A E ENTE Ni 68 HIBGC MBC LE T E S 69 Dala Center Wizard it A dai id 71 Data Center WorktloW e scarico todita tad att ad dais 71 Data Center Wizard Page 1 Market and Application Selection oooniccnincninccinncnocononcconcnnnnnnnnnconcnonn ccoo conc n nn nc r arrancan rca nera nana nn carr cnnns 73 Page 2 Format Selection Generate Labels ccceeccceccceseeeeeeeeeeceaeeeseecaeeceaeeeaeecaeecaeseaeecaeeca
43. The number of repeats on a WireMarker is determined by the combination of label size and font size For example if you change the font size in this WireMarker to 8 Pt more lines appear on the label Creating a Series Item label la i J Click the Series toolbar button 23 will open the following dialog You can create series item labels Click Tools and switch to Label mode Follow the steps for creating a series item label Start and stop series as you need Set the Step Value the number by which the series will increment Step Value is the EASY MARK Series increment between each label 3 Static Text will Collate unchecked etal will group copies one every item in i e 1 1 2 2 3 3 i the series Collate checked i will repeat the series in full then repeat i e 1 2 3 1 2 3 The fields on the screen are as follows Start The first value of the series Stop The end value for the series Step The number of units to skip when generating each label in the series For example a value of 2 in a numeric series will add 2 to the current series value for the next series value Copies The total number of each label to create Collate Checking collate will create multiple copies of the series sequentially For example a numeric series of 1 through 3 with two copies will be created as 1 2 3 1 2 3 whereas if the collate is not selected they will be created as 1 1 2 2 3 3 Base The number base which
44. X050YJJ Number of Labels 6 Number of Pages 1 Click the Print Labels button to send the labels to the printer When done with this Application click the Next button to proceed to the next selected Application Click the Cancel button to return to EASY MARK Print Labels Cancel Finish This screen is informational only containing a summary of the current application to print and the format needed to print the labels as selected on the previous screen Clicking the Print Labels button will cause the print dialog to appear where you will select the printer to which to print the labels as well as entering the number of copies and any other print options you might need Clicking the OK button in the Print Dialog will send the labels to print and return you to the Application Print screen Clicking Next will return you to the Format Selection screen for the next Application selected Clicking the Cancel button at any time will return you to EASY MARK 93 Embossing Using EASY MARK for Embossing EasyMark supports Steel Embossing with the MEM 197 MEM 197E family of steel embossers The MEM 197 MEM 197E steel embossers are treated as local printers and must be connected to the serial port of the computer on which EasyMark runs Embossing is supported for three different types of media or tags Each tag type has its own format These are e 3 8 tags 1 line of text with 23 characters format name MMP
45. a When you create labels you choose a format on which to base it Formats specify the page dimensions and the dimensions of the label The format information for the labels is stored in the label file You can make changes to the format that will affect only the labels you have created and saved in the file To update the label s format properties lt a 1 Click Label Update or click the Update Properties toolbar button The first Label Format Properties window appears Labels A e eaen n To tomaat take effect please use Format Select agan vee Ce 2 Make your changes and click Next The second Label Format Properties window appears EASY MARK Format Properties r User Iedoemation UserName Pre Password A x Password Protection Pinte Information Printer Type Losex inkjet pan Component Label Label Color Paper Coke Font Info sue gt eee a Note Dry caer oma wil be undated in the dolabase To the updated format take elect please ute Format Select J again Make the changes and click Update Selecting your favorite formats dl If you have formats that you know you will use on a regular basis you can choose them as your favorites This lists them in a window so you don t have to search for them each time you want to use them To select a format as a favorite 19 EASY MARK 1 Click Format Select Favorite Formats o
46. a Import The following image shows the wizard page for legend generation via data import 50 Market Wizards EASY MARK Wizard Data Import Network Patch Panel Labeling Select a file for Import a 2 BEES Import Parameters M Panduit asyMark Wizards Acceptance Test T Browse Clear Select Worksheet Sheet Begin at Cell al End at D21 i Update Preview Ex Al E Start import at row fi Combine columns for import Import by Row y Column Separator Double Click column headers to select individual columns Click and drag a column to move it A B 0 a 1 Column Column B Column C Column D 5 A 1 DE 12 3 B JG 54 4 D The legends are generated either through import from CSV files or through import from Microsoft Excel xls files If the user imports from Excel the name of the worksheet must be specified and the cell range over which the import is to be executed After specifying these items the user can click the Update Preview button This will populate the grid below with the specified range of cells from the spreadsheet The user can change the column import order by dragging the columns in the preview into the desired order Note This affects only the preview not the selected spreadsheet The Less lt lt button hides the additional options With these the user can specify at which row to begin the import Start Import Row the Import Order Left To Right Top to Bottom vs T
47. a on the screen contains a grid displaying all of the codes to be used to create the bar codes Clicking on a row in the grid updates the preview image below Text Options On this screen you are also able to turn human readable text on or off as well as change the position and alignment of the human readable text The Position and Align dropdowns will be disabled if the human readable text checkbox is not selected Options for these dropdowns are the same as for the Properties screen Creation and Editing of Bar Codes When you click Finish on the Bar Code Wizard the bar codes will be created according to the properties selected To edit a bar code double click the bar code in the label and the Bar Code Wizard will open with the bar code s current values already set Text Data Source For the Text data source a single bar code is created and its symbol is inserted at the current cursor position 68 Bar Code Wizard The overall size of the bar code is determined by the symbology selected number of characters in the code and the height as specified on the Properties page of the Bar Code Wizard This size cannot be changed without editing the bar code in the Wizard and changing one of these settings If a bar code symbol cannot fit in the label a warning message will appear and the bar code will not be inserted into the label When the Bar Code Wizard is run again the previous values you entered will be available Changes can be
48. able in order to edit this line The data entry elements in the top section of the page will be populated with the information from the selected line in the table The user enters the modifications and clicks the Update button to send the modified data back to the summary table If the user clicks the Add button after editing a line a new line will be added to the summary table 52 Market Wizards The user can select one line in the summary and hit the Delete button or press the Delete key or use a right click context menu to remove that line A confirmation window will appear to request confirmation of delete The Delete All key removes all entries from the summary table after a positive confirmation from the user The Clear button clears out any entries in the data entry fields above the summary table of legends If the user has used this page in this wizard before then the page will be pre populated to show the entries which the user had made previously The Next button will be disabled on this page Clicking Finish will close the wizard and enter the generated legends into the open label sheet The user will be asked if he wants to save the legends in the TIA 606 A database Data Persistence The input which the user has entered in any wizard page is stored in the wizards memory The next time the user returns to this wizard the previous input will be remembered i e each data entry field will have the same settings a
49. ace 2 i Firestop Location Em Rack Number ar Firestop Rating Range or Range To EJ Update Clear Delet Delete All Legends to be generated Type Series Start Patch Panel 34 0101 lt Back Ney Cancel Finish The top section of this dialog shows data entry fields which allow the user to enter the legend information The bottom section shows a summary preview of the legends which will be generated The user selects the class and identifier from the drop downs Depending on these selections data entry boxes will be greyed out as appropriate The entry fields pertinent to each class identifier selection are defined in the TIA 606A standards Each entry field will provide a tool tip help containing the TIA 606 A convention for this field The data format for each field is only a suggestion and will not be enforced The user enters his input in the top section of each TIA 606 A wizard panel The user clicks the Add button to include the legends to be generated on labels This transfers the input from the top section to the summary table Where there is only one label the Series Start will show this value and where a range of labels are generated then the Start and End of the Series will be shown in this table The data entry fields in the top section are cleared out to prepare for a new set of input data The generated legends adhere to the conventions of the TIA 606 A standard The user can select a line in the summary t
50. ack then you can edit the front and the back side independently The way the tab key functions depends on the choice of Same or Different In Same mode you can only tab to labels on the front side of the document only In Different mode tabbing alternates between the front and the back side 103 EASY MARK Same or Different is a per label property You can select some labels to have the Same and some labels to have Different content on front and back in the same label document The toolbar button will reflect the settings for the currently selected label If the label is empty the toolbar button shows the last setting which you have made Normal and Inverted You can choose between Normal and Inverted mode for back side label content If you select Inverted then the back side content will be rotated by 180 degrees compared with the front side content of the corresponding label In Normal mode there is no rotation This setting is document wide Two Sided Preferences You can use the Preferences screen to set defaults for the two sided options EASY MARK Two Sided Printing Preferences Format H100 044H1T 2 Back Side Orientation Inverted ABC DdV Legend Content Different on Front and Back v I Apply to all two sided formats Less lt lt Display Mode Labels in Print Order Example Front Back V Turn off alignment mode 7 Back
51. acter being alpha remaining alphanumeric 1 13 characters alphanumeric 1 numeric e 1 link digit calculated not entered 69 Data Center Wizard Data Center Workflow Because the Data Center Market Wizard follows a different workflow than other Market Wizards when using the Data Center Project it is important to illustrate the difference between the Data Center Project workflow and all other Data Center applications Both workflow processes start with selecting the application from the Market Wizard Application Selection screen Non Data Center Project Flow Data Center Market Applications Select Application Patch Panel Equipment Equipment Grounding Power Connectivity Labels Cords Labels Labels Data Center Project Sonus Process Room Racks Panels Ports Patch Panel Cable Equipment Equipment Grounding Power Grids Grid Connectivity Labets Labels Cords Labels Labels Legend O Applications O Screens Figure 1 Non Data Center Project Workflow 71 EASY MARK Data Center Project Flow Data Center Market Applications Select Application Patch Panel Connectivity Legend Seu NE Say O Applications O Screens gt Generate Labels Patch Panel Connectivity Print Application EASY MARK Label Document Equipment _____ Cords Figure 2 Data Center Project Workflow Data Center Wizard The Data Center Wizard contains the same nav
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53. ast label in the group 4mr 98 QT ICINE B 440909 ww A 0 9 41NM en BOBS The text you type will appear in all labels in the group Working with text on a label You can manipulate the text you enter on a label You can cut and paste copy rotate vertically or horizontally align and repeat text Modifying the Font of Text To edit the font style and characteristics of each label use the Font icons and pull down menus shown below E s fa a 7 0 2 You can also access the Fonts dialogue window shown below by clicking Fonts then Typeface 11 EASY MARK Font Font style Size A a a Arial Black Italic Cancel O Arial Narrow Bold T Arial Unicode MS Bold Italic Tr Batang O Book Antiqua O Bookman Old Style m Effects m Sample F Strikeout F Underline AaBbYyZz Color Black y Using Undo If you make a mistake you can reverse it using Undo For example if you accidentally delete text you can restore it using Undo 1 Click Edit Undo or click the Undo button on the toolbar al i The action is reversed 2 Continue until you have corrected your error Using Redo Cul If you make a mistake using Undo you can reverse it using Redo You can also use Redo to repeat actions 1 Click Edit Redo or click the Redo button on the toolbar The action is repeated 2 Continue until you correct your error or repeat the action Moving between labels When working wit
54. ata Center Wizard You will be taken to the Equipment Cords screen from the Format Selection page non Data Center Project or Equipment Labels screen Data Center Project Project and Room Grid These fields function the same as on previous screens Rack and Panel The fields will be text boxes non Data Center Project or dropdowns Data Center Project If Data Center Project the dropdowns will contain a list of all defined racks and panels The panel dropdown will contain only those panels defined for the selected rack The panel dropdown will only be enabled when a rack is selected You will also be able to type in the values directly Validation will be done when you add the equipment to the list to ensure the values entered exist in the list From This dropdown will contain a list of all ports based on the selections in the previous dropdowns while allowing for free text entry Equipment To This dropdown will contain a list of all equipment for the project as well as allowing free text entry Port Number A text box allowing entry of an associated port number as well as allowing a user to enter a blade number if required A tool tip will be available advising you of the suggested input Add When an equipment cord value is entered the Add button will be enabled Clicking it will add the equipment to the Equipment list Update When an equipment cord is selected in the Equipment grid clicking Update will change the values of the
55. bout Choosing the view in which to work Once you choose a format for the labels you want to create you can customize the EASY MARK window Select the Tool Menu to see a shortcut view of the menu bar items Use Rulers to see vertical and horizontal rulers for the page of labels Choosing units of measurement nm MM You can choose inches or millimeters Click View Units of Measurement or click the Units toolbar button and choose the measurement ite Formats C100X050vJJ K vite Formats C100X0507JJ zI OL 1 2 Working with the Toolbars EASY MARK gives you a shortcut for working with the drop down commands from the menu bar the Toolbars You can move the Toolbars wherever you choose on the window or you can hide or show any of them The Tools toolbar is shown below S12 0B amp To hide or display any of the available toolbars do one of the following View Toolbars and check or uncheck the toolbar you wish to view or hide Right click on an empty area of the toolbars and check or uncheck a desired toolbar Toolbars may be rearranged by left clicking on the handle to the toolbar on the left of each toolbar and dragging it to a new location You may also undock a toolbar by dragging it away from the toolbar area You may dock it again by dragging it back to the toolbar area EASY MARK Getting help Help is available to you throughout EASY MARK Use the drop down menu commands or the Tool Menu to get help EASY MARK Su
56. cicccnoccconcconcconnnconcnoncnonnnnnn ccoo nn non n nn rca n cnn nn nera r naar nr nera rare 41 Updating a tomate dd e ar a E o A 41 Updating a password protected format ccccecceesceeseeeeeeceeeeeseeceeeceaeeeeeecaeecaeeeseesaeecaaeseaeecaeesaaesaeesseeseaessaeesaeeseaeeseeseeeeeaees 42 DGC NG TONG A A RATO 42 Restoring a deleted format 43 Market Wizards sussura nnes ete reece aa ecaey edi 45 Using The Market Wizard istati ie eae a aa Eae aeda UEa e aeaa aidai 45 Standard Wizards ra Aone aa anini aeeie aeaieie ea iadaa aneda aada a iarla ariaa nie iria aeie anaal 45 Page 1 Application Selection narin A ici 45 Page2 Format Selection siriene a e A et odo o a o o 46 Page 3 Legend Generation Method 47 Page 4 Text Trable seeks eat qe eto rara do do dr he do tea lodo ro estes o ee Meath tal do 48 Table of Contents Page 4 Senalizatlons tt tte tee heh hehe Neh he he hehe kee ket Me cdo cc calla 49 Page 4 Data Imports niea deceive dengue i N aes AAA A A AA AAA av ET E A AAA 50 Rage ATADO Aa cise c rei cas rasa cca E ecu secu E EE a NE AE A E AE teres 52 Data Persistente ts AA A A aaa 53 Pipe Marker AppliCatiOns cncosceenisoncencesseersdadeaneodescrestsabesecsdessneesdesreesesadaneesdedueastsntcoucaledsnpeadestbnectadanessdesucnatinbeencetesdeeendersnes 53 Safety Sign Generation Methods 55 Safety Sign Template Selection cirio a cased siexstobebocedulsbecobedstpecsodcaacebndsbesatpbuboxedat es 57
57. d fields are required Project Deas y Room Grid Az 4401 ToAFO8 y Cable Type Fiber Port Layout 12 across by 1 down y Rack faan Port Range Space fe Add Clear Delete Preview Cable Type PortLayout Rack Panel Port z 4 12 across by 1 4401 1 Fiber 12 across by 1 4401 1 Fiber 12 across by 1 AA01 1 Fiber 12 across by 1 4401 1 Fiber 12 across by 1 AAO 1 5 6 7 8 sl Generate Labels lt Back Next gt Cancel Finish Project and Room Grid These fields function the same as on previous screens Cable Type The cable type dropdown will contain Copper and Fiber The combination of cable type and port layout will drive the preset criteria on the legend generation screen If in direct mode this field will be disabled and set to that value selected on the Format Selection screen Port Layout This dropdown will contain values specific to the cable type selected For fiber cable type the port range will be validated to ensure the number of ports being added matches the number of ports required by the layout If in direct mode this field will be disabled and set to that value selected on the Format Selection screen Rack and Panel Both fields are required The fields will be text boxes non Data Center Project or dropdowns Data Center Project If Data Center Project the dropdowns will contain a list of all defined racks and panels The panel 81 EASY MARK dropdown will contain only
58. d racks and panels The panel dropdown will contain only those panels defined for the selected rack The panel dropdown will only be enabled when a rack is selected You will also be able to type in the values directly Validation will be done when you add the ports to the list to ensure the values entered exist in the list From Range and To and To Range You can enter the port range for the From rack and panel More gt gt Button Clicking on the More gt gt button will display the two optional fields for this screen Floor and Space When clicked the button will change to Less lt lt Clicking on this button will hide the optional fields but leave any information entered in them Floor and Space Both fields are optional but will be used in the legends for the ports if available Flag Mode Dropdown so that you may select None Flag Marker Reflected N or Reflected F 85 EASY MARK Add When port values are entered the Add button will be enabled Clicking it will add the ports to the Ports list as well as creating the inverse label for To From Update When a port is selected in the Ports grid clicking Update will change the values of the port Clear Clicking Clear will blank all input fields without changing the values in the dropdowns Delete When a port is selected clicking Delete will present you with a confirmation dialog If accepted the port and all related data will be removed In direct mode clicki
59. disabled except Preferences 106 Printing Two Sided Documents Printing a two sided document on a standard thermal printer requires that the front page is printed first Then the media have to be reversed and fed through the printer again to print the back side Alignment making sure that the back side label content is printed correctly on the backs of the corresponding front side labels becomes a key issue The two side printing wizard assists you in achieving proper alignment Printing and Alignment Phase 1 If you did not turn off print alignment mode then there is a three pass alignment process The first phase is to properly align the label media in the printer generate a test alignment label and print the first side of the labels EASY MARK Two Sided Printing Front Side To ensure proper alignment of both sides when printing please follow the steps below 1 Turn off the printer and insert label media H100 044H1T 2 2 Align the front edge of the label media exactly with the inside front edge of the printer Please be sure you have enough label media and ribbon for the print job 3 Close and turn the printer on 4 W hen ready to print the front side click the Print button below M Confirm alignment by printing two target labels NOTE Several rows of labels will be used to assist in aligning when printing the back side This feature can be disabled in the Preferences screen You may also click the Skip button bel
60. dt hunt 27 A AAA O 27 Using 9O rOtati OM iii e A e id Using 180 rotation Using 270 rotation SAVING MAD cari AAA at A A A AAA AA NRO 31 Creating WireMarkerS cenar ii ii 31 Creating Series Item labia door 32 Import Data from Excel or CSV 83 A A NO 35 EASY MARK Template Util a a toe 35 EMail AA seu sceuiraunrsveats EA A ASES 39 Creating Adding a New TOMA viii dde 39 Assigning a description to the new forMat ooonicnnnncccnononnnoncnnconnnnncancno non ncnn cnn non nc nono nro nn n carne nan earn an nana ar nan nai nn narran cnn nan nn 39 Choosing the cut type Choosing the Layout Specifications for a new forMat oooncncnnnnccncnnnnnnoncancna conc noncnr nan nnon ono r nr non nr cnn nro rre arica 40 Setting The GIMENSIONS ii IE 40 SEMIMG MNS IMALGIN SIZES e e dd lola dc ida A a dc tdci 40 Choosing the units of measurement ooooocnoccnononnnnnnnononnonncnnnonnonccnn noo nenecnn noo nenenon noo nenennr noo nen nnne noo nenenne noo nen ener oo nen nencnoo nenes 40 Entering User Information for a new format oococccoccoccnoccnncononononnnanono conc co nono conc no conan nn nan n cnn nan nan narran nan ncnn narran nan narran ncan cnn nannns 40 Password protecting a format Entering Printer Information for a new format oonoccnicincnccnconcnanoncnanonanonnnanono conc noncnn cnn nan nc nan nn nan n cnn aan ne nan narran naar an naar cn renerne 41 Setting Label Color and Paper Color for a new forMatd oooococncc
61. e for other users to use 1 Enter the User Name You can enter up to 25 alphanumeric characters 2 Enter the Password You can enter up to nine alphanumeric characters 3 Check Password Protection if you want to restrict who can update this format Entering Printer Information for a new format When you enter printer information for a new format you can associate that format with a specific type of printer Click the down arrow to see the choices available on your system Note Thermal continuous tape should be selected when label tape without any perforations are used on thermal printers to ensure correct spacing between printed labels Setting Label Color and Paper Color for a new format You can set label color and paper color for a new format Note label and paper color are used for screen display only when printed it is assumed that the label sheets fed into the printer are the color designated on the format 1 Place your cursor in Label Color field and click The Color window appears 2 Choose the color by clicking on it It appears on the Format Properties window 3 When you finish setting the colors click Add The format is added to the database You can access it from the formats list Updating a format When you create labels you choose a format The format contains information about the number of labels the page on which the labels print and the cut type When you save the labels you create in a file that forma
62. e holding the Shift key click the last label in the group The entire range of labels will then be selected Click copy or paste Select the new label location where you wish to paste and then click Paste ABC DEF GHI ABC DEF GHI 123 456 789 123 456 789 ABC DEF GHI 123 456 789 1 HAM Entire Label 1 3 contents copied to Labels 4 6 Copying Content You can copy the content of one into another label using the F4 key If you are in a single sided document or on the front side of label in a two sided document pressing the F4 key will copy the content from the front side of the label to the left of the current label replacing any content you may have in the label If you are on the first label in a row pressing the F4 key will not copy content from another label If you are on the back side of label when in Different on Front and Back pressing the F4 key will copy the content from the front side of the label to the back side replacing any content you may have in the back side label Using Delete Use Delete to remove text from a label Remember if you accidentally delete text you can restore it using Undo 1 Select the text you want to delete 2 Click Edit Delete or press the delete key The text disappears Using Select All 15 EASY MARK j Clicking the Select All icon shown to the left will select every label on the label document Once all the labels have been selected you can make mass changes to every label s
63. e power label Clear Clicking Clear will blank all input fields without changing the values in the dropdowns Delete When a power label is selected clicking Delete will present you with a confirmation dialog If accepted the power label and all related data will be removed When at least one power label is created and you are in Data Center Project the Generate Labels button will be enabled Clicking this button will take you to the Format Selection screen with the Power Label application selected Clicking Back will take you to either the Format Selection screen non Data Center Project or the Grounding Label screen Data Center Project The Next button disabled in all circumstances since this is the last of the Data Center Project screens Clicking Finish will prompt you to save all data from the session If you has selected the Default project you will be prompted to create a new project if desired Output The legend format for output from this screen will be in the form PDU Panel Circuit ID Data Center Print Wizard When you are in the Data Center Project and clicks the Generate Labels button from any screen within the process you will be taken to the Print Wizard screen Application Print From the Format Selection screen you are taken to the Application Print screen 92 Data Center Wizard EASY MARK Wizard Application Print Data Center Panel Definition Application Panel Definition Label Format C100
64. e settings as before To return the values in the Wizard to their default values click the Reset button in the lower left corner of the Wizard Navigation Navigation control on the properties page will depend on the selections and data entered on the screen Cancel Back The Back button will be disabled on the Properties screen since it is the first page of the wizard and activated on Barcode Series Data Import and Preview screens Next The Next button will be disabled by default The button will be enabled only if Series or Data Import is selected as a Data Source or when a valid code is entered for a Text Data Source If you return to the Properties page from a later page clicking Next will return you to the same page as previously with the fields populated with the current values that may have been entered during that session Cancel The Cancel button will always be enabled Clicking Cancel will close the wizard with no content created Finish The Finish button is disabled by default except on the Preview screen Depending on the symbology and data source selected Finish may be enabled at different times e For Series and Data Import Finish will be enabled on the Series and Data Import screen If Text is selected as the data source Finish will only be enabled in the following circumstances o If no supplement symbology is selected Finish will be enabled when the code entered matches the requirements for con
65. e start panel value required and optionally the end panel value Either alpha or numeric values may be entered for sequencing Add When a panel value is entered the Add button will be enabled Clicking it will add the panel to the Panels list Update When a panel is selected in the Panels grid clicking Update will change the values of the panel Clear Clicking Clear will blank all input fields without changing the values in the dropdowns Delete When a panel is selected clicking Delete will present you with a confirmation dialog If accepted the panel and all related data will be removed When at least one panel is created and you are in Data Center Project the Generate Labels button will be enabled Clicking this button will take you to the Format Selection screen with the Panel application selected 80 Data Center Wizard Clicking Back will take you to either the Format Selection screen non Data Center Project or the Rack screen Data Center Project The Next button is only enabled in Data Center Project when at least one panel is created Clicking the button will take you to the Ports screen Clicking Finish will prompt you to save all data from the session If you have selected the Default project you will be prompted to create a new project if desired Output The legend format for output from this screen will be in the form ann a or aann a Page 6 Port Labeling EASY MARK Wizard Port Labeling ee Bol
66. ecify whether to import from rows first or columns first Not available if Combine Columns is selected Combine columns for import If checked the data in all selected columns will be combined for each row into a single label legend Column Separator Available if Combine columns is selected Text entered in this field will be added between the values of each column when being combined into a single label legend The grid will show a preview of the content of the spread sheet The user can drag and drop to rearrange the columns of the grid in order to modify the import order of the columns Double clicking a column header will select a column for import By default all columns will be imported unless specific columns are highlighted Double clicking the column header again will deselect the column If the selected file is a CSV file then all controls below the browse button will be disabled because these controls apply only to import from Excel spreadsheets Once you enter the parameters for the Data Import click OK and you will be returned to EASY MARK with labels populated with your selected data A 2 C 9 G 3 F 6 WS D 4 i j i 34 Tools Importing Symbols LLG You may import symbols directly into a single label or group of labels by placing your cursor in an editable label and clicking on the icon in the Tools Toolbar The following screen will appear Import Image overhead load oxidizing materials
67. ed will be used on later screens for the project to create legends The fields are informational only on this screen The Add button will be disabled until a valid dimension is entered in either the Room Dimensions or Grid Start and Grid End or an existing Grid is selected from the grid atthe bottom of the screen Clicking Ada will create a Room Grid and display the values in the grid at the bottom of the page All enterable fields on the screen will be blanked after the values are added to the grid When a Room Grid is selected in the bottom display grid the values of the Room Grid will be placed in the proper fields You can click the Update button once the values have been changed to update the values of the Room Grid Clicking Clear will blank all enterable fields on the screen but leave the Project dropdown unchanged When an existing Grid is selected the Delete button will be enabled Clicking Delete will display a confirmation dialog to you and if accepted will remove the Grid from the list All data associated with the Grid will also be deleted There will be no undo functionality when deleting Grids If using the Data Center Project when there is at least one Grid in the list the Generate Labels button will be enabled Clicking this button will take you to the Format Selection page where you may create the legends in an EASY MARK document Program will default to printing two sets of grid labels The Back button w
68. eeeaeesaeeseaessaeesaeeseaeeseeeneeenaees 74 Page SARO Grid LabelINd tdt todita 74 Page 4 Rack Cabinet Location Direct cs ssssssesssssesesssssssscesesssssssessssnsesesesssssesecsssssseseesssssesscsessssesscersssseseeosssseses 76 Page 4 Rack Cabinet Location Grid oooocnnncnnonnnonncnnonananannnanano conc nonono conc n nono nro non nc nan no nan cnn naar ne cn rar nnn cn ran nan rca narnia 78 Page 5 Panel Definition A Al A AAA O O RES Page Patch Panel CONNECtVIY aiii a A a tsa A ia 82 Pago S5G able Labels a a e a a NO I EN ae ED a a 84 Page 9 EQquUIPpMentLDElS 2 a ads 86 Rages10 EquipmentCOrds 0 Ltd cada led bee a do e ho bad be da e dl he J 88 Page 11 Grounding and Bonding Labels 89 Page 12 Power Labels cuicos 91 Data Genter Print Wizard ii AA tte dba didas 92 Applicaton A RO 92 EMbDOSSINd iii ida aria E a a a E ias 95 Using EASY MARK for EMmbDOSSING seria aio 95 User Interface for Steel Embossing Printing 7 EMBOSSING destete dardo dnd rondas 95 Table of Contents EASY MARK Pfint Wi atd Scotia dia 97 EASY MARK Print Wizard aa aei aaria ai a e T a AT E E A AT T AT E i 97 ERA AA E A 97 PEM File Prinses 98 OMI A NRO 98 A to Fitand Flag Markom contarte anna 101 AUtO Fit Of HOGG Li AA e a EA E a Flag Markor visi cay eteevedvocaiscuveuayeceedaet cay tareuevensovesveeis can eavvesuecaud cayeeoreceyecveseaseeiys PUTO SS IHOLCh nat AAE AA testers RN TWO IAS fl dd a LAL
69. els screen from the Format Selection page non Data Center Project or Equipment Cord screen Data Center Project Project This field functions the same as on previous screens Floor and Space Both fields are mandatory to generate the legends for the grounding labels Type The dropdown contains values for the available type of grounding and bonding equipment Add When a grounding cable value is entered the Add button will be enabled Clicking it will add the grounding label to the Grounding Label list Update When a grounding label is selected in the Grounding Label grid clicking Update will change the values of the grounding label Clear Clicking Clear will blank all input fields without changing the values in the dropdowns Delete When a grounding label is selected clicking Delete will present you with a confirmation dialog If accepted the grounding label and all related data will be removed When at least one grounding label is created and you are in Data Center Project the Generate Labels button will be enabled Clicking this button will take you to the Format Selection screen with the Grounding Label application selected Clicking Back will take you to either the Format Selection screen non Data Center Project or the Equipment Cord screen Data Center Project 90 Data Center Wizard The Next button is only enabled in Data Center Project when at least one grounding cable is created Clicking the button w
70. els you have created Rather if you open one of those files to use the labels again EASY MARK asks you if you want to restore the format To delete a format 1 Click Format and select the format you want to delete or click the Delete Format toolbar button 38 E 2 Click Delete A confirmation window appears 42 Formats EASY MARK 3 Click OK A message appears telling you the format was successfully deleted Restoring a deleted format When you create labels you choose a format The format contains information about the number of labels the page on which the labels print and the cut type When you save the labels you create in a file that format information is stored in the file If you have deleted a format you can restore it but only if you have created labels based on that format and stored them in a file To restore a deleted format 1 Click Open and choose the file of labels based on the format A prompt window appears EASY MARK P Would you like to add the format C038X038KBT to your label format database 2 Click Yes A message appears telling you that the format is restored to the database 43 Market Wizards Using The Market Wizard Clicking on the button will launch the EASY MARK V3 0 application wizard This wizard assists in the selection of a label format appropriate for a specific labeling task and in the generation of label content legends for that format The EASY MARK
71. er can specify multiple copies for the legend If the user has used this page in this wizard before then the page will be pre populated to show the entries which the user had made previously The Clear button will blank out the page The Next button will be disabled on this page Clicking Finish will close the wizard and generate the legends starting at the currently selected label Each row in the table will result in its own range of labels in the label sheet Page 4 Serialization The following screen shot shows legend generation via serialization 49 EASY MARK EASY MARK Wizard Serialization Network Patch Panel Labeling Please enter the following information Values Base Direction Start C Alpha Ascending Stop Decimal Step C Octal C Descending Copies Hexadecimal l Collate m Static Text Case Sensitivity Number of Labels Begin Uppercase End Lowercase Clear Cancel Finish This functionality of this screen is identical to the serialization dialog box For details refer to the Serialization Topic in the Help file If the user has used this page in this wizard before then the page will be pre populated to show the entries which the user had made previously The Clear button will blank out the page The Next button will be disabled on this page Clicking Finish closes the wizard and generates the labels Page 4 Dat
72. es are entered the Add button will be enabled Clicking it will add the ports to the Ports list Update When a port is selected in the Ports grid clicking Update will change the values of the port Clear Clicking Clear will blank all input fields without changing the values in the dropdowns Delete When a port is selected clicking Delete will present you with a confirmation dialog If accepted the port and all related data will be removed In direct mode clicking on a row in the grid will only update the field information above if the selected row matches the selected cable type and layout When at least one port is created and you are in Data Center Project the Generate Labels button will be enabled Clicking this button will take you to the Format Selection screen with the Ports application selected Clicking Back will take you to either the Format Selection screen non Data Center Project or the Panel screen Data Center Project The Next button is only enabled in Data Center Project when at least one port is created Clicking the button will take you to the Cable Labels screen Clicking Finish will prompt you to save all data from the session If you have selected the Default project you will be prompted to create a new project if desired Output The legend format for output from this screen will be in the form f1S1 X1y1 p1Ports PN to f S2 XoY2 p2Ports PN Page 8 Cable Labels 84 Data Center Wizard EA
73. gend generation method Rew Serialization C Data Import TIA EIA 606 4 Cancel In the legend generation page of the wizard the user is asked to choose from one four methods of legend generation Two of these methods Serialization and Data Import are methods of legend generation which are already available with EASY MARK V2 0 The Finish button closes the wizard The EASY MARK user interface shows the label format which was selected in the format selection screen of the wizard figure 3 2 If the user comes Back to this page changes the legend generation method and then goes forward again he will find previously made settings discarded Page 4 Text Table Selecting the Text Table option and clicking the Next button will take the wizard to the following screen 48 Market Wizards EASY MARK Wizard Text Table Network Patch Panel Labeling Symbol Legend Test AC b b b b b b ld b b dl ttl et ld O Symbol A Ez 4 4 4 E aa E 6 m e En E PCP RPCCUCRPRCCLRRCLRO4 Po Clear lt Back Nex Cancel Finish In this screen the user can enter a number of legends in the Legend column of the grid Each legend can have a prefix and or a suffix image Clicking on one of the buttons in the Symbol column will open a File Open dialog This enables the user to select an image as a prefix or a postfix The selected image will be displayed in the Symbol column The us
74. h a long series of labels you can easily move from the first to the last to the previous or from page to page using the label options Note You can also move from label to label by pressing the Tab key 12 Labels Moving to the first label KF label Use this option to move to the first label in a group Click Label First Label The pointer moves to the first Alternatively you can click the First Label toolbar button KF Moving to the next label gt label Use this option to move to the next label in a group Click Label Next Label The pointer moves to the next Alternatively you can click the Next Label toolbar button gt Moving to the previous label T Use this option to move to the first label of a group Click Label Previous Label The pointer moves to the previous label Alternatively you can click the Previous Label toolbar button Moving to the last label i Use this option to move to the last label of a group Click Label Last Label The pointer moves to the last label Alternatively you can click the Last Label toolbar button vl Moving to the first page l y Use this option to move to the first page of labels Click Label First Page The pointer moves to the first label on the first page Alternatively you can click the First Page toolbar button IF Moving to the next page y Use this option to move to the next page of labels Click Label Next Page The pointer moves to the f
75. he symbology selected some of the options for Base may be disabled Alpha and Hexadecimal will be disabled for any symbology that supports only numeric input such as UPC and EAN Octal will remain enabled because only the digits O through 7 are part of the number base Static Text While the static text fields will always be enabled the allowed characters will depend on the symbology selected For symbologies that support only numeric input such as UPC and EAN only numbers will be allowed to be entered Direction The direction options will always be enabled and work as they do in other series creation areas of EASY MARK Case Sensitivity The case sensitivity options will only be enabled for symbologies that support alpha characters In the event that the symbology only supports uppercase such as Code 128 A the Uppercase option will be selected with no option to select Lowercase Page 3 Preview Screen 67 EASY MARK EASY MARK Wizard Barcode Preview Bar Code Values Text Options Human Readable Text Position Bottom Align Center v Preview The Preview screen is an optional final screen in the bar code wizard which allows you to see all codes that will be created based on the data entry in the previous screens as well as see a visible preview of the symbol for each code The bar is scaled to fill the Preview area and may not represent the actual size of the bar code on the label Bar Code Values This are
76. igation options as the Market Wizard with the addition of a Generate Labels button 72 Data Center Wizard Generate taats Erie Unlike the other Market Wizards the Finish button does not generate the legends when in a Data Center Project Rather finishing the wizard will instead prompt you whether to save your work from the session When accessing the data center applications directly from the application selection screen clicking Finish will perform the same function as for all other market wizards and create the legends in the label document Clicking the Generate Labels button when available during the Data Center Project process will take you to the Data Center Print Wizard Page 1 Market and Application Selection Since the Data Center Wizard uses the existing Market Wizard the first page remains the Market and Application Selection page The Data Center tab is the first on the screen with Data Center Project being the first application listed The remainder of the applications on the selection screen correspond to the individual applications and match the pages for the Data Center Project process EASY MARK Wizard Market and Application Selection Please select an application Data Center Network Panel Shop Construction amp Maintenance Favorites ecm Room Grid Labeling Rack Cabinet Location Port Labeling Patch Panel Connectivity Clicking on Next will take you to one of several possib
77. ill return you to the Format Selection page if non Data Center Project or the Application Selection screen if Data Center Project The Next button will only be enabled when using the Data Center Project and only when at least one Grid for the selected project is available Clicking the Cancel button will close the Wizard without creating legends or prompting you to create a project if Default is selected Clicking Finish will prompt you to save all data from the session If you have selected the Default project you will be prompted to create a new project if desired Output The legend format for output from this screen will be in the form A01 or AA01 Page 4 Rack Cabinet Location Direct 76 Data Center Wizard EASY MARK Wizard Rack Cabinet Location Grid Input Bold fields are required Project Room Grid 42 AA01 To AF08 Enter the location of a single rack below or use Rack To to specify a range of racks and locations Rack 4404 y RackTo HMA Less lt lt Floor Space Add Clear Delete Rack Cabinet Indentifiers 4401 ABO2 AC03 A4DO4 Generate Labels lt Back Cancel Finish If a user has already planned their racks or has a large number of racks to define it may be easier to create the racks manually rather than using the grid input Project and Room Grid These fields function the same as in the Rack Grid screen They will default to the selections fro
78. ill take you to the Power Labels screen Clicking Finish will prompt you to save all data from the session If you has selected the Default project you will be prompted to create a new project if desired Output The legend format for output from this screen will be in the form f1s1 TMGB Page 12 Power Labels EASY MARK Wizard Power Labels At least one field is required Project Power Outlet Unit POU 2 Distribution Panel 4 Circuit ID e Add Update Clear Delete Preview Dist Panel Circuit ID Generate Labels lt Back Cancel Einish You will be taken to the Grounding Labels screen from the Format Selection page non Data Center Project or Equipment Cord screen Data Center Project All fields are optional but at least one must be entered before being able to create a legend The legend will be generated using all entered values separated by a dash in the same order the fields appear on the screen POU Distribution Panel Circuit ID Project This field functions the same as on previous screens Power Outlet Unit Distribution Panel and Circuit ID All fields are mandatory to generate the legends for the power labels Add When a power label value is entered the Add button will be enabled Clicking it will add the power label to the Power Label list 91 EASY MARK Update When a power label is selected in the Power Label grid clicking Update will change the values of th
79. inter on the labels you want to delete z0 2 Click Edit Delete or click the Delete toolbar button The Delete Labels window appears 3 Type the number of labels to delete and click OK Delete Labels Number of Labels to Delete i Cancel The labels are deleted Choosing a format for a label Once EASY MARK is open the first step will be to select a label format From the icon toolbar click on the icon shown to the left to access the Format Selection window shown below You can also access the Format Selection window by clicking Format then Select 17 EASY MARK Select EASY MARK Format Quick Find 1105 110 5 LASER 1 57 x 0 25 110 6 1 25 x 0 25 110 6 LASER 1 31 x 0 25 C025x025YJD 0 25 x 0 25 C025x025YJJ 0 25 x 0 25 C025x025YJT 0 25 x 0 25 CO38x038KBT 0 38 x 0 38 CO38 lt 0387JD 0 38 x 0 38 Co38x0387JJ 0 38 x 0 38 CO38x03814T 0 38 x 0 38 CO38x038YLJ 0 38 x 0 38 CO038 lt 038Y1MJ 0 38 x 0 38 CO50x044CBD 0 50 x 0 44 COSOXO044CBT 0 50 x 0 44 CNAMXNAaK RAT INAN v N 441 Cancel From this window simply select from the pre loaded Panduit label formats available You can quickly and easily find your label format by typing in the first few characters of the label format in the Quick Find entry box EASY MARK will automatically select the label format that most closely resembles what you enter into the Quick Find entry box Updating the label s properties
80. ion Selection The first page of the wizard is used for selecting the market and application for which to generate labels 45 EASY MARK EASY MARK Wizard Market and Application Selection Please select an application Network Panel Shop Construction amp Maintenance Favorites 1 FSLO1 2 Patch Panel Labeling Firestop Labeling 1A TMGB Backbone Labeling TIA EIA 606 4 The tabs in this page correspond to the Vertical Markets The images show the Application e g Wire Cable Labeling Patch Panel Labeling etc Clicking on one of the images will highlight this image and clicking next will proceed to the next page in the wizard The user may also right click one of the images in one of the tabs of this page The right click will bring up a context menu containing one item Add to Favorites This will add the selected Application to the Favorites tab If the user comes Back to this page changes the selected Application and then goes forward again previously entered data will be discarded On this page the Back and Finish buttons will be disabled Page 2 Format Selection The next page page 2 of the EASY MARK V3 0 application wizard assists the user in the selection of a part number which is appropriate for the labeling task at hand Page 2 of the application wizard displays the selection criteria for this wizard The user can either make choices in the selection criteria drop down lists or he can enter the
81. irst label on the next page Alternatively you can click the Next Page toolbar button gt Moving to the previous page 13 EASY MARK g Use this option to move to the previous page of labels Click Label Previous Page The pointer moves to the first label on the previous page Alternatively you can click the Previous Page toolbar button Moving to the last page ll Use this option to move to the last page of labels Click Label Last Page The pointer moves to the first label of the last page Alternatively you can click the Last Page toolbar button vl Using Cut Copy and Paste Use the icons below to cut copy and paste text labels or entire groups of labels do 8 Cut Copy Paste Cut Copy and Paste can also be accessed by clicking on Edit then Cut Copy and Paste Text Highlight the text you wish to copy or paste Click copy or paste Select the new location inside the current label or in a new label where you wish to paste and then click Paste CL DO O a A eee Text 123 copied from Label 1 to Label 2 Labels Select the individual label you wish to copy or paste Click copy or paste Select the new label where you wish to paste and then click Paste 14 Labels ra J feet EE EE JE LA E O Entire Label 1 contents copied to Label 2 Groups of Labels Select the group of labels you wish to copy or paste Groups can be selected by clicking the first label in the group then whil
82. l be to select a label format From the icon toolbar click on the icon shown to the left to access the Format Selection window shown below You can also access the Format Selection window by clicking Format then Select Select EASY MARK Format Quick Find 1105 110 5 LASER 1 57 x 0 25 110 6 1 25 x 0 25 110 6 LASER 1 31 x 0 25 C025x025YJD 0 25 x 0 25 C025x025YJJ 0 25 x 0 25 C025x025YJT 0 25 x 0 25 CO38x038KBT 0 38 x 0 38 CoO38x038YJD 0 38 x 0 38 Co38x0387JJ 0 38 x 0 38 CO38x03814T 0 38 x 0 38 CO38x038YLJ 0 38 x 0 38 COSEKO38Y MJ 0 38 x 0 38 CO50x044CBD 0 50 x 0 44 COSOX044CBT 0 50 x 0 44 PNRMNNRNAAKAT MAN v N 441 Cancel From this window simply select from the pre loaded Panduit label formats available You can quickly and easily find your label format by typing in the first few characters of the label format in the Quick Find entry box EASY MARK will automatically select the label format that most closely resembles what you enter into the Quick Find entry box Entering text on a label You can enter text on one label enter text over a group of labels or on all labels You can bold italicize strikethrough underline or add color to text The fonts available for selection are the fonts installed on your system Text on Individual Labels To immediately begin creating labels with text simply click on a label and begin typing To add text to a different label click on the new label a
83. l languages The legend displayed in the grid will be in the selected language The Flow drop down has the following entries Left Right and Both Selecting a layout from the four available with a flow arrow will insert an arrow in the selected direction Previews of the legend will be generated automatically after each user input Pressing the Edit button will launch a dialog allowing the user to edit the legend an image file and the style of the directional arrow This dialog is shown in the next figure 54 Market Wizards Edit Pipe Marker Legend ENS Arrow Style Regular Image File Image Position eft End v Image Preview Arrow Preview If the user changes a suggested Pipe Marker then Easy Mark will ask whether the user will save the current settings as a Custom Pipe Marker with a user supplied name when exiting the wizard The Custom Pipe Marker will be stored in the Pipe Marker configuration file and will thus appear in the Category drop down the next time the user enters the Pipe Marker Application wizard Once the user exits the wizard Pipe Marker labels will be displayed in the EASY MARK graphical user interface where the user can continue to edit the label Safety Sign Generation Methods From both of the Safety Signs application launching points panel shop and construction amp maintenance selecting Safety Signs will take you to a selection screen where you will pick whether to use the EA
84. lbars on the View menu The functions of the toolbar will also be available as separate menu items under the new Layout Two Sided Printing fly out menu 2 Fak E Below is a description of each button 1 Two Sided On Off If you press this button it will place the label document into two sided mode enabling the display of the back side labels in a second column Pressing the button again will put the label document back into single sided mode The tool tip will reflect which action takes place depending on the state of the button Normal Inverted This button will set the orientation of the back side of the label content The tip will change depending on the current state Edit Print Mode This button will set the order of the label content on the back side The tip will change depending on the current state Legend Content Same Different This button toggles whether EASY MARK will automatically synchronize new label content between the front and back of a label or allow the user to input different content on the two side The tip will change depending on the current state Preferences This button displays the Preference dialog as outlined in the previous section The On Off and Preferences buttons are only enabled if a two sided printing format is selected If two sided printing is turned Or all other buttons on the toolbar will be enabled If turned Off all other buttons will be
85. le screens depending on which Data Center Application is selected For all applications except Data Center Project you are taken to the Format Selection page This is the same page you access when using any of the other Market Wizards If you select the Data Center Project though the second page will instead be the Room Grid definition page 73 EASY MARK Page 2 Format Selection Generate Labels EASY MARK Wizard Label Format Selection Data Center Port Labeling Select Printer Type Label Type and Marker Type Cable Type Copper o o Number of Ports Two Printer Type Desktop Thema Label Style Below are the optimum label part number and format for your application Secondary part numbers are available in the drop down lists Label Part Number C125x030YPT y Format C128x030YPT lt Back Cancel Finish When Next is clicked on the Market Wizard Application Selection page and any non Data Center Project application has been selected this screen appears This screen is identical to the standard Market Wizard format selection screen The remaining functionality of the screen is the same as in the standard market wizards with the values in the criteria dropdowns changing to match the choices as selected in other criteria Once all criteria have been selected a list of formats along with the preferred format will appear in the Format dropdown Page 3 Room Grid Labeling 74 Data
86. ls Help BS evo ee e t v rB Elema oe o pm Favorite Formats y Arial Click View Units of Measurement or the Units toolbar button to view the ruler in inches or millimeters The default is in inches EASY MARK ih Untitled pem EASY MARK File Edit View Font Format Layout Label Tools Help DSRS TV sma m al a m m 6 4 42 o tH 3 C a a i 2 OB a 10 Ad 72 43 14 119 16 17 18 Using Refresh Use Refresh to update the screen with the changes you made You may also click the Refresh toolbar button Using shortcut keys You have shortcut keys to access the items on the menu bar or the Tool Menu Item Shortcut Keys File ALT F Edit ALT E View ALT V Font ALT N Format ALT R Layout ALT L Label ALT A Tools ALT O Help ALT H Once you become familiar with EASY MARK you may find it quicker to use the shortcut keys to get to the drop down menu commands For example if you want to reverse or undo an action you can press CTRL and Z You find the shortcut keys to the right of the item on the drop down menu Using the right mouse button When you place the pointer in a label press the right mouse button The Edit commands appear Introducing EASY MARK Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Delete Shift Enter Select All Ctri A Insert Label s F Delete Label s L Set Current Group Ctrl G Wiremarker Mode EASY MARK Series Item Data Import Symbol Import Contents A
87. ls in the same format The second column on the right part of the display represents the back side of the corresponding labels of the first column representing the front side left side of the display Two Column Display The two sided display can be switched between Edit Mode and Print Mode In Print Mode the labels on the back side are ordered as they would print meaning in reverse order of their front side counterparts In Edit Mode the labels on the back side are ordered the same way as on the front side 2 Untitled EASY MARK File Edit View Font Format Layout Label Tools Help DSUS S cjl ee eRe m Elsam mga a g o 127 xn E AAA ale lt gt mle lt gt am 0 DAM 2 T Favorite Formats y zB C i i N j Back Side Print display mode z E oo 2 ne Es o Eg For Help press F1 MPORMSDCO1 Alder H100X044H1T 2 Page 3 of 2 Group Begin n a Group End n a A faint color coding indicates which front side label connects to which back side label This color coding will not be printed The Hint boxes indicate which mode is selected Editing of Content You have two options for editing label content in two sided mode If you select Same on Front and Back then any content you create on the front side is automatically copied to the back side In this mode you can only edit label content on the front side If you choose Different on Front and B
88. m the rack Grid screen Grid Input Clicking this button will return you to Rack Grid screen Rack and Rack To You can specify a single rack required field or a range of racks by specifying the Rack To value as well The fields are dropdowns when in the Data Center Project containing a list of all racks created on previous screens if any You may select any value from the dropdown enter any value not present in the list or begin typing in the dropdown which will begin to automatically fill in the first value that matches the characters typed to speed up manual entry More gt gt Button Clicking on the More gt gt button will display the two optional fields for this screen Floor and Space When clicked the button will change to Less lt lt Clicking on this button will hide the optional fields but leave any information entered in them Floor and Space Both fields are optional and will be used for legend creation of other applications if entered Rack Cabinet Identifiers This grid will contain a list of all created racks If any were defined on the Rack Cabinet Location Grid screen they will be listed here by default Clicking on a rack will populate the values in the other fields for updating or deleting Racks will be listed in the order in which they were created and not in ascending order Add When a Rack value is entered the Add button will be enabled Clicking it will add the rack to the Racks list 77 E
89. made to the values to try to reduce the bar code in size To edit a bar code created by the Text data source double click on the bar code symbol to be edited and the Bar Code Wizard will launch with the values for the bar code pre populated If you click Cancel on the Wizard the Wizard will close with no changes made to the bar code Series Data Source When you click Finish on the Bar Code Wizard after entering the data for the series all bar codes in the series will be created and inserted into the document in the same manner that text series are inserted This means that existing labels will have the series bar codes inserted at the corresponding point as the cursor in the selected label As many labels as are needed to hold the series will be modified To edit a bar code series double click on any bar code in the series to open the Bar Code Wizard with the values pre populated Data Import Data Source When you click Finish on the Bar Code Wizard all bar codes will be created and inserted into the existing labels of the document at the cursor position Each bar code created by the data import exists as an individual bar code so double clicking on one will only edit that single bar code HIBC HIBC LIC HIBC LIC requires a specific format for the code of the bar code The format of the code is listed below Once the code entered matches this requirement the Next and Finish buttons will be enabled e 4characters first char
90. manipulation affects the text on all labels in that group Label Groups Labels can be Grouped and Ungrouped to facilitate adds and changes more efficiently For example you may have a group of labels from a serialization as shown below These labels are tied together in a Group wt me vo e ae Ca ae Ja A If you want to insert a single label between one of the above labels you can Ungroup the labels so you can make the necessary addition Do this by clicking anywhere in the range of labels so the group is highlighted Then click Edit Ungroup This will break the group so that each label is separate You can now make changes to individual labels and make edits as shown below st ren A04 A06 7 CAEN Poo E E Similarly you may want to Group labels together so you can make quick edits to a large number of labels 21 EASY MARK For example if you wish to take the example from above and make labels the first 6 labels have a 10 point font you simply select the range of labels to group Groups can be selected by clicking the first label in the group then while holding the Shift key click the last label in the desired group The entire range of labels will then be selected Once the group is selected click Edit gt Group These labels will now be grouped and a change made to one label in the group will be applied to all labels in the group A04 am titan cos A06 as aor o
91. mp Maintenance Favorites Cable Labeling Heat Shrink Pipemarker Safety Signs Page 1 Market and Application Selection The Market and Application Selection remains the same for two sided printing 119 EASY MARK Page 2 Format Selection Screen For Heat Shrink applications only you will see an additional criterion EASY MARK Wizard Label Format Selection Construction amp Maintenance Heat Shrink Select Printer Type Label Type and Marker Type Printer Type DesktopThemal y Cable Diameter 18 12 AWG 0 06 0 18 DIAJ y Heat Shrink Marker Width yg Material Grade Mity ef Marker Type MEA Below are the optimum label part number and format for pour application Secondary part numbers are available in the drop down lists Label Part Number H100034H1T 2 Format H100x034H1T 2 lt Back Cancel Finish The Heat Shrink Marker Width Material Grade and Marker Type fields will determine the appropriate format If you select One Sided printing in the Marker Type select box then the wizard continues as usual For Two Sided printing clicking Next takes you to a Two sided Printing Preferences screen 120 Page 3 Two Sided Printing Preferences You can set your two sided printing options from the preferences screen EASY MARK Wizard Two Sided Printing Preferences Construction amp Maintenance Heat Shrink Back Side Orientation Inverted y
92. n Stark C Alpha Ascending Stop Decimal Step Octal C Descending Copies Hexadecimal Collate Static Text Case Sensitivity Begin Uppercase Number of Labels End C Lowercase 9 Clear 123 Index A Affects of layout ON range cece eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 21 Auto Fit of Legends coommommemonionrncnccornornonanoononnone 95 B Bar the Tool Menu ocoocnnononncnccnononnonccnnornonccnonon nenes 7 Cc Clicking s p cited saws RNR Rn 7 View Tool MONU coocconiconccconcnnconcnancnn conc nonona conc c nora nan cnn 7 Color CTRL tica 18 CUIT PO tii TASE ITEE 37 D PA A A AAEE 15 Delete Multiple Labels oo onninnnnnnnnicnicononccnnaninancnncnnos 17 Delete One Label oconccnonoononncnnnonnonccnnnrononccnonoo nenes 16 Dimensions E EASY MARK cococcoccccncconnonnonnnnnnncnnoncnnnnnoncnnnnnennons 5 6 7 8 EASY MARK WIndOW c cccecceeeeeseeseeeeeeeeeereerseeeeereaees 7 Editada 6 7 Copy ANd Paste cveccccvesavecsseciaecsvecsnccavecevseauececesracintes 14 Delete E Delete Multiple LabelS oo onnicninnniciinnnnnncnnoccnaninncns 17 Delete One Label oooconccnononncncnnononncncnonnonccnnnoo nenes 16 Insert Multiple Labels ooooononicninonicnininonicnnacanininannn 16 Insert One Label ocooncccinccicccconccocnccancconenonancnnccancnnnnnos 16 Modify Range Properties oooooncoccnicccccicnccnccncn
93. n individual lines Aligning text vertically to the top 0 t You can align the text vertically to the top of the label 1 Select the text you want to align 2 Click Layout Vertical alignment 3 Choose Top 26 or oo Click the Top Align toolbar button t The text moves to the top of the label Aligning text vertically to the center E You can align the text vertically to the center of the label 1 Select the text you want to align 2 Click Layout Vertical alignment 3 Choose Center or Click the Center Align toolbar button El The text moves to the center of the label Aligning text vertically to the bottom ol You can align the text vertically to the bottom of the label 1 Select the text you want to align 2 Click Layout Vertical alignment 3 Choose Bottom or Click the Bottom Align toolbar button 20 The text moves to the bottom of the label Using Rotation You can rotate the text on a label 90 180 or 270 degrees 0 90 130 270 Note Rotation treats multiple lines on a label as a block of text You cannot rotate individual lines Using 0 rotation a You can rotate text by 0 degrees 1 Select the text you want to rotate 2 Click Layout Rotation 3 Choose 0 or Click the 0 degree toolbar button The text rotates 0 degrees returning to the normal horizontal rotation Labels 27 EASY MARK Using 90 rotation ay You can rotate text by
94. nd begin typing EASY MARK foe i To move forwards and backwards from label to label and from page to page use the Label Navigation buttons shown below First Label Last Label First Page Last Page K EX WK EXM Previous Label Next Label Next Page Use can also use Tab and Shift Tab to move one label forward and backwards respectively Text on a Group of Labels To add the same text to multiple labels at one time simply click the first label in the group you wish to create it will highlight blue Then click the last label in the group all labels in between the first and last label will highlight blue Now when you enter text all labels in the group with carry the entered text Introducing EASY MARK ser rosive EA aaao ew S2HOOH Meee mu s Click the first label in the group Then click the last label in the group 4mr es QT ss B 440909 ww A 0 9 41NM en BOBS The text you type will appear in all labels in the group Printing labels Once you have labels created in EASY MARK you are ready to print Simply click the Print icon shown to the left This will open the Print window where you can select the printer print range and number of copies to print Clicking OK will print your labels as they appear on the screen You can also access the Print window by clicking on File and then Print The Print window appears EASY MARK Printer Name mtadam
95. ng on a row in the grid will only update the field information above if the selected row matches the selected cable type and layout When at least one port is created and you are in Data Center Project the Generate Labels button will be enabled Clicking this button will take you to the Format Selection screen with the Cable Labels application selected Clicking Back will take you to either the Format Selection screen non Data Center Project or the Panel screen Data Center Project The Next button is only enabled in Data Center Project when at least one port is created Clicking the button will take you to the Cable Labels screen Clicking Finish will prompt you to save all data from the session If you has selected the Default project you will be prompted to create a new project if desired Output The legend format for output from this screen will be in the form fs ADO2 A01 fs AGO3 A01 Page 9 Equipment Labels 86 Data Center Wizard EASY MARK Wizard Active Equipment Identifiers Bold fields are required Equipment Name Server Two Project Der T Room Grid 4 gt AA01 To AF08 y A501 v 2 v Floor 5 Space al Add Clear Preview Grid Rack Rack Space A A 28 4401 To AF08 AAD Generate Labels lt Back Next gt Cancel Finish You will be taken to the Equipment Labels screen from the Format Selection page non Data Center Project or Cable Labels screen Data Center Pr
96. nt selection area will be disabled if human readable text is not enabled Page 2 Data Import 65 EASY MARK EASY MARK Wizard Barcode Data Import Select a file for Import Import Parameters C Documents and Settings jruss My Docurr Browse Clear Select Worksheet Sheet v Update Preview Begin at Cell 47 End at 011 Ex 41 bs Start import at row fi F Combine columns for import Import by Row y Column Separator E e ne tr JO Double Click column headers to select individual columns Click and drag a column to move it Amii C D 1234567890 1234567890 1234567890 1234567890 AAPA ae e cree EN The Data Import screen functions the same as in other areas of EASY MARK Click below for more information on this screen EASY MARK Data Import Page 2 Series 66 Bar Code Wizard EASY MARK Wizard Barcode Series Please enter the following information Values Base Direction Start Ascending Stop Decimal Step Octal C Descending Copies pS Collate Static Text Case Sensitivity Begin e Number of Labels Booo End C Lowercase Clear Reset lt Back Cancel Finish When Next is clicked on the Properties page and Series has been selected as the data source the wizard will move to the Series screen Series Values The fields in the Values group will always be enabled because these fields define the series Base Depending on t
97. of the equipment Clear Clicking Clear will blank all input fields without changing the values in the dropdowns Delete When an equipment is selected clicking Delete will present you with a confirmation dialog If accepted the equipment and all related data will be removed When at least one equipment is created and you are in Data Center Project the Generate Labels button will be enabled Clicking this button will take you to the Format Selection screen with the Equipment application selected Clicking Back will take you to either the Format Selection screen non Data Center Project or the Cable Labels screen Data Center Project The Next button is only enabled in Data Center Project when at least one equipment is created Clicking the button will take you to the Equipment Cord screen Clicking Finish will prompt you to save all data from the session If you have selected the Default project you will be prompted to create a new project if desired Output The legend format for output from this screen will be in the form fs ADO2 A01 Equipment Page 10 Equipment Cords EASY MARK Wizard Patch Equipment Cord Bold fields are required Project Deut y Room Grid 42 4401 To AF08 Rack Panel From Equipment To Server Two X Port Number le Update Clear Delete From To To From Server Two 4401 1 1 4401 S 4401 Server Two Generate Labels lt Back Cancel Finish 88 D
98. oject Equipment Name The only required field on the screen this field allows you to enter any value for a piece of equipment Equipment Type This dropdown will contain entries for Servers Routers and any other types identified as being needed Project and Room Grid These fields function the same as on previous screens Rack and Rack Space The fields will be text boxes non Data Center Project or dropdowns Data Center Project If Data Center Project the dropdowns will contain a list of all defined racks and panels The panel dropdown will contain only those panels defined for the selected rack The panel dropdown will only be enabled when a rack is selected You will also be able to type in the values directly Validation will be done when you add the equipment to the list to ensure the values entered exist in the list More gt gt Button Clicking on the More gt gt button will display the two optional fields for this screen Floor and Space When clicked the button will change to Less lt lt Clicking on this button will hide the optional fields but leave any information entered in them Floor and Space Both fields are optional but will be used for identification only Add When an equipment value is entered the Add button will be enabled Clicking it will add the equipment to the Equipment list 87 EASY MARK Update When an equipment is selected in the Equipment grid clicking Update will change the values
99. ontains entry fields for all data that are necessary to create a single bar code using text entry Additional pages are available for creating series of bar codes or creating multiple bar codes using data import The screen is divided into a common area which is always visible and an advanced properties area which may be shown or hidden using the Show Hide button Common Bar Code Properties Bar Code Symbology This dropdown lists all supported bar code symbologies Symbology is the encoding method and output format of the bar code Each symbology is defined by a standards organization The symbology dictates what format the code must follow and how to construct the symbol for the bar code Depending on the symbology chosen various fields on this screen may be enabled or disabled For example certain symbologies may not use a supplemental symbology so that field would be disabled if one of those symbologies is selected Easy Mark supports the following symbologies Symbology Common Usage 63 EASY MARK Codabar Used in libraries blood banks and air parcel express applications Code 128 A B C Auto High density symbology that supports 128 ASCII characters Code 39 amp Extended Alphanumeric symbology that is the de facto non retail symbology Code 93 amp Extended Complementary symbology to Code 39 Data Matrix Highly efficient 2 dimensional bar code
100. op to Bottom Left To Right and whether or not to combine columns into one label with possible separator characters or import columns into separate labels The initial screen display will not show these additional options The Less gt gt button will show as a More gt gt button which shows the additional options The grid will show a preview of the content of the spread sheet The user can rearrange the columns of the grid via drag and drop in order to modify the import order of the columns If the selected file is a CSV file then all controls below the browse button will be disabled because these controls apply only to import from Excel spreadsheets If the user has used this page in this wizard before then the page will be pre populated to show the entries which the user had made previously The Clear button will blank out the page The Next button will be disabled on this page Clicking on Finish closes the wizard and generates the legends 51 EASY MARK Page 4 TIA 606 A If the user selects the option TIA 606 A in the legend generation page then the following screen is shown Here is a sample screen EASY MARK Wizard TIA EIA 606 A Network Patch Panel Labeling Please enter the following information Class Class 1 Single Building Single Telecomm Space 606 4 Info Identifier Patch Panel Building En Building 2 Backbone Name Floor a Floor 2 Optical Fiber Name A Space A Sp
101. ow Graphical View so A ce AMEN The Skip button will skip the alignment and the software will proceed in the same manner as if the print alignment mode is off Print starts the printing Cancel terminates the print process You can follow the step by step instructions of the print wizard 1 Turn of the printer and insert the label media for the current label document In the above screen shot these are media of type H400X100 By turning off the printer you ensure that the printer is in the same state as when the back side is printed This helps with alignment consistency as the printer feeds a certain fixed number of rows before printing the first time a print job is sent to the printer after it s turned back on 2 Align the front edge of the label media exactly with the inside front edge of the printer Please be sure you have enough label media and ribbon for the pront job 107 EASY MARK 3 Close and turn the printer on 4 When ready to print the front side click the Print button below The target label is a single label with an arrow pointing up on the label to indicate which direction the media should be fed into the printer when you flip it for the back side and a message that the front side should be face down when you feed the media back into the printer for the back side printing In the event that selected format has multiple separate labels in a row the message will be spread out
102. pport Registration By registering your EASY MARK software you will receive notification of updates and new releases Register your EASY MARK by clicking on Help then Register EASY MARK Help Menus There are a variety of online help tools to help you navigate through EASY MARK software Clicking the About icon will display information about your copy of EASY MARK such as the version 7 Serial Number and links to the Panduit website and Software Technical Support Clicking the Help icon will give you a Help Pointer that you can click anywhere within EASY MARK to get k specific help on tools and functions Clicking on Help gt Contents and Index will allow you to browse and search by keyword through a library of Help menus Technical Support Contact Panduit s Technical Support with questions about Panduit software printers and label products Phone 866 871 4571 Email ga id support panduit com Upgrading EASY MARK Updates to EASY MARK are regularly posted on the Panduit website These updates may contain new label formats and minor enhancements to the software Download free updates at www panduit com Labels Opening labels Tua Once the labels you created are saved to a file you can open the file and use the labels again gt 1 Click File Open or click the Open toolbar button E The Open window appears Look in E My Documents e eck E Ey pm pem p test pem Ey untitled pem Fy ws pem gt
103. r click the Select Favorites button of the toolbar lt The Select Favorite Formats window appears Select Favorite Formats Quick Find Fomat Rows Colu Page Pag ae i 5 gt gt EA 1105 5 6 lt lt Remove EA 110 6 LASER 6 EA co2ax025YJD 20 lt lt Remove All EA cozsxo25yJJ 22 EA co2ax025YJT 12 i 7 5 ma EA cosexo38kBT 7 ZA cosexo38vJD 16 4 cosexo38vJJ 16 ZA cosexo38vJT 7 Fea irnmomnaaa 1 10 Cancel 2 Find the format you want to add to your favorites in the column on the left highlight it and click Add Note You can type a portion of the name of the format in the Quick Find box and the list scrolls to match your entry lt appears in the Favorite Formats column 3 When you finish click OK Access these commonly used formats within EASY MARK by clicking the Favorite Formats pull down menu e car view ront rormat Layout Lape 10015 Mep 1547 38 27N 0 BB Se EH 22 EJE Pe w 13d aw Q hd Favorite Formats lel A CO38 038YJJ A C100 025CB 1 Lo C100 050vJJ C500X700FJ H100K044F1T Going directly to your favorite formats The next time you want to go directly to your favorites select the format from the Favorites dropdown Favorite Formats y K 20 Labels Using Layout Use the Layout menu to manipulate the text on a label You can align text horizontally vertically or rotate it Note Remember if you have defined a group any
104. rd Patch Panel Connectivity Bold fields are required Project Default gt Room Grid 42 4401 To AFOS y Cable Type Copper Number of Ports 4 or less From Rack From Port Range To Rack To Port Range Add Update Clear Delete Preview able Typrom Racrom Panjrom Por To Port To RackTo Pane rom Por To Port Ports forpelan a E EE Generate Labels lt Back Next gt Cancel Finish You will be taken to the Patch Panel Connectivity screen from the Format Selection page non Data Center Project or Port Data Center Project Project and Room Grid These fields function the same as on previous screens Cable Type The choice of Copper or Fiber will determine which format of legend will be printed when you generate labels Fiber patch panel labels will contain a summary of all port information for the panel as entered and will print in a format suitable for attaching to an identifier card for the rack while copper will print a smaller format that can be attached directly to the panel If the you click on Generate Labels from this screen the print process will cycle through each combination of cable type and number of ports presetting criteria on the format selection page to match the current combination of the cycle If in direct mode this field will be disabled and set to that value selected on the Format Selection screen Number of Ports The dropdown contains a list of values associated with
105. s D ogwood X Properties Status Ready Type HP LaserJet 5Si Where East end of cubes Comment Print range Copies e All Labels from j to 27 Align Features Cancel 1 Choose the labels or pages to print Number of copies 2 Choose the number of copies and click OK Saving labels When you finish creating labels you can save them in a file so that you can use them again Note To open the label file again in EASY MARK you must give the file a PEM extension 1 Click File Save or click the Save toolbar button El The Save As window appears Save As Save in EASY MARK e ex En Database headers Box Printer Drivers symbols Temp File name First File pem Save as type Panduit EasyMark pem al 2 Type the name of the file 3 Choose the folder 4 Click Save The labels are saved Introducing EASY MARK Exploring EASY MARK You can customize EASY MARK to suit your needs Use the ruler set units of measurement and shortcut keys as you see fit Using Rulers Fl Use Rulers to see a vertical and horizontal ruler on the main window Click View Rulers or click the Ruler toolbar button P The ruler appears on the window EZ Untitled pem EASY MARK DER Edit View Font Format Layout Label Tools Help us 2 mio gE TICE 3 a a rie imo ieee ie BaF 6 w OS g 2 0 E 4 File Edit View Font Format Layout Label Too
106. s before Once the wizard generated legends are on the label sheet it will not be possible to reenter the wizard to edit the wizard Pipe Marker Application If the user selected a Pipe Marker Application on the Application selection page of the wizard then he will see the Pipe Marker legend generation page as page 3 of the wizard The legend generation page for the Pipe Marker application is depicted in the following image 53 EASY MARK EASY MARK Wizard Pipe Marker Panel Shop Pipe Voltage Marker Categoy e Search laige pic sla Language FIRE AUTO Engish SPRINKLERS English X FIRE MAIN l Flow FIRE y Left PATATA Legend Preview Edit Copies fi Format e FIRE AUTO SPRINKLERS ELE The user begins by selecting a legend category from the Category drop down Based on this selection the grid is pre populated with a number of legend suggestions The user can select one of the suggestions from this grid The categories and the legend suggestions are supplied by the Pipe Marker configuration file The structure and maintenance of this file will be discussed in the next section The Search button allows the user to search for words in all suggested Pipe Marker legends The results will be displayed in the grid The Copies entry field specifies the number of generated labels The entry in the Copies text field will default to 1 The Pipe Marker configuration file has suggested legends and headers for al
107. sing Refresh Using SHOMCUT Koy Siisera act sees cla yee N N SNR eae oes See RESET 6 Using the rightiMOuse DUO ri A a Add iaa 6 Choosing the view in which to WOrk oooccnccoccononanonnnancnanonananono conc n nono conc no ncnn cnn nnnncnn nana ne rca nan nan narran nan nan c ar nan rain carr nr nan car nan nn 7 Choosing Units or Measures a a iia dd 7 Working with the Toolbars iii a Aa 7 Getting help z EASY MARK SUP DON ie aa e a Aa Lea aut es a ea a a React adc tetate es 8 ERA NN NN 9 Opening lab zzione A aa sees aca AEEA aut acon EE AEE EE AEA cute igevsveuaceusesbesus subsuccnsccuneasenteuverte 9 Entering text onalabell ivi A etc 9 Working Withttextion a ABE ai s2 2csevenndaicvscedeauresndeceuscsdabesesud cateesedstuencedeauressdedevecudasasedudcbreededadsveredcdurestdedeusdsSehonedudcatvenatenates 11 Modifying the Font of Text wl USUAL e E E E E E E 12 Using Redo OR a A a 12 Moving between labels sssscccssssscesssssssccessssessscesssssssseessssessecessssssecsesssssssceessessssesensssnsssscssesssscsessssessesessssnssesessssesees 12 Moving toxthe TS lali lid A LAN io ed AA ask Bae AAA ALIS tae dad debated toons ellen abate 13 Moving to the next lenin E AE O AR 13 Moving to the previous label 13 Movirigstoithe last label carreras clatotarador sopendaaevecedussnncadesnvastdstesn cated senendaevacedesesessdsburanedsicensalessbnandsachasetuGureastabarnedsteeasadchathd 13 Moving tothe firStpage iia diia di A id 13 Moving TO
108. st confirm the password by entering it exactly in the second box This password will be used to unlock the document if the unlock icon is clicked While the document is locked you will not be able to modify the label properties or any content within protected areas of the label However you will be able to edit content in any part of the labels that are not protected Unlocked Protected Areas To unlock a document and protected areas click the unlock icon y If a password was used to lock the document you must enter it when prompted for the document to be unlocked When unlocked the label properties and all label content may be edited 36 37 Formats Creating Adding a new format dh In addition to the label formats provided for you in EASY MARK you can create your own custom formats You can preview property entries in the preview pane at the right of the window Click Format Create Add or click the Create Format toolbar button amp The EASY MARK Format Properties window appears Rows amp EASY MARK Format Properties Columns Per Page Note Only the current format vell be updated in the databave To let the updated format take etfect please use Format Select nee a Type the name of the new format Assigning a description to the new format When you create a new format you can assign a description to it For example you might want to say something to indicate its history such as format for old die cu
109. steps 1 through 4 112 Step 1 EASY MARK Two Sided Printing Back Side 113 EASY MARK Step 2 EASY MARK Two Sided Printing Alignment 2 Turn off the printer and insert the printed label media with the target label FACE DOWN and the arrow facing the FRONT of the printer 114 EASY MARK Two Sided Printing Back Side EASY MARK Step 4 EASY MARK Two Sided Printing Back Side 4 When ready to print click the Print button below If alignment mode is on then this screen allows to print the alignment job to help determine how to align the front and back print jobs When you click the Align button a single print job of three rows containing different shapes will be sent to the printer The remainder of the back side labels will not be printed at this point EASY MARK takes you to the next phase of the printing process If you turned alignment off then the Align reads Print instead Clicking the Print button will send the back side labels to print completing the two side print process 116 Printing and Alignment Phase 3 Once the alignment labels have printed you will see the third phase of the printing and alignment process EASY MARK Two Sided Printing Alignment To ensure proper alignment of both sides when printing please follow the steps below Which shape printed on the back of the target label AAA Select the shape which prin
110. t information is stored in the file 41 EASY MARK EASY MARK comes with 700 formats some of which you can update or change You will know which format you can update when you select the format If the information is grayed out you cannot update the format Updating a format and changing it means that those changes will affect all labels you create henceforth based on that format Any labels you have previously created and stored in a file will not be affected To update a format 1 Click Format and select the format you want to update or click the Update Format toolbar button amp 2 Click Update The first Format Properties window appears See Creating Adding a new format for a description of this window 3 Update field values as desired Click Update A window appears telling you the format was successfully updated A If you make changes to the Format Properties in this window and click Update these changes will be made permanently for the selected label format Every time you open this format it will reflect the changes made in this window This may adversely affect future print jobs if you made changes to the label format properties intended for only the previous print job To make changes to the label format properties that are not retained and only applied to the current label file use the Modify Label Properties tool This tool can be accessed by clicking Label then Modify Label Properties This will open a dialogue
111. t labels Choosing the cut type EASY MARK accommodates two cut types Die where the labels are separated and have rounded corners and Butt where the labels touch Die Cut Butt Cut JUL HNN 39 EASY MARK Choosing the Layout Specifications for a new format The Layout Specifications the number of columns and rows determine how many labels will fit on a page Layout is separate from the dimensions which determine the page and individual label size You may choose to set the page dimensions first Choose the number of Columns This is the number of labels across the page Choose the number of Rows This is the number of labels down the page Setting the dimensions Dimensions govern the width and height of the page of labels in addition to the individual labels Use the Corner field if you are creating a format for a label with rounded corners The values you enter indents the text enough to prevent it from printing outside the rounded corner or too close to it A higher corner value indents the text further For example in the label illustrated below you might enter a value of 02 for the label on the left and a value of 05 for the label on the right These label illustration corner values are exaggerated and not true to scale Repeat is the number of times the label will repeat on the page based on the dimensions you entered Setting the margin sizes The margin sizes are for the page dimensions you set These are the dis
112. tances from the top and bottom and left and right of the page When you complete your entries click Next to set the user information for the format Choosing the units of measurement Choose between Inches or Millimeters as the unit of measurement Your choice here affects your entries for the dimensions and margin sizes Note you can toggle between inches and millimeters EASY MARK converts inches to millimeters and millimeters to inches with no intervention on your part Entering User Information for a new format On the second window of adding a format you can password protect the format specify a printer enter a description and set both the label and paper color 40 Formats EASY MARK Format Properties User Iintoemation User Name PANDUIT CORP ramet AQ ne HHH pc CODODO Printer Type Larerrkjet z oppo oe exception CODDDO 1 000 x 0 500 Component Label OOOO m a a a Colo e wie rece POSSE Fort Info Ce Update to Iypetace Anin Cole MEN Save sue x Ponse o gt Changes Note Only the currert format wil be updated in the database To let the updated format take elfect plaste ure Fomal S elect command again Password protecting a format You can control the people who can update a format by giving it Password Protection Only the person who knows the password can make changes to the format However the format is available in the databas
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114. ted on the target label and click the Print Back Side button If you select None then the Print Back Side button changes to Re Align Clicking that button will guide you through the alignment process again Clicking Print Back Side sends the back side labels to the printer properly aligned according to the offset as determined by the shape selection 117 EASY MARK Print Alignment Summary If you align the label media in the printer identically for both sides the two circles should be printed on the back side of the target label If you select the square or triangles then the software will know how to adjust the number of rows to allow for correct alignment of the back side First Pass Second Pass Target Label This side down Label 1 Label 1 Label 2 Label 2 Label 3 Label 3 Label 4 Label 4 Label 5 Label 5 Label 6 Label 6 118 Market Wizard and Two Sided Printing When you access two sided formats through the market wizard by selecting a Heat Shrink application you will see an additional criterion in the heat shrink applications allowing you to select two sided media EASY MARK Wizard Market and Application Selection Please select an application Data Center Network Panel Shop Construction a
115. tent and length as set by the symbology o If asupplement symbology is selected Finish will be enabled when the both the code and the supplement meet the requirements for the selected symbology Clicking Finish will close the wizard creating the bar code with the values as set in the properties dialog The symbol will be inserted at the position of the cursor in the existing label document Page 1 Bar Code Properties Page Bar Code Properties Page with Advanced Properties Hidden 61 EASY MARK EASY MARK Barcode Wizard r Symbology Properties y y Barcode Content Bar Code Symbology Code Codabar gt Supplement Code Data Source Preview Text Human Readable Text Position TES Align Advanced Properties Reset Back Nex Cancel Finis Bar Code Properties Page with Advanced Properties Shown 62 Bar Code Wizard EASY MARK Barcode Wizard Symbology Properties y r Barcode Content Bar Code Symbology Code Codabar x Supplement Code Data Source Text y l Human Readable Text Preview Pasition Align Center v Advanced Properties o y Bar Dimensions Checksum Type Bar Width fo 01 Wide To Narrow Bar Ratio Bar Height 2Wideto1 Narrow i Supplement Symbology 0 125 po 2 Wide to 1 Narrow X None Human Readable Font PDF Security Reset Ba Next Cancel m The main page of the Bar Code Wizard c
116. the areas of the label The template contains one label If you need more than one of the same label simply select multiple copies when printing If you need different content on different labels you must run the wizard again and create a new document NOTE To change the content in the areas of the label you must click in each one with the mouse Hitting the TAB key will take you to the next label not to the next editable area Safety Signs Application 57 EASY MARK If the user selected a Safety Sign Application on page 1 of the EASY MARK application wizard then he will see the following legend generation page EASY MARK Wizard Safety Sign Panel Shop Safety Signs Categor Lockout Search Image Header Legends E anguage LOCK OUT Engh 8 SWITCHES English z TURN OFF p THE POWER ES HEN Legend Preview Edit Format V Align Text Left Turn off the power lack out tag out IV ANSI case formatting The user can press the edit button of the zones of the legend preview to launch a dialog where he can change the legend the header or the image file On the Safety Sign Wizard page you will find two checkboxes on the right side of the screen ANSI Case will automatically change the first character of the sign legend to uppercase while making all following characters lower case If not using ANSI Case the legend will default to the capitalization of the saved legend Left Alignment will align
117. the selected cable type If in direct mode this field will be disabled and set to that value selected on the Format Selection screen From Rack and Panel and To Both fields are required The fields will be text boxes non Data Center Project or dropdowns Data Center Project If Data Center Project the dropdowns will contain a list of all defined racks and panels The panel dropdown will contain only those panels defined for the selected rack The panel dropdown will only be enabled when a rack is selected You will also be able to type in the values directly Validation will be done when you add the ports to the list to ensure the values entered exist in the list From Port Range and To and To You can enter the port range for the From rack and panel For copper wire you should enter the ranges to match the grouping of ports on the panel For example a 24 port panel with groups of 6 ports would use 4 ranges 01 06 07 12 13 18 and 19 24 This will produce the expected number of labels for labeling the panel directly 83 EASY MARK More gt gt Button Clicking on the More gt gt button will display the two optional fields for this screen Floor and Space When clicked the button will change to Less lt lt Clicking on this button will hide the optional fields but leave any information entered in them Floor and Space Both fields are optional but will be used in the legends for the ports if available Add When port valu
118. tifiers 4401 ABO2 ACOS Generate Labels lt Back o E Cancel Einish 78 Data Center Wizard The Rack screen will appear either after the Format Selection screen non Data Center Project or after the Room Grid Data Center Project If you are creating a Data Center Project the project dropdown will be disabled and the value set to that selected in the Room Grid page Room Grid This field will contain a list of all Room Grids created for the selected project The Grid Start and Grid End will be displayed to identify the Grid Floor and Space will only display if entered for the Grid Selecting a Room Grid from the dropdown will populate the list of existing Racks if any are available and update the Room Grid diagram accordingly The grid will span the Room Grid coordinates if in Data Center Project or will default to a maximum of AA01 ZZ99 if coming directly into the screen in non Data Center Project Select All Checking the Select All button will select all squares in the grid on the screen to allow users with a large number of racks to deselect the squares that do not have racks You may also select all cells in the grid by clicking the empty cell in the upper left corner of the grid Direct Input Clicking this button will take you directly to the Rack Direct screen for manual input of Rack information See the next section for details on this screen Rack Grid The grid in the middle of the screen will allow users
119. uch as font changes text alignment and text rotation You can also access the Select All tool by clicking Edit then Select All Inserting one label oto oo 1 Place the pointer on the label before where you want to insert a label You can insert just one label or multiple labels into a page of labels oto 2 Click Edit Insert or click the Insert toolbar button The Insert Labels window appears Insert Labels 3 Click OK The new blank label is inserted before the label where you placed the pointer Inserting multiple labels oto 00 You can insert multiple labels However it may push the labels onto another page 1 Place the pointer on the label before where you want to insert labels oto 2 Click Edit Insert or click the Insert toolbar button The Insert Labels window appears 3 Type the number of labels to insert and click OK Insert Labels Number of Labels to Insert x Cancel The new blank labels appear before the label where you placed the pointer Deleting one label You can delete one label or multiple labels 1 Place the pointer on the label you want to delete HED 2 Click Edit Delete or click the Delete toolbar button The Delete Labels window appears 16 Labels Delete Labels Number of Labels to Delete Cancel 3 Choose One Label and click OK The label is deleted Deleting multiple labels You can delete multiple labels 1 Place the po
120. user may select a range of labels and the number of copies 95 EASY MARK Embossing Print range Copies C All Number of copies le Labels from f Embossing may take several seconds per tag EasyMark displays a progress dialog while tags are sent to the embosser The user can pause continue an embossing job If an error condition occurs during embossing then the job is paused automatically The user can fix the error condition and continue the embossing job by pressing the Continue button EASY MARK Print Progress ee E EEE EasyMark displays error conditions as they are reported by the steel embosser EASY MARK The printer reports the following error condition PWR OFF For trouble shooting please refer ta the printer manual Please refer to the user s manual of the steel embosser for the exact interpretation of these error conditions 96 EASY MARK Print Wizard EASY MARK Print Wizard Because the process of printing multiple PEM files is very similar to the process used by the Data Center Wizard a general Print Wizard is also be available from within the main EASY MARK application A toolbar icon has been added to the Standard toolbar as well as adding a Print Wizard menu option on the File menu Clicking either the icon or menu item will open the Print Wizard File Selection The File Selection screen allows you to browse for PEM files to print EASY MARK Print Wizard Please
121. uto Stretch puts the selected labels into graphic mode which means that you cannot edit the content anymore in this state If you need to change the content you have to Unstretch the label s first This puts the selected labels back into text mode at the font size at which the Auto Fit which preceded the stretching left the label You can now edit the content of the label When finished editing you can reapply the Auto Stretch feature If you have stretched labels in flag marker mode The grey area indicating the flag area will have a white background while in stretch mode When unstretched the grey area will return Changing the mode orientation or style of the flag marker will unstretch the labels You will need to stretch the labels again to match the new flag marker selections The Auto Stretch and Unstretch is accessible from the same areas as the Auto Fit function These areas are 101 EASY MARK 1 Menu Tools 2 Right Click menu 3 Toolbar Auto Stretch and Unstretch 102 Two Sided Printing EASY MARK has label formats for two sided printing These formats can be used in two side mode as well as in single sided mode In the latter case EASY MARK looks and feels just as with any standard format Two Sided Mode When you select a two sided printing format then you have the option of turning on two sided printing mode When two sided mode is turned on EASY MARK displays a second column of labe
122. xt will be chosen as the data source and the Code field will be enabled If Textis chosen as the data source for the bar codes the Code field allows you to enter the code for the bar code symbol Supplement Code By default the Supplement Code field is disabled If a UPC or EAN symbology is selected and a Supplement Symbology is selected the Supplement Code field is enabled allowing the user to enter additional characters for the symbol Preview This area of the screen will contain a live preview of the barcode if Text is selected as the data source and a valid code for the selected symbology has been entered in the Code and optionally the supplement field This preview is scaled to fill the preview area and may not represent the actual size of the final bar code 64 Bar Code Wizard Advanced Bar Code Properties Show gt gt This button is intended to show or hide the Advanced Properties in the bottom section to minimize the complexity of the screen for users not needing all of the features for the symbol creation Clicking the Show button will cause the advanced fields to be displayed and the caption on the button to change to Hide lt lt Clicking on the Hide button will once again hide the advanced properties Checksum Type The choices for checksum type will be determined by the symbology selected If a symbology only uses one checksum calculation that checksum type will be automatically selected in the dropdown Supplement

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