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2. 00 0 m m 9 About this Manual 0 eee 9 Typographical Conventions sasaaa cece tees 9 2 Installation and Activation 00 cece eee eee 11 System and Software Requirements 0 0 cee eee tee 12 ZebraDesigner for XML 1 eee 12 Install ZebraDesigner for XML 1 teens 12 Install Overview for ZebraDesigner for XML 2 ee 12 Close All Software Applications a 20 0 e cee eee 12 Run Installation s sess sses msta scat eeeee eae gor eek A E donus 13 Define Setup Options 0 0 ccc en 13 Install Printer Driver from within the ZebraDesigner Environment 13 Activate ZebraDesigner for XML 1 re 14 3 Set Up the ZebraDesigner Software Ls s 15 User Interface cie Re ehe cxx ROS EURO BU es ada x CLER eed a 16 Main Window sssseseee RR m hr 16 Using the Keyboard and Mouse Effectively llle 17 Interface Reference 0 cece ee n 17 System Folder rore daa eee dees esd ER tae ieee ane eee kere se ey ee RA 31 Welcome Wizard iuc eem e ELA eee eG Mee e a e nade ee eee e d 31 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 4 Contents 4 Design Labels scs das cua e GR da cae E dece sed as earns 33 Use Label Setup Wizard 00 cette 35 Use Label Setup Wizard 0 0 ccc rene 35 Select a Prilter iaa ri dee eee eeed dd e f eee seeder eas 35 Select the Label Stock
3. Fixed Text i New Keyboard Input New Counter New Time Field a New Database Field Figure 20 Creating new variable date field 3 Click on the label where you want to place the object A dialog box with date properties opens ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 52 Design Labels Design a Basic Label 4 Leave everything as default and the date will be used on the label using the selected format 5 Click Finish To place a time field on the label do the following 6 To display a list of available variable types click the small arrow next to the A tet v button in the Toolbox 7 From the list select New Time Field 8 Click on the label where the object should be placed 9 Leave everything as default and the time will be used on the label using the format as defined in your Windows operating system 10 Click Finish The new variable is linked to the text object on the label The date and time fields are updated when you preview or print the label In this example the values come from your computer s system clock Use Prefix or Suffix Options You can add a prefix and suffix to each variable field on the label Both are added to the value when you preview and print the label To add the suffix to the variable field on the label do the following 1 Click the arrow in the 44 Text M button in the Toolbox 2 From the list select New Time Field 3 Click on the labe
4. Action includes commands which alter a setting in the printer and do not trigger printing Language Language Select the working language for the software The change will be applied after you have restarted the application Croatian Czech Danish Dutch Finnish French German Greek Hebrew Hungarian Italian Japanese Korean bd Figure 2 Language dialog box You can change the language used in the application with this option For changes to take effect application must be restarted Store Pictures into Label This option allows you to store the images used in the label into the label file This enables you to transfer the label to a different computer by simply transferring the label file If this option is not selected images are lost when the label file is transferred to a different computer 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 30 Set Up the ZebraDesigner Software User Interface Windows Menu Cascade Use this command to cascade all open windows Note Make sure all the windows you want to display are open Minimized windows cannot be displayed Tile Use this command to tile all open windows in working space Note Make sure all the windows you want to display are open Minimized windows cannot be displayed Arrange Icons Use this command to arrange icons minimized windows in working space to the bottom of it This has effect only if icons are not al
5. Cancel button 84 clicking 84 Captions 28 Cascade 30 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 Rev 1 122 Index CC A B 88 CC C 88 CD 12 13 CD ROM 12 13 Change 62 63 Dithering Type 63 Speed 62 Change Common Printer Settings 62 Change Dithering Options 63 Check 85 Check Digit Tab 85 Choose Arial 45 Choosing 21 72 78 Open 21 Undo 21 Clicking 19 22 41 84 Cancel button 84 Finish button 41 OK button 84 Open button 19 Paste link 22 Close 19 30 Close All 30 Close All Software Applications 12 Codabar 88 Codablock 88 CODE 128 88 Code 32 88 Code 39 88 Code 39 Full ASCII 88 Code 39 Tri Optic 88 Code 93 88 Code Type 78 Code Wizard 77 78 79 80 Code Wizard dialog 68 Code128 47 Code128 bar 47 Code 39 87 Codes 25 26 28 Composite RSS symbologies 88 CompuServer Bitmap 92 Contact Information 117 Contents 8 30 51 package 8 Contents Provider 17 Control Panel 20 Copy 21 activate 22 Create 41 New Label 41 Create Date 51 13991L 002 Rev 1 Create Variable Fields linked 51 Variables 51 Ctrl 17 18 21 22 88 Holding 17 88 pressing 22 Ctrl key 17 90 holding 17 use 17 Ctrl Enter 96 Cut 21 D Darkness 62 Data Format 75 79 Data Matrix 83 Data View 23 DataMatrix 88 DataMatrix Bar Code 82 Date 74 Date Field 74 78 Date time 50 Define 37 39 68 69 70 Bar Code Object 68 Ellipse Object 70 Inverse Object 70 Label Dimensions 39 Line Object 69 Page Size 37 Picture Object 68 Rectangl
6. Standard Toolbar Buttons in the standard toolbar provide shortcuts to frequently used commands for working with the software E e kJ do 318 Ld 43 Test Print v cza Export 4 Zoom v View 4 Design Toolbar The design toolbar provides you with the shortcuts to the frequently used design actions on the label By default the design toolbar is docked on the right side of the design window You can use the design toolbar to e Change the color of label objects Align the objects relatively to each other or to the label 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide Rotate the objects Change the order of the objects Text Toolbar Set Up the ZebraDesigner Software User Interface Shortcuts in the text toolbar enable you to format text objects with a single mouse click You can change font selection and style i Mp Arial Variable Toolbar Shortcuts in the variable toolbar enable you to work with variables on the label easier You can add new variables edit and delete existing ones and also work with functions PERI Toolbox Select Use this tool to enable the select tool Text Use this tool to define the text object Click on the small arrow button for additional options Bar code Use this tool to define the bar code object Click on the small arrow button for additional options Picture Use this tool to defin
7. 50 Design Labels Design a Basic Label Use Drawing Tools Now you will insert a line to separate a text object from other objects and a rectangle around the picture object 1 From the Toolbox select the Line button and move the cursor to the required starting point of the line 2 While drawing the line press and hold down the mouse button Move the mouse to the end position of the line and release the button The Line object is placed on the label 3 In the Toolbox click the 1 Rectangle button and point the mouse to the upper left corner of the picture l 4 While you stretch the rectangle to the lower right corner of the picture click and hold the mouse button 5 To change the thickness of the vertical and horizontal line double click on the rectangle object to open its properties Select the thickness you want and click the Finish button 6 To edit the drawing object double click on the line or rectangle to open the dialog box with its properties The label should show the following SAMPLE T 1234567890 Figure 19 Label with fixed objects Add Variable Fields Overview 13991L 002 You may want to print a label on which the data changes for each label ZebraDesigner for XML offers different variable fields date time fields link to the variables that you can use with text picture and bar code objects For this example a new label was created The steps in the following t
8. To send click Send File ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Export Labels 109 XML Format Generation Wizard Multicast Multicast uses the multicast address to send a discovery address to all Zebra printers across as many routers as the hop count specifies A multicast search may return a large number of printers in some installations On some routers this feature might be disabled See your network administrator to determine if a search failure was due to this feature being disabled 1 In the Search Type dialog enable Multicast Hops The Value field is automatically populated 2 Click Add 3 Click Next The Select Print Server dialog opens XML Format Generation Wizard Select the printer s that you want to send the file s to below Hold down the Ctlr key while selecting units to choose several at once Select Print Servers Available Print Server s Selected Print Server s 10 3 5 157 10 35 75 10 35 187 Select All 10 35 40 10 3553 x 10 35 128 10 3 5 164 Remove All 4 Using the buttons between the two panels select the print servers you want 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 110 Export Labels XML Format Generation Wizard 5 When you are finished click Next This confirmation opens XML Format Generation Wizard The Format has been transfered The XML Test file can now be sent 6 To send click Send File IP Address xxx Xxx Xxx
9. When using bar codes make sure that you do not print bar codes as graphics if your printer supports printing bar codes Set the printing speed to a higher value if your printer supports it Note that setting the printing speed usually affects the quality of printing The higher the speed the lower the quality 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 114 Export Labels Optimize the Printing Speed 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Technical Support Contents Online Support a bra p bone eee iad bed chase ea ees 116 Contact Information 0 0 0 0 RR RR RRRR RR RR RR eee 117 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 116 Technical Support Online Support Online Support You can find the latest builds updates workarounds for problems and Frequently Asked Questions FAQ under the Support section on the Zebra Web site If you cannot solve the problem on your own please contact your local vendor or representative offices listed in the topic Contact Information 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Contact Information Technical Support Contact Information 117 Technical Support via the Internet is available 24 hours per day 365 days per year Web Site www zebra com E mail Back Technical Library E mail address emb zebra com Subject line Emaillist Self Service Knowledge Base www zebra com knowledgebase Onli
10. defining dimensions of the label and changing printer setup Open This command opens an existing label You can also click the button in the standard toolbar The default label folder is My Labels from My Documents This folder also includes shortcuts to folder with sample labels When you need to open a label file which has been saved on a different folder or drive you can use Windows browse function to access it When searching the existing label the Preview option can help you Using it the label design of an existing saved label can be seen on the left bottom frame accompanied with the label details its title and description Once you have found the appropriate label you can open it by double clicking its name or by clicking the Open button Close This command closes the active document When you have made changes in the document and have not saved them the program will prompt you to save the label If the document has not been named yet the software will also prompt you for the name Save As command will be executed Save This command saves the active label in the current label file If no file name has been defined yet you will enter the Save As dialog box The Save command can also be accessed directly by click the button Save As Select this command when you want to name a new label or when you want to copy an existing label under the new name or to another folder or drive The default folder to sa
11. Redo last action Access to the test print functionality The label is quickly printed You can review the positions of the objects Click on the small arrow in the toolbar for more commands Access the export functionality The label template is parsed through the Format Generation Wizard and prepared in a format for off line printing Access to the zoom functionality Click on the small arrow in the toolbar for more commands Access to the view functionality Click on the small arrow in the toolbar for more commands Open the help file ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels 65 Use Toolbars Use the Variable Toolbar 2 x amp 9 3 The list box contains the variables available on the label If you have selected some variable object the list box displays variable linked to that object If no object is selected selecting a variable then clicking on the label places new text object and links it to the variable Create variable Edit variable Delete variable Import variables Export variables Disconnect variable Create new variable using the Variable wizard If you click on the small arrow you can specify the type of the new variable Edit the properties of the selected variable Note If you select the variable object the variable linked to the object will be automatically listed in the list Delete the selected variable Note If you want to delete the variable you must not
12. The XML Test file can now be sent 6 To send click Send File Directed Broadcast Directed broadcasts send a discovery request to the broadcast address of the specified subnet Note If a broadcast search does not work the broadcast packets might be disabled across routers Try multicast or subnet search Example The directed broadcast search requires you to type in the first three subnet octets followed by 255 such as 192 168 2 255 To perform a Directed Broadcast search do the following 1 In the Search Type dialog enable Directed Broadcast The Value field is automatically populated 2 Click Add 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 108 Export Labels XML Format Generation Wizard 3 Click Next The Select Print Server dialog opens XML Format Generation Wizard 13991L 002 Select Print Servers Available Print Server s 10 3 5 157 10 3 5 75 10 3 5 187 10 3 5 40 10 3 5 59 10 3 5 128 10 3 5 164 Select the printer s that you want to send the file s to below Hold down the Ctlr key while selecting units to choose several at once Selected Print Server s Select All gt gt Remove All 4 Using the buttons between the two panels select the print servers you want 5 When you are finished click Next This confirmation opens XML Format Generation Wizard The Format has been transfered The XML Test file can now be sent 6
13. code object on the label Select the type of variable field Variable Field Variable O Date Field 23 5 2003 O Time Field 12 23 21 RFID tag contents Use RFID tag contents Figure 34 Bar Code Wizard Choosing variable text Select the type of variable field you want to use The next page of the wizard depends on your selection Bar Code Wizard Date Field Define the properties of the date field The variable field will get the value from the computer s clock Format Select the format for your date from the list You can also enter a custom format Date offset You can add a certain numbers of days months or years to a current date and print that date instead of the current one Preview The printer will print the date as shown in the Preview field You can see how the selected date format will look on the label 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels 79 Work with Objects Use the printer s internal clock Enable this option to recall the date information from the real time clock RTC built in to the printer not the clock from the PC computer The list of available date formats changes accordingly to the capabilities of the selected printer Note You must format the current text object in internal printer font to be able to use the option Use the printer s internal clock Only the printer internal date formats can be used with ZebraDesigner for XML software Bar C
14. is selected the displayed picture becomes 10 bigger Zoom Out Zoom out command shows a wider view of the label The key of the numeric keypad can also be used Each time Zoom out is selected the displayed picture becomes 1046 smaller Zoom When using the Zoom command you can define the optional zoom factor you need You can choose any zoom factor from 5 to 3000 Zoom Factor 100 Figure 1 Zoom dialog box ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 24 Set Up the ZebraDesigner Software User Interface In the Zoom dialog box you can select the different ways of zoom Factor You can define your own factor of zoom in 100 The size of the document on screen will be the same as the size of the document on the label To page You will see the entire page on the screen To label You will see the entire label on the screen To objects You will see all the objects on the screen Useful for displaying any objects not on the printable area of a label Snap to Grid Selecting this option enables the positioning of the objects to be based on the grid settings When you move the objects they are placed on a grid position De selecting this option allows elements to be freely moved on the label Upper left corner of the object is used for starting point of the grid Grid size cannot be modified Display Grid Selecting this option makes the grid visible on the label De selecting the option hides the grid Toolbars
15. printer internal date formats can be used with ZebraDesigner for XML software 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 74 Design Labels Work with Objects Text Wizard Date Field Define the properties of the date field The field will get the value from the computer s clock 13991L 002 Text Wizard Date Define the properties of the date field Format DD MM YYYY Date offset 0 days n months n years Preview 03 07 2009 Figure 30 Dialog box for Text Wizard when Date field option is chosen Format Select the format for your date from the list The list defines the formats available internally in the printer Date offset You can add a certain number of days months or years to a current date and print that date instead of the current one Preview The printer will print the date as shown on the Preview field This allows you to see how the selected date format will look on the label Use the printer s internal clock Enable this option to recall the date information from the real time clock RTC built in to the printer not the clock from the PC computer The list of available date formats changes accordingly to the capabilities of the selected printer Note You must format the current text object in an internal printer font to be able to use the printer s internal clock option Only the printer internal date formats can be used with ZebraDesigner for XML soft
16. stored in the clipboard To restore deleted elements the Undo command must be used before any further actions Delete command can also be activated using the Del button Select This command allows you to select different objects on the label You can select all objects on the label or selectively mark only objects from the same group i e all text objects all bar code objects all picture objects etc Links On the screen this command shows a list of all links between the active label and other applications in your working environment When you insert an object on the label with the Paste Link command you will see this link in the list The links can be interrupted This means that the changes made in the source document will not be made on the label ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Set Up the ZebraDesigner Software 23 User Interface View Menu Normal View Selects normal label view In this view type variables are shown on screen as a series of question marks The number of question marks corresponds to the variable length Use this view to precisely position the elements on the label as you know their maximal possible length Data View Selects the data label view The variable elements are shown as they will appear when printed For example counters will show numbers Zoom In Zoom in command shows a smaller section of the label The key of the numeric keypad can also be used Each time Zoom in
17. tag Unique ID can only be used with the bar code objects that are printed as internal printer objects You must format the bar code object to use internal fonts not TrueType fonts Selected RFID Tag Select the tag from the list Note Only tags supported by the selected printer are listed If you want to use some other tag type make sure you have selected the proper Zebra printer driver Read Source Select the source of the RFID data Click on the Detailed button to define the data from the RFID tag you want to use Note The Detailed button is not accessible for all RFID printers Data Format Select the format of the data ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 80 Design Labels Work with Objects Preview WYSIWYG only Because the RFID tag s Unique ID information is not returned to the labeling software you do not see the actual data Enter the data in a format similar to the format of the RFID tag This information will be used for preview on the label only Bar Code Wizard Prefix and Suffix The variable object can have prefix and suffix values The prefix text is placed in front of the variable s value The suffix text is placed at the end of the variable s value Note If you leave the edit fields empty the prefix suffix will not be used Prefix and suffix can be used in situations where they are required only if the variable has a set value If the variable is empty the prefix suffix will not be prin
18. the drop down menu ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 10 08 2009 Design Labels 83 Work with Objects Details tab ECC Type Error Correction Codes define the security level You can select one from the standard levels in the pull down menu Format ID This option defines which character set will be used in the bar code You can select one of the formats with the following filter 01 and 11 0 9 space 02 and 12 A Z space 03 and 13 A Z 0 9 space 04 and 14 A Z 0 9 space 05 and 15 7 bit ASCII lower part from 0 to 127 06 and 16 all 07 and 17 7 bit ASCII The formats from 1 to 7 allow a data length up to 500 characters while formats from 11 to 17 allow up to 2000 characters Border Size Factors from 1 to 15 set the dimension of the border in the shape of the character L Data Matrix can encode Full 128 ASCII character set e All ISO characters All EBCDIC characters MaxiCode 2D Code General tab Y expansion factor This option defines the height of the bar code symbol Details tab When the option Structured is not selected the content of the bar code is optional For Structured bar code you may encode only standard contents ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 84 Design Labels Work with Objects Edit Bar Code Dialog Box This dialog box is displayed when you click the Define button on the bar code dialog box On this dialog box you specify the type of bar
19. this option if one of the variables provides the path and name of the picture You must select the appropriate variable in the next step ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 82 Design Labels Work with Objects Graphics Wizard Variable Selection If you want to use variable pictures on the label select the appropriate variable in the list The variable must provide the name of the picture Note If no variables are available click the New button and define a new variable Bar Code Type Selection Settings for Advanced Bar Codes 13991L 002 PDF 417 2D Code General tab Y expansion factor This option defines the height of the bar code symbol Security tab According to the standard you can select among 9 levels of security Higher security levels allow more reliable reading regardless of errors but the bar code symbol is bigger Truncated bar codes can be used where label damage is unlikely and there is no demand for a high level of security The truncated symbol is smaller Aspect Ratio It is the ratio between the number of columns and the number of rows Contents PDF 417 code can encode Full 128 ASCII character set e All 128 Extended ASCII characters 8 bit binary data DataMatrix Bar Code General tab Y expansion factor This option defines the height of the bar code symbol Aspect Ratio Itis the ratio between the number of columns and the number of rows Select one of the values from
20. use 3 Select the Write data to RFID tag option Note If you don t select this option the definition of tag content is saved but not sent to the printer 4 In the section Data Block from the Data Type drop down select HEX or ASCII 5 Enable the Fixed or Variable radio button based on your desired variable 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 58 Design Labels Design an RFID Smart Label 6 Click the OK button A schematic view of the RFID Tag antenna will open in the label background identifying the definition of the RFID data on the label RFID test label Figure 25 RFID Tag antenna in the background 7 You can continue designing the smart label with non RFID data as described in the previous sections Note When you print the label the RFID data will be sent to the printer The printer prints the RFID smart label and programs the RFID tag embedded into the label at the same Note ZebraDesigner for XML can also work with Unique RFID tag numbers Each RFID tag has embedded a unique serial number All RFID Zebra printers can read the Unique RFID tag number from the RFID tag and use it on the label as data contents of some label object Support for RFID Tags 13991L 002 With the labeling software you can program RFID tags of different manufacturers It is important to use a ZebraDesigner printer driver You cannot program RFID tags if you do not use the ZebraDesigner Drive
21. valid IP address or a partial address using an XML Format Generation Wizard lt Y Select the network destination to send file s to l You can enter an IP Address an fully qualified network name or search for print servers on you network Sw Zebra Select Network Destination Enter an IP Address Network Name Search Print Server Note To search for a print server see Search Types 2 Click Next This confirmation dialog box opens XML Format Generation Wizard The Format has been transfered The XML Test file can now be sent 3 Click Send File The file is sent 4 Click Finish 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 104 Export Labels XML Format Generation Wizard Search Types Search Type If you select Search Print Server from the Select Network Destination dialog the Search Type dialog opens XML Format Generation Wizard lt Gy You can search for print servers using several different methods Please note that you must have access to the network that you are trying to locate a print server on y Zebra Search Type Local Broadcast Multicast Hops Subnet xxx xa xx O IP Address sss s s nex Directed Broadcast xxx xxx KKN Value 255 255 255 255 Add Search Type Value These are the search types you can choose from Local Broadcast Subnet Search Directed Broadcast Multicast P Address xxx xx
22. variable will use the data you provide not the sample data 6 Click the Finish button 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 94 Design Labels Work with Variable Data Create Multi Line Variable As the name suggest you can use multi line variable with more lines of text in the text object on the label The variable can contain as many characters in each line as you specify The total amount of allowable characters is number of characters per line times number of lines For example if you allow 20 characters in a line and have 5 lines the total number of characters is 100 To create a single line variable on your label do the following 1 2 Make sure the Variable Toolbar is visible If it is not select View gt Toolbars gt Variable In the Variable Toolbar click the PI button The Variable Wizard will start Enter the name of the variable Use a descriptive name It will help you know what is the contents of the variable Click the Next button Enable the option Multiline Variable Enter the Sample data When you will link your variable to the label object the sample data will be used for the contents of the object The sample data is shown during label design only Use Enter key to advance to the next line of text Note When you will print the label the variable will use the data you provide not the sample data Click the Finish button Using Printer Real Tim
23. varying the pattern of dots More dots close together will provide a darker shade of grey The test print of the label will show pictures in the same way as they will be printed according to the dithering setting If the picture is not printed as you would like to print it change the dithering setting in the printer driver 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Export Labels 99 XML Format Generation Wizard XML Format Generation Wizard Export to Printer During the label design make sure the label is printed correctly To verify the printout of your label from the menu select File gt Test Print When you are satisfied with the designed label you can export the label to the printer During the export process ZebraDesigner for XML runs the XML Format Generation Wizard and converts the label format to a supported Zebra printer The generated file includes commands from the Zebra Programming Language ZPL and is ready to be used in the printer for off line printing Note Off line printing is a term that describes the type of label printing where the label design application is not available at print time Usually the label format is stored in the memory of the printer and can be recalled Off line printing support is great for print requirements where the PC computer cannot be included in the label printing process either because of unacceptable working conditions or logistic issues Off line printing also provid
24. xxx XXX The IP Address Search avoids sending unnecessary traffic to non printing devices You can search for a range of IP addresses using this option 1 In the Search Type dialog enable IP Address xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx 2 Click Add 3 Click Next The Select Print Server dialog opens XML Format Generation Wizard Y Select the printer s that you want to send the file s to below Hold down the Ctlr key A while selecting units to choose several at once X Zebra Select Print Servers Available Print S erverls i Selected Print Servers 10 3 5 157 10 3 5 75 10 3 5 187 Select All 10 3 5 40 ESA 10 3 5 59 gt gt 10 3 5 128 10 3 5 164 Remove All 4 Using the buttons between the two panels select the print servers you want 5 When you are finished click Next 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Export Labels XML Format Generation Wizard 111 This confirmation opens XML Format Generation Wizard The Format has been transfered The XML Test file can now be sent 6 To send click Send File Send to File If you choose Send to File and click Next the File Destination dialog box opens To send a file to a specific destination do the following 1 Enter the destination path XML Format Generation Wizard Select the location to send file s to below Be sure to note the location you choose File Destination Enter Destination Path TECHNO
25. 009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 22 Set Up the ZebraDesigner Software User Interface 13991L 002 A Clicking the button or pressing Ctrl and Ins keys or Ctrl and C keys simultaneously can also activate the Copy command Paste The Paste command is used to paste the contents of the clipboard to a label This command can be used to paste the same information more than once It is very useful when you need to have multiple copies of the same element on the label Once the element has been designed it can be copied to the clipboard and pasted on to the label in different places and multiple times You can also design objects in other Windows applications copy them to the clipboard and place them on the label with the Paste command button or pressing the Shift and Ins keys or Ctrl and V keys simultaneously Clicking the can also activate the Paste command Paste Link Using the Paste link command establishes a link between labeling application and the source application for the contents of the clipboard The link information is saved in the source file only the location of the information in the source file is saved The link data shows in the graphic form Double clicking a Paste link object will place you into the original source Windows application for that object The object is then edited in the application Delete The command is used to delete selected elements Deleted elements are not
26. 2 Shift key 88 Preview 19 73 74 78 79 Previewing Labels 9 Print 27 55 57 62 RFID 55 Print bar 85 Printer 20 35 42 62 99 Export 20 99 Select 35 42 Printer Driver Install 13 Printer Objects 26 Printer Settings 20 62 63 Printers Real Time Clock 93 Printing Speed 113 Optimize 113 Program 26 58 Program Group 13 Programming 28 Properties button 35 PXM 92 Q QR 88 Quick Launch 13 R Radio Frequency Identification 55 RAM 12 MB 12 Read 58 Read Source 79 Real Time Clock 73 76 79 80 94 merging 95 surrounding 95 Recent Windows 12 Recently Used Files 21 Rectangle 25 27 Rectangle Object 69 Define 69 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 Rev 1 126 Index Rectangle tool 69 selecting 69 Redo 21 Refer Related Topics button 50 Register button 14 Register the software 14 Related Topics button 35 50 Resize Objects 91 RFID 55 printing 55 prints 58 programs 58 RFID Tag view 58 RFID enabled 75 79 RLE 92 Rotate Objects 91 Rotated 38 Rounded Rectangle 27 RSS 77 88 RSS Expanded 88 RSS Limited 88 RSS14 88 RSS14 Stacked 88 RSS14 Stacked Omnidirectional 88 RSS14 Truncated 88 RTC 73 74 79 93 94 Run Installation 13 S Sample Graphics 48 Save 19 49 62 63 Label 49 selecting 63 13991L 002 Rev 1 Screen 71 Text Wizard 71 Select 22 25 26 28 35 36 38 42 57 63 69 70 86 94 Bar Code 26 Ellipse 27 Ellipse tool 70 Inverse 28 Label Orientation 38 Label S
27. 4 Select 94 Time Variable Fields 51 Toolbars 17 28 91 Toolbox 26 27 28 44 47 48 49 50 51 52 56 57 66 68 69 70 88 94 Use 66 Truetype 28 67 75 79 Two dimensional 88 Type SAMPLE 44 Typel 67 Types 88 Typographical Conventions 9 U UHF 57 Undo 21 choose 21 Jnique 75 79 JPC 88 JPC bar 85 87 PC Case Code 88 JPC A 88 JPC E 88 Jse 17 20 28 64 65 66 67 73 74 79 113 Ctrl key 17 Design Toolbar 67 Downloader 28 Label 20 Standard Toolbar 64 Text Toolbar 66 Toolbox 66 Variable Toolbar 65 ZebraDesigner Font 113 se Alignment Tools 49 se Drawing Tools 50 se Existing Variable 65 se Label Setup Wizard 35 se Prefix 52 ser 43 ser Guide 9 sing 17 Keyboard 17 sing Printer Real Time Clock 94 caccc eG LUC CS 4 4 4 caaeccacdc c 13991L 002 Rev 1 128 Index V Variable Bar Code 78 Select Type 78 Variable Name 95 Variable Selection 82 Variable Text 72 Select Type 72 Variable Toolbar 25 65 Use 65 Variable Wizard 51 95 Variables 51 65 94 Create Variable Fields linked 51 Enable 94 VDA 92 View 58 View Menu 90 91 VST 92 W Welcome 8 Welcome Wizard 31 Windows 13 19 21 22 31 35 113 depending 31 Windows 2000 8 Windows 98 SE 8 Windows application 22 Windows Bitmap 92 Windows dialog 31 Windows ME 8 Windows Metafile 92 Windows NT 12 13991L 002 Rev 1 Windows NT 4 0 8 Windows Server 2003 8 Windows XP 8 Wizard 3
28. 5 37 39 41 77 leave 41 WME 48 92 98 Workarounds 116 WYSIWYG 75 80 X X Expansion 84 XP 12 Z Zebra 51 75 79 Zebra Programming Language 96 Zebra Technologies Corporation 117 Zebra Web site 116 ZebraDesigner Font 81 113 use 113 ZebraDesigner for XML Install Overview 12 ZebraDesigner for XML CD 8 12 ZebraDesigner Printer Driver 37 Zoom 23 Zoom dialog 23 Zoom In 18 23 Zoom Out 18 23 ZPL 96 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 8 09 Zebra Technologies Corporation Zebra Technologies Corporation 475 Half Day Road Suite 500 Lincolnshire IL 60069 USA T 1 847 634 6700 Toll free 1 866 230 9494 F 1 847 913 8766 Zebra Technologies Europe Limited Dukes Meadow Millboard Road Bourne End Buckinghamshire SL8 5XF UK T 44 0 1628 556000 F 44 0 1628 556001 Zebra Technologies Asia Pacific LLC 120 Robinson Road 06 01 Parakou Building Singapore 068913 T 65 6858 0722 F 65 6885 0838 http www zebra com 2009 ZIH Corp 13991L 002
29. 9 Design Labels 85 Work with Objects Ratio This is the ratio between narrowest and widest bar in the bar code It is locked for the majority of bar codes but it can be changed for some Base object width Shows the width of the narrowest bar in the bar code Print bar code as graphics Select if bar code should be converted to a picture and sent to the printer as image or should the printer print bar code as an internal element Printing internal bar codes will speed up label printing because less data must be transferred to the printer Note If the printer does not support the selected bar code internally the option Print bar code as graphics will not be available All office printers will print bar codes as pictures Check Digit Tab This tab is used to specify if you want to use the check digit in the bar code or not This option can only be modified for the bar codes that allow you to enable and disable the check digit Some bar code standards include the check digit by definition and it cannot be omitted An example of such bar codes are EAN and UPC bar codes where the check digit cannot be disabled at all But some codes allow you to freely enable disable the check digit Note We recommend that you always include the check digit character in the bar code It will increase the scanning reliability Edit Bar Code General Check Digit Human Readable Details 10 08 2009 123456 Enable preview tn
30. 991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels 91 Work with Objects Resize Objects To resize the object on the label do the following 1 Select the object The selected object is framed with a rectangle 2 Click on one of the small rectangles in the corners of the rectangle 3 Hold the mouse key down 4 Move the position of the cursor on the screen The object will resize with the cursor Rotate Objects To rotate the object do the following 1 Select the object 2 In the Design Toolbar click the The object will be rotated 90 clockwise Note If the Design toolbar is not visible in the application enable the toolbar in the Toolbars section in the View menu 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 92 Design Labels Work with Objects Supported Graphics Formats 13991L 002 The following graphical formats are supported File extension BMP DIB RLE GIF JPG JPEG JPE TIFF TIF FAX G3N G3F PNG WMF EMF TGA TARGA VDA ICB VST PIX PXM PPM PGM PBM JP2 J2K JPC PCX Graphics type Windows Bitmap CompuServer Bitmap JPEG Bitmap TIFF Bitmap Portable Network Graphics Windows Metafile Enhanced Windows Metafile Targa Bitmap Portable Pixmap GreyMap BitMap JPEG2000 JPEG2000 Code Stream Paintbrush ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels 93 Work with Variable Data Work with Variab
31. Code 93 CODE 128 A B and C subsets MSI Codabar Postnet 32 Postnet 37 Postnet 52 Postnest 62 Kix Pharmacode Plessy Anker Linear RSS symbologies RSS14 RSS14 Truncated RSS14 Stacked RSS14 Stacked Omnidirectional RSS Limited RSS Expanded Composite RSS symbologies RSS14 RSS14 Truncated RSS14 Stacked RSS14 Stacked Omnidirectional RSS Limited RSS Expanded UPC A UPC E EAN 8 EAN 13 EAN UCC 128 amp CC A B EAN UCC 128 amp CC C 2D Pharmacode PDF 417 DataMatrix MaxiCode Aztec QR MicroQR Codablock F MicroPDF InfoGlyph To select the object on the label do the following 1 In the Toolbox click the button 2 Click on the object on the label that you want to select To select two or more objects press the Shift key and hold down while clicking the object with a mouse The objects can be selected cut copied pasted and edited with the right mouse button If you click the right mouse button on the object the menu shows all the available commands Note that these commands are equivalent to correspondent menu commands You can also change the anchoring point of a selected object by holding Ctrl while clicking the placeholders corners of the bounding box of the object 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels 89 Work with Objects Edit Objects To edit the properties of the object do the following 1 Double click the object on the label Th
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33. LOGIESWZEBRADESIGNER FOR XML 2 Templates Browse Note If you click Browse the Browse for Folder dialog box opens and you may select the destination path 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 112 Export Labels XML Format Generation Wizard Browse for Folder Select a path JB 3 Floppy A we Local Disk C e Local Disk D 2 BEC E Sw FE Release on O3sntctcO3b G HS NewLib on O3sntctcO3b H HS FE Proto on O3sntctcO3b 1 4 SS FETools on O3sntctcO3b 3 ai Vw TrancFar an Menke be Mh fV 2 Click Next This confirmation dialog box opens The Format has been saved 3 Click OK 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Export Labels 113 Optimize the Printing Speed Optimize the Printing Speed There are many factors that affect the printing speed By following the guidelines below you can dramatically increase the speed of printing Use the printer s internal fonts instead of Windows true type fonts True type fonts must be sent to the printer as graphics and the size of the file is much bigger kilobytes When using internal fonts only the text is sent to the printer bytes If you must use true type fonts use the ZebraDesigner Font and Graphics Downloader program to download these fonts to the printer s memory and access these fonts as internal printer fonts only available if your printer supports download of the fonts
34. SE 12 Mirror horizontally mirror 87 More windows 30 Mouse Effectively 17 Mouse Wheel 17 Mouse Wheel support 17 Move Objects 89 MSI 88 Multiline Variable 96 My Documents 19 My Labels 19 N New 41 New Date Field 51 New Label 19 41 Create 41 New Time Field 51 52 Next 52 Next button 13 35 36 37 38 42 43 51 68 82 94 Non RFID 58 Normal View 23 NT 12 O Object menu 26 27 28 OK 9 OK button 47 62 63 84 clicking 84 OLE DB 12 Support 12 Online Support 116 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 8 09 Onscreen 13 68 Follow 13 68 Open 19 21 62 63 choosing 21 Dithering 63 Options 62 software 41 Open button 19 48 68 clicking 19 Open dialog 48 68 Opentype 67 Optimize 113 Printing Speed 113 Options 62 Open 62 Overview 41 50 55 P Package 8 Contents 8 Page Dimensions 43 Page Size 37 43 Define 37 Leave 43 Partol 77 Paste 21 22 activate 22 Paste Link 22 Paste link 22 clicking 22 PBM 92 PC 9 13 73 74 79 99 PCX 48 92 PDF 417 82 PDF 417 2D Code 82 PDF 417 88 Pentium based 12 PGM 92 Pharmacode 88 Picture 25 26 51 95 Picture Object 68 Define 68 PIX 92 Plessy 88 PNG 92 Portable Network Graphics 92 Portable Pixmap 92 Postnest 62 88 Postnet 32 88 Postnet 37 88 Postnet 52 88 Post processors 8 96 10 8 09 Index 125 PPM 92 Prefix 52 76 80 Setting 76 Prefix suffix 76 80 Pressing 21 22 88 89 Alt 21 Ctrl 22 Enter key 89 Shift 21 2
35. Text Wizard Choosing variable text Select the type of the variable field you want to use The next page of the wizard depends on your selection here 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels 73 Work with Objects Text Wizard Time Field Define the properties of the time field The variable field will get the value from the computer s clock Text Wizard Time Define the properties of the time field Format h24 m s Time offset 0 Seconds Minutes Hours Preview 15 42 21 Figure 29 Dialog box for Text Wizard when Time field option is chosen Format Select the format for the time from the list You can also enter a custom format Time Offset The time offset settings allow the time field to be offset from the system clock Enter the duration for which you wish to increase or decrease the time on the label Preview The printer will print the time as shown in the Preview field This will allow you to see how the selected date format will look on the label Use the printer s internal clock Enable this option to recall the time information from the Real Time Clock RTC built in to the printer not the clock from the computer The list of available time formats changes accordingly to the capabilities of the selected printer Note You must format the current text object in an internal printer font to be able to use the printer s internal clock option Only the
36. ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 2 2009 ZIH Corp The copyrights in this manual and the software and or firmware in the printer described therein are owned by ZIH Corp and Zebra s licensors Unauthorized reproduction of this manual or the software and or firmware in the printer may result in imprisonment of up to one year and fines of up to 10 000 17 U S C 506 Copyright violators may be subject to civil liability This product may contain ZPL ZPL II and ZebraLink programs Element Energy Equalizer Circuit ES and Monotype Imaging fonts Software O ZIH Corp All rights reserved worldwide ZebraLink Element Energy Equalizer E and all product names and numbers are trademarks and Zebra the Zebra head graphic ZPL and ZPL Il are registered trademarks of ZIH Corp All rights reserved worldwide All other brand names product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders For additional trademark information please see Trademarks on the product CD Proprietary Statement This manual contains proprietary information of Zebra Technologies Corporation and its subsidiaries Zebra Technologies It is intended solely for the information and use of parties operating and maintaining the equipment described herein Such proprietary information may not be used reproduced or disclosed to any other parties for any other purpose without the express written permission of Zebra Technologie
37. cking oooocoococo eee 59 RFID Tag Settings 0 0 cette eee 60 Change Printer Settings lille IIIA 62 Change Common Printer Settings llle 62 Change Dithering Options ooooocooccococco BM 63 Use Toolbars 3c eee etg a eR RH OR SCR RT Re ra a RA 64 Use the Standard Toolbar oooooccocoococ e 64 Use the Variable Toolbar o oococcoocooccorr III 65 Use the TO0 bDOX ooooooococcrr RR I I I 66 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 34 Design Labels 13991L 002 Contents Continued Use the Text Toolbar 0 2 teen eens 66 Use the Design Toolbar 0 0 cette eee 67 Work with Objects 0 0 2 nett MI 68 Define Objects 0 tenet ene 68 Use Text Wizard 6 tte I 71 Use Bar Code Wizard 0 0 ete 77 Use Graphics Wizard 0 0 ee 81 Bar Code Type Selection 82 Select Objects 0 ketene eee e een eens 88 aeu pu 89 Move ODJOC S uu 89 AD nee TP 90 Resize Objects 0 0 eee teen e 91 Rotate Objects 1 2 2 aii a aei aaa tenet Ie 91 Supported Graphics Formats 92 Work with Variable Data 93 Dynamic Data Overview o ooocoocccoco Ih 93 Create Single Line Variable llle 93 Create Multi Line Variable oooocoooocooococooorr ae 94 Using Printer Real Time Clock RTC lssulsslllslllellellllle 94 Use Variable Wizard 0 0 RI I 95 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Des
38. code you want to use on the label and all additional advanced settings how the bar code should be generated if the check digit should be automatically calculated or not and various other options If the Enable preview check box is checked a preview of a resulting bar code is displayed on the right side of the dialog box When you are satisfied with the bar codes properties confirm the changes you made by clicking the OK button or reject them and keep previous settings by clicking the Cancel button The Edit Bar Code dialog box has several pages tabs General Tab On this tab you can select the bar code type you want to use and the properties of the bar code Edit Bar Code General Check Digit Human Readable I Details Available bar codes 851 EAN UCC Symbol height e cm Linear GS1 DataBar RSS Narrow bar width det 13991L 002 D Ratio 123456 Print bar code as a graphic Enable preview Base object width mils 1 mil 1 1000 inch Figure 36 Edit Bar Code dialog box General tab Type of bar code The required bar code symbology is selected from the tree list of available bar codes Symbol height The height dimension of a bar code can be specified either by entering a value here or by resizing the bar code symbol directly on the label X Expansion factor The expansion factor defines the width of the bar code symbol ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 200
39. ct Information 5 2 recs lere vie Gebide bide bbe AREE sheds 117 OSE ood dokn lc AN D o d Ra i AR d RU QUO A d eh UA Cd d 119 i T Cr T A E S E E TE 121 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 5 6 Contents Notes 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Introduction Contents Welcome sust usus ortae us eedem deo tante snas ede esu ot ee ee ee meu 8 Contents of the package 0 cece eee n 8 About this Manual 000 Rr n 9 About this Manual 0 0 2 2 0000 eee eee hr 9 Typographical Conventions oooococcoco I 9 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 8 Introduction Welcome Welcome Contents 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner software is a family of labeling software products that brings a complete bar code printing solution to desktop users ZebraDesigner offers an easy to use interface and meets any label design and printing requirement for efficient label printing solutions to users in retail logistics health care chemical automotive and other industries ZebraDesigner can be used with any of the following 32 bit or 64 bit Windows operating systems Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 ZebraDesigner for XML software is a label designer application You can use ZebraDesigner for XML to design your label templates export the templates and parse them through the Format Generation Wi
40. custom script to the printer at the end of the label data Enter the script in the provided space Note This option is for advanced users Make sure to enter the proper commands in your scripts The label might not print correctly if you do not format your script correctly Use Zebra Programming Language ZPL to enter the script 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels 41 Design a Basic Label Design a Basic Label Overview In this section you will learn how to design a simple label file with fixed and variable objects The variable objects get values from several sources You will learn how to Place objects on the label Link objects to the variables Preview the label on the screen The label you create will look like this SAMPLE LUI 3834984 894983 Figure 8 Basic label Create a Basic Label Create a New Label 10 08 2009 To create a basic label do the following 1 Open ZebraDesigner for XML 2 From the File menu select New or click the button in the Standard Toolbar Each time you create a new label a Label Setup Wizard will start to help you set up the label and connect to the printer Note You can leave the Wizard at any time and accept the default settings for the label by clicking the Finish button ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 42 Design Labels Design a Basic Label Select a Printer 1 Select the printer you wa
41. d space Make sure you include the variable name in the script ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 10 08 2009 Export Labels Contents Test Print Eabels ci Dt Dnm eden eee dae ee 98 XML Format Generation Wizard 99 Exportio Praia tere oe eee atop e a ee eee 99 Use Current Location a a a e a lll 102 Send to IP Addr ss uctor ettet e et etse a e 102 RICE ee ee ee ee e e 104 Sendo al ene eee tee ea iene E EE on 111 Optimize the Printing Speed ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 98 Export Labels Test Print Labels Test Print Labels To test print the label do the following 1 Make sure you have your printer connected to the computer 2 Make sure the printer is online and available for printing 3 Click on Test Print icon in the Standard toolbar to quickly print your label to the printer Note The variables will be assigned with a default values but you will get an overview if the label is designed correctly and the objects fit on the label You also see how the pictures are processed and printed When you place a picture on the label in design mode it is always shown in color depth as defined in the picture When printing the labels the preview of the pictures depends on the dithering option set in the printer driver All color pictures except WMF and EMF files are converted to monochrome images The illusion of colors and shades of grey is accomplished by
42. d dialog box Picture After you select the Picture command in the Object menu or click the Picture button in the Toolbox the cursor with the picture symbol appears Select this command to place a picture on the label 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Set Up the ZebraDesigner Software 27 User Interface Rectangle After selecting the Rectangle command in the Object menu or clicking the C Rectangle button in the Toolbox the cursor with the rectangle symbol appears Thickness Defines the width of the object borders Note The valid values for thickness depend greatly on the printer being used on the label Not all values are acceptable for all printers Print as Graphics This option lets you print the object as internal printer element or as graphic elements Note Printing will be faster if you do not check this option However if you have selected some line or fill style options that your printer does not natively support the printing will be auto set to Print as Graphics and you will not be able to disable it Rounded Rectangle With this option you can define rounded corners of the rectangle You can select thickness and radius for the object Line After you select the Line command in the Object menu or click the oo Line button in the Toolbox the cursor with the line symbol appears Use this command to draw lines on the label Ellipse After you select the Ellipse command in t
43. e You can format the font for human interpretation only if the bar code is printed as a graphic When printing the bar code as an internal printer object the printer will print the interpretation using resident built in fonts Contents mask sets the custom format of the human interpretation Edit Bar Code General Check Digit Human Readable Details Interpretation Style No interpretation C Custom Font Above bar code Content Mast Mask characters will be replaced by the actual data All other characters will be used for formatting only Example mask char is asterisk 19 9 123456 Mask character 13991L 002 Enable preview Figure 38 Edit Bar Code dialog box Human readable tab ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels Work with Objects Details Tab On this tab you can define advanced settings for the bar code Note Not all of these options are available for all bar codes and printers Include quiet zones Check this field if you want the bar code to have some white space in the front and in the end for increased readability Descender bars Some bars of a bar code will be longer than others This is typically used with EAN and UPC bar codes that have longer bars in the beginning in the middle and in the end of the bar code Mirror horizontally mirror vertically The bar code can be mirrored vertically and horizontally The bar code will usually have to b
44. e button Click the position on the label where you want the upper left position of the object to be set Drag to the bottom right direction until the object size is correct 4 The other method of positioning the object on the label is selecting the Ellipse tool and 5 then clicking the label A default sized ellipse will appear and you can resize it using handles around the object Note To draw a circle grab a handle on one of the ellipse corners simultaneously press and hold Shift key then resize the ellipse A circle will be drawn For more useful shortcuts available in the software see Shortcuts To move an ellipse to a different position select it and drag it elsewhere on the label Define the Inverse Object 13991L 002 To place the inverse object on the label do the following 1 2 In the Toolbox click on the button Click the position on the label where you want the upper left position of the object to be set Drag to the bottom right direction until the object size is correct Note To draw a square grab a handle a on one of the rectangle corners simultaneously press and hold the Shift key then resize the rectangle A square will be drawn For more useful shortcuts available in the software see Shortcuts To move an inverse object to a different position select it and drag it elsewhere on the label ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels 71 Work with Ob
45. e o Figure 37 Edit Bar Code dialog box Check digit tab You can choose whether you want to input the check digit value or let the program calculate it for you ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 86 Design Labels Work with Objects Auto generate check digit Check digit is calculated by the software You enter the bar code data only For example when using EAN 13 bar code you enter the first 12 digits check digit on the 13th place will be calculated and added automatically Verify the provided check digit Use this command when you want to enter the value for the check digit At print time the entered check digit will be verified for validity Enable custom check digit algorithm You can set a custom algorithm for calculating the check digit Click on the button Select to choose the algorithm Human Readable Tab On this tab you can set the options regarding position and format of the bar code interpretation No interpretation Bar code object does not have any human interpretation Below bar code All data encoded in the bar code is placed beneath the bar code symbol as human readable characters Above bar code All data encoded in the bar code is placed above the bar code symbol as human readable characters Font Using the Font button you can choose the font for auto translation text The option Auto font scaling will adjust the font of the auto translation text to the size of the bar code Not
46. e Clock RTC 13991L 002 When the printer selected on the label has a built in Real Time Clock RTC you can use the time or date fields from the Real Time Clock with text objects on the label The available time and date formats are defined in the printer driver To use the time field from the printer RTC on the label do the following 1 2 E In the Toolbox click the Text Iv button Click the position on the label where you want to place the object Text Wizard dialog box will open Enable the Variable text option Click the Next button Select the Time Field option Click the Next button ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels 95 Work with Variable Data 7 Select the appropriate time format from the list Printer driver provided the software with the list of available time formats You cannot define your own time format they are determined by the printer functionality 8 Click the Finish button Note When you are using a prefix and suffix with the Real Time Clock field on the label make sure that the length of the prefix and suffix does not exceed 31 characters When you are using a linked field and are merging a Real Time Clock field with other fields make sure that the length of fields surrounding Real Time Clock field does not exceed 31 characters Use Variable Wizard Variable Wizard Use the variable wizard to create and manage the variables in the label fi
47. e Object 69 Text Object 68 Define button 47 77 84 bar 84 Define Label 43 Define Script 96 Define Setup Options 13 Define Variable Name 95 Define Variable Properties 96 Del 21 Del button 22 Delete 22 DEMO 14 DEMO dialog 14 Depending Windows 31 Descender 87 119 Design toolbar 24 67 91 Use 67 Design window 24 Designing 9 Labels 9 Details 87 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 8 09 Details Tab 87 DIB 92 Display Grid 24 Dithering 63 Open 63 Dithering Type 63 Change 63 Document 19 Document2 19 Downloader 28 Use 28 DUN 14 88 E EAN 85 87 88 EAN 13 bar 119 EAN UCC 128 88 EAN 13 88 EAN 13 bar 86 EAN 14 88 EAN 8 88 ECC Type 82 Edit bar 84 Edit Bar Code dialog 47 Edit Bar Code Dialog Box 84 Edit Memory Card 28 Edit Objects 89 Ellipse 25 27 Ellipse Object 70 Define 70 Ellipse tool 70 selecting 70 EMF 92 98 Enable 84 94 Variable 94 Enable disable 85 Enhanced Windows Metafile 92 Enlarge reduce 67 Enter 89 press 89 Enter Non Changing Text 44 Enter Time 52 Error Correction Codes 83 Exit 21 Export 20 99 Printer 20 99 F F2 18 FA 21 FAQ 116 10 8 09 Index 123 FAX 92 File menu 19 20 21 30 41 62 63 Finish button 39 41 43 44 47 50 51 52 68 89 94 clicking 41 Folder 9 Follow 13 68 onscreen 13 68 Font button 86 Fonts printers 71 Format ID 83 Frequently Asked Questions 116 Full 128 ASCII 82 83 G G3F 92 G3N 92 General 84 General Tab 84 GIF 48 92 G
48. e actual data Enter the data in a format similar to the format encoded in the RFID tag This information will be used for preview on the label only ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 76 Design Labels Work with Objects Text Wizard Prefix and Suffix The variable object can have prefix and suffix values The prefix text is placed in front of the variables value The suffix text is placed at the end of the variables value Text Wizard Prefix and Suffix Specify prefix and suffix for your element Prefix string will be placed in front of the data value Suffix string will be placed after the data value Prefix Suffix To complete the Wizard click Finish Figure 32 Setting Prefix and Suffix string for the variable text element Note If you leave the edit fields empty the prefix suffix will not be used Prefix and suffix can be used in situations where they are required only if the variable has a value set If the variable is empty the prefix suffix will not be printed Note When you use the printer Real Time Clock for date or time fields the length of prefix and suffix cannot exceed 31 characters 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels 77 Work with Objects Use Bar Code Wizard Bar Code Wizard 10 08 2009 Bar Code Wizard Bar Code Object Define the contents and style of the bar code object Bar code data Fixed bar code data Var
49. e dialog box with object properties opens Note You can also press the Enter key while the object is selected 2 Make modifications to the object properties 3 Click the Finish button Move Objects To move the object on the label do the following 1 Select the object 2 Click on the object with the left mouse button 3 Hold the mouse key down 4 Move the position of the cursor on the screen The object will move with the cursor 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 90 Design Labels Work with Objects Align Objects To align object on the label do the following 1 Select the objects that you want to align Note All objects are aligned relative to the first selected object 2 Click appropriate buttons in the Design Toolbar to align selected objects to each other If Align toolbar is not visible by default it is located on the very right side of the window enable the Design toolbar in the Toolbar option in the View menu Note Alternatively you can right click the objects on the label and select Align command You can align objects to Right Horizontal center Top Bottom Vertical center a E a E a You can also distribute objects evenly so that spacing between them is equal Horizontally Vertically Note If you hold the CTRL key while clicking the buttons the selected objects are aligned relative to the label and not to the first selected object 13
50. e printed as a graphic for this option to be accessible Intercharacter gap Some bar codes allow you to change the gap between characters in the bar code e g Code 39 Include EAN white space Before and after the bar code a white space is inserted or not as desired It indicates the width of the bar code If you put any other object in the area of the bar code it will reduce the readability of the bar code This option is valid only for EAN bar codes Edit Bar Code General Check Digit Human Readable Details 10 08 2009 Intercharacter gap C Manual Encoding By cies d iit Encoding application expects Mae s lt MODEB gt or M han 123456 Code128 ED mode ODEC gt parts of the input data to c Enable preview Figure 39 Edit Bar Code Details tab ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 87 88 Design Labels Work with Objects Supported Bar Code Types Bar code Group EAN and UPC Linear RSS Two dimensional Select Objects Bar code Types EAN 8 EAN 8 2 digit supplement EAN 8 5 digit supplement EAN 13 EAN 13 2 digit supplement EAN 13 5 digit supplement EAN 14 DUN 14 UPC Case Code UPC A UPC A 2 digit supplement UPC A 5 digit supplement UPC E UPC E 2 digit supplement UPC E 5 digit supplement UPC E 1 EAN UCC 128 SSCC Bookland Addon 2 Addon 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF 14 ITF 16 Code 39 Code 39 Tri Optic Code 39 Full ASCII Code 32
51. e tag Data source Select where the data block will receive the data from It can be Fixed where you will manually type in the data or can be Variable where the value is acquired from some variable defined in the label Data Type in the tag value manually if the selected data type is Fixed Select the variable defined in the label if the selected data type is Variable If your variable length is greater than the block size the next block will automatically be reserved for the data Size The currently used data is previewed here You can see the amount of space still available in the tag The occupancy of the tag is seen graphically with growing bar and numerically with the digit explaining the number of already used bytes Data type The data can be encoded as ASCII string or as HEX encoded string Locked If you set the block as locked the data will be permanently encoded into the tag You will not be able to erase this block to re program it with some other value Use this option with caution RFID Tag Locking 10 08 2009 Tag locking is not available for all tag types printers and drivers If the Locking Settings button is not displayed in the RFID tag dialog window you may be using an unsupported RFID tag type printer or driver The locking settings are available for some GEN2 tag types For more information see your printer and driver documentation RFID tag locking enables the user to lock the RFID tag so that no c
52. e the picture object Rectangle Use this tool to define the rectangle object Line Use this tool to define the line object Ellipse Use this tool to define the ellipse or circle object 13991 L 002 25 26 Set Up the ZebraDesigner Software User Interface Inverse Use this tool to define the inverse object RFID Tag Use this tool to program the RFID tag embedded in the label Object Properties Printer Objects Select this option to distinguish printer internal objects from other graphical objects on the label The printer internal objects are framed with the green dotted rectangle Printer Counters Select this option to distinguish printer counters from other graphical objects on the label The printer counters are framed with the green dotted rectangle Object Menu Select After you select the Select command in the Object menu or click the button in the Toolbox the arrow cursor appears Use this command to select objects on the label Text After you select the Text command in the Object menu or click the Text v button in the Toolbox the cursor with the bar text appears Use this command to place text objects on the label Bar Code After you select the Bar Code command in the Object menu or click the Bar Code M button in the Toolbox the cursor with the bar code symbol appears Move the mouse cursor to the desired position of the label and click to enter the Bar Code Wizar
53. en saved yet you will be prompted to do so Edit Menu Undo The Undo command cancels up to 10 of the most recently carried out commands or actions If you do not like the results of a command or accidentally delete some elements choose the Undo command as the next action to restore the previous mistake The Undo command can also be activated by clicking the E button on the toolbar or pressing the Alt and Backspace key simultaneously m Redo The Redo command is used when you need to restore the last Undo action It also has the capability to store and restore up to 10 previously made steps The Redo command can be activated by clicking the a button on the toolbar or pressing Shift Alt and Backspace keys simultaneously Cut This command is used when you want to remove selected element s from the label Note that the first element is selected by clicking it When you want to select additional elements you must press and hold down the Shift key while clicking each additional element The cut elements are stored in the internal clipboard and can be re inserted on the label with the Paste command The combination of Cut and Paste commands can be used to speed up label editing and designing The Cut command can be also activated by clicking the button on the toolbar or by pressing the Shift and Del keys or Ctrl and X keys simultaneously Copy This command copies the selected elements to the Windows clipboard 10 08 2
54. ermal printers normally cannot print color images and can either print a dot on the label or not There are no intermediate shades of gray During the dithering process all colors and shades of gray in the picture are converted to black and white dots creating the illusion of new colors and shades by varying the pattern of dots Different shades of gray are produced by varying the patterns of black and white dots There are no gray dots at all In printing dithering is usually called halftoning Shades of gray are called halftones To change the dithering settings do the following 1 From the File menu select Printer Settings The window with the printer settings will open 2 Open the Dithering tab 3 Change the Dithering Type option to suit your needs Look at the preview on the right side to see the result of your selection on the label 4 Click the OK button 5 Save the label by clicking the button in the Standard toolbar or selecting Save in the File menu T ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 64 Design Labels Use Toolbars Use Toolbars Use the Standard Toolbar Click on the buttons in the standard toolbar to execute the following actions Test Print WV ex DUE 13991L 002 Create new label Open existing label Save currently opened label Cut the selected objects to clipboard Copy the selected objects to clipboard Paste the objects from the clipboard Undo last action
55. es GS1 EAN UCC Symbol height inch Linear 3 Royal Mail Bar Narrow bar width dot Codabar Jl Code128 Patio Code1 28 4 Code128 B Code128 C Code128 Pharr Code 32 Code 39 123456 Code 39 full AS Base object width mils Code 33 Tri Of 1 mil 1 1000 inch Iw 24 n m i EA C Print bar code as a graphic Enable preview Figure 15 Selecting bar code type 6 To return to the label click the Finish button 7 Change the position of the bar code by selecting the bar code and dragging it to the desired position 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 48 Design Labels Design a Basic Label 8 Change the object size by dragging the object handles The handles are small rectangles surrounding the object when it is selected The label should now show the following SAMPLE 1234567690 E Figure 16 Label with text and bar code objects Insert Pictures The ZebraDesigner for XML works with BMP PCX GIF WMF JPEG and many other popular graphic formats button in the Toolbox 1 To insert the picture click on the Picture 2 Move the cursor to the desired position on the label and click the mouse button 3 The Open dialog box will open allowing you to browse for a picture on your hard drive Go to the folder Sample Graphics and select the picture LEISURE WMF 4 Click the Open button The screen should show the fo
56. es faster label printing because all variable objects on the label use internal printer functionality To export the label to printer do the following 1 From the menu select File gt Export to Printer The Stored Format Settings dialog box opens XML Format Generation Wizard This Wizard will help you create and download a Format file to your Zebra Printer Once the Format file has been stored on the printer it can later be recalled and populated with XML data Stored Format Settings Printer Storage Location E Flash Format Name testing Core c ren 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 100 Export Labels XML Format Generation Wizard 2 Fill in the Printer Storage Location and Format Name fields and then click Next The Test XML File Settings dialog box opens XML Format Generation Wizard Once the Format is stored on your printer an Test XML file can be created and sent to print label s Test XML File Settings Send Test XML File O Yes O No Quantity to Print 1 bf 3 Make your selections and then click Next 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Export Labels XML Format Generation Wizard 101 The Destination dialog box opens XML Format Generation Wizard File s can now be sent to your selected destination Choose from the locations listed below Destination Use Current Location Send to IP Address Send to Fi
57. ffers for thermal and office printers Label Setup Wizard Label Dimensions Set the label layout dimensions and select the appropriate unit of measure Label width Label height 3 0 2 0 Top Margin Left Margin D 83 0 0 Bottom Margin Right Margin 0 0 0 0 Columns X gap Unit of measure Y gap Figure 11 Defining label dimensions Note To change the unit of measure from centimeters to inches or other supported units click on the button with unit of measure below the label preview in the dialog box 8 Click the Finish button New empty label opens Enter Fixed Text 1 Click the button in the Toolbox The text cursor appears on the screen Select A Text Bar Code Picture Figure 12 Cursor for text object 2 Move the cursor to the location on the label where you want to place the text object and click the mouse button The Text Wizard dialog box with object properties opens 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 10 08 2009 Design Labels 45 Design a Basic Label 3 Type SAMPLE and click the Finish button Text Wizard Text Object Define the contents and style of the text object Content Fixed text Variable text SAMPLE Element name Texti B C Not printable Font Arial 28 0 Pt C Inverse Figure 13 Entering content for text object 4 Click on the text object to select the object 5 Using the Text Toolbar change the
58. font for the text object Choose Arial font 28 point size and bold style i THp Arial ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 46 Design Labels Design a Basic Label Using format options in the text toolbox 6 To change the position and size of the text object select the text object and drag the object with your mouse to the position The screen should show the following SAMPLE Figure 14 The text object is placed on the label Object Positioning Guidelines 13991L 002 Guidelines are available to assist you in positioning objects on the label The functionality of guidelines is similar to grid but they allow you much more freedom regarding positioning moving and combining positioning delimiters Although the guidelines may be visible while designing the label they will not be printed on the final product regardless of whether the Display Guidelines setting is turned on or off Create Guidelines Create vertical and horizontal guidelines Click anywhere in the ruler area and drag the line out of it the top ruler contains horizontal and the side ruler contains vertical guidelines Finally you can open the View menu and access the commands there Using Guidelines The guidelines may be moved at any time with the drag of a mouse If they are dragged back to the ruler area they are deleted It is possible to toggle between displaying and hiding the guidelines either by using the men
59. ging in the 1980 s RFID was primarily used to track objects in industrial environments where bar codes were unable to sustain the harsh surroundings Today RFID is being used to track proprietary assets automate access control and has many more additional fields of usage Some thermal printers have the ability to program a RFID tag at the same time as they are printing the label Two different technologies and their encoding methods are joined on the same label Of course a label must have embedded a RFID tag The tag is paper thin flexible and small in size which allows it to be placed inconspicuously under the label It consists of an etched antenna and a tiny chip that can store ID number or your custom data in larger quantities This contrasts with a bar code label which does not store any enhanced information but merely some code number RFID refers to technologies that use radio waves to automatically identify individual or groups of items The labeling software and ZebraDesigner driver support programming and printing of RFID tags embedded in a label Note You can use RFID functionality in the labeling software only if you have installed a Zebra Driver with RFID support Make sure you install the Zebra Driver for your RFID printer before you design and print an RFID smart label RFID functionality is only available with ZebraDesigner Pro ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 55 56 Design Labels Design an RFID Smar
60. gner for XML on your desktop PC To install the software do the following 1 Put the ZebraDesigner for XML CD in your CD ROM drive An installation window automatically opens Note If the installation wizard does not start automatically go to the main CD directory of your ZebraDesigner for XML CD and double click the file START EXE 2 Click Install A new window opens showing all ZebraDesigner editions 3 Click on the version of ZebraDesigner that you want to install and follow the prompts Define Setup Options To continue installation do the following 1 Click the Next button 2 Specify the program group you want to use for ZebraDesigner for XML 3 Specify if shortcuts to ZebraDesigner for XML should be created on the desktop or in the Quick Launch area 4 To finish installation click the Install button After installation you will be asked to install a printer driver It is necessary to install a ZebraDesigner driver If you do not install a printer driver while installing the software you will be asked to install one the first time you run the program 5 Once the installation is complete the Start menu in Windows shows a new program group for Zebra Technologies that contains shortcuts for all ZebraDesigner for XML applications Install Printer Driver from within the ZebraDesigner Environment To install the ZebraDesigner printer driver on your computer do the following 1 In ZebraDesigner environment open t
61. hanges can be made to it without unlocking the tag first If the tag is permanently locked it is not possible to unlock it and the RFID tag can never be changed Preserve original locking setting The original locking setting cannot be retrieved but the default option assumes that the tag setting should remain unchanged Lock The RFID tag is locked and further changes to it are prevented ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 60 Design Labels Design an RFID Smart Label Unlock The RFID tag is unlocked so that it can be changed Relock The RFID tag is unlocked the changes are applied and the tag is locked immediately after Permanent lock unlock Checking this box will apply your selection above permanently and prevent later changes to it This setting cannot be undone RFID Tag Settings 13991L 002 Tag Information This section provides the information about the selected tag type You can see the structure of the selected RFID tag The outlook of the information depends on the selected type of the tag For RFID Gen2 you will see table like structure with the information about the available data fields number and size of the block read or write support For other RFID tags you can review the following structure Number of blocks The number of blocks that are available in the RFID tag Reserved blocks The number of blocks that cannot be accessed and used Block size The size of each block in bytes Un
62. he variable You will be able to enter more than just one line of sample data Note To move to the next line of text press the key combination Ctrl Enter Maximum number of characters Define the maximum number of characters the variable can occupy The number defined here must correspond to the external application that will actually set variable values Number of lines Define the multi line variable Enter the number of lines the variable can occupy To find out the total number of characters the variable can contain multiply the maximum number of characters in a line with number of lines For example if you have 10 characters in one line and have defined 3 lines of data 30 characters can be set to the variable Define Script 13991L 002 You can define a script that will be included in the exported label format This feature is optional Format Generation Wizard in ZebraDesigner for XML will include the variable in the proper formatting in the exported label file You can override the default settings and include some special parameters or commands with the variable name Define a script and include not only the variable name in the script but other parameters and commands using the Zebra Programming Language ZPL Note This feature is for advanced users only You have to be familiar with the ZPL to successfully use the script option Use script Click this option to enable the script option Write your script in the provide
63. he File Menu and click on Install Printer 2 The printer installation wizard starts 3 Follow the onscreen instructions The driver not only allows you to use all supported Zebra printers with the ZebraDesigner software but also provides a handy way of sending settings and commands straight to the printer through the driver 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 14 Installation and Activation Activate ZebraDesigner for XML Activate ZebraDesigner for XML Activate ZebraDesigner for XML to obtain all features If you do not complete the activation process ZebraDesigner for XML only runs in DEMO mode To activate the software do the following 1 Start ZebraDesigner for XML The Warning dialog box appears 2 Click the Activate button 3 Enter the License Number 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Set Up the ZebraDesigner Software Contents User Interface id ida Main WindOW lle RR RRRRRRRRR RR RR RR eens Using the Keyboard and Mouse Effectively ooooooooooooo Interface Reference lll RFID Tag cem System Folder aiii Welcome Wizard 2 0 02 le 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 16 Set Up the ZebraDesigner Software User Interface User Interface Main Window Start the software by clicking on the desktop icon or selecting it from the Start menu Start gt All Programs gt Zebra Technologies g
64. he Object menu or click the button in the Toolbox the cursor with the ellipse symbol appears Thickness Defines the width of the object borders Note The valid values for thickness depend greatly on the printer being used on the label Not all values are acceptable for all printers Print as Graphics The option lets you print the object as internal printer element or as graphics element Note Printing will be faster if you do not click this option However if you have selected some line or fill style options that your printer does not natively support the printing will be auto set to Print as Graphics and you will not be able to disable it 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 28 Set Up the ZebraDesigner Software User Interface Inverse After you select the Inverse command in the Object menu or click the button in the Toolbox the cursor with the inverse symbol appears Adds an inverted box to the label The inverted box turns inverses the color of all underlying objects Note The command Inverse is not available for all printers If the printer does not support Inverse functionally internally the command cannot be selected RFID tag The RFID Tag button is used to enable programming of RFID tags embedded into the labels Tools Menu Edit Memory Card Select this command to start the application ZebraDesigner Font and Graphics Downloader Use the Downloader to store frequently u
65. he label margins Rows columns Define the number of labels in horizontal and vertical directions Usually you will design a label with only one row of labels and let the sensor in the printer determine the start position of the next label Gaps Define the gap between the labels Note Define gaps only if you changed the rows and columns options If you have rolls of labels the gaps between the labels are auto identified by the gap sensor in the printer Unit of measure Change the unit of measure you want to use When you are satisfied with the label dimensions click the Finish button to close the Label Setup Wizard ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 40 Design Labels Define the Page Size Define Custom Scripts Use this dialog box to define the custom printer commands and include them in the printer stream data Normally ZebraDesigner for XML will process your label file and export the appropriate printer commands to the printer Here you can define additional commands that you want to send to the printer as the first commands in the stream file or the last commands in the stream file Label Setup Wizard Custom Scripts Enter Header Footer scripts if needed C Use Footer Script om gt a Use Header Script Click on this option to send the custom script to the printer in front of the label data Enter the script in the provided space Use Footer Script Click on this option to send the
66. he next step of the wizard click the Next button Follow the onscreen instructions in the next steps Click the Finish button Note To edit the object select it then double click it The wizard with properties appears Define the Bar Code Object To place the bar code object on the label do the following E In the Toolbox click the Bar code button Click the position on the label where you want to place the object Bar Code Wizard dialog box opens Define the contents for the bar code object To advance to the next step of the wizard click on the Next button Follow the onscreen instructions in the next steps Click the Finish button Note To edit the object select it then double click it The wizard with properties appears Define the Picture Object 2 13991L 002 Click on the label where you want to place the picture The Open dialog box opens ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels 69 Work with Objects 3 Browse for the picture on the hard disk then click the Open button Note To edit the object later select it and then double click it The wizard or dialog box with properties appears Define the Rectangle Object To place the rectangle object on the label do the following 1 2 In the Toolbox click the O Rectangle button Click the position on the label where you want the upper left position of the object to be se
67. iable bar code data Bar code type Code128 Figure 33 First page of Bar Code Wizard The Bar Code Wizard guides you to define all parameters for the text object You can define the object with fixed or variable contents Fixed bar code data If you would like to have fixed non changeable content for the text object select this option If you select this option you can enter the text directly in this dialog box Variable bar code data If you would like to have variable content for the text object select this option Defining the content is defined in the next step Note When entering values for RSS composite bar codes you need to provide the value for the linear and composite 2D parts at the same time Use the following syntax for entering values for RSS composite bar codes The pipe character I is used to distinguish between the components Note Syntax linear part l composite part Example 12345ldescription Not Printable If the object is marked as phantom it is visible on the label during the label design but is not printed ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 78 Design Labels Work with Objects Bar Code Type Click on the Define button to select the bar code type you want to use on the label Bar Code Wizard Select Type of Variable Bar Code Bar Code Wizard Variable Field Select the type of variable field for the object Wizard will create new variable text or bar
68. ign Labels 35 Use Label Setup Wizard Use Label Setup Wizard Use Label Setup Wizard With the Label Setup Wizard you can define the dimensions of the label and change printer setup It consists of a few simple steps Select a Printer Label Setup Wizard Select Printer Select the printer you want to use with this label Choose the printer from the list of installed printers The label will be optimized for this printer ZDesigner 105SL 203DPI 1 fou can change the printer specific settings by clicking the Properties button par lt nmm rnm Figure 3 Label Setup Wizard Selecting printer If you want to set the printer parameters select the desired printer and click the Properties button The printer properties dialog box appears allowing you to set the printer parameters such as print speed print darkness and print direction Note This is a standard Windows printer properties dialog box and its options may differ from printer to printer because it is based on the printer driver To continue click Next 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 Design Labels Select the Label Stock 13991L 002 Select the Label Stock Label Setup Wizard Select Stock Predefined label formats stocks can speed up label design Select the label stock If you define label dimensions on your own skip this step and click the Next button Stock type lt NONE gt M Stock na
69. ique RF Tag This property is set to Yes if you have the printer and or the tag type that can provide you with the Unique Tag ID Each tag has a unique ID encoded already in the production line If your printer can read this information from the tag you can use it with the label objects using RFID Tag Contents contents provider For example The printer scans Unique Tag ID remembers it and prints it on the label encoded in a bar code element The value of Unique Tag is never returned to the labeling software It is handled internally by the printer RFID Tag Data Read This property is set to Yes if you have the printer and or the tag type that allows the extraction of the encoded data You can extract all or part of the data encoded in the RFID tag and use it with the label objects Tag Settings This section provides more control for RFID programming Antenna offset To achieve better programming accuracy use this option to define the offset for the antenna in the printer The Offset is the distance from the antenna to the embedded tag on the label This option will help you program the tags more accurately Maximum tags to stop When the programming of the RFID tag fails usually the word VOID is printed on the label With this option you can specify how many tags can be programmed incorrectly The option can be used as a precaution measure to prevent endless consumption of labels Number of retries The number of times the printer will
70. ition of the object Holding Shift while pressing cursor keys will resize the object You can use the right mouse button almost anywhere on the label to access the most common options for that area object For example if you click an object with the right mouse button a pop up menu appears that contains options and actions that can be performed on the selected object Similarly clicking other parts of the label produces pop up menus with options for that part of the label You can select multiple objects by holding Shift while clicking them Use the element shortcuts in toolbars whenever possible Each label element that can be connected to some Contents Provider has a shortcut enabled to quickly access existing variables or define new ones Click the element s shortcut handle shown as a small arrow by the side of some toolbox icons Interface Reference Mouse Wheel support If you have a mouse that has a wheel in place of the middle button you can use it to speed up zooming and scrolling Turning the wheel scrolls the label up or down Holding Shift and turning the wheel scrolls the label left or right Holding Ctrl and turning the wheel zooms the label in or out 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 18 Set Up the ZebraDesigner Software User Interface Ctrl move the object with mouse Alt move the object with mouse Ctrl move the object with cursor keys Shift cursor keys Right c
71. iver from within the ZebraDesigner Environment 13 Activate ZebraDesigner for XML 2 IIIA 14 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 12 Installation and Activation System and Software Requirements System and Software Requirements ZebraDesigner for XML To run the program you need at least the following Pentium based computer with at least 64 MB of RAM One of these 32 bit or 64 bit Windows operating systems Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Vista Server 2003 or Server 2008 Hard disk with 75 MB of free disk space CD ROM drive Administrator rights to the local computer during installation Install ZebraDesigner for XML Install Overview for ZebraDesigner for XML When you put the ZebraDesigner for XML CD in your CD ROM drive the installation demonstration program automatically starts You can browse the directory of the CD and look at the brochures technical documentation sample files and other documents Note You must be logged on with operating system Administrator rights perform the installation Close All Software Applications To ensure complete installation of ZebraDesigner for XML close all open software applications before you start installing ZebraDesigner for XML 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Installation and Activation 13 Install ZebraDesigner for XML Run Installation Use the installation wizard to install ZebraDesi
72. jects Use Text Wizard Text Wizard Text Wizard Text Object Define the contents and style of the text object Content Fixed text Variable text Font ZEBRA 0 10 0 Pt C Inverse Figure 27 First screen of Text Wizard The Text Wizard guides you to define all parameters for the text object You can define the object with fixed or variable contents Fixed text Select this option if you would like to have a fixed non changeable content of the object If you select this option you can enter the text directly in this dialog box Variable text Select this option if you would like to have variable content in the object Defining the content is defined in the next step Font Currently selected font type is shown in this field Inverse Enable this option to use the text in inverse Note The option is not available for all fonts printers Select button You can select different font types for this text object among available fonts in the system 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 72 Design Labels Work with Objects Text Wizard Select Type of Variable Text Text Wizard Variable Field Select the type of variable field for the object Wizard will create new variable text or bar code object on the label Select the type of variable field Variable Field Variable Date Field 3 7 2008 CO Time Field 15 41 19 RFII tet Use RFID tag contents Figure 28
73. l is opened Each label will store its own custom printer settings In case you want to print the label with a different printer this other printer will have to be setup again to suit your needs When changing the printer used on the label every custom setting is lost and have to be re configured When you change the printer on the label or when you create a new label the default printer settings are used These default settings can be set for each printer in Control Panel Test Print The Test print command will print the current contents to the printer as defined on the label All variable fields on the label are automatically filled with the default values The label will be printed in one copy The purpose of this command is to quickly print the label so you can verify if the label objects are positioned on the right place and aligned to each other correctly ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Set Up the ZebraDesigner Software 21 User Interface Recently Used Files At the bottom of the pull down menu the file names of the four most recently edited labels are shown available for quick selection Selecting the file here is the same as choosing the Open command from the File menu and selecting the file there Exit Use this command to leave the labeling application When using the keyboard the shortcut to this command can be invoked by pressing the Alt and F4 keys simultaneously If the opened labels haven t be
74. l where you want to place the object A dialog box with time properties will open 4 Click Next to advance to the next step 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 10 08 2009 Design Labels 53 Design a Basic Label 5 Enter Time for the Prefix option Text Wizard Prefix and Suffix Specify prefix and suffix for your element Prefix string will be placed in front of the data value Suffix string will be placed after the data value Prefix Suffix To complete the Wizard click Finish Figure 21 Defining the prefix and suffix Prefix Time Figure 22 Defining the variable prefix 6 Click Finish The text object is placed on the label and linked to the new variable When you print the label the prefix Time will be appended to the time value on the left side ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 54 Design Labels Design a Basic Label Resize Variable Fields Shift dragging 13991L 002 The size of the variable fields on the label is determined by their sample data The sample data is defined during the variable creation process The text object on the label is always as wide as the width of the sample data formatted in the current Zebra font If the values for the variable will always occupy the same length or less as the sample data the label is printed correctly But if the provided data will be longer than the sample data the text object can overlap
75. le Your destination choices include Use Current Location Send to IP Address e Send to File Note For more detailed information and screenshots on the destination choices click on the links above 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 102 Export Labels XML Format Generation Wizard Use Current Location If you choose Use Current Location and click Next this confirmation dialog box opens XML Format Generation Wizard The Format has been transfered The XML Test file can now be sent To send the files to the printer using the port that the ZebraDesigner driver is using do the following Click Send File Note If you click Cancel the file will not be sent Send to IP Address If you choose Send to IP Address and click Next the Select Network Destination dialog box opens To complete the IP address search you can enter an IP address or an address range Examples To send a discovery request to 10 3 5 20 only enter 10 3 5 20 e To send a discovery request to printers in the address range of 10 3 5 20 through 10 3 5 47 enter 10 3 5 20 47 The IP address search avoids sending unnecessary traffic to non printing devices 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Export Labels 103 XML Format Generation Wizard To send to an IP address do the following 1 Enter either a valid IP Address or Network Name Note In the Enter an IP Address field type in a
76. le When you assign value to the variables the same value will be used with all objects on the label that are linked to the variable The variables can be linked to Text and Bar Code objects To create a variable follow on screen instructions in the variable wizard Define Variable Name 10 08 2009 You can define the variable name and quantity information in this step of the variable wizard Variable Name Type in the variable name The variable name will be included in the exported label Make sure you use the proper variable name that is recognized by the Format Generation Wizard Note Make sure you include the proper characters for the variable left and right tag characters These characters define the beginning and end of the variable name Use the tag characters as suggested by ZebraDesigner for XML software For example for the left tag character can be suggested for right tag character amp can be suggested ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 96 Design Labels Work with Variable Data Define Variable Properties You can define the variable data properties in this step of the variable wizard Sample data Enter the appropriate data for the variable The entered data will be used for design and preview functionality You will assign the variable with its proper value outside of ZebraDesigner for XML software Multiline Variable Click this option if you want to enable the multi line functionality for t
77. le Data Dynamic Data Overview You may want to print labels on which the data changes for each label for example serial numbers date and time To accommodate changing data ZebraDesigner for XML can be used to format labels using the variable fields Variable fields can be used with text and bar code objects There are several types of variables you can choose The data for the variables must be provided before label can be exported You must provide the values for the variables before the label can be printed The data is provided from the printer s clock for the date and time fields internal printer RTC The data is provided from the RFID tag embedded into the label RFID tag Unique ID Create Single Line Variable As the name suggest you can use single line variable in one line of text on the label To create a single line variable on your label do the following 1 Make sure the Variable Toolbar is visible If it is not select View Toolbars Variable 2 In the Variable Toolbar click the A button The Variable Wizard will start 3 Enter the name of the variable Use a descriptive name It will help you know what is the contents of the variable 4 Click the Next button 5 Enter the Sample data When you will link your variable to the label object the sample data will be used for the contents of the object The sample data is shown during label design only Note When you will print the label the
78. licking the object Enter F2 or double click Shift resizing of the variable text object ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide Shortcuts Delete Deletes selected object Ctrl X Cut Ctrl C Copy Ctrl V Paste Alt Backspace Undo on numeric pad Zoom In on numeric pad Zoom Out Alt Shift Backspace Redo Ctrl T Rotate 90 Ctrl A Align Ctrl Z Undo Ctrl Y Redo Ctrl N New Ctrl O Open Ctrl S Save Ctrl P Print Ctrl R Print preview Parallel moving of the object by main axes only Objects snap to grid even if it is off Fine tuning the position of the object Fine tuning the dimensions of the object resize width and height in very small steps Opens pop up menu with shortcuts to commands The content of the pop up menu depends on where you clicked your mouse button and what was selected at that time Opens properties dialog box of the selected element Allows you to resize the frame text container 10 08 2009 Set Up the ZebraDesigner Software User Interface File Menu 10 08 2009 New Label To create a new label and clear the application work area select New Label command from File menu Clicking the 3 button has the same effect The software supports opening multiple documents and they are named with the increasing numbers Document1 Document2 unless you save them to different filename The Label Setup Wizard dialog box will appear on your screen Label Setup Wizard offers
79. llowing SAMPLE Figure 17 Label with text bar code and picture objects 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels 49 Design a Basic Label Save a Label Always save your label during the design process To save a label do the following 1 Click the button 2 Type in the name of the label For example type label for the name of the label The name of the label appears in the program caption Use Alignment Tools 10 08 2009 You have placed the objects on the label Now you want to make sure they are aligned on the horizontal center of the label You can align objects on the label by using the Align Toolbar on the right side of the working window To align objects on the label do the following 1 In the Toolbox choose a select arrow and draw a frame around all objects to select all objects Note The first object you select determines the alignment orientation for all selected objects h Figure 18 Selecting the objects on the label 2 To arrange the objects click the Center Align button in the Design toolbar The selected objects will be rearranged and positioned centered to first object that was selected Note Align Toolbar has other alignment commands available in the Align Toolbar You can also align the objects to the label grid The option Snap to Grid is available in the View menu ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002
80. lossary 119 Terms 119 Graphics 27 Graphics Downloader 28 81 113 Graphics Wizard 81 82 GreyMap 92 Grid 24 Snap 24 Group 13 88 H Halftoning 63 Holding 17 69 70 88 90 Alt 17 Ctrl 17 88 Ctrl key 17 90 Shift 17 Shift key 69 70 Human 86 Human Readable Tab 86 ICB 92 Include EAN 87 InfoGlyph 88 Ins 22 Insert Bar Codes 47 Insert Pictures 48 Install button 13 Install Overview 12 Install Printer Driver 13 42 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 Rev 1 124 Index Installation demonstration 12 Installed 12 13 Software 12 Intercharacter 87 Inverse 26 28 select 28 Inverse Object 70 Define 70 ISO 57 ITF 14 88 ITF 16 88 J J2K 92 JP2 92 JPC 92 JPE 92 JPEG 48 92 JPEG Bitmap 92 JPEG2000 92 JPEG2000 Code Stream 92 JPG 92 K Keyboard 17 Using 17 Kix 88 L L 83 Label 9 20 39 49 Designing 9 Save 49 use 20 Label Dimensions 37 39 Define 39 Label Orientation 38 Select 38 Label Setup 20 Label Setup Wizard 19 31 35 41 56 Label Stock 36 Select 36 Language 29 Large Icons 28 Leave 41 43 Page Size 43 Wizard 41 LEISURE WMF 48 liability 2 Line 25 27 50 13991L 002 Rev 1 Line Object 69 Define 69 Linear RSS symbologies 88 Links 22 Main Window 16 Manual 9 MaxiCode 88 MaxiCode 2D Code 83 MB 12 RAM 12 ME 12 Menus Show Recently Used Commands First 29 Merging 95 Real Time Clock 94 MicroPDF 88 MicroQR 88 Microsoft Windows 98
81. me Stock information Figure 4 Label Setup Wizard Selecting label stock If you use one of the standard predefined label formats you can specify it here Stock Type Select the type of stock Stock name Select the stock from the list Stock information The information about label dimensions printer settings and background images as defined by the selected stock Label linked to stock If you enable this option you cannot change the dimensions of the label because the stocks locks the dimensions Note Using pre defined stocks simplifies the process of label creation because you do not have to define the label dimensions manually To continue click the Next button ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels 37 Define the Page Size Define the Page Size 10 08 2009 Label Setup Wizard Page Size A4 210X297m AA alt 1 fs Select the paper size that best matches your needs Define the page size for your labels When using thermal printers always select the first option to automatically set the page size based on the label dimension Label dimensions are then set in the following steps Automatically set from label dimensions default Select page size Page size Figure 5 Label Setup Wizard Choosing label dimensions Select the page size for your labels Automatically set from label dimensions ZebraDesigner printer drivers will automatically size the label dimensi
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83. nt to use for label printing Note If you don t find your printer on the list see Install Printer Driver for installation instructions Label Setup Wizard Select Printer Select the printer you want to use with this label Choose the printer from the list of installed printers The label will be optimized for this printer 2D esigner 105SL 203DP iv fou can change the printer specific settings by clicking the Properties button Figure 9 Selecting a printer 2 Click the Next button 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels 43 Design a Basic Label Define Label and Page Dimensions 1 If you want to use the label stock select your choices in the Select Stock window 2 Click the Next button A new window opens to define the label dimensions manually 3 Leave the Page Size option at User defined default and check Automatic Sizing 4 Click the Next button A new window opens 5 Select label orientation and print direction Label Setup Wizard Label Layout Select a layout that suits you most Orientation Print direction Portrait C Rotated Landscape Screen layout Printer layout ABCD UNII TALIA Figure 10 Selecting label layout 6 Click the Next button A new window opens 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 44 Design Labels Design a Basic Label 7 Enter 3 for label width and 2 for label height Note Dialog box di
84. ode Wizard Time Field Define the properties of the time field The variable field will get its value from the computer clock Format Select the format for the time from the list You can also enter a custom format Preview The printer will print the time as shown in the Preview field You can see how the selected date format will look on the label Use the printer s internal clock Enable this option to recall the time information from the Real Time Clock RTC built in to the printer not the clock from the PC computer The list of available time formats changes accordingly to the capabilities of the selected printer Note You must format the current text object in internal printer font to be able to use the option Use the printer s internal clock Only the printer internal date formats can be used with ZebraDesigner for XML software Bar Code Wizard RFID Tag Contents 10 08 2009 Printers with RFID functionality can program RFID tags embedded in the labels Each RFID tag has a unique ID number that was programmed into the tag during the manufacturing process The Unique number cannot be altered but the RFID enabled printer can read it RFID tag Unique ID functionality allows you to read the unique ID number from the RFID tag and use the content with the selected bar code object When the label is printed the printer will first read the unique ID from the tag and then immediately use the value with the bar code object RFID
85. ons Select page size You can also manually define the page size To continue click Next ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 38 Design Labels Define the Page Size Select the Label Layout Label Setup Wizard Label Layout Select a layout that suits you most Orientation Print direction Portrait C Rotated Landscape Screen layout Printer layout ABCD MEELETI TAA Figure 6 Selecting label layout Orientation Select the label orientation Look at the screen and printer layouts to see how the label will be printed from the printer Print directions Click the Rotated option to rotate the label 180 degrees when printed To continue click the Next button 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels 39 Define the Page Size Define the Label Dimensions 10 08 2009 Enter the label dimensions in this dialog box Note If you selected the label stock in the previous step the values for dimensions are entered automatically Label Setup Wizard Label Dimensions Set the label layout dimensions and select the appropriate unit of measure Label width Label height 3 0 2 0 Top Margin Left Margin DO o BO Bottom Margin Right Margin 0 0 H 0 0 Columns X gap i Do Rows Y gap Unit of measure Figure 7 Label Setup Wizard Defining the label format Width height Define the label dimensions Margins Define t
86. ons next to the list of fonts 4 To change the size of the text click on the list with font sizes and select the appropriate size You can also click on the and buttons that will increase decrease the size of the font to the next size Note You can also change the fonts size directly on the label by resizing the text element with a mouse 5 To format the text bold italic or underline click on the appropriate formatting buttons Bj Formats the selected text in bold style Formats the selected text in italic style Formats the selected text in underline style 6 To change the alignment of the text object click on the appropriate alignment buttons Note These buttons are accessible only for multi line text objects Aligns text to the left edge Aligns text to the horizontal center Aligns text to the right edge Use the Design Toolbar The design toolbar is used for Changing color of the objects Aligning objects Rotating objects Arranging objects 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 68 Design Labels Work with Objects Work with Objects Define Objects Define the Text Object To place the text object on the label do the following 1 2 In the Toolbox click the Text r fputton Click the position on the label where you want to place the object The Text Wizard dialog box opens Define the contents for the text object To advance to t
87. opics explain how to create a label that contains a variable field and date time fields ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels 51 Design a Basic Label Create Variable Fields linked to Variables The object on the label that is linked to the variable can have different value for each printed label To create a text object linked to the variable do the following 1 2 Click the 44 Text v button in the Toolbox Click the label where you want to place the text object A Text Wizard starts Select Variable text for the Contents Click the Next button Select Variable Field Click the Next button Select one of the existing variables in the list If no variable is available in the list you will have to create some See the topic Use Variable Wizard Click the Finish button The text object is placed on the label and linked to the selected variable Note This example shows how to create a text field linked to the variable You can use the same approach to create and link variable to the Bar Code object Create Date and Time Variable Fields 10 08 2009 Content of the variable field can be filled automatically with the date or time stamp from the printer s real time clock for supported printer models To place a date field on the label do the following 1 2 Click the small arrow next to the button in the Toolbox From the list select New Date Field
88. or the EAS This lock cannot be undone 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 62 Design Labels Change Printer Settings Change Printer Settings Change Common Printer Settings When you start designing a label tell ZebraDesigner for XML what printer to connect the label to Each label file remembers the printer settings for the selected printer driver on the label This example shows you how to change the printing speed and darkness To change the printer settings do the following 1 From the File menu select Printer Settings The window with the printer settings opens 2 Open the Options tab 3 Change the Speed and Darkness options 4 Click the OK button 5 To save the label click the E button in the Standard toolbar or from the menu select File gt Save Printer Memory Custom Commands Import Export settings About Options Advanced Setup Dithering Stocks Settings No Of Copies Speed 15 2 w cm s Darkness 10 v Stocks User defined Figure 26 Printer Driver properties Note Any changes in the printer settings dialog box will be saved to the label and applied to future print actions 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels 63 Change Printer Settings Change Dithering Options 10 08 2009 Dithering is a process of converting color or gray scale pictures to black and white pictures that can be printed on thermal printers Th
89. r ZebraDesigner Driver will let the labeling software know which types of RFID tags the printer supports Not all tag types are always available The kind of RFID tags that will be available depends on the selected printer model There are generally two types of tags ISO tags Taglt iCode ISO These are block oriented tags The data can be encoded in multiple blocks UHF tags EPC The data is encoded in one block of data You can input content for RFID tags using different methods depending on the tag type UHF or ISO ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels 59 Design an RFID Smart Label For UHF tags Data type Data type of the selected tag can be specified here Data source Incoming data that is encoded in the tag can be a fixed value or acquired from some variable defined in the label Data size The currently used data is previewed here You can see the amount of space still available in the tag The occupancy of the tag is seen graphically with growing bar and numerically with the digit explaining the number of already used bytes Block locked If you set the block as locked the data will be permanently encoded into the tag You will not be able to erase this block to re program it with some other value Use this option with caution For ISO tags The blocks that are dimmed and inaccessible are reserved blocks that cannot be used Block Number The successive number of block in th
90. readable characters Darkness The print head temperature defines the print darkness The higher is the temperature the darker is the printout thermal printers only Descender bars Longer first and last bar in the EAN 13 bar codes Quiet zone The empty place before and after the bar code symbol This is necessary for the bar code reader to properly read the bar code Security The definition of the control check digit with some bar code types 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 120 Glossary 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Numerics 12345ldescription 77 13th 86 2D 77 2 digit 88 2D Pharmacode 88 32 bit Windows 12 32 bit Windows 8 5 digit 88 7 bit ASCII 83 8 bit 82 A A Z 82 About 9 30 Activate 22 Copy 21 Paste 22 Activate the software 14 Activation 9 Addon 88 Administrator 12 Align 90 Align Objects 90 Align toolbar 49 90 All 128 Extended ASCII 82 All EBCDIC 83 AN ISO 83 Alt 17 21 holding 17 pressing 21 Alt Backspace 18 Alt Shift 18 10 8 09 Index Always 35 Anker 88 Area object 17 Arrange Icons 30 Aspect Ratio 82 Auto 86 Auto identified 39 Automatic Sizing 37 43 Auto translation 86 Aztec 88 Backspace 18 21 Backspace key 21 Bar Define button 84 Bar code 26 51 95 select 26 Bar Code Object 68 Define 68 Bar Code Wizard 77 BitMap 92 Bitmap Windows 66 BMP 48 92 Bookland 88 Border Size 83 Browse button 81 C
91. ready arranged Close All This command closes all open windows documents with prompting for all unsaved documents Use it to quickly close all windows with one command otherwise you have to use Close command in File menu for each window Window List When one or more windows documents are open they are all listed You can quickly switch between windows by selecting an appropriate one If more than nine windows are opened more are accessible by choosing option More windows Help Menu Contents This command opens the contents file for this help About This command displays the application version information and name of the user that has installed and registered the application 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Set Up the ZebraDesigner Software 31 System Folder System Folder The labeling application uses its system folder for storing files needed to run the program The location of the folder varies depending on the Windows operating system used The location is C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data Zebra Technologies ZebraDesigner for XML 2 It is important to own the write modify access to this folder on your computer system In these files user data and user rights are stored as well as custom settings variable trace logs label usage logs variable definition files LVR stock file database and bar code standards Welcome Wizard 10 08 2009 When you start
92. s Corporation Product Improvements Continuous improvement of products is a policy of Zebra Technologies Corporation All specifications and designs are subject to change without notice Liability Disclaimer Zebra Technologies Corporation takes steps to ensure that its published Engineering specifications and manuals are correct however errors do occur Zebra Technologies Corporation reserves the right to correct any such errors and disclaims liability resulting therefrom Limitation of Liability In no event shall Zebra Technologies Corporation or anyone else involved in the creation production or delivery of the accompanying product including hardware and software be liable for any damages whatsoever including without limitation consequential damages including loss of business profits business interruption or loss of business information arising out of the use of the results of use of or inability to use such product even if Zebra Technologies Corporation has been advised of the possibility of such damages Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Contents COMES s2i 0ic seeded ene eed eae daa AR 3 DES esl PTT TT TP M eee cee o AAA 7 Welcome pergens iinoa unpa RR dE di e a dE ERU wees 8 Contents of the package eee nett 8 About this Manual
93. se Graphics Wizard 0 te tetas 81 Bar Code Type Selection 0 0 0 tees 82 siege ucc IT 88 Edit OBJECIS c rTT 89 Move ODJSCIS id aana an e a E R a E E E ee REGE E Ru dons 89 AllQN ODJEC S RE e a E aa aa dd aR Be 90 Resize Objects isa e oues die bey a a bed dda abu Ed RS 91 Rotate Objects sehtmaecidaddhiner RR REIR e oo RR cR haw bx whee oes 91 Supported Graphics Formats 0 cece ete 92 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Contents Work with Variable Data 0 00000 RR Ie 93 Dynamic Data Overview o ooooococcoco n 93 Create Single Line Variable liiis 93 Create Multi Line Variable 0 0000 ee 94 Using Printer Real Time Clock RTC sllsssslllesssslelee 94 Use Variable Wizard lissssseeseeele e 95 5 Export Labels sic a duck ac cae doa OE CN d e EC RC C C c 97 Test Print Labels oosa iaa iaa a eaa a a a a rn 98 XML Format Generation Wizard 0 0000 cette 99 Export to Printer mieuna whee Sta seer E ea a eevee RR wate 99 Use Current Location sasssa aaran 102 Send to IP Address occooccococc teen ee 102 Search ypes s sx REEL AERE RE RR EM RETE cede do EAR h 104 Send to FllO PP 111 Optimize the Printing Speed ascostrsariparr dre pa eee ae 113 A Technical SUDDOIT ias sscouxa d aaa EEG RR nakrari ieioea ei 115 Online Suppo i ou esee RRREREY EDI GA ee eee eee aE Ree Soe ewe RP Rus 116 Conta
94. sed TrueType fonts and pictures into the printer memory or memory cards for faster printing Because the data is already pre loaded in the printer you need to send less data to the printer during printing resulting in faster printed labels Note For more information please refer to the user guide or help file for the ZebraDesigner Font and Graphics Downloader User Interface Toolbox 13991L 002 Bar codes Display toolbar with bar codes for easier access to the available bar code types Captions Display captions next to the icons in the Toolbox Large Icons Use large icons in the toolbars Small Icons Use small icons in the toolbars ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Set Up the ZebraDesigner Software 29 User Interface Menus Show Recently Used Commands First Enable this option to show only recently used commands in the menus All other commands are hidden to minimize the length of the menus Printer Tools Printer Tools allow you to send specific commands directly to the printer These commands are simply pre programmed strings of commands that you would be able to enter in the Direct Communication interface The Printer Tools interface provides a user friendly tool which allows the sending common commands to the printer without the need for the printer to provide a reply to the user The commands are divided into the following two categories e Print includes commands which trigger printing
95. signer for XML User Guide 13991L 002 66 Design Labels Use Toolbars Use the Toolbox Select A Text Bar code 3 Picture C Rectangle 2 o Line E Ellipse p Inverse G51 EAN UCC Linear E a 2D xi G51 DataBar Linear G51 DataBar Composite To use the Toolbox do the following 1 Click on the icon in the Toolbox to select the object 2 Move the mouse over the label Notice how the cursor has changed 3 To place the selected object click on the label where you want to place the object Some objects have additional shortcuts on the right side of the icon Using this shortcut you can quickly create a new object with fixed content create a new variable and connect it to the selected object or connect the object to one already defined variable Use the Text Toolbar 13991 L 002 You can use the text toolbar to quickly format the text objects on the label i Fr Arial To format text objects do the following 1 Select the text object by clicking it 2 Click the appropriate shortcut button in the text toolbar ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels 67 Use Toolbars 3 To change the font select the appropriate font from the list in the list box Note You can limit the display of fonts in the list You can list all fonts on the system only graphic fonts TrueType opentype typel bitmap Windows fonts or only thermal printer resident fonts Click on the two ic
96. t Drag in the bottom right direction until the object size is correct The other method of positioning the rectangle object on the label is selecting the Rectangle tool and then clicking the label A default sized rectangle will appear and you can resize it using handles around the object Note If you want to draw a square grab a handle on one of the rectangle corners simultaneously press and hold the Shift key then resize the rectangle A square will be drawn For more useful shortcuts available in the software see Shortcuts To move a rectangle to a different position select it and drag it elsewhere on the label Note To edit the object select it then double click it The dialog box with properties appears Define the Line Object 10 08 2009 1 2 3 To place the line object on the label do the following In the Toolbox click on the 5 5 Line object Define the line starting point by clicking the mouse at the start position Move the cursor to the end point while holding down the mouse button A line will be drawn from the left to right side of the label Note To draw a vertical line click the starting point and then drag the cursor in the up down direction ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 70 Design Labels Work with Objects Define the Ellipse Object To place the ellipse object on the label do the following 1 2 3 In the Toolbox click the Elips
97. t ZebraDesigner for XML 2 gt ZebraDesigner for XML 2 This is the ZebraDesigner for XML main window DEMO ZebraDesigner for XML Label1 File Edit View Object Tools Window Help INS Select Text Bar code Picture Rectangle 0 0 Line O Elipse Kb Inverse RFID Tag G51 EAN UCC Linear 2D G51 DataBar Linear G51 DataBar Comp li x 458Y 296 ZDesigner R 402 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Set Up the ZebraDesigner Software 17 User Interface Using the Keyboard and Mouse Effectively When selecting objects you can use the Ctrl key to adjust object s anchoring point by clicking the object placeholders If you have a Wheel Mouse you can use the wheel to scroll the label up and down Holding Ctrl when rotating the wheel adjusts zoom factor and Shift scrolls the label left or right Double click on printer s name in status bar to open printer properties dialog box in which you can set various options for currently selected printer You can quickly move objects from one open label to another by dragging the desired object to another window while holding Alt If you want to copy objects instead hold both Alt and Ctrl Note that you must have both label windows visible to do that You can select different objects on a label using the Tab and Shift Tab keys Pressing the cursor keys while holding the Ctrl key can move the selected object You can use this to fine tune the pos
98. t Label Create RFID Encoding Label 1 In the Standard toolbar click the La button The Label Setup Wizard will start 2 Select the printer that supports REID smart label printing 3 Click the Finish button You will see that RFID tag command is enabled in the Toolbox on the left side of the label design environment Select A Text Bar code Picture C Rectangle 2 o Line Ellipse Eb Inverse Es G51 EAN UCC Linear 2D G51 DataBar Linear zi G51 DataBar Composite Figure 23 RFID tag is available for use 4 Click RFID Tag in the Toolbox and define the data you want to encode into the RFID tag 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels 57 Design an RFID Smart Label Encode RFID Tag The RFID tags that are embedded into the label are usually one of these types ISO tags which encode blocks of data UHF and HF tags which can encode one string of data 1 In the Toolbox to begin encoding the data click on o RFID Tag The RFID tag dialog box opens RFID Tag Write data to RFID tag Type Philips I Code hat Tag Settings Data Fields Data Blocks RFID Tag Memory Block Num DataSource Data Data Type E ASCII string ASCII string ASCII string ASCII string ASCII string Figure 24 Encoding contents for RFID tag 2 From the list box on the top of the dialog box select the type of the RFID tag you want to
99. ted as well Note When you use the printer Real Time Clock for date or time fields the length of prefix and suffix cannot exceed 31 characters 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels 81 Work with Objects Use Graphics Wizard Graphics Wizard 10 08 2009 The graphics wizard helps you place the image on the label You can place fixed image or variable image on the label If you use variable picture the selected variable will have to provide the path and filename of the picture Note The graphics wizard is not available with all ZebraDesigner editions If there is no support for variable graphics in your ZebraDesigner software the graphics wizard will not start But you will be able to browse for some fixed graphics file from the disk Graphics Wizard Graphics Type Please define the type of graphics you wish to use Filename C Use a Graphic from a Memory Card Figure 35 The first step of the Graphics Wizard Fixed Select this option if you will use a fixed picture on your label Click the Browse button and point to the picture you want to use Graphics downloaded to printer Click this option if the selected picture has already been downloaded to the printer using the application ZebraDesigner Font and Graphics Downloader When the label is exported the generated file will include the reference to the downloaded picture and not the whole picture Variable Select
100. the labeling software a Welcome Wizard will appear It provides a quick access to most used commands when starting working on a label layout Create a new label A blank label will appear and Label Setup Wizard will start You can then design a new label from a scratch Open recently used A list of recently used labels will appear to provide a quick access label to commonly used labels Open some other A common Windows dialog box opens to let you browse for the existing label appropriate label file ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 32 Set Up the ZebraDesigner Software Welcome Wizard 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels Contents Use Label Setup Wizard 0 0 0 35 Use Label Setup Wizard 0 0 0 eee eh 35 selectalPrinter dit ees 35 Select the Label Stock 0 2 lille eee 36 Select the Label Layout 00 ceca 38 Define the Label Dimensions 0 00 c cece I 39 Define the Page Size 1 eet nnn nen 37 Define Custom Scripts 0 0 0 0 teens 40 Design a Basic Label 0 0 cee 41 STI ME L TT 41 Create a Basic Label 41 Add Variable Fields ooooo ooocoocooco III 50 Design an RFID Smart Label oocooccccocoo e 55 uU e a ld 55 Create RFID Encoding Label ooooccocccococo eee 56 Encode RFID TaQ oooocoococc e nanana 57 Support for RFID TagS o ooococoococ RII Ie 58 RFID Tag Lo
101. the object to its right To avoid overlapping you can resize the variable fields on the label To resize the variable fields on the label do the following 1 Select the variable text object on the label 2 Press and hold the Shift key 3 Resize the object to the right The new object frame defines the maximum extend to which the variable value can occupy the space on the label Note You can resize the object only to the right side Resize Variable Field linked to Single Line Variable If you resize the object linked to the single line variable the contents for the object will be visible to the end of the object frame only For example you have entered SAMPLE for the sample data You have then resized the object for one additional character to the right side When you will print the label with value DESIGNER not the whole text is printed The text that does not fit into the designed frame will be cut Resize Variable Field linked to Multi Line Variable If you resize the object linked to the multi line variable the contents of the object will automatically reformat into the multi lines The printer will reformat the text to optimally fill into the designed frame ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels Design an RFID Smart Label Design an RFID Smart Label Overview 10 08 2009 The concept of RFID Radio Frequency IDentification can be simplified to that of an electronic bar code First emer
102. tock 36 Line 27 Picture 26 Printer 35 42 Rectangle 27 Rectangle tool 69 Save 63 Select 26 Text 26 Time Field 94 Select Objects 88 Select Stock window 43 Select Type 72 78 Variable Bar Code 78 Variable Text 72 Select Variable 51 Select Variable Field 51 Selected RFID Tag 79 Set 76 Prefix 76 Settings All Users Application Data Zebra Technologies 31 SETUP EXE 9 Shift 17 21 22 Holding 17 pressing 21 22 Shift key 21 69 70 88 hold 69 70 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 8 09 Snap 24 Grid 24 Software 8 12 Installation 13 Installing 12 Latest version 8 Software Edition 12 Speed 62 Change 62 SSCC 88 Stacked RSS14 Stacked Omnidirectional 88 Standard toolbar 24 41 62 63 64 99 Use 64 Start gt Programs 9 Start menu 13 Start the software 14 START EXE 13 Stock Type 36 Structure 83 Structured bar 83 Suffix 76 80 Suffix Options 52 Support 12 116 OLE DB 12 Supported Bar Code Types 88 Supported Graphics Formats 92 Surrounding 95 Real Time Clock 94 Symbology 84 System folder 31 T Tab 17 TARGA 92 Targa Bitmap 92 Technical Support 9 Terms 119 Glossary 119 Test 20 Test Print 20 98 Test Print Labels 98 Text 25 26 95 Text Object 68 Define 68 Text Toolbar 25 44 66 Use 66 Text Wizard 51 71 72 73 74 76 screen 71 Text Wizard dialog 68 94 TGA 92 10 8 09 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide Index 127 TIF 92 TIFF 92 TIFF Bitmap 92 Tile 30 Time 52 73 Time Field 73 79 9
103. try to program the tag if first attempt fails The parameter is sent to the printer with the rest of the data Check for a valid tag Before the tag programming begins the printer will verify if there is a proper RFID tag available in the smart label The printer will also verify if the tag can be programmed at all If the printer cannot check the currently selected RFID tag the option will not be accessible ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels 61 Design an RFID Smart Label Verify data write Once the data has been encoded into the RFID tag the printer will check if the written data is equal to the original value Electronic Article Surveillance EAS settings EAS is not available for all printers and drivers If your RFID Tag Settings do not include EAS Settings you may need to update your printer driver or select a different printer For more information see your printer and driver documentation Preserve original EAS setting The original EAS setting cannot be retrieved but the default option assumes that the tag setting should remain unchanged Enable EAS Enable Electronic Article Surveillance in the RFID tag If this was the original setting the tag will remain unchanged Disable EAS Disable Electronic Article Surveillance in the RFID tag If this was the original setting the tag will remain unchanged Permanently lock EAS tag setting Checking this box will permanently lock the chosen setting f
104. u or right clicking them The guidelines can be hidden with the Ctrl H shortcut key combination and when they are hidden the Snap to Guideline functionality is also disabled The menu also includes a Remove all Guidelines command which removes all the guidelines on the label Holding down the SHIFT key while dragging objects allows you to temporarily turn on the Snap to Guidelines function ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels 47 Design a Basic Label Guideline Properties Double click a guideline or right click a guideline and choose Edit Guideline Properties to open the Guideline Properties dialog window The dialog allows you to enter the numeric positioning value choose the horizontal or vertical guideline type or remove the individual guideline Note This functionality is only available in ZebraDesigner Pro and for XML Insert Bar Codes Now you will add a non changeable Code128 bar code on the label Bar Code M button in the Toolbox 1 To insert the bar code click the 2 Move the cursor to the desired position on the label and click the mouse button The Barcode Wizard dialog box with object properties will open 3 Enter the value 1234567890 for the bar code contents 4 Click the Define button Edit Bar Code dialog box opens 5 Make sure you select bar code Code128 and click the OK button Edit Bar Code General Check Digit Human Readable Details Available bar cod
105. use it on the label linked to label objects Imports variables from a saved file Exports variables on the label so that they can be imported to another label Note Only prompted variables will be exported Disconnects the variable from the object The object becomes fixed but will preserve the formatting The number of characters in the object will be equal to the length of the variable This might be useful when you are changing the data used with the label and want to conserve current positioning and formatting of the objects on the label There are several methods to connect a variable to some label element that should contain variable values e If you have the element already positioned on the label select it then choose the appropriate variable in the list f the element is not already on the label you can first select the variable in the list and then click the label where you want the element positioned Text element will appear there and will be connected to the selected variable Youcan click on the small arrow button next to the object icon in the toolbox select the option Use Existing Variable select the variable from the list and click on the label Variable toolbar always shows the name of the variable which is attached to the current selected element If there are two or more elements selected and do not have the same variable attached to it then the variable combo box is empty 10 08 2009 ZebraDe
106. ve the labels is My Label in My Documents When you need to save the label to a different folder or drive you can use Windows browse function to define the target folder ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 19 20 Set Up the ZebraDesigner Software User Interface Export to Printer Export the label to the printer so it is available for the stand alone printing During the exporting process Format Generation Wizard dialog box will be shown allowing you to define the properties of exported label Label Setup Should you want to change the label parameters such as dimensions or print orientation use the Label setup command from the File menu or double click the label The Label Setup Wizard dialog is shown Install Printer Select this command when you want to run the printer installation wizard After completing the wizard the printer becomes available and Zebra Designer does not need to be restarted Remove Printer Select this command when you want to remove one of your installed printers The printers that are currently used by the application are shown as disabled and cannot be removed The removal of the printer does not require a restart of the application Printer Settings Specific printer settings are set here The shortcut to this dialog is to double click the printer name in a status bar in the bottom of the working window Note that all printer settings are saved with the label and are restored every time the labe
107. w be sent 7 To send click Send File 10 08 2009 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 106 Export Labels XML Format Generation Wizard Subnet Search The subnet search sends a discovery request to each address in the specified subnet This feature is useful for networks that prevent broadcast packets from passing across routers The Subnet search requires you to type in the first three subnet octets Example A request to 192 168 2 sends a request to 192 168 2 1 through 192 168 2 254 To perform a subnet search do the following 1 From the Search Type dialog enable Subnet xxx xxx xxx 2 In the Value field type the first three subnet octets Then type an 3 Click Add and then click Next The Select Print Server dialog opens XML Format Generation Wizard Select the printers that you want to send the file s to below Hold down the Ctlr key while selecting units to choose several at once Select Print Servers Available Print Servers Selected Print S erver s 10 3 5 157 10 35 75 10 35 187 SelectAl 10 35 40 10 35 59 e 10 35 128 10 3 5 164 Remove All 4 Using the buttons between the two panels select the print servers you want 13991 L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Export Labels 107 XML Format Generation Wizard 5 When you are finished click Next This confirmation opens XML Format Generation Wizard The Format has been transfered
108. ware ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Design Labels 75 Work with Objects Text Wizard RFID Tag Contents 10 08 2009 Printers with RFID functionality can program RFID tags embedded in the labels Each RFID tag has a unique ID number that was programmed into the tag during the manufacturing process The Unique number cannot be altered but the RFID enabled printer can read it RFID tag Unique ID functionality allows you to read the unique ID number from the RFID tag and use the content with the selected bar code object When the label is printed the printer will first read the unique ID from the tag and then immediately use the value with the bar code object RFID tag Unique ID can only be used with the bar code objects that are printed as internal printer objects You must format the bar code object to use internal fonts not TrueType fonts Text Wizard RFID Tag Contents Please select the RFID tag Selected RFID tag Tl Tsgi iv Read source Data format Preview WYSIWYG only 12345678 Figure 31 RFID Tag dialog Selected RFID tag Select the tag from the list Note Only tags supported by the selected printer are listed If you want to use some other tag type make sure you have selected the proper Zebra printer driver Data Format Select the format of the data Preview WYSIWYG only Because RFID tag Unique ID information is not returned to the labeling software you do not see th
109. x xxx xxx xxx To choose one of the options do the following 1 Select the option you want 2 Click Next 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Export Labels 105 XML Format Generation Wizard Local Broadcast Local broadcasts send a discovery request to the local broadcast address of 255 255 255 255 This request finds printers in the same local network as the requesting computer The local broadcast search populates itself To perform a local broadcast search do the following 1 From the Select Network Destination dialog box click Search Print Server 2 In the Search Type dialog box enable Local Broadcast The Value field is automatically populated XML Format Generation Wizard lt Gy You can search for print servers using several different methods Please note that you must have access to the network that you are trying to locate a print server on M Zebra Search Type Local Broadcast Multicast Hops Subnet xxx www xx O IP Address xxx xxx secs nx Directed Broadcast xxx xxx sex Value 255 255 255 255 Add Search Type Value 3 Click Add The Value field is added to Search type 4 Click Next The Select Print Server dialog box opens 5 Using the buttons between the two panels select the print servers you want 6 When you are finished click Next This confirmation dialog box opens The Format has been transferred The XML test file can no
110. zard The resulting label template is used for the off line label printing with data from different applications The latest software is available for download on the Zebra web site at www zebra com software of the package The latest software is available for download on the Zebra web site at www zebra com software Before starting the installation of ZebraDesigner for XML software check the contents of the package to ensure it is complete The package includes ZebraDesigner for XML CD Software Activation key located on label inside of CD case or delivered via email if purchased via www zebrasoftware com If any of the mentioned items are missing please contact your software vendor immediately for package replacement ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Introduction About this Manual About this Manual About this Manual The ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide helps you design and print labels quickly The User Guide contains the following sections Introduction This chapter will introduce you to ZebraDesigner for XML Installation and Activation This chapter will show you how to install and activate the labeling software Set up the ZebraDesigner software This chapter will show you how to set up and customize software to your preferences Design Labels This chapter will show you how to create labels You should refer to this chapter regularly while designing labels until you have completely familiari
111. zed yourself with the commands By using the information contained in this chapter you will able to use labeling software quickly and efficiently Export Labels This chapter will show you how to print and preview labels Technical Support This chapter provides information on how to contact technical support Glossary of Terms This chapter describes some of the technical terms used in the document Typographical Conventions 10 08 2009 Text that appears in bold refers to menu names file names SETUP EXE interface buttons OK PC keyboard keys Alt and menu flows menu flows have a gt that separates one menu to the next menu Start gt Programs gt Zebra Technologies gt ZebraDesigner for XML Text that appears in italic refers to confirming actions identifies graphic captions identifies text that you need to type and locations such as Folder ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 13991L 002 9 10 Introduction About this Manual 13991L 002 ZebraDesigner for XML User Guide 10 08 2009 Installation and Activation Contents System and Software Requirements 0 ccc eee eee ee 12 ZebraDesigner for XML 1 tte eee 12 Install ZebraDesigner for XML 2 eae 12 Install Overview for ZebraDesigner for XML 0 cee eee 12 Close All Software Applications llle 12 Run Installation nei s siei RII It 13 Define Setup Opti0NS oococoocoococor IIIA 13 Install Printer Dr

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