TEKLYNX Codesoft 9.1 Enterprise, RFID, LTP Key, UPG + 1Y SMA, ML
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3. e Imported from an external file or database Table lookup or Database data sources e Field calculated by the computer Formula Counter and Date data sources Note In the Data Sources view a red arrow indicates the variable associated with the selected object Creating a variable object linked to an existing data source You can quickly and simply create a variable object in your document bar code image text drawing etc using e The Create toolbar or e The Object menu Using the clear guidance given you can create an object using one of the following options Direct mode creation Click directly on the object you want to insert into your document 2 Click the location where you want to place the label The Creation Wizard will run by default If not double click the object to open the Properties dialog box Click the Data sources tab Select Variable Creating a document using variable objects 5 Select the variable you want to assign to your object or e Guided mode creation according to your requirements Click the menu button for your object A submenu is displayed showing the actions you can take 2 create a variable object using an existing data source you have the option of Selecting Use an existing data source followed by the variable concerned or Selecting Wizard This will guide you step by step through the variable object creation process 3 Click on the loca
4. Port Direct access Non direct access Serial Yes Yes Parallel Yes Yes Network No Yes Using this option will depend on your particular requirements e Indirect access the printer driver communicates directly with the printer The user has no control over events until printing is completed possibly involving something of a delay e Without the direct access option the printer driver transfers data to a print queue which manages communication The user regains control once all data has been transferred to the print manager involving much less of a delay Parallel link and serial communication Given the many advantages of using images such as the wide variety of Windows graphics you will get significantly better results by using a printer equipped with a parallel communications port The majority of standard native printers are equipped with a serial link only RS 232 with the parallel port as an optional feature Serial communication works fine as long as you are only intending to print printer objects barcodes fonts and so on If you wish to print bitmap images printing speed will be greatly reduced Note For printing images use the parallel link wherever possible 41 User Guide For printing images For example your company logo not a printer object must be transferred to the printer The more images you send to the printer the slower printing becomes especially if you are using a serial connection The sol
5. To disable it select Tools gt Options gt Wizards Printing A powerful print engine Your software is both a powerful user friendly creation tool and a print engine bringing together the widest possible range of printers native thermal transfer and inkjet which were never before available on the automatic identification market Whether printing a single label series of labels or multiple copies of the same label all print commands are grouped together in one place the Print dialog box Furthermore labeling software allows you to install and control printers located anywhere on your network In this section we will look at various possible network configurations and the associated installation procedures for optimized label printing Printing a document To print a document 1 Choose File gt Print to access the Print dialog box O You can also click the 8 button or press F6 2 Inthe Labels text box enter the number of labels to be printed 3 Click OK Practical Workshop 1 Label Series and Label To start let s distinguish between Labels and Copies of each label Note If the label does not include a counter the Print dialog box will not display the Copies of each label field but only the Labels field which in this case serves the same purpose To highlight the difference between Labels and Copies of each label we shall consider a label containing two types of counters and configure the Pri
6. appear in bold Thus to File gt Open means choose the File menu then the Open command About your product Some of the functions described in this manual may not be available in your product For the complete list of specific features available in your software refer to the specification sheet provided with the product Introduction Welcome Congratulations you have just acquired the world s leading automatic identification software package Presentation This label design software allows you to quickly create and edit complex labels fast and is capable of integrating all the electronic data from across your company guaranteeing the full integrity of all your systems The application meets all your automatic identification needs and fits seamlessly into your production process In today s market it is quite simply the most user friendly and intuitive solution for any company involved in complex barcode data entry collection and editing in real time Product description Your product includes the following components e ACD for the installation e Complete electronic documentation e A license agreement and registration card e A protection key either electronic software key or hard key dongle Note The Release txt file contains the latest information on the software This information supersedes that contained in this manual System requirements The basic software and hardware requirements
7. drawing a circle Click the Circle or ellipse drawing tool Click inside the workspace Holding the left mouse button down and pressing the SHIFT key move the mouse horizontally to create the required shape Select the circle and choose Properties in the context menu Click on Position Size and enter the following values e Width and Height 20 e Click OK Go to Object gt Layout gt Horizontally centered in document then Vertically Centered in Document to align the circle with the center of the sleeve Select the circle then click on the Lock button To import an image Your software allows you to insert images and company logos to help you perfect your label A number of formats can be imported bmp dib dxf emf fmf eps fpx img gif jpg pcd pcx dcx png rle tga tif wmf and wpg 1 In the Creation toolbar click the I mport I mage tool or Choose Object gt Image Click inside the workspace The Image selection dialog box is displayed In the Browse for a file tab select the image to be imported Select the image filename Click OK Note To display a preview of the image click the Preview button Creating a document using variable objects About data sources A data source contains a list of variables fed by data of the same origin When you select a data source you are indicating where the data you are interested in is found and what type of data you require The data can be of in
8. OK 29 User Guide Demonstration Creating the counter Open a label Create a counter and name it namcd Select it then choose Properties in the context menu Select Decimal as the type of counter Enter 1 in the Increment box Enter 1 in the Initial value box Click OK Select the counter then drag and drop it into the workspace Select Text in the context menu vo OU bh WYN PR Right click on it and choose Properties in the context menu 10 Select the following text characteristics Font Arial Height 3 20 mm The Formula data source Command Data source gt Formula gt Add The Formula data source contains a list of data sources you have created These data sources are populated by combinations of operators constants data sources control variables formulas and functions Data can be numeric or alphanumeric In order to carry out a calculation within a document you must first create a Formula data source This data source has a specific dialog box allowing you to define the required function s for a given formula Defining the properties of a Formula data source Command Data source gt Formula gt Properties 1 Enter the formula directly in the Edit box or Select the elements of your choice then click Insert 2 Click Test to verify that the syntax is correct If an error occurs follow the instructions displayed on the screen and carry out any necessary cha
9. Windows spooler job queue User Guide The drivers for native and native transfer printers are supplied with the label design software Printing on these printers is managed directly by the software To select a printer 1 Choose File gt Select printer ick the Ml You can also click the button or press F5 2 Select the printer from the list 3 Click OK Note The drivers provided by the application are identified by an icon Adding a printer You can access the Add a printer dialog box through the File gt Select printer command and by clicking Add This dialog box allows you to add the printer drivers supplied with the software Note To add a Windows printer you must use the control panel To add a printer 1 Click File gt Select printer You can also click the button or press F5 Click Add In the Model list select a family then a model of printer Select the communication port serial parallel or file then click OK Note Click the plus sign next to the printer family to display the different models The different communications ports Port name COMx Designates the serial communications ports Select the number of the serial port to which your printer is connected LPTx Designates the parallel communications ports Select the number of the parallel port to which your printer is connected File Select File if you wish to print to a file Setting up the work environment Demonst
10. know exactly what the printer understands as being a page The page is determined by the parameters specified when the printer driver is configured The results obtained may be completely different depending on whether you print on an office printer or a native printer It can be quite difficult to visualize a page on continuous paper which is used mainly by native printers Moreover according to the dimension of the print media and the size of the label the page dimensions may correspond to those of the label and thus by extension the page copy may be the same as the label copy The page format and label size are defined in the Page setup dialog box Open a label that contains a counter Go to File gt Select printer Select a Windows office printer Be Wer Make sure that the paper format is A4 then click OK Printing 5 Goto File gt Page setup or click EJ The Page setup dialog box appears The preview gives you an idea of how the page will look when it is printed 6 Close the dialog box 7 Click e 8 Enter the following values Labels 8 Copies of each page 2 9 Click Print The result will be 1 2 Penedes V faciet 2 5 4 3 4 5 E 6 6 _ Y Practical Workshop 2 Print Merge Print Merge is only available if your label i
11. needed to run the application are similar to those of most applications running on Windows e One of the 32 or 64 bit Windows operating system 7 XP Server 2003 or 2008 or Vista e Computer with 1 GB of free RAM depending on the system e A hard drive with at least 500 MB free disk space depending on the installation options e CPU 2 Ghz minimum e Video card DirectX 9 minimum e Administrator rights to the computer during installation Note To eliminate the possibility of compatibility issues please remove all previous versions of this labeling software that may be installed on your system Note The Release txt file contains the latest information on the software This information supersedes that contained in this manual User Guide Installation Note Before installing this software please save your work and close all other programs Before running the installation program check the configuration of your PC 1 Place the CD for the installation in the correct drive The Installation window appears If this CD does not start up automatically 2 Goto Start gt Run and then type the letter of the CD ROM drive followed by the filename index hta for example D index hta 3 Select the product you wish to install then click on the Install button and follow the instructions displayed on your screen Installing the software Select the program feature you want to install then click Next i InstallShield Wiz
12. of data it is The data can be of internal origin Date Counter or external to the application Database direct data entry using the Form The different data sources available in the Data Sources view are the following Database Date Form Formula table Lookup Counter and Free Graduated rulers Graduated rulers are used to view the position of the mouse and accurately place the various objects in the document They can be set in either inches or millimeters using the Tools Options command The rulers allow you to pinpoint the position of the mouse pointer and place the various objects you include in your document with total precision They may be configured in inches or millimeters using the Tools gt Options gt Display command e Double clicking on the left half of the horizontal ruler reduces the display scale e Double clicking on the right half of the horizontal ruler increases the display scale e You can display the Zoom factor context menu by right clicking on the horizontal ruler or the Orientation context menu by right clicking on the vertical ruler Rotation button Clicking on located in the top left corner of your documents allows you to rotate the document the screen 90 180 270 or 360 Screen rotation is merely a display feature and has no effect on printing To rotate the document e Click on the rotation button with the left mouse button to rotate the document 90 to the left e Cl
13. print session You can insert the current date and or time into a document You can also add a fixed value to the current date or time Defining the properties of a Date data source 1 Inthe Date tab select the desired format for the date and time 2 The date format is displayed in the Preview zone 3 Click OK Demonstration Inserting a date 1 Open a label 2 Add a Date data source and name it datefab 3 Compose the date in the Date dialog box It must be in the dd mm yy format To add separators enter the character in the text box in the lower left of the dialog box then click Add 3 Click OK 4 Select the Date datefab then drag and drop it into the workspace 5 Choose Text in the context menu The Counter data source Command Data source gt Counter gt Add The Counter data source contains a list of data sources you have created These data sources are populated by data calculated either by the computer or by your printer The content of the data source changes as printing advances according to an initial value and an increment value Defining the properties of a Counter data source 1 Select the type of counter If you want to use a type of counter other than those displayed in the list choose the Custom option and enter a customized sequence Enter a value in the Increment box By default the increment is 1 Enter a start value in the Current value box By default the value is O Click
14. that the activation has failed and an error will be displayed Telephone Website activation method Select the Telephone activation method Enter the activation code provided with the product and click Next Call your reseller Note You will be required to fill out a User Registration via the phone Please have your company information on hand Enter the Response Code provided to you by your reseller and click Next Click Finish if your activation results are successful If any problems were encountered a message will inform you that the activation has failed and an error will be displayed Introduction Fax activation method Select the Fax activation method 2 Input your information in the User Registration form Remember that all fields marked by an asterisk are required Click Next Enter the activation code provided with the product and click OK Click the Create Form button An Activation Request Form will be created with all the required user information This form must be sent by fax or email in order to receive the response code Please use the contact info on your screen Click Next 5 While waiting for a Response Code you may choose to launch your software and begin using it or close it and return to the activation process once you have received your response code Once you have received your Response Code you can return to the activation process by restarting the wizard Select Fax activation method Click
15. want to place the label Modifying an object You can change an object using e Buttons on the toolbar formatting toolbar alignment toolbar etc e Double clicking the object e Document Explorer Objects view gt Properties The Drag and Drop To drag and drop click on the item and holding the left mouse button down drag the item to the desired location function is used to perform current tasks Current task include creating text or image objects by dragging and dropping text and graphic files supported by the application in Windows Explorer or creating variable objects by dragging and dropping data sources in the Data Sources view User Guide To create a text object A Text object can be one character one word or an entire paragraph Character style and paragraph format can be defined using the Text formatting toolbar or the Text dialog box To create a Text object 1 the Creation toolbar click the Writing Tool or Choose Object gt Text 2 Click inside the workspace or on the text to be modified or Click and drag out a frame in the workspace 3 Enter your text The style of the text can be defined using the Text dialog box To open the Text dialog box Choose Object gt Text or Press the F7 key Demonstration Creating a CD sleeve inserting text 1 Click on the Text generation tool 2 Click inside the workspace and type Volume 3 Select the text then double click on it 4 Ent
16. Next until you reach the screen from step 5 Choose the option Enter the Response Code All the options you had previously selected in the wizard are retained 6 Enter the Response Code provided to you and click Next Click Finish if your activation results are successful If any problems were encountered a message will inform you that the activation has failed and an error will be displayed Installing the driver key manually If you want to install your key driver manually do the following e Click Start then Run e Enter C program files TKI 9 Common Tools Dongle file path then type the following command HaspDinst exe i Note It is recommended that you close your labeling software and other applications before installing your driver Launching the program 1 Goto Start gt Programs 2 Select the name you gave to the program group when you installed it by default it is the name of the application The main window appears on the screen Discovering the interface Description of the main window This section presents a general overview of the main interface elements as they appear in the main window at the beginning of a work session The Menu Bar The Menu bar contains the following options File Edit View Object Data Sources Tools Window and Help To open a menu 1 Select the menu 2 Choose the command of your choice Note To access a command using the keyboard use the hot keys Press ALT p
17. TEKLYN DESOFT User Guide DOC OEMCS9 UG EN 01 09 09 User Guide The information contained in this guide is not of a contractual nature and may be subject to change without prior notice The software described in this guide is sold under a license agreement The software may be used copied or reproduced only in accordance with the terms of theagreement No part of this guide may be copied reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means or for any purpose other than the purchaser s own use without the written permission of Braton Groupe sarl 2009 Braton Groupe sarl All rights reserved Table of contents INTRODUCTION eere eee eren eee M de arava TATA 1 WELCOME PRESENTATION cis PRODUCT DESCRIPTION RET ista 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ui vus ee 1 INSTALLATION LC eru s ee ee MD UU EDAD Ea LICENSE PROTECTION LAUNCHING THE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION OF THE MAIN WINDOW cceeeeeeeeeten eee eee enn eh eh eh eh inen ene rtr ene rtrt rtr n rer SEn r nena nene nene nene nennen nnn 7 SETTING UP THE WORK ENVIRONMENT eee sese esee essa senses esee sese sessssesessesessseseese 13 CHOICE OF PRINTER TT SELECTING A PRINTER 2 c0ccacceescecsacanaccsanet dexouncnata aE aa Eaa e EE a a AE Eae E E E KEEA REONE EN ADDING
18. You have the choice between Printer and Graphic Click Printer to display the list of barcodes resident on the printer or Click Graphic to display the list of barcodes generated by the software If necessary specify the characteristics of the barcode height narrow bar width ratio check character Enter the data to be coded in the Data box Click OK Note Certain printers do not have resident barcodes The Graphic option allows barcodes to be printed despite this This has the disadvantage of slowing printing down as barcodes are sent to the printer in the form of graphics Demonstration Creating a Barcode object UL 6 Open the C CSL1 WORK RECTODISK1_00 LAB LABEL Click the Barcode generation tool Click inside the workspace Select CODE 39 in the Graphic Symbology list Enter the following data Height 8 Narrow bar 2 Select 1 digit in the Check character list Select 270 in the Rotation box Enter 1234 in the Data box Click OK 23 User Guide Creating a shape object Example Drawing a line Your software comes complete with a range of tools to help you design perfect labels You can draw a line a circle a rectangle etc using the same process described below To draw a line Click the Line drawing tool or Choose Object gt Shape gt Line Click inside the workspace Move the mouse while holding the left button down Demonstration Creating a CD sleeve
19. ard x Custom Setup Select the program features you want installed Click on an icon in the list below to change how a feature is installed Feature Description 8 Labeling software 9 amp Printers amp 9 Tools Sr Add Ons amp g Samples 29 Documentation This feature requires 113MB your hard drive Ithas 5 of 5 subfeatures selected The subfeatures require 160MB Install to C Program Files Installshiel d Before running the installation process check that you have local administrative rights Introduction License protection Your software can be protected using a software key an activation code or a hardware key a dongle The dongle is a small electronic device that you plug into your PC s parallel or USB port before launching the software Without the hardware protection key the program will run in evaluation mode You will not be able to save your labels e will be replaced with x 0 will be replaced with 5 and images will be crossed when printing The software key is an activation code that is requested by the Activation Wizard when you launch the software for the first time or for as long as you are running a trial version If you are using a trial software key you will be given 100 runs or 30 days to try the product with all of the product s functionality available to you Note When you launch the application if t
20. communication mode is controlled by e Your printer s settings e The type of serial cable used e The serial communication settings used in the Windows control panel Printing Optimizing printing speed As we have already seen in the introduction there is no universal configuration for optimizing printing speed but rather a range of different settings that come into play In the next example we will look at each of these in turn hopefully giving you a better understanding of your own configuration and thus enabling you to find the best settings for optimized printing For improving printing speed there are four basic principles we need to bear in mind e Use the parallel port wherever possible e Use printer objects fonts barcodes and so on wherever possible e Inthe case of a serial link and if the printer offers the option make use of the Windows Font Downloader This plug in tool allows you to download any Windows font into the printer s memory quickly and easily thus turning it into a printer resource For more information on this plug in provided with your application refer to the documentation available on the application CD ROM e Use the Send modified data only command available for the vast majority of printers and available in the Printer settings dialog box The Direct access option is offered when configuring the printer driver and selecting the port The table below lists when this option may be used
21. e In the following sequence we will create a formula to display a warning message telling the user that the value of the Total Weight shared variable exceeds 1 000kg If the weight value exceeds 1 000kg the message Attention Error Total Weight exceeds maximum will appear 1 Open the label 2 Create a formula and name it Warning 3 In the Formula dialog box enter the following expression if Total_Weight gt 1000 Attention n Error n Total Weight exceeds maximum 4 In the Output tab enter 50 in Maximum length and click OK 5 Position the variable as text within the label 6 In the Text dialog box select Scalable as the font and set its Height to 12 70 mm 7 In the Paragraph tab check the Wordwrap option then check Centered in Alignment Information on the IF function Returns one value if the condition you specify is TRUE and another value if it is FALSE Use the IF function to carry out conditional tests on values and formulas Syntax if expr val_if_true val_if_false expr represents any value or expression the result of which can be TRUE or FALSE val if true is the value returned if expr is TRUE The val if true argument can be another formula val if false is the value returned if expr is FALSE The val if false argument can be another formula The Form data source 31 User Guide Command Data source gt Form gt Add The Form data source contains a list of variables you
22. e the font character size style options text wrap and so on Tr Arial Unicode MS 10 B JZ U To change the formatting 1 Select an object in your document 2 Click on the required options Note All these options can also be accessed in the Text properties dialog box Object toolbar The Object toolbar displays the name of the selected object and allows you to access its properties rea 1439 9 88 View toolbar The View toolbar offers you a number of display options To change the view mode click on the required view mode Note All these options can also be accessed via the View menu Design toolbar Discovering the interface The creation toolbar comprises a number of buttons each one representing a tool for creating and manipulating objects 13 Tr TE Selection tool Text generation Barcode generation Image import External object insertion Line drawing Rectangle drawing Circle or ellipse drawing Polygon drawing Oblique line drawing Rounded rectangle drawing Shapes Gallery tool UCC EAN 128 HIBC and Maxicode wizards Plug ins Data Sources and Objects Views Selects and manipulates objects of all types Creates fixed and variable text Creates fixed and variable barcodes Inserts images Inserts objects external to the application Draws horizontal or vertical lines Draws rectangles or squares Draws circular shapes Draws free shapes composed of lines
23. er the following values e Font Arial e Height 10 points 5 Click OK 6 Repeat the above procedure to insert the text conducted by To position the Volume and Conducted by objects 1 Select one of the Text objects in the document 2 Click the Objects view 3 Using the mouse open the branch of the tree marked with a id pointing to the object selected in the document For the Text object Press the F2 key then enter Volume the x coordinate 10 the y coordinate 40 Conducted by the x coordinate LO the y coordinate 40 4 Creating a document using fixed object Select the two text objects and click on the Lock button Unicode can be used to create labels using a variety of linguistic characters To use Unicode just select a Unicode font for your text by going to the Character tab available in the Properties of your text object To create a barcode object Your software offers a wide range of symbologies adapted to the requirements of the industry as well as the option of creating 2D barcodes Selecting the symbology defining its attributes and entering the message to be encoded are carried out using the Barcode dialog box To create a Barcode object In the Creation toolbar click on the Barcode generation tool or Choose Object gt Barcodes Click inside the workspace The Barcode dialog box is displayed From the Code tab select the barcode of your choice
24. ese data sources are populated by data that is not specified when they are created A Free data source can be used to create intermediate data sources Defining the properties of a Free data source 1 Inthe Input tab select one of the following options Local or Shared or From a file If you have chosen the Local option enter the variable value in the box This is the initial value of the variable the one that will be printed first or If you have chosen the Shared option enter the variable value in the box Click OK 33 User Guide or If you have chosen the From a file select the required file In the Output tab you can define an output format maximum length suffix and prefix 3 Click OK Demonstration Creating a Free data source 1 Open label 2 Create a Free data source and name it 3 Insert the data source into the label in text format 4 In order that this data source does not appear when printing select it and click on a in the Object toolbar Variable object creation The concept of fixed objects is linked to that of objects that are variable A variable object is a text barcode or image type object composed of elements whose the value is not defined at the moment of creation Several objects can be associated with a single variable The value of these elements is supplied by different data sources at the time of printing e Direct keyboard entry in the Form Form data source
25. fer to the A page is not printed parallel link For a serial link The serial communication settings are incorrect The serial cable is not suitable In both cases serial or parallel The cable is connected to the wrong port In both cases serial or parallel The cable is connected to the wrong port For direct thermal printing the manufacturer s handbook Make sure that the communication settings between the PC and the printer are the same for the serial communication settings required by the printer refer to the manufacturer s handbook Make sure that the cable matches the specifications of your printer refer to the manufacturer s handbook Check the connection Check the connection Reinsert the media the right way Printing 43
26. fied in the Page setup dialog box Formatting a document consists of setting the page size its orientation the number of labels per row and per column document size margins and distance between labels You can create your own document templates and save them for future use Note Before creating a document stock you must first choose the model of printer that will be used to produce the document Choose File gt Select printer Page format is defined using the Page setup dialog box It updates the printer settings The software does not use the page settings defined in the Printer settings dialog box To access the Page setup dialog box 1 Choose File gt Page setup or Click the E button Click the Label tab and enter the size and number of labels Click the Page tab and select the page size and its orientation Type the desired values in the Margins tab The Stock tab allows you to save customized stocks 5 Click OK Note When the parameters entered are incompatible with the size of the stock an error message is displayed Demonstration Creating and defining the page setup for a customized stock Create a new document Select the generic Windows printer Choose File Page setup PA 4 Click the Label tab and enter the following values e Width and Height 30 30 e Number of labels Per row 2 Per column 3 Corner roundness 0 17 User Guide 5 Click the Page
27. have created These data sources are populated by entering data directly into the Form using the keyboard To display the form The Form lets you enter data during design or most commonly before printing To display the form 1 Open a label containing a Form variable 2 Click the E button in the toolbar By default the workspace lets you view the label and its form separately To display the label and form together 1 Select the tab for your form 2 Drag everything to the right of your workspace Both views are now visible Any changes to the label or form will automatically update the data in the other Customizing the Form You can customize the appearance of your form by changing the color font etc in the Form customization dialog box To access the Form customization dialog box e Choose View gt Form customization or e Select the form with the mouse right click and select Customize form or e Double click the background of the window represented in the form view Modify the order in which data is entered into the form You can change the order in which data is entered into the form Proceed as follows 1 Select the form using the mouse 2 Right click 3 Select Start tab ordering The default numbering appears Creating a document using variable objects 4 Click the number of the field you want to appear first in the form The number changes to green when validated 5 Repeat step 4 to con
28. he protection key does not correspond to your product version a dialog box will appear providing the necessary instructions You must first run your labeling software installation and then activate or connect the protection key to your computer Hardware key protection If you have purchased the software with a dongle you may choose between a USB or parallel port dongle Connecting the parallel key Parallel port DB25 female connection If you need to use a printer on the same parallel port simply plug it into the software protection key It may be necessary to turn the printer on in order for the software protection key to be recognized Connecting the USB key When you use a USB key and have multiple USB ports it does not matter which port you use If you do not have an available USB port you can use a USB expander hub USB devices are hot swappable meaning you can plug and unplug them into the bus any time without restarting the PC Note Drivers can be installed while the application is running However you must restart your labeling software for the changes to take effect User Guide USB hardware keys are not supported using Windows 95 and Windows NT4 operating systems Error messages when launching the software If you are prompted with an error message when launching the software please check the following items The administrative rights You must have local administrative rights on your PC so that the key ins
29. ick on the rotation button with the right mouse button to rotate the document 90 to the right Note You can obtain the same document rotation effect by using the View gt Orientation command or by clicking on the vertical ruler with the right mouse button to display the context menu Color palette The color palette is displayed at the bottom of the workspace and allows you to modify the color of any object in your document text barcodes shapes etc Discovering the interface To change the color of an object 1 Select the required object 2 Click on a color in the palette with the left mouse button to apply text line or outline color 3 Click on a color in the palette with the right mouse button to apply background color Note This button X removes the background color from an object You can also change the color by using the Properties dialog box 1 Double click on an object The Properties dialog box appears on the screen 2 Select a color foreground and background on the Character tab 11 Setting up the work environment Choice of printer Before starting to create a document you first need to set up your work environment The first step consists of selecting the printer on which you wish to print your labels Not all printers share the same characteristics and as a result different options are available according to the model of printer chosen The second step involves choosing your work environment o
30. k OK gt MIN 15 User Guide To change the dialog box display font Choose Tools gt Options 2 Click the Display tab In the Display font field click LJ Select the font Click OK To modify the grid scale The grid scale which is used to align objects can be modified or disabled 1 Choose Tools gt Options 2 Click the Grid tab or Double click on the vertical ruler to access the Grid tab directly 3 Select the required grid scale 4 Select the Display option 5 Click OK Note The unit of measurement used for the grid scale is defined in the Display tab To define a conversion rate The conversion rate defined in the box is used in the eurotocurrency and currencytoeuro formulas 1 Choose Tools gt Options 2 Click the Others tab 3 Enter the conversion rate in the box Note The default conversion rate is between the French Franc and the Euro Defining the working folder The first time you open the Open and Save as dialog boxes after starting the software the My Documents folder is selected as the default working folder 1 Choose Tools Options then the Default folders tab 2 Click the Path column to change the default working folder 0r Click the button and select the new default working folder The path changes the Directory column 3 Click OK Setting up the work environment Document page setup Formatting a document Document templates are created and modi
31. l does not include a counter this option serves the same purpose as the Labels field Copies of each page A page copy can only be carried out if the label does not include an ISO counter and if the page contains more than one label Print Merge This option prints all the records in a database and is only available when the label is connected to a database Printing using the Form The Form allows an operator to enter data by keyboard just prior to printing Optimizing printing An increasing number of printers come equipped with a parallel USB or TCPIP port and we would recommend using this rather than the serial port If you want to print bitmap images graphics or Windows TrueType fonts using the parallel port will greatly enhance your system s performance in terms of data transfer capacity Moreover there is only one type of cable for all parallel links whereas there is no standard for serial cables You thus avoid any problems with printer cable requirements That said given that many printers are still supplied with a serial link only this section also covers most of the problems you are likely to encounter with serial communications and explains how to configure Windows for trouble free printer communications Furthermore it is important to bear in mind that Windows printer drivers and the program you use for printing do not control serial communications between your computer and the printer The
32. le because as we have already seen the choice of printer affects certain settings Deleting a customized stock When a stock you have created is no longer needed you can remove it To remove a customized stock 1 Choose File gt Page setup or Click the E button 2 Inthe Stock tab select a stock from the Type and Name lists 3 Click the Remove button 19 Creating a document using fixed object Creating and manipulating objects Creating fixed objects involves inserting objects such as text barcodes images lines rectangles and circles into your document Creating objects You can quickly and simply create an object in your document bar code image text drawing etc using e The Creation toolbar or e The Object menu Note Each object created is automatically given a name by the application When the object is selected its name appears in the Objects view and in the Object toolbar You can create an object using one of the following options e Direct mode creation 1 Click directly on the object or icon you want to insert into your document 2 Click the location where you want to place the label or e Guided mode creation according to your requirements 1 Click the menu button for your object A submenu appears with the list of actions you can assign to it Fixed object Wizard New data source Use an existing data source Select the action you need Click the location where you
33. lus the letter underlined in the menu name or the command name The Workspace The workspace is the central part of the window situated between the graduated rulers and the scroll bars It contains a frame that sets the physical limits of the document and contains the objects to be printed as well as a non printable area for inserting comments and objects you do not want to print The Document When you open a new session the program displays a frame in the top left corner of the window This frame represents the physical limits of the document to be printed Place objects inside this frame to create your document The Status Bar Located at the bottom of the window the Status bar displays the name of the selected printer the communication port it is connected to the x and y coordinates of the mouse pointer and the cx and cy dimensions of the selected object My Printer Aucd0083 LPT1 xy 12 33 69 53 ag The Toolbars These tools allow you to execute routine tasks more quickly than using the menus To select a tool Click the button corresponding to the tool User Guide The Title Bar The Title bar displays the name of the software and the name of the current document or documentno if a new document is created It allows the workspace window to be moved using the mouse Text formatting toolbar These tools allow you to modify text and or paragraph formatting that is chang
34. nges 3 Click OK Hint You can insert an element by double clicking on it Note If a variable used the formula has a name containing one of the following characters amp lt gt it must be enclosed in brackets Note You can check your formula by clicking Test If message displays the formula value it means that your formula is correct If the value is not correct follow the instructions displayed on the screen to carry out the necessary modifications If the value obtained is truncated you must modify the maximum length specified in the Output tab Creating a document using variable objects Demonstration Creating a simple formula Displaying the price of a product The production label must show the price of the product as a function of its weight and the price per kilogram 1 Open a label Two variables have to created WEIGHT and PRICEPERKG 2 For the WEIGHT variable Enter 788 the weight of the product being 788 g as the Local value and enter Please enter the weight in 9 in the Prefix box then click OK 3 For the PRICEPERKG variable enter 15 70 the price kg being FF15 70 as the Local value of the variable and enter Please enter the price per kg in the Prefix box then click OK 4 Add a formula and name it price 5 Enter the formula WEI GHT PRICEPERKG 1000 then click OK 6 Save your document Demonstration Adding the Warning Formula variable for displaying a warning messag
35. nt dialog box in different ways e Open a label Create two different counters Aclassical counter that counts all labels and resets when its value reaches 10 Type e Increment 1 e Min value 0 Max value 10 An ISO counter allowing each label copy to be individually and exhaustively numbered It also resets when its value reaches 10 User Guide Type Increment 1 Min value 0 The first counter called NumLabel identifies a particular label whereas the ISO counter counts the total number of labels printed Labels in the series In this example we are going to print a series of 10 labels 1 Enter the following values in the Print dialog box e Labels 10 This means that there are 10 different labels in the series 2 Click Print The printed output is as expected 10 labels have been printed and the two counters read the same value Copies of each label Here we will print a series of five labels but this time we want two copies of each one 1 Enter the following values in the Print dialog box e Labels 5 e Copies of each label 2 2 Click Print 10 labels have been printed however the result is totally different from the one obtained in the last example Copies of each page As we have just seen it is possible to print multiple copies of the same label In the next example we will see that it is also possible to print multiple copies of the same page We therefore need to
36. ou want to display In the Select fields list select the fields for the table selected Note Click to select all the fields Hint We recommend that you only select the fields to be used in the label This reduces the amount of exchange with the database thus increasing processing speed 5 Click to view the result SQL advanced creation mode 2 Select SQL mode 3 Enter your query in SQL format in the edit field or Creating a document using variable objects Click SQL Query Builder to access the Query Builder This provides an easy to use interface for building SQL database queries You can create new requests graphically or represent existing requests graphically in your applications SQL Query Builder cr a Son T al SELECT 4 Click o to view the result The data sources created carry the field names of the database The navigation bar is displayed in your workspace Click OK when you have finished The Table lookup data source Command Data source Table lookup Add The Table lookup data source contains a list of data sources you have created The data source values are the result of searches carried out in databases other than those linked to the current document Searches are carried out in one or more database fields Data is extracted from one of the record fields found called the result field Command Data source Table lookup Properties 1 Select the data
37. ptions for example interface language unit of measurement and so on We will review all the options available later in this chapter The final step consists of the document page setup for example defining the dimensions of the document orientation margins and so on Your label design software allows you to print on a wide range of printers the drivers for which are supplied with the software You can also print on any Windows printer installed locally on your machine or on your company s network You must select the printer before you begin creating your document as the choice of printer will determine page setup options the use of different character fonts and so on Selecting a printer The Printer selection dialog box can be accessed using Command File gt Select printer or 4 Click the button a or m Press the F5 key It can also be accessed by clicking the Printer button in the Print dialog box F6 A printer must be selected before your document is created The choice of printer affects page setup options use of various fonts etc Windows printers and native printers As we have already seen your label design software is capable of printing on a wide range of Windows and native printers both direct native and native transfer The term Windows printer refers to any printer installed on your operating system generally office printers laser printers and so on Print jobs are sent to the
38. ration Adding a Zebra 140 on LPT1 1 Choose File gt Select printer 2 Click Add 3 In the Model list select the Zebra group then the model 4 Select the LPT1 communication port clear the Direct access box then click OK Customizing the work environment Your software offers a number of options for customizing your work environment Options include the choice of interface language unit of measurement dialog box display font working folders and currency conversion rate Changing the interface language The user interface is available in various languages and can be changed easily To change the interface language Choose Tools gt Options Click the Display tab Select the language Click OK 05 gw p Note Once you click OK all the menus commands and screen messages will be displayed in the selected language except the online Help and the Windows dialog boxes such as Open and Save as Modifying display options and the work environment You can modify the interface language units of measurement and the display font for dialog boxes These choices are made using the Display tab To access the Display tab choose Tools gt Options Choosing a unit of measurement The unit of measurement may be in millimeters or inches The choice of the unit of measurement changes the graduated rulers To choose a unit of measurement Choose Tools gt Options Select the Display tab Select the unit Clic
39. s linked to a database ASCII or ODBC The Merge function prints all the records contained in the database To launch a print merge 1 Choose File gt Print to access the Print dialog box 0r Click the ml button 2 Inthe Labels text box enter the number of labels to be printed 3 Inthe Records field select All records 4 Click OK Practical Workshop 3 Printing using the form It is often the case that variable data needs to be entered by an operator just prior to printing Your application offers a quick and simple method of data entry the Form 39 User Guide Printing using the form Go to File gt Print or click or press the F6 key 2 Enter 2 in the Labels field Launch printing The form is displayed and you are invited to enter the data to be printed 4 Enter Smith and 51 for example then click OK Once the first label is printed the form is displayed again 5 Enter Mullang and 52 for example then click OK Note The Form is displayed for each label contained in the series If you choose the For each series option the Form will only be displayed once when printing of the label series is launched To sum up The Print dialog box contains When the label contains a counter Labels allows you to specify the number differences of different labels in a series Copies of each label allows you to determine the number of copies of the same label to be printed When the labe
40. seseseseseseceseseneseneseneseeeeens 29 THE COUNTER DATA SOURCE u een en 29 THE FORMULA DATA SOURCE aaa 30 INFORMATION ON THE IF FUNCTION uuusnsnssessesssesennnenenenennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnsnnnsnnnsnensnnnsnnnsnnnssnnsnnnsssnsssssnsnssnnssnnenene 31 THE FORM DATA SOURCE nenn ke 31 THE EREE DATASOURCE da IL I 33 V ARTABLE OBJECT CREA TION wisi sxcesscraiacasuesscvesatasgeavassadeadousagvasbassdvagonssgedevasadvsannsageaubesadeesadvagaveoaradebdoasioebevacadeeacl 34 APOWERRF L PRINT ENE ERINTING A DOCUMENT serrer LABELS IN THE dri ICTU UT LH COPIES OF EACH LABEL EENE COPIES OF EACH PAGE PRINTING USING THE FORM aia LO ID QU ROTE OPTIMIZING PRINTING OPTIMIZING PRINTING SPEED TROUBLESHOOTING 5 4 2 5 23 22 32 Hr a ad bs User Guide About this manual Typographical conventions This manual distinguishes between different types of information using the following conventions e Terms taken from the interface itself such as commands appear in bold e Keys appear in small caps For example Press the SHIFT key e Numbered lists indicates that there is a procedure to follow e When the conjunction or appears next to a paragraph it means there is the choice of another procedure for carrying out a given task e When menu command contains submenus the menu name followed by the command to select
41. source from the Select data source list 27 User Guide 2 By default Standard creation mode is activated However to carry out a table lookup you can use Advanced creation mode SQL Standard creation mode 3 Inthe Select table list select a table where the search is to be carried out 4 Inthe Select result field list select the field whose value is to be transferred into your variable 5 Click E to add a row 6 Select the field in the external table on which the search is to be carried out Select the current document variable containing the search value Click the Test button to display the result SQL advanced creation mode 3 Click SQL format creation mode 4 Enter your query in SQL format or Click SQL Query Builder to access Query Builder This provides an easy to use interface for building SQL database queries You can create new requests or represent existing requests graphically in your applications 51 SQL Query Builder SELECT Creating a document using variable objects 5 Click the Test button to display the result in the Query dialog box The Date data source Command Data source gt Date gt Add The Date data source contains a list of data sources created These data sources are fed by the computer s date system or by the printer It allows you to display the date and time in the format previously defined The values are updated automatically at the start of each
42. tab and select the following values Page sizing Automatic 6 Click on the Margins tab and enter the following values e Margins 10 10 Between rows 5 Between columns 5 7 Click the Stock tab and enter the following values e Type Family e Name Layoutl 8 Click OK then save the label as C CSL1 WORK TEST1 LAB Designing a CD sleeve page setup and creating a customized stock IH Create a new document and call it FRONT gt Select the printer 3 Goto Tools gt Options click the Display tab and select Millimeters as the unit of measurement Click OK 4 Goto File gt Page setup or Click the E 5 Click on the Label tab and enter the following values e Width and Height 120 e Corner roundness 100 e Number of labels 1 Per column 2 6 Click the Page tab and select the following values size A4 Portrait 7 Click on the Margins tab and enter the following values e Margins e Left 40 e Top 10 e Gap Between rows 15 Setting up the work environment 8 Click on the Stock tab and enter the following values e gt Jaquette e Name CDx2 9 Click OK Note The printer used in this example is a Windows printer If you wish to use a native printer it is possible for error messages to appear during page setup You will therefore need to modify the values suggested in the examp
43. tallation works properly If you do not have them you will receive an error message when launching the software You will have to manually install the drivers Drivers installation f you had trouble during installation or if you receive an error message when launching the software you will have to manually install the drivers The key Check that the connected key works with your labeling software Driver update Your driver may not be updated To update it you have to download it from http www aladdin com support hasp enduser aspx Software key protection Once you have installed the labeling software the Activation Wizard will be launched taking you through the software key protection process To activate the software key In the Activation wizard select Activate and click Next There are three possible activation methods Automatic Internet Telephone Website and Fax Automatic activation method recommanded Select Automatic from the list of activation modes This option allows the activation of the software key via a secure Internet connection This is the quickest and easiest option available Input your information in the User Registration form Remember that all fields marked by an asterisk are required Click OK Enter the activation code provided with the product and click Next Click Finish if your activation results are successful If any problems were encountered a message will inform you
44. ternal origin formula date counter or external to the application database direct entry Activex The different data sources available in the Data Sources view or menu are the following e Database data source Allows you to connect a database e Date data source Allows you to insert date or time e The Formula data source Allows you to create formulas within your document e Form data source Allows the data to be entered when printing e The Table lookup data source Allows you to add the result of searches carried out in databases e The Counter data source Allows you to insert a self incrementing value e Free data source These data sources are populated by data that is not specified when they are created A Free data source can be used to create intermediate data sources Creating a data source Data sources allow you to use data external to the application for example calculated data your computer s date system etc The values associated with these variables are supplied by different data sources You can create a data source from The Data sources view 1 Inthe Data sources view right click one of the data sources 2 Select Add from the pop up menu The Data source menu 1 Click the Data source menu 2 Select one of the data sources 3 Click Add The Toolbar Click aj in the toolbar Select the data source you want In the submenu select Add For each of these crea
45. tinue ordering 6 To confirm your selection right click and select Validate tab ordering The order of the fields will be automatically validated when the first field is validated The numbering then disappears from the form Note You can also cancel any changes Right click the form and select Abort tab ordering Defining the properties of a Form data source Click the Form tab Enter the prompt you want to display in the form If you wish you can define an input format and a minimum length gt WwW Ne You can create values that will be proposed in the Form by selecting lt Local gt from the Pick list Next click on LJ to access the Pick list dialog box In the Output tab you can define an output format maximum length suffix and prefix 6 Click OK Note If you define an empty local value and check the Restore after printing box the value of the variable will set to empty after each print job Demonstration Creating a Form data source no Ui A U Open a label Add a Form data source and name it productname Enter Cheese as the Local value In the Form tab enter 1 as the Minimum length Click the Output tab and enter 20 as the Maximum length Select the Form data source then drag and drop it into the workspace Select Text in the context menu The Free data source Command Data source gt Free gt Add The Free data source contains a list of data sources you have created Th
46. tion modes User Guide e The data source created is displayed automatically under the selected data source e The application gives the data source a default name Note Brackets cannot be used in a variable name This procedure applies to all data sources except variables from the Database data source To create a database variable you need to create a query The Database data source Command Data source gt Database gt Create Modify query The Database data source contains a list of variables created as and when you need them These variables are populated by data from queries or ASCII tables Note When they are created data sources keep the names of the fields that populated them Note Database variables cannot be renamed as linked to the database fields names Creating a query Command Data source gt Database gt Create Modify query 1 Select the data source from the Select data source list Note For a new data source click the New data source button This gives you the option of using the Wizard or choosing between an ODBC or OLEDB data source By default Standard creation mode is activated However to produce your query you can use Advanced SQL creation mode Standard creation mode 2 Inthe Select table list select the table where the search is to be carried out The Include table names option allows you to display the table names in the list of fields In the Elements list select the elements y
47. tion where you want to place the label Note The creation wizard is enabled by default To disable it select Tools gt Options gt Wizards For more information Enable Wizards Creating a variable object linked to a new data source You can quickly and simply create a variable object in your document bar code image text drawing etc using e The Create toolbar or e The Object menu Using the clear guidance given you can create an object using one of the following options Direct mode creation Click directly on the object you want to insert into your document 2 Click the location where you want to place the label The Creation Wizard will run by default If not double click the object to bring up the Properties dialog box Click the Data sources tab Select Variable Select the variable you want to assign to your object right click and select Add or Click New then select the variable you want to add or e Guided mode creation according to your requirements Click the menu button for your object A submenu is displayed showing the actions you can take 2 To create a variable object using a new variable you have the option of Select New data source 35 User Guide or Select Wizard This will guide you step by step through the variable object creation process 3 Click the location where you want to place the label Note The creation wizard is enabled by default
48. ution is to send the image in question just once when printing of the label series is first launched The majority of printers allow this operation When you use the Send modified data only option the image is sent to the printer only once when printing starts which can take a little time However once the first label is printed the data transfer process runs much faster improving performance for printing a number of label series Note The label background is stored in the printer s memory As a result the fixed image does not need to be transferred via the cable once the first label is printed Substituting TrueType fonts The TrueType font substitution will be used at the time of printing to dynamically change a TrueType font to a printer font The purpose of this feature is to allow the user to design a single label that can be printed on different kinds of printers Using the TrueType font substitution option the same TrueType font at design time will be redefined with the best possible printer font at the time of printing to optimize the print speed Troubleshooting The table below lists the problems most frequently encountered during printing and offers some solutions to help you resolve them LIII RN Tamm UT Nothing is printed The printer is not plugged in Plug the printer in For a parallel link Make sure that this setting has been configured The printer is not configured for a inthe printer control panel re
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