Working with Objects | Brady label maker manual

CHAPTER 7Working with Objects

When you create a label, you build it by adding objects to it. Objects can include text, variable text, graphics, bar codes, and HotShapes.

This chapter describes how to add objects to your labels and how to format them. Topics in this chapter include:

Inserting objects

Selecting objects

Moving objects

Sizing objects

Copying and pasting objects

Changing objects

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Brady label maker manual Working with Objects

Contents

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All rights reserved CopyrightDisclaimer End User License Agreement for Microsoft Windows CE Page Brady Warranty System Warranty Canada FCC Notice US Only 6SHFLILFDWLRQV International Power Cords Storage requirements SpecificationsOperational requirements Page Table of Contents Contents-2 Setting Preferences Working with Objects Contents-5 Contents-6 Contents-7 Contents-8 Welcome About This Book Features and Functions Multicolor system Three printer systemsMonocolor system Color & Cut system Specialty applications Region Phone Number Fax Number Address Contacting Technical Support 6Contacting Technical Support Setting Up Label printer, side view Connecting Peripherals Installing supplies Opening the printer Opening the printer Installing a ribbon cartridge Installing a ribbon cartridge Adjusting the ribbon cartridge Adjusting the printer tape receptacle Installing a tape cartridge Inserting the tape cartridge Installing a tape cartridge Advancing the tape Advancing the tape Advancing tape into guides Closing the printer cover You’re ready to print 10. Compact flash memory card slot Installing a compact flash memory card To clean the print head Cleaning your system 14Cleaning your system Starting Up Main Menu Launching Your System Starting Up Keyboard Basics F10 F11 F12 Standard keyboardSystem function keys File Options Function Keys Description PrintLabel Properties Paste CopyUndo Menu Previous Edit DataColor Help Key Description Alphabetic Alphabetic and command keysCharacters Numeric Tab EscCaps Lock Shift Enter SpaceBackspace Key Description Home Arrow and navigation keypadsDelete End Keypad keys descriptions Key or LED Description Num Lock Numeric keypad Sign Del+ plus Shortcut keys To select an item on a label Using a mouse on labelsMouse Basics To move items on a label Checking System StatusTo select multiple items on a label Accessing Online Help 20Accessing Online Help Basic Procedures Editor window with label Working in the Editor window Editor window toolbar Inside the Editor windowPreview area 4Working in the Editor window To continue scrolling in the direction indicated Scrolling functions Zooming in and zooming out 123456Ruler functions Selecting in the Editor window Editing proceduresStatus bar Editor window with a graphic selected Selecting multiple objects Working in Entry ScreensDeselecting in the Editor window Undoing in the Editor window Tabbed entry screens Navigating in entry screens Typing special characters Entering information in entry screensTyping uppercase Choosing options Using entry fields Advanced print entry screen Using option buttons Using checkboxes Using option listsUsing scroll lists Using size adjustment buttons Using radio buttonsExiting entry screens To exit an entry screen and save your entries To exit an entry screen without saving your entries Setting Preferences To access the System Setup settings options Accessing System Setup Setting Preferences Overprint Setting Printing Tab OptionsSupply saver System Setup Localization tab Setting Localization Tab Options Unit LanguageMeasure Keyboard Setting Hardware Tab Options To supply names for new ribbons or tapes Naming supply colors Check Supply Colors screen displays Snap to grid Setting Other Tab OptionsDisplay grid See Displaying the screen grid on Line Width Displaying the screen grid Units Setting Text Tab Options Justification FontType Size Setting On Line Tab Options Working with Labels To create a Custom label Creating Custom Labels On the Custom screen, shown here, choose Create New Label 4Creating Custom Labels Creating QuickText Labels QuickText Enter Text screen To create a QuickText label QuickText Editor window QuickText toolbar functions 8Creating QuickText Labels Advance & Shear QuickText key functionsHelp Status Clear Undo Object Color Menu File Options Creating Template Labels Choosing a label application Pipe Marker and Right-to-Know exceptions To choose an application Choosing a category Template Categories screen, Tags application To choose a template category Select Template screen Selecting a template To select a template Sample Signal Word label Back to Launcher to return to the Main Menu screen Following prompt sequences 10 shows a generic version of a text prompt screen Responding to text prompts 11. a pick list prompt screen Responding to pick list prompts Responding to Pipe Marker prompts Responding to graphics prompts Responding to Right-to-Know prompts Color Bar and Nfpa Manufacturer, where you designate Creating Sets of Labels Adding custom labels Adding labels to a label setAdding template labels To create a set of custom labels Clearing labels in a label set Moving between labels in a label setEditing labels in a label set Clearing Custom labels Saving label setsClearing template labels To save a label set Changing the size of template labels Changing Labels Choose Match tape size or Use custom size To change the size of a label To edit an object on a template label Editing template labels To change label properties Changing Label PropertiesTo re-enter the application prompt sequence Width Changing label size and orientationMatch tape Set custom width Calculate AutoLength Set length Portrait Adding a label frameLandscape Cut out frame Frame shape Print frame Setting frame lengthCut out frame and Print frame to have Line color Accessing Application Preferences screens Setting Application Preferences 17. The Application Preferences screen Setting Other tab preferences Setting Print tab preferencesSetting Text tab preferences Setting On Line tab preferences Right-to-Know Preference tabs are Setting Right-to-Know preferences Working with Objects About Objects To add an object to a label Adding Objects Insert Object screen 4Adding Objects To add a text object to a label Adding and formatting text objectsAdding a text object 6Adding Objects To select a font Formatting text objectsSee To select a font below Buttons See To change the type size on Special Font screen Font Preview box To change the type size Adding special characters to text To delete Special Character buttons assignments To personalize Special Characters buttons To add multiple special characters to label text Adding variable text objectsTo add a special character to label text Text list Choosing a data sourceSequence Sequence screen Creating sequential labels Change by Starting value Ending value Using the Starting value, the Change byEnding value for you Total number To create a Text list Jean MartinCreating text list labels Text List screen with example To use saved Text lists Adding bar code objects 10. The Bar Code screen, Content Tab 18Adding Objects Setting bar code content Height Setting bar code dimensionsBar Code Size and Location tab Density Editing bar codes Adding graphics objects 12. The Graphic Categories screen To add a graphic object To change graphics categories Adding HotShapes 14. The Hot Shapes screen Selecting Objects Do this Selecting a layered object Moving Objects To move an object using the touch screenTo find and select a layered object To move an object by keyboard To move objects faster and farther Using Increase Size and Decrease SizeSizing Objects To resize an object using the Size tools Using the Scale functionTo resize an object using Scale Select Increase Size or Decrease Size 15. The Scale screen Scaling text objects Scaling bar codes Copying and Pasting ObjectsTo copy an object To paste an object Opening and editing an object Changing ObjectsTo open an object To edit an object Text objects Changing object propertiesObjects Bar Code objects Hot Shape objects To change object propertiesGraphic objects 16. a generic Properties General tab Setting options on the General tab General tab options are Line width field Setting options on the Size and Location tab Choose the Size and Location tab To set the size of an objectTo set the location of an object 18. The Text Properties Font tab 38Changing Objects Setting options on the Font tab Setting options on the Placement tab 40Changing Objects Free form text Setting options on the Options tabText object with Boundaries Reverse text Auto size fontReverse text colors option OFF Reverse text colors option on Vertical text Setting options on the Content tabSetting options on the Dimensions tab 44Changing Objects Applying Color Ribbon color About Color Applying Color System Produces Monocolor model Tape colorMulticolor model Color & Cut model About the Object Color screen Applying Color to Objects Object Color screen for the Monocolor system Choosing color on the Monocolor system Choosing color on the Multicolor and Color & Cut systems With a continuous color ribbon installed With a paneled ribbon installed With a Cymk ribbon installed Printing Color Working with Files About Files and File Groups Saving Labels as Files File Options screen To save a label as a file in internal memory Save File screen To save a file to a memory card Opening saved label files Managing Files File Groups screen with memory card To open a file from the Main Menu screen Open File screen To open a file from the Editor window Save Changes prompt Editing files To delete a label file Deleting files Transferring Files Using My TemplatesPrinting Files To access My Template files Accessing template files Changing My Template label size Working with Cut-outs About Cutting Can be cut out not Can be printed Printed Cut around Adding cut out objects Creating Cut Out Objects If you choose You’ll see Text object To create a cut out objectVariable Text object Choosing a data source on Weeding cut out text objects Cutting out text objectsTo cut out text objects To perform text weeding To cut out variable text objects Cutting out variable text objects Cutting out HotShape objects Cutting out graphic objectsTo cut out graphic objects To cut out HotShapes To apply a cut bounding box to an object Cutting Around Objects To cut around a label frame Cutting Around Label Frames Choose the Frame tab Horizontalx field Setting cutter calibration valuesCalibrating the Cutter Cutter calibration axes To calibrate the cutter To restore default calibration settings Restoring default cutter calibration settings Printing Single label on a Printing LabelsAbout pages Sample short label Multiple labels on a Printing a single label Sample labels with Supply saver option enabled Preparing to Print screen Printing multiple copies of a single label To print a subset of a label set Printing labels in a label setTo print a label set Advanced Print screen for label sets Printing labels in a file group To print labels in a file group Advanced Print screen with open file group To print a different file group File Groups screen Checking Size Checking Supplies Checking Length Maximum length Minimum length RED Blue Green When the printer truncates labels Non-truncating conditions Cut out label length Ribbon and color choices Checking Color Printing Ribbon color needed Checking for cut out labels Tape color needed Printing Tab Options Accessing the Printing tab options To set print options from within an application To set print options from the Main Menu Supply saver option 11. Sample output with Supply saver on Printing 12. Sample output with Supply saver OFF Overprint option Printing 11-26Printing Tab Options Appendix ASpecial Characters 2Special Characters Special Characters 4Special Characters Special Characters 6Special Characters Special Characters 8Special Characters Special Characters 10Special Characters Appendix BCutter Maintenance About the Cutting Mechanism Figure B-1. Removing the stylus holder Removing the Stylus Holder Figure B-2. The stylus holder Adjusting the Cut Depth Hold the stylus holder as shown here to make the adjustment Figure B-4. Testing cutting depth Figure B-5. Detaching the stylus Replacing the Stylus Blade Carefully pull on the blade to remove it, as shown here Cutter Maintenance Figure B-8. Cleaning the stylus blade Cleaning the Stylus Cutter Maintenance 12Cleaning the Stylus Index Index-2 Index-3 Index-4 Index-5 Saving Index-7 Connecting to a PC Working with a PC Setting Up Your System as a Hardware DeviceTo set up your label printing system as a hardware device Placing Your System On Line Setting On Line options On Line tab screen 12-4Placing Your System On Line To set On line options To place your label printing system on line Connecting your system and a PC On Line Status screen Printing from a PC Troubleshooting Transferring Files from a PC Installing ActiveSync Set Up a Partnership screen Setting up a partnership Microsoft ActiveSync window Managing files and folders on a PC Mydownloadedtemplate.tpl Mydownloadedlabel.lbl Storage locations for transferring files Copying graphic files Upgrading the Operating SystemCopying text list files To create a text list on the PC 12-14Upgrading the Operating System