Getting Ready
Getting Ready
Basic Operations
Using the Auto Format Wizard
Saving a layout document
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Reference
Pop-Up menu commands
Window Help
Index
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Fields objects Stamp Editor program records Delimiter
Drawings Text Exit
Export Extension
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Printer driver Stamp Editor program Joined Fields Larger
Saving 1 saving Layout Properties
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Orientation setup size Properties Paste Personalization
Driver
Save Save As Searching Select All
Split Window Spacing Standard toolbar
Time Tool commands
Zoom
Getting Ready
Check your system
Installing Stamp Editor
CD-ROM drive
Hard disk free space At least 20 MB
Click
Start up the InstallShield Wizard
Back Next
Personalize your copy of Stamp Editor
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Installing all of the basic options
Install the desired options
Installing only the minimum options necessary
Selecting which options to install
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Install the printer driver
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Reinstalling Stamp Editor or changing the setup
Deleting/Reinstalling Stamp Editor
Deleting all of the installed Stamp Editor files
Starting up using Windows Explorer
Starting up using the Start button
Starting Up Stamp Editor
Starting up by clicking the Stamp Editor 3 icon
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Basic Operations
Text objects text
Layout area
Draw toolbar Status bar Title bar
Creating a new layout document
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Creating a text object
Working with text objects
Click on the draw toolbar
Type in some text
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Select
Modifying the appearance of text
Other text layout features
Creating a graphics object
Working with graphics objects
Other graphics features
Selecting and deselecting multiple objects
Modifying objects
Selecting and deselecting a single object
Click On the draw toolbar Move
Selecting and deselecting all objects
Pull down the Edit menu and click the Select All command
Changing the drawing style of the object
Changing the size of an object
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Moving an object using your computers arrow keys
Moving an object using the pointer
Deleting objects
Use the pointer to select the object you wish to move
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Creating a layout using the Auto Format Wizard
Using the Auto Format Wizard
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Click Template list view, select your desired template
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Select the printer
Printing a layout
Print the layout
Saving a layout that already has a name
Saving a layout document
Saving a layout that does not have a name
Saving a layout under a different name
Databases
Create a new database document and new table
Creating a database
First
City
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Define the field names and their formats
Create records and input record data
Back
Maintaining the database
Edit menu, click the Clear command
Changing record data
Deleting a record
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Define joined fields
Using database data in layouts
Click to display the Add a Joined Field dialog box
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Merge database fields into the selected layout
Selected field
Click to merge the fields into the layout
Arrange the fields in the layout
Displaying data from another record
Printing a layout containing data merged from a record
Saving a database document
Reference
Stamp Editor environment Layout document window
Menu bar
Standard toolbar
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Properties
Property dock
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Database Properties
Rulers
Text button
Draw toolbar
Select button
Line button
Object dock
Status bar
Record view window
Record view
Database tree view
Field selector row
Record selector column
Property dock pop-up menu
Pop-Up menu commands
Object dock pop-up menu
Options
Delete
Show Icon Name
Insert
Object pop-up menu
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Rename
Database tree view pop-up menu
Open
Merge into Layout
Record view pop-up menu
Form View
New
Menu bar commands
File
Save
Undo
Edit
Redo only for a layout document
Clear
Select All
View
Clip Art only for a layout document
Insert only for a layout document
Category
Data
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Font tab
Format
Font only for a layout document
Style
Font
Group only for a layout document
Layout only for a layout document
Ungroup only for a layout document
Order only for a layout document
Define Fields only for a database document
Tool only for a database document
Add Record only for a database document
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Window
Help Topics
Help
Align only for a layout document
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Left Horizontal Center Right Top Vertical Center Bottom
Left Center Right
Text only for a layout document
Text tab Alignment
Top Center Bottom
Sample
Arrange Text only for a layout document
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Use Text From Current Layout
Auto Format
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Cut button
Print Preview button
Copy button
Paste button
Help button
Zoom setting
Form View button
Sort button
Input
Auto Text only for a layout document
Entry Name
Object only for a layout document
Stretch Center Only
Frame only for a layout document
Drawing tab
Background only for a layout document
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Select the desired baud rate, then click
Settings are correct appears
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Image tab
Image only for a layout document
Clip
Send to Back
Bring to Front
Bring Forward
Send Backward
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Date/Time/Calendar only for a layout document
Calendar
Date
Time
Change Size only for a layout document
Rotate only for a layout document
Rotate 90 Left
Rotate 90 Right
Smaller
Larger
Maximum
Maintain Ratio
Orientation
Spacing
Fit
Merge Options
Auto
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Save As
Close
Save
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Table Preview
Delimiter
Import First Line as Field Names
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Database
Database Field only for a layout document
Database Fields That Can Be Merged
Object Type
Changing the order of the fields
Deleting a field
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Docked
Object Dock tab Object Dock Icons
Register OLE
Show Icon Names
Text Displayed in Fields with Yes/No Format
Property Dock tab
Monochrome Display tab Paper Color
Ink Color
Property Icon
Automatically Adjust the Properties That Are Displayed
Drawing tab Fill
Drawing only for a layout document
Effects
Make Translucent
Solid Width
Effect
Size
Underline
Strikeout
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Recently used files
Setup tab Size
Printing Orientation
Margins
Exit
Export
Save as type
File name
Creating a new field
Optimize Database only for a database document
Sort only for a database document
Key
Ascending, Descending
Layout
Merge into Layout only for a database document
Find What
Find only for a database document
Match Case
Find Entire Fields Only
Click this button to close the Find dialog box
Layout Properties
Font Properties
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Form View only for a database document
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Read-only File only for a database document
Go To only for a database document
Look
Import Database only for a database document
Files of type
Joined Fields only for a database document
Why use joined fields?
Display Database Field Names
Display Functional Icons of Objects
Display Frames Around OLE Objects
Units
Picture tab Category
Make Picture only for a layout document
Hair, Face, Head, Body, Picture
Picture
Make Transparent
Preview
Outline
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Zoom to
Zoom only for a layout document
Monochrome Display only for a layout document
New Object only for a layout document
When the Create New option is selected Object Type
Result
Display As Icon
Link
When the Create from File option is selected
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Rotation Angle
Position tab Top Left Position
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Output
Print only for a layout document
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Print Preview only for a layout document
Back Next
Other Printer
Printer Setup only for a layout document
Printer Setup tab Touch/Stamp Series Printer
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Replace With
Replace only for a database document
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Text Properties
Dialog
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Input edit box, change the text
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Fields dialog box
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Select the name of the second field, then click
Click to close the Define Joined Fields dialog box
Rounded box button
Box button
Ellipse button
Curve button
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Type in the name you wish to give to the file
Category Name
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Field Format
Field Name
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Direction
Text
Fill Guidelines With Text
Show Guidelines
Position tab
Template
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RGB Translate Aspect
Dither
Binary Point
Gamma
Format
At Printing
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Fields
Joined Fields
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Method
Error Diffusion
Edge
Binary
Text Orientation
Circle Holidays
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For a layout document For a database document
Layout/Database Properties
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Type
Paper tab Stamp Size
Unit
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Print Immediately After Creating the Layout
Use the Current Page Size
Convert to Monochrome
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Month
Year
Day
Weekly Holidays
Monthly Holidays
Color
First Day of the Week
Tone
Graphics tab Document type
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Advanced tab Monitor the printer
Printing Timeout
Transmission Timeout
Note:
to return to the layout area.