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