Chapter 3 : Creating a Project

3.Creating a Project

Overview

Chapter 3

This chapter describes how to use 123 Print to create projects and label

introduction

programs for your Datamax printers.

 

 

 

 

Description

123 Print provides you with all the tools necessary to create

 

 

applications for your Datamax printer. A 123 Print project involves 4

 

basic screens:

 

 

 

 

Welcome Screen

 

 

 

 

Select Label screen

 

 

 

 

Quantity to Print screen

 

 

 

Print Error Message screen

 

 

You may associate several additional screens (up to 50) with each label

 

in your project. As you create these additional screens you are creating

 

what is called a label program.

 

 

 

 

Topics

This chapter covers the following topics:

 

 

 

Topic

 

Page

 

3.1.

Project Description

33

 

3.2

User Interface

 

35

 

 

3.2.1

Welcome Screen

 

 

 

3.2.2

Select Label Screen

 

 

 

3.2.3

Quantity to Print Screen

 

 

 

3.2.4

Print Error Message Screen

 

 

3.3

Labels

 

51

 

 

3.3.1

Edit

 

 

 

3.3.2

Variables

 

 

 

3.3.3

Mapping

 

 

3.4

Lookup Files

 

89

 

 

3.4.1

Add Lookup File

 

 

 

3.4.2

Add Lookup File from Import File

 

 

 

3.4.3

Add Lookup File from Scratch

 

 

 

3.4.4

Edit Lookup File Data

 

 

3.5

System Setup

 

110

 

 

3.5.1

Soft Keys Setup – Graphical

 

 

 

 

Display Only

 

 

 

3.5.2

Auxiliary Communications

 

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