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Chapter 3 : Creating a Project

In the Mapping window, you will see the various elements (text fields, barcodes, etc) of the given label.

If you have BarTender installed and activated on your system and are using a BarTender label, you will see a thumbnail of your label on the left of the Mapping window.

The Mapping window gives you the following details about your label:

Type of label element is indicated by a variety of icons that are displayed if BarTender is installed and you are working with *.btw label:

ƒ icon identifies a text element using an internal printer font

ƒ icon identifies a text element using a scalable font

ƒ icon identifies a barcode element

ƒ icon identifies a barcode element with human readable text

ƒicon identifies an image element

ƒ icon identifies the default print quantity for this label

X and Y position of the field on the label

The original static (default) data for the field (Original Field Data)

The data which should replace the default data (Replace By)

Replace By Replace By allows you to associate your different Variables with the label elements, so that what is stored in the selected variable(s) will replace the original label data at the time of printing.

Simply double-click in the Replace By column on the element you wish to replace and select the Variable whose content should be used instead of the original default data. You may also enter a fixed value instead of a variable.

If you want to replace a graphic image, the variable should contain the name of the graphic image as it is called on the printer after being downloaded to the printer.

Note: If you are using BarTender to create your labels and if you want to map a variable graphic image to a graphic element on a label, be sure the label only includes one image. Use native fonts. For barcodes, choose the Print Method option: “Bar codes and human readable text controlled by the printer.”

For more information please see Appendix E – Mapping Label Graphic

Elements.

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