Paxar 9416 XL manual N s i d e r i n g F i e l d Ty p e s, Field Type Description Examples

If you want to use the supply layout grids, a copy of each is in Appendix D, "Format Design Tools."

C o n s i d e r i n g F i e l d Ty p e s

After you select a supply size, the next step in designing a format is to decide what information you want to print on the label. For example, you may want to print your company name, price of an item, and a bar code that combines information from other places. Everything you want to print falls into one of the following categories.

Field Type	Description	Examples
Text	Contains letters, numbers, or	item number, item
	symbols you want to print.	description, department
		number, price, date

Bar Code	Used for printing bar codes
	that can be scanned.

item or serial numbers, zip codes, information you don’t want to have visible to customers

Constant Text	Prints fixed characters that	company name, company
	print without changing.	address
Line or Box	Highlights or separates items.	line marking out the regular
		price, border around the
		supply
Graphic	Contains a bitmap image or a	logos
	compliance label overlay.

All of the above field types except graphics are discussed in Chapter 3. See Chapter 5, "Creating Graphics" for information on including graphics in your format.

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