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1 EASYLABEL EASYLABEL EASYLABEL EASYLABEL Printed DocumentationPrinted DocumentationPrinted DocumentationPrinted Documentation iii Table Of ContentsTable Of ContentsTable Of ContentsTable Of Contents What Can the Software Do?.. 3 What Can the Software Do? .. 3 Software Licensing Agreement .. 4 Getting and Using Help .. 7 Online Help .. 7 Visit Our Website .. 7 Technical Support and Knowledgebase .. 7 Getting Started .. 9 How to get started .. 9 Before You Begin .. 9 Passwords .. 9 Hot Keys .. 10 Installation .. 12 Software Installation .. 12 Software Key Installation .. 12 Multi-User Key Installation .. 13 Running the Software .. 13 Running Windows Terminal Server .. 14 Program 15 General .. 15 Language .. 17 Search Path .. 17 Processing .. 18 Appearance.

2 19 Security .. 20 Logging .. 21 Printed Documentation iv History .. 24 Users .. 26 Opening and Saving .. 29 Opening .. 29 Opening a File .. 29 Recent Batch Formats .. 29 Recent Edited Formats .. 29 Recent Database Files .. 30 Recent Reports .. 30 Recent Serial Files .. 30 Saving .. 30 Saving a Format .. 30 Save As .. 31 Save Label Image .. 31 Format Browser .. 31 Designing Formats .. 33 Format Specifications .. 33 33 Printer Settings .. 34 Cutter .. 40 Cut 40 Page Header .. 41 RFID Tag Selection .. 42 Creating Labels .. 43 Entering Specification Data .. 43 Label Setup .. 45 Creating Formats .. 45 Changing an Existing Format .. 46 Table Of Contents v Moving on the Format .. 46 Maximum Fields on a Format .. 47 Erasing a Format .. 47 Viewing/Changing Format Size.

3 47 Rotating a 48 Adding a New field .. 48 Placing a Field on the Format .. 48 Selecting a Field on the Format Display .. 49 Edit .. 51 Viewing/Changing a Field .. 51 Undo .. 51 Cut .. 51 Copy .. 51 Paste .. 51 Resizing Fields .. 52 Lock 52 Choosing a Group of Fields .. 52 Choose All Fields .. 53 Erasing a Field .. 53 Moving a Field .. 53 View .. 55 Print Queue .. 55 Log Reader .. 55 Position Grid .. 56 Snap to Grid .. 56 Display Grid .. 56 Tool 56 Standard Tool Bar .. 56 Printed Documentation vi Drawing .. 57 Function .. 57 Tools .. 58 Navigator .. 58 Field List .. 59 Zoom .. 59 Zoom Out .. 59 Zoom In .. 59 Zoom Level .. 59 Insert .. 61 Bar Code Field .. 61 Adding a Bar Code Field .. 61 Create a Bar Code Using the Wizard .. 70 Adding a Multi-Source Bar Code Field.

4 71 Source Data .. 72 Box Field .. 79 Adding a Box Field .. 79 Circle or Ellipse Field .. 83 Adding a Circle or Ellipse Field .. 83 Line Field .. 86 Adding a Line Field .. 86 Picture Field .. 88 Adding a Picture Field .. 88 Source of Data .. 91 Text Field .. 96 Adding a Text or Paragraph 97 Adding a Multi-Source Text field .. 114 Source Data .. 115 Table Of Contents vii VoiceCode .. 125 VoiceCode .. 125 RFID .. 126 Programming EPC Tags .. 126 Programming Non-EPC Tags .. 127 Tools .. 129 Print Format Definition .. 129 Cross Hairs .. 130 Align .. 130 Align Left .. 130 Center Horizontally .. 130 Align Right .. 130 Space Horizontally .. 130 Align Up .. 130 Center Vertically .. 130 Align Down .. 131 Space Vertically .. 131 Printing .. 133 Printers .. 133 Adding a Printer.

5 133 Deleting a Printer .. 133 Changing an Existing Printer .. 133 Avery Dennison .. 133 cab .. 137 .. 155 Citizen .. 163 Datamax .. 171 Fargo .. 182 Printed Documentation viii HP .. 192 Intermec .. 196 Novexx .. 203 Printronix .. 207 RJS .. 215 Sato .. 223 Synergystex .. 240 TEC .. 242 Tharo H-Series and V-Series .. 246 Tharo (Legacy Printers) .. 250 TSC .. 260 Windows .. 263 Zebra .. 266 Print Batch of Formats .. 276 Printing a Batch of Formats .. 276 Printing a New Format .. 280 Print Request .. 280 Changing Format Data .. 282 Test Print .. 283 Print Queue .. 284 View/Changing the Print Queue .. 284 Change Single Job Status .. 284 Change all jobs associated with Printer .. 286 Status Window .. 286 Job List Files .. 288 Print Format Definition .. 290 Advanced Printing.

6 291 IP Printing .. 291 Table Of Contents ix USB Printing .. 292 Network Printing - UNC (Universal Naming Convention) .. 293 Multi - Port Serial Printing .. 294 Internal dBase Database .. 295 Database Functions .. 295 Adding a Database .. 295 Modifying a Database Field .. 299 Erasing a Database Field .. 299 Indexing a Database .. 299 Adding an Index File .. 300 Erasing an Index File .. 301 Updating a Database .. 301 Changing a Database Structure .. 301 Editing a Database .. 301 Form View .. 303 Datasheet View .. 304 Printing the Database Records .. 304 Compressing the Database .. 305 Sorting the Database .. 306 Writing Database Records to a Text File .. 306 Appending Records to a Database .. 307 Erase ALL Records .. 308 Databaseview .. 309 Databaseview Functions.

7 309 Data Sources .. 309 Cross Reference Wizard .. 310 Adding an Access 313 Opening a Table .. 316 Printed Documentation x Create a New Table .. 316 Modifying a Field .. 319 Deleting a Field .. 320 Adding a Field .. 320 Adding a Record .. 320 Deleting a Record .. 320 Changing Fonts .. 320 Navigating a Database Table .. 321 Editing Table Records .. 321 To edit database records, click the 'Form View' icon or the 'Datasheet View' icon on the Edit menu. You can also select View | Form View or View | Datasheet View from the menu bar.. 321 Design View .. 322 Form View .. 322 Datasheet View .. 323 Printing the Entire Table of Records .. 323 Sorting the Table .. 324 Writing Database Records to a Text File .. 324 Appending Records to a Table .. 324 Refresh Record.

8 325 Tool 325 Window .. 326 Serial Files .. 329 Serial File Functions .. 329 Creating a Serial File .. 329 Recent Serial Files .. 329 Viewing/Changing a Serial File .. 329 Erasing a Serial File .. 329 Reports .. 331 Creating a Report .. 331 Table Of Contents xi Recent Reports .. 331 Printing the Format Tracking Report .. 331 Test Printing the Format Tracking Report .. 333 Changing the Report Parameters .. 333 Writing the Report to a Text File .. 334 Erasing Format Tracking Data .. 334 Erasing ALL Tracking Data .. 335 Advanced .. 337 ActiveX .. 337 Application Programming Interface (API) .. 338 Command Files .. 340 Creating a Connection to an External Database .. 352 Scanning Bar Codes .. 353 Bar Code Information .. 355 Linear .. 355 Linear Bar Code .. 355 Codabar.

9 355 Code 39 .. 356 Code 93 .. 358 Code 128 .. 360 EAN/UCC 8 .. 361 EAN/UCC 13 .. 362 FIM .. 364 GS1-128 (EAN/UCC-128 SSCC-18/SCC-14) .. 364 Interleaved 2 of 5 (I2of5) .. 369 MSI .. 371 Plessy .. 371 POSTNET .. 372 Printed Documentation xii UPC-A .. 372 UPC-E0 .. 374 UPC-E1 .. 375 2D .. 376 2D Bar Code .. 376 Aztec Code .. 376 CODABLOCK .. 378 Code 49 .. 379 DataMatrix .. 381 MicroPDF .. 383 MaxiCode .. 383 PDF417 .. 384 QR Code .. 386 Composite .. 388 Composite Bar 388 Aztec Mesa .. 389 EAN/UCC 391 GS1 DataBar .. 393 Formally known as RSS (Reduced Space Symbology) .. 393 Appendices .. 403 Appendix A: Error Status Messages .. 403 Appendix B: Application Notes .. 407 Appendix C: $ALL Function and Tutorial .. 411 Appendix D: File Types .. 413 Appendix E: Installing Code Page 850.

10 415 Appendix F: Hexadecimal Codes .. 415 Appendix G: Labelcom Utility .. 416 Appendix H: Advanced Programming Functions .. 422 Table Of Contents xiii Appendix I: Creation of a Connection String .. 426 Index .. 429 1 2866 Nationwide Parkway2866 Nationwide Parkway2866 Nationwide Parkway2866 Nationwide Parkway Box Box Box Box 798 Brunswick, OH Brunswick, OH Brunswick, OH Brunswick, OH 44212 44212 44212 44212 USAUSAUSAUSA TEL: TEL: TEL: TEL: FAX: FAX: FAX: FAX: General Information: Sales: Software Support: Printer Support: 3 What Can the Software Do?What Can the Software Do?What Can the Software Do?What Can the Software Do? What Can the Software Do?What Can the Software Do?