ZebraDesigner Version 3 User Guide

1 ZebraDesigner EssentialsVersion 3 User GuideProduct level: Essentials. Rev-2019-1P1108968-ENZEBRA andthestylizedZebraheadaretrademarksofZe braTechnologiesCorporation, 2019 ,pleasegoto:SOFTWARE: : : ( ZebraTechnologies ). ,reproduced,ordisclosedtoanyotherparties foranyotherpurposewithouttheexpress, ;however, ,production,ordeliveryoftheaccompanyingp roduct(includinghardwareandsoftware)beli ableforanydamageswhatsoever(including,wi thoutlimitation,consequentialdamagesincl udinglossofbusinessprofits,businessinter ruption,orlossofbusinessinformation)aris ingoutoftheuseof,theresultsofuseof,orina bilitytousesuchproduct, , (ConfiguringtheProgram) (DefaultPrintingForm) <#hex_code> +<ASCII_code> , <Less-ThanandGreater-Thansigns>referstokeysfromthedesktopPCkeyboardsuch as<Enter>.

2 Variablesareenclosedin[brackets]. :lZebraDesignerEssentialsisfreetouse, , , ,availablefromZebra' ,readsection"ActivatingZebraDesignerOffl ine" >ActivateKeyorFile>About> ,readsection"DeactivatingZebraDesigner"o npage ,readsection"ActivatingandDeactivatingov eraProxyServer"onpage , , ,availablefromZebra' ( ,USBD rive,internalemail,networkedlocation).Op enZebraDesignerandgotoHome>ActivateKeyor File>About> :lUseZebra , , , > , , :lTypeyourProxyIP , , , , ,line,ellipse, (manuallyenteredbytheuser)ordynamic(defi nedautomaticallyviaconnecteddatasources) .Afterfinishingwithyourlabeldesign, ,add, 'scentralfieldthatservesasaplacetocreate ,add,position, , ,followtheguidelinesrelatedtotheuseofkey boardandmouse: , ' , <SHIFT> <CTRL> , +ARunthestartupformCtrl+DPasteCtrl+VCutC trl+XMoveup Moveright Movedown Moveleft ActionPressCloseAlt+F4 ZoomtodocumentCtrl+0 BoldCtrl+BCopyCtrl+CItalicCtrl+IZoomOutC trl+minussignonnumerickeypadZoomIn/OutCt rl+mousescrollup/downOpenCtrl+OPrintCtrl +PZoomInCtrl+plussignonnumerickeypadSave Ctrl+SOpenblanklabelconnectedtodefaultpr interCtrl+Shift+NRedoCTRL+YUndoCtrl+ZCan celEscMoveFocusTaborShift+TabFormatpaint er copyobjectpropertiesCtrl+Shift+CFormatpa inter pasteobjectpropertiesCtrl+Shift+ (ConfiguringtheProgram)Tocustomizethegen eralprogramconfigurationofZebraDesigner, :lFolders: : ' , : ' : : :accesstousefulresourcesthathelpyoucreat elabels.

3 Containsinformationabouttheinstalledcopy ofZebraDesigner license,licensekey, :Whenchangingaprinter, ' grouped,andlabeled:lFile(background) :offerscommonlyusedcommandssuchascopy/pa ste,print, :givesyoucontroloverlayouttools, : besidesofferingtheaccesstoF1help, : lStart: : ,accessrecentlyopenedfiles, (window) ,gotoFile>Options> :Ifafilehasbeenopenedforthefirsttime, , , ,defaultlabels(templates)andinternalprin terelements(graphics,fonts)arestoredinth eprintermemory, , ,ZebraDesignercreatesadescriptionofthela beltemplateformattedintheselectedprinter ' , , , , :Beforeactivatingthismode, > , (ConfiguringtheProgram)Tocustomizethegen eralprogramconfigurationofZebraDesigner, :lFolders: : : : :locationforfiledatabases(Excel,Access,T ext).

4 :Ifenabled, , ,enableslicensepurchasing(whenintrialmod e)andactivation,providessoftwaredetails, , , ,thisbuttonisrenamedtoDeactivateLicense afterclickingitandconfirmingthedeactivat ion, ( ,thelevelhasbeendefinedbythelicensekey), license,licensekey, :lClipboard:temporarilystorestheselected elements, :groupallowsyoutoalign, , :Copyingandpastingoftextual(plaintext)an dgraphical(bitmaps) :removestheselectedelement(s) , :Usetheformatpaintertocopyfont,fontsize, fontcolor, ,youarecopyingandpastingtheobject' , :WhenmultiplyingthepropertiesfromaRectan gleobjecttoEllipseobjects,allStyletabpro pertiesapply, NOTE:Youcanalsocopypropertiesbetweentheo bjectsondifferentlabels,differentforms, :lShow/ , :definestheobjecttextstylisticcharacteri sticsoftext, :defineshorizontaltextpositioninginanobj ect:Left, :Whenchangingafontduringthedesignprocess , : : : ,markervisibility, : : rotatesthedesignsurfaceclockwisefor90 , :makestheobjectpositionindependentofgrid linesandpositionofotherobject(s).

5 Rotation(90 perclick),whileothersallow90 rotationclockwise(portrait/landscape). , :lGeneral:definesobject' :definestheobject' ' :whenenabled, :whendisabled, : : ,itisplacedonthelabel' , ,itisplacedonthelabel' : ,itisplacedonthelabel' , ,itisplacedonthelabel' , : : , , :ifoneoftheDataBarbarcodetypesisselected , :widthofthebarcode' ' ' , , ' : :addswhitepixelstoincreasethegapwidth(in dots) :setsthebarcode' : ,itisplacedonthelabel' , ,itisplacedonthelabel' : ,itisplacedonthelabel' , ,itisplacedonthelabel' , :lOutline: : groupdefinestheshape' : : ' ' ' Styleoptionsare: :setsfillcoloropacityto25%.l50%ofcolor:s etsfillcoloropacityto50%l75%ofcolor:sets fillcoloropacityto75%.BackgroundColordef inesthecoloroftheshape' : ,itisplacedonthelabel' , ,itisplacedonthelabel' : ,itisplacedonthelabel' , ,itisplacedonthelabel' : :displaysthepicture' : ,itisplacedonthelabel' , ,itisplacedonthelabel' : ,itisplacedonthelabel' , ,itisplacedonthelabel' : : : , :Ifthecurrentlyselectedprinterisathermal printer, ,Italic, , , , : : : ,itisplacedonthelabel' , ,itisplacedonthelabel' : ,itisplacedonthelabel' , ,itisplacedonthelabel' :lHelp: : : :onlinelibraryofarticlesthatdescribemany technicalsolutions,tips, : : lSoftwareAboutpagelZebrawebpage: 'scentralfieldthatservesasaplacetocreate ,add,position, , : , :Definestheselectedlabelobject'.

6 ' ' (whitecoloredfield)andfilepage(graycolor edfield).lResizehandlesappearontheselect ed(active) , , ,setslabeldimensions, :ToopentheLabelPropertiesEditor, , , : :removestheselectedelement(s) , , :markershowsthatanobject' , : , : :deletestheselectedobject(s) : ,itisplacedonthelabel' , ,itisplacedonthelabel' : ,itisplacedonthelabel' , ,itisplacedonthelabel' ,line,ellipse, (manuallyenteredbytheuser)ordynamic(defi nedautomaticallyviaconnecteddatasources) .Afterfinishingwithyourlabeldesign, :lStep1: SelectthePrinterlStep2: SetthePageSizelStep3: SelecttheLabelLayoutlStep4: SpecifytheLabelDimensionslStep5:SummaryA fterfinishingthesesteps, :ToquitLabelSetupWizardduringanystep, : , , , :Whenchangingtheprinter,thePageSizesetti ngsalwaysgotodefault(automatic).

7 :Ifathermalprinterisselectedintheprecedi ngSelectthePrinterwizardstep, ,additionalsettingsappear: :Ifaregularhome/officeprinterisselectedi ntheprecedingSelectPrinterwizardstep, ,additionalsettingsappear: , :displaystheselectedstock' : SelecttheLabelLayoutThisstepdefinesthela belorientationandrotationonaprinter: :rotatesthePrinterLayoutofalabelby180deg rees, : SpecifytheLabelDimensionsThisstepdefines thedimensionsofthenewlycreatedlabel,itsm argins,measurementunit,andlabelsacrosspo sitioningsettings: :definethenewlabel' :definethedistancebetweentheedgeofthepri ntingsurfaceandtheedgeofthelabel(left/ri ght,top/bottom). : ,checkthedisplayedsettings: ,setslabeldimensions, :ToopentheLabelPropertiesEditor, , :Tosettheprintersettings, ' : cm,in,mm, ' , (left/right,top/bottom).

8 , (labelsonaroll) (sheetsofpaper) ,additionaloptionsappear: :Iftheselectedstockisnotcompatiblewithth eselectedprinter, (ifitwasdefined) 'sproperties: : : ,it' , , : :Ifthecurrentlyselectedprinterisathermal printer, ,Italic, , , , ' ' , :Ifthemeasurementunitischangedinlabelpro perties, 'sangle:entertheanglemanually, , :ifthecheckboxisnotselected, (selected)YESNOV isible(cleared) ,types, : lPortableNetworkGraphic(*.png)lPDF(*.pdf )lAdobePhotoshop(*.psd)lScalableVectorgr aphics(*.svg)lPaintbrush(*.pcx)lJPEG bitmaps(*.jpg,*.jpeg,*.jpe)lTIFF bitmaps(*.tif,*.tiff)lEnhancedWindowsMet afile(*.emf)lWindowsMetafile(*.wmf)lWind owsbitmap(*.bmp) : (re)definethePictureobjectContent, :Whenprintingpicturesinblackandwhite, : , , :achievesditheringbyapplyingathresholdma p(matrixwithcells) (scaledintothe0-9range)islessthanthenumb erinthecorrespondingcellofthematrix,thea lgorithmplotsthepixelblack,otherwise, , , : , ' 'sdimensions: :Ifthemeasurementunitischangedinlabelpro perties, :Therearemultiplewaystosettheobject'sang le:entertheanglemanually, :Ifthemeasurementunitischanged, ' :ifthecheckboxisnotselected, (selected)YESNOV isible(cleared) : :objectfillpropertiesdefinition: :fillcoloropacity25%.

9 L50%ofcolor:fillcoloropacity50%.l75%ofco lor:fillcoloropacity75%. :Shapeobjects(Rectangle,LineandEllipse) , ' 'sdimensions: :Ifthemeasurementunitischangedinlabelpro perties, :Therearemultiplewaystosettheobject'sang le:entertheanglemanually, :ifthecheckboxisnotselected, (selected)YESNOV isible(cleared) :Ifsupportedbytheselectedprintermodel,as hareoflabelelementprocessingishandleddir ectlybytheprinter( ,internalfonts,shapes,barcodes). , : , : :Shapeobjects(Rectangle,LineandEllipse) , ' , :Therearemultiplewaystosettheobject'sang le:entertheanglemanually, :ifthecheckboxisnotselected, (selected)YESNOV isible(cleared) :Ifsupportedbytheselectedprintermodel,as hareoflabelelementprocessingishandleddir ectlybytheprinter( ,internalfonts,shapes,barcodes).

10 , : , : :objectfillpropertiesdefinition: :fillcoloropacity25%.l50%ofcolor:fillcol oropacity50%.l75%ofcolor:fillcoloropacit y75%. :Shapeobjects(Rectangle,LineandEllipse) , ' 'sdimensions: :Ifthemeasurementunitischangedinlabelpro perties, :Therearemultiplewaystosettheobject'sang le:entertheanglemanually, :Ifthemeasurementunitischanged, :ifthecheckboxisnotselected, (selected)YESNOV isible(cleared) :Ifsupportedbytheselectedprintermodel,as hareoflabelelementprocessingishandleddir ectlybytheprinter( ,internalfonts,shapes,barcodes). , : , ' ' 'sdimensions: :Ifthemeasurementunitischangedinlabelpro perties, :Therearemultiplewaystosettheobject'sang le:entertheanglemanually, :Ifthemeasurementunitischanged, :ifthecheckboxisnotselected, (selected)YESNOV isible(cleared) :Ifsupportedbytheselectedprintermodel,as hareoflabelelementprocessingishandleddir ectlybytheprinter( ,shapes,barcodes).