Page orientation and borders
Depending on what type of label sheets you are using you can change the
page orientation or the paper size.
To change the paper size, click the "Printer settings" icon
You should use borders if you are printing labels on plain paper. When
printing on label sheets, you do not need borders. There are five border
types available: Solid, Dash, DashDot, DashDotDot and Dot.
Setting font and text alignment
You can change the font name and size and also the text alignment of the
labels to suit your needs.
Label Size
Use "Width" and "Height" to set dimensions of individual
labels.
Page Margins, Spacing and Count
Use Page Margins to position labels on the sheet. Some label manufacturers
have the information about labels position printed on sheets. If not,
you should measure your label sheet to determine the exact position of
labels. Then use the settings to align the text so it is printed on labels
precisely.
To set the number of rows and column use "Row count" and "Column
count" properties.
To set the distance between rows and columns use "Horizontal spacing"
and "Vertical spacing" properties.
Configuring label text
Use the Alignment property to set the text alignment on the labels.
To set the position of each band within the label use "Name band
pos", "Dim band pos", "Material band pos", "Info
band pos", "Note band info" and "Barcode band pos"
properties.
To let the program position each band automatically enter 0 or "auto".
To set your desired position for each band use the "up/down"
button to increase or decrease the band position on the label. You can
also type a number instead of using the "up/down" button.
To disable a particular text line uncheck its checkbox.
To change the color of a particular text line click the color button
next to its checkbox.
To change the text style attributes of a particular text line click the
text style buttons
on its grid line.
Barcodes
To change the font used for printing the barcodes use the "Barcode
font name/size" properties. Smart1DCutting comes with a barcode font called
"Free 3 of 9 Extended". If you have other barcode fonts installed
on your system you can select them from the fonts list. The barcode font
properties are different than the labels font properties.
The "Barcode start/stop char" specify the start/stop character
used when printing the barcode. A valid "3 of 9 barcode" have
to begin and end with a special character. Scanners look for this character
to know where to start and stop reading the barcode. This special character
is represented in this font with the '*' character. The barcode readers
will not include the * in the text they return.
Please note that for other barcode fonts the start/stop character might
be different or it might not be needed at all. You should consult your
barcode reader documentation to find out the start/stop character they
expect.
All changes you make in the active Label Style are automatically saved.
Use the
and
buttons to add or remove label styles.
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