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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:
icon identifies a text element using an internal printer font
icon identifies a text element using a scalable font
icon identifies a barcode element
icon identifies a barcode element with human readable text
icon identifies an image element
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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