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Determining Format Contents
Decide what you want to print on the supply. Any information
should be in the form of text, bar codes, lines, boxes, or
graphics.
Each piece of information is either a
field
or an
overlay
. Here
are the field types and how each type might be used.
Fields
There are three types of fields: text, non-printable text, and
bar codes.
Text Fields
Text fields contain alphabetical, symbol, or numerical
characters. Here are some uses.
• Company name or
department number
• Serial number
• Shipping address
• Price.
Non-Printable Text Fields
Use non-printable text fields if you want the operator to enter
data, but you do not want to print it as entered. For example,
you can enter city, state, and zip code in three non-printable
fields, then merge them to print as one field.
Bar Code Fields
Select from 7 bar codes: UPC-A, UPC-E, I 2 of 5, Code 39,
EAN-8, EAN-13, Code 128. Here are some uses.
• Item or serial number
• Merge information from multiple text fields.
You can define up to
14 fields in a format.
The total can be any
combination of text,
non-printable text, or
bar code fields.
Designing a Format
2. Designing a Format
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