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Considering Field Types
After you select a supply size, the next step in designing a format is to
decide what information you want to print on the label. For example, you
may want to print your company name, price of an item, and a bar code that
combines information from other places. Everything you want to print falls
into one of the following categories.
Field Type Description Examples
Text Contains letters, numbers, or
symbols you want to print.
item number, item description,
department number, price, date
Bar Code Used for printing bar codes that can
be scanned.
item or serial numbers, zip c odes,
information you don’t want to have
visible to customers
Constant T ext Prints fixed characters that print
without changing.
company name, company address
Line or Box Highlights or separates it ems. line marking out the regular price,
border around the supply
Graphic Contains a bitmap image or a
compliance label overlay.
logos
Note: All of the above field types except graphics are discussed in
Chapter 2. See Chapter 4, “Creating Graphics” for information on
including graphics in your format.
Considering Fonts
When working with fonts, you have three considerations:
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font appearance
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font size (bitmapped)
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font spacing (monospaced or proportional)
See Appendix B, “Fonts,” for samples of each font.
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