ASTRO AstroJet 1000, Installation And Operating Manual

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Adding Instructions to the Operator
It is possible for an operator to change information on a mailing piece before it is printed without using
the Layout Editor. A situation where the same basic mailing list and layout is used each month but
some special message is changed would be one example.
In the sample below the piece used in the tutorial is modified so that a special message can be added
when the mail list is run each month.
For this example we are going to have the printer change the month each time the job is run. This is
done by setting up a layout and using the
“Specifies that this field will be filed in by the Control
Panel” icon to have the operator add information prior to printing. When this icon is activated a
window will appear in the Control Panel requesting that something be added prior to printing.
In order to set the job up, do the following:
Create a job just as you would normally. Then create a Text Field for the information to be entered by
the operator. Double click on the field and to open the “Text Field Editor – Field 3”. Click on the
icon. The window will change like the one below.
The top line is for the instructions to the operator as to what information is to be entered into the
printout. The second line is for the information that will be changed when run. There must be
something in this area for this to work properly.
When you open the Control Panel
software and load the job the
“Label Field Editor” window on the
right will appear to instruct the
operator as to what information is
to be entered. Once the
information is entered the operator
clicks
OK . Then click on GO , the
job then downloads and runs with the added information being printed.