Brady LabelMark 3.1, User Manual

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Creating and Using Templates
Creating a Template
A template is a saved label format that allows you to have static data (e.g. logos and unchangeable text) as
well as fields for variable data entry that are located at fixed locations on the label. You can create
templates in both
LabelMark and LabelMark Plus .
To create a new template:
1. From the Welcome screen, select Create new template and click OK .
(If you are already in the application, select
File New… Then click the Template radio button.)
2. Select the Printer , Printer type , Part family and the Label Part you want to use and click OK .
The single label view for your part appears and the
Template toolbar displays at the bottom of the
screen (see Template Toolbar for details)
3. Add items to the label and format them:
Add text items for variable data entry to the label and fill them with placeholder text. The
placeholder text allows you to properly size and format the text and it will be replaced by your
data when you create a file based on the template.
Note: Date/time, serialization and data import are unavailable during the template creation
and editing process. The functions are available when working with a file based on a
template.
Example of Placeholder Text in a LabelMark Template
LabelMark Plus Note: In LabelMark Plus objects will automatically be named T1, T2, T3,
etc. As in LabelMark , the placeholder text is replaced by your data when you create a file
based on the template (see also Importing Data into LabelMark Plus (Advanced).
LabelMark Plus Note: With LabelMark Plus you can also add barcodes, images, rectangles
and lines.
Format the items as needed (see Format Toolbar).
Select a label item(s) and apply Template Toolbar features:
o Make items non-printable if you want them to appear on the computer screen but
not on the final printout.
o Lock items that are the same or static for every label in the file. Images, rectangles
and lines are locked by default.
o
Unlock (or do not lock) items to be used for variable data entry. Text and barcodes are
unlocked by default.
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