Brady LabelMark 5.0, User Manual

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Formatting a Label
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Horizontal
Justification Horizontal justification aligns the text within the boundaries of the
text element, not within the boundaries of the label. To change the
horizontal justification:
1.
In the Horizontal Justification field, click the down arrow.
2.
Select the desired justification.
Line Spacing Line Spacing is incremented in point size. Normal, readable spacing
uses an additional 2 points from the font size. For instance, when
using a 12 point font, the line spacing would be 14 pt (12 plus 2). In
the Line Spacing field, enter only the additional point size desired to
vertically stretch or shrink the lines of text. To change Line Spacing:
1.
Click the Line Spacing field.
2.
Enter the additional point size over and above the font size.
Note: To retain normal line spacing, leave this field blank or enter
‘0’.
Expand/Condense Expanding and condensing data affects the spacing between
characters in a word, giving the appearance of stretching or
shrinking the word horizontally. Data can be expanded or
condensed according to predefined increments (percentages). To
Expand or Condense a word:
1.
In the Expand/Condense field, double click the number
currently filling the field.
2.
Enter the percentage to expand or condense.
Note: One hundred percent is normal. The lower the percentage, the
more condensed the word; the higher the percentage, the more
expanded the word.
Auto Fit Auto Fit adjusts the font size automatically to fit the element size.
As the text overflows the element width, the font size decreases
until it fits the text line. Auto Fit is the default. To maintain a
specific font size, remove the checkmark from the Auto Fit option
box.
Underline 6/9
characters Check this option if you need to distinguish between the number 6
or the number 9 on a label that could be wrapped around an object,
thereby displaying upside-down.
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