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Laser Application:
To insert a date / time field in a message using Laser Application, follow the procedure below.
(1) Click the icon . Or select the "File" menu and choose the "Open" option.
(2) A list of file names will be displayed. From the list, select the file to which you want to insert a
date / time field.
(3) From the editing tools on the right side of the screen, select one of the icons for "Day", "Month",
"Year", "Week", "Hour", "Minutes", and "Seconds". Or select "Computed field" from "Draw" on
the Menu Toolbar, and select one from "Day", "Month", "Year", "Week", "Hour", "Minutes", and
"Seconds".
(4) Left-click on the field in the working area where you want to display the date / time field selected
in step (3).
(5) Save the message including the inserted field. Refer to "3.2.3 SAVE YOUR MESSAGE" for
saving.
3.9.4.2 SELECTING A FORMAT
Touch Screen:
When you select the field type you want to insert into the message, a series of options for configuring the
field will appear. One of them is the format that will be used. The format option cannot be configured in
all the fields (only in the day, month, year, week and time fields).
For example, in the case of the "Month" field, after inserting into the field, press "Month [*]" (* is a number)
"MONTH"
"Format" displayed at the top left of the screen. "MM (1..12)", "MMM (JAN ... DEC)", and
"MHex (1, .. 9, A, B, C)" are displayed as display formats. Select the desired display format from these.
To choose the format you must modify when it is first inserted in the field, because once it has been
inserted into the message, the format cannot be changed.
Laser Application:
When you insert a field, "Properties" contains a set of options to configure it. One option is the format and
this is not available for all fields (only for the day, month, year and time fields).
For example, if you select the "Month" field, the "Properties" displays "Month" tab. There is "Format:" in
this tab, and select one of "MM(1..12)", "MMM (JAN ... DEC)", "MHex (1, .. 9, A, B, C)" as the display
format.
With Laser Application, after entering the field, you may be able to change its format.
Day
Week
Year
Month
Hour
Minutes
Seconds
