Paxar Monarch DOS-based Pathfinder Ultra System, User Manual

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Designing a Format
C o n s i d e r i n g F i e l d T y p e s
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 Field Class Description Examples
Text Simple
Price
Date/Time
Combo Contains letters,
numbers, or symbols
you want to print. Item number, item
description, department
number, price, date
Bar Code Simple
Price
Date/Time
Combo Used for printing bar
codes that can be
scanned. Item or serial numbers, zip
codes, information you do
not want to have visible to
customers
Constant
Text N/A Prints fixed characters
that print without
changing. Company name or
company address
Line N/A Highlights or separates
items. Line marking out the
regular price
For each field type, keep the following in mind:
Maximum field
length The maximum number of characters in the field. The number of
characters depends on the font size, label size, whether you are
using a check digit, or if the field is printed horizontally or
vertically. If your data is a price, remember to include the
currency symbol (dollar sign, Franc, etc.) in the length of your
field. See Chapter 3, “Configuring the Printer” for more
information about setting a currency symbol. The range is
0 –
40 .