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1. Match all criteria Choose this if you want the search to find jobs for which all of the criteria are true Match any criteria Choose this if you want to find jobs for which any but not necessarily all of the criteria are true 4 The Search Location area displays the default folder for job files If you want to search elsewhere click the Browse button to specify a different folder 7 Note If you are not sure exactly where something is located select a directory at or near the top of the tree hierarchy With the Search subfolders check box selected the software searches down through the subdirectories to find the file 5 Select the check box for each search criterion that you want to use Search by job file name Use this option if you know the job file name or part of it Type either the full file name or part of the name using wildcard characters to represent the missing parts Use an asterisk to represent tes BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 108 Job File Management Managing Job Files multiple characters or a question mark to represent one character For example searching for would find tire plant and wire markers The stands in for the t or w The stands in for all the remaining characters Search by label file in a job file Use this option if you want to find a job file that contains a label file that uses a particular printer has a particular
2. On the label file created from this template the Product Name text box cannot be edited but additional items can be added to the label In this case another text object was added cutting blade text box In addition the barcode data was edited and the barcode was moved to display under the added text box Scenario 2 The template was created using the following options File property Allow users to modify label design ON Brady logo image object label objects property Can Select OFF Product Name text object label objects property Can Select OFF SKU text object label objects property Can Select OFF Miscellaneous text objects label objects property Can Select and Can Move ON tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Templates 161 Template Properties Label Filet X Start On the label file created from this template the Logo image object Product Name and SKU text boxes cannot be edited moved or deleted However data can be added to the miscellaneous text boxes The miscellaneous text boxes can also be re aligned and the font and attributes can be changed Additional text or graphic elements can be added to the labels Scenario 3 The template was created using the following options File property Allow users to modify label design OFF Brady logo image object label objects property Can Select OFF Product Name t
3. Wire Pairs Enter the number representing the pair configuration 1 pair 2 pair 3 pair and so on This is the number by which the blocks increment For example if you set it to 3 pair with a start value of 1 the numbers in the blocks will be 1 3 6 9 and so on Start Enter the number with which to start the Terminal Blocks sequence Save as custom product Optional Click this button if you want to save these settings as a custom product for future use Provide a product name and a manufacturer Note An alternative to entering the information in this step is to use a saved serialization or import scheme To do so use the Data Serialization Schemes or the Data Import Schemes panels on the left These panels list schemes saved in the default location For more information see Chapter 4 Serialization on page 89 and Chapter 8 Importing Data on page 119 10 Click OK Your changes are applied and the editing screen closes 11 Click OK on the screen showing the three steps The Datacomm workspace displays a tile representing the new label tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most M Apps 177 Datacomm Labels 12 If desired click the Add New Label tile to add more labels to the job repeating the 13 steps above for each label you add When you hover over a label in the Datacomm workspace buttons for changing the label become visible Edit Opens the editor so you
4. 6 If you want to use the entire drawing click Next and go to the next step If you want to use only part of the drawing Select the part of the image that you want to use Use the Zoom control to resize the drawing to make selection easier Click and drag to select a portion of the drawing You can drag the resizing handles in the corners of the selection area to refine it Click Crop Before cropping if you want to clear the selection area click Deselect After cropping if the result is not as desired click Reset 7 Click Next The mport Options window opens 8 Fill in the following fields on the mport Options screen Fromlabel The first label on which to place the drawing Till label The last label on which to place the drawing Every Which labels in between to place the drawing on Set to 1 for every label 2 for every other label and so on 9 Click Finish tes BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 146 AutoCAD Exporting Data from AutoCAD Imported data is linked As you format one item it is formatted the same on other labels as well See Linked Objects starting on page 77 for more information Exporting Data from AutoCAD To export data from within the AutoCAD software you must enable the AutoCAD add in for LabelMark Then you can export either the text from the drawing or a selected area of the drawing Enabling the AutoCAD Add in The ability to expo
5. Expanding and condensing text affects the spacing between characters in a word giving the appearance of stretching or shrinking the word horizontally Text can be expanded or condensed according to predefined increments percentages To expand or condense a word 1 In the Expand Condense 50 200 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 object size As the text overflows the object width the font size decreases until it fits the text line To use Auto Fit 1 Place a text object on the label and begin entering text 2 Select the Auto Fit check box The text object displays handles 3 Double click the text object at the place where you want to continue adding text 4 Continue entering text The font size automatically decreases as the text string approaches the right boundary of the text object thereby allowing you to enter longer text strings Underline 6 9 characters Select 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 making the number ambiguous Trim Vertical Margins Text inside a text object maintains a small distance between the text and th
6. OR 3 Click the up or down arrows to change the degree of rotation The up arrow rotates clockwise the down arrow rotates counterclockwise Flip Flop Graphics mode The Flip Flop feature works on text objects only It transposes or reorders lines of text or the positions of words in a single line of text The Flip Flop feature works vertically on multiple lines of text or horizontally on a single line of text In a vertical flip flop the multiple text lines are transposed with the top lines placed at the bottom and vice versa If you have more than two lines of text the lines pivot around the middle line of text tes BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 56 Formatting a Label Text Objects Column 1 Column 2 ABC XYZ 123 789 456 456 789 123 XYZ ABC Text in Column 1 is vertically flipped in Column 2 pivoting around the middle line of text 456 Figure 10 Vertical Flip Flop In a horizontal flip flop you transpose one line of text around a flip point For example 123 456 would flip flop to 456 123 You designate the flip point by placing the flip character in the line of text This feature is useful for identifying parts that are connected end to end The default flip character is the pipe symbol However you can change which character to use for the flip flop function on the Options page See Setting Options on page 9 for more information
7. 1 Click the question mark icon and select User Guide The left pane of the help contains navigation tools Contents and Search tabs the right pane contains the information 2 Navigate the help in the following ways Use the Contents tab to explore the content of the help Double click to expand or collapse books in the contents to see what information they contain Click on a topic title to display it in the right pane Use the Search tab to look for a specific word or phrase in the help Capitalization does not matter if you search for Utility it will find utility but exact spelling does matter e Use the Back and Forward buttons in the Help window s toolbar to go back to previously viewed topics and forward again tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Creating Labels 11 Step 1 Create a Label File E 2 Creating Labels The basic process for creating a label is to 1 Create a label file and choose the label stock or part on which you want to print the labels See Step 1 Create a Label File on page 11 2 Design the label See Step 2 Design the Label on page 14 3 Save the label file See Step 3 Save the Label File on page 20 4 Print or add to job collection of related label files See Step 4 Print the Label File on page 20 Step 1 Create a Label File The Home page lists parts label stock that you have recently used The Recent Parts section is blank th
8. A typical barcode is composed of vertical lines bars and spaces of varying thickness depending on the text entered It can also include human readable text Human readable text is the data entered that makes up the barcode Because you cannot read bars and spaces you can display the actual text that makes up the barcode Barcode objects support vertical resizing length only The width of the barcode is based on data and symbology and cannot be changed LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual tes BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST Formatting a Label 65 Barcode Objects Like any other objects in LabelMark barcode objects can be positioned aligned and rotated Add a Barcode To add a barcode to a label 1 Click the barcode button on the Action toolbar The pointer cross for drawing 2 Drag the mouse over the label that will contain the barcode drawing a box the size of the barcode needed When you release the mouse a preliminary barcode displays with generic data Use the barcode Label amp Object properties panel to change the data and the barcode parameters Barcode Properties The following options are displayed in the Label amp Object properties panel for barcodes Note The barcode properties may vary depending on the barcode symbology type used If a particular symbology does not support certain properties those fields are grayed out BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST Labe
9. Double click the Left field 2 Enter the distance the left edge of the image object should be from the left edge of the label OR 3 Click the up or down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the indentation The distance you are able to move the left edge of the boundary box depends on the width of the label part The incremental distance will vary between the different label parts Top Indicates the distance the top of the image object boundary box is from the top of the label To change the distance 1 Double click the Top field 2 Enter the distance the top edge of the image object should be from the top edge of the label OR 3 Click the up or down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the distance fractionally The distance you are able to move the top edge of the boundary box depends on the length height of the label part The incremental distance varies between the different label parts Length Use this field to indicate an exact length height of the image This overwrites the aspect ratio maintained by default To change the length 1 With the image selected double click the number currently filling the Length field 2 Enter a new length OR 3 Click the up or down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the length Note To change the length independent of the width the Allow Stretching check box must be selected If not the width and length change in the correct proportion
10. If the option is NOT selected when the template is created the objects will remain fixed cannot move them on the label file created from that template If the Can Select option is selected on the template when creating a label file from the template you will be able to select the object resize it and move it to different areas of the label even if the Can Move options was NOT selected For Text objects if the Can Select option is checked on the template when creating a label file from that template the Text objects display as text boxes with no data This allows you to enter different data in those text objects The text objects remain stationary cannot be moved even if Can Move IS selected When adding text that must always stay on the labels such as a logo make sure when designing the template that the Can Select option is unchecked for that particular text object File amp Part properties In addition to the Can Move and Can Select properties of a template you can also control the ability to edit a label file created from a template in the File amp Part properties panel The Allow users to modify label design option is selected by default If you do not want a user to be able to modify the layout of a label created from a template de select the option When you create a new label based on this template you will only be able to enter data in any visible text boxes or change the text in a barcode object You will not be
11. OK102 782 OK102 522 PCO01 PC001 Selected object 22304 lin rer mI Label 1 with Top to Bottom Selected Object s New Label Figure 13 Top to Bottom flip flop options For Horizontal single line Left to Right Transposes text on the left of the flip character to the right and vice versa LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual tes BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST BA Formatting a Label Text Objects Left to Right On New Label Duplicates all objects graphics and text ona label inserting them on the label next to the original However only those horizontal text objects containing the flip character are flipped on the copy Left to Right Selected Object s On a label containing multiple text objects with flip characters transposes only the object s selected Left to Right Selected Object s on New Label Duplicates all objects graphics and text on a label inserting them on the label next to the original However only those horizontal text objects containing the flip character that are selected on the original are flipped on the copy o BCDIA 3 12 123 XYZ Flip I character nme LEE 1213 123 XYZ Elements selected Label 1 with Left to Right Selected Objects on new label Figure 14 Left to Right flip flop options Remove Flip Character For horizontal left to right
12. On the Home page click the Open tile and select Job 2 Select the job file with the wire harness labels and click Open 3 The left side of the page for the job file lists the label files within that job Click on the label file that you want to edit 4 On the right side of the page click Open in Editor 5 Add data to the label as you would with any label file Add Individual items manually See Adding and Editing Objects on page 31 Sequential information See Chapter 4 Serialization on page 89 e Imported data See Adding External Data on page 119 Data using a saved serialization or data import scheme See Using a Saved Serialization Scheme on page 98 or Using a Saved Data Import Scheme on page 126 6 Click the Save button es BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 184 Apps Wire Harness Labels ooo li tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most AOS
13. Part Family Die Cut Sensor Type Notch Description Product catalog graphic and barcode Part is double sided 2 The Printer Compatibility field select the printers to associate with this custom label part If you started with an existing part printers associated with that label part are already selected 3 Click in the Part Family field and select the label type for your custom label 4 Click in the Sensor Type field and indicate how the printer will determine the top of the label that is where one label ends and the next begins Continuous Use with label stock that is a continuous roll with no demarcation where labels begin and end The printer cannot sense the beginning or end of a label because the material is continuous and can be used to print items of varying lengths Gap Use with a die cut label stock that is opaque Printers sense the gap between the labels to determine the top of each label Notch Use with die cut label stock that is clear or that has a clear portion Printers sense a small notch in the label stock to determine the top of the label Notch can also be used to demarcate a set of opaque labels although this is a much less common use None LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 52 BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST 48 Managing Parts 111 Managing Custom Parts 5 Optional In the Description field enter a
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15. able to add any other elements move or resize objects already on the label change fonts or sizes etc When creating a label file from a template with Allow users to modify label design option unchecked the options in the Label Objects Properties box are grayed out All elements in the Action toolbar are also grayed out indicating you cannot use them Turning off Allow users to modify label design takes precedence over Can Select and Can Move If you want to be able to modify some aspects of the label created from the template leave Allow users to modify label design turned ON i e place a checkmark in the option box but UNCHECK Can Select and or Can Move If Can Select is not checked Can Move is automatically disabled You cannot move an object if you cannot select it Examples Following are examples of labels produced from templates with the various file properties and Label amp Object properties turned on checked or off unchecked tes BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 160 Templates Template Properties Scenario 1 The template was created using the following options File property Allow users to modify label design ON Product Name text box object label objects property Can Select OFF Barcode object label objects property Can Select and Can Move ON Label Filet X Start x eo Cutting Blade m KUTESA 7 ANTA
16. other Top middle and bottom are used to align objects that are displayed horizontally to each other If you apply horizontal alignment to items vertically aligned to each other or apply vertical alignment to items horizontally aligned to each other the objects will align on top of each other creating a layered effect See Overlapping Objects on page 37 for more information tes BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 36 Formatting a Label Adding and Editing Objects Objects vertically center aligned to each Applying horizontal alignment middle to other vertically aligned objects Figure 5 Example of vertical selection with horizontal alignment To align objects 1 Select the objects to align to each other See Selecting an Object on page 32 2 Choose Format gt Align and choose the alignment desired Alternatively click the desired alignment button in the toolbar ug 5S du jm as 5 Center on Label Graphics mode To place an object directly in the middle of a label vertically and horizontally use the center objects command 1 Click the object to display handles 2 Choose Format Align Center objects vertically or Center objects horizontally Alternatively use the buttons on the Formatting toolbar to center objects vertically or center objects horizontally You can center a number of objects vertically or horizontally on a label at one t
17. tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most M s Formatting a Label Linked Objects Property Width Rotation Use this field to indicate an exact width of the rectangle To hange the width 1 With the rectangle selected double click the number currently filling the Width field 2 Enter a new width or 3 Click the up or down arrow buttons to increase or decrease width Note For a perfect square the width and length should be the same measurement Use this field to rotate a rectangle object between 0 and 360 To rotate the rectangle 1 After selecting the rectangle double click the Rotation field in the Label amp Object properties panel 2 Enter the degree of rotation or 3 Click the up or down arrow buttons to change the degree of rotation The up arrow rotates clockwise the down arrow rotates counterclockwise Line Thickness Linked Objects To change the thickness of the sides of the rectangle 1 Double click the Line Thickness field Note Line thickness is expressed in whole numbers and decimals Highlight double click each portion of the number separately in order to change it 2 Enter the desired thickness or 3 Click the up or down arrow buttons to increase or decrease thickness Some data such as serialization date and time and data import schemes and items placed on multiple labels using the Command Multiplier are linked to th
18. BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual Microsoft Excel 140 Exporting Data from Microsoft Excel 8 10 11 12 LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual EE added to the fields If multiple fields are used the field with the largest number of data items determines how many labels are generated For instance if you have three data items in Field 1 two data items in Field 2 and four data items in Field 3 you get a total of four labels with data as illustrated in the following diagram Field 1 ABC DEF GHI Field 2 123 456 Field 3 XXX YYY 222 22 Label 4 Label 1 Label 2 Label 3 Figure 20 Labels generated from exported Excel data Click Add Field to add a field on the right Likewise click Remove Field to remove a field Any data on the field is returned to the Source box on the left In the Source box click the triangle to expand the list of data items Use the arrow buttons between the Source and Selected Fields boxes to move the data you want to export to the Selected Fields box Click the data to export select a field tab on the right and then click the single right arrow button Alternatively if you want to export all data in all fields spreadsheet columns to the selected field label object click the double right arrow button Note Use Ctrl Click or Shift Click to select more than one item at a time If you
19. MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 178 Apps Laboratory Labels Laboratory Labels LabelMark Professional only Use the Laboratory Labels app to create labels used on various types of laboratory media including centrifuge tubes conicals cryovials slides vial tops and well plates To 1 2 5 6 use the Laboratory Labels app On the Home page click the Laboratory Labels tile On the New Job Builder window enter a name for the job file then click OK For more information about jobs see Chapter 5 Job File Management on page 99 A workspace opens for your new job Click the Add New Label tile in the upper left corner of the workspace The Laboratory Labels app presents three steps to complete for the new label Select the default name NewLabel in the upper left and type a new name for the label LM Desktop 6 Professional 0 x Laboratory Labels X e ei NewLabel Label Type 1 Select the general purpose of this labet Centrifuge Tubes Conicals Cryovials Tamper Slides Straws p Vial Toos Well Tissue X In Step 1 Label Type click the type of label to add to the job In Step 2 Part or Template click one of the following Blank Part if you want to start with a label part Template if you have a template to start with tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma 7 10 11 Apps Laboratory Labels Se
20. Microsoft Excel 19 Use the Check Errors window to fix any errors that are found Create Label File Check Errors Check if labels contain errors You can autofit objects on the labels 2 4 4 5 amp 6 Fix all errors r Label Object Typ Description Barcode The object is not contained in a printablezone Goto AutoF Text The object is not contained in a printable zone Goto Auto Barcode The object is not contained in a printable zone Go Text The object is not contained in a printable zone Goto Auto F Text The object is not contained in a printable zone Goto A Text The object is not contained in a printable zone Goto A Barcode The object is not contained in a printable zone Goto Auto F Barcode The object is not contained in a printable zone Barcode The object is not contained in a printable zone Go to Barcode The object is not contained in a printable zone 9 HIMEN UE EA AM 2 TWO eseqejeqg Fix the errors using one or a combination of the following methods Click the Fix all errors button The software fixes all the errors that it is able to On any error in the list click Auto Fit The software adjusts the object to fit on the label On any error in the list click Go To The software displays the object in error Click the Back button and manually adjust the object to fit on the label most likely by moving or resizing As errors are corrected they are removed from the list 20 Click Next The Process Dat
21. Serialization Works LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual Start Value Al End Value D4 Increment Produces Al A9 AA AZ BO B9 BA BZ CO C9 CA CZ DO D4 In an advanced multi sequence serialization where the second set of values is NOT dependent on the first set that is the second set of values is set to Priority 0 the two sequences increment sequentially independent of each other Priority is described in more detail in step 10 on page 95 Example Multiple independent serialization where the second set of values is not dependent on the first set of values Sequence 1 Sequence 2 Start Value 1 Start Value A End Value 10 End Value C Increment 1 Increment 1 Produces 1A 2B 3C 4A 5B 6C 7A 8B 9C 10A 1B 2C 3A 4B 5C In an advanced serialization where the second set of values is dependent on the first set that is the second set of values is set to Priority 2 the second sequence holds its initial value until the first sequence completes after which it moves to the next value Example Multiple dependent serialization Sequence 1 Sequence 2 Start Value 1 Start Value A End Value 10 End Value Increment 1 Increment 1 Produces 1A 10A 1B 10B 1C 10C Serialization starts with the selected label in the label file and can be applied to as many labels as needed The serialization number or characters are placed at the top left corner of the label Once the se
22. Unlock gt Unlock Alternatively in the Label amp Object properties panel click the Locked check box to remove the checkmark If you want to lock all objects on a label choose Lock All under the Edit gt Lock Unlock menu If locking everything you do not have to select any particular object on the label Likewise if you are not sure which object is locked choosing Unlock All from the Edit gt Lock Unlock menu unlocks everything without having to first select an object Move Object Graphics mode To move an object to another location on the label 1 Click the object to display the handles tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Formatting a Label 35 Adding and Editing Objects 2 Place the pointer on the object itself NOT on a handle The pointer turns into a cross 3 Drag the object to the desired location on the label 4 When finished click anywhere on the screen to remove the handles from the object Alignment Graphics mode The Align function aligns objects on a label horizontally or vertically to each other Because you are aligning objects to each other at least two objects must be selected in order to use the align function Items centered vertically Items centered horizontally to each other to each other Figure 4 Example of vertical and horizontal alignment Left center and right are used to align objects that are displayed vertically to each
23. anything in Step 1 Note The presence of the checkmark in the Step position indicates that the step is complete 5 In Step 2 Part or Template click one of the following Blank Part if you want to start with a label part Template if you have a template to start with 6 Select either the label part or the template to use For help finding a label part see Finding a Part in the List on page 13 7 In Step 3 Label Data click one of the following Add Data Now Displays three choices for how you want to add data now Continue with step 9 Add Data Later Marks step 3 as complete Click OK Later when you are ready to add data see Adding Data Later on page 173 BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 182 Apps Wire Harness Labels EET Note As each step is completed the step number changes to a checkmark to indicate that you have completed that step 8 Select one of the following Serialized data Opens the Data Serialization wizard for specifying sequential data For help with the wizard see Inserting Basic Serialization on page 91 or Inserting Advanced Serialization on page 94 External data Opens the External Data Import wizard for importing data from a delimited text file Microsoft Excel Microsoft Access or from a SQL Server Client or Microsoft OLE database For help with the wizard see Adding External Data on page 119 Data from previous
24. as 0 25 tes BRADY Ma e WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 24 Creating Labels Step 4 Print the Label File mmm LL Copies In the Copies section File label copies is the default This prints all labels in the label file that contain data When you set the Label Copies field in the Workspace the indicated number of copies automatically displays in the Total labels field in the Print dialog box To print multiple copies of an entire set of labels in the Copies section of the print dialog box 1 Select Copies 2 Highlight the number in the field to the right and enter the number of copies desired The Total labels field reflects the number of copies Printing Specific Labels If you want to print only one label in a label file 1 Select the label you want to print 2 Choose File gt Print 3 In the Labels to print section of the Print dialog box click Selected labels only If you want to print a number of labels from a label file but not the entire label file 1 In the Labels to print section of the Print dialog box click Range of labels One row in the Print range definitions table opens for editing Click the Start field and enter the first label number in the range to print Click the End field and enter the last label number in the range to print To print multiple copies of the specified range click the Range Copies field and ente
25. based on a recently used part 1 On the Home tab under RECENT PARTS click the part number to use A box opens indicating the dimensions of the label part and enabling you to create a label or template based on that part BPT 608 461 2 36 0 6 60mm 15mm 777777 Line Mode Graphics Mode Line Mode Quickly and easily enter text and data into your labels Create Label Create Template 2 Click one of the following A shaded background indicates the item is selected Line Mode Choose this if you want to place only text on the label Graphics Mode Choose this if you want to place graphics lines rectangles or barcodes on the label 3 Click Create Label A blank label file opens using the selected part 4 Go to Step 2 Design the Label on page 14 Finding a Part in the List When the parts list opens for example on the Create New Label tab the LabelMark software tries to identify the label part in a connected printer and puts that part at the top of the list The software also brings favorites and custom parts to the top of the list See Managing Custom Parts on page 109 and Managing Favorite Parts on page 115 If the printer was turned off when the parts list opened click Refresh printers to detect the label part and bring it to the top of the list To quickly locate a part in the list use the Search or Filter Use search if you know all or part of the part name Use Filter to narrow the
26. can make changes Copy Places a copy of the label in the workspace Click Edit on the new label to make changes and to provide a new name Remove Deletes the label When complete click Finish A tab for the newly created job opens For information on how to work with job files see Chapter 5 Job File Management on page 99 Editing the Datacomm Labels Later Once the three step screen is closed for an app you cannot reopen it Instead open the saved job file to make changes To edit the data later 1 2 On the Home page click the Open tile and select Job Select the job file with the Datacomm labels and click Open The left side of the page for the job file lists the label files within that job Click on the label file that you want to edit On the right side of the page click Open in Editor Use the File amp Part properties panel to set the Product Width Block Width or to Save as custom product Edit data on the labels in any of the following ways e Manually change data Double click in the block you want to change Select the current number and replace it with the desired number Add a new label Click on the label before which you want to add another label Select INSERT gt Insert label Edit the sequential block data Select EDIT gt Edit DataComm Serialization For help using the editing window see steps 8 and 9 on page 176 Click the Save button WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS
27. enable the Excel add in 1 Close Excel 2 From the Windows Start menu select All Programs gt Brady gt LabelMark 6 gt LabelMark Addin Manager 3 Click the Excel add in tile Enabled add ins have a frame around the tile In the image below the AutoCAD add in is disabled and the Excel and Visio add ins are enabled S External Add Ins Options Administrator permissions are required to enable some Add ins Excel add in Visio add in AutoCAD add in 4 Click the Save button 5 Start Excel LO Ma e WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual Microsoft Excel Exporting Data from Microsoft Excel Exporting Data from Microsoft Excel To export data from Excel 138 1 Open the Excel spreadsheet containing the data you want to export 2 If you only want to export some of the fields and records select the desired data before proceeding 3 Click the LabelMark 6 tab in the ribbon bar 4 Click Create Label 5 If you want to include empty spreadsheet cells select the Include blank space check box This prevents data from shifting if a cell is left empty thus maintaining row and column relationships 6 Click either the All data or Selected data tile The Select Data window opens Tip If you click Selected data the following window is filled in automatically 7 Use the Select Data window to move data from the Source box on the left to the Selected Fields box on t
28. file name or uses a particular label part Select either Printer File Name or Part and then use the adjoining field to provide the information Search by date created or modified Use this option if you want to find a job file that was created or last updated within a certain time frame In the From and To fields enter the date range you want to search within You can either type the date in mm dd yyyy format or click the calendar icon to select the date For help using the calendar see Using the Calendar Icon on page 82 6 When all the desired criteria have been supplied click the Search button The job files matching your specifications display below the Search screen tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Managing Parts 109 Managing Custom Parts 6 Managing Parts LabelMark software provides three parts lists Master Custom and Favorites The Master list contains all parts This chapter discusses the Custom and Favorites parts lists Managing Custom Parts Custom parts are user defined label parts These parts can be based on factory created stock parts or completely original defined by the user A wrench icon marks custom parts in the parts list Creating a Custom Part To create a custom part 1 From the Home tab click the Manage tile and select Custom Parts The Custom parts tab opens 2 Click the Add New button e 3 In the Add New Custom Part window choose
29. information See Chapter 4 Serialization on page 89 Imported data See Adding External Data on page 119 Data using a saved serialization or data import scheme See Using a Saved Serialization Scheme on page 98 or Using a Saved Data Import Scheme on page 126 6 Click the Save button Wire Harness Labels LabelMark Professional only Use the Wire Harness app to create labels specific for wire harness applications To use the Wire Harness app 1 On the Home tab click the Wire Harness Labels tile 2 On the New Job Builder window enter a name for the wire harness job file then click OK For more information about jobs see Chapter 5 Job File Management on page 99 A workspace opens for your new job 3 Click the Add New Label tile in the upper left corner of the workspace The Wire Harness Labels app presents three steps to complete for the new label tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Apps 181 Wire Harness Labels 4 Select the default name NewLabel in the upper left and type a new name for the label LM Desktop 6 Professional x ee Wire Harness Labels ts NewLabel Label Type Part or Template VY Select the general purpose of 2 Use a blank part or existing this label template Wires LU e Blank Part Template The first step Label Type is already complete because there is only one kind of label You do not have to enter
30. length you may think of it as height Exceptions to this are Datacomm and Terminal Blocks labels These labels are created through an app and use a different mechanism for adjusting the label dimensions For more information on apps see Chapter 14 Apps on page 167 To change the part length 1 Open the File amp Part properties panel See Properties Panels on page 44 2 Under the Part Properties heading edit the Length field The changes occur at once Wiremark Format Use the wiremark format to repeat text lines down the label filling the label so that the text can be easily read when the label is wrapped around a wire Wiremark is available in line mode text labels only When the wiremark function is turn on the label divides displaying a blue border around the original text being entered top line and a red dotted line around the duplicate text The text duplicates as you enter it PL 56124 0 Xm If the label is large enough or the font is small enough you can get multiple rows of repeated data The data is repeated on the label as you enter it Font size 6 Font size 5 Font size 6 Font size 5 Font size 5 ej ze tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most M Formatting a Label 87 Wiremark Format To use wiremark format e 1 Click the gear icon in the upper right to open the Options tab 2 Click Format Options 3 Select Wiremark labels in line mode by default H 4 C
31. line object handle is from the left edge of the label Increasing the size of Start Point X is the same as dragging the left handle of the line toward the right thereby shortening the line To change Start Point X 1 Double click the Start Point X field 2 Enter the distance the left edge of the line should be from the left edge of the label or 3 Click the up or down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the indentation The distance you are able to move the left edge of the line depends on the width of the label part The incremental distance will vary between the different label parts End Point X Indicates the distance the right edge of the line object handle is from the right edge of the label Decreasing the size of End Point X is the same as dragging the right handle of the line toward the left thereby shortening the line To change End Point X 1 Double click the End Point X field 2 Enter the distance the right edge of the line should be from the right edge of the label or 3 Click the up or down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the distance The distance you are able to move the right edge of the line depends on the width of the label part The incremental distance will vary between the different label parts iez BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 73 74 Formatting a Label Line and Rectangle Objects Property Start Point Y End Point Y Lin
32. list down by label size assigned printer or by label family label type such as die cut or continuous Search To search for a part tes BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 14 Creating Labels Step 2 Design the Label 1 Click the Search button to select it A blue background means the button is selected 2 In the blank box with the binoculars next to it type in all or part of the part name 3 Click the binoculars button The parts list displays all parts that completely or partially match the text you entered Q Filter To filter the parts list 1 Click the Filter button 2 If you know the size of the label part you want in the Size section fill in the Width and Length If only one dimension matters to you fill in just that one Either type the value or use the up and down arrows to select a value The list adjusts immediately to show labels that closely match your selections To clear your selection click and drag the pointer to select the value Press the Delete key on your keyboard 3 If you know the printer associated with the label part click in the Printer box and select the printer The list adjusts immediately to show labels that match your selections 4 If you know the type of part you are looking for click in the Label Family box and select the label type for example two sided sleeve or continuous The list adjusts immediately to show labels that
33. match your selections If you select more than one filter the results show items that match all filter criteria not just one Each selection further refines the results To start over at any time click the Reset filter button in the upper right Step 2 Design the Label Add text graphics lines rectangles and barcodes to the label Read the following sections for information about editing the label You may also wish to read Chapter 3 Formatting a Label on page 31 Editor Workspace Edit the label in the Workspace area of the application window The Label Editor has two types of views tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most M 6 Creating Labels 15 Step 2 Design the Label Single label view where only one label is visible at a time e Multi label view where multiple labels are laid out in rows and columns similar to the way they are laid out on the liner The labels are numbered left to right top to bottom In multi label view the Editor displays the maximum number of labels that can fit in the Editor window even though the labels are not yet created View If the selected part number contains more than one label it displays the multiple labels on the screen with a circled number next to each label to indicate where that label is on the media liner To view one label in a multi label layout 1 Click the label you want to view alone 2 Choose View Single Label Layout T
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35. opens Use the Zoom control to adjust the display so that you can see all the contents If you want to use the data exactly as is skip to step 14 If you want to use part of the image continue with the next step In the image viewing area click and drag to select the portion of the image you want If you are unhappy with your selection simply click elsewhere in the drawing and try again The Deselect button also removes the selection box Note Use the Label Size Current Image Size and Selection Size information below the image to size your selection to fit on the label If the selected area does not fit on the label part the software displays a message to this effect and will scale the image to make it fit If you do not want the image scaled either make sure the selection area fits on the label or click Back and choose a larger label Once the desired portion of data is selected click Crop If you want to start over click Reset to return to the initial drawing When ready click Next Fill in the following fields on the Import Options screen From label The first label on which to place the drawing Tilllabel The last label on which to place the drawing WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 148 AutoCAD Exporting Data from AutoCAD Every Which labels in between to place the drawing on Set to 1 for every label 2 for every other label and so on 16 Click Next The Process D
36. perform the functions described in the following table Button Description Create new Data Import Opens the External Data Import wizard Follow the instructions in Adding External Data starting on page 119 to fill out the pages of the wizard and create a data import scheme Serialization Opens the Data Serialization wizard Follow the instruction in Inserting Basic Serialization on page 91 or Inserting Advanced Serialization on page 94 Delete Deletes the selected scheme Import Import a scheme from another location Export Export the selected scheme to another location Copy the selected scheme Then edit the copied scheme to create a new scheme similar to the original Edit Opens the External Data Import wizard or the Data Serialization wizard Use the wizard to change the scheme You Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 156 Manage Saved Data Import and Serialization Schemes Using a Saved Scheme to Add Data to a Label File Button Description Rename Enter a new name for the selected scheme Apply to label file Use the selected scheme to import data to a label file See Using a Saved Scheme to Add Data to a Label File on page 156 Using a Saved Scheme to Add Data to a Label File If you import data to a label file that already contains data the imported data is placed on the label along with the existing data rather t
37. print the label so it is wider than it is tall Rotation Rotates objects on the label the number of degrees specified Rotation is clockwise You can use negative numbers to indicate counterclockwise rotation For example 45 is the same as 315 tes BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 112 Managing Parts Managing Custom Parts Alternatively you can use the representation of the label part to provide most of these settings Click on different parts of the image to display green arrows that you can drag to change the settings Use the buttons to add or remove rows Add Column Delete Column Add Row OE Delete Row Click to edit the top margin Click to edit the vertical gap Zones Use the Zones tab to divide a label into sub regions Zones are used for two purposes To define the label layout To customize the label part by defining additional printable or non printable areas For information on how to get to this tab see Creating a Custom Part on page 109 To add a zone to a custom part 1 Click the Zones tab 2 Click the Add Zone button The zone is displayed below the zone settings in the representation of the label part Initially the zone is placed over the whole label Use the green arrows for the Width and Height fields to size the zone LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS mosr 58 BRADY Managing Parts 113 Managing Custom Parts The fo
38. properties in the left pane For more information see Chapter 3 Formatting a Label on page 31 When you are happy with the arrangement of the data on the label click Next The Check Errors window opens tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most M Microsoft Visio 135 Exporting Text Items 18 Use the Check Errors window to fix any errors that are found Create Label File Check Errors Check if labels contain errors You can autofit objects on the labels 2 4 4 5 5 6 Fix all errors r Label Object Description Barcode The object is not contained in a printablezone Goto AutoF Text The object is not contained in a printable zone Goto Auto Barcode The object is not contained in a printable zone Go Text The object is not contained in a printable zone Goto Auto F Text The object is not contained in a printable zone Goto A Text The object is not contained in a printable zone Goto A Barcode The object is not contained in a printable zone Goto Auto F Barcode The object is not contained in a printable zone Barcode The object is not contained in a printable zone Go to Barcode The object is not contained in a printable zone 9 HIMEN UE EA AM 2 TWO eseqejeqg Fix the errors using one or a combination of the following methods Click the Fix all errors button The software fixes all the errors that it is able to On any error in the list click Auto Fit The software adjusts the
39. select one of the following Refresh when file opened Refresh when file printed Edit a Date and Time Object To change the date and time format of an existing object which components to use separators and so on 1 Right click a date and time object and select Edit Date Time data You Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 84 Formatting a Label Check Label Errors 2 Change the settings as described in Adding the Date and Time starting on page 79 Remove a Date and Time Object To remove a date and time object 1 Click the date and time on one of the labels 2 Click the Delete button x 3 Follow the instructions on the message box to delete one or all of the labels Check Label Errors When designing labels LabelMark automatically checks for layout errors allowing you to edit the information before printing the labels Such an error can occur when for example you import labels from a file with larger labels to a file with smaller labels Some of the existing label contents may be outside the printable area of the label Errors are displayed in the Errors amp Information pane which is always available at the bottom of the workspace Errors amp Information Pane To display the Errors amp Information pane click ERRORS amp INFORMATION at the bottom of the workspace area Click ERRORS amp INFORMATION again to minimize it Errors amp Information Check Label Errors F
40. tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Formatting a Label 57 Text Objects Where you place the flip character in the line of text determines how the data will flip For instance if you have four words in one line and the flip character is placed between the first and second word LabelMark places the first word at the end of the line and treats words 2 3 and 4 as one word placing them at the beginning of the line in the same order 2 3 4 You cannot put multiple flip characters in a line of text The Flip feature only acknowledges the first flip character it encounters ignoring the rest Left Right Right Left Flip character Horizontal flip flop with flip character Figure 11 Horizontal Flip Flop e red blue green yellow e blue green yellow red Multi word horizontal flip flop before flip Multi word horizontal flip flop after flip Figure 12 Multi word horizontal flip flop To flip text objects you only have to select the label you want to flip The text object itself does not have to be selected All vertical multi line text objects on the selected label and all horizontal lines containing a flip character will flip when the Flip Flop function is invoked To flip lines of a text object 1 Select the label containing the text object to flip 2 Choose Format gt Flip Flop tes BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Man
41. than one label in a row you can place each field on a different label To do so a Select the Show all labels in the row check box below the sample label only available if your label material has more than one column in a row The preview shows one row of labels Use the zoom and scroll bar to adjust the view as needed You Ma e WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 152 AutoCAD Exporting Data from AutoCAD b Click Remove All to remove the fields that were automatically placed on the first label in the row c Drag the fields one by one from the left side of the screen to the label you want them on When the data is added to the labels each row will contain one record with each label across the row containing the field data as specified here Formatting data If desired adjust the font size and other formatting properties Select the object and edit the settings in Label amp Object properties in the left pane For more information see Chapter 3 Formatting a Label on page 31 Applying wiremark format Line mode only If the labels are for a wire marking application apply the wiremark format First select any field on the label Then in the left pane click Label amp Object properties Finally scroll through the list of properties and select the Wiremark check box The fields repeat down the length of the label as many times as they fit 17 When you are happy with the arrangement of the data on th
42. the Start at label number field enter the number of the first label on which to apply the copied object 6 In the Number of times to repeat field enter how many times the object should be replicated 7 Click OK Note Copying specific objects on a label adds those objects to the contents of other labels It does not insert new blank labels to receive the copied object If you duplicate the contents of an entire label you still can customize an individual label in the duplicated group by adding a separate object to the label outside of the copied information For instance if the label you copied contains only text that text displays on all the labels in the Command Multiplier sequence You could access one of those labels and add a specific graphic Because the graphic object is outside the copied label object text it will display only on the label to which it was added On the other hand if you edit an object that is part of the copied information the editing changes take effect on all the labels to which the information was copied Objects are linked when you use the Command Multiplier To break the link of an object so that you can edit it separately double click the object For more information see Linked Objects starting on page 77 tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most M Formatting a Label 43 Insert a New Label Insert a New Label Line and Graphics modes You can ins
43. to maintain the aspect ratio iez BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 63 64 Formatting a Label Barcode Objects Property Width Use this field to indicate an exact width of the image This overwrites the aspect ratio maintained by default To change the width 1 With the image selected double click the number currently filling the Width field 2 Enter a new width or 3 Click the up or down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the width Note To change the width independent of the length the Allow Stretching check box must be selected If not the length and width change in the correct proportion to maintain the aspect ratio Rotation Allow Stretching Use this field to rotate an image object between 0 and 360 To rotate the image object 1 After selecting the image object double click the Rotation field in the Label amp Object properties panel 2 Enter the degree of rotation or 3 Click the up or down arrow buttons to change the degree of rotation The up arrow rotates clockwise the down arrow rotates counterclockwise When the Allow Stretching check box is selected LabelMark ignores the aspect ratio and allows separate resizing of the width or length When Allow Stretching is selected green handles display around the entire image not just the corners Barcode Objects Barcodes are generated following industry standard symbology
44. to the left one word at a time _ 1 Y Selects all text in the text object a Delete Text Remove characters from the text string with the Delete key or the Backspace key The Delete key deletes characters one at a time from the position of the cursor to the right the Backspace key deletes characters one at a time from the position of the cursor to the left To delete characters using the Delete key or Backspace key 1 Double click the text object to open it for editing 2 Click the mouse to the left or right of what you want to delete 3 Press the Delete key to delete characters to the right of the cursor press Backspace to delete characters to the left of the cursor BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 48 Formatting a Label Text Objects Select Multiple Characters You can delete or edit multiple characters at a time by first highlighting the characters you want to edit The following table indicates highlighting techniques once you have opened the text string for editing Procedure Holding the left mouse button drag across the characters to highlight To highlight a word double click the left mouse button on the word to select Double click Triple Click To highlight an entire line triple click the left mouse button on the line to select Shift Cursor Movement Key Hold the Shift while pressing any of the cursor movement keys to high
45. value is entered on all Custom Your own text or string of letters 3 In the Start field enter the alpha or numeric character with which you want to start the serialization If using a custom sequence enter the first character of the custom text in the Start field tes BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 92 Serialization Inserting Basic Serialization 4 10 11 12 13 14 In the End field enter the value on which the serialization should stop If the total has not yet been reached the sequence repeats again If using a custom sequence enter the last character of the custom text in the End field The Total field automatically reflects the number of labels that will be produced based on the Start and End values and the default Step value of 1 If you wish to produce more labels beginning the series again at the Start value or fewer labels stopping before the End value enter the desired number of labels in the Total field replacing the calculated total If Custom is selected as the Sequence Type in the Custom Text field enter the full text that you want to use for the serialization Example Custom Text Brady When serializing the B would display on one label the r on the next label the a on the next and so on The Start value would be B and the End value would be y In the Step field enter the number by which the serialization should incremen
46. visually click in the center of a zone in the graphic representation and drag the zone where you want to place it Width and Height Adjust the width and height of the zone To set the width and height visually drag the green arrows in the graphic representation of the label WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 114 Managing Parts Managing Custom Parts Corner Radius Adjust the roundness of the zone s corners if the shape is set to Rounded rectangle 5 If zones overlap you can move them in front or behind each other by clicking Move Zone to Front or Send Zone to Back See Overlapping Objects on page 37 When zones are moved in front or behind each other the zone order in the Zone Number list changes The zone in front displays at the bottom of the Zone Number list The zone in back displays at the top of the Zone Number list 6 When finished click the Save button This saves all custom parts not just the one you are currently editing Delete a Zone To remove a zone from a custom part 1 Click the Zone tab on the Custom Parts screen 2 Select the zone you want to remove Click the zone in either the Zone Number field or the graphic representation of the label 3 Click Delete Zone Export Custom Parts To share your custom part with others you must export it To export a custom part 1 On the Custom Parts screen select the custom part you want to export 2 Click the Export
47. what to start with Select either Select existing part or Create from empty 4 If you chose Select existing part find the part that is closest to what you need and click it For help with the Search and Filter features see Finding a Part in the List on page 13 If you chose Create from empty go to the next step 5 Click OK The new part is opened in the Custom parts tab 6 Use the tabs in the right pane to configure the label part See the following sections General on page 110 Measurements on page 111 Zones page 112 You Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 110 Managing Parts Managing Custom Parts General Use the General tab to name the part define printer compatibility set the type of label and type of sensor and provide a description For information on how to get to this tab see Creating a Custom Part on page 109 1 On the General tab in the Part Name field highlight the supplied name then enter a unique name for your custom part cml SF Part Name Width Product Part Numbers 0 5 13mm Catalog Graphics 2 172 55 M Custom parts Height p 0 001 LM Desktop 6 Professional Column Row General Measurements Zones Columns 1 Rows 2 Part Name Columns 2 Rows 2 Printer Compatibility Catalog Graphics Thermal 4 BBP33 Laser DotMatrix BMP71
48. wish to change the order of data in one of the fields on the right select the item to move and then click Up or Down to move it to the desired position in the list Once the data is organized as desired select one of the following options at the top of the Select Data window Export to LabelMark format This places the data in a new label file in the LabelMark software Continue with step 13 tes BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST BA Microsoft Excel 141 Exporting Data from Microsoft Excel Export to text file This sends the data to a text file Specify the file name and path and then click Finish The data is exported and the Select Data window closes 13 Click Next The Select Label Part window opens 14 Select either Template based or Part based For information on templates see Chapter 13 Templates on page 157 15 Click the template or label part that you want to use For more information on searching for label parts see Finding a Part in the List on page 13 16 Click Next The Preview and Layout window opens 17 Use this screen to reposition the field objects on the label and indicate if the data should be presented in text format or as a barcode 20 labels w headings xls Compatibility Mode Excel Preview and Layout Accept preview Add new item as Text Add new item as Barcode v Data Fields Drag columns on to the label To link to existing item on label drop on top of the item Column
49. 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most MA 6 Formatting a Label 31 Adding and Editing Objects 3 Formatting a Label LabelMark software has two modes for working with labels Line mode and Graphics mode Line mode is for labels that only have text on them while Graphics mode is for labels that have images barcodes text and other elements on them These elements are called objects The choice between Line and Graphics modes is made when first creating the label file See Step 1 Create a Label File starting on page 11 oe ee a agal agal agad aga ere ata o 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 Building 10 J a Floor 8 lxi Area 19 Console 33 1 123 Line Mode Graphics Mode Figure 3 Line mode text only and Graphics mode label design Adding and Editing Objects Most information in the following sections applies to Graphics mode Portions that apply to Line mode are marked The following types of objects can be placed on Graphics labels Text Graphics Pictures and symbols Barcodes Lines Rectangles To place an object on a label 1 In the Action toolbar click the button for the type of label object you want to place wm LO Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 32 Formatting a Label Adding and Editing Objects 2 With the object type selected draw a frame on the label to contain the object For a text object click on the lab
50. 180 degrees view rotated 180 degrees Print A Zoom in Zoom Out Exiit To width zoom 100 Side 1 Print preview Notice the barcode added after the view was rotated looks upside down This is because it was placed that way on the label because the label was being viewed upside down when the barcode was placed on it Figure 7 Position of objects before and after label rotation To rotate the label view 1 Choose View Rotate View 2 From the displayed list click the degree of label rotation desired The view is rotated for all labels in the file regardless of whether you are in single or multiple label view Delete an Object To remove an object from a label Graphics mode 1 Click the object to be removed This selects the object You Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 40 Formatting a Label Command Multiplier 2 Choose Edit gt Delete or click Delete x The object is removed from the label Undo Redo Line and Graphics modes The Undo function undoes the last action taken whether editing an object adding information or deleting data It puts the object or label back to the state it was in before the last action was taken The Redo function undoes the Undo function It places the object or label back to the state it was in before the last Undo was enacted To undo an action 1 Choose Edit Un
51. 6 Professional 0 x Cont Panel Label NewLabel Label Type Select the general purpose of this label Electric Wires Terminal Safety E Blocks Push Power mu Buttons Cable In Step 1 Label Type click the type of label to add to the control panel job In Step 2 Part or Template click one of the following Blank Part if you want to start with a label part Template if you have a template to start with Select either the label part or the template to use For help finding a label part see Finding a Part in the List on page 13 In Step 3 Label Data click one of the following Add Data Now Displays three choices for how you want to add data now Continue with step 9 Add Data Later Marks step 3 as complete Click OK When you are ready to add data see Adding Data Later on page 173 Note As each step is completed the step number changes to a checkmark to indicate that you have completed that step Select one of the following tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma s Apps Control Panel Labels Serialized data Opens the Data Serialization wizard for specifying sequential data For help with the wizard see Inserting Basic Serialization on page 91 or Inserting Advanced Serialization on page 94 External data Opens the External Data Import wizard for importing data from a delimited text file Microsoft Excel Micros
52. 62 BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark LABELING SOFTWARE User s Manual Edition 01 14 Copyright This manual is copyrighted with all rights reserved No portion of this manual may be copied or reproduced by any means without the prior written consent of BRADY Worldwide Inc While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document BRADY assumes no liability to any party for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions or by statements resulting from negligence accident or any other cause BRADY further assumes no liability arising out of the application or use of any product or system described herein nor any liability for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of this document BRADY disclaims all warranties or merchantability of fitness for a particular purpose Trademarks LabelMark I is a trademark of BRADY Worldwide Inc Microsoft and Windows are registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation BRADY reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any product or system described herein to improve reliability function or design 2009 BRADY Worldwide Inc All Rights Reserved Software Version 6 0 Brady Worldwide Inc 6555 West Good Hope Road Milwaukee WI 53223 U S A Telephone 414 358 6600 USA Domestic Facsimile 414 438 6958 ie BRADY tea WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual Software Copyright Information
53. Data Select Data to Export Export to LabelMark format Export to text file Source Selected Fields 2 2 Fombell Pennsylvania ENGR NP 701431 DATE NAMEPLATE 12 21 11 G ITTIGSON NP 701431 NTS Expand All Colapse All Sort Add Field Remove Field Use this screen to move text from the Source box on the left to the Selected Fields box on the right All text added to a field in the Selected Fields box is treated as one object on the label To have each text item treated as a different object on the label add a field for each 6 Click Add Field to add a field on the right Likewise click Remove Field to remove a field Any text on the field tab is returned to the Source box on the left 7 In the Source box click the triangle to expand the list of text items 8 Use the arrow buttons between the Source and Selected Fields boxes to move the text you want to export to the Selected Fields box Click the text to export select a field tab on the right and then click the single right arrow button Alternatively if you want to export all text to the selected field click the double right arrow button Note Use Ctrl Click or Shift Click to select more than one item at a time 9 If you wish to change the order of text in one of the fields select the text to move and then click Up or Down to move the text to the desired position in the list tes BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s
54. Date and Time Object Check Label Errors l l eee Errors amp Information Pane Checking the Labels for Changing Label Parts Adjusting Label Length Height Wiremark Format 2 Io Pu Turn Off Wiremark 4 Serialization How Serialization lt Examples of Inserting Basic 5 Inserting Advanced Edit Components of an Advanced Serialization Remove Serialization Moving Serialized Formatting Serialized Using a Saved Serialization Scheme 5 Job File Management Creating a Job Adding Label Files Job File Information saving a Job File isse sulla nce REG sees Opening a Job File 0 0 eee eee E WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST Contents LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual ix Contents aaa Removin
55. File Save the label file to store it for future use Before you save the file the tab is named Label File1 or another number After you save the file the tab is named with the file name To save the label file 1 Select File Save 2 Optional By default files are saved in C ProgramData Brady LabelMark6 Label Files but you can choose another folder if desired 3 Type a name for the file File names can be up to 250 characters long and can include letters numbers spaces and some special characters Choose a name that will help you remember what labels it contains 4 Click Save File names must be unique If another file of the same name exists in this folder a message informs you of the situation You can choose to replace the existing file or click No to cancel and then save the file with a different name Once saved the file remains open Proceed to the next step printing To close the file later click the X on the tab next to the file name Step 4 Print the Label File Print Preview While the Editor displays labels as they appear on the liner to get a better view of how the data will register on the actual printed labels use Print Preview To preview your label file from the Editing screen tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most M Creating Labels 21 Step 4 Print the Label File 1 Choose File gt Print Preview Alternatively click Print Preview
56. First Row button located in the Printer Position Adjustment section of the Print dialog box 3 If the data needs to be adjusted click the up or down arrows in the Horizontal and Vertical fields The adjustment numbers are measured in inches or millimeters depending on which unit of measure you have chosen in Settings gt General Options Print the Labels When ready to print your labels from the Print Dialog box 1 Click Print Depending on the printer being used if the label part loaded in the printer is not the label part you used to create the label an error message displays indicating the discrepancy Click OK to continue to print or Cancel to cancel the print job Closing the Label File To close a label file click the X next to the file name on the label tab More About Working with Files The following sections describe how to open an existing label file and how to use file properties tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most M Creating Labels 27 More About Working with Files Opening an Existing Label File To open an existing label file Ifthe file is in the RECENT FILES list in the blue pane on the Home page click the file name Ifthe file is not in the RECENT FILES list click the Open tile in the white part of the Home page and select File Files Using Discontinued Parts When opening older files that were created using label parts media that Brady no l
57. MON Monday Day of month 1 31 01 31 Day of year 1 365 001 365 Month 1 12 01 12 JAN January Year 9 09 2009 Week 1 52 Separator b The Format field initially shows the current date in the default format Click Clear All to clear the Format field As you make your formatting choices the current date and time are displayed here in your customized format Use the Format field to make sure the format is as you expect while you are setting it up tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Formatting a Label Date and Time Object On the Date parts tab click the buttons that represent the format you want for each element of the date The parts of the date are added in the order in which you click them Regarding the day of the week if you select 0 6 the day is represented by a number with 0 being Sunday and 6 being Saturday To add a character in between components of the date like the slashes in 7 12 13 type the character you want to use in the Separator field and then click Insert To add a space between components click Space At any time if you are not happy with your selection click Remove Last On the Time parts tab click the buttons that represent the format you want for each element of the time The parts of the time are added in the order in which you click them Add separators and spaces in the same manner as for the date When the custom format is complete click OK Th
58. Manual 150 AutoCAD Exporting Data from AutoCAD 10 11 12 13 14 15 Once the text is organized as desired select one of the following options at the top of the Select Data window Export to LabelMark format This places the data in a new label file in the LabelMark software Continue with step 11 Export to text file This sends the data to a text file Specify the file name and path and then click Finish The data is exported and the Select Data window closes Click Next The Select Label Part window opens Select either Template based or Part based For information on templates see Chapter 13 Templates on page 157 Click the template or label part that you want to use For more information on searching for label parts see Finding a Part in the List on page 13 If you want to place some of the text on the labels as a barcode be sure to select the Graphics Mode button above the list of label parts If you want to place some of the text on the labels in wire mark format click the Line Mode button Click Next The Preview and Layout window opens tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma AutoCAD 151 Exporting Data from AutoCAD 16 Use this screen to reposition the field objects on the label and indicate if the data should be presented in text format or as a barcode Create Label File Preview and Layout Accept preview Add new item as Text A
59. ORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual Technical Support Technical Support Numbers On line Help For repair or technical assistance find your regional Brady Tech Support office by going to n the Americas www bradyid com n Europe www bradyeurope com n Asia www bradycorp com tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most MB vii Contents Contents Copyright e bak RE ex EE bee ended Da Eee E iii Tr demarks ences E en EE e PA EREE REG AUR LEX RE iii Software Copyright Information iv Technical Support ias used ee eee sea rd need qd vi Technical Support Numbers On line vi PP CX weedeat le Pad bed dt ee Bees vi Contents etsi been bead ited eben adio o greed ace Due ee ees vii 1 Introduction 1 Starting the Software 0 0 ce tenet ene 1 Navigating the Software 2 Home Screen c i eke EE eee eee eee ee ee 2 Main WindOW ei doves Oren eee ee eS 3 WO0lbars EROS see ee eee Re 4 Shortcut ee et wae be nal a al awe eee ede es 6 Mouse 8 Setting Optlons s ss wee hee ee ea ia es eee bate pea ue x RR 9 Help a edi aR E eo he ade ge Bie eo de he ha e
60. Results screen opens if you chose to select specific records to import Select the records that you want to import using Shift click and Ctrl click to select multiple records Click Next and skip to step 15 iez BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 122 Importing Data Adding External Data 12 The Filter Your Records screen opens if you chose to sort and filter or use a SQL query If using an existing SQL query click Next and skip to step 14 Use the Filter Your Records screen to create statements that define which records you want to use such as all records for the months of June July and August You can add more than one statement Fill in the boxes described below and then click Add to create one statement Fill in the boxes again and click Add to add a second statement Field Click in this box and select one of the columns from your spreadsheet or database for example Month Color or Address Operator Choose how you want to match the field to the value you will specify next For example do you want to use fields that equal the value The choices are Operator Description equal lt gt not equal gt greater than lt less than gt greater than or equal to lt less than or equal to IN specify values for use with a SQL WHERE statement This feature is intended for experienced SQL database users and is beyond the scope of this manual LIKE find
61. The label file displays at 100 as they will print on the selected printer 2 To view labels close up click Zoom In 3 Click Zoom Out to lower the zoom percentage 4 Click Fit to Width to display labels across the width of the preview screen Width 5 To return to normal print preview click Zoom 100 Zoom 100 6 To close the print preview window click Close If after previewing the labels you want to print from the Print Preview window Click Print s This displays the Print dialog box where you can change the printer select specific labels to print or indicate a number of copies to print tes BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 22 Creating Labels Step 4 Print the Label File eee Print Dialog Box Print Printer Information Name 41 Properties Status Ready Print to File Type 41 Where 058004 Comment 41 41 Labels to print Print range definitions All labels Start End Label Copies Range Copies Sub Total Selected rows only Range of labels Print in reverse order Copies File label copies Copies 1 Total labels 24 Add Remove Printer Position Adjustment Label Saver Options Side To Print Horizontal 0 Row 1 Side 1 v Y Column 1 Side 2 Both Vertical 0 Print First Row Print second side in Standard m Vv Duplicate data to 2nd side For each label file you want t
62. Wire Harness Labe ADM Conversion Laboratory is DM Conversion a RECENT PARTS WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST From this screen you can start a new label file or open or manage existing files A label file can be one label or multiple labels saved together as one file All labels in a file are associated with the same part label stock The Home page displays the following items The most recently used files or templates The most recently used label parts Brady smart printers that you have installed IP and Touchcell printers BMP71 BMP 51 53 BMP41 and BBP33 printers Access to settings and help in the upper right See Setting Options on page 9 and Help on page 10 To return to the Home page at any time click the Home icon tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most M s Introduction Navigating the Software Main Window LabelMark 6 Professional D x Label Filel FILE EDIT INSERT VIEW FORMAT TOOLS Oz sQxre x kA gt Label amp Object properties File amp Part properties File properties gt m File Name Creation Date 1 30 2014 10 12 56 Last Saved Date Author Name Description Allow users to modify label design Part properties Part Name FLI 3 PF 0 25 Double Sided No Find Replace gt Jobs Part Name FLI 3 PF 0 2 Total Labels 1 Viewing Side 1 Adob
63. a Import Select Data Source Select the type of data source for the data being imported from the following list and then set the connection parameters Delimited Text File MS Excel Spreadsheet MS Access Database OLE DB Providers and SQL Server Clients Data Source es BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 120 Importing Data Adding External Data eee 3 In the left column select the type of file that contains the data to be imported Note If you select Delimited Text File the default the delimiter options become available in the right column Select the character that is used to separate the data in the text file into fields 4 Click Select Source 5 Use the Open window to locate and select the file to import then click Open 6 Click Next The Select Fields page of the wizard opens If the source file is a spreadsheet or database there could be more than one data table included In a spreadsheet for example each worksheet in the spreadsheet is considered a data table Within the data table are rows and columns of data Each row is a record for example one person s contact information if the database is an address book and each column is one type of data first name zip code mobile phone Each intersection of row and column is a field So a record is made up of fields containing the data for that record 7 If applicable in the Select tab
64. a screen opens 21 Select one of the following three actions to take with the data Save Saves the data to the label file specified in the Save path If desired provide a different file name and path Save and Edit Saves the data to the label file specified in the Save path and opens the file in the LabelMark software If desired provide a different file name and path Print Prints the labels without saving Opens the Print dialog box see Print Dialog Box on page 22 tes BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 144 Microsoft Excel Exporting Data from Microsoft Excel 22 Click Finish tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma 6 AutoCAD 145 Importing AutoCAD Drawings 11 AutoCAD You can place AutoCAD drawings on labels in LabelMark by either importing from within LabelMark or exporting directly from the AutoCAD software The LabelMark software supports AutoCAD 2010 and higher Importing AutoCAD Drawings You can import a 2 dimensional AutoCAD drawing from within the LabelMark software To import an AutoCAD drawing 1 Open or create a graphics mode drawing in the LabelMark software For help with this see Chapter 2 Creating Labels on page 11 2 Choose INSERT gt AutoCAD Object 3 Click Open Drawing 4 Navigate to and select the AutoCAD drawing file that you want to import Click Open 5 Click Next The Region Selection window opens
65. above for each label you add When you hover over a label in the Terminal Blocks workspace buttons for changing the label become visible Edit Opens the screen with three steps so you can make changes Copy Places a copy of the label in the Terminal Blocks workspace Click Edit on the new label to make changes and to provide a new name Remove Deletes the label 13 When complete click Finish If you have LabelMark Professional a tab for the newly created job opens For information on how to work with job files see Chapter 5 Job File Management on page 99 Control Panel Labels LabelMark Professional only Use the Control Panel app to create labels used on various types of control panels including wire face plate push button and terminal block To use the Control Panel app 1 On the Home page click the Control Panel Labels tile 2 On the New Job Builder window enter a name for the control panel job file then click OK For more information about jobs see Chapter 5 Job File Management on page 99 A workspace opens for your new job 3 Click the Add New Label tile in the upper left corner of the workspace The Control Panel Label app presents three steps to complete for the new label OH Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 172 Apps Control Panel Labels Select the default name NewLabel in the upper left and type a new name for the label LM Desktop
66. anage New Label reate new label from label part New Label Using Template reate new label based on an existing template RECENT PARTS New Template reate new template from labe aer New Job Create a new job gt 27 18 Adding Label Files To add label files to the Job file 1 Click the Add Label Files button E 2 In the Open dialog box select the files to add using standard Windows browse functions to access different directories Use Ctrl Click or Shift Click to select more than one file at a time iez BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 100 Job File Management Creating a Job File 3 Click Open The files are added to the job file tab displayed in the Workspace oO LM Desktop 6 Professional 0 x Untitled Job 11 X ci T b we ox Untitled Job 1 2 Label Files No File Selected Print All Open All in Editor v Use Default Print Settings Red l6f 1 Labels Print Wiremark l6f 8 Labels Print Job info Details Author Description Creation date 10 30 2013 5 25 PM Last modified date Job File Information To add job file information 1 On the Job info tab at the bottom of the LabelMark window fill in the Author and To 1 2 3 4 Description fields This information pertains to the job file not to the individual label files Your changes are saved when you save the job file view or edit label file info
67. and click Delete Selected Item Deleting a field from the preview label only removes it from displaying on the label The field is still available to be added to the label Managing linked data Imported data fields are added to labels as linked objects For more information on linked objects see Chapter 4 Serialization on page 89 If you do not want the data for a particular field linked select the field on the preview label and click Unlink Selected Item The data is no longer linked between labels Placing data on different labels Generally all fields are placed on one label However if your label material has columns of labels more than one label in a row you can place each field on a different label To do so a Select the Show all labels in the row check box below the sample label only available if your label material has more than one column in a row The preview shows one row of labels Use the zoom and scroll bar to adjust the view as needed b Click Remove All to remove the fields that were automatically placed on the first label in the row c Drag the fields one by one from the left side of the screen to the label you want them on When the data is added to the labels each row will contain one record with each label across the row containing the field data as specified here Formatting data If desired adjust the font size and other formatting properties Select the object and edit the settings in Label amp Object
68. ant to split 2 Choose Edit gt Split Linked Objects or simply double click the object to open it for editing The object split from the other linked objects can now be repositioned or formatted individually from its linked counterparts The linked data objects on the other labels are not affected and remain linked to each other Deleting Linked Objects You can delete specific linked objects on individual labels without affecting the other corresponding labels and without splitting the link on the other linked objects To delete linked objects on specific labels 1 Select the object that you want to delete 2 Choose Edit gt Delete 3 A message box opens to determine whether you want to delete all linked objects or just that particular object Do one of the following To delete all occurrences of the selected linked object on all labels click Yes To delete only the selected object on the individual label click No Tocancel without deleting any object click Cancel tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most M Formatting a Label 79 Date and Time Object Date and Time Object The date and time object is a combination of a text object with data serialization Chapter 4 Serialization on page 89 where the data is some date or time value A date and time object has all the properties and behavior of a text object with the exception that you cannot edit the date and time by typing You must u
69. art properties panel clear the Use row copies check box To display the Label Copies field 1 Choose View gt Label Copies To indicate the number of copies to print of that particular label 2 Click the up or down button The Label Copies option can be removed from the Workspace by selecting View gt Label Copies again to remove the checkmark Go To a Label Regardless of which view you are in single or multiple labels you can move to different labels in the file using the Go To function To go to a specific label if the label is not visible on the screen 1 Choose Edit gt Go To Label or press Ctrl G 2 Enter the number of the label you want to access 3 Click OK Label Navigation If you are in Single label layout the Label navigation buttons display on the right side of the Status Bar lt 4 1 gt Ld To go to a specific label in the file 1 Highlight the current number in the Label Navigation number field 2 Enter the number of the label to which you want to go 3 Press Enter To move to the next label 4 Click Next gt To move to the previous label 5 Click Previous 4 You Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 18 Creating Labels Step 2 Design the Label ae To move to the last label in the file 6 Click Last gt To move to the first label in the file 7 Click First 4 Zoom The Editor supports zooming in all views You can zoom fr
70. art based For information on templates see Chapter 13 Templates on page 157 Click the template or label part that you want to use For more information on searching for label parts see Finding a Part in the List on page 13 If you want to place some of the text on the labels as a barcode be sure to select the Graphics Mode button above the list of label parts Click Next The Preview and Layout window opens Use this screen to reposition the field objects on the label and indicate if the data should be presented in text format or as a barcode Create Label File Preview and Layout Accept preview Add new item as Text Add new item as Barcode Data Fields Drag columns on to the label To link to existing item on label drop on top of the Columns can be added to labels more than once Add Al Remove All Show all labels in the row Placing data on the label If the label file is in graphics mode select either Add new item as Text or Add new item as Barcode and then drag the desired field BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 134 Microsoft Visio Exporting Text Items 17 onto the preview label Barcode is not available for line mode text labels For graphics labels you can drag the fields on the preview label to reposition them for line mode labels you cannot Instead click Remove All and then drag each field to the desired position or select a field on the preview
71. ata screen opens 17 Select one of the following three actions to take with the data Save Saves the data to the label file specified in the Save path If desired provide a different file name and path Save and Edit Saves the data to the label file specified in the Save path and opens the file in the LabelMark software If desired provide a different file name and path Print Prints the labels without saving 18 Click Finish Exported data is linked within the label file When you format the objects on one label the formatting changes on the other labels as well For more information about linked objects see Chapter 4 Serialization on page 89 Exporting Text Items You can export text from AutoCAD drawings to LabelMark The AutoCAD add in must be enabled See Enabling the AutoCAD Add in on page 146 To export text 1 Open the AutoCAD drawing containing the text to export 2 If you want to export only some of the text on the drawing select the text on the AutoCAD drawing now You can select one area of the drawing that contains the text that you want to export 3 Click the LabelMark tab in the ribbon bar 4 Click Create Label tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma AutoCAD 149 Exporting Data from AutoCAD 5 Click either All text or Selected text if you selected some text in the AutoCAD drawing in step 2 The Select Data screen opens Create Label File Select
72. ation Schemes Duplicate data on second side Brady Data Preview 1d 2d 3d 4d 5d 6d 7d 10 20 30 6m 7m SerializationScheme 2013 10 28 20 21 59 Author ZinzowLi Comments 3 In the list of Data Serialization Schemes click the scheme to use The right side of the window shows the settings for that scheme so you can verify that you have selected the scheme you want 4 Click Finish The serialized data is added to the selected label and to following labels as specified by the scheme Note For information about managing saved schemes to edit delete copy and more see Chapter 12 Manage Saved Data Import and Serialization Schemes on page 155 tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Job File Management 99 Creating a Job File EST 5 Job File Management Job files are only available with LabelMark Professional A job file is a collection of related label files It provides an efficient use of time when printing big or repetitive jobs The label files in a job file can be directed to different printers allowing you to dedicate printers to use specific label media or ribbon colors This eliminates the need to constantly change parts or run the risk of having the wrong media or ribbon installed Creating a Job File To create a new job file 1 On the Home tab click the Create tile and select New Job LM Desktop 6 Professional RECENT FILES LabelMark y Create M
73. avorites Search Bs Program Files x86 File Name Author Description 4 lia ProgramData gt A37EB928 0C6C 4071 AEF1 Be Adobe gt Be Apple gt Application Data 4 amp Brady gt Ba LabelMark 4 li LabelMark gt Ba Data and Serialization 5 gt Bs Fusebox Image Files gt Be Image Files gt Be Job Files Refresh gt Be Label Files When you select the directory all job files in that directory display to the right u wire markers Imj Print All Remove All e fett af pnt dl 3 Click a job file to select it 4 Use the buttons in the Actions column on the right to perform any of the following tasks Create a new job file Click New Job The new job file opens in another tab Edit a job file Select the job file and then click Edit Job The file opens in another tab Print all labels in a job file Select the job file and then click Print If one of the label files in the job file does not have a printer assigned a message informs you of the situation If you choose to continue the software prints the labels that have assigned printers and skips the rest Print all labels in all job files Click Print All Add to a list of favorites Select the job file and then click Add To Favorites See Favorite Job Files on page 106 Delete a job file Select the job file and click Remove The job file is deleted but the labels files are retained Delete all job files Click Remove Al
74. b file toolbar Zk M Alternatively to remove all label files from the job file click the down arrow on the Remove button and select Remove All The label file is immediately removed from the job file LO Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 102 Job File Management Printing Labels in a Job File eee Printing Labels in a Job File From the job file you can print one label file or all label files Each label file in the job file can be sent to a different printer if desired To print from the job file first select a printer for each label file Then set the print options for each and then print the labels Selecting a Printer To print everything to the default printer set in Options select the Use Default Print Settings check box To select a different printer for each label file 1 Clear the Use Default Print Settings check box The display changes to a table showing the printer label part and other settings for each label file LM Desktop 6 Professio wire markers Imj X LJ t amp 15 5 2 Label Files Print All Open in Editor Use Default Print Settings File Printer Side To Print Second Side P Part Path u Wiremark l6f Select a printer SideOne Standard M71 100 461 CAPro u Red l6f Select a printer SideOne Standard 2 1TPFR 25 4MM CAPro 2 For each label file click the Select a printer field in the Printer column Select a printer from the
75. bel with each other top middle bottom Only available when more than one object is selected w Bring to front and Send to back rearrange overlapping objects to enable visibility of all layers amp sl Shortcut Keys Used to rotate objects on a label left or right 90 degrees at a time The following table lists shortcut keys available in LabelMark software Some are key combinations For example Ctrl C means press the c key while holding down the Ctrl control key Function Key ae ae LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual Description Moves to the first label file tab when multiple files are open When editing a text object moves to the beginning of the line of text Moves to the last label file tab when multiple files are open When editing a text object moves to the end of the line of text Removes selected label objects from a label label files from storage or selected jobs from job files Invokes the GO TO Label dialog box to go to a specific label Copies selected objects or labels and places the duplicates on the clipboard 12 BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST R Introduction 7 Navigating the Software Function Key Description Cut Ctrl X Removes selected objects or labels from the Editor and places them on the clipboard This action supports undo and redo Ctrl V Pastes the contents from the clipboard onto a selected label This action supports undo a
76. brief description of the custom label 6 Select or clear the Part is double sided check box accordingly Measurements Use the Measurements tab to format linear dimensions such as width and length as well as number of columns margins and so on For information on how to get to this tab see Creating a Custom Part on page 109 1 Click the Measurements tab and set the following dimensions For all numeric entries you can either type a value or use the up and down arrows to select a value Width Sets the width of a label from left to right Length Sets the length of a label from top to bottom Liner Width Sets the width of the backing material that the labels come on The liner width must be greater than the sum of all widths Width Left Margin and Horizontal Gap Left Margin The distance between the left edge of the label and the printable area of the label Top Margin The distance between the top edge of the label and the printable area of the label Columns The printable area can be split into columns Increase or decrease the number of columns Rows The printable area can be split into rows Increase or decrease the number of rows Vertical Gap The space between rows For one row parts the space between labels Horizontal Gap The space between columns Applies only to multi column parts Output Orientation Select Portrait to print the label so that it is taller than it is wide Select Landscape to
77. button il 3 Use the Save As window to find your organization s designated directory for shared custom parts See Setting Options on page 9 4 In the File name field type a file name for the custom part It will be saved as an XML file Do not change the Save as type setting 5 Click Save The Custom part is now available for other users to import Import Custom Parts To use a custom part created by other users you must import it tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Managing Parts 115 Managing Favorite Parts NENNEN To Import a custom part 1 On the Home tab click the Manage tile and select Custom Parts 2 Click the Import button e 3 Use the Open window to find your organization s designated directory for custom parts See Setting Options on page 9 4 In the list of custom parts presented click the desired custom part to import 5 Click Open The custom part is now available for use Delete Custom Part To remove a custom part from your custom parts list 1 On the Home tab click the Manage tile and select Custom Parts 2 In the list of custom parts on the left click the part to remove 3 Click the Delete selected part button 4 Click Yes in the confirmation message The custom part is removed from your list only If the custom part was exported to the Custom Parts directory you can import it again should you need it later on Managing Fa
78. cts see Chapter 4 Serialization on page 89 In addition to being linked from one label to the next they maintain some connection to the external data file If the data in the external file changes you can refresh the data in the label file see Refreshing Data on page 127 If you do not want the data for a particular field linked select the field on the preview label and click Unlink tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Importing Data 125 Adding External Data Selected Item The data is longer linked between labels will not update from the data file when refreshed Placing data on different labels Generally all fields are placed on one label However if your label material has columns of labels more than one label in a row you can place each field on a different label To do so a Select the Show all labels in the row check box below the sample label The preview shows one row of labels Use the zoom and scroll bar to adjust the view as needed b Click Remove All to remove the fields that were automatically placed on the first label in the row c Drag the fields one by one from the left side of the screen to the label you want them on When the data is added to the labels each row will contain one record with each label across the row containing the field data as specified here Formatting data what to do if the field outline is red A red outline on a field i
79. dd new item as Barcode k Selected Ite elete Selected Ite Data Fields un PPEP 2q Drag columns on to the label To link to existing item or 1 label drop on top of the item Columns be added to 4 labels more than once 1 Add Al Remove All Field1 Field2 Field3 al 1 2 E E 1 a 1 4 Placing data on the label If the label file is in graphics mode select either Add new item as Text or Add new item as Barcode and then drag the desired field onto the preview label Barcode is not available for line mode text labels For graphics labels you can drag the fields on the preview label to reposition them for line mode labels you cannot Instead click Remove All and then drag each field to the desired position or select a field on the preview and click Delete Selected Item Deleting a field from the preview label only removes it from displaying on the label The field is still available to be added to the label Managing linked data Imported data fields are added to labels as linked objects For more information on linked objects see Chapter 4 Serialization on page 89 If you do not want the data for a particular field linked select the field on the preview label and click Unlink Selected Item The data is no longer linked between labels Placing data on different labels Generally all fields are placed on one label However if your label material has columns of labels more
80. den by clicking the arrow on the left side of the workspace pane The arrow changes direction depending on whether the properties panels are currently displayed or hidden properties panels Errors amp Information bar LabelMark automatically checks for formatting errors on label design enabling you to edit the design before printing These errors are displayed in the Errors amp Information window at the bottom of the workspace Zoom control Available for editing labels templates or custom parts the Zoom feature enables you to zoom in or out on a label document by dragging the button left or right The zoom percentages range from 25 to 800 Workspace The main area of the screen that displays the label file on which you are working as well as other LabelMark functionality such as managing custom parts schemes and favorites Label A label open for editing Toolbars The label editing tab contains three toolbars Standard tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most M s Introduction Navigating the Software Action Format The buttons on the toolbar are context sensitive meaning their availability depends on what you are doing in the program Standard The Standard toolbar consists of the following items H Saves label files templates or Sends a label file or template jobs to the printer Previews a label file or Undo Returns th
81. do or click Undo 9 To redo an action that has been undone 1 Choose Edit Redo or click Redo Command Multiplier Line and Graphics mode Use the Command Multiplier to duplicate entire labels or specific objects on a label onto the other labels in a file This saves time when you need to create a large amount of redundant labels If an entire label has been copied through the Command Multiplier you can edit the contents of just one of the labels and the editing occurs on all the copied labels concurrently The specific commands available in the Command Multiplier are Copy Label Copy Object s applies to a line of text as well as an object on a graphic label Copy Label To copy a label and all objects on the label 1 Click the label to copy tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Formatting a Label 41 Command Multiplier E 2 Choose Edit gt Command Multiplier Command Multiplier Select Command Copy Label Copy Object s Select labels to apply this command to Apply to Every label Start at label number 2 Number of times to repeat 1 Custom list Enter a comma separat Summary Command Copy Label Labels affected 2 3 Select Copy Label 4 In the Apply to list select which labels should be copies of the current label For example select Every 2nd label if you want every other label in the file to be a copy of the current label 5 In the Star
82. e click the image to display them 2 Move the pointer inside the image boundaries not on a handle The pointer changes to a cross with arrows de when it is in the proper position to move the image 3 Drag the image to the new location 4 To remove the handles from the image click anywhere on the screen LO Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 62 Formatting a Label Image Objects Image Properties When an image is selected the following properties are available in the Label amp Object properties panel Property Label amp Object properties Locked Printable Left Top 0 069 inches 0 06 inches Length Width 110766 lt inches 075 lt inches Rotation 0 clockwise w _ Allow Stretching Figure 15 Label amp Object properties for images Locked Click this check box to protect the image object from being moved or resized Printable This check box is selected by default If you do not want the particular image object to print on the label clear the Printable check box This prevents the image object from printing although other objects on the label still print LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual tes BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST BA Formatting a Label Image Objects Property Left To Use Indicates the distance the left edge of the image object is from the left edge of the label To change the distance 1
83. e ODJects xo suopte onde P ERES ee Re eee BAUR hee wee ee eee 60 Add an Image i iuum eee bs x Aseo 60 Resize Image issues n aea mL RU RR ra RR Re IR 60 Move the Image 61 Image Properties 2 0260 ia o de RAUS x bk RE D RD diate ei 62 Barcode 64 Add a Barcode 65 Barcode lt 65 tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Line and Rectangle Objects Resize a Line or Rectangle Move a Line or Line Properties si ci naa dicena haaa ee Rectangle Properties Linked Objects 0 c eee eee eee Editing Linked Objects Splitting Linked Objects Deleting Linked Objects Date and Time 1 Adding the Date and Time Format a Date and Time Updating the Date and Edit a Date and Time Object Remove a
84. e PDF Lui 124 Window Element Description Document tabs Access open pages such as Options or label files Files that have unsaved changes are marked with an asterisk When more than one tab is open the current tab the one being worked on is indicated by a blue bar across the top of the tab Menus provide functions or commands available in the LabelMark program The menu bar is only available on label file tabs Collection of menu shortcuts displayed on buttons The toolbar contains standard Windows commands and commands specific to the LabelMark software Buttons are available or unavailable depending on your current activity tes BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 3 4 Introduction Navigating the Software Window Element Description Properties panels Located on the left side of the workspace window the properties panels contain format style and file settings for the label object on which you are working The specific properties panels only display when you are working on labels or templates Status bar Located at the bottom of the workspace window the status bar displays relevant information about the label and media on which you are working The status bar contains the selected label part number and total number of labels in the current file as well as paging and zoom controls Display or hide The properties panels can be displayed or hid
85. e Thickness To Use Indicates the distance the top edge of a vertical line is from the top of the label Increasing the size of Start Point Y is the same as dragging the top handle of the line downward thereby shortening the vertical line To change Start Point Y 1 Double click the Start Point Y field 2 Enter the distance the top of the line should be from the top of the label or 3 Click the up or down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the distance The distance you are able to move the top edge of the line depends on the length of the label part The incremental distance will vary between the different label parts Indicates the distance the bottom edge of a vertical line is from the bottom of the label Decreasing the size of End Point Y is the same as dragging the bottom handle of the line upward thereby shortening the vertical line To change End Point Y 1 Double click the End Point Y field 2 Enter the distance the bottom of the line should be from the bottom of the label or 3 Click the up or down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the distance The distance you are able to move the bottom of the line depends on the length of the label part The incremental distance will vary between the different label parts Indicates the weight thickness of the line itself To enter a measurement in the Line Thickness field 1 Double click the Line Thickness field Note Line thickness is expressed
86. e first time you open the LabelMark software and until you have created at least one label file To create a new label file using a label part not listed on the Home page 1 Click Create and select New Label The Create New Label page opens tes BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 12 Creating Labels Step 1 Create a Label File E Create New Label X Search Fitter ez iil 77777771 Une Mode Graphics Moce Type Part YT 2Hx 187 2 4 WAZ 7 Banner with columns M71 12 Selected part 2 187 2 4 Design options LabelMark 6 Professional Family Two Sided Sleeve Die Cut Two Sided Sleeve Die Cut Length 0 335 25mm 0 376 10mm 2 2 56mm Autosize Label 4a 2 Reload Columns amp Rows Columns 4 Rows 1 Columns 1 Rows 1 Columns 2 Rows 2 Columns 1 Rows 1 2 Click the part number to use For information about how to find a part in the list see Finding a Part in the List on page 13 3 If you want to place graphics lines rectangles or barcodes on the labels select the Graphics Mode button For text only labels click the Line Mode button 4 Click Create A blank label file opens using the selected part LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual tes BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST BA e Creating Labels 13 Step 1 Create a Label File EEE 13 WI To create a label
87. e label ER template before it is printed 9 document to the state before the last action was taken Redo Returns the label Permanently removes objects Q document to the state before x from a label or a label from a the Undo action was taken label file Action With the exception of the Selection tool all other tools on the Action toolbar are only available when in Graphical Label Design mode Selects objects on a label Used to enter text on a label placing handles around the A The Text tool remains selected selected Fy Used to insert a graphic on a Used to insert a barcode on a aA label IIM taber Used to draw a horizontal a vertical or diagonal line on the CI rectangle on the label label Used to draw a square or Format The Format toolbar consists of the following items Used to view the first side second side or both sides of a 2 1 2 sided label Available only when using 2 sided labels Lo Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 5 6 Introduction Navigating the Software Duplicates data from one side of a 2 sided label to the other side IW Centers objects vertically or horizontally between the label boundaries Hol a T Used to horizontally align objects on a label with each other left center right Only available when more than one object is selected Used to vertically align objects on a la
88. e label click Next The Check Errors window opens 18 Use the Check Errors window to fix any errors that are found Create Label File Check Errors Check if labels contain errors You can autofit objects on the labels Fix all errors umber Label Object Type Description Barcode The object is not contained in a printable zone Go t Text The object is not contained in a printable zone Go t Barcode The object is not contained in a printable zone Go t T The object is not contained in a printable zone Go to The object is not contained in a printable zone Goto Auto The object is not contained in a printable zone Go t Barcode The object is not contained in a printable zone Goto A Barcode The object is not contained in a printable zone Go t Barcode The object is not contained in a printable zone Goto Auto F Barcode The object is not contained a printable zone Go to VUA UA EA AMI 2 TWO eseqejeg Fix the errors using one or a combination of the following methods e Click the Fix all errors button The software fixes all the errors that it is able to tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma AutoCAD 153 Exporting Data from AutoCAD Onany error in the list click Auto Fit The software adjusts the object to fit on the label On any error in the list click Go To The software displays the object in error Click the Back button and manually adjust the object to fit on the label mo
89. e original data This means that the information is repeated on the other labels maintaining the same position and formatting throughout When you reformat or move the data on one label all labels containing the linked data automatically reflect your changes If you change the data however as opposed to reformatting or moving an object the link is broken for that object It is no longer linked to the corresponding object on the other labels iez BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 77 78 Formatting a Label Linked Objects Editing Linked Objects You can change any of the formatting options for a linked object such as font for a text object or length and width for image objects You can make the change on any of the labels because the changes made to one of the linked objects are applied to all labels containing that object To change the properties of linked objects 1 Select the linked object on one of the labels 2 Inthe Label amp Object properties panel make the desired changes Splitting Linked Objects You can break the link of one or more linked objects on a label thus splitting it off from the other labels When you split the link it affects only the selected object on the individual label The linked data on the other corresponding labels remains linked and continues to move or reformat together To split a linked object 1 Select the object on the specific label that you w
90. e software returns to the first Date and Time Data window 3 In the Date Time value section set the value for the date To use a date value that updates from the computer s clock select Use computer date time value Whenever you want the label to reflect the current date and time such as when printing select Tools gt Refresh gt Refresh Date Time data To set a specific date and time a b Select Use this value In the date box to the right type the date you want to use or click the calendar button to select a date See Using the Calendar Icon on page 82 for instructions The day of the week automatically changes according to the date entered In the time box either click the single down arrow button to select a time from a list or edit the time directly in the time display Click on any part of the time hours minutes and so on depending on the time format you selected and either type a new value or use the up and down arrows to change the value 4 In the Start at label number field enter the number of the label on which to begin using this date and time object 5 In the Number of times to repeat field enter the total number of labels on which the date and time should be placed This includes the starting label iez BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 81 82 Formatting a Label Date and Time Object 6 Click in the Apply to field and select an option controllin
91. e upper and lower sides of the text object boundary box Removing this space enables you to move text closer to lines or graphics or inside rectangles To remove the space 1 Click the Trim Vertical Margin check box in the Label amp Object properties panel Vertical Input Orients the text field vertically instead of horizontally iez BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 53 54 Formatting a Label Text Objects Property 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 the lines of text To change Line Spacing 1 Double click the Line Spacing field 2 Enter the additional point size over and above the font size OR for a fraction of a point size 3 Click the up or down arrows Note To retain normal line spacing leave this field blank or enter 0 Locked Select this check box to protect the text string from being edited and the text object from being moved or resized Printable Left This check box is selected by default If you do not want the particular text object to print on the label clear the Printable check box This prevents the text object from printing although other obj
92. e will not fit on a label the barcode displays in red The value is the data used to generate the barcode Changing the data changes the barcode When placing a barcode on the label a generic value 123 automatically displays To change the value 1 In the Label amp Object properties panel double click the Value field 2 Enter the new value Note You can use the same techniques highlighting cursor movement editing in the Value field as you do in a text object See Select Multiple Characters on page 48 for more information Density The density refers to the thickness of the bars and spaces within a barcode You can change the density which in turn lengthens or shortens the barcode but the size of the bars and spaces retain the same ratio to each other To change the density with the barcode object selected 1 In the Label amp Object properties panel click in the Density field 2 Click the up or down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the density iez BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 69 70 Formatting a Label Line and Rectangle Objects Property Barcode Type Ratio Check Digit Shape Text Location To Use Barcode types are made up of different symbologies that is number and thickness of bars and spaces The type of barcode to use depends on industry standards or specific need To change the barcode type 1 In the Barcode Ty
93. ects 34 Move oii wg oon EET 34 PTS Rc 35 Center on 36 Overlapping 37 Rotating Objects ce e eee us RR er nh mom dicke m e m a eee Rs AR 37 Rotating the Label View 38 Delete an Object 0 ccc eee Rn 39 Undo RedOo 2 s RE REX mE x Rm eoa EE E EX ERG d SARE ea 40 Command 40 Label TT 40 Objects dees teense Cee hee een tenes RO 42 Insert New 43 Inserta Test eee ee eee edad eee eee 43 Properties Panels i bbe E E tia 44 lext Objects Rm Hohe SE SSE Rete eed oe 45 Adding Text EDT 45 eae one 46 Cursor Movement in Text 5 46 TDI CN IIJN PEDI 47 Select Multiple Characters 48 Find Beplace EORR REA ee eens CX OR ORG Ee Un aS 48 Text Object Properties 51 FIP FIOD ERE ex Rx et d 55 Imag
94. ects on the label still print Indicates the distance the left edge of the text object is from the left edge of the label To change the distance 1 Double click the Left field 2 Enter the distance the left edge of the text object should be from the left edge of the label OR 3 Click the up or down arrows to increase or decrease the indentation The distance you are able to move the left edge of the boundary box depends on the width of the label part The incremental distance will vary between the different label parts LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual tes BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST Formatting a Label 55 Text Objects Property Top Indicates the distance the top of the text object boundary box is from the top of the label To change the distance 1 Double click the Top field 2 Enter the distance the top edge of the text object should be from the top edge of the label OR 3 Click the up or down arrows to increase or decrease the distance fractionally The distance you are able to move the top edge of the boundary box depends on the length height of the label part The incremental distance will vary between the different label parts Rotation Use this field to rotate a text object between 0 and 360 To rotate the text object 1 After selecting the text object double click the Rotation field in the Label amp Object properties panel 2 Enter the degree of rotation
95. el Duplicate Data on Other Side at Print Time If the option Duplicate data on other side at print time has been selected in the General Options category of the Options function data on the first side of a 2 sided label will automatically be duplicated on the second side when printed See Setting Options on page 9 Duplicating data at print time is different than duplicating on the second side of a label in the editor In the editor after duplicating data on the second side if you go back to the first side and make some changes those changes will not automatically be reflected on the second side When printed the two sides of the label will be different However if you Duplicate data on the other side at print time the changed data on the first side will replicate on the second side overwriting what had previously been on the second side Therefore side 1 and side 2 will always print the same Label Copies You can indicate the number of copies of a single label to print by using the Label Copies field This field displays next to each label indicating that you can set a different number of copies for each label abc MIDI tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most M Creating Labels 17 Step 2 Design the Label When using a Perma sleeve label part this setting applies not only to the individual label but to the entire row of labels To change this default behavior in the File amp P
96. el where you want the text to begin The line length automatically increases as you enter text Selecting an Object Graphics mode In order to format edit size or move an object it must be selected Selecting an object places the focus on the object enabling formatting functions to be performed only on that item To select an object D 1 Using the Selection tool click the object A series of dots display around the object one on each corner and one on each side These dots are called handles The presence of the handles indicates that the object is selected To remove the handles 2 Click anywhere on the screen The handles on the objects may display in different colors each color signifying a specific rule for resizing and moving the object The following table describes these rules Handle Color Clear on text objects Description Clear or solid white handles indicate the object cannot be resized by dragging a handle To resize the text you must change the font size While you cannot resize the text object by dragging a handle you can still move the text object to different areas on the label Clear on graphic objects Green on graphic objects Red on graphic objects LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual Clear or solid white handles on a graphic object indicate that you cannot resize the object in the direction of that handle Even though you may not be able to resize you can still m
97. els print to the printer or printers specified in Selecting a Printer on page 102 Moving Label Files in a Job File The order of label files in the job file affects the print order of the files if more than one file uses the same printer or if the default printer is used for all files For more information see Selecting a Printer on page 102 To move a label file up or down in the job file list 1 Click the label file to move 2 Click the Move Up or Move Down buttons in the toolbar to move the selected file up or down in the list one row at a time t V Closing a Job File To close a job file do one of the following e Click the x next to the file name on the job file tab e Right click the file name in the job file tab and select Close Close All or Close All But This tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Job File Management 105 Managing Job Files E Managing Job Files Use Manage Jobs to display all your job files at one time 1 From the Home tab click the Manage tile and select Jobs The Jobs tab opens with the default location for job files selected 2 If you have job files in a different location use the directory list to navigate to the location of your stored job files LM Desktop 6 Professional 5 x wwe markersimy X OPTIONS Xx Sleeve 6 X lobs X E e Location C ProgramData Brady LabelMark6 Job Files Browse New Job F
98. en 10 2 Creating Labels 11 Step 1 Create a Label 11 Finding a Part in the 13 Step 2 Design the 14 14 Go To a Labels eects bh des utu bdo ADLER citant 17 ZOOM ws wee xxx NEU oe IR eO 18 hoclhna2dMEEPDETT T 19 Step 3 Save the Label 20 Step 4 Print the Label File 0 0 cee III 20 Print PrOVIOW D 20 Print Dialog BOX 1 RR I E aa 22 Test Print Labels ehem es eee bide ees Ja beta eee eed YS 26 Print the Labels mu ER Gap dS 26 Closing the 26 More About Working with 26 Opening an Existing Label 27 File and Part Properties 28 BRL WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual viii Contents 3 Formatting Label 31 Adding and Editing 1 31 Selecting an 1 32 Locking Obj
99. ert a new blank label in front of another label When you insert a new label the selected label and all following labels are pushed to the right and down the string of labels To insert a new label 1 Select the label that is to the right of where the new label will be placed The new label will precede the selected label 2 Choose Insert gt Insert Label You can repeat the above procedure for as many new blank labels as desired Insert a Test Label Insert a test label when you want to determine whether your labels will line up correctly A test label displays the boundary of the printable area called registration for that label part as well as some sample centered text To add a test label 1 Click the label before which you want to add a test label 2 Choose Insert gt Insert test label Kp Test Text The test label displays with a registration border and a text object in the middle Add delete or edit objects on the test label To display the test label on other labels repeat Steps 1 and 2 above To display the test label on all labels use Command Multiplier LO Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 44 Formatting a Label Properties Panels NENNEN To remove the registration border on the labels 1 Select the border to display handles Note If you cannot select the registration border it may be in the background Select other items on the label and use Send to Bac
100. es 1 From the Home tab click the Manage tile and select Jobs if the Jobs tab is not already open 2 Select the job file you want to add to Favorites You can use Ctrl Click or Shift Click to select multiple job files 3 Click Add To Favorites Viewing Favorite Job Files To view the job files placed in Favorites 1 In the Find Job Files column on the left side of the Jobs tab click Favorites tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Job File Management 107 Managing Job Files LL LO Searching for Job Files If you have many job files stored in different directories it may be difficult to locate all of them Use the Search feature in the Jobs tab to locate the different job files To search for job files 1 From the Home tab click the Manage tile and select Jobs if the Jobs tab is not already open 2 Under Find Job Files on the left side of the Jobs tab click Search The search screen opens providing several criteria on which you can search ee Match all criteris Match any criteris C ProgramData Brady LabelMark6 Vob Files Y Search subfolders v Search by job file name Search by date created or modified Search by label file in a job file File Name Author Description Date Created Date Modified Path Date Published Published T 3 In the grey bar at the top of the search area select one of the following 078 798 m i an I SA
101. ext Objects Graphics mode Text objects contain user defined text and characters allowing direct data entry on the label Only alphanumeric characters can be used in a text object Text objects can be single or multi line however the text object does not wrap text that is automatically start a new line when the label boundary has been reached For a multi line text entry press the Enter key to start a new line Adding Text To add text to a label in Graphics Mode 1 Click the Text button on the Action toolbar A The pointer becomes an l beam indicating that text can be entered 2 Click on the label at the point where the text should be placed 3 Enter the text A border displays around the text as it is being entered This indicates the text line 4 To add another line of text press Enter 5 When finished entering text click anywhere on the screen to remove the typing line borders Note When clicking outside the text box with the text tool another text line border displays To remove the display of this blank line text border click the Select tool This takes you out of text mode WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 46 Formatting a Label Text Objects Edit Text Graphics Mode Clicking a text object one time displays handles for manipulating the object When the handles are displayed you can move the text object to another position on the label
102. ext object label objects property Can Select OFF SKU text object label objects property Can Select OFF Miscellaneous text objects label objects property Can Select ON BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 162 Templates Template Properties X Start x Fu On the label file created from this template the Logo image object Product Name and SKU text boxes cannot be edited moved or deleted Data can be added to the miscellaneous text boxes but you cannot change the font or attributes When printed out the label would look like this BRADY Product Name Cutting Blade Ma sx 123 Scenario 4 The template was created using the following options File property Allow users to modify label design OFF Brady logo image object label objects property Can Select OFF Product Name text object label objects property Can Select OFF Printable OFF SKU text object label objects property Can Select OFF Printable OFF tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Templates 163 Using a Template Miscellaneous text objects label objects property Can Select ON On the label file created from this template the Logo image object Product Name and SKU text boxes cannot be edited moved or deleted Data can be added to the miscellaneous text boxes but you cannot change the font or attribute
103. f the label just above below left or right of the objects you want to select Do not place the pointer on an object Objects 2 Drag the mouse diagonally to draw a selection rectangle around the objects you want to select When you release the mouse all objects inside the selection rectangle are selected iez BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 34 Formatting a Label Adding and Editing Objects Labels Non Ctrl Left Click Holding the CTRL key click the left contiguous mouse button on the labels to be selected The labels DO NOT have to be next to each other Labels Shift Left Click 1 Click the first label to be included in Contiguous the selection 2 Holding the Shift key click the last label to be included in the selection The labels MUST BE next to each other in a row or column Locking Objects on a Label Graphics mode Locking an object disables it preventing it from being edited sized or moved When locked the selection handles change appearance indicating the object is in a locked state To lock an object 1 Click the object to display the handles 2 Choose Edit gt Lock Unlock gt Lock Alternatively in the Label amp Object properties panel click the Locked check box To unlock an object thereby freeing up an object for editing 1 Click the locked object to display the handles 2 Choose Edit gt Lock
104. f the output Note LabelMark may not be able to verify that the printer has the correct media to support the label design For instance attempting to print continuous data on die cut labels However you can still proceed with the test by clicking OK in the verification message If the data was not aligned properly with the label in the test use the Horizontal Adjustment and Vertical Adjustment fields to adjust the printout accordingly For Horizontal Adjustment a negative value moves the print left and a positive value moves the print right For Vertical Adjustment a negative value moves the print up and a positive value moves it down Click Test Print again to check your settings Repeat the above steps for as many pairings as needed tes BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 118 Manage Printer Part Pairings 9 When finished click the Save button tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma 6 Importing Data 119 Adding External Data 8 Importing Data You can place data from an external source external to LabelMark on your labels This data can exist in a text file a spreadsheet program or an external database Adding External Data To add external data to your labels 1 Open the label file into which you want to import data 2 Choose INSERT gt External Data A wizard launches to help you set up the import External Dat
105. f desired Comment Enter any comments if desired 18 Click Finish The serialized data displays in the top left corner of the sequenced labels Because serialized sequences are linked objects you can move or reformat one value to edit all of them BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 94 Serialization Inserting Advanced Serialization Inserting Advanced Serialization Advanced serialization involves multiple sequences with the ability to set how each serialization scheme advances the sequencing To set up an advanced serialization scheme 1 Choose INSERT gt Insert serialized data The Data Serialization Basic window opens 2 Set up your first sequence as described in Inserting Basic Serialization starting on page 91 3 Select Use Multiple Counter Sequences Advanced at the bottom of the window The window changes to the Data Serialization Advanced window u Data Serialization Data Serialization Advanced Please review your composite serialization You can edit it right here in case of needed Sequence Type Custom Text St Numeric Label Object e Text Barcode Preview Basic2 Basic4 Basic Basic8 Basic10 Basic12 Basic14 Basic16 Basic18 Basic20 Basi Vv Use Multiple Counter Sequences Advanced A table displa
106. flipped objects after flipping remove the flip character 1 Click the flipped line of text to display handles 2 Choose Format gt Flip Flop gt Remove Flip Character The flip character is removed WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 59 60 Formatting a Label Image Objects TTC ES 000 Image Objects Place graphics on a label with an image object You can size and position image objects anywhere on the label When resizing the image with the mouse the original aspect ratio is maintained meaning the length and width increase or decrease by the same proportion However to change that ratio increasing the length or width separately use the Label amp Object properties panel Note The color of the handles on the selected graphic indicates whether the aspect ratio is maintained Green handles on the corners only indicate that you can only resize diagonally maintaining the length to width aspect ratio Green handles on the entire image indicate that you can change the length or width separately To get green handles on the entire image select Allow Stretching in the Label amp Object properties panel You can change the file from which the graphic is created once the graphic is instantiated The image data is saved in LabelMark Add an Image To add an image to a label 1 Click the Image button on the Action toolbar aA The pointer changes to a cross 2 Drag the pointer to d
107. g a Label File 101 Printing Labels in a Job 102 Selecting a Printer sri RR x deere ee beh GG XA Yd EE 102 Editing Print Options ete oem e eee RO mde Rx dtt 102 Printing from a Job 104 Moving Label Files in a Job 104 Closing a Job File RI m mE gsm Re te a ERE dee 104 Managing Job 105 Preview Label Files Contained in a Job 106 Favorite Job FIles 222 ceeds E x UC RR bic 106 Searching for Job Files llli 107 6 Managing Parts 109 Managing Custom lt 109 Creating a Custom Part 109 Export Custom Parts 114 Import Custom PariS sex ieren tera 000 re 114 Delete Custom Part 115 Managing Favorite 115 Adding to Favorites e uec weg p NOR dU E D eed 115 Sorting the Pans List cere erue Rie ey RE ROSSO RR EE 116 7 Manage Printer Part Pairings 117 8 Importing Data 119 Adding External Data ll
108. g whether the date and time should be placed on every label or if some labels should be skipped The Date time will be applied to label s field lists the labels that will have the date and time once your changes are applied If this is not correct adjust your settings in the Select labels to apply this date time to section 7 When finished click OK The date and time object is placed in the upper left corner of the specified labels If you want the object to display at some other area on the label select the object on one of the labels it makes no difference which object is selected and move the object to the area where you want it to display The object is moved to the same location on all the labels to which it is applied You can add more than one date and time object to a label Because each new object is placed in the upper left be sure to move the objects to different locations on the label Two sided Labels To display the date and time on both sides of a two sided label 1 Choose Edit gt Duplicate data on second side This duplicates all data from side One onto side two not just the date and time Using the Calendar Icon When setting up a date and time object you have the option of using a calendar to select the date See Adding the Date and Time starting on page 79 1 In the Use this value field click the calendar icon to the right of the date 2 Click the arrows to the right or left of the month in the t
109. han replacing the existing data To use a saved data import or serialization scheme 1 Open the label file on which you want to apply the scheme or create a new label file 2 On the Home page click the Manage tile and select Data Import Schemes or Data Serialization Schemes 3 In the list of saved schemes on the left click the scheme to use 4 Click the Apply to label file button in the toolbar The Apply to label file button is only available if a label file is open 5 In the list of open label files click the file into which you want to import data using the selected scheme 6 In the Start label column enter the label number on which to start placing the imported data 7 If the labels are two sided select which side to place the data on 8 Click Apply scheme tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Templates Creating a Template 13 Templates A template provides a pattern or starting point for designing labels Use it to provide the standard data objects you want included in labels such as company name graphics and hazard words and symbols Creating a Template Creating a template is similar to creating a label The difference being that the items placed on a label in the template will be repeated on all labels in the label file and can be locked into place so that they cannot be removed or edited when using the template to create a label file To create a temp
110. hat label displays by itself in the workspace To view all the labels in a multi label layout 1 Choose View Multiple Label Layout Note When applying serialization adding date time text or using the Command Multiplier you do not have to have all labels visible Two Sided Labels Some label parts allow printing on both sides of the label To view each side separately or together 1 Choose View gt Two Sided Sleeve gt Side where is the number of the side you want to view OR Click one of the 2 sided buttons You can set the preferred viewing option as a default in the Double sided view field in Editor Options see page 9 iez BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 16 Creating Labels Step 2 Design the Label Duplicate Data on Second Side When working with 2 sided labels you can duplicate all data text graphics barcodes etc placed on one side of the label onto the other side of the label You do not have to select data to duplicate If you want to duplicate only one or two elements on a label use the Command Multiplier see page page 40 To duplicate data onto the second side of a 2 sided label once data has been placed on the first side 1 Click Duplicate data on second side button gt OR Choose Edit gt Duplicate data on second side Duplicated data on the second side can be moved independently from the data on the first side of the lab
111. he right Each field in the Source box is a column from the spreadsheet All data added to a field in the Selected Fields box is treated as one object on the label To have each data item treated as a different object on the label add a field for each This is usually the desired configuration where one tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Microsoft Excel 139 Exporting Data from Microsoft Excel column from the spreadsheet field on the left corresponds to one object on the label field on the right Microsoft Excel Arc Flash Compatibility Mode x Select Data Select Data to Export Export to LabelMark format Export to text file Source Selected Fields 1 1 4 Sheet Sheeti Fieldi Field A 4 Field B 2 Device 05 120 003 05 120 003 05 120 003 05 120 003 05 120 003 05 120 003 05 120 003 05 120 003 05 120 003 Expand All Colapse All Sort Add Field Remove Field The image above shows an example in which data was selected in step 6 If Selected data had been chosen instead the Select Data window would have been filled in automatically with everything from Field A on the left in Field 1 on the right and everything in Field B on the left in Field 2 on the right In that case skip to step 13 Each data item on a field tab in the Selected Fields box is placed on a different label Therefore the number of labels generated reflects the number of data items es
112. ht Likewise click Remove Field to remove a field Any text on the field tab is returned to the Source box on the left 7 In the Source box click the triangle to expand the list of text items 8 Use the arrow buttons between the Source and Selected Fields boxes to move the text you want to export to the Selected Fields box Click the text to export select a field tab on the right and then click the single right arrow button Alternatively if you want to export all text on all pages to the selected field click the double right arrow button Note Use Ctrl Click or Shift Click to select more than one item at a time 9 If you wish to change the order of text in one of the fields select the text to move and then click Up or Down to move the text to the desired position in the list tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Microsoft Visio 133 Exporting Text Items 10 Once the text is organized as desired select one of the following options at the top 11 12 13 14 15 16 of the Select Data window Export to LabelMark format This places the data in a new label file in the LabelMark software Continue with step 11 Export to text file This sends the data to a text file Specify the file name and path and then click Finish The data is exported and the Select Data window closes Click Next The Select Label Part window opens Select either Template based or P
113. ile that was created using the Control Panel Labels app 1 On the Home page click the Open tile and select Job 2 Select the job file with the control panel labels and click Open 3 The left side of the page for the job file lists the label files within that job Click on the label file that you want to edit WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 173 174 Apps Datacomm Labels aaa 4 On the right side of the page click Open in Editor 5 Add data to the label as you would with any label file Add Individual items manually See Adding and Editing Objects on page 31 Sequential information See Chapter 4 Serialization on page 89 Imported data See Adding External Data on page 119 Data using a saved serialization or data import scheme See Using a Saved Serialization Scheme on page 98 or Using a Saved Data Import Scheme on page 126 6 Click the Save button Datacomm Labels LabelMark Professional only Use the Datacomm app for labels designed to fit certain manufacturers data communication panels Depending on the manufacturer s panel that you select this app automatically sets the dimensions and parameters of the label to fit that particular panel If the desired manufacturer or product is not listed you can define your own data and save it as a custom product To use the Datacomm app 1 On the Home page click the Datacomm Labels tile 2 On the New Job Builder window ente
114. ime The objects however will retain their respective original distance from each other In other words if the objects have previously been aligned to each other they will retain their alignment but be centered on the label as a group For information on centering text in Line mode see Horizontal Justification on page 52 tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Formatting a Label 37 Adding and Editing Objects Overlapping Objects Graphics mode Objects can be stacked one on top of the other such as text over a graphic to form what appears to be one object When objects overlap you may need to change the order of the objects which is in front and which is behind Drawing 1 Overlapping lines and image Drawing 2 The image is selected and Bring to Front applied obscuring portions of the line Figure 6 Example of overlapping objects To rearrange overlapping objects 1 Click one of the objects in the stack to select it 2 Depending on how you want to stack the objects in the Formatting toolbar click Bring to Front or Send to Back Alternatively choose Format gt Order gt Bring to Front Send to Back Repeat the above process as often as necessary to gain the desired effect Rotating Objects Line and Graphics modes You can rotate objects and text clockwise or counterclockwise in 90 degree increments When rotating an object on a
115. in what order you want the records placed on the labels For example you might want to place the data on the labels in order by the date field or by location or part number You can leave this screen blank if sort order does not matter Click in the Sort first by box and select the first field to sort by It will sort in ascending order 1 9 A Z unless you select the Descending check box If desired specify a second and third field to sort by For example you might want to print labels first in order by building and then by area When you are finished click Next 14 The SQL Query Review Edit screen opens If you want to use an existing SQL query saved as text copy and paste the query in the Query box If not using a SQL query click Next and go to the next step To write your own custom query select Use custom query The Query field fills with a sample query that you can edit SQL language and syntax are outside the scope of this manual When you are finished click Next iez BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 124 Importing Data Adding External Data 15 The Select Visual Element screen opens Use this screen to reposition the field elements on the label and indicate if the data should be presented in text format or as a barcode You can also remove some of the field elements from displaying on the label External Data Import Select Visual Element Specify how you would like to v
116. in whole numbers and decimals Highlight double click each portion of the number separately in order to change 2 Enter the desired thickness or 3 Click the up or down arrow buttons to increase or decrease thickness LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual tes BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST Formatting a Label 75 Line and Rectangle Objects Rectangle Properties The following options are available in the Label amp Object properties panel when a rectangle is selected Label amp Object properties Locked E Printable Left Top 1074 5 inches 0 58 inches Length Width 110 156 2 inches 0 377 lt inches Rotation 0 clockwise Line Thickness 001 lt Figure 18 Label amp Object properties for rectangles Property Locked Select this check box to protect the rectangle object from being moved or resized This check box is selected by default If you do not want the particular rectangle to print on the label clear the Printable check box to remove the checkmark This prevents the rectangle from printing although other objects on the label still print Printable LO Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 76 Formatting a Label Line and Rectangle Objects Property Left Indicates the distance the left edge of the rectangle is from the left edge of the label To change the dis
117. ing the Label View Line and Graphics mode Sometimes you may want to rotate the label view when editing For example if a horizontal label will be placed vertically on a pipe you might rotate all text or objects on the label and prefer to edit while viewing the label vertically as it will be placed in use When you rotate the view objects already placed on the label keep their orientation relative to the label That is if an object is placed on a label without any rotation and then the view is rotated 90 the object rotates with the view of the label Objects placed after the view is rotated however are oriented right side up relative to the view That is they are rotated relative to the label s actual orientation oh i9 1 4 1 p gt Object added to a label The object has Object displayed on a label after the view not been rotated has been rotated 180 tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Formatting a Label 39 Adding and Editing Objects Print zoom In Zoom Out Exiit To Width zoom 100 Side 1 Print preview of the object on the label after the label is rotated 180 Notice the label object retains its original position ar et mmm m mmm mm xi Se I Ml i f mmm gt B 1 d Original object added before label view New object barcode added after label rotated
118. isualize selected data on the labels you can either select an existing element on the label or select new Text or Barcode element and select how you would like to generate data bound objects by choosing one of the options below e ew item as Text ew item rcode nlink 1 y 3 Data Fields X y emm Miis etd Drag columns on to the label To link to existing item on j Testing data import with text label label drop on top of the item Columns can be added to 1 Model labels more than once Quantity Month Add All Remove All Model Quantity Month 4 3 1 3 1 1 i E E Placing data on the label If the label file is in graphics mode select either Add new item as Text or Add new item as Barcode and then drag the desired column field in the database onto the preview label Barcode is not available for line mode text labels For graphics labels you can drag the fields on the preview label to reposition them for line mode labels you cannot Instead click Remove All and then drag each field to the desired position or select a field on the preview and click Delete Selected Item Deleting a field from the preview label only removes it from displaying on the label The field is still contained in the database and can be displayed on another label or in another label file Managing linked data Imported data fields are added to labels as linked objects For more information on linked obje
119. itle bar to move forward or backward through the months 3 To navigate more quickly click the calendar title bar twice The calendar changes to show 12 years 4 2010 2019 gt 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Formatting a Label 83 Date and Time Object 4 Select the desired year using the arrows to scroll if needed Once the year has been selected the calendar displays all the months in the year 4 2014 gt Jan Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 5 Click the desired month The calendar changes to display the days of that month Click the desired day Format a Date and Time Object To change the look of a date and time object text size bold alignment and so on 1 Click the date and time object on one of the labels 2 In the Label amp Object properties panel make the formatting changes The date and time text on all the labels takes on the new formats Updating the Date and Time Date and time objects set to use the computer s settings can be updated to show the current date manually or automatically when the file is opened or printed To manually refresh the date and time select Tools gt Refresh gt Refresh Date Time data To automatically refresh the date and time open the Options tab see Setting Options on page 9 and click Data refresh Under Date Time refresh options
120. ix Errors The following errors were found Label Number Label Object Type Description ERRORS amp INFORMATION Figure 19 Errors and Information pane Checking the Labels for Errors To check the labels for errors tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Formatting a Label 85 Changing Label Parts y 1 In the Errors amp Information pane click Check Label Errors As a shortcut press F7 on the keyboard The LabelMark software determines which labels have errors and lists the errors in the Errors amp Information pane nae VR POA pnd an Errors amp Information Check Label Errors Fix Errors The following errors were found Label Number Label Object Type Description 6 Text The object is not contained in a printable zone Auto Fit 7 Image The object is not contained in a printable zone GoTo Auto Fit ERRORS amp INFORMATION If the list is too long to fit in the pane either drag the top of the pane to resize it or use the arrows to scroll through the list 2 Fix the errors using one or a combination of the following methods Click the Fix Errors button The software fixes all the errors that it is able to Onany error in the list click Auto Fit The software adjusts the object to fit on the label It is a good idea to look at these labels to make sure the adjustments are to your liking Onany error in
121. k Then try selecting the border again 2 Choose Edit Delete or click Delete x Properties Panels The Properties panels contain formatting functions and other properties for the label objects on which you are working The property options available depend on the object file or job you are working on Font Font size Arial Alt Mono For Brady v 10 B Horizontal Justification Left Expand Condense 50 200 100 Auto Fit Underline 6 9 characters Trim Vertical Margins Vertical Input File amp Part properties gt Find Replace gt Image library testtesttes gt Jobs Figure 8 Properties panels Click arrow to display or hide a specific property panel tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Formatting a Label 45 Text Objects Click to display or hide the properties panels Selected object To display the Properties panels if they are not visible 1 Click the arrow on the left side of the workspace window The arrow changes directions depending on whether you are displaying or hiding the properties panels This arrow is marked with a 2 in Figure 8 on page 44 2 To display a particular property panel click the arrow next to the panel name The arrow points down when the panel is open and to the right when the panel is closed This arrow is marked with a 1 in Figure 8 3 Edit the properties as desired Edits take effect immediately T
122. l Refresh the list of job files Click Refresh BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 106 Job File Management Managing Job Files Preview Label Files Contained in a Job File To preview a list of label files contained in a Job file before opening the Job file hover the pointer over a job file A pop up displays the names of the label files in the job file If the full list cannot be displayed the bottom of the pop up indicates how many label files are in the job file LIVE FIVItDDIVIIAl Production labels Imj x Jobs x Find Job Files Browse ra Sums Location C LabelMark_ENWob Files Favorites L_ A MEN Search 7 gm o apincs IDAutomation com Free Code 39 Font File Name Author Description E mone B F002 mj bankossu Ba Kitties Ba Labeler 1 bankossu LabelMark 4 Ba LabelMark 5 3 iM JEODA Imj bankossu Ba LabelMerk_DE 4 LebelMark_EN Ba CustomParts Wires1 1 I5f lig Data amp Serialization Schemes E wires 1 15 E Bii Image Files Wires3 1 15f t Job Files Terminal Blocks1 1 I5f Bit Label Files Push Buttons1 1 I5f Be LM5 EN 1 5 of 8 shown R Bm Tamnistas Favorite Job Files If there are a number of job files that you use often add them to a Favorites list for easy access Adding to Favorites To add job files to Favorit
123. l Blocks X NewLabe Label Type Part or Template Select the general purpose of Use a blank part or existing this label template 110 S Blocks or ie Blank Part Template 110 Blocks x The first step Label Type is already complete because there is only one kind of terminal block You do not have to enter anything in Step 1 Note The presence of the checkmark in the Step position indicates you do not have to select anything that step is complete 5 In Step 2 Part or Template click one of the following es BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 170 Apps Terminal Blocks formerly called 110 Blocks 6 10 11 Blank Part if you want to start with a label part Template if you have a template to start with Select either the label part or the template to use For help finding a label part see Finding a Part in the List on page 13 In Step 3 Label Data click the Generate Data button A window opens for editing block information and the sequential serialized data to place on the label Fill in the fields across the top of the editing window Part Name This is filled in for you with the part you selected or the part associated with the template you selected Product Width This is filled in for you with the width of the label part Block Width Enter the width for a block This width is applied to all blocks in the stri
124. lMark 6 0 User s Manual 66 Formatting a Label Barcode Objects v Label amp Object properties Font Font size Arial Alt Mono For Brady 10 e r s Locked V Printable Left Top 075 lt inches 0 597 inches Length Rotation 1 0193 lt 9 0 clockwise Value Density 123 0 013 Ratio Code 39 E 2 Y Check Digit Shape None v Auto z Text Location Bottom Middle Figure 16 Barcode properties box mw LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most 8 BRADY Formatting a Label Barcode Objects Property Font To Use Indicates the font for the human readable text To change the font 1 In the Font field click the down arrow 2 Select a font from the list Font Size Indicates the size of the selected font for the human readable text To change the font size 1 In the Font Size field click the down arrow 2 Select a size from the drop down list OR 3 Double click the field and enter a point size Note The font type and size affects the height of the barcode The barcode and the human readable text must fit in the zone frame drawn with the barcode tool As the size of the human readable text increases it decreases the height of the barcode Click the Bold button to place the human readable
125. label the point of rotation is the center of the object Note Be aware of the size of the object and where it is placed on the label If the width of an object is larger than the length height when rotation is applied it may appear to move off the label To rotate an object in 90 increments Graphics and Line modes 1 Select the object Graphics mode or text Line mode to rotate BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 38 Formatting a Label Adding and Editing Objects 2 Choose Format gt Rotate gt Rotate clockwise or Rotate counter clockwise Alternatively in the Formatting toolbar click the rotate counterclockwise or rotate clockwise button 9 e Repeat to rotate an additional 90 180 270 and so on To rotate an object a specific number of degrees use the Label amp Object properties panel Graphics mode only 1 Select the object to rotate 2 In the Rotation field of the Label amp Object properties panel enter the degree to which you want to rotate the object or use the arrows to increase or decrease the rotation Enter the degree as a whole number not a fraction or decimal Example Forty five degrees is entered as 45 Note The Rotation field rotates objects in a clockwise direction only However you can achieve counterclockwise rotation by entering a minus sign in front of the rotation number Example clockwise 90 counterclockwise 90 Rotat
126. late 1 On the Home tab click the Create tile and select New Template 2 Click a Part Name to use for the template For help locating the part see Finding a Part in the List on page 13 Note Choose Graphics Mode if you want to add images and barcodes Choose Line Mode if you want to add only text 3 Click Create The label editor opens By default you are presented with the Single Label layout This helps to focus on the template design understanding that everything placed on this single label is duplicated on all labels in the label file using the template 4 Optional If you want multiple label designs in one template different labels displaying different items choose VIEW gt Multiple label layout 5 Add data objects to the label or labels See Chapter 3 Formatting a Label on page 31 for information about adding data objects and formatting the label 6 Set properties for the template See Template Properties on page 158 WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 157 158 Templates Template Properties 7 When finished click the Save button 8 Enter a name for the template and click Save The template is saved to the default directory on your computer C ProgramData Brady LabelMark6 TemplateFiles Creating a Template from a Recent Part If the part you want to use for your template is in the RECENT PARTS list on the Home tab you can quickly create a new template from the par
127. le to use list click the worksheet or data table that contains the data you want to import 8 In the Select columns and order list make sure only those columns that you want to import are selected Clear all others tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Importing Data 121 Adding External Data If you want to change the order in which the data is placed on the labels select a column and use the Up and Down buttons to change the order of the data External Data Import Select Fields Select the table and columns that you want to use for this data import Select table to use Select columns and order v Select All Y Model Quantity Month Check to sort and filter records or use a custom SQL query Check to select specific records only to import 9 Optional If you don t want use all records select one of the following to indicate how you want to choose which records to use e Check to sort and filter records or use a custom SQL query Choose records to include either by sorting and filtering the records based on some criteria or by using a custom SQL query e Check to select specific records only to import Manually select which records to include 10 Click Next Depending on your selections one of three screens opens Filter Your Records skip to step 12 Results skip to step 11 Select Visual Element skip to step 15 11 The
128. lect either the label part or the template to use For help finding a label part see Finding a Part in the List on page 13 In Step 3 Label Data click one of the following Add Data Now Displays three choices for how you want to add data now Continue with step 9 Add Data Later Marks step 3 as complete Click OK Later when you are ready to add data see Adding Data Later on page 173 Note As each step is completed the step number changes to a checkmark to indicate that you have completed that step Select one of the following Serialized data Opens the Data Serialization wizard for specifying sequential data For help with the wizard see Inserting Basic Serialization on page 91 or Inserting Advanced Serialization on page 94 External data Opens the External Data Import wizard for importing data from a delimited text file Microsoft Excel Microsoft Access or from a SQL Server Client or Microsoft OLE database For help with the wizard see Adding External Data on page 119 Data from previously saved schemes Opens a window for you to select a saved data import or serialization scheme Select the scheme you want and click OK For more information see Using a Saved Serialization Scheme on page 98 or Using a Saved Data Import Scheme on page 126 Click OK on the screen showing the three steps The Laboratory Labels workspace displays a tile representing the new label If desired click the Add New Label tile
129. lick Selects a label object or the label itself ight Click Displays the applicable context menu for the selected object or label Context Menu Extended Multi Select Items Multi Select Contiguous Items Scroll Up Down Drag and Drop Move Select Multiple LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual R Ctrl Left Click Shift Left Click Used to select one or more non contiguous objects or labels Non contiguous refers to objects or labels that are not next to each other Used to select a range of contiguous labels Contiguous refers to labels next to each other This function does not apply to objects Scroll Wheel If vertical scrolling is enabled scrolls the document up or down Ctrl Scroll Wheel Left Button Drag Left Button Drag Zooms a label up or down To Zoom Out hold the CTRL key while scrolling down To Zoom IN hold the CTRL key while scrolling up Moves a selected label object within a label Resizes the object if the mouse is positioned on one of the handles of the selected object Selects multiple items if the mouse is NOT positioned on any selected item See Selecting Multiple Objects or Labels on page 33 for more information tes BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST RA Introduction 9 Setting Options Setting Options Settings on the Options tab provide default print settings and affect the way the LabelMark software behaves Specifying default print settings enables y
130. lick the Save button in the Options tab 5 Create a new label making sure to select line mode See Step 1 Create a Label File starting on page 11 6 Enter text on the label If you only get one row of text decrease the font size The software can only repeat data if there is enough room on the label Tip While working on an existing label select Format gt Wiremark to turn Wiremark on for the selected label Wiremark text duplication is only applied to the selected label it does not affect existing text Turn Off Wiremark To turn off wiremark text duplication within a label file 1 Select the label where you want the wiremark function turned off 2 Select Format gt Wiremark Text duplication is turned off for the selected label and for any following blank labels WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 88 Formatting a Label Wiremark Format 52 BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Serialization 89 How Serialization Works 4 Serialization Serialization or sequencing automatically adds a series of sequential numbers or letters to the labels The labels created in the series are sequentially annotated with the next number or letter in the defined sequence How Serialization Works Serialization is an alphanumeric series with numbers from 0 to 9 and letters 7 Serialization can be basic one series or advanced multiple series with no limit
131. light that amount of text E g Shift Home key highlights text from the position of the cursor to the beginning of the line Shift right arrow key highlights characters to the right of the cursor one character at a time Once text is highlighted you can delete all the highlighted characters by pressing either the Delete key or the Backspace key You can also type new text directly over the highlighted characters thereby deleting text and adding new text at the same time With multiple characters highlighted you can also apply different attributes such as bold and underline or change the font and font size on all the selected characters at one time Find Replace To search for specific text on a label in a multi label file use the Find Replace function of LabelMark The system can search for characters words or text strings Find To search for text in a label file 1 Display Properties panels if not already displayed See Properties Panels on page 44 tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most M Formatting a Label 49 Text Objects 2 Open the Find Replace properties panel REET SO AT TOOLS US E R 9 X k A a gt Label amp Object properties gt File amp Part properties v Find Replace Find Replace Match case Find what Find Next Direction Up Down 3 In the Find what field type the text for which you are searching If
132. list Editing Print Options If you have selected Use Default Print Settings in the job file tab skip this section To change the number of copies the side of the label file to print or to adjust the margins 1 Make sure the Use Default Print Settings check box is cleared 2 Select the label file for which you want to edit print settings tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Job File Management 103 Printing Labels in a Job File 3 Click the Edit Print Option button A window opens with the settings LM Desktop 6 Professional x Copies Printer Position Adjustment File label copies Horizontal 0 a 1 Vertical 0 Side To Print Second Side Side 1 Standard Side 2 Reverse Both m adn 4 In the Copies section use one of the following methods to select the number of copies Select File label copies to print the number of copies specified for each label within the label file See Label Copies on page 16 for more information You do not have to indicate the number of copies on this screen Select Copies to specify the number of copies here This overrides the settings for each label within the label file 5 In the Printer Position Adjustment field adjust the horizontal or vertical print position offsets data alignment on a label The measurement is in inches or millimeters depending on which unit of measure you have chosen on
133. llowing image shows two zones one of which is in the shape of a circle and is offset from its initial position General Measurements Zones Zone Number Zonel Zone2 Add Zone x Delete Zone a Move Zone To Front Zone Type Printable ZoneShape Circle X m A a X Offset 0 3 o Width 0 983 4 Y Offset 0 Height 1 Corner Radius 3 select a zone to edit either select it the Zone Number list or click it in the graphic representation of the label 4 For each zone you add configure the following fields Measurements are in inches or millimeters depending on what you specified in General Options See Setting Options on page 9 Zone Type Select whether the zone is printable or non printable A non printable zone could be used where a preprinted item displays on the label to prevent printing over it Also if data added to the label begins to encroach in the non printable area the Check Errors feature will indicate that the data does not fit Zone Shape Select Rectangle Circle or Rounded rectangle If you choose Rounded rectangle use the Corner Radius field to adjust the roundness of the corners X Offset Adjust the position of the zone horizontally A negative number moves the zone left and a positive number moves the zone right Y Offset Adjust the position of the zone vertically A negative number moves the zone up and a positive number moves the zone down To set the X and Y Offsets
134. ls back into the printer and print the next 25 labels from Label File 2 starting at label 26 specify the row and column that corresponds to label number 26 This results in 50 labels from two different files printed on one sheet Selecting a Printer To print a label file one label in a file or a range of labels in a file with the label file active 1 Choose File gt Print OR Click the Print button on the Standard toolbar or from Print Preview In the Name field of the print dialog box the name of the current or last used printer is displayed The name of this printer is also displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the screen You are presented with a list of installed printers from which to choose To switch to a different printer 2 Click the drop down arrow in the Name field and select the printer you want to use When you create labels the predesigned label templates are set up to print ona specific printer If you change the printer you may have to adjust the print position registration so the information prints correctly on the labels 3 Adjust the print position if needed by entering the horizontal and vertical position in the Print position adjustment section Note Use numbers to enter the Horizontal and Vertical position The positioning is measured in inches or millimeters depending on what you have set in the General Options You can enter a fraction as a decimal e g inch is entered
135. ly saved schemes Opens a window for you to select a saved data import or serialization scheme Select the scheme you want and click OK For more information see Using a Saved Serialization Scheme on page 98 or Using a Saved Data Import Scheme on page 126 9 Click OK on the screen showing the three steps The Wire Harness Labels workspace displays a tile representing the new label 10 If desired click the Add New Labeltile to add more labels to the job repeating the steps above for each label you add When you hover over a label in the workspace buttons for changing the label become visible Edit Opens the three step screen so you can make changes Copy Places a copy of the label in the workspace Click Edit on the new label to make changes and to provide a new name Remove Deletes the label 11 When complete click Finish A tab for the newly created job opens For information on how to work with job files see Chapter 5 Job File Management on page 99 Once you click Finish in the workspace you cannot return to the workspace Future changes must be made via the job file Adding Data Later Once the three step screen is closed for an app you cannot reopen it Instead open the saved job file to make changes To add data to a label file that was created using the Wire Harness Labels app tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Apps 183 Wire Harness Labels ooo l2 sc 2089 1
136. m a Recent Part 158 Template Properties 158 Label amp Object 158 File amp Part properties 159 Usingia Template 163 Edit a Template scu cade e 164 Printing Labels From 165 14 Apps 167 Terminal Blocks formerly called 110 167 Control Panel 171 Adding Data Later geere eed ee eee ee E 173 Datacomim Labels 4 2 mene ER tee cea ewer 174 Editing the Datacomm Labels Later 177 Laboratory Labels RR a bedded eos Eee de 178 Adding Data Later er 180 Wire Harness Labels tenets 180 Adding Data 182 LO Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual xii Contents ooo sabe tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most 8 Introduction 1 Starting the Sof
137. mine how data is serialized Horizontal increments one number per area based on the start value In Backbone block type the left most area on each strip prints with two numbers The first number is left justified the second number is right justified All other areas print with one right justified number 2 pair none Note A strip is one completed fully populated label If multiple strips are added each additional strip continues the numbering sequence from the last number of the previous strip Example When requesting two strips of a 4 pair configuration the first strip will contain values 1 12 the second strip will contain numbers 13 24 42 BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual Apps 169 Terminal Blocks formerly called 110 Blocks I To use the Terminal Blocks app 1 On the Home tab click the Terminal Blocks tile 2 LabelMark Professional only On the New Job Builder window enter a name for the Terminal Blocks job file then click OK For more information about jobs see Chapter 5 Job File Management on page 99 A workspace opens for your new job 3 LabelMark Professional only Click the Add New Label tile in the upper left corner of the workspace 4 The Terminal Blocks app presents three steps to complete for the new label Select the default name NewLabel in the upper left and type a new name for the label LM Desktop 6 Professional Bx Termina
138. n 0 107 Find Replace gt Image library gt Jobs inches v The File properties information reflects the date and time the document was created the last saved date and the author of the file The Description field of the File properties section is a convenient way of entering information about what the file contains when to use the file how to use it what media should be installed in the printer and so on It can be used for any descriptive or instructive information about the file The description field can hold up to 250 characters tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Creating Labels 29 More About Working with Files The File amp Part properties panel also contains information about the particular label part used in the creation of the file Part properties Part Name 2HSZDS 094 1 Double Sided Yes Continuous No Width 0 937 lt inches Length 0 125 m inches Top Margin 0 107 inches Left Margin 1 215 inches Horizontal Gap 0 06 inches Vertical Gap 0 875 inches Liner Width 429 2 inches Columns 2 Rows 1 Rotation 0 Output Orientation Portrait Sensor Type Notch While you cannot edit the part properties you can use the properties to create a custom part See Creating a Custom Part on page 109 Ma BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 30 Creating Labels More About Working with Files tes BRADY LabelMark 6
139. n Inserting Basic Serialization on page 91 or Inserting Advanced Serialization on page 94 to fill in the pages of the Data Serialization wizard 5 Save the label file All the labels in the label file have the template data items in place Edit a Template To edit a template or to create another template from an established template 1 On the Home page click the Open tile and select Template 2 Select the template to edit and click Open 3 Make the desired changes to the template 4 Save the template If you want to keep the original template and use these changes to create a new template select FILE gt Save as and provide a new name for the template tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Templates 165 Printing Labels From Templates Printing Labels From Templates Although a template places predefined data elements on all labels in a file using the template when you print the label file only those labels that have actual new data on them will print If you move the template s data elements on one of the labels it is considered new data and that label will print es BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 166 Templates Printing Labels From Templates tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most MA Apps 167 Terminal Blocks formerly called 110 Blocks 14 Apps Apps are small software components used to crea
140. n also removes the selection box Note Use the Label Size Current Image Size and Selection Size information below the image to size your selection to fit on the label If the selected area does not fit on the label part the software displays a message to this effect and will scale the image to make it fit If you do not want the image scaled either make sure the selection area fits on the label or click Back and choose a larger label 13 Once the desired portion of data is selected click Crop If you want to start over click Reset to return to the initial drawing 14 When ready click Next 15 Fill in the following fields on the mport Options screen From label The first label on which to place the drawing Till label The last label on which to place the drawing tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Microsoft Visio 131 Exporting Text Items e Every Which labels in between to place the drawing on Set to 1 for every label 2 for every other label and so on 16 Click Next The Process Data screen opens 17 Select one of the following three actions to take with the data Save Saves the data to the label file specified in the Save path If desired provide a different file name and path Save and Edit Saves the data to the label file specified in the Save path and opens the file in the LabelMark software If desired provide a different file name and path Pri
141. nd redo Ctrl Z Undo the last action Puts the object or label back to the state it was in before the last action was taken Ctrl Y Redo the previous action that was undone Puts the object or label back to the state it was in before Undo was enacted Find Ctrl F Find text within a label file Replace Ctrl H Replace text within a label file Command Ctrl M Invokes the Command Multiplier dialog box Copies Multiplier objects or the contents of entire labels and pastes the items multiple times according to your specifications See Linked Objects on page 77 for more information Ctrl S Saves a label file template or job file Print Ctrl P Sends data to the printer identified with the label or job Print Ctrl F2 Displays a label file as it will appear when printed Preview Ctrl up Moves the selected object up down left or right one down pixel very small distance left or right arrow iez BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 8 Introduction Navigating the Software Function Copy Label Objects Errors and Information Mouse Navigation Function Button Action Description Copies all objects on a label and pastes them on the next label You do not have to select any object They will all copy Maximizes and minimizes the Errors and Information pane which checks whether everything on the label is within bounds Description Left C
142. ndicates that the data does not fit on the label Either move the data object on the label or adjust the font size and other formatting properties to make it fit Select the object and edit the settings in Label amp Object properties in the left pane For more information see Chapter 3 Formatting a Label on page 31 When you are happy with the arrangement of the data on the label click Next 16 The Data Placement screen opens Inthe Repeat Imported Data field enter the number of times to repeat each record before moving on to the next one Inthe Apply to Labels section select the appropriate option to indicate on which labels to place the imported data The example shows the results of your selection Usethe Place data on labels section if your label part has multiple columns Select the direction you want the imported data applied to the labels Over then down across each row from top to bottom Down then over down each column from left to right Further refine this method of data placement by setting the number of Vertical labels down to tes BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 126 Importing Data Using a Saved Data Import Scheme go before moving over to the next column Down then over with Vertical labels down set to 1 is the same as Over then down Down then over Vertical labels down 4 Vertical labels down 2 Over then down Down then over Available with t
143. nt Prints the labels without saving 18 Click Finish Exported data is linked within the label file When you format the objects on one label the formatting changes on the other labels as well For more information about linked objects see Chapter 4 Serialization on page 89 Exporting Text Items Another option is to export just text Only the text from the Visio document is exported Shapes and connector lines are not exported To export text 1 Make sure the Viso add in is enabled See Enabling the Visio Add in on page 129 2 Open the Visio drawing containing the text to export 3 Click the LabelMark 6 tab in the ribbon bar 4 Click Create Label LO Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 132 Microsoft Visio Exporting Text Items 5 Click All text The Select Data screen opens Create Label File Select Data Select Data to Export Export to LabelMark format Export to text file Source Selected Fields 2 2 Fombell Pennsylvania ENGR NP 701431 UE NAMEPLATE 12 21 11 G ITTIGSON NP 701431 NTS SCALE Expand All Colapse All Sort Add Field Remove Field Use this screen to move text from the Source box on the left to the Selected Fields box on the right All text added to a field in the Selected Fields box is treated as one object on the label To have each text item treated as a different object on the label add a field for each 6 Click Add Field to add a field on the rig
144. nting until all sequences with lower priorities reach their end values Repeat step 4 through step 10 above for each sequence you want to add Only available on graphic mode labels Under Labe Object select Barcode if you want the serialized data to be displayed as a barcode otherwise select Text For a barcode click the field below and select the type of barcode to create This applies to the composite of all sequences in the serialization scheme not just the sequence row highlighted in the table If you want to add unchanging text before or after the serialized data enter the text in either the Prefix for text displaying before the serialized data or Suffix for text displaying after the serialized data field This applies to the composite of all sequences in the serialization scheme not just the sequence row highlighted in the table The Total field automatically reflects the number of labels that will be produced based on your selections Change the total if desired The Preview field displays the results for the first few members of the composite series Use this field to determine whether your settings produce the desired results Click Next The Data Placement window opens Fill in the Data Placement window as described in the instructions for a basic serialization steps 12 through 15 on page 92 Click Next The Save Scheme Information window opens On the Save Scheme Information page complete the following Sa
145. nts For instance if the first component is a numeric string and the second component an alpha string the serialized data will display as 1A To have the data display as A1 change the order of the components To change the order of components 1 In the table click the row of the component to move 2 Depending on where the component is in the table click Up or Down to move the component to the intended position The Preview field displays the result of the new order Remove Components To remove a sequence component from the composite serialization 1 In the table click the component row to be removed tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most M Serialization 97 Remove Serialization 2 Click Remove Remove Serialization Serialization is a linked object which means what you do to one of the sequences applies to all Only one sequence must be selected to affect all sequences in the serialization To remove serialization from labels 1 Click the serialized object on one of the labels 2 Press the Delete key on the keyboard 3 A message box opens to determine whether you want to delete all linked objects or just that particular object Do one of the following To delete all occurrences of the selected linked object on all labels click Yes Todelete only the selected object on the individual label click No To cancel without deleting any object click Cancel The serializa
146. o print you can do the following Select the printer you want to use to print the label file regardless of what you have set as the default printer Setthe number of labels to print Determine if you want to print the labels in reverse order for example Labels 1 2 3 will print in reverse order as 3 2 1 For 2 sided sleeve material select which side to print side one side two or both Select whether to print the second side as standard or reverse This field reflects the default setting selected under General Options See page 9 Note The Duplicate data to 2nd side field reflects the default setting you selected under General Options To activate the Duplicate data to 2nd side field in order to change the setting for this printing under Side To Print select either Side 2 or Both tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Creating Labels 23 Step 4 Print the Label File The BBP72 printer has two printheads and can print both sides at once if you select Both Test print your first row of labels and adjust horizontal and or vertical print position offsets Print in label saver mode Use the Row and Column settings under Label Saver Option to choose a label to start printing with This is useful if you want to print data from two separate label files onto one sheet of labels For example print the first 25 labels using data from Label File 1 Put the sheet of labe
147. object to fit on the label On any error in the list click Go To The software displays the object in error Click the Back button and manually adjust the object to fit on the label most likely by moving or resizing As errors are corrected they are removed from the list 19 Click Next The Process Data screen opens 20 Select one of the following three actions to take with the data Save Saves the data to the label file specified in the Save path If desired provide a different file name and path Save and Edit Saves the data to the label file specified in the Save path and opens the file in the LabelMark software If desired provide a different file name and path Print Prints the labels without saving 21 Click Finish tes BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 136 Microsoft Visio Exporting Text Items 52 BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Microsoft Excel 137 Enabling the Excel Add in 10 Microsoft Excel Just as you can import data from an Excel spreadsheet while in LabelMark see Chapter 8 Importing Data on page 119 you can also export the spreadsheet data to LabelMark from inside the Excel program The LabelMark software supports Microsoft Excel 2007 and higher Enabling the Excel Add in The ability to export data directly from Microsoft Excel is provided by an add in The add in must be enabled to use this feature To
148. of the label or 3 Click the up or down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the distance The distance you are able to move the top edge of the barcode depends on the length height of the label part The incremental distance varies between the different label parts Indicates the vertical length of the barcode from top to bottom It is the same as dragging the top or bottom handle up or down to increase or decrease the length Use this field to indicate an exact length of the barcode To change the length 1 With the barcode selected double click the number currently filling the Length field 2 Enter a new length Or Length 3 Click the up or down arrow buttons to increase or decrease length tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most M s Formatting a Label Barcode Objects Property Rotation Value To Use Use this field to rotate the object between 0 and 360 To rotate the barcode 1 After selecting the barcode object double click the Rotation field in the Label amp Object properties panel 2 Enter the degree of rotation or 3 Click the up and down arrow buttons to change the degree of rotation The up arrow rotates clockwise the down arrow rotates counterclockwise Note Be careful rotating a barcode as it may not fit on the printed label For example a 1 inch long barcode may not fit rotated on a 3 4 inch high label If a rotated barcod
149. oft Access or from a SQL Server Client or Microsoft OLE database For help with the wizard see Adding External Data on page 119 Data from previously saved schemes Opens a window for you to select a saved data import or serialization scheme Select the scheme you want and click OK For more information see Using a Saved Serialization Scheme on page 98 or Using a Saved Data Import Scheme on page 126 10 Click OK on the screen showing the three steps The Control Panel Labels workspace displays a tile representing the new label 11 If desired click the Add New Label tile to add more labels to the job repeating the steps above for each label you add When you hover over a label in the workspace buttons for changing the label become visible Edit Opens the three step screen so you can make changes Copy Places a copy of the label in the workspace Click Edit on the new label to make changes and to provide a new name Remove Deletes the label 12 When complete click Finish A tab for the newly created job opens For information on how to work with job files see Chapter 5 Job File Management on page 99 Once you click Finish in the workspace you cannot return to the workspace Future changes must be made via the job file Adding Data Later Once the three step screen is closed for an app you cannot reopen it See image in step 4 on page 172 Instead open the saved job file to make changes To add data to a label f
150. om 25 to 800 Fit to Width adjusts the first row of labels so that the entire width of the row fits the current width of the workspace Fit to Page shows all printable labels in the workspace Zoom Fit to page Fit to width Custom value 25 The Editor supports horizontal and vertical scrolling when displayed elements do not fit the display area To zoom in or out of a label 1 Choose View gt Zoom 2 Click the desired zoom option 3 Click OK You can also specify an incremental zoom percentage 1 Click Custom value radio button 2 Enter the percentage desired 3 Click OK You can set the default Zoom option or percentage in the Editor Options category of Settings See page page 9 tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Creating Labels 19 Step 2 Design the Label i o JJ Quick Zoom A Zoom control scale displays in the lower right corner of the Status Bar To quickly change the zoom percentage of the label file Drag the zoom control slider to the right to increase the size or to the left to decrease the size Click the plus or minus buttons to increase or decrease the zoom percentage by 1096 at a time Hl 215 v As you drag the zoom slider the zoom percentage displays in the percentage box directly to the right of the slider You can also change the zoom to predefined percentages by working directly with the percentage box 1 Click
151. on the number of sequences per label Note You can incorporate serialized data into a barcode See Inserting Basic Serialization starting on page 91 Serialization consists of a Start value End value and a Step value The Start value is the number letter or combination of numbers and letters that begin the serialization sequence The End value is the termination point of the sequence The Step is the value that is added to the previous number in the sequence to produce the next sequence number You cannot have an increment value of 0 For instance a start value of 1 an end value of 25 and a step value of 4 would produce 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 that is 1 step value 4 5 5 step value 4 9 and so Examples of Serialization In a basic serialization a sequence runs through its full range of numbers or letters 0 to 9 or A to Z one number or letter for each label Example Basic serialization Sequence 1 Start Value 1 End Value 10 Increment 1 Produces 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 You can combine letters and numbers in a single serialization When the right most character in the Start Value reaches its maximum value 9 or Z the character immediately to the left is incremented and the right character cycles back to its minimum value 0 or A Example Alphanumeric serialization Sequence 1 LO Ma e WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 90 Serialization How
152. onger makes an error message displays LabelMark suggests a newer label part that closely matches the discontinued part To use the suggested new part 1 Select Use New Part new part number New Old Part Association for File Based on Old Part x Following file is using old discontinued Brady part If you want to associate File with new Part select Use New Part next to the file otherwise select Use Old Part Use New Part HX 750 2 WT 2 Use Old Part 2HS 750 1 You can still open the file using the old part number but the data may not print properly LO Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 28 Creating Labels More About Working with Files a o0 n lC File and Part Properties The File amp Part properties panel includes information about the file and is saved along with the label and template files If the panels are not visible to the left of the workspace with a label file open click the arrow on the left side of the workspace See page 4 gt Label amp Object properties v File amp Part properties File properties File Name Locations l6f Creation Date 10 3 2013 9 21 38 PM Last Saved Date 10 3 2013 9 22 09 PM Author Name Description here Description 1 Allow users to modify label design Y Use row copies Part properties Part Name 2HSZDS 094 1 Double Sided Yes Continuous No Width 0 937 lt inches Length 0 125 lt inches Top Margi
153. or you can apply formatting changes Double clicking the text object opens it for editing pean peanut Text object open for Selected text object editing Vertical bar with handles marks insertion point To add or delete text from the text object 1 Double click the text object to open it for editing 2 Click in the text string where the text should be added 3 Type the text Cursor Movement in Text Strings Once you have clicked inside the text string you can use keystrokes to move the cursor to different areas of the text The following table indicates cursor movement in text strings using the keyboard In a multi line text string moves up one line at a time from the position of the cursor In a multi line text string moves down one line at a time from the position of the cursor m Q 7 Moves the cursor to the right one character at a time B Moves the cursor to the left one character at a time a tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Formatting a Label 47 Text Objects Moves the cursor to the beginning of a line of text Li Moves the cursor to the end of a line of text B S In a multi line text string moves the cursor to the top line of text 8 In a multi line text string moves the cursor to the last line of text f a f Y Moves the cursor to the right one word at a time n 1 Y Moves the cursor
154. ou to bypass a number of formatting options whenever you create a label file Use the Options tab to Set print defaults and control whether the software checks for updates Set viewing options for the editor such as default zoom level Set text formatting defaults font size alignment and so on Set default paths for files such as labels and images Control the refresh of imported data and the date and time Enable connectivity to Microsoft Excel Microsoft Visio or AutoCAD software See Chapter 9 Microsoft Visio on page 129 Chapter 10 Microsoft Excel on page 137 and Chapter 11 AutoCAD on page 145 To change the default settings ix 1 On the top right hand side of the LabelMark Desktop software click the gear icon to open the Options tab 2 Along the left side of the Options tab select the page of settings you want to change General Options Editor Options Format Options File paths Data refresh External Add Ins 3 Change the settings as desired H 4 Click the Save button to save your changes iez BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 10 Introduction Setting Options EEE eee Help The Help function of LabelMark 6 0 is an electronic reference manual that shows you how to work with many of the features of the LabelMark 6 0 software You can access the Help files at any time while working with the LabelMark 6 0 software To access Help
155. ove the graphic to a different area on the label Green handles indicate the graphic can be resized by dragging the handle in the direction of the handle i e corner handles drag in a diagonal direction side handles drag up or down left or right Red handles indicate that part of the object is outside the printable area tes BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST Formatting a Label 33 Adding and Editing Objects ae Green Locks Green padlock shaped handles indicate the object is locked and cannot be resized or moved to different areas on the label using the mouse You can however adjust the size and position properties of the object using the Label amp Object properties panel on the left Clear White The Clear or solid white padlock shaped handles indicate Locks the object cannot be sized or repositioned by any means mouse or Properties box The object is locked Selecting Multiple Objects or Labels Selecting multiple labels applies to Line mode as well as Graphics mode You can perform some functions such as moving and copying on multiple objects at one time provided those objects are all selected The following table describes how to select multiple objects or labels Procedure Action Selection Items Ctrl Left Click Holding the CTRL key click the left mouse button on the objects to be selected Objects 1 Position the pointer on a corner o
156. p Number of Strips Enter the number of strips you need Fill in the 110 Block serialization panel on the left Block Type Click in this field and select either Backbone or Horizontal These are described on page 168 Wire Pairs Enter the number representing the pair configuration 1 pair 2 pair 3 pair and so on This is the number by which the blocks increment For example if you set it to 3 pair with a start value of 1 the numbers in the blocks will be 1 3 6 9 and so on Start Enter the number with which to start the Terminal Blocks sequence Note An alternative to entering the information in this step is to use a saved serialization or import scheme To do so use the Data Serialization Schemes or the Data Import Schemes panels on the left These panels list schemes saved in the default location For more information see Chapter 4 Serialization on page 89 and Chapter 8 Importing Data on page 119 Click OK Your changes are applied and the editing screen closes Click OK on the screen showing the three steps The Terminal Blocks workspace displays a tile representing the new label Tip To rename the label click the name on the label tile select the current name and type a new one tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma 6 Apps 171 Control Panel Labels 12 If desired click the Add New Label tile to add more labels to the job repeating the steps
157. pe field click the down arrow 2 Select the appropriate barcode type Indicates the ratio of bar height to symbol length Not all barcode types allow you to change the ratio If you are using a Barcode Type that does not support this option the Ratio field is unavailable For those that do support it to change the ratio 1 Click within the Ratio field 2 Choose a new ratio from the list A check digit is used for error detection in a barcode It consists of a single digit computed from the other digits in the barcode This field is only available if the selected barcode type supports check digits To change the check digit model to use or to remove the check digit 1 Click in the Check Digit field 2 Choose the option to use Shape is only used with the DataMatrix barcode type If you have chosen DataMatrix in the Barcode Type field the Shape field is available To change the shape of a DataMatrix barcode 1 Click within the Shape field 2 Choose the desired shape from the list The Text Location refers to the placement of the human readable text relative to the barcode To change the location or to turn off the human readable text 1 Click within the Text Location field 2 Select the option to use Line and Rectangle Objects To place a line or a rectangle on the label LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual tes BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST Formatting a Label 71 Line and Rectangle Object
158. r a name for the datacomm job file then click OK For more information about jobs see Chapter 5 Job File Management on page 99 A workspace opens for your new job 3 Click the Add New Label tile in the upper left corner of the workspace The Datacomm Labels app presents three steps to complete for the new label tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Apps 175 Datacomm Labels 4 Select the default name NewLabel in the upper left and type new name for the label LM Desktop 6 Professional 0 x Datacomm Labels X NewLabel Label Type 1 Select the general purpose of this label Patch Gateways Midspan Wallplates E Routers amp uen Labels Housings Workstati 5 In Step 1 Label Type click the type of component that this label file is for When this label file is complete you can add more label files to the datacomm job for other types of components 6 In Step 2 Part or Product click one of the following Product if you want to create labels with certain parameters already set up for a particular product a On the right side of the window click a product to select it To find the product more easily in a long list use the fields in the left pane to search or filter the list To search for a product type the name in the By Product Name field As you type the list narrows to show matching produc
159. r label part has multiple columns Select the direction you want the serialization applied to the labels tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most AOS Serialization 93 Inserting Basic Serialization Over then down across each row from top to bottom Down then over down each column from left to right Further refine this method of data placement by setting the number of Vertical labels down to go before moving over to the next column Down then over with Vertical labels down set to 1 is the same as Over then down Over then down Down then over Down then over Vertical labels down 4 Vertical labels down 2 15 Available with two sided label parts only Select Duplicate data on second side if you want the serialized data to repeat on the other side of the label 16 Either finish or save the serialization scheme complete the setup and put the serialized data on the labels click Finish and skip to the end of these steps To save the serialization scheme click Next and continue with the following steps 17 On the Save Scheme Information page provide the following information Scheme file name A default file name is provided Type a new name if desired Serialization schemes are saved in the default directory designated in the File Paths option See Setting Options on page 9 Author The user name of the person logged in to the computer is provided Change this i
160. r the number of copies to print The Sub Total field reflects the number of labels in the specified range multiplied by the number of copies in the Range Copies field Optional In addition to the Range Copies if you enter a number in the Label Copies field the Sub Total field reflects the range of labels to print multiplied by the number in the Label Copies field Example range of labels to print starts with label 2 and ends with label 4 That is three labels to print 2 3 and 4 If the Range Copies to print is 5 the subtotal would be 15 3 labels x 5 Range Copies 15 labels If you also enter a number in the Label Copies field that number is added to the equation If you set Label Copies to tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most M Creating Labels 25 Step 4 Print the Label File 3 the Sub Total would now be 45 labels 3 labels x 5 Range Copies x 3 Label Copies 45 Range Copies vs Label Copies You can print copies of the range or copies of the label or both The difference between the two copy options is how the labels print out collated or non collated Range Copies prints collated meaning all labels in the range print once then the entire range of labels sequence prints again until all copies have been printed That is the labels or pages of labels are in order 1 2 3 and so on Figure 1 Range Copies three copies of five labels collated Label Copie
161. raw a frame in which to place the image If you click the label rather than drawing a frame you can still place an image on the label The image however will be the standard size set for the label By drawing an image frame you can indicate how large or small you want the image to be 3 In the Open dialog box browse to find the image file that you want to use 4 In the list of images click the image you want to use then click Open The image fills the frame as much as possible while still retaining the original aspect ratio of the image Resize Image Handles around an image indicate that the image is selected and are used to resize the image If the handles are not shown click the image to select it tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Formatting a Label 61 Image Objects The top and bottom handles resize the image vertically The left and right handles resize the image horizontally The corner handles resize the image diagonally maintaining the aspect ratio changing the width and length of the image at the same time To resize 1 Click the Select button to make it active When active it is shaded blue Ey 2 Position the pointer on one of the handles 3 Drag the mouse to enlarge or shrink the image Dragging toward the image shrinks the image dragging away from the image enlarges it Move the Image To move the image to another location 1 If no handles are visibl
162. rch forwards 5 Click Find Next LabelMark moves to the first occurrence of the text in the direction you specified selecting the label and highlighting the text 6 Click Replace 7 Continue to either find and replace each occurrence individually or all at once To continue with individual occurrences click Find Next again then click Replace Continue until all occurrences have been changed e If you are confident that your search string and replacement text are correct you can replace the text on all the labels at one time After entering the search string and replacement text click Replace all All occurrences of the search string on all the labels in the file are changed with the replacement text A message displays the number of occurrences that have been changed tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Formatting a Label 51 Text Objects D Text Object Properties When a text object is selected the following properties are available in the Label amp Object properties panel v Label amp Object properties Font Font size Arial Alt Mono For Brady 15 w 7 uj ej Horizontal Justification Left Expand Condense 50 200 100 _ Auto Fit _ Underline 6 9 characters _ Trim Vertical Margins _ Vertical Input Line Spacing 1s 0 pt _ Locked e Y Printable Left 0 013 inches 0113 4 inche
163. rection A triangle to the right of the column heading indicates in which direction ascending or descending the column has been sorted tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Manage Printer Part Pairings 117 7 Manage Printer Part Pairings You can associate a printer with a label part so whenever you print the specified label by default it prints to its assigned printer You can also set the corrective offsets for that printer If you have paired a printer with a specific label part whenever you use that label part the name of the paired printer is reflected in the status bar at the bottom of the label editor Note Even if a printer and label part are paired you can still specify a different printer in the Print dialog box To pair a part with a printer 1 2 On the Home tab click Manage then select Printer Parts Pairing On the left side of the screen select the desired part For information on searching and filtering the list see Finding a Part in the List on page 13 Click Add The part is added to the list on the right side of the screen In the Printer column on the right click Select a printer and choose the printer you want to use with this label part Click the Test Print button for this part You may have to scroll the right pane to see the button at the far right Brady test label data is sent to the printer as a means of testing the placement o
164. rialization is completed you can move the serialized numbers and characters anywhere on the label Because serialized sequences are linked objects as you move the data on one label it moves to the same location on all subsequent labels where it displays You can add more than one serialized sequence to a label but each sequence displays in the upper left corner of the label just like the first If you have not moved the first sequence the second displays directly over it Move this sequence to a new location on the label tes BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST 48 Serialization 91 Inserting Basic Serialization Doo Md Inserting Basic Serialization To add basic serialization to the label 1 Choose INSERT gt Insert serialized data The Data Serialization Basic window opens u Data Serialization Data Serialization Basic Please fill the form below to create your simple serialization Sequence Type Sta rt 1 Numeric Enter the first value End Enter an ending value Total n Total number of labels for this serialization Label Object Text Barcode Prefix Preview No preview avaliable Use Multiple Counter Sequences Advanced 2 Click in the Sequence Type field and select the desired sequence type Numeric Numbers only Alphabetic Upper case letters only Alphanumeric Letters and numbers Hex Base 16 numbers Octal Base 8 numbers Binary Base 2 numbers Constant Only one value Start
165. rmation In the list of files click the label file for which you want to view file properties or edit the author and description A preview of the label file is shown in the Preview panel In the Preview panel click Open in Editor The label file opens in another tab Click the label file s tab to go to the label file Open the File amp Part properties panel For more information see File and Part Properties on page 28 tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Job File Management 101 Saving a Job File Saving a Job File To save the job file 1 On the tab for the job file click the Save button in the toolbar H 2 Optional Job files are saved by default on the local disk in ProgramData Brady LabelMark6 Job Files If you want to save the job file in a different location use the Save As window to navigate to that location Tip You can change the default job file location in Options in the File paths tab See Setting Options on page 9 3 In the File name field enter a name for the job file 4 Click Save Opening a Job File Open a job file in much the same way you open a label file 1 On the Home tab click the Open tile and select Job 2 In the Open dialog box select the job file to open and click Open Removing a Label File To remove a label file from a job file 1 Open the job file 2 Click the label file you want to remove 3 Click the Remove button in the jo
166. rt data directly from AutoCAD is provided by an add in The add in must be enabled to use this feature To enable the AutoCAD add in 1 Close AutoCAD 2 From the Windows Start menu select All Programs gt Brady gt LabelMark 6 gt LabelMark Addin Manager 3 Click the AutoCAD add in tile Enabled add ins have a frame around the tile In the image below the AutoCAD add in is disabled and the Excel and Visio add ins are enabled af External Add Ins Options Administrator permissions are required to enable some Add ins EE Excel add in Visio add in AutoCAD add in 4 Click the Save button 5 Start AutoCAD tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma AutoCAD 147 Exporting Data from AutoCAD Exporting a Selected Area To export selected data from an AutoCAD drawing into a new label file 1 2 10 11 12 13 14 15 Open the AutoCAD drawing containing the items to export Select the drawing objects to be exported Click the LabelMark tab in the ribbon bar Click Create Label Click Selected area The Select Label Part window opens Select either Template based or Part based For information on templates see Chapter 13 Templates on page 157 Click the template or label part that you want to use For more information on searching for label parts see Finding a Part in the List on page 13 Click Next The Region Selection screen
167. s 1 Click the Line or Rectangle button on the Action toolbar m LT When on the label the pointer changes to a cross 2 To draw a line hold the left mouse button and drag the mouse from the starting point of the line to the end point To draw a square or rectangle hold the left mouse button and drag diagonally from one corner of the rectangle to the opposite corner When the mouse is released the line or rectangle displays with handles To change the properties of the line or rectangle open the Label objects properties panel if not already displayed Resize a Line or Rectangle To resize a line or rectangle 1 Click the object to display handles 2 Position the pointer on one of the handles and drag in the direction that will give the desired resizing Refer to Resize Image on page 60 for more information on resizing graphics Move a Line or Rectangle To move the line or rectangle to another location 1 If no handles are visible click the line or rectangle to display them 2 With the mouse on the line or inside the rectangle s boundaries not on a handle drag the line or rectangle to the new location The pointer looks like a cross with arrows when it is the graphic and ready to be moved 3 To remove the handles from the line or rectangle click anywhere on the screen LO Ma e WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 72 Formatting a Label Line and Rectangle Object
168. s Line Properties The following options are available in the Label amp Object properties panel when a line is selected Label gdo Sta Sta 0 998 amp Object properties Locked Printable Rotation clockwise rt Point X End Point X inches 1417 rt Point Y End Point Y 1 096 inches 0731 inches Line Thickness 0 01 lt inches Figure 17 Label amp Object properties for lines Property Printable LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual Click this check box to protect the line object from being moved or resized This check box is selected by default If you do not want the particular line object to print on the label clear the Printable check box This prevents the line object from printing although other objects on the label will still print tes BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST BA Formatting a Label Line and Rectangle Objects Property Rotation Use this field to rotate a line object between 0 and 360 To rotate the line object 1 After selecting the line double click the Rotation field in the Label amp Object properties panel 2 Enter the degree of rotation or 3 Click the up or down arrow buttons to change the degree of rotation The up arrow rotates clockwise the down arrow rotates counterclockwise Start Point X Indicates the distance the left edge of horizontal
169. s Rotation N 50 i clockwise Figure 9 Label amp Object properties for text es BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 52 Formatting a Label Text Objects Property Font Font size Horizontal Justification LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual To Use Indicates the current font in use To change the font 1 In the Font field click the down arrow 2 Select a font from the list Indicates the current size of the font in use To change the font size 1 In the Font size field click the up or down arrows to increase or decrease font size or 1 Double click the font size currently in the Font size field 2 Enter the new point size Click the Bold button to format all selected text in bold Click the Italics button to format all selected text in italics Click the Underline button to underline all selected text Click the Superscript button to display all selected text slightly above the line of text Click the Subscript button to display all selected text slightly below the line of text Horizontal justification aligns the text within the boundaries of the text object not within the boundaries of the label To change the horizontal justification 1 In the Horizontal Justification field click the down arrow 2 Select Left Center or Right t2 BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST R Formatting a Label Text Objects Property Expand Condense
170. s When printed the Product Name and SKU text boxes will not print leaving only the Logo and Miscellaneous text boxes on the label When printed out the label would look like this Cutting Blade 123 Using a Template To use a template to create labels 1 On the Home page click the Create tile and select New Label Using Template 2 In the list of templates displayed click the template to use 3 Click Next The New Labels from Template tab opens 4 Click one of the following tiles to choose how you want to add data to the label tes BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 164 Templates Edit a Template NENNEN Edit Label Enter data using the label editor a Click Finish b The label editor opens Enter data directly on the fields on the label Data Entry Enter data using a form a Click Next b Fill in the data fields on the left and then click Finish Saved Data Obtain data from a previously saved data import or serialization scheme a Click Next b Select the data import or serialization scheme to use and click Finish External Data Import data setting up the import in the next step a Click Next b Follow the instructions in Adding External Data on page 119 to fill in the pages of the External Data Import wizard Serialized Data Add serialized data setting up the sequential data in the next steps a Click Next b Follow the instructions i
171. s are not collated meaning all copies of the first label in the selected print range print out then all second labels and so on Figure 2 Label Copies three copies of five labels uncollated Label Copies takes precedence over Range Copies if both are specified That is you get several sets of uncollated labels Each label in the range prints the number of times specified by Label Copies This set then prints again until you have the number of sets specified in Range Copies LO Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 26 Creating Labels More About Working with Files Test Print Labels Before sending a label file to the printer you may want to view some of the physical labels to determine the precise placement of data While Print Preview shows placement of data on a virtual label part due to minute discrepancies in label placement on the liner or feeding mechanisms of specific printers the label alignment may need to be slightly adjusted To view the actual placement of data on the label part test print your labels Test printing prints the first row of your data not manufacturer s pre designed data on the physical label part Therefore if the data placement needs some adjustment that can be done before you waste an entire sheet or roll of labels To test print the first row of labels with the label file active 1 Click the Print button In the Print dialog box 2 Click the Print
172. s can be added to labels more than once Add All Remove All Field1 Field2 Field3 wmm nlink Selected Ite FTT i ieee er 4 m TM 4 ewe Show all labels in the row Placing data on the label If the label file is in graphics mode select either Add new item as Text or Add new item as Barcode and then drag the desired field onto the preview label Barcode is not available for line mode text labels For graphics labels you can drag the fields on the preview label to reposition them for line mode labels you cannot Instead click Remove All and then drag each field to the desired position or select a field on the preview and click Delete Selected BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 142 Microsoft Excel Exporting Data from Microsoft Excel 18 Item Deleting a field from the preview label only removes it from displaying on the label The field is still available to be added to the label Managing linked data Imported data fields are added to labels as linked objects For more information on linked objects see Chapter 4 Serialization on page 89 If you do not want the data for a particular field linked select the field on the preview label and click Unlink Selected Item The data is no longer linked between labels Placing data on different labels Generally all fields are placed on one label However if your label material has col
173. s the settings for that scheme so you can verify that you have selected the scheme you want 4 Click Finish The data is added to the selected label and to following labels as specified by the scheme Refreshing Data Values in the label file remain as they were when imported even if values in the external data file have since been changed To update values in the label file refresh the imported data 1 Open the label file with the imported data 2 Choose TOOLS gt Refresh gt Imported Data 3 Click Yes The data on the labels is updated es BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 128 Importing Data Refreshing Data 52 BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Microsoft Visio 129 Enabling the Visio Add in 9 Microsoft Visio You can export Microsoft Visio drawings or text to LabelMark This data is exported from inside the Visio program The LabelMark software supports Microsoft Visio 2007 and higher Enabling the Visio Add in The ability to export data directly from Microsoft Visio is provided by an add in The add in must be enabled to use this feature To enable the Visio add in 1 Close Visio 2 From the Windows Start menu select All Programs gt Brady gt LabelMark 6 gt LabelMark Addin Manager 3 Click the Visio add in tile Enabled add ins have a frame around the tile In the image below the AutoCAD add in is disabled and the E
174. se the Date and Time Data dialog box to set the date and time You can put the date and time on one label or on multiple labels You can also specify if you want to use the computer s date and time or set a specific date and time Adding the Date and Time When inserting the date and time it does not matter which if any label is selected To insert the date and time on a label 1 Choose INSERT gt Insert Date Time data The Date and Time Data window opens Date and Time Data Select format to use 10 22 2013 Use predefined format 10 22 2013 Use custom format Edit Date Time value Use computer date time value Use this value 3 24 PM Select labels to apply this date time to Start at label number 1 Number of times to repeat 6 Apply to Every label Date time will be applied to label s 2 In the Select format to use section select or create a format for the date and time es BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 80 Formatting a Label Date and Time Object ee select an existing format select Use predefined format Then click within the field to the right and select a format To create your own format a Select Use custom format and then click the Edit button to the right Another window opens for you to set up your custom format Date and Time Data x Format 10 22 2013 Clear All Remove Last Date parts Time parts Day of week 0 6
175. similar values using the wildcard character to represent unknown characters For example setting the value to A Appliance would find AA Appliance A1 Appliance and Ag Appliance Value Type the value that you want to look for in the field The value can be text or numeric e And Or Select how this statement will be joined with the next one Do you want to use the record if statement A and statement B match Or if either statement A or statement B matches Select None for the last statement Example To place data on labels only for the months of June July and August set up the filter as shown in the following image Note that OR was used to join the LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual tes BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST BA Importing Data 123 Adding External Data statements because any one record could have June or July or August as the month but not June and July and August External Data Import Filter Your Records Indicate the conditions your data records must meet to be included on your labels If you do not select anything here all records will be included To include unique records only select the Excluded duplicated rows records options Field Operator Value And Or Month vj August None Operator And Or Month June Or Month July Or Month August Exclude duplicate rows When you are finished setting up your filter click Next 13 The Sort Your Records screen opens Specify
176. ssleleeseeeeeeee n 119 Using a Saved Data Import Scheme 126 Reftreshing Data iue xe eve wk eee ee tea adel eva ee as 127 9 Microsoft Visio 129 Enabling the Visio Add in 129 Exporting Selected Data from Visio 130 Exporting Text Items 2 zoe eee pueden e ER Re dte ede x mo E 131 10 Microsoft Excel 137 Enabling the Excel 137 Exporting Data from Microsoft 138 11 AutoCAD 145 Importing AutoCAD 145 tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma xi Contents Exporting Data from AutoCAD 146 Enabling the AutoCAD 146 Exporting a Selected Area 147 Exporting Text Items s unes ee xa e m oue e pce xc vt mm is i 148 12 Manage Saved Data Import and Serialization Schemes 155 Managing Saved 5 155 Using a Saved Scheme to Add Data to a Label File 156 13 Templates 157 Creating a Template 157 Creating a Template fro
177. st likely by moving or resizing As errors are corrected they are removed from the list 19 Click Next The Process Data screen opens 20 Select one of the following three actions to take with the data Save Saves the data to the label file specified in the Save path If desired provide a different file name and path Save and Edit Saves the data to the label file specified in the Save path and opens the file in the LabelMark software If desired provide a different file name and path Print Prints the labels without saving 21 Click Finish tes BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 154 AutoCAD Exporting Data from AutoCAD 52 BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Manage Saved Data Import and Serialization Schemes 155 Managing Saved Schemes 12 Manage Saved Data Import and Serialization Schemes Once you have saved data import and serialization schemes you need a way to manage them to edit a scheme to copy a scheme and then edit it to create a new scheme to delete a scheme that is no longer needed and so on For details on serialization and on data import see Chapter 4 Serialization on page 89 and Chapter 8 Importing Data on page 119 Managing Saved Schemes To manage saved schemes 1 On the Home page click the Manage tile and select either Data Import Schemes or Data Serialization Schemes Use the toolbar buttons to
178. t 1 On the Home tab in the RECENT PARTS list click the label part to use BPT 608 461 x 2 36 0 6 60mm 15mm re M 027272777 Line Mode Graphics Mode Line Mode Quickly and easily enter text and data into your labels Create Label Create Template 2 Choose Graphics Mode if you want to add images and barcodes Choose Line Mode if you want to add only text 3 Click Create Template A blank template file opens using the selected label part Template Properties Set properties for templates in the same way as for labels using the Label amp Object properties and File amp Part properties panels For more information on using the properties panels see Properties Panels on page 44 Label amp Object Properties When adding objects to a template file there are additional properties available which govern layout of objects on a label file created from the specific template These properties are set on and stored with the template They are not available in regular label files or on label files created from the template tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Templates 159 Template Properties The additional properties available only for objects placed on a template are Can Move Can Select If the Can Move option is selected on the template when creating a label file from the template you will be able to move objects to different areas of the label
179. t Example numeric sequence beginning with 1 with a step of 1 yields 1 2 3 4 5 A numeric sequence beginning with 1 with a step of 2 yields 1 3 5 7 9 Under Label Object select Barcode if you want the serialized data to be displayed as a barcode otherwise select Text If you want to add unchanging text before or after the serialized data enter the text in either the Prefix for text displaying before the serialized data or Suffix for text displaying after the serialized data field The Preview field displays the results for the first few members of the series Use this field to determine whether your settings produce the desired results When finished click Next The Data Placement page opens In the Repeat Serialized Objects field enter the number of times to repeat each value in the sequence before moving on to the next one For most purposes this is set to 1 One example of when you might use this is when printing to a label part that has columns such as DAT 77 with three columns Perhaps you want the same serialized data on all labels in a row Set Repeat Serialized Objects to and the serialized data will be the same for each of the three labels in a row and will increment in the next row In the Apply to Labels section select the appropriate option to indicate on which labels to place the serialized data The example shows the results of your selection Use the Place Data section if you
180. t at label number field type the number of the label on which to start copying 6 In the Number of times to repeat field indicate how many labels the copied label should be applied to 7 Optional If you chose Custom list in the Apply to list fill in the Custom list field Type a list of all label numbers to which the selected label should be copied Separate label numbers with a comma for example 2 5 9 The Summary area indicates on which labels the copied data will be placed 8 Click OK LO Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual Formatting a Label Command Multiplier Copy Objects To repeat only parts of a label use the Copy Objects function of the Command Multiplier The Copy Objects function only duplicates the selected objects or current line of text allowing you to enter different objects on each individual label For example use this function if you want the same text on all labels but different images To duplicate a specific object or line of text on a label not the entire label 1 In Graphics mode click the object on the label that you want to copy In Line mode click within the line of text that you want to copy 2 Choose Edit gt Command Multiplier 3 Select Copy Object s 4 In the Apply to list select which labels should receive the copied data For example select Every 2nd label if you want the copied information on every other label in the file 5 In
181. tance 1 Double click the Left field 2 Enter the distance the left edge of the rectangle should be from the left edge of the label or 3 Click the up or down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the indentation The distance you are able to move the left edge of the boundary box depends on the width of the label part The incremental distance varies between the different label parts Top Indicates the distance the top of the rectangle is from the top of the label To change the distance 1 Double click the Top field 2 Enter the distance the top edge of the rectangle should be from the top edge of the label or 3 Click the up or down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the distance fractionally The distance you are able to move the top edge of the rectangle depends on the length height of the label part The incremental distance varies between the different label parts Length Use this field to indicate an exact length or height as opposed to width for the rectangle To change the length 1 With the rectangle selected double click the number currently filling the Length field 2 Enter a new length or 3 Click the up or down arrow buttons to increase or decrease length Note To change the length independent of the width the Allow Stretching check box must be selected If not the width will change automatically in proportion with the changed length maintaining the aspect ratio
182. te labels for a very specific purpose LabelMark 6 0 contains the following apps depending on whether you have Standard or Professional Terminal Blocks formerly called 110 Blocks Standard and Professional Control Panel Labels Professional Datacomm Labels Professional Text Conversion Professional Heatex Conversion Professional Laboratory Labels Professional ADM Import Professional Wire Harness Labels Professional To open an app go to the Home page and click the tile for the app Note If the app tiles are dimmed purchase an upgrade from LabelMark Standard to Professional Once the Professional version is activated the app tiles become available Terminal Blocks formerly called 110 Blocks The Terminal Blocks label type is based on user selected wire pair configurations with the length of the label determined by the pair type selected The number and formatting of areas is based on pair configuration and block type selected In the Terminal Blocks label the number of areas created is based on the pair configuration selected Vertical and horizontal separator lines are automatically added The following example displays the areas based on the wire pairs selected that is 2 pair 3 pair 4 pair 5 pair LO Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 168 Apps Terminal Blocks formerly called 110 Blocks Block Type is used to deter
183. text in bold Click the Italics button to place the human readable text in italics This button is not available for barcodes This button is not available for barcodes tes BRADY EL WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST This button is not available for barcodes LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 67 68 Formatting a Label Barcode Objects Property Locked Select this check box to prevent the barcode object from being moved or resized Printable This check box is selected by default If you do not want the barcode object to print on the label clear the Printable check box This prevents the barcode from printing although other objects on the label still print Indicates the distance the left edge of the barcode object is from the left edge of the label To change the distance 1 Double click the Left field 2 Enter the distance the left edge of the barcode should be from the left edge of the label or 3 Click the up or down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the indentation The distance you are able to move the left edge of the barcode depends on the width of the label part The incremental distance will vary between the different label parts Top Indicates the distance the top of the barcode object is from the top of the label To change the distance 1 Double click the Top field 2 Enter the distance the top edge of the barcode should be from the top edge
184. the Options tab under General Options See Setting Options on page 9 6 In the Side to Print section choose which side to print Side 1 Side 2 or Both This section is only available if the label part for this file allows two sided printing 7 In the Second Side section chose the print direction Select Standard to print side two upside down This causes the text on both sides of a two sided sleeve to be upright when viewed from either side of the sleeve Select Reverse to print side two right side up This causes the text on the sleeve to be readable if the sleeve is rotated on its horizontal axis to view the second side This section is only available if the label part allows two sided printing and if either Side 2 or Both is selected in the Side to Print section 8 Click OK VS Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 104 Job File Management Moving Label Files in a Job File a Printing from a Job File You can print one label file at a time but the real power of the job file is to print simultaneously on different printers possibly with different label parts and colors To print one label file contained in a Job File 1 Click the label file to print You can use Ctrl Click or Shift Click to select more than one file 2 Click the Print button in the toolbar z If you want to print all label files in a job file 1 Click the Print All button above the list of labels Lab
185. the data you are searching for occurs in upper or lower case exclusively enter the search string in the exact case you want to match then 4 Optional Select the Match case check box if capitalization matters in the search 5 Select Up to search backwards in the label file or Down to search forwards 6 Click Find Next to begin searching LabelMark moves to the first occurrence of the text in the direction you specified selecting the label and highlighting the text 7 To find the next occurrence click Find Next again You can edit the highlighted text string then click Find Next to move to the next label to edit Replace To change multiple occurrences of specific data to something else use the Replace feature in the Find Replace Properties panel To replace text in the Find Replace Properties panel 1 Select Replace 2 In the Find what field enter the text to be replaced 3 In the Replace with field enter the replacement text BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 50 Formatting a Label Text Objects Note When searching for and replacing a small word whose characters could be part of another word such as the word the or in the Find what and Replace with fields enter a space before and after the characters that make up the word That way you will avoid changing parts of a word not meant to be changed 4 Select Up to search backwards in the label file or Down to sea
186. the down arrow in the percentage box 2 Click the percentage or zoom option as desired Adding Text Once a label or template file is created or opened the label editor is activated for the chosen label part If not using Graphical Label Design mode you are automatically in text mode and only text can be added to the label The cursor displays as an I beam indicating that text can be entered To add text to a label 1 Click on the label where text should be added A blue dotted line displays around the label indicating that label is selected i e the focus is directed to that label 2 Type the text Graphical Label Design If using Graphical Label Design mode to add text 1 Click on the label where text should be added 2 On the Action toolbar click the Text button The mouse pointer becomes an 1 indicating that text can be entered You Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 20 Creating Labels Step 3 Save the Label File 3 Click the mouse where the text should be placed 4 Enter the text A border displays around the text as it is being entered This border represents the text line 5 When finished entering the text click anywhere on the screen to remove the typing line borders When in Graphical Label Design mode the Text tool if selected remains in use until some other tool is selected This is known as a sticky tool Step 3 Save the Label
187. the list click Go To The software selects the label on which the error occurs Manually adjust objects to fit on the label most likely by moving or resizing As errors are corrected they are removed from the list Changing Label Parts You can change the label part type of label material after data has already been entered Be aware though that some data may not fit the new label part If this is the case a message indicates that the data objects may need to be fixed on the new label part To change the label part 1 Choose Edit Change Label Part 2 From the list provided select the label part to use and then click OK 3 If the data objects do not fit properly on the new label part a message alerts you and asks if you want to continue Click Yes 4 A message alerts you that the software can check for errors Click Yes You Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 86 Formatting a Label Wiremark Format 5 Errors are listed the Errors amp Information pane For help correcting the errors see Checking the Labels for Errors on page 84 Note If after changing a label part you find the data does not fit on the new label even after reformatting the data click Undo to go back to the previous label part You may have to click Undo a few times to return to the previous label part Adjusting Label Length Height If you are using continuous material you can change the part
188. tion is removed Moving Serialized Data To move the serialized characters to some other location on the label 1 Click the serialized characters on one of the labels to display handles It makes no difference on which label you select the characters 2 Drag the serialized characters to another location on the label All labels with the serialized characters display the characters at the new location on their respective label Formatting Serialized Data With the serialized object selected use the Label objects properties panel to change the format properties See Text Object Properties starting on page 51 for details on the properties You Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 98 Serialization Using a Saved Serialization Scheme D Using a Saved Serialization Scheme To use a saved scheme 1 Click the label where you want the serialization to start 2 Choose INSERT gt Data from saved scheme A window for selecting the scheme opens LM Desktop 6 Professional Select a scheme in the list you want to apply to the template Data Import Schemes t Object type Text No items to display Please proceed to Scheme Components Type Start Step End Priority Manager on Home Page to create new Numeric 1 1 7 1 Custom d 1 m 2 Number of labels 35 Prefix Suffix Label Layout Over then down Vertical labels down 1 Label step Every label Number of copies 1 Data Serializ
189. to add more labels to the job repeating the steps above for each label you add When you hover over a label in the workspace buttons for changing the label become visible Edit Opens the three step screen so you can make changes Copy Places a copy of the label in the workspace Click Edit on the new label to make changes and to provide a new name Remove Deletes the label 12 When complete click Finish A tab for the newly created job opens For information on how to work with job files see Chapter 5 Job File Management on page 99 Once you click Finish in the workspace you cannot return to the WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 179 180 Apps Wire Harness Labels workspace Future changes must be made via the job file Adding Data Later Once the three step screen is closed for an app you cannot reopen it Instead open the saved job file to make changes To add data to a label file that was created using the Laboratory Labels app 1 On the Home page click the Open tile and select Job 2 Select the job file with the laboratory labels and click Open 3 The left side of the page for the job file lists the label files within that job Click on the label file that you want to edit 4 On the right side of the page click Open in Editor 5 Add data to the label as you would with any label file Add Individual items manually See Adding and Editing Objects on page 31 Sequential
190. ts To filter the list select a manufacturer in the By Manufacturer field b On the right side of the window click in the Printer type field and select a printer The label part for the selected product and printer is filled in below the Selected part heading c Click OK Blank Part if you want to start with a label part a Selectthe label part to use For help finding a label part see Finding a Part in the List on page 13 b Click OK BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 176 Apps Datacomm Labels EEE 7 In Step 3 Label Data click DataComm parameters A window opens for editing block information and the sequential serialized data to place on the label 8 If created from a blank part fill in the fields across the top of the editing window If created from a product these fields are not displayed because the information was determined by selecting the product Part Name This is filled in for you with the part you selected Product Width This is filled in for you with the width of the label part unless you chose a continuous label part Block Width Enter the width for a block This width is applied to all blocks in the strip A block is one section of a label that is divided in to sections See the description of terminal blocks beginning on page 167 Number of Strips Enter the number of strips labels you need 9 Fill in the DataComm Serialization panel on the left
191. tware 1 Introduction LabelMark software is a label design and management package which enables you to design a label based on material selection It is designed to be used in an industrial environment with more demands on speed accuracy and reliability of output LabelMark software is a multi document application where you can open multiple label files The number of files that can be opened at any one time is constrained by system memory and resources Starting the Software To start the software select Start gt All Programs gt Brady gt LabelMark 6 gt LabelMark For information about creating new labels or opening existing label files see Creating Labels on page 11 Opening an Existing Label File on page 27 tes BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 2 Introduction Navigating the Software Navigating the Software Home Screen Upon launch of LabelMark 6 0 the following screen displays The first time you start the program the blue panel on the left is blank except for any Brady smart printers that you have installed A guided tour of the Home page runs the first time you start the program To run the tour again click the question mark in the upper right and select Show home page tour LabelMark 6 Professional 0 x RECENT FILES LabelMark Open Manage zzz Control Panel Terminal Blocks s Labels Datacomm Labels Text Conversion Ca Ad Heatex
192. ual 58 Formatting a Label Text Objects 3 Select the type of Flip Flop as follows For Vertical multi lines Top to Bottom Transposes the first lines of a multi line text string with the last lines Top to Bottom on New Label Duplicates all objects graphics and text ona label inserting them on the label next to the original However only the vertical multi line text objects are flipped on the copy Top to Bottom Selected Object s On a label containing multiple text objects transposes only the object s selected Top to Bottom Selected Object s on New Label Duplicates all objects graphics and text on a label inserting them on the label next to the original However only those text objects selected on the original are flipped on the copy cae Auras eae ore p _ I I 1 AB10 PCOD 782 INE xz40 27304 522 2 XY20 OK102 183 730 203 129 CZ30 XZ310 386 XY20 YZ540 386 XZ40 YZ540 129 i AB10 XZ310 183 203 522 OK102 782 77304 PC001 1 22304 22304 i 1 oa Label 1 with Top to Bottom flip flop no object selected rarus i i zz 999 P xz40 27304 782 1 9 0730 AB203 129 230 203 18 XY20 YZ540 G8 XY20 YZ540 3 i AB10 XZ310 183 AB10 X2310 129
193. umns of labels more than one label in a row you can place each field on a different label To do so a Select the Show all labels in the row check box below the sample label only available if your label material has more than one column in a row The preview shows one row of labels Use the zoom and scroll bar to adjust the view as needed b Click Remove All to remove the fields that were automatically placed on the first label in the row c Drag the fields one by one from the left side of the screen to the label you want them on When the data is added to the labels each row will contain one record with each label across the row containing the field data as specified here Duplicating to side 2 If the label part is two sided and you want to duplicate the data on the second side select Duplicate side 1 data bound elements to side 2 A message alerts you that any data already placed on side 2 will be lost Click Yes Side 2 with the duplicated data is shown in the preview Formatting data If desired adjust the font size and other formatting properties Select the object and edit the settings in Label amp Object properties in the left pane For more information see Chapter 3 Formatting a Label on page 31 When you are happy with the arrangement of the data on the label click Next The Check Errors window opens tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most M Microsoft Excel 143 Exporting Data from
194. ve scheme after finish Select this check box to save the scheme for later use so you do not have to re enter the data the next time you want to use this serialization tes BRADY Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 96 Serialization Inserting Advanced Serialization Scheme file name A default file name is provided Type a new name if desired Serialization schemes are saved in the default directory designated in the File Paths option See Setting Options on page 9 Author The user name of the person logged in to the computer is provided Change this if desired Comment Enter any comments if desired 20 Click Finish The serialized data displays in the top left corner of the sequenced labels Because serialized sequences are linked objects you can move or reformat one value to edit all of them Edit Components of an Advanced Serialization You can edit the component sequences start value step value and so on directly in the table As you edit the sequences the Preview field displays the changes to the serialization To edit components of an existing advanced serialization 1 Right click the serialized data object on any label and select Edit serialized data The Data Serialization Advanced window opens 2 Double click the component field you want to edit 3 Enter the new value Rearrange Components The serialized data displays in the order in which you set up the compone
195. vorite Parts Mark frequently used parts as favorites to make them easier to find when creating labels Adding to Favorites Add parts to favorites anytime you are using the parts list such as when creating a label or while changing a label part see Changing Label Parts on page 85 To add a part to favorites while using the parts list You Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual 116 Managing Parts Managing Favorite Parts 1 Find the part that you want to mark as a favorite For instructions see Finding a Part in the List on page 13 2 Click the symbol in the Type column to mark the part as a favorite The symbol turns yellow to show that it is a favorite A star symbol indicates a standard part a wrench symbol indicates a custom part Type Part Name Family 2 187 2 4 Two Sided 5 gt WAZ 7 Die Cut Add part to favorites Banner with columns Two Sided M71 12 Die Cut Removing from Favorites Remove a part from favorites in the same fashion Click the icon in the Type column again It turns grey to indicate that it is no longer a favorite Sorting the Parts List The parts list is initially sorted by Type with parts in installed printers at the top followed by favorite parts and then custom parts You can sort the parts list by any column To sort the parts list 1 Click a column heading Part Name Family and so on 2 Click a second time to change to short di
196. wo sided label parts only Select Duplicate data on second side if you want the imported data to repeat on the other side of the label Click Next 17 The Save Scheme Information screen opens If you want to save the import scheme select Save this configuration as a Data Import Scheme for later use Fill out the remaining fields and click Finish The data is placed on the labels in the file as specified Using a Saved Data Import Scheme To use a saved scheme 1 Click the label where you want the imported data to begin 42 BRADY WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST 8 e LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual Importing Data 127 Refreshing Data 2 Choose INSERT gt Data from saved scheme A window for selecting the scheme opens e LM Desktop 6 Professional Select a scheme in the list you want to apply to the template Data Import Schemes Object type Text Components Type Start Step Priority 1 No items to display Please proceed to Scheme Manager on Home Page to create new Numeric 1 Custom d Number of labels 35 Prefix Suffix Label Layout Over then down Vertical labels down 1 Label step Every label Data Serialization Schemes Number of copies 1 Duplicate data on second side Brady Data Preview 1d 2d 3d 4d 5d 6d 7d 10 20 30 6m 7m Author ZinzowLi SerializationScheme 2013 10 28 20 21 59 Comments 3 In the list of Data Import Schemes click the scheme to use The right side of the window show
197. xcel and Visio add ins are enabled S External Add Ins Options Administrator permissions are required to enable some Add ins HE Excel add in Visio add in AutoCAD add in 4 Click the Save button 5 Start Visio Ma WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS MOST LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual Microsoft Visio Exporting Selected Data from Visio uM Exporting Selected Data from Visio To export selected data from a Visio drawing into a new label file 130 1 Open the Visio drawing containing the items to export 2 Select the items to be exported 3 Click the LabelMark 6 tab in the ribbon bar 4 Click Create Label 5 Click Selected area The Select Label Part window opens 6 Select either Template based or Part based For information on templates see Chapter 13 Templates on page 157 7 Click the template or label part that you want to use For more information on searching for label parts see Finding a Part in the List on page 13 8 Click Next The Hegion Selection screen opens 9 Use the Zoom control to adjust the display so that you can see all the contents 10 If you want to use the data exactly as is skip to step 14 If you want to use part of the image continue with the next step 11 In the image viewing area click and drag to select the portion of the image you want 12 If you are unhappy with your selection simply click elsewhere in the drawing and try again The Deselect butto
198. y to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights You may also have other rights which vary from state to state 5 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY INNO EVENT WILL BRADY BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA WHEN LOADING THIS SOFTWARE OR OTHERWISE OR LOST PROFITS COST OF COVER OR OTHER SPECIAL INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE PROGRAM OR ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY THIS LIMITATION WILL APPLY EVEN IF BRADY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE Some states do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation may not apply to you 6 GENERAL This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the State of Wisconsin USA You acknowledge that U S law and regulations may restrict the export re export of the software You agree not to export re export the software or portions thereof in any form without the appropriate U S and foreign government licenses This obligation shall survive and continue after this Agreement terminates This Agreement is the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes any other communications or advertising with respect to the software and accompanying documentation If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect ie BRADY tea WHEN PERF
199. ys your first sequence in the composite serialization To add the next component 4 Click the Add button to the right of the table to add the next sequence A new row is added to the table 5 Double click the Sequence Type field in the new row and select the type of sequence 6 If you set the Sequence Typeto Custom click in the Custom Text field and type the full text that you want to use for this sequence 7 Double click the Start field and enter the starting value tes BRADY LabelMark 6 0 User s Manual WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS most Ma Serialization 95 Inserting Advanced Serialization 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Double click the End field and enter the ending value Double click the Step field and set the amount to increment each member of the sequence Double click the Priority field and set the priority for this sequence Priority determines in what order the different sequences increment e 0 A sequence assigned the priority of 0 increments independently from other sequences e sequence assigned the priority of 1 increments first progressing through the entire sequence before other sequences begin to increment 2 sequence assigned the priority of 2 does not start incrementing until the priority 1 sequence reaches its end value Priority Z Where represents any other sequential number A sequence assigned this priority does not start increme

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