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1. g Labeling software amp a Printers Tools nE Add Ons Samples Documentation This feature requires 113MB your hard drive IEhas 5 of 5 subfteatures selected The subteatures require 160MB Feature Description Install to CProgram Files Introduction License activation Your software can be activated using a software key an activation code or a hardware key a dongle The dongle is a small electronic device that you plug into your PC s parallel or USB port before launching the software Without the hardware protection key the program will run in evaluation mode You will not be able to save your labels will be replaced with x 0 will be replaced with 5 and images will be crossed when printing The software key is an activation code that is requested by the Activation Wizard when you launch the software for the first time or for as long as you are running a trial version If you are using a trial software key you will be given 100 executions or 30 days to try the product with all of the product s functionality available to you Note When you launch the application if the protection key does not correspond to your product version a dialog box will appear providing the necessary instructions You must first run your labeling software installation and then activate or connect the protection key to your computer Note If you2. Select a Windows office printer p M 1 m Select a format then click OK 5 Goto File gt Page Setup or click E The Page Setup dialog box opens The preview gives you an idea of how the page will look when it is printed 44 Printing 6 Close the dialog box Click F 8 Enter the following values e Labels 8 Copies of each page 2 9 Click Print The result will be Mum 4 5 T 8 Exercise Print Merge Print Merge is only available if your label is linked to a database ASCII or ODBC The Merge function prints all the records contained in the database To launch a print merge 1 Choose File Print to access the Print dialog box or Click the E button 2 Inthe Labels text box enter the number of labels to be printed Select the database tab In the Records field select records Click OK Exercise Printing using the form Variable data often needs to be entered by an operator just prior to printing CODESOFT offers a quick and simple method of data entry the form Printing using the form Go to File Print or press the F6 key Enter 2 in the Labels field Launch printing The form is displayed and you can enter the data to be printed 4 Enter Smith and 51 then click OK After the first label is printed the form is displayed again 45 User Guide 5 Enter Mullang
3. e Document Explorer Objects Properties The Drag and Drop function or by right clicking an object and selecting Properties is used to perform current tasks Current tasks include creating text or image objects by dragging and dropping text and graphic files supported by the application in Windows Explorer or creating variable objects by dragging and dropping data sources in the Data Sources view To drag and drop items click on the item and holding the left mouse 23 User Guide button down drag the item to the desired location Release the left mouse button to place the item on the label To create a text object A Text object can be one character one word or an entire paragraph Character style and paragraph format can be defined using the Text formatting toolbar or the Text dialog box To create a text object 1 Creation toolbar click the Writing T button or Choose Objects Text 2 Click inside the workspace or on the text to be modified or Click and drag out a frame in the workspace 3 Enter your text The style of the text can be defined using the Text dialog box To open the Text dialog box Choose Object Text Press the F7 key Exercise Creating a CD sleeve inserting text Click the Text generation tool Click inside the workspace and type Volume Select the text then double click on it Enter the following values Font Arial
4. 11 12 Select Using a smartphone Enter the Serial number and Password provided with the software and click Next Enter your information in the User Registration form Click Next A barcode appears Move the cursor over the barcode to zoom in Open your barcode scanner application on your smartphone Scan the barcode with your smartphone Click Continue or open the browser on the phone The Software Activation website is displayed This allows you to register and activate your software All fields must be filled in Click Submit The Validation code and Installation code are displayed at the bottom of the Software Activation website page Please scroll down if necessary Enter the Validation code and Installation code in the wizard using uppercase characters Click Next Click Finish Using our website Select Using our website The link provided on this screen http www teklynx eu nsp can be reached from a different computer with Internet access You or someone else with an Internet connection can connect to our website to complete the activation The Serial Number and Password provided with the product and the User Code displayed in the wizard will be required in order to use this service Enter the license user s information in the User Registration form displayed on our website Click Next Click Submit Introduction 5 The Validation code and Installation code are displayed on our websit
5. e Height 10 points Click OK 6 Repeat the above procedure to insert the text Conducted by To position the Volume and by objects 1 Select one of the Text objects in the document 2 Click the Objects view Note if the Objects view is not displayed choose View Objects 1 Using the mouse open the branch of the tree marked with a pointing to the object selected in the document 24 Creating document using fixed object For the Text object Press the F2 key then enter Volume the x coordinate Aag the y coordinate 40 Conducted by the x coordinate the y coordinate 40 4 Select the two text objects and click on the Lock button Unicode can be used to create labels using a variety of linguistic characters To use Unicode just select a Unicode font for your text by going to the Character tab in the Properties of your text object Creating a barcode object Selecting the symbology defining its attributes and entering the message to be encoded are carried out using the Barcode dialog box Your software offers a wide range of symbologies adapted to the requirements of the industry as well as the option of creating 2D barcodes Creating a barcode object E In the Creation toolbar click the Barcode generation tool or Choose Object Barcodes Click inside the workspace The Barcode dialog box is displayed From the
6. e Margins e Left 10 10 Gap Between rows 5 e Between columns 5 7 Click the Stock tab and enter the following values e Type Family e Name Layouti 8 Click OK then save the label as InstallDir Samples Forms Tutorial TEST1 TPL Exercise Designing a CD sleeve Page setup and creating a custom stock Create a new document and call it FRONT Select the printer Go to Tools Configuration click the Display tab and select Millimeters as the unit of measurement Click OK 4 File gt Page Setup Or Click the E 5 Click the Label tab and enter the following values e Width and Height 120 Corner roundness 100 e Number of labels e Per row 1 Per column 2 6 Click the Page tab and select the following values e Page size 4 Check Portrait 7 Click the Margins tab and enter the following values e Margins e Left 40 e 10 e Gap e Between rows 15 8 Click the Stock tab and enter the following values Type Jaquette Name 2 9 Click OK Note The printer used in this example is a Windows printer If you want to use a thermal printer it is possible for error messages to appear during page setup when the printer does not support the size of label defined in this exercise You will need to modify the values suggested in the exercise 20 Deleting custom stock When a stock you have created is no longer needed you can remove it To remove a custo
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8. and so on Your label design software allows you to print to a wide range of printers The drivers for these printers are supplied with the software You can also print to any Windows printer installed locally on your machine or on your company s network You must select the printer before you begin creating your document because the choice of printer will determine page setup options the use of different character fonts and so on Selecting a printer The Printer Selection can be accessed using Command File Select printer Or Click the re button Press the F5 key You can also access the Printer Selection window by clicking the Printer button in the Print window F6 Windows printers and native printers Your label design software is capable of printing on a wide range of Windows and native printers both direct native and native transfer The term Windows printer refers to any printer installed on your operating system or network generally office printers laser printers and so on Print jobs are sent to the Windows spooler job queue The drivers for native and native transfer printers are supplied with the label design software Printing on these printers is managed directly by the software 15 User Guide To select a printer 1 Choose File gt Select printer re You can also click the button or press 5 2 Select the printer from the list 3 Click OK Note The drivers pro
9. OK To modify the grid scale The grid scale which is used to align objects can be modified or disabled 1 Choose Tools gt Configuration 2 Click the Grid tab or Double click on the vertical ruler to access the Grid tab directly Select the required grid scale Select the Display option Click OK Note The unit of measurement used for the grid scale is defined on the Display tab To define a conversion rate The conversion rate is used in the eurotocurrency and currencytoeuro formulas 1 Choose Tools Configuration 2 Click the Others tab 3 Enter the conversion rate in the box Defining the working folder The first time you open the Open and Save As dialog boxes after starting the software the My Documents folder is selected as the default working folder To change the default working folder 1 Choose Tools Configuration then the Default folders tab 3 Click the Path column to change the default working folder Or Click the button and select the new default working folder The path changes in the Directory column 4 Click OK 18 Setting up work environment Document page setup Formatting a document Document templates are created and modified in the Label Page Setup dialog box Formatting a document consists of setting the page size its orientation the number of labels per row and per column document size margins and distance between labels You can create your own document
10. a circle Click the Circle or Ellipse drawing tool Click inside the workspace Holding the left mouse button down and press the SHIFT key then move the mouse horizontally to create the required circle 4 Select the circle and choose Properties in the context menu Click Position Size and enter the following values e Width and Height 20 6 Click OK Go to Object Layout Horizontally Centered in Document then Vertically Centered in Document to align the circle with the center of the sleeve 8 Select the circle then click the Lock button To import an image Your software allows you to insert images and company logos to help you perfect your label A number of graphic formats can be imported bmp dib dxf emf fmf eps fpx img gif jpg pcd pcx dcx png rle tga tif wmf wpg and more 1 In the Creation toolbar click the I mport I mage cs tool or Choose Object I mage 2 Click inside the workspace The I mage selection dialog box is displayed 3 Onthe Browse for a file tab select the image to be imported 26 Creating document using fixed object 4 Select the image filename 5 Click OK Note To display a preview of the image click the Preview button 27 Creating a document using variable objects About data sources A data source contains a list of variables populated with data of the same origin Data sources can be divided into categories and sub categories except Da
11. and 52 then click OK Note The form is displayed for each label contained in the series If you choose the For each series option the form will only be displayed once when printing of the label series is launched To summarize The Print dialog box contains differences Copies of each page Print Merge When the label contains a counter the Labels field allows you to specify the number of different labels in a series The Copies of each label field allows you to define the number of copies of the same label to be printed When the label does not include a counter the Copies of each label field serves the same purpose as the Labels field A page copy can only be created if the label does not include an ISO counter and if the page contains more than one label The Print Merge prints all the records in a database and this option is only available when the label is connected to a database Printing using the Form Troubleshooting printing The form allows an operator to enter data by keyboard just prior to The table below lists the problems most frequently encountered during printing and offers some solutions to help you resolve them A LI C NN Nothing is printed A page is not printed 46 The printer is not plugged in For a parallel link The printer is not configured for a parallel link For a serial link The serial communication settings are incorrect The serial cable is not su
12. dialog box e Choose View gt Form customization OF e Select the form with the mouse right click and select Customize form e Double click the background of the window represented in the Form view Modify the order in which data is entered into the form You can change the order in which data is entered into the form 37 User Guide Proceed as follows 1 Select the form using the mouse 2 Right click 3 Select Start tab ordering The default numbering appears 4 Click the number of the field you want to appear first in the form The number turns green when validated 5 Repeat step 4 to continue ordering 6 To confirm your selection right click in the form and select Validate tab ordering The order of the fields will be automatically validated when the first field is validated The numbering then disappears from the form Note Right click the form and select Abort tab ordering to cancel your changes Defining the properties of a When Printed data source Command Data sources When Printed whenprintedname Properties KR WN e Click the Form tab Enter the prompt you want to display in the form You can define an input format and a minimum length You can create values that will be proposed in the form by selecting lt Local gt from the Pick list Next click to access the Pick list dialog box On the tab you can define an output format maximum length suffix and pref
13. media This will start the Activation wizard 6 Select the license s to activate and click Next 7 Enter or edit your information in the User Registration form Click Next Note Another step will appear if your SMA is not yet registered Check accept the validation of my SMA If your SMA is registered please go to step 8 A message will inform you that the activation information for the selected license s has been successfully retrieved 8 USB devices only unplug the removable media from this computer and plug it back into the computer where the software is installed 9 Onthe computer where the software is installed double click USBWizard exe again the file can be found on the root of the media The wizard will display the license that can be activated on the computer where the software is installed 10 Click Next User Guide 11 Click Finish if your activation results are successful If any problems were encountered a message will inform you that the activation has failed and an error message will be displayed Note If you do not have access to a computer with an Internet connection you can activate the product using a smartphone Using a smartphone A barcode scanner application is required to read the barcode which allows you to activate your software using a smartphone You can download this from your application store market This activation mode uses an Internet connection on your smartphone 10
14. templates and save them for future use Note Before creating a document stock you must first choose the model of printer that will be used to produce the document Choose File Select printer Page format is defined in the Label Page Setup dialog box It updates the printer settings The software does not use the page settings defined in the Printer Settings dialog box To access the Page Setup dialog box 1 Choose File Label Page Setup OF Click the button Click the Label tab and enter the size and number of labels Click the Page tab and select the page size and its orientation 4 Type the desired values in the Margins tab The Stock tab allows you to save customized stocks 5 Click OK Note When the parameters entered are incompatible with the size of the stock an error message is displayed Exercise Creating and defining the page setup for custom stock Create a new document Select the generic Windows printer Go to Tools Options click the Display tab and select Millimeters as the unit of measurement Click OK 4 Choose File gt Label Page Setup Or Click the E button 5 Click the Label tab and enter the following values e Width and Height 30 30 e Number of labels e Per row 2 e Per column 3 Corner roundness 0 5 Click the Page tab and select the following values sizing Automatic 6 Click on the Margins tab and enter the following values 19 User Guide
15. Code tab select the barcode You can choose between Printer and Graphic Click Printer to display the list of barcodes resident on the printer or Click Graphic to display the list of barcodes generated by the software If necessary specify the characteristics of the barcode height narrow bar width ratio check character Enter the data to be coded in the Data field Click OK Note Certain printers do not have resident barcodes The Graphic option allows barcodes to be printed despite this This will slow printing down as barcodes are sent to the printer as graphics Exercise Creating a barcode object vy x S9 Ie sg Open the C InstallDir Sample RECTODISK1_00 TPL label Click the Barcode generation tool Click inside the workspace Select CODE 39 in the Graphic Symbology list Enter the following data e Height 8 Narrow bar 2 25 User Guide e Select 1 digit in the Check character list e Select 270 in the Rotation box Enter 1234 in the Data box 6 Click OK Creating a shape object Example Drawing a line Your software comes with a range of tools to help you design perfect labels You can draw a line a circle a rectangle and other shapes using the same process described below To draw a line 1 Click the Line drawing tool or Choose Object Shape Line Click inside the workspace Move the mouse while holding the left button down Exercise Creating a CD sleeve Drawing
16. Enter C Program Files x86 Common Files TKI Dongle then type the following command HaspDinst exe i For 32 bit machines Enter C Program Files Common Files TKI Dongle then type the following command HaspDinst exe Note Be sure to close your labeling software and other applications before installing your driver Error messages when launching the software If you receive an error message when launching the software please check the following items e Administrative rights You must have local administrative rights on your PC so that the key installation works properly If you do not have these rights you will receive an error message when launching the software and you will have to manually install the drivers Drivers installation If you had trouble during installation if you receive an error message when launching the software you will have to manually install the drivers e The key Check that the connected key works with your labeling software e Driver update Your driver may not be updated To update it download the new version from http www aladdin com support hasp enduser aspx Software key protection Once you have installed the labeling software the Activation Wizard will be launched taking you through the software key protection process To activate the software key In the Activation wizard select Activate There are four possible activation methods Online activation Using a USB key U
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18. SB or Ethernet ports It is possible to create a Port Watch variable by creating an Advanced variable and selecting Port Watch as a variable type In the Output tab you can define an output format maximum length suffix and prefix Click OK Exercise Creating an Advanced data source 1 Open label 2 Create a Advanced data source and name it ref 3 Insert the data source into the label in text format 4 If this data source does not appear when printing select it and click ral in the Object toolbar 39 User Guide Variable object creation A variable object is a text barcode or image type object composed of elements whose the value is not defined at the moment of creation Several objects can be associated with a single variable The value of these elements is supplied by different data sources at the time of printing e Direct keyboard entry in the form When Printed data source e Imported from an external file or database Table lookup or Database data sources e Field calculated by the computer Formula Counter and Date data sources Note In the Data Sources view a red arrow indicates the variable associated with the selected object Creating a variable object linked to an existing data source You can quickly and simply create a variable object in your document bar code image text drawing or other objects using e The Create toolbar e Object menu You can create an object
19. TEKLYNX CODESOFT y e 2 2 051 45411101 U S E R G U YE the Standard NS BAE CODE SOFTWARE Cc CODESOFT USER GUI DE DOC OEMCS10 UG EN 06 03 12 The information contained in this guide is not of a contractual nature and may be subject to change without prior notice The software described in this guide is sold under a license agreement The software may be used copied or reproduced only in accordance with the terms of the agreement No part of this guide may be copied reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means or for any purpose other than the purchaser s own use without the written permission of Teklynx Newco SAS 02012 Teklynx Newco SAS All rights reserved Table of Contents lore Uigap magi e E vii Typographical COnvVeNTO RS RET EE vii ADOUL Vou DOCU T ccssespurzrtEx EEUFIUEDUDBEESUURUDEUEBIEENEGEUFAURUUERFNH EE TANE M EOD VIT DU EUEVPE OPI DO EE VPE vii lig Meu EC DE DCN O Y O Oo P 1 gel ETE E A A ee E ee ee A E rr rrr IT 1 Prodi tae Schip iO 1 T E EEEE ER Dube DOY SDD DoDDLEDLS Oddo 1 a utes epubpbbUttptUD bb bMAD UV MUDMDEDbbRM DUAE a AAEE EEEE 1 gcd 2 License CUVA HO eerror M
20. a source By default Standard creation mode is activated You can use Advanced SQL creation mode to create your query Standard creation mode 2 In the Select table list select the table where the search is to be carried out The Include table names option allows you to display the table names in the list of fields 3 Inthe Elements list select the elements you want to display 4 In the Select fields list select the fields for the selected table Note Click to select all fields 30 Creating a document using variable objects Tip We recommend that you only select the fields that will be used in the label This reduces the amount of communication with the database increasing processing speed 5 Click to view the result Advanced SQL creation mode 2 Select SQL mode 3 Enter your query in SQL format in the Edit field or Click SQL Query Builder to access the Query Builder This provides an easy to use interface for building SQL database queries You can create new requests graphically or insert existing requests in your document TSQ Query Builder p T SELECT 4 Click to view the result The data sources use the field names from the database The navigation bar is displayed in your workspace Click OK when you have finished creating your query 31 User Guide The Table lookup data source Command Data sources Tab
21. ation Click directly on the object you want to insert into your document 2 Click the location where you want to place the object The Creation Wizard will run by default If wizards are disabled double click the object to bring up the Properties dialog box Click the Data sources tab 4 Select Variable 5 Select the variable you want to assign to your object right click and select Add or Click New then select the variable you want to add e Guided mode creation Click the menu button for your object A submenu is displayed showing the actions you can take 2 To create a variable object using a new variable you have the option of Select New data source or e Select Wizard This will guide you step by step through the variable object creation process 3 Click the location where you want to place the object Note The creation wizard is enabled by default To disable it select Tools gt Configuration gt Wizards 41 Printing A powerful print engine Your software is a powerful user friendly creation tool and a print engine bringing together the widest possible range of printers thermal thermal transfer and inkjet Whether printing a single label a series of labels or multiple copies of the same label all print commands are grouped together in the Print dialog box CODESOFT also allows you to install and control printers located anywhere on your network In this section we will lo
22. atulations you have just purchased the world s leading automatic identification software package This label design software allows you to quickly create and edit complex labels and allows you to integrate all of the electronic data from across your company guaranteeing the full integrity of all your systems The application meets all your automatic identification needs and fits seamlessly into your production process In today s market it is quite simply the most user friendly and intuitive solution for any company involved in complex barcode data entry collection and editing in real time Product description Your product includes the following components e CD or downloaded file for installation e Complete electronic documentation e A license agreement registration card and SMA documentation e protection key either electronic software key or hard key dongle Note The ReleaseUS htm file contains the latest information on the software This information supersedes that contained in this manual System requirements The basic software and hardware requirements needed to run the application are similar to those of most applications running on Windows R e One of the 32 or 64 bit Windows operating system Windows XP Vista 7 Server 2003 Server 2008 or 2008 R2 e Computer with 1 GB of free RAM depending on the system e A hard drive with at least 500 free disk space depending on installatio
23. e Enter these in the wizard using uppercase characters and click Next 6 Click Finish Launching the program 1 Goto Start gt Programs 2 Select the name you gave to the program group when you installed it by default it is the name of the application The main window appears on the screen Discovering interface Description of the main window This section presents a general overview of the main interface elements as they appear in the main window at the beginning of a work session The Menu Bar The Menu bar contains the following options File Edit View Objects Data Sources Tools Window and Help To open a menu 1 Select the menu 2 Choose the command of your choice Note To access a command using the keyboard use the hot keys Press ALT plus the letter underlined in the menu name or the command name The Workspace The workspace is the central part of the window situated between the graduated rulers and the scroll bars It contains a frame that sets the physical limits of the document and contains the objects to be printed as well as a non printable area for inserting comments and objects you do not want to print The Document When you open a new session the program displays a frame in the top left corner of the window This frame represents the physical limits of the document to be printed Place objects inside this frame to create your document The Status Bar Located at the bo
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25. e bottom of the workspace and allows you to modify the color of any object in your document text barcodes shapes etc a xNENI TET See IZNISNSNNNS To change the color of an object 1 Select the required object 2 Click on a color in the palette with the left mouse button to apply text line or outline color 3 Click on a color in the palette with the right mouse button to apply background color 12 Discovering the interface Note This button X removes the background color from an object You can also change the color by using the Properties dialog box 1 Double click on an object The Properties dialog box appears on the screen 2 Select a color foreground and background on the Character tab 13 Setting up work environment Choosing a printer Before starting to create a document you first need to set up your work environment The first step consists of selecting the printer on which you wish to print your labels Not all printers share the same characteristics and as a result different options are available according to the model of printer chosen The second step involves choosing your work environment options for example interface language unit of measurement and so on We will review all the available options available later in this chapter The final step consists of the document page setup for example defining the dimensions of the document orientation margins
26. e following values in the Print dialog box Labels 10 This means that there are 10 different labels in the series 2 Click Print Expected output 10 labels have been printed and the two counters read the same value Copies of each label Here we will print a series of five labels but this time we want two copies of each label 1 Enter the following values in the Print dialog box e Labels 5 e Copies of each label 2 2 Click Print 10 labels print one counter is 1 10 the other counter is 1 1 2 2 3 3 Copies of each page As we have just seen it is possible to print multiple copies of the same label In the next example we will see that it is also possible to print multiple copies of the same page We must understand exactly what the printer defines as a page The page definition is determined by the parameters specified when the printer driver is configured The results may be completely different depending on whether you print on an office printer or a thermal printer It can be quite difficult to visualize a page on continuous paper which is used mainly by thermal printers Moreover according to the dimension of the print media and the size of the label the page dimensions may correspond to those of the label and thus the page copy may be the same as the label copy The page format and label size are defined in the Page Setup dialog box Open a label that contains a counter Go to File Select printer
27. e weight of the product is 788 g as the Local value enter Please enter the weight in g in the Prefix field then click OK 3 For the PRICEPERKG variable enter 15 70 the price kg is FF15 70 as the Local value of the variable 4 Enter Please enter the price per kg in the Prefix field then click OK 5 Add a formula and name it Price 35 User Guide 6 Enter the formula WEIGHT PRICEPERKG 1000 then click OK 7 Save your label Exercise Adding the Warning formula variable to display a warning message In the following exercise we will create a formula to display a warning message telling the user that the value of the Total Weight shared variable exceeds 1 000 kg If the weight value exceeds 1 000 kg the message Attention Error Total Weight exceeds maximum will appear 1 Open the label 2 Create a formula and name it Warning 3 In the Formula dialog box enter the following expression if Total Weight gt 1000 Attention Total Weight exceeds maximum 4 On the Output tab enter 50 in the Maximum length field and click OK 5 Position the variable as text within the label 6 In the Text dialog box select Scalable as the font and set its Height to 12 70 mm 7 On the Paragraph tab select the Wordwrap option then select Centered in the Alignment field Information on the IF function The IF function returns one value if the condition you specify is TRUE and another value if it is FALSE U
28. gging and dropping them into your document You can also add delete and modify variable properties using the Context menu The Objects view displays the number of objects created according to type and their properties such as position height and width You can also use this tab to select an object and change its position Data Sources X Objects x 3 Database 585 Date 1 0 Datel 3 fia Formulat t Forma T Table lookup Counter ij Free n ST Testi Texti 1 bal Image DE OLE D Linett ie 1 Rectangle t J Circle Ellipse 0 Lu Palvgen Plugin t The up and down arrow keys on your keyboard allow you to move up and down the object tree The and symbols allow you to expand or shrink the list and display the list of variables associated with each data source or the objects available for each category 11 User Guide About data sources A data source contains a list of variables fed by data from the same source When you select a data source you are indicating where the required data is located and what type of data it is The data can be of internal origin Date Counter or external to the application Database direct data entry using the Form The following data sources are available in the Data Sources view Database Date When Printed Formula Table Lookup Counter and Advanced Graduated r
29. have purchased a Network license first install Network amp User Utilities to install the license server On each workstation install your product To connect workstations to the network you must start the software in trial mode and select Network Administration Hardware key protection If you have purchased the software with a dongle you may choose between a USB or parallel port dongle Connecting the parallel key Parallel part DB25 female connection If you need to use a printer on the same parallel port simply plug it into the software protection key It may be necessary to turn the printer on in order for the software protection key to be recognized Connecting the USB key When you use a USB key and have multiple USB ports it does not matter which port you use If you do not have an available USB port you can use a USB expander hub USB devices are hot swappable meaning you can plug and unplug them into the bus any time without restarting the PC Note Drivers can be installed while the application is running However you must restart your labeling software for the changes to take effect User Guide I nstalling the driver key manually If you want to install your driver key manually do the following Click Start then Run 2 For Windows XP and Server 2003 Enter C Program Files TKI software version Common Tools Dongle then type the following command HaspDinst exe i For Windows 7 64 bit machines
30. itable In both cases serial or parallel The cable is connected to the wrong port In both cases serial or parallel The cable is connected to the wrong port For direct thermal printing The print media has been inserted the Plug the printer in Make sure that this setting has been configured in the printer control panel refer to the printer manufacturer s manual Make sure that the communication settings between the PC and the printer are the same for the serial communication settings required by the printer refer to the printer manufacturer s manual Make sure that the cable matches the specifications of your printer refer to the printer manufacturer s manual Check the connection Check the connection Reinsert the media the right way Printing Setting the Standard BAR CODE SOFTWARE United States France Germany Singapore China Japan 1 414 837 4800 33 562 601 080 49 6103 30026 0 65 6477 7293 86 21 6100 6588 81 45 461 3603 Copyright 2012 Teklynx Newco SAS All rights reserved Printed in the USA 06 12 TEKLYNX and CODESOFT are trademarks of Teklynx Newco SAS All other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners A Gi www teklynx com Microsoft Partner Gold Independent Software Vendor ISV
31. ix Click OK Note If you define an empty local value and select the Restore after printing option the value of the variable will reset after each print job Exercise Creating a When Printed data source 38 PEE ME a Oe E Open a label Add a When Printed data source and name it productname Enter Cheese as the Local value In the Form tab enter 1 as the Minimum length Click the Output tab and enter 20 as the Maximum length Select the When Printed data source then drag and drop it into the workspace Select Text in the context menu Creating document using variable objects The Advanced data source Command Data sources Advanced Add The Advanced data source contains a list of data sources you have created These data sources are populated by data that is not specified upon creation An Advanced data source can be used to create intermediate data sources Defining the properties of a Advanced data source 1 In the Input tab select one of the following options Local Shared or From a file or Port Watch If you have chosen the Local option enter the variable value in the box This is the initial value of the variable and will be printed first or If you have chosen the Shared option enter the variable value in the box Click OK or If you have chosen the From a file option select the required file or If you have chosen the Port Watch option it will allow to use devices connected to U
32. k the Data source menu 2 Select one of the data sources 3 Click Add The Toolbar Click uj Select the data source in the toolbar In the submenu select Add 29 User Guide For each of these creation modes e The data source created is automatically displayed under the selected data source e The application gives the data source a default name Note Brackets cannot be used in a variable name This procedure applies to all data sources except variables from the Database data source To create a database variable you need to create a query e Categories and sub categories can be added under the selected data source except for the Database data source Note To create categories and sub categories right click one of the data sources and select Add category The Database data source Command Data sources Database Create Modify Query The Database data source contains a list of variables These variables are populated by data from queries or ASCII tables Note Data sources keep the names of the fields that populated them Database variables cannot be renamed because they are linked to the database fields names Creating a query Command Data source Database Create Modify Query 1 Select the data source from the Select data source list Note For a new data source click the New data source button This gives you the option of using the Wizard or choosing between an ODBC or OLEDB dat
33. le lookup Add The Table lookup data source contains a list of data sources you have created The data source values are the result of searches carried out in databases other than those linked to the current document Searches are carried out in one or more database fields Data is extracted from one of the record fields found called the result field Defining the properties of a Table lookup data source Command Data sources Table lookup Table lookup name Properties 1 2 Select the data source from the Select data source list Note To create a new data source click the New data source button This gives you the option of using the wizard or choosing between an ODBC or OLEDB data source By default Standard creation mode is activated You can use Advanced SQL creation mode to create your query Standard creation mode 3 4 In the Select table list select a table where the search is to be carried out In the Select result field list select the field whose value will be transferred into your variable Click i to add a row Select the field in the external table on which the search will be carried out Select the current document variable containing the search value Click the Test button to display the result Advanced SQL creation mode 32 Click SQL mode Enter your query in SQL format Or Click SQL Query Builder to access Query Builder This provides an easy to use in
34. le size 12 Contents Displays variable values XH Form Displays the form Ee Views Displays the Data sources and Objects view a CR Zoom Allows you to increase or decrease object detail Note of these options can also be accessed from the View menu Design toolbar Discovering the interface The Design toolbar comprises a number of buttons each one representing a tool for creating and manipulating objects Name of tool Use me mum Selection tool Text generation Barcode generation Image import External object insertion Line drawing Rectangle drawing Circle or ellipse drawing Polygon drawing Oblique line drawing Rounded rectangle drawing Shapes Gallery tool Plug ins Data Sources and Objects Views Selects and manipulates objects of all types Creates fixed and variable text Creates fixed and variable barcodes Creates barcodes with the GS1 HIBC and Maxicode wizards Inserts images Inserts objects external to the application Draws horizontal or vertical lines Draws rectangles or squares Draws circular shapes Draws free shapes composed of lines Draws diagonals Draws rectangles with rounded corners Imports ready to use shapes into the document Creates TextArt List field OCX field and RichText fields The Data Sources view displays the data sources and the number of variables associated with each source You can insert variable objects simply by dra
35. mized stock 1 Choose File gt Label Page Setup Or Click the E button 2 In the Stock tab select a stock from the Type and Name lists 3 Click the Remove button Setting up the work environment 21 Creating a document using fixed object Creating and manipulating fixed objects Creating fixed objects involves inserting objects such as text barcodes images lines rectangles and circles into your document Creating objects You can quickly and simply create an object in your document bar code image text drawing etc using e The Creation toolbar e Object menu Note Each object created is automatically given a name by the application When the object is selected its name appears in the Objects view and in the Object toolbar You can create an object using one of the following options e Direct mode creation 1 Click directly on the object you want to insert into your document 2 Click the location where you want to place the object OF e Guided mode creation 1 Click the menu button for your object A submenu appears with the list of actions you can assign to it Fixed object Wizard New data source Use an existing data source Select the appropriate action Click the location where you want to place the object Modifying an object You can change an object using e Buttons on the toolbar formatting toolbar alignment toolbar etc e Double clicking the object
36. n options e CPU 2 Ghz minimum e Video card DirectX 9 minimum e Administrator rights to the computer during installation e System must have access to Internet or have a dedicated USB port Note To eliminate the possibility of compatibility issues please remove all previous versions of this labeling software that may be installed on your system Note The ReleaseUS htm file contains the latest information on the software This information supersedes that contained in this manual User Guide Installation Note Before installing this software please save your work and close all other programs Before running the installation program check the configuration of your PC 1 Place the CD for the installation in the correct drive The Installation window appears If this CD does not start up automatically Go to Start Run and then type the letter of the CD ROM drive followed by the filename index hta for example D Nindex hta 2 Select the product you wish to install then click the Install button and follow the instructions displayed on your screen Installing the software Before running the installation process check that you have local administrative rights Select the program features you want to install then click Next 1 InstallShield Wizard Gustom Setup Select the program features you want installed Click on an icon in the list below to change how a feature is installed
37. ok at various possible network configurations and the associated installation procedures for optimizing label printing Printing a document To print a document 1 Choose File gt Print to access the Print dialog box m You can also click the button or press F6 In the Labels text box enter the number of labels to be printed Click OK Exercise Label Series and Labels To start let s distinguish between Labels and Copies of each label Note If the label does not include a counter the Print dialog box will not display the Copies of each label field but will display the Labels field This field serves the same purpose To highlight the difference between Labels and Copies of each label we will consider a label containing two types of counters and configure the Print dialog box in different ways 1 Open label 2 Create two different counters e A classical counter that counts all labels and resets when its value reaches 10 e Type Decimal e Increment 1 Min value 0 e Max value 10 e An ISO counter that allows each label copy to be individually and exhaustively numbered It also resets when its value reaches 10 e Type Decimal e I ncrement 1 43 User Guide e Min value O The first counter identifies a particular label whereas the ISO counter counts the total number of labels printed Labels in the series In this example we are going to print a series of 10 labels 1 Enter th
38. out a calculation within a document you must first create a Formula data source This data source has a specific dialog box allowing you to define the required function s for a given formula Defining the properties of a Formula data source Command Data sources Formula formulaname Properties 1 Enter the formula directly in the Edit field or Select the elements and click I nsert 2 Click Test to verify that the syntax is correct If an error occurs follow the instructions displayed on the screen and make any necessary changes 3 Click OK Hint You can insert an element by double clicking on it Note If a variable used in the formula has a name containing one of the following characters amp lt gt 90 1 it must be enclosed in brackets 4 Note You can check your formula by clicking Test If the message displays the formula value it means that your formula is correct If the value is not correct follow the instructions displayed on the screen to make the necessary modifications If the value obtained is truncated you must modify the maximum length specified in the Output tab Exercise Creating a simple formula Displaying the price of a product In this example the production label must show the price of the product as a function of its weight and the price per kilogram 1 Open a label Two variables have to be created WEIGHT and PRICEPERKG 2 For the WEIGHT variable enter 788 th
39. r Customizing the work environment Your software offers a number of options for customizing your work environment You can modify the interface language unit of measurement dialog box display font working folders and currency conversion rate Changing the interface language The user interface is available in various languages and can be changed easily To change the interface language Choose Tools Configuration Click the Display tab Select the language Click OK pv Note Once you click OK all interface menus commands and screen messages will be displayed in the selected language except the online help file and the Windows dialog boxes such as Open and Save As Modifying display options and the work environment You can modify the interface language units of measurement and the display font for dialog boxes These choices are made using the Display tab To access the Display tab choose Tools Configuration Choosing a unit of measurement The unit of measurement may be in millimeters or inches The choice of the unit of measurement changes the graduated rulers To choose a unit of measurement Choose Tools Configuration Select the Display tab Select the measurement Click OK B GM 17 User Guide To change the dialog box display font mnm Choose Tools Configuration 2 Click the Display tab In the Display font field click 4 Select the font Click
40. rces are populated by data calculated either by the computer or by your printer The content of the data source changes as printing advances according to an initial value and an increment value Defining the properties of a Counter data source Select the type of counter If you want to use a type of counter other than those displayed in the list choose the Custom option and enter a customized sequence Enter a value in the Increment field By default the increment is 1 Enter a start value in the Current value field By default the value is O Click OK Exercise Creating the counter 34 iw Qe UP um A D UO Open a label Create a counter and name it namecd Select the counter then choose Properties from the context menu Select Decimal as the type of counter Enter 1 in the Increment field Enter 1 in the Initial value field Click OK Select the counter then drag and drop it into the workspace Select Text in the context menu Right click on the counter and choose Properties from the context menu 10 Select the following text characteristics e Font Arial e Height 3 20 mm Creating document using variable objects The Formula data source The Formula data source contains a list of data sources These data sources are populated by combinations of operators constants data sources control variables formulas and functions Data can be numeric or alphanumeric In order to carry
41. se the IF function to carry out conditional tests on values and formulas Syntax if expr val if true val if false expr represents any value or expression the result of which can be TRUE or FALSE val if true is the value returned if expr is TRUE The val if true argument can be another formula val if false is the value returned if expr is FALSE The val if false argument can be another formula 36 Creating document using variable objects The When Printed data source Command Data sources gt When Printed gt Add The When Printed data source contains a list of variables you have created These data sources are populated by entering data directly into the form using the keyboard To display the form The form lets you enter data during design or most commonly before printing To display the form 1 Open a label containing a When Printed variable 2 Click the Ed button in the toolbar By default the workspace lets you view the label and its form separately To display the label and form together 1 Select the tab for your form 2 Drag all elements to the right of your workspace or 1 Select View Mode Form Both views are now visible Any changes to the label or form will automatically update the data in both locations Customizing the Form You can customize the appearance of your form by changing the color font and other elements in the dialog box To access the Form customization
42. sing a smartphone and Using our website Note If you have an Internet connection on the computer where the software is installed online activation is automatically selected Introduction e Online activation Some enterprise networks are protected by a proxy server In this case there is an extra step which allows you to enter the IP address and connect to the Internet 1 Enter the Serial number and the password provided with the product and click Next 2 Enter or edit your information in the User Registration form Click Next Note Another step will appear if your SMA is not yet registered Check I accept the validation of my SMA If your SMA is registered please go to step 3 3 Click Finish Note If you do not have an Internet connection on the computer where the software is installed but you have access to another computer with an Internet connection you can activate the product using a USB key e Using a USB key 1 Select Using a USB key 2 Enter the Serial number and the password provided with the product and click Next 3 Select the media to be used for activation USB key or external hard disk or network drives and click Next Files for activation will be copied onto the selected media 4 USB devices only Unplug the removable media and plug it into the computer connected to Internet 5 computer connected to the Internet double click USBWizard exe which can be found on the root of the
43. tabase data source When you select a data source you are indicating where the data you are interested in is located and what type of data you plan to use The data can be of internal origin formula date counter or external to the application database direct entry ActiveX The different data sources available in the Data Sources view or menu are the following e The Database data source Allows you to connect a database e The Date data source Allows you to insert a date or time e The Formula data source Allows you to create formulas within your document The When Printed data source Allows the data to be entered when printing e The Table lookup data source Allows you to add the result of searches carried out in databases e The Counter data source Allows you to insert a self incrementing value e Advanced data source These data sources are populated by data that is not specified at creation This data source can be used to create intermediate data sources Creating a data source Data sources allow you to use data external to the application for example calculated data your computer s date system etc The values associated with these variables are supplied by different data sources You can create a data source from The Data sources view 1 Choose View gt Data sources 2 From the Data sources view right click one of the data sources 3 Select Add from the pop up menu The Data source menu 1 Clic
44. terface for building SQL database queries You can create new requests graphically orinsert existing requests in your document Click the Test button to display the result in the Query dialog box Creating document using variable objects The Date data source Command Data sources Date Add The Date data source contains a list of data sources These data sources are fed by the computer s date system or by the printer It allows you to display the date and time in the format previously defined The values are updated automatically at the start of each print session You can insert the current date and or time into a document You can also add a fixed value to the current date or time Defining the properties of a Date data source 1 On Date tab select the desired format for the date and time 2 The date format is displayed in the Preview area 3 Click OK Exercise nserting a date 1 Open a label 2 Add a Date data source and name it datefab 3 Compose the date in the Date dialog box It must be in the dd mm yy format To add separators enter the character in the text box in the lower left of the dialog box then click Add 4 Click OK 5 Select the Date datefab then drag and drop it into the workspace 6 Choose Text in the context menu 33 User Guide The Counter data source Command Data sources Counter Add The Counter data source contains a list of data sources These data sou
45. ttom of the window the Status bar displays the name of the selected printer the port it is connected to the x and y coordinates of the mouse pointer and the cx and cy dimensions of the selected object Printer AucdOOS3 sLPTi xy 12 33 69 53 acy The Toolbars These tools allow you to execute routine tasks more quickly than using the menus User Guide To select a tool Click the button corresponding to the tool The Title Bar The Title bar displays the name of the software and the name of the current document or documentno if a new document is created It allows the workspace window to be moved using the mouse Text formatting toolbar These tools allow you to modify text and or paragraph formatting that is change the font character size style options text wrap and other elements i n 11 ll Ty ArialUnicode MS 10 Z U To change the formatting 1 Select an object in your document 2 Click the required options Note All these options can also be accessed from the Text properties dialog box Object toolbar The Object toolbar displays the name of the selected object and allows you to access its properties Texti 4839 9 View toolbar The View toolbar offers you a number of display options To change the view mode click on the desired view mode Name of tool Use x Name Displays variable names AR Size Displays maximum variab
46. ulers Graduated rulers are used to view the position of the mouse and accurately place the various objects in the document They can be set in either inches or millimeters using the Tools Configuration command The rulers allow you to pinpoint the position of the mouse pointer and place the various objects you include in your document with total precision They may be configured in inches or millimeters using the Tools Configuration Display command To modify the scale e Double clicking on the left half of the horizontal ruler reduces the display scale e Double clicking on the right half of the horizontal ruler increases the display scale e You can display the Zoom factor context menu by right clicking on the horizontal ruler or the Orientation context menu by right clicking on the vertical ruler Rotation button Clicking on A located in the top left corner of your documents allows you to rotate the document on the screen 90 180 270 or 360 Screen rotation is merely a display feature and has no effect on printing To rotate the document e Left click the rotation button to rotate the document 90 to the left e Left click the rotation button to rotate the document 90 to the right Note You can obtain the same document rotation effect by using the View Orientation command or by right clicking on the vertical ruler to display the context menu Color palette The color palette is displayed at th
47. using one of the following options e Direct mode creation Click the object you want to insert into your document 2 Click the location where you want to place the object The Creation wizard will run by default If the wizard does not automatically launch double click the object to open the Properties dialog box Click the Data sources tab 4 Select Variable Select the variable you want to assign to your object OF e Guided mode creation Click the menu button for your object A submenu is displayed showing the actions you can take 2 To create a variable object using an existing data source you have the option of Selecting Use an existing data source followed by the variable or e Selecting Wizard This will guide you step by step through the variable object creation process 3 Click on the location where you want to place the object 40 Creating document using variable objects Note The creation wizard is enabled by default To disable it select Tools Configuration Wizards For more information see the Enable Wizards section of this document Creating a variable object linked to a new data source You can quickly and simply create a variable object in your document bar code image text drawing or other objects using e The Create toolbar e The Object menu Using the clear guidance given you can create an object using one of the following options e Direct mode cre
48. vided by the application are identified by 3 icon Adding a printer You can access the Add a printer window using through the File gt Select printer gt Add This dialog box allows you to add the printer drivers supplied with the software Note To add a Windows printer you must use the operating system s control panel To add a printer 1 Click File gt Select printer You can also click the re button or press F5 2 Click Add 3 Inthe Model list select a manufacturer family and a model of printer 4 Select the port serial parallel or file then click OK Note Click the plus sign next to the printer manufacturer family to display the different models The different ports Port name COMx Designates the serial communications ports Select the number of the serial port to which your printer is connected LPTx Designates the parallel communications ports Select the number of the parallel port to which your printer is connected File Select File if you wish to print to a file 16 Setting up work environment Example Adding a Zebra 140 on LPT1 1 Choose File Select printer 2 Click Add 3 In the Model list select the Zebra group then the model 4 Select the LPT1 port clear the Direct access box and click OK Note Direct access transfers control over the port to the software Allows the software to manage the port providing faster data transfer and closer control of the printe
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