Create Label Report
The feature enables to design labels for printing on EPL, ZPL based printers. For designing labels the measurement unit is millimeter.
 Reports created using this feature will appear in list with other formats in Format field of Item Label Printing feature.
To open the window, choose Reports > Designer/Label > Create Label Report.
Search Screen
Field
|
Description/Activity
|
Search Criteria
|
Code
|
Enter the code of the label to be searched.
|
Description
|
Enter the description of the label(s) to be searched.
|
Search Results
|
Code
|
Displays the code of the label(s) searched.
|
Description
|
Displays the description of the label(s) searched.
|
Width (mm)
|
Displays the width of the label(s) searched in millimetre
|
Height (mm)
|
Displays the height of the label(s) searched in millimetre
|
Setup Screen
Field
|
Description/Activity
|
Code
|
Enter the code of the label. A unique code of maximum 20 alphanumeric characters can be entered.
|
Description
|
Enter the description of the label. A description of maximum 100 alphanumeric characters can be entered.
|
Width (mm)
|
Enter the width of the label in millimetre.
|
Height (mm)
|
Enter the height of the label in millimetre.
|
Labels Per Row
|
Number of lables per row to print in the media roll.
|
Is Continuous
|
Whether this label will be printed on a continuous media roll i.e. labels are not separated by gaps, spaces, notches, slots, or holes.
|
Gap Length
|
Vertical gap length bwtween labels.
|
Labels Horizontal Gap Length
|
Horizontal gap length between labels when the labels are printing more than one label per row.
|
Mark Length
|
Mark length or thickness between labels.
|
Offset Length
|
Top margin for the label.
|
[OK]
|
The button updates changes to the database and closes the screen.
|
[Cancel]
|
The button does not save any changes and closes the screen.
|
Label Designer Screen
Available tools for designing label were detailed below:
Click on Text Item from toolbar and place on canvas. Select the required detail (like Price, Product Description) from datafield property from the list to show with that TextItem. Change required properties of the selected item in property window like ForeColor, BackColor, font and other properties as required.
 Datafield property supports with TextItem, BarcodeItem only.
 Image can be shown from file stored on disk only.
 Use Line, Rectangle, Oval items for decorating label.
 TextItem, Barcode items can be rotated by 90, 270,360 degrees angle only. Remaining items can be rotated by any angle.
Tool
|
Description/Activity
|
Cut
|
Moves the object to the clipboard.
|
Copy
|
Puts a copy of the selection on the clipboard so you can paste it somewhere else.
|
Paste
|
Places a copy from clipboard that was put using Cut or Copy.
|
Undo
|
Cancels last activity like placing/deleting a Item on canvas, moving, resizing.
|
Redo
|
Reverses the activities that were canceled using Undo.
|
Pointer
|
Used to select any item placed on canvas.
|
TextItem
|
Used to show the text, numeric type data.
Put text in Text property to show static text.
Select a item from Datafield property to show data related to a product, vendor, product group, etc.
|
ImageItem
|
Used to show image from a file stored on disk.
|
BarcodeItem
|
Used to show barcode.
Use Code property to show static code.
Use Datafield property for showing data related to product.
Use symbology, BarHeight, BarWidth and other properties for controlling the display of bar code.
|
Rectangle
|
Draws a rectangle.
Use FillColor, StrokeColor, StrokeThickness properties to change appearance of the rectangle.
|
Oval
|
Draws a Oval.
Use FillColor, StrokeColor, StrokeThickness properties to change appearance of the oval.
|
Line
|
Draws a Line.
Use FillColor, StrokeColor, StrokeThickness properties to change appearance of the line.
|
Bring To Front
|
Brings the selected item in front of all other items.
|
Send To Back
|
Sends the selected item behind all other items.
|
Bring Forward
|
Bring the selected item forward one level so that it is hidden behind fewer objects.
|
Send Backward
|
Send the selected item back one level so that it is hidden behind more objects.
|
Zoom In
|
Increases zoom level, to examine closely.
|
Zoom Out
|
Decreases zoom level, to view entire canvas.
|
Zoom 100%
|
Set zoom level to normal.
|
Canvas
|
Space for placing label items.
|
Ruler
|
Located on top, left side of the canvas for indicating the location, size of the item while placing on canvas.
|
Properties Window
|
Use properties window to set/change properties of selected item on canvas.
|
Status bar
|
Shows Size, Location of the selected on canvas.
|
|