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Understanding How the Printer Supports Label Elements, Defining Variable Data

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Chapter 2 - Designing Labels Understanding How the Printer Supports Label Elements Designing labels for WMS or ERP is just like designing any other labels, but here are some printing issues you need to know about to make the design process easier. Understanding Label Printing Issues Label Element Fixed text Variable text Lines/Boxes Bar codes Graphics Polygons, circles, rounded rectangles Oblique lines OLE objects RFID tags How Does the Printer Support It? The printers support printer resident fonts or TrueType fonts. Since TrueType fonts are sent as graphical bitmaps, the print speed is slower. The printers support only printer resident fonts. The printers support both. The printers support fixed and variable. Use printer bar codes only. The printers support fixed graphics only. The printers print these elements as graphics. The printers print these elements as graphics. The printers print these elements as graphics. The printers support fixed and variable data. Defining Variable Data The variable text fields in your label should use the same variable field names used in the database. Variable field names can contain spaces such as "Part No." To define variable data 1 Open LabelShop PRO. 2 From the LabelShop PRO toolbar, click the Display Document Browser button. 3 On the Data Sources tab, right-click Form and select Add. Var0 appears underneath Form. 16 XMLLabel v6.10 User's Guide

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Chapter 2 — Designing Labels
16
XMLLabel v6.10 User’s Guide
Understanding How the Printer Supports Label Elements
Designing labels for WMS or ERP is just like designing any
other labels, but here are some printing issues you need to know
about to make the design process easier.
Understanding Label Printing Issues
Label Element
How Does the Printer Support It?
Fixed text
The printers support printer resident fonts or
TrueType fonts. Since TrueType fonts are
sent as graphical bitmaps, the print speed is
slower.
Variable text
The printers support only printer resident
fonts.
Lines/Boxes
The printers support both.
Bar codes
The printers support fixed and variable. Use
printer bar codes only.
Graphics
The printers support fixed graphics only.
Polygons, circles,
rounded rectangles
The printers print these elements as graphics.
Oblique lines
The printers print these elements as graphics.
OLE objects
The printers print these elements as graphics.
RFID tags
The printers support fixed and variable data.
Defining Variable Data
The variable text fields in your label should use the same variable
field names used in the database. Variable field names can
contain spaces such as “Part No.”
To define variable data
1
Open LabelShop PRO.
2
From the LabelShop PRO toolbar, click the
Display
Document Browser
button.
3
On the
Data Sources
tab, right-click
Form
and select
Add
.
Var0 appears underneath Form.