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13857L-003 Rev. A

ZebraDesigner™ Pro

ZebraDesigner™ ProZebraDesigner™ Pro™

User Guide

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Contents

1 • Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Contents of the package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Software Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Typographical Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2 • Installation and Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

System and Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

ZebraDesigner Editions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Installing ZebraDesigner Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Close All Software Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Run Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Define Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Install Printer Driver from within the ZebraDesigner Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Activate ZebraDesigner Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Demo Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

3 • Setting Up ZebraDesigner Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using the Keyboard and Mouse Effectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Interface Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Database Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Tools Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

System Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Welcome Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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4 • Designing Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Using Label Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Select a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Select the Label Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Define the Page Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Select the Label Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Define the Label Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Designing a Basic Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Create a Basic Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Add Variable Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Designing an RFID Smart Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Create RFID Smart Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Encode RFID Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Support for RFID Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

RFID Tag Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

RFID Tag Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Change Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Change Common Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Change Dithering Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Using Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Use the Standard Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Use the Toolbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Use the Text Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Use the Design Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Working with Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Using Text Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Using Bar Code Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Using EAN.UCC 128 Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Selecting Bar Code Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Select Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Edit Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Move Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Aligning Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Resize Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Rotate Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Supported Graphics Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Grouping Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

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Working with Variable Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Dynamic Data Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Database Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Link Label to Text Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Using Text File Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Work with Visual Basic Expressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Using Expression Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Using Printer Real Time Clock (RTC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Available Date Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Available Time Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Using Contents Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

5 • Printing and Previewing Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Preview Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Preview and Print a Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Optimize the Printing Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

A • Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Online Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

B • Glossary of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Introduction

Contents

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Contents of the package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Software Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Introduction

Welcome

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Welcome

ZebraDesigner software is a family of labeling software products that offers a complete bar

code printing solution to label printing users. ZebraDesigner offers an easy-to-use interface

and meets any label design and printing requirement for efficient label printing solutions to

users in retail, logistics, health care, chemical, automotive, and other industries.

ZebraDesigner can be used with any of the following 32-bit or 64-bit Windows® operating

systems: Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows® 7, Windows Server®

2003, or Windows Server® 2008.

The latest software is available for download on the Zebra web site at

www.zebra.com/software.

Contents of the package

The latest software is available for download on the Zebra web site at

www.zebra.com/software.

Before starting the installation of ZebraDesigner software, check the contents of the package

to ensure it is complete. The package includes:

• ZebraDesigner CD

• Software Activation key, located on label inside of CD case, or delivered via email if

purchased via www.zebrasoftware.com

If any of the mentioned items are missing, please contact your software vendor immediately

for package replacement.

Introduction

About this Manual

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About this Manual

Overview

The ZebraDesigner Pro User Guide helps you design and print labels quickly.

The User Guide contains the following sections:

Introduction: This chapter will introduce you to ZebraDesigner Pro.

Installation and Activation: This chapter will show you how to install and activate the

labeling software.

Setting up ZebraDesigner software: This chapter will show you how to set up and customize

software to your preferences.

Designing Labels: This chapter will show you how to create labels. You should refer to this

chapter regularly while designing labels, until you have completely familiarized yourself with

the commands. By using the information contained in this chapter, you will able to use

labeling software quickly and efficiently.

Printing and Previewing Labels: This chapter will show you how to print and preview

labels.

Interface Reference: This chapter describes details and explains all the commands used in the

labeling software.

Technical Support: This chapter provides information on how to contact technical support.

Software Restrictions

All features explained in the document are available in the ZebraDesigner Pro edition;

however, some features are not available in the ZebraDesigner edition.

Sections discussing features available only in ZebraDesigner Pro will display a note or a "Pro

Only" icon.

Typographical Conventions

• Text that appears in bold refers to menu names, le names (SETUP.EXE), interface

buttons (OK), PC keyboard keys (Alt), and menu flows; menu flows have a > that

separates one menu to the next menu (

Start > Programs > Zebra Technologies >

ZebraDesigner Pro).

• Text that appears in italic refers to confirming actions, identifies graphic captions,

identifies text that you need to type, and locations such as Folder.

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Contents

System and Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

ZebraDesigner Editions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Installing ZebraDesigner Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Close All Software Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Run Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Define Setup Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Install Printer Driver from within the ZebraDesigner Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Activate ZebraDesigner Pro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Demo Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Installation and Activation

System and Software Requirements

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System and Software Requirements

ZebraDesigner Editions

To run ZebraDesigner, you need at least the following:

• Pentium-based computer with at least 64 MB of RAM.

• One of these 32-bit or 64-bit Windows operating systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista,

Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008.

• Hard disk with 100 MB of free disk space.

• CD-ROM drive.

• Support for OLE DB database drivers. Recent Windows operating systems have included

OLE DB database drivers. If your operating system does not have the database support,

the installation wizard prompts you to install it.

• Administrator rights to the local computer during installation.

Installing ZebraDesigner Pro

Overview

When you put the ZebraDesigner Pro CD in your CD-ROM drive, typically the

installation/demonstration program automatically starts. You can browse the directory of the

CD and look at the brochures, technical documentation, sample files, and other documents.

Note • You must be logged on with Administrator rights to the local computer to perform the

installation.

Close All Software Applications

To ensure complete installation of ZebraDesigner Pro, close all open software applications

before you start installing ZebraDesigner Pro.

Run Installation

Use the installation wizard to install ZebraDesigner Pro on your computer.

To install the software, do the following:

1. Put the ZebraDesigner CD in your CD-ROM drive. An installation window automatically

opens.

Note • If the installation wizard does not start automatically, go to the main CD directory

of your ZebraDesigner CD and double-click the file START.EXE.

2. Select the language in which you wish to use the software.

3. Click OK. A new window opens showing the ZebraDesigner Pro installer.

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4. Click Next and confirm the License Agreement.

5. Follow the prompts of the Installation Wizard and enter the relevant information.

Note • For ZebraDesigner Pro, you may be prompted to activate the product when you run

it for the first time.

Define Setup Options

To continue installation, do the following:

1. Click the Next button.

2. Specify the program group you want to use for ZebraDesigner Pro.

3. Specify if shortcuts to ZebraDesigner Pro should be created on the desktop or in the Quick

Launch bar.

4. To finish installation, click the Install button.

After installation you will be asked to install a printer driver. It is necessary to install a

ZebraDesigner driver. If you do not install a Zebra printer driver after installing

ZebraDesigner, you will be prompted to install one the first time you run the program.

5. Once the installation is complete, the Start menu in Windows shows a new program group

for Zebra Technologies that contains shortcuts for all ZebraDesigner Pro applications.

Install Printer Driver from within the ZebraDesigner Environment

To install the ZebraDesigner printer driver on your computer, do the following:

1. In ZebraDesigner environment, open the File Menu Install Printer and click on .

2. The printer installation wizard starts.

3. Follow the onscreen instructions.

The driver not only allows you to use all supported Zebra printers with the ZebraDesigner

software, but also provides a handy way of sending settings and commands straight to the

printer through the driver.

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Activate ZebraDesigner Pro

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Activate ZebraDesigner Pro

Activate ZebraDesigner Pro to obtain all features. If you do not complete the activation

process, ZebraDesigner Pro only runs in DEMO mode.

Note • ZebraDesigner does not require activation. It is free software, but available with less

functionality than ZebraDesigner Pro.

To activate the software, do the following:

1. Start ZebraDesigner Pro.

The Warning dialog box appears.

2. Click the Activate button.

3. Enter the key number.

Demo Mode

ZebraDesigner Pro running in the DEMO mode has limited functionality. The major

limitations of the ZebraDesigner Pro DEMO mode are:

• All e Z characters in the text objects are replaced by characters.

• Graphic images are printed with DEMO text written over them

You should use the DEMO version only to evaluate the software.

Any commercial use of the DEMO software is prohibited. To obtain the full working version

of ZebraDesigner Pro, you must purchase and register the software.

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Setting Up ZebraDesigner

Software

Contents

User Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using the Keyboard and Mouse Effectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Interface Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

System Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Welcome Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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Interface Reference

Mouse Wheel support

If you have a mouse that has a wheel in place of the middle button, you can use it to speed up

zooming and scrolling:

• Turning the wheel scrolls the label up or down.

• Holding Shift and turning the wheel scrolls the label left or right.

• Holding Ctrl and turning the wheel zooms the label in or out.

Shortcuts

Delete Deletes selected object

Ctrl + X Cut

Ctrl + C Copy

Ctrl + V Paste

Alt + Backspace Undo

+ (on numeric pad) Zoom In

- (on numeric pad) Zoom Out

Alt + Shift +

Backspace

Redo

Ctrl + T Rotate 90°

Ctrl + A Align

Ctrl + Z Undo

Ctrl + Y Redo

Ctrl + N New

Ctrl + O Open

Ctrl + S Save

Ctrl + P Print

Ctrl + R Print preview

Ctrl + move the

object with mouse

Parallel moving of the object by main axes only

Alt + move the object

with mouse

Objects snap to grid even if it is off

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File Menu

New Label

To create a new label and clear the application work area, select New command from File

menu. Clicking the button has the same effect.

The software supports opening multiple documents and they are named with the increasing

numbers: Label1, Label2... unless you save them to different filename.

The Label Setup Wizard dialog box will appear on your screen. Label Setup Wizard offers

defining dimensions of the label and changing printer setup.

Open

This command opens an existing label. You can also click the button in the standard

toolbar.

The default label folder is My Labels in My Documents. This folder also includes shortcuts to

other folders with sample labels. When you need to open a label file, which has been saved in

a different folder or drive, you can use the Windows browse function to access it.

Once you have found the appropriate label, you can open it by double clicking its name, or by

clicking the Open button.

This command closes the active document. If you have made changes in the document and

have not saved them, the program will prompt you to save the label.

(If the document has not been named yet, the software will also prompt you for the name and

the Save As command will be executed).

Ctrl + move the

object with cursor

keys

Fine tuning the position of the object

Shift + cursor keys Fine tuning the dimensions of the object, resize width and height

in very small steps

Right-clicking the

object

Opens pop-up menu with shortcuts to commands. The content of

the pop-up menu depends on where you clicked your mouse

button and what was selected at that time

Enter F2 or

double-click

Opens properties dialog box of the selected element

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Save

This command saves the active document in the current label file. If no file name has been

defined yet, you will enter the Save As dialog box.

The Save command can also be accessed directly by click the button.

Save As

Select this command when you want to name a new label or when you want to copy an

existing label under the new name or to another folder or drive.

The default folder to save the labels is My Label in My Documents. When you need to save the

label to a different folder or drive, you can use Windows browse function to define the target

folder.

Export to Printer

Export the label to the printer so it is available for stand-alone printing.

Label Setup

Should you want to change the label parameters, such as dimensions or print orientation, use

the Label setup command from the File menu or double click the label. The Label Setup

Wizard dialog is shown.

Install Printer

Select this command when you want to run the printer installation wizard. After completing

the wizard, the printer becomes available, and ZebraDesigner does not need to be restarted.

Remove Printer

Select this command when you want to remove one of your installed printers.

The printers that are currently used by the application are shown as disabled and cannot be

removed. The removal of the printer does not require a restart of the application.

Printer Settings

Specific printer settings are set here. The shortcut to this dialog is to double click the printer

name in a status bar in the bottom of the working window.

Note that all printer settings are saved with the label and are restored every time the label is

opened. Each label will store its own custom printer settings. In case you want to print the

label with a different printer, the other printer will have to be setup again to suit your needs.

When changing the printer associated with the label, every custom setting is lost and have to

be re-configured.

When you change the printer associated with the label or when you create a new label, the

default printer settings are used. These default settings can be set for each printer in

Control

Panel.

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Print and Print Preview Menu

Print and Print Preview

From the File menu, use the Print and Print Preview commands to print the labels on your

printer and to simulate the production of the labels onscreen. Previewing the label allows you

to check that all objects are positioned correctly without spending time and wasting labels.

In the Standard Toolbar, you can click the button.

When you set values to variables and select records from the database, click on the appropriate

button in the bottom of the dialog box. The Preview button will preview labels onscreen. The

Print button will print labels to the selected printed.

If you are previewing labels, a control window will open to preview the next labels in a series.

Figure 2 • Print pause dialog box

Next: Go to the next label in a series.

Previous: Go to the previous label in the series.

Delay: Labels will be previewed automatically. Next label will be displayed after a short time

delay. Click on the Stop button to disable automatic advance.

Cancel: Click this button to stop previewing labels.

Print: Click on this button to print the labels.

Print Dialog Box

The Print dialog box is shown when you want to print or preview the labels. This dialog box

allows you to:

• Provide values for the variables.

• Select records from the database.

• Specify label quantity.

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Figure 3 • Print dialog box

General: Use this dialog to enter the values for prompted variables.

The entries are displayed in the table. The first column displays the prompt text of the variable.

You can enter the values for variables in the second column. The third column will display the

formatted values (based on the variable format).

Select records: This dialog displays when a database is being used. Click on this button to

select the records from the database. A separate Record Selection dialog box will open.

Note • The button Select Record is accessible only if the records selection is enabled in the

database properties.

Quantity: Select the quantity of labels to be printed.

Print to file: When this checkbox is selected, the software package will offer the user the ability

to write the command language out to a file.

Close after print: The print dialog will be closed after the print button has been clicked.

Clear values after print: When selected, this option will clear the last entered values for the

variable fields. If not selected, the last entered values could be re-used in the prompt field and

the label is ready to be printed again with the old values.

Click the Print button to start printing (or Preview for preview).

To close the dialog box, click the Close button.

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Record Selection

The Record Selection dialog box is available only if you have a database linked to your label

and have specified that you want to select records from the database.

The purpose of the Record Selection dialog box is to be able to instruct the application not to

print all records from the database, but only the records that you will select.

Figure 4 • Record Selection dialog box

If you do not know the exact location of the record in the database you want to

print, you can use the search functionality. Enter the phrase you would like to find,

select the field name where the text should be searched for, and click the Find

button.

Exact Search: Only the records that match exactly the entered condition will be

displayed. The record has to contain only the data entered and it has to be in the

proper case.

Select All: This button will select all records in the database.

Unselect: This button will de-select all marked records in the database.

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You can select the multiple records using standard Windows shortcut with Ctrl key. Press and

hold the Ctrl key, use the mouse to select records one after another, or you can check each

selected record in the beginning of the line. Put a check mark in the checkbox. Only the

records that have a check in the checkbox will be printed. Use Space key to toggle the

selection/de-selection of marked records.

If you have set up your database connection to enter the quantity of labels you need to print for

each record, additional field will be inserted in front of the first field. It is marked with pound

(#). Use this field to define the quantity for each record you need to print.

Optimize for fast windows load: Enable this option to speed up the display of table data when

you enter the dialog box the next time. The check boxes for selection of record will not be

displayed, which speeds up working with larger databases. Record selection in this mode can

be performed using standard Windows shortcuts with Shift and Ctrl keys.

If you want to easier navigate through larger databases there is an option for you to group the

records by some database field. You can nest fields one below the other and create a tree

structure for more complex field grouping. Just click and drag the field name to the spot above

the table.

Besides grouping, you can also benefit from filtering functionality. Filtering can be very useful

in situations where you are dealing with larger tables and would like to limit the view of the

table data. You can set a user-defined conditions to the table and only record that comply to

them are displayed.

To enable filter on some field, click the arrow button next to the field’s name. There are

multiple options you can select:

Filters can be combined on more than just one field.

If the field has a filter defined, the arrow next to field name in the caption will be displayed in

blue color. If the filter is not defined, the arrow is displayed in black color.

All Select this to disable filter on this field.

Custom Create a custom filter for this field. You can select standard qualifiers

as: equals, does not equal, is less than, is less than or equal to, is greater

than, is greater than or equal, like, not like, is blank, is not blank.

You can nest two conditions for the filter and thus build a more

complex condition for the field. They can be joined together using

AND (all conditions must be true in order to display the record) or OR

(only one condition must be true in order to display the record) logical

qualifiers.

A separate dialog box is used for defining the custom filter.

Blanks Only the records with blank values for this field are shown.

Non Blanks Only the records with non blank values for this field are shown.

<data values> Only the records that have the selected data value in this field will be

shown.

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The list of defined filters is also visible below the table. You can remove the filter(s) by

clicking the button or temporary disable the filter by ticking the button next to the filter

definition.

If you want to make more modifications to the filter(s) used on the table, click the Customize

button to open a separate dialog box with detailed control over filters. If you prefer to have

more structural overview on the filters, you will like this option. This way you can quickly

define more conditions and groups using one dialog box.

You can save the filter for the future use (Save As button), and you can load a filter you have

created previously (Load button).

Test Print

The Test print command will print the current label to the printer defined on the label. All

variable fields on the label are automatically filled with the default values.

Only one label will be printed. The purpose of this command is to quickly print the label, in

order to verify that the label objects are positioned and aligned on the label correctly.

Recently Used Files

At the bottom of the pull ur most recently edited labels are down menu, the file names of the fo

shown, available for quick selection.

Selecting the file here is the same as choosing the Open command from the File menu and

selecting the file there.

Exit

Use this command to leave the labeling application. When using the keyboard, the shortcut to

this command can be invoked by pressing the Alt and F4 keys simultaneously. If the opened

labels haven’t been saved yet, you will be prompted to do so.

Edit Menu

Undo

The Undo command cancels up to 10 of the most recently carried out commands or actions. If

you do not like the results of a command, or accidentally delete some elements, choose the

Undo command as the next action to restore the previous mistake.

The Undo command can also be activated by clicking the button on the toolbar, or

pressing the Alt and Backspace key simultaneously.

Redo

The Redo command is used when you need to restore the last Undo action. It also has the

capability to store (and restore) up to 10 previously made steps.

The Redo command can be activated by clicking the button on the toolbar, or pressing

Shift Backspace, Alt, and keys simultaneously.

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Cut

This command is used when you want to remove selected element(s) from the label. Note that

the first element is selected by clicking it. When you want to select additional elements, you

must press and hold down, the Shift key while clicking each additional element.

The cut elements are stored in the internal clipboard and can be re-inserted on the label with

the Paste command. The combination of Cut and Paste commands can be used to speed-up

label editing and designing.

The Cut command can be also activated by clicking the button on the toolbar, or by

pressing the Shift and Del keys or Ctrl and X keys simultaneously.

Copy

This command copies the selected elements to the Windows clipboard.

Clicking the button or pressing Ctrl Ctrl and Ins keys or and C keys simultaneously can

also activate the Copy command.

Paste

The Paste command is used to paste the contents of the clipboard to a label. This command

can be used to paste the same information more than once.

It is very useful when you need to have multiple copies of the same element on the label.

Once the element has been designed, it can be copied to the clipboard and pasted on to the

label, in different places and multiple times.

You can also design objects in other Windows applications, copy them to the clipboard, and

place them on the label with the Paste command.

Clicking the button or pressing the Shift and Ins keys or Ctrl and V keys simultaneously

can also activate the Paste command.

Paste Special

This command provides different ways to paste the contents of the clipboard.

The Result box explains the appearance of the clipboard contents on the label.

For example, you can paste the text from the clipboard, produced by Microsoft

® Word as a

Word document, or as a Metafile Picture. When pasted as a Word document, the object can be

edited by double clicking it. Instead of icons and menus of a labeling application you will see

Word working space. You can use familiar Word user interface to make a changes. When

finished, labeling interface will be restored.

When the object is pasted as a Metafile Picture, it is treated as a graphics.

In the dialog box you can choose between two different types of paste. The first one (Paste)

makes the copy of the original, the second one (Paste Link) links the original document with

the label.

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Paste Link

Using the Paste link command establishes a link between labeling application and the source

application for the contents of the clipboard.

The link information is saved in the source file; only the location of the information in the

source file is saved. The link data shows in the graphic form.

Double clicking a Paste-link object will place you into the original source Windows

application for that object. The object is then edited in the application.

Delete

The command is used to delete selected elements. Deleted elements are not stored in the

clipboard. To restore deleted elements, the Undo command must be used before any further

actions. Delete command can also be activated using the Del key.

Select

This command allows you to select different objects on the label.

You can select all objects on the label, or selectively mark only objects from the same group

(i.e., all text objects, all bar code objects, all picture objects, etc).

Insert Object Menu

Insert Object

This command inserts an OLE object on the label. Two subcommands exist, to import the

document from the existing file on the disk or to create a new document from scratch.

Avoid using inserted objects on the label. This consumes a lot of memory because the server

application must be running too. The file size of the label will also increase. These are other

solutions to consider:

• Convert your objects to picture and place such picture on the label.

Note • Resizing an OLE object may not work as you expect. It is advisable to resize the

object only when in OLE edit mode (after double clicking the object).

Create from File

With this command you can insert to labels already defined objects. If the object is in a Word

file, you just select the directory and the name of the file.

Create New

With this command you can insert in a label objects from any Windows application that

supports OLE 2 interface.

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Links

On the screen this command shows a list of all links between the active label and other

applications in your working environment. When you insert an object on the label with the

Paste Link command, you will see this link in the list.

The links can be interrupted. This means that the changes made in the source document will

not be made on the label.

Show Objects

The command shows all inserted objects:

• If the object is linked, the object is marked with a dotted line.

• If the object is inserted, the object is marked with a solid line.

The purpose of this command is to separate objects created on the label from those linked to

other applications.

View Menu

Normal View

Selects normal label view.

In this view type, variables are shown on screen as a series of question marks (?). The number

of question marks corresponds to the variable length. Use this view to precisely position the

elements on the label as you know their maximal possible length.

Data View

Selects the data label view.

The variable elements are shown as they will appear when printed. For example, counters will

show numbers and database variables will show data that is obtained from database.

When using data view printing starts at the record currently shown on the screen and not at the

beginning of the database. Be careful when printing records from a database. If you want to

print labels from the first record, make sure the first record is shown on the label.

Note • Databases are locked if you are using data view and variables from these databases. An

already opened database cannot be simultaneously used in another program. You cannot

change the structure of the database and alter its records, if using data view.

Zoom In

Zoom in command shows a smaller section of the label. The + (Plus) key on the numeric

keypad can also be used. Each time Zoom in is selected and you click once on the label, the

displayed picture becomes 10% larger.

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Zoom Out

Zoom out command shows a wider view of the label. The - (Minus) key on the numeric

keypad can also be used. Each time Zoom out is selected, the displayed picture becomes 10%

smaller.

Zoom

When using the Zoom command, you can define the optional zoom factor you need. You can

choose any zoom factor from 5 to 3000.

Figure 5 • Zoom dialog box

In the Zoom dialog box you can select the different ways of zoom.

Snap to Grid

Selecting this option enables the positioning of the objects to be based on the grid settings.

When you move the objects, they are placed on a grid position. De-selecting this option allows

elements to be freely moved on the label.

The upper left corner of the object is used for starting point of the grid.

Grid size cannot be modified.

Display Grid

Selecting this option makes the grid visible on the label. De-selecting the option hides the grid.

Factor You can define your own factor of zoom (in %).

100% The size of the document on screen will be the same as the size of the

document on the label.

To page You will see the entire page on the screen.

To label You will see the entire label on the screen.

To objects You will see all the objects on the screen.

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Toolbars

Standard Toolbar

Buttons in the standard toolbar provide shortcuts to frequently used commands for working

with the software.

Design Toolbar

The design toolbar provides you with the shortcuts to the frequently used design actions on the

label.

By default, the design toolbar is docked on the right side of ZebraDesigner window.

You can use the design toolbar to:

• Change the color of label objects.

• Align the objects relatively to each other or to the label.

• Rotate the objects.

• Change the order of the objects.

Text Toolbar

Shortcuts in the text toolbar enable you to format text objects with a single mouse click. You

can change font selection and style.

Toolbox

Select

Use this tool to enable the select tool.

Text

Use this tool to define the text object.

Click on the small arrow button for additional options.

Bar code

Use this tool to define the bar code object.

Click on the small arrow button for additional options.

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Picture

Use this tool to define the picture object.

Rectangle

Use this tool to define the rectangle object.

Line

Use this tool to define the line object.

Ellipse

Use this tool to define the ellipse or circle object.

Inverse

Use this tool to define the inverse object.

Object Menu

Select

After you select the command in the Select Object menu or click the button

in the Toolbox, the arrow cursor appears.

Use this command to select objects on the label.

Text

After you select the Text command in the Object menu or click the button

in the Toolbox, the cursor with the bar text appears.

Use this command to place text objects on the label.

Bar Code

After you select the Bar Code command in the Object menu or click the

button in the Toolbox, the cursor with the bar code symbol appears.

Move the mouse cursor to the desired position of the label and click to enter the Bar code

Wizard dialog box.

Picture

After you select the Picture command in the Object menu or click the

button in the Toolbox, the cursor with the picture symbol appears.

Select this command to place a picture on the label.

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Rectangle

After selecting the Rectangle command in the Object menu or clicking the

button in the Toolbox, the cursor with the rectangle symbol

appears.

Thickness: Defines the width of the object borders.

Note • The valid values for thickness depend on the printer being used on the label. Not all

values are acceptable for all printers.

Print as Graphics: This option lets you print the object as an internal printer element, or as

graphic elements.

Note • Printing will be faster if you do not check this option. However, if you have selected

some line or fill style options that your printer does not natively support, the printing will be

auto-set to Print as Graphics and you will not be able to disable it.

Rounded Rectangle: With this option you can define rounded corners of the rectangle. You

can select thickness and radius for the object.

Line

After you select the Line command in the Object menu or click the

button in the Toolbox, the cursor with the line symbol appears.

Use this command to draw lines on the label.

Ellipse

After you select the Ellipse command in the Object menu or click the

button in the Toolbox, the cursor with the ellipse symbol appears.

Thickness: Defines the width of the object borders.

Note • The valid values for thickness depend on the printer being used on the label. Not all

values are acceptable for all printers.

Print as Graphics: The option lets you print the object as an internal printer element, or as

graphics element.

Note • Printing will be faster if you do not tick this option. However if you have selected some

line or fill style options that your printer does not natively support, the printing will be auto-set

to Print as Graphics and you will not be able to disable it.

Inverse

After you select the Inverse command in the Object menu or click the

button in the Toolbox, the cursor with the inverse symbol appears.

Adds an inverted box to the label. The inverted box turns inverses the color of all underlying

objects.

Note • The Inverse command is not available for all printers. If the printer does not support

Inverse functionally internally, the command cannot be selected.

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RFID tag

The button is used to enable programming of RFID tags embedded into the labels.

Database Menu

ZebraDesigner Pro allows you to use databases, in which your data is stored. Database types

can be:

• ASCII (text file) where fields are fixed-length or are separated with the delimiter.

• Microsoft Excel database.

• Microsoft Access database.

• Existing ODBC data sources.

Create Database Connection: This command starts the database wizard that will help you

link the database to the label.

Note • If the database is already linked on the label, you will be able to change its settings.

Delete Database: This command removes the database from the label.

Note • The database fields must not be used on the label, if you want to delete the database

link from the label.

Tools Menu

User Interface

Toolbox

Bar codes

Display toolbar with bar codes for easier access to the available bar code types.

Captions

Display captions next to the icons in the Toolbox.

Large Icons

Use large icons in the toolbars.

Small Icons

Use small icons in the toolbars.

Menus Show Recently Used Commands First

Enable this option to show only recently used commands in the menus.

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All other commands are hidden to minimize the length of the menus.

Printer Tools

Printer Tools allow you to send specific commands directly to the printer. These commands are

simply pre-programmed strings of commands that you would be able to enter in the

Direct

Communication interface. The Printer Tools interface provides a user-friendly tool which

allows the sending common commands to the printer, without the need for the printer to

provide a reply to the user. The commands are divided into the following two categories:

•Print – includes commands which trigger printing

•Action – includes commands which alter a setting in the printer and do not trigger printing

Language

Figure 6 • Language dialog box

You can change the language used in the application with this option. For changes to take

effect application must be restarted.

Store pictures into label

This option allows you to store the images used in the label into the label file. This enables you

to transfer the label to a different computer by simply transferring the label file. If this option is

not selected, images are lost when the label file is transferred to a different computer.

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Font Downloader

This command starts the Zebra Font Downloader, which is used to download fonts to the

printer’s internal memory. Downloaded fonts perform in the same way as internal printer

fonts, optimizing printing by reducing the amount of needed communication sent to the

printer.

It is also possible to access the Zebra Font Downloader by clicking the

Start Menu > Programs

> Zebra Technologies > Zebra Font Downloader > Zebra Font Downloader

If this option is not available in ZebraDesigner, Zebra Font Downloader is not installed. The

installation of the Zebra Font Downloader is available with the installation of printer drivers.

Window Menu

Cascade

Use this command to cascade all open windows.

Note • Make sure all the windows you want to display are open. Minimized windows cannot

be displayed.

Tile

Use this command to tile all open windows in working space.

Note • Make sure all the windows you want to display are open. Minimized windows cannot

be displayed.

Arrange Icons

Use this command to arrange icons (minimized windows) in working space - to the bottom of

it. This has effect only if icons are not already arranged.

Close All

This command closes all open windows (documents) with prompting for all unsaved

documents. Use it to quickly close all windows with one command (otherwise you have to use

Close command in File menu for each window).

Window List

When one or more windows (documents) are open, they are all listed. You can quickly switch

between windows by selecting an appropriate one. If more than nine windows are opened,

more are accessible by choosing option

More windows…

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Help Menu

Content

This command opens the content file for this help.

About

This command displays the application version information and name of the user that has

installed and registered the application.

System Folder

The labeling application uses its system folder for storing files needed to run the program. The

location of the folder varies depending on the Windows operating system used.

The default location is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Zebra

Technologies\ZebraDesigner Pro. This location may be modified by the user during

installation.

It is important to own the write access to this folder on your computer system and the right to

write to and modify files in this folder.

In these files, user data and user rights are stored, as well as custom settings, variable trace

logs, label usage logs, variable definition files *.LVR, bar code standards, and file names

GLOBALS.TDB. It also stores the values of global variables.

You should design the appropriate folder layout on disk for your label projects. You can

increase your work efficiency if you always know where certain types of files are stored. The

application also finds required elements faster this way. This is important with more

demanding labels, which intensively use databases, pictures, and forms. Make a separate

folder for each project you are building, e.g. Project1. Beneath this folder make subfolders

Database (for databases), Forms (for forms) and Labels (for labels). Store appropriate files in

each of these subfolders.

Welcome Wizard

When you start the labeling software, a Welcome Wizard will appear. It provides a quick

access to most-used commands when starting working on a label layout.

Create a new label A blank label will appear and Label Setup Wizard will start.

You can then design a new label from scratch.

Open recently used label A list of recently used labels will appear to provide a quick

access to commonly used labels.

Open other existing label A common Windows dialog box opens to let you browse for

the appropriate label file.

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Designing Labels

Contents

Using Label Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Select a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Select the Label Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Define the Page Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Select the Label Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Define the Label Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Designing a Basic Label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Create a Basic Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Add Variable Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Designing an RFID Smart Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Create RFID Smart Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Encode RFID Tag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Support for RFID Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

RFID Tag Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

RFID Tag Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Change Printer Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Change Common Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Change Dithering Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Using Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Use the Standard Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Use the Toolbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Use the Text Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Use the Design Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

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Using Label Setup Wizard

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Using Label Setup Wizard

Overview

With the Label Setup Wizard you can define the dimensions of the label and change printer

setup. It consists of a few simple steps.

Select a Printer

Figure 7 • Label Setup Wizard - Selecting printer

If you want to set the printer parameters, select the desired printer, and click the Properties

button. The printer properties dialog box appears, allowing you to set the printer parameters

such as print speed, print darkness, and print direction.

Note • This is a standard Windows printer properties dialog box and its options may differ

from printer to printer because it is based on the printer driver.

To continue, click Next.

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Figure 8 • Label Setup Wizard - Print Mode

Standard Print Mode

This is the usual print mode, where the printer sends all of the information to the printer and

prints it immediately.

Store label template and recall it for printing

This setting allows the user to store the fixed data on the label to the printer’s internal memory

and only send the variable information to the printer during the print operation. The variable

data is merged with the stored fixed data by the printer. This results in faster printing of

repetitive labels due to less data being sent between ZebraDesigner and the printer.

Store and Recall is operated in the Print dialog window, where the Store Label Template tab is

used to execute the storage operation. Any regular print command on such a label is a Recall

operation.

Select one of the print modes and click Finish to complete the Label Setup Wizard.

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Select the Label Stock

Figure 9 • Label Setup Wizard - selecting label stock

If you use one of the standard predefined label formats, you can specify it here.

Stock Type: Select the type of stock.

Stock name: Select the stock from the list.

Stock information: The information about label dimensions, printer settings, and background

images as defined by the selected stock.

Label linked to stock: If you enable this option, you cannot change the dimensions of the label,

because the stocks locks the dimensions.

Note • Using pre-defined stocks simplifies the process of label creation because you do not

have to define the label dimensions manually.

To continue, click the Next button.

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Define the Page Size

Figure 10 • Label Setup Wizard - choosing Label Dimensions

Select the page size for your labels.

Automatically set from label dimension: ZebraDesigner printer drivers will automatically size

the label dimensions.

Select page size: You can also manually define the page size.

To continue, click Next.

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Select the Label Orientation

Figure 11 • Selecting label layout

Orientation: Select the label orientation. Look at the screen and printer layouts to see how the

label will be printed from the printer.

Print directions: Click the Rotated option to rotate the label 180 degrees, when printed.

To continue, click the Next button.

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Define the Label Dimensions

Enter the label dimensions in this dialog box.

Note • If you selected the label stock in the previous step, the values for dimensions are

entered automatically.

Figure 12 • Label Setup Wizard - defining the label format

Width, height: Define the label dimensions.

Margins: Define the label margins.

Rows, columns: Define the number of labels in horizontal and vertical directions. This option

is commonly used with office printers.

Gaps: Define the gap between the labels.

Note • Define gaps only if you changed the rows and columns options. If you have rolls of

labels, the gaps between the labels are auto-identified by the gap sensor in the printer.

Unit of measure: Change the unit of measure you want to use.

When you are satisfied with the label dimensions, click the Finish button to close the Label

setup wizard.

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Designing a Basic Label

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Designing a Basic Label

Overview

In this section you will learn how to design a simple label file with fixed and variable objects.

The variable objects get values from several sources. You will learn how to:

• Provide object values with a keyboard prompt.

• Obtain object values from a database.

• Preview the label on the screen.

• Print the label.

The label you create will look like this:

Figure 13 • Basic label

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Create a Basic Label

Create a New Label

To create a basic label, do the following:

1. Open ZebraDesigner Pro or ZebraDesigner.

2. From the File menu, select New or click the button in the Standard Toolbar.

Each time you create a new label, a Label Setup Wizard will start to help you set up the label

and connect to the printer.

Note • You can leave the Wizard at any time and accept the default settings for the label by

clicking the Finish button.

Select a Printer

1. Select the printer you want to use for label printing.

Note • If you don’t find your printer on the list, see Install Printer Driver from within the

ZebraDesigner Environment for installation instructions.

Figure 14 • Selecting a printer

2. Click the Next button.

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Define Label and Page Dimensions

1. If you want to use the label stock, select your choices in the Select Stock window.

Figure 15 • Selecting stock

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5. Select the label orientation and print direction.

Figure 17 • Selecting the label layout

6. Click the Next button.

A new window opens.

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7. Enter the label width and height.

Figure 18 • Defining label dimensions

Note • To change the unit of measure from centimeters to inches or other supported units,

click on the button with unit of measure below the label preview in the dialog box.

8. Click the Finish button. A new empty label with the settings you selected is created.

Enter Fixed Text

9. Click the button in the Toolbox. The text cursor appears on the screen.

Figure 19 • Cursor for text object

10. Move the cursor to the location on the label where you want to place the text object and

click the mouse button.

The Text Wizard dialog box with object properties opens.

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The screen should show the following:

Figure 21 • The text object is placed on the label

Object Positioning Guidelines

Guidelines are available to assist you in positioning objects on the label. The functionality of

guidelines is similar to grid, but they allow you much more freedom regarding positioning,

moving, and combining positioning delimiters.

Although the guidelines may be visible while designing the label, they will not be printed on

the final product, regardless of whether the Display Guidelines setting is turned on or off.

Create Guidelines

Create vertical and horizontal guidelines:

• Click anywhere in the ruler area and drag the line out of it (the top ruler contains

horizontal, and the side ruler contains vertical guidelines).

• Finally, you can open the View menu and access the commands there.

Using Guidelines

The guidelines may be moved at any time with the drag of a mouse. If they are dragged back to

the ruler area, they are deleted. It is possible to toggle between displaying and hiding the

guidelines, either by using the menu or right clicking them.

The guidelines can be hidden with the Ctrl+H shortcut key combination, and when they are

hidden, the Snap to Guideline functionality is also disabled. The menu also includes a Remove

all Guidelines command, which removes all the guidelines on the label.

Holding down the SHIFT key while dragging objects allows you to temporarily turn on the

Snap to Guidelines function.

Guideline Properties

Double-click a guideline or right click a guideline and choose Edit Guideline Properties to

open the Guideline Properties dialog window. The dialog allows you to enter the numeric

positioning value, choose the horizontal or vertical guideline type, or remove the individual

guideline.

Note • This functionality is only available in ZebraDesigner Pro

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Use Drawing Tools

Now you will insert a line to separate a text object from other objects and a rectangle around

the picture object.

1. From the Toolbox, select the button and move the cursor to the

required starting point of the line.

2. While drawing the line, press and hold down the mouse button. Move the mouse to the

end position of the line and release the button. The Line object is placed on the label.

3. In the Toolbox, click the button and point the mouse to the

upper left corner of the picture.

4. While you stretch the rectangle to the lower right corner of the picture, click and hold the

mouse button.

5. To change the thickness of the vertical and horizontal line, double-click on the rectangle

object to open its properties. Select the thickness you want and click the Finish button.

6. To edit the drawing object, double-click on the line or rectangle to open the dialog box

with its properties.

The label should show the following:

Figure 26 • Label with fixed objects

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A dialog box with the Variable Wizard opens.

Figure 28 • Creating new keyboard input variable field

Note • Some of the entries in the image are only available in ZebraDesigner Pro.

3. Type Lot Number: to define the prompt that the user will see at print time.

4. Click the Finish button.

The text object is placed on the label and linked to the new variable.

Note • When you print the label, you are prompted to enter the product name, which is

shown in preview on the label and on the printed label.

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