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Table of Contents
1.
Primer........................................................................................................................ 5
1.1.
What is 123 Print......................................................................................................... 6
1.2.
Sample Labels............................................................................................................. 7
1.3.
Project Flow................................................................................................................ 9
2.
Getting Started ......................................................................................................... 12
2.1.
Installation ............................................................................................................... 13
2.2.
Activation ................................................................................................................. 17
2.3.
General Setup........................................................................................................... 25
3.
Creating a Project...................................................................................................... 32
3.1.
Project Description .................................................................................................... 33
3.2.
User Interface ........................................................................................................... 35
3.3.
Labels ...................................................................................................................... 51
3.4.
Lookup Files.............................................................................................................. 89
3.5.
System Setup ......................................................................................................... 110
4.
Designing a Label .................................................................................................... 119
4.1.
BarTender Integration.............................................................................................. 120
5.
Using Processes ...................................................................................................... 128
5.1.
Introduction to 123 Print Variables ............................................................................ 131
5.2.
Branch ................................................................................................................... 134
5.3.
Date Operation........................................................................................................ 143
5.4.
File Search ............................................................................................................. 147
5.5.
Mathematic Operation .............................................................................................. 149
5.6.
Other ..................................................................................................................... 150
5.7.
Serial Communications............................................................................................. 155
5.8.
Processes on Variables ............................................................................................. 159
6.
Simulating Your Project ............................................................................................ 171
6.1.
Simulation Mode...................................................................................................... 172
6.2.
Debugger Mode....................................................................................................... 176
7.
Deploying a Printer Project ....................................................................................... 182
7.1.
Connect / Disconnect Printer..................................................................................... 183
7.2.
Printer Status.......................................................................................................... 187
7.3.
Printer Control ........................................................................................................ 190
7.4.
Load File / Control ................................................................................................... 193
7.5.
Load Project ........................................................................................................... 208
7.6.
Scripts ................................................................................................................... 209
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