Paxar Monarch Pathfinder Ultra Gold - Manual (Page 4)

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Format Text Options ..........................................................................3-5
Use Default Gap .............................................................................3-5
Use Default Color ...........................................................................3-6
Set Default Color ............................................................................3-6
Use Default Character Rotation ........................................................3-6
Format Bar Code Options ...................................................................3-7
Use Default UPC Appearance ..........................................................3-7
Set Default UPC Appearance ...........................................................3-7
Use Default Alignment .....................................................................3-8
Designing a Format ...............................................................................4-1
Design Overview ................................................................................4-1
Determining Format Data ....................................................................4-1
Determining the Print Area .................................................................4-2
Drawing Rough Sketches ....................................................................4-2
Using Supply Layout Grids .................................................................4-3
Considering Field Types .....................................................................4-4
Starting the Design Process ...............................................................4-6
Placing Fields on a Format .................................................................4-7
Defining Text Fields ..............................................................................5-1
About Text Fields ...............................................................................5-1
Entering a Sample Text Field ..............................................................5-6
Printing the Sample Text Format .........................................................5-9
Using a Combo Text Field ................................................................ 5-10
Entering a Sample Combo Text Field ................................................. 5-12
Printing the Sample Combo Format ................................................... 5-17
Defining Bar Code Fields .......................................................................6-1
About Bar Code Fields .......................................................................6-1
Setting the Appearance ...................................................................6-5
Setting the Density ..........................................................................6-6
Entering Simple Bar Code Fields .........................................................6-6
Sample 1: Simple Fixed Bar Code ....................................................6-7
Printing the Simple Fixed Bar Code Format ..........................................6-9
Sample 2: Simple Variable Bar Code .............................................. 6-10
Printing the Simple Variable Bar Code Format.................................... 6-13