Using Standard Layouts - Brady POWERMark User Manual

Using standard layouts

Your system provides a set of standard label layouts that you can use to create advanced designs
such as labels with many areas. There are 12 of these layouts available, and they are accessed with
the Label Layout key. The layouts are set up using predefined formats to help you produce labels
as quickly as possible. The system takes care of positioning label elements, such as text, graphics
and bar codes, and sets up multiple lines and areas where necessary.
This section takes you through entering text and using the label options in a standard layout. First,
here are some points to keep in mind when working with standard layouts:
• The text entry area, navigation area and preview area work just as they do when you are creating
any other type of freeform label. For example, you can use the Next Area and Prev Area keys
to move between areas. You can also press Tab to move to the navigation area and enter a
different area number.
• You can use one label layout at a time in the text buffer, but you can create multiple labels using
that layout. Just press the New Label key to begin a new label. Note that area settings for the
new label are the ones from the previous area, not from the corresponding area on the previous
label.
• When the cursor is in the text entry area, you can press the Escape key to redisplay the Label
Layout window and select a new layout. If you choose a new layout, all text in the text buffer
is deleted.
• Layouts use a predefined amount of vertical space, but the horizontal width of an area adjusts
to encompass the longest line of text you enter. You can press the Label Length key to choose
a specific length for the label. If you do so, every horizontal area in the layout will be divided
evenly to use up the length you selected. For example, if the layout contains two side-by-side
areas, each area will take up half of the length you selected. Refer to
page 3-13 for more information.
• When you select a layout, the system checks that the current type size will fit in the layout. If
the type size won't fit, the following message displays and you need to reset the size. Refer to
Changing type size
• You can save and retrieve labels that use standard layouts, just as you can any other label. Refer
to Chapter 5, "Label Storage."
Label Creation
on page 3-4 for more information.
Type too large. Try a type size of
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Setting label length
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