Be sure to keep all user documentation handy for future reference.

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Using the BA-300 Application

Troubleshooting

What you can do with the BA-300 ApplicationFor Windows

User’s Guide

Label Printing Software BA-300 Version 1.00

Important!

The copyright of this manual and rights related

to the software all revert to CASIO COMPUTER

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•TheBA-300ApplicationissoftwarethatrunsonWindows10,Windows8.1,andWindows7SP1.

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Index

BA-300 Application Overview and Preparation

Using This Manual ·························································4Whatyoushouldreadfirst········································4Aboutthismanual····················································4

Printer Models that Support the BA-300 Application ··6BA-300 Label Printing Application ·······························6

WhatyoucandowiththeBA-300application··········6

Label Printing Application BA-300

BA-300 Operation Flow ·················································9BA-300 Basic Operations ··········································· 10

StartingUptheBA-300Application························10OpeninganExistingLayout····································11SavingaNewLayout··············································12SavingChangestoanExistingLayout····················12ClosingaLayout·····················································12ExitingtheBA-300Application·······························12

Layout Creation Flow ················································· 13Specifying the Connected Printer Model ·················· 13Creating a New Label Layout ····································· 14

ConfiguringTapeLayoutSettings···························14Using a Sample to Create a Layout ··························· 15Layout Creation Screen ·············································· 15Menu Bar ···································································· 16

Menus····································································16

Layout Screen Bars and Grids ··································· 20Toolbar···································································20WorkWindow·························································21UsingtheWorkspaceGrid······································22

Key Operations ··························································· 23ShortcutKeys·························································23UsingKeyOperationstoRepositionFields·············23

Using Fields ································································ 24FourFieldTypes·····················································24GeneralFieldOperations········································25

Inserting Text ······························································ 26Editing Text, Modifying Text Field Properties, Deleting a Text Field ··················································· 27

EditingTextFieldText·············································27ModifyingTextFieldProperties·······························27DeletingaTextField················································28

Easily Inputting Often-used Text ······························· 29SavingTexttothePanel·········································29InsertingTextfromthePanel···································30DeletingTextfromtheTextPanel····························30

Inserting an Image ······················································ 31InsertinganImagefromthePanel··························31InsertinganimagebyspecifyingaFileName··········31CapturingaComputerScreenImage·····················32

Replacing an Image and Modifying Image Properties ··· 33ReplacingtheImageinaField································33DeletinganImageField··········································33

Configuring Monochrome Settings ··························· 34

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Saving an Image to and Deleting an Image from the Image Panel ·························································· 35

SavinganImagetothePanel·································35DeletinganImagefromtheImagePanel·················35

Inserting a Figure ························································ 36Replacing a Figure and Modifying Figure Properties ··· 37

ReplacingtheFigureinaField································37ModifyingFigureFieldProperties····························37DeletingaFigureField············································39

Inserting a Bar Code or Two-dimensional Code ······· 39Modifying Printed Codes ··········································· 40

EditingLettersandNumbersinaBarCodeField····40ModifyingBarCodeProperties·······························41DeletingaBarCodeField·······································42

Inserting a Frame ························································ 42Inserting the Date and Time (Timestamp) ················· 43Inserting an Object ····················································· 43Positioning and Size Matching Fields ······················· 44

FieldPositioningandSizeMatching························44SelectingFields······················································44PositioningandSizeMatchingFields······················45

Using Merge Print ······················································· 45MergePrintingOperationFlow·······························46

Creating the Merge Database ···································· 46StartingUpandExitingMergeDatabaseTool·········46MergeDatabaseToolMenuBar·····························47MergeDatabaseToolbar········································48CreatingaMergeDatabaseofNewData················48ImportingOtherSoftwareDataintoaMergeDatabase···49

Configuring Field Merge Settings ······························ 50UsingaLayoutand/orTextFieldthatareAlready

ConfiguredforMerging····································52PreviewingMergeResults······································52

Numbering Function ··················································· 54AbouttheNumberingFunction·······························54NumberingRules····················································55SettingUpaFieldforNumbering····························56CheckingNumberingPrinting·································57

Using the Duplicate Function ···································· 58DuplicatingaLayout···············································58DuplicatingaSelectedField.···································60

Printing Precautions ··················································· 61Printing a Label ··························································· 61

PrintingaLabel······················································61PerformingMergePrinting······································63FeedingandCuttingtheTape·································64

Label Layout Hints ····················································· 64PrintingaLabelLargerthantheTapeCartridgeWidth···64

BA-300 Application Appendix

Software Troubleshooting ·········································· 67Printing Problems ······················································· 67Error Messages ·························································· 69Software Troubleshooting ·········································· 70

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BA-300 Application Overview and Preparation

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■ On-screen button operations

Alloftheoperationsinthismanualareshownasbeingperformedwithyourcomputer’smouse• Startupscreen(New/Openscreen)operationsareindicatedshownbelow.

OK

New

ClickNewandthenOK.

• Toolbaroperationsareindicatedasshownbelow.

New/Open

Onthetoolbar,click .

Using This Manual

What you should read first

First,carefullyreadthesectiontitled“OverviewandPreparation”(pages4through6)forageneraloverviewoftheproductandinformationabouttherequiredoperatingenvironment.Whenprintingalabelreferto“BA-300OperationFlow”(page9).

About this manual

■ This manual does not explain how to perform Windows operations.

ThismanualistheBA-300ApplicationUser’sGuideforWindows.ThissoftwarecanrununderWindows10,Windows8.1,andWindows7SP1(hereinafterreferredtoas“Windows”).ThismanualdoesnotexplainhowtouseWindowsitself.ThismanualwaswrittenforuserswhoareatleastfamiliarwiththebasicWindowsoperationsbelow.

• Mouse operations: Click, double-click right-click, drag, drag and drop, etc.

• Menu operations with the mouse • Text input with the keyboard • Standard Windows operations

RefertotheuserdocumentationthatcamewithyourcomputerorWindowspackagefordetailsaboutstandardWindowsoperations.

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•• Menu•and•command•operations•are•indicated•as•shown•below.

File (F)•menu

Open (O)...

On•the•File•menu,•click•Open (O)....

•• Dialog•box•buttons•are•indicated•as•shown•below.

OK

Click•OK.

■■ Key■Operations

This•software•supports•use•of•both•mouse•operations•and•keyboard•key•operations.•The•following•keyboard•key•operations•are•supported:•Ctrl,•Shift,•Alt.•These•keys•are•represented•in•this•manual•as•Ctrl,•Shift,•and•Alt.•They•are•used•in•combination•with•keyboard•letter•keys•to•perform•operations.

■■ Display■screens

•• Note•that•the•appearances•of•sample•screen•shots•used•in•this•manual•may•differ•somewhat•from•the•screens•that•are•actually•displayed•on•your•computer.•However,•the•essential•contents•of•the•two•screens•should•be•the•same.

•• Screen•shots•shown•in•this•manual•are•based•on•the•English•version•of•Windows•7•SP1.•Screens•produced•by•other•operating•systems•may•be•different•from•the•screen•shots•shown•here.

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BA-300■Label■Printing■ApplicationThe•BA-300•application•is•software•that•makes•it•possible•for•you•to•create•label•contents•on•a•computer.•It•prints•in•accordance•with•the•application's•settings.

What you can do with the BA-300 application

The•BA-300•application•can•be•used•to•create•original•labels•for•printing•on•a•CASIO•label•printer.The•BA-300•application•supports•all•of•the•capabilities•below.

•• Creation•of•innovative•label•designs

Printer■Models■that■Support■the■BA-300■Application

The•printer•models•below•support•printing•with•the•BA-300•application.

KL-G2

•• Actual•printing•requires•installation•of•a•printer•driver•for•your•specific•printer•model.

• For•information•about•installing•a•model-specific•printer•driver,•refer•to•the•user•documentation•that•comes•with•your•printer.•Visit•the•site•below•to•download•the•newest•software•version•and•to•find•out•the•latest•news•about•this•product.

• http://world.casio.com/support/

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•• Saving•layouts•as•files•that•can•be•opened•when•required•• Printing•with•the•built-in•fonts•(True•Type•only)•of•your•computer•• Use•of•graphic•images•(bmp,•jpg,•png)•from•other•applications•("Inserting•an•Image",•page•31)

•• Simple•figure•creation•("Inserting•a•Figure",•page•36)•• Screenshot•capture•for•use•when•creating•a•label•("Capturing•a•Computer•Screen•Image",•page•32)

•• Background•image•insertion•• Continuous•printing•with•automatic•content•replacement•("Using•Merge•Print",•page•45)

•• Simple•label•creation•using•an•existing•design•as•a•template•• Continuous•printing•using•Microsoft•Excel•or•other•data•("Importing•Other•Software•Data•into•a•Merge•Database",•page•49)

003 Jones

002 Adams

001 SmithNo.

No.

No.

•• Installing•the•BA-300•program•allows•use•of•a•variety•of•BMP•format•illustrations•(built-in•images).

•• Bar•code•printing

•• Two-dimensional•code•printing• In•this•manual,•the•term•"two-dimensional•codes"•refers•collectively•to•

the•formats•shown•below.• QR•CORD,•PDF417,•Data•Matrix

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Label Printing Application BA-300

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BA-300 Operation FlowThissectionprovidesyouinformationaboutthegeneralflowoflabelcreationusingtheBA-300application.

Youcanarrangetext,images,figures,barcodes,andtwo-dimensionalcodesasdesiredaspartofatapelayout.

Create layout.

• Basiclayout(page10to25)• Text(pages26to30)• Images(pages31to36)• Figures(pages36and39)

• Barcodes(pages39to42)• Two-dimensionalcodes(pages39to42)

• Screencapture(page32)

Print(pages61to64)

Exit(page12)

Save(page12)

Startup(page10)

Specify the printer model.

(page13)

Specify new layout.

(page14)

Use a sample to create a layout.

(page15)

Edit and re-use an existing layout.

(page11)

■ About this Manual

Youcanusetheoperationbelowtodisplaytheprogram'sinstructionmanual,andfindoutaboutoperationproceduresandprecautions.OntheHelp (H)menu,clickInstruction Manual (M).

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BA-300 Basic OperationsThissectionexplainsthefollowingtheBA-300applicationoperations:startingupBA-300,openinganexistinglayout,savinganewlayout,savingchangestoanexistinglayout,closinganopenlayout,exitingBA-300.

Starting Up the BA-300 Application

Ifthisisthefirsttimeyouareusingtheprinter,referto"LayoutCreationFlow"(page13)tofindoutwhattodonext.

1 Doubleclick .

• ThisdisplaystheNew/Openscreen.

2 Next,performanyoftheoperationsbelow.

To create a new layoutClickNewandthenOK.ThisdisplaystheLabel Propertiesscreen(page14).

To select a sample layoutClickUse SampleandthenOK.Thisdisplaysascreenforselectingfoldersthatgroupsamplesaccordingtotypeandapplication(page15).

To open an existing layout fileClickOpenandthenOK.Thisdisplaysthefileselectionscreen(page11).

Showstheprintermodelname.Noprintermodelnameisshowninthescreenshotsusedinthismanual.

• Ifyouwanttheeditingscreentoappearimmediatelyuponstartup,selecttheDon’t show this window at startupcheckbox.TheNew/Openscreenwillnotdisplayuponstartupwhilethischeckboxisselected.

Starting Up from the Start MenuThissoftwarecanalsobestartedupusingtheoperationbelow.1ClicktheWindowsStartmenu.2Clickthefollowing:All Programs-CASIO-Label Printing

Software BA-300-BA-300.• ThefoldersdisplayedbytheBA-300programdependonthesettingsconfiguredduringinstallation.

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Opening an Existing Layout

Thissectionexplainshowtoopenanexistinglayout.

1 Onthetoolbar,click .

• YoucouldalsoclickOpen (O)...ontheFilemenu.Inthiscase,godirectlytostep3.

• ThisdisplaystheNew/Openscreen.

2 ClickOpenandthenOK.

• Youcouldalsodouble-clickOpen.• Thisdisplaysthefileselectionscreen.

3 Clickthenameofthelayout(file)thatyouwanttoopenandthenclickOK.

• Thisdisplaysaneditingscreenwiththelayoutyouselected.• TheDocumentsandDesktopbuttonsaredisplayedunderinitialdefaultsettings.

• UptotwomorefolderscanbedisplayedasbuttonsbyclickingtheAdd (A)button.

• Thefileselectionscreenshowslayoutfilesandfolders.• Todisplaythefilesinafolder,selectthefolderonthefileselectionscreenandthenclickNext (F).Toreturntothenexthigherfolder,clickBack (B).

Layout File Name Extensions• Thenameofalayoutcreatedwiththissoftwarewillhavethefilenameextension".lyv".

• Youcanalsoopendifferentversionlayoutfiles(.lyw,.lyu,.lyc).• Anyfilesavedwiththissoftwarewillhavea".lyv"filenameextension.

Opening a Layout Created with Another Model Printer• Openingalayoutfilewhilethecurrentlyconnectedprintermodelisdifferentfromtheprintermodelthatwasconnectedwhenthelayoutfilewascreatedmaycausesomemisalignmentofthelayoutcontents.Thisiscausedbydifferencesinthemarginlengthsand/orprintdensitiesbetweenprinters.Ifthishappens,youwillneedtomakeadjustmentsinthelayoutafteropeningitsfile.

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Saving a New Layout

Usetheprocedurebelowtosaveanewlayout.Youcanalsousethesestepstocreateacopyofanexistinglayoutunderadifferentname.

1 OntheFile (F)menu,clickSave as (A)....

2 Inputthefilename(layoutname).

• Thefilenameextensionofalayoutfileis.lyv.

3 Afterconfirmingyourinput,clickSave (S).

• Tocancelwithoutsavinganything,clickCancelinsteadofSave (S).

Saving Changes to an Existing Layout

Usetheprocedurebelowtosavechangesyouhavemadetoanexistinglayout.

1 Clickthe icon,orclickSave (S)ontheFile (F)menu.

• Thissavesthelayout.

Closing a Layout

1 OntheFile (F)menu,clickClose (C).

• Thisclosesacurrentlydisplayedlayout.• Aconfirmationmessagewillappearifthereareunsavededitstothedisplayedlayout.Specifywhetherornotyouwanttosaveyourchanges.

Exiting the BA-300 Application

1 OntheFile (F)menu,clickExit (X).

• ThisexitstheBA-300application.• Aconfirmationmessagewillappearifthereareunsavededitstothedisplayedlayout.Specifywhetherornotyouwanttosaveyourchanges.

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Layout Creation FlowThis section provides you information about the general flow of label layout creation using the BA-300 application.

Specifying the Layout Size

Creating a Label Layout

The layout shapes and sizes you can specify for a label depends on the model of the printer you are using for printing.

• Specifying the Connected Printer Model (right-hand column of this page) • Creating a New Label Layout (page 14) • Using a Sample to Create a Layout (page 15)

You can create a label layout by arranging its various fields.

Figure field (page 36)

Text field (page 26)

Image field (page 31)

Layout complete!

• You can also use a bar code field (including a two-dimensional code field) (page 39).

Specifying the Connected Printer ModelUse the procedure below to specify the model of printer that you plan to use to print the label layouts you create with the BA-300 application.

Important!The label sizes you can use for label layout depend on the specified printer model. Make sure that the correct printer model is specified before you start creating a label layout.

1 On the File (F) menu, click Model setting (R)....

2 Specify the printer model name and printer to be used.

Specifying the KL-G2 Printer

Click the down arrow button to display a list of printer models.

• For the KL-G2 Printer, select CASIO KL-16H_EN for Printer.

3 Click OK.

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Creating a New Label Layout

Configuring Tape Layout Settings

1 On the toolbar, click .

• You could also click New (N)... on the File (F) menu. In this case, go directly to step 3.

• This displays the New/Open screen.

2 Click New and then OK.

• You could also double-click New. • This displays the Label Properties screen.

3 Use the Tape Type (T) box to specify the width of tape for printing.

• Select the width of the tape loaded in the printer.

4 Use the Tape Length (L) box to specify the label length.

5 To create a label layout that is wider than the tape width, use the No. of Split Sheets (P) box to specify how many tapes the print image should be split between.

• For label layout hints, see page 64.

6 Configure the Label Margins setting.

• Margins are the amount of blank space preceding and following the printing on a label.

• Depending on the printer model and print settings, you may not be able to specify the margin setting.

• The amount of tape fed for each margin setting depends on the printer model.

Printer Settings

ModelLarge Medium Small

KL-G2Approximately

19mmApproximately

10mmApproximately

3mm

7 Specify the Tape Direction.

• Tape Direction specifies whether the layout image should be displayed horizontally or vertically. If you are planning to create a vertical label, see the label layout hints on page 64.

8 Click OK.

Changing the Settings of an Open Label LayoutYou can one of the procedures below to change the settings of a label layout you are editing. • On the Settings (S) menu, click Tape settings (L)... and then configure each of the settings.

• Change the settings of items on the Work Window (page 21). • You can change the label length by dragging the right edge of the displayed label.

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Using a Sample to Create a LayoutUse the procedure below to open a sample layout.

1 On the toolbar, click .

• This displays the New/Open screen.

2 Click Use Sample and then OK.

• You could also double-click Use Sample. • This displays the Use Sample screen.

3 Click the category name that matches the type of layout you want, and then click Next (F).

• You could also double-click the category name. • This displays the file selection screen.

4 Click the name of the layout (file) that you want to open and then click OK.

• This displays an editing screen with the layout you selected. • The initial default input is fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, organization, etc. is purely coincidental.

Layout Creation ScreenThis section explains the contents of the layout creation screen.

1 Menu bar

A Work Window

2 Panel type box 3 Panel name box 4 Toolbar

7 Workspace

8 Label size (within )

9 Layout size (within )

0 Grid6 Panel

5 Viewer

1 Menu Bar (page 16)

2 Panel type boxShows the type of fields currently displayed in the panel.

3 Panel name boxShows the category of fields currently displayed in the panel.

4 Toolbar (page 20)

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Menu BarThissectionexplainsthemenusthatappearonthemenubar.

Menus

Performmenuoperationsusingyourmouse.

Menu Function

■ File (F) menu

New (N)... Createsanewlayout.

Open (O)... Opensanexistinglayout.

Close (C) Closesacurrentlydisplayedlayout.

Save (S) Savesthedisplayedlayouttoitsexistingfile.

Save as (A)... Displaysascreenforspecifyingafilenametosavethedisplayedlayout.

Print (P)... Printsacurrentlydisplayedlayout.

Merge Print (M)... Printsalayoutwhileautomaticallyinsertingdataintoit.

Tape Feed (F) Feedstheprintertape.

Tape Cut (T) Cutstheprintertape.

Print Preview (V)... Showsaprintpreviewofacurrentlydisplayedlayout.

Merge Preview (G)... Showsapreviewofacurrentlydisplayedlayout,includingmergeddata.ClickingOKactuallymergesthetextasshowninthepreview.

5 ViewerTheviewerconsistsofthepaneltypebox,thepanelnamebox,andthepanel.• ClickingViewer (V)ontheView (V)menudisplaystheviewer.

6 Panel(pages29,31,36)Showsexistingfieldsinthecurrentlyselectedpanelcategory.

7 WorkspaceLabellayoutcreationarea.

8 Label sizePhysicalsizeofthelabel.

9 Layout sizeSizeofthelabelprintarea.Layoutthefieldssotheyfitwithinthisarea.

0 Grid(page22)Workspacegridlinesthataidinsizingandlayingoutfields.

A Work Window (page21)

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Menu Function

Numbered Preview (B)...

Showsaprintpreviewofthelayoutcurrentlybeingedited,whenthelayoutusesthenumberingfunction.

Model setting (R)... Specifiestheprintermodelandotherinformation.

1 XXXX.lyv Re-opensthepreviouslyopenlayout.

Exit (X) ExitstheBA-300software.

■ Edit (E) Menu

Undo (U) Undoesthelastoperation.

Redo (R) Redoestheloadundoneoperation.

Cut (T) Cutsthecurrentlyselectedrangeoffields.

Copy (C) Copiesthecurrentlyselectedrangeoffields.

Paste (P) Pastesfieldsthathavebeencutorcopied.

Delete (A) Deletesthecurrentlyselectedrangeoffields.

Duplicate (D) Duplicatesthecurrentlyselectedrangeoffields.

Select All Fields (L) Selectsallofthefieldsinalayout.

■ Insert (I) Menu

Insert Horizontal Text (H)...

Insertsahorizontaltextfield.

Insert Vertical Text (V)...

Insertsaverticaltextfield.

Menu Function

Insert Image (G)... Insertsanimagefield.

Insert Figure (S)... Insertsafigurefield.

Insert Frame (F)... Insertsaframe.

Insert Barcode (B) Insertsabarcodefieldortwo-dimensionalcodefield(QRcode,etc.)

Insert Timestamp (T) Insertsatimestamp(dateandtime).

Insert Object (J)... InsertsanExcel,Word,orotherobject.

Capture Image (C) Capturesanimageofyourcomputerscreen.

■ Settings (S) Menu

Text settings (T)... Configurestextproperties.

Image settings (G)... Configuresimageproperties.

Figure settings (S)... Configuresfigureproperties.

Barcode settings (B) Configuresbarcodeandtwo-dimensionalcode(QRcode,etc.)settings.

Capture settings (C)...

Configuresscreencaptureproperties.

Tape settings (L)... Configurestapeproperties.

Workspace settings (W)...

Configuresworkspaceproperties.

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Menu Function

■ Alignment (L) Menu

Align (A) Displaysthesixsub-menuitemsdescribedbelow.

−Top (T) Alignstheselectedfieldwiththetopedgeofthelayoutprintarea.

−Bottom (B) Alignstheselectedfieldwiththebottomedgeofthelayoutprintarea.

−Left (L) Alignstheselectedfieldwiththeleftedgeofthelayoutprintarea.

−Right (R) Alignstheselectedfieldwiththerightedgeofthelayoutprintarea.

− Center Vertically (V)

Alignstheselectedfieldwithaverticallineinthecenterofthelayoutprintarea.

− Center Horizontally (H)

Alignstheselectedfieldwithahorizontallineinthecenterofthelayoutprintarea.

Justify (V) Displaysthetwosub-menuitemsdescribedbelow.

− Align Vertically (V)

Alignstheselectedfieldssotheyareevenlyspacedvertically.

− Align Horizontally (H)

Alignstheselectedfieldssotheyareevenlyspacedhorizontally.

Align Field Size (S) Displaysthethreesub-menuitemsdescribedbelow.

−Width (W) Makestheselectedfieldsthesamewidth.

−Height (H) Makestheselectedfieldsthesameheight.

− Width and Height (B)

Makestheselectedfieldsthesamewidthandheight.

Move to Front (R) Movestheselectedfieldonesteptowardsthefront.

Menu Function

Move to Foreground (F)

Makestheselectedfieldthefrontmostfield.

Move to Back (K) Movestheselectedfieldonesteptowardstheback.

Move to Background (B)

Makestheselectedfieldthebackmostfield.

Group (G) Createsagroupoftheselectedfields.

UnGroup (U) Ungroupstheselectedfieldgroup.

Tile (T) Arrangestheselectedfieldssotheytiledasthebackgroundofthelayout.

UnTile (L) Untilesfields.

■ Merge (M) Menu

Use Sample (S)... Opensasamplelayoutthatusesmerge.

Text Box (T)... Pastesatextboxthathasbeenconfiguredformergeprintingintothelayoutbeingedited.

Create/Edit Merge Data (E)

Createsamergedatabase.

Merge Preview (V) Showsapreviewofthelayoutbeingedited,includingmergeddata.ClickingOKactuallymergesthetextintothepreview.

Merge Print (P)... Printsalayoutwhileautomaticallyinsertingdataintoit.

■ Tools (T) Menu

Copy Field (C) Duplicatesthelayoutorcurrentlyselectedfield.

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Menu Function

■ View (V) Menu

Tool bar (T) Togglesthetoolbarbetweenshowandhide.

Viewer (V) Togglestheviewerbetweenshowandhide.

Work Window (K) TogglestheWorkWindowbetweenshowandhide.

Zoom (Z) Displaysthesixsub-menuitemsdescribedbelow.

−400% Zoomstheworkspaceby400%.

−300% Zoomstheworkspaceby300%.

−200% Zoomstheworkspaceby200%.

−100% Zoomstheworkspaceby100%.

−75% Zoomstheworkspaceby75%.

−50% Zoomstheworkspaceby50%.

■ Window (W) Menu

Cascade (C) Displaysthewindowsofmultiplelayoutsinacascadeview.

Show Vertically (H) Displaysthewindowsofmultiplelayoutsstackedvertically.

Show Horizontally (T)

Displaysthewindowsofmultiplelayoutsalignedhorizontally.

Arrange Icons (A) Arrangestheiconizedlayoutsalongthebottomofthescreen.

Menu Function

Close All (L) Closesallcurrentlyopenwindows.

1 XXXX .lyv Selectsacurrentlyopenlayoutwindowandmakesitactive.

■ Help (H) Menu

Instruction Manual (M)

Displaystheinstructionmanual.

CASIO home page (C)

DisplaystheCASIOwebsite.

Latest information (L)

Displaysawebpagewiththelatestinformationaboutthesoftware.

Version info (A)... Displaysversioninformation.

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Layout Screen Bars and GridsThissectionexplainsaboutthelayoutcreationscreentoolbar,theWorkWindow,andthegrid.

Toolbar

Clickingatoolbariconwilldisplayadialogboxorperformsomeoperation.• YoucantogglethedisplaystatusofthetoolbarbetweenshowandhidebyclickingTool bar (T)ontheView (V)menu.

Tool Icons Function

DisplaystheNew/Openscreen.

Savesacurrentlydisplayedlayout.

Printsacurrentlydisplayedlayout.

Showsaprintpreviewofacurrentlydisplayedlayout.

Feedstheprintertape.

Cutstheprintertape.

Insertsahorizontaltextfield.

Insertsaverticaltextfield.

Insertsanimagefield.

Tool Icons Function

Insertsafigurefield.

Insertsabarcodeortwo-dimensionalcode.

Insertsaframe.

Undoesthelastoperation.

Redoestheloadundoneoperation.

Copiesthecurrentlyselectedfield.

Pastesfieldsthathavebeencutorcopied.

Cutsthecurrentlyselectedfield.

Createsonemoreofthecurrentlyselectedfield.

Deletesthecurrentlyselectedfield.

Alignstheselectedfieldwiththetopedgeofthelayoutprintarea.

Alignstheselectedfieldwiththebottomedgeofthelayoutprintarea.

Alignstheselectedfieldwiththeleftedgeofthelayoutprintarea.

Alignstheselectedfieldwiththerightedgeofthelayoutprintarea.

Alignstheselectedfieldwithaverticallineinthecenterofthelayoutprintarea.

Alignstheselectedfieldwithahorizontallineinthecenterofthelayoutprintarea.

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Tool Icons Function

Alignstheselectedfieldssotheyareevenlyspacedvertically.

Alignstheselectedfieldssotheyareevenlyspacedhorizontally.

Makestheselectedfieldsthesamewidth.

Makestheselectedfieldsthesameheight.

Makestheselectedfieldsthesamewidthandheight.

Movestheselectedfieldonesteptowardsthefront.

Makestheselectedfieldthefrontmostfield.

Makestheselectedfieldonesteptowardstheback.

Makestheselectedfieldthebackmostfield.

Createsagroupoftheselectedfields.

Ungroupstheselectedfieldgroup.

Arrangestheselectedfieldssotheytiledasthebackgroundofthelayout.

Untilestiledfields.

Duplicatesthelayoutorcurrentlyselectedfield.

Specifiesthedisplayzoomfactor.

Work Window

YoucanclickanitemdisplayedontheWorkWindowandchangeitssettingasrequired.• Forinformationabouthowtochangetheconnectedprintermodelsetting,see"SpecifyingtheConnectedPrinterModel"(page13).

• IftheWorkWindowisnotdisplayed,clickWork Window (K)ontheView (V)menu.

• Dependingonthetapelayout,youmaynotbeablechangecertainsettings.

1Connectedprintermodel

HBarcodeProperties

2LabelProperties

3TapeSize

4TapeLength

5No.ofSplit

6TextProperties

7Font

8TextSize

9TextAlignment

0TextDirection

AMergesettings

BNumbering

CFigureProperties

DPenType

EPenColor

FBrushColor

GImageProperties

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1Connectedprintermodel

Showstheprintermodelnamespecifiedwiththeprocedureunder"SpecifyingtheConnectedPrinterModel"(page13).• Noprintermodelnameisshowninthescreenshotsusedinthismanual.

2LabelProperties ClickingDetailsdisplaystheLabel Propertiesscreen.

3TapeSize Specifiesthewidthofthelabel.

4TapeLength Specifiesthelengthofthelabel.

5No.ofSplit Specifiesthenumberofpiecesoftapetobecombinedtocreatethefinallabelusingthelayout.

6TextProperties ClickingDetailsdisplaystheText Propertiesscreen.

7Font Specifiesthefontforatextfield.

8TextSize Specifiesthetextsize.SelectingtheAutocheckboxwillcausethetextsizetobeadjustedtothedefaultsizeautomatically.AlsoselectingtheScalecheckboxwillcausethevertical/horizontalratioofthetexttobeadjustedautomatically.

9TextAlignment Specifiesthetextalignment(left,center,right).

0TextDirection Specifiesthetextdirection(verticalorhorizontal).

AMergesettings Specifieswhetherornotmergeprintingwillbeperformed,andconfiguresmergeitemsettings.

BNumbering Specifieswhetherornotnumberedprintingwillbeperformed,andspecifiesthenumberofsteps.

CFigureProperties ClickingDetailsdisplaystheFigure Propertiesscreen.

DPenType Specifiesthelinetypeforfiguredrawing.

EPenColor Specifiesthelinecolorforfiguredrawing.

FBrushColor Specifiesthebrushcolorforfiguredrawing.

GImageProperties ClickingDetailsdisplaystheImage Propertiesscreen.

HBarcodeProperties ClickingDetailsdisplaysamenuforselectingabarcodeortwo-dimensionalcodetype.Clickingabarcodeoratwo-dimensionalcodetypedisplaysthecorrespondingBarcode Propertiesscreen.

Using the Workspace Grid

Usetheprocedurebelowtotoggledisplayoftheworkspacegridbetweenshowandhide.

1 OntheSettings (S)menu,clickWorkspace settings (W)....

2 Configurethesettingofeachitem.

3 ClickOK.

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Key OperationsThissectionexplainsoperationsyoucanperformusingyourcomputerkeyboard.

• Theplussymbol(+)isusedheretoindicatethattwokeysshouldbepressedatthesametime.

Example:PressingboththeCtrlandAkeyatthesametimeisshownas:Ctrl+A.

Shortcut Keys

Youcanusetheshortcutkeyoperationsshowninthetablebelowtoperformvariousoperationsfromyourcomputerkeyboard.

Key Operation Function

Delete Deletesthecurrentlyselectedfield.

Ctrl+A Selectsallofthefieldsinalayout.

Ctrl+D Duplicatesthecurrentlyselectedrangeorfield.

Ctrl+N Createsanewlayout.

Ctrl+O Opensanexistinglayout.

Ctrl+P Printsacurrentlydisplayedlayout.

Ctrl+S Savesthedisplayedlayouttoitsexistingfile.

Ctrl+X Cutsthecurrentlyselectedfield.

Ctrl+C Copiesthecurrentlyselectedfield.

Ctrl+V Pastesfieldsthathavebeencutorcopied.

Ctrl+Z Undoesthelastoperation.

Ctrl++ Zoomsinonthescreen.

Ctrl+– Zoomsoutfromthescreen.

Using Key Operations to Reposition Fields

Youcanusethecomputerkeyboardoperationsinthetablebelowtorepositionfieldsinalayout.• Clickafieldtoselectit.

Key Operation Function

Shiftstheselectedfieldslightlyupwards.

Shiftstheselectedfieldslightlydownwards.

Shiftstheselectedfieldslightlyleftwards.

Shiftstheselectedfieldslightlyrightwards.

Ctrl+ Movestheselectedfieldupwards.

Ctrl+ Movestheselectedfielddownwards.

Ctrl+ Movestheselectedfieldleftwards

Ctrl+ Movestheselectedfieldrightwards

Tab Jumpsforwardbetweenfields.

Shift+Tab Jumpsbackbetweenfields.

Home Movestheselectedfieldtotheleftedgeofthelabellayout.

End Movestheselectedfieldtotherightedgeofthelabellayout.

Ctrl+Home Movestheselectedfieldtotheupperleftedgeofthelabellayout.

Ctrl+End Movestheselectedfieldtothelowerrightedgeofthelabellayout.

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Using FieldsAlabellayoutismadeupofvariousfields.Thissectionexplainsthecharacteristicsofeachtypeoffieldandthecommonoperationsthatapplytoallfieldtypes.

Four Field Types

■ Field Types

Therearefourdifferenttypesoffieldsthatcanbeinsertedintoalabellayout.

This type of field: Is for this type of data:

Text field Text

Image field Images

Figure field Figuresandillustrations

Bar code field Barcodesandtwo-dimensionalcodes

Selectingafieldcausesittobesurroundedbyalightgrayboundaryasshowninthenearbyillustration.Thisselectionboundaryisnotprinted.

Textfield

Imagefield

Figurefield

Barcodefield

Important!Layoutthefieldssotheyfitwithinthelayoutarea.Anypartofthelabelthatisnotwithinthelayoutareawillnotbeprinted.

Layoutsize(withinboundary )

■ Difference between an Image and a Figure

Thismanualdifferentiatesbetweenimagesandfiguresasdescribedbelow.

Image:Thisisanillustrationdrawnwithpaintsoftware,oradigitalimagerecordedwithadigitalcamera,ordownloadedfromawebsite,etc.

Inadditiontotheimagesthatcomewiththissoftware,youcanimportyourowndigitalimagesorcomputerscreenshots.

Figure:Afigureisasquare,star,arroworothersketchordrawing.Thissoftwarecomeswithvariousfiguresbuilt-in.

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■ Selecting a Field

Text field: Clickonalineofthetexttoselectthefield.

Selectsthetextfield.

Doesnotselectthefield.

Graphic, figure, or bar code field: Clickanywherewithinthefield.

General Field Operations

Thissectionexplainsoperationsthatapplytoallfieldtypes.• Clickafieldtoselectit.Iffieldsarestackedinawaythatsomecannotbeseen,youcannavigatebetweenthembypressingtheTabkey.

Repositioning a FieldDragthefieldwithyourmouse.

Deleting a FieldSelectthefieldandthenpresstheDeletekey.

Editing or Replacing Text, a Graphic, or a Bar Code (Two-Dimensional Code) in a FieldDouble-clickingafielddisplaysascreenforeditingfieldcontentandreplacingthefield.

Inserting a Field from the PanelYoucaninsertatext,image,orfigureintoalabellayoutbydraggingitinfrompanel.

Adjusting the Shape or Size of a FieldYoucanadjusttheshapeandsizeofafield.Youcanalsoadjustthesizeandshapeofthetext,graphic,orfigurecontainedinafield,inaccordancewiththefieldshape.

Horizontalhandle Rotationhandle

VerticalhandleRe-sizehandles

• Youcanre-sizeafieldbydraggingthere-sizehandles.Youcanmaintaintheangleofafigure'sstraightlinebyholdingdowntheShiftkeywhilemanipulatingtheline.

• Youcanrotateafieldbydraggingtherotationhandle.Youcanrotatein15-degreeincrementsbyholdingdowntheShiftkeywhilerotating.

• Youcanhorizontallytiltafieldbydraggingitshorizontalhandle.• Youcanverticallytiltafieldbydraggingitsverticalhandle.

Important!Abarcodefieldcannotberotated.Abarcodefieldthatcontainsatwo-dimensionalcodecannotbere-sized.

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Inserting TextThissectionexplainshowtoinserttextintoalabellayout.

Confirmthatthelayoutscreenisdisplayed.• Forinformationaboutthelayoutscreen,see"LayoutCreationScreen"(page15).

1 Onthetoolbar,click or .

• Herewewillshowtheoperationafter isclicked.

2 Inputtext.

• Youcaninputupto255characters.• Youcanspecifythefontandtextsize.• SelectingtheAutocheckboxwillcausethetextsizetobeadjustedtothedefaultsizeautomatically.AlsoselectingtheScalecheckboxwillcausethevertical/horizontalratioofthetexttobeadjustedautomatically.

• Ifyouwanttospecifythetextsizeinpoints,cleartheAutocheckbox.

• Ifyoudon'twantthevertical/horizontalratioofthetexttobeadjustedautomatically,cleartheScalecheckbox.

3 ClickOK.

• Thisinsertsatextfieldalongwiththetextyouinput.

Textfield

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Editing Text, Modifying Text Field Properties, Deleting a Text FieldYoucaneditthetextinatextfield,modifytheproperties(size,angle)ofthetextfield,anddeleteatextfieldasrequired.• Fordetailsaboutfields,see"UsingFields"(page24).

Editing Text Field Text

Usetheprocedurebelowtore-inputthetextinatextfield.

1 Double-clickthetext.

• ThisdisplaystheInsert Textscreen.

2 Re-inputthetext.

3 ClickOK.

Modifying Text Field Properties

Usetheprocedurebelowtochangethetextfontinafield,ortochangethealignmentofthetext.Textfieldpropertiesaffectallofthetextinthefield.

1 Clickonalineofthetextinthefieldwhosepropertiesyouwanttomodify.

• Modifyingtextpropertieswithoutfirstselectingatextfieldwillcausethepropertiestobeappliedtothenexttextfieldyouinsert.

2 OntheWorkWindow(page21),configurethesettingsoftheitemsunderText Properties.

■ Configuring Settings on the Text Properties Screen

1 Clickthetextyouwanttoedit.

• Modifyingtextpropertieswithoutfirstselectingatextfieldwillcausethepropertiestobeappliedtothenexttextfieldyouinsert.

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2 OntheWorkWindow(page21),clicktheDetailsbuttononText Properties.

• YoucouldalsoclickText settings (T)...ontheSettings (S)menu.

3 Configurethesettingofeachitem.

4 ClickOK.

Adjusting the Text Size and AngleYoucanchangethesizeandangleoftextbyadjustingthesizeandangleofitstextfield.Forinformationabouthowtoadjusttheseproperties,see"GeneralFieldOperations"(page25).

Deleting a Text Field

1 Clickthetextyouwanttodelete.

2 Onthetoolbar,click .

• YoucouldalsopresstheDeletekey.• Thisdeletesthetextfield.

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Easily Inputting Often-used TextOnceyousavetexttothetextpanel,youcanre-useitwheneverandasmanytimesasyoulike.Thissectionexplainshowtosavetexttothetextpanel,howtoinserttextfromthetextpanelintoalabellayout,andhowtodeletetextfromthetextpanel.

Saving Text to the Panel

■ Using the Shortcut Menu to Save Text to the Panel

• Iftheviewerisnotdisplayed,firstdisplaytheView (V)menuandthenclickViewer (V).

1 Forthepaneltype,selectText.

Textpanel Workspace

Paneltype Panelname

2 Selectthepanelname.

3 Right-clickthepanel.

• Thisdisplaysashortcutmenu.

4 ClickAdd (N).

Textinputbox

5 Inputtext.

• Thetextyouinputisinthetextinputbox.

6 PressEnter.

• Thissavestheinputtexttothepanel.

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■ Saving Workspace Text to the Panel

Withthisprocedure,thetextyouwanttosavetothepanelshouldalreadybeinsertedintheworkspace.

1 Forthepaneltype,selectText.

• Thisdisplaysthetextpanel.

2 Selectthepanelnameanddisplaythepanelwhereyouwanttosavethetext.

3 WhileholdingdownAltonyourkeyboard,dragthetextyouwanttosavefromtheworkspacetothepanel.

• Thiswilldisplaythedraggedtextonthetextpanel,indicatingthatitwassavedthere.

Inserting Text from the Panel

1 Forthepaneltype,selectText.

• Thisdisplaysthetextpanel.

2 Selectthepanelname.

3 Fromthepanel,dragthetextyouwanttoinserttotheworkspace.

• Thisinsertsatextfieldalongwiththetext.

Deleting Text from the Text Panel

1 Forthepaneltype,selectText.

• Thisdisplaysthetextpanel.

2 Selectthepanelname.

3 Right-clickthetextyouwanttodelete.

• Thisdisplaysashortcutmenu.

4 ClickDelete (A).

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Inserting an ImageThissoftwarecomeswithvariousbuilt-inimagesthatyoucaninsertintoyourlabellayouts.Youcanalsocapturescreenshotsfromyourcomputerandusetheresultingimageinalabellayout.

Therearethreewaystoinsertanimage.• Insertinganimagefromthepanel• Insertinganimagebyspecifyingafilename• Capturingacomputerscreenimage

Inserting an Image from the Panel

• YoucanalsodisplayimagesyoucreatedonthePanel.• Iftheviewerisnotdisplayed,firstdisplaytheView (V)menuandthenclickViewer (V).

1 Forthepaneltype,selectImage.

Paneltype Panelname

Imagepanel WorkspaceImagefield

2 Selectthepanelnameanddisplaytheimageyouwanttoinsert.

• Changingtheselectedpanelnamechangestheimagesshownonthepanel.

3 Dragtheimageyouwanttoinserttotheworkspace.

• Thisinsertsanimagefieldalongwiththeimage.

Inserting an image by specifying a File Name

Important!Thetypesofimagesbelowcanbeinsertedintoalabellayout.BMP,JPEG,PNG

1 Onthetoolbar,click .

• YoucouldalsoclickText settings (T)...ontheInsert (I)menu.

2 Specifythefilenameoftheimageyouwanttoinsert.

3 ClickOpen (O).

• Thisinsertsanimagefieldalongwiththeimage.

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Capturing a Computer Screen Image

Usetheprocedurebelowtocaptureanimageofyourcomputerscreenforuseasimagedata.

Caution!ThecaptureoperationmaynotworkcorrectlyifyourcomputerisrunningWindows10orWindows7SP1withAeroenabled.

1 OntheBA-300applicationtitlebar,click .

• ThisminimizestheBA-300window.

Clickhere.

2 Displaythescreenyouwanttocapture.

3 OntheWindowstaskbar,click (BA-300).

• ThisreturnstheBA-300windowtoitsnormalsize.

Clickhere.

4 OntheInsert (I)menu,clickCapture Image (C).

• ThisminimizestheBA-300window.• Tocancelthecaptureoperation,presstheEsckey.

5 Dragyourmousepointerfromtheupperleftcornerdowntothelowerrightcorneroftheareayouwanttocapture.

Thiswillsurroundtheareayoudraggedacrosswithaselectionboundary.

Guidelinesthatcorrespondtothesizeofyourlabellayoutwillalsoappearonthescreen.

Theareayoudraggedacrossisinsertedintothelabellayout.

• Thecapturedareaisinsertedasimagedata.• Ifyoudragacrossandareathatislargerthanthatshownbytheguidelines,re-sizethecapturedimagejustasyouwouldre-sizeanormalimage(page25).

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Replacing an Image and Modifying Image PropertiesThissectionexplainshowtoperformthefollowingimagefieldoperations:replaceanimagewithanotherone,modifyfieldproperties(sizeandangle),anddeleteanimagefield.• Fordetailsaboutfields,see"UsingFields"(page24).

Replacing the Image in a Field

Youcanusetheprocedurebelowtoreplacetheimageinanimagefieldwithadifferentone.

1 Double-clicktheimagefield.

• ThisdisplaystheInsert Imagescreen.

2 Selectthefilenameoftheimageyouwanttoinsert.

3 ClickOpen (O).

Deleting an Image Field

1 Clicktheimagefieldyouwanttodelete.

2 Onthetoolbar,click .

• YoucouldalsopresstheDeletekey.• Thisdeletestheimagefield.

Adjusting the Size and Angle of an ImageYoucanchangethesizeandangleofanimagebyadjustingthesizeandangleofitsimagefield.• Forinformationabouthowtoadjusttheseproperties,see"GeneralFieldOperations"(page25).

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Configuring Monochrome SettingsThissettingspecifieshowacolorimageisconvertedtomonochromeforprinting.Youcanalsoadjustthedensityoftheimage.

1 OntheFile (F)menu,clickModel setting (R)....

• ThisdisplaystheLabel Printer Propertiesscreen.

2 ClickMonochrome.

3 Specifythemonochromeconversionmethodtouse.

• Theexamplesbelowshowtheresultofeachsettingwhenprintingblackfiguresonawhitetape.

Nearest Color (N)

Pattern (P)

Error Diffusion (D)

Makeslightcolorswhiteanddarkcolorsblack.Bestforprintinglinedrawingsandtextdata.

Makedarkcolorsadarkshadeandlightcolorsalightshade.

Makedarkcolorsadarkshadeandlightcolorsalightshade.Producesanimagesimilartothatofacopymachine.PrintingtakesmoretimethanPattern,buttheprintedresultslookbetter.

• YoucandragtheGamma (I)slidertoadjustthedensityoftheinsertedimage.NotethatadjustmentisnotsupportedwithNearest Color.

4 ClickOK.

• Thissettingaffectstheprintedimageonly.Theimageshownintheworkspacedoesnotchange.

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Saving an Image to and Deleting an Image from the Image PanelOnceyousaveanimagetotheimagepanel,youcanre-useitwheneverandasmanytimesasyoulike.Thissectionexplainshowtosaveanimagetotheimagepanelandhowtodeleteanimagefromtheimagepanel.

Saving an Image to the Panel

Withthisprocedure,theimageyouwanttosavetothepanelshouldalreadybeinsertedintheworkspace.• Iftheviewerisnotdisplayed,firstdisplaytheView (V)menuandthenclickViewer (V).

1 Forthepaneltype,selectImage.

• Thisdisplaystheimagepanel.

2 Selectthepanelnameanddisplaythepanelwhereyouwanttosavetheimage.

3 WhileholdingdownAltonyourkeyboard,dragtheimageyouwanttosavefromtheworkspacetothepanel.

4 ClicktheareawhereNew Bitmapisdisplayedtoselectit,andthenclicktheareaagain.

• Thiswillenableinputofanimagename.

5 InputanamefortheimageandthenpressEnter.

• Thiscompletesstorageoftheimage.

Deleting an Image from the Image Panel

Savinganimagetotheimagepanelstoresitasafileonyourcomputerwiththenameshownundertheimageontheimagepanel,inafolderwiththesamenameasthepanelname.

Panelname(foldername)

Filename

Deletinganimagefromtheimagepaneldeletesthefilefromthefolder.

1 ExittheBA-300application.

2 UseExplorertoopenthefolderwhereimagesarestored.

• Forexample,sampleimagesarestoredinthefollowingfolder:\ProgramFiles(X86)\CASIO\BA-300\Data\Graphics\(panelname)Notethatthefoldersabove(totheleftof)BA-300willbedifferentonyourcomputer,dependingonwhereyouinstalledtheBA-300application.

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Example:TodeleteanimagefromthepanelnamedUser 1.

3 DragtheiconofthefileyouwanttodeletetotheRecycleBin.

•• •RestarttheBA-300application.Theimagewillnolongerappearontheimagepanel.

Inserting a FigureTheBA-300applicationcomeswithavarietyofbasicfiguresthatyoucaninsertintoyourlabellayouts.

• Iftheviewerisnotdisplayed,firstdisplaytheView (V)menuandthenclickViewer (V).

1 Forthepaneltype,selectFigure.

Paneltype Panelname

Figurepanel WorkspaceFigurefield

2 Selectthepanelnameanddisplaythefigureyouwanttoinsert.

• Changingtheselectedpanelnamechangesthefiguresshownonthepanel.

3 Dragthefigureyouwanttoinserttotheworkspace.

• Thisinsertsafigurefieldalongwiththefigure.

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• Youcanalsoinsertafigureusingthestepsbelow.

1. Onthetoolbar,click .

• YoucouldalsoclickInsert Figure (S)...ontheInsert (I)menu.

2. UseTypes of Figuretoselectthetypeoffigureyouwanttouse.3. Clickthefigureyouwanttoinsert.4. ClickOK.

Replacing a Figure and Modifying Figure PropertiesThissectionexplainshowtoperformthefollowingfigurefieldoperations:replaceafigurewithanotherone,modifyfieldproperties(illustrationlineandcolor,fieldsizeandangle),anddeleteafigurefield.• Fordetailsaboutfields,see"UsingFields"(page24).

Replacing the Figure in a Field

Youcanusetheprocedurebelowtoreplacethefigureinafigurefieldwithadifferentone.

1 Double-clickthefigurefield.

• ThisdisplaystheInsert Figurescreen.

2 Clickthefigureyouwanttoinsert.

3 ClickOK.

Modifying Figure Field Properties

Youcanusetheproceduresinthissectiontochangethelinethicknessandcolorofaninsertedfigure.

1 Clickthefigurefieldwhosepropertiesyouwanttomodify.

• Modifyingfigurepropertieswithoutfirstselectingafigurefieldwillcausethepropertiestobeappliedtothenextfigurefieldyouinsert.

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2 OntheWorkWindow(page21),configurethesettingsoftheitemsunderFigure Properties.

■ Configuring Settings on the Figure Properties Screen

1 Clickthefigurefieldyouwanttoedit.

• Modifyingfigurepropertieswithoutfirstselectingafigurefieldwillcausethepropertiestobeappliedtothenextfigurefieldyouinsert.

2 OntheWorkWindow(page21),clicktheDetailsbuttononFigure Properties.

• YoucouldalsoclickFigure settings (S)...ontheSettings (S)menu.

3 Configurethesettingofeachitem.

4 ClickOK.

Adjusting the Size and Angle of a FigureYoucanchangethesizeandangleofafigurebyadjustingthesizeandangleofitsfigurefield.• Forinformationabouthowtoadjusttheseproperties,see"GeneralFieldOperations"(page25).

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Deleting a Figure Field

1 Clickthefigurefieldyouwanttodelete.

2 Onthetoolbar,click .

• YoucouldalsopresstheDeletekey.• Thisdeletesthefigurefield.

Inserting a Bar Code or Two-dimensional CodeThissectionexplainshowtoinsertabarcodeortwo-dimensionalcodeintoalabellayout.

Confirmthatthelayoutscreenisdisplayed.Forinformationaboutthelayoutscreen,see"BA-300BasicOperations"(page10)and"LayoutCreationScreen"(page15).

1 Onthetoolbar,click .

• YoucouldalsoclickInsert Barcode (B)ontheInsert (I)menu.• Thisdisplaysamenuofsupportedbarcodesandtwo-dimensionalcodes.

2 Selecttypeofcodeyouwanttoinsert.

• Thebarcodetypesbelowaresupported. EAN-13,EAN-8,UPC-A,UPC-E,ITF,CODE39,NW-7(CODABAR),

CODE128,GS1-128,GS1Databar,QRCode,PDF417,DataMatrix

3 Afterconfiguringtherequiredsettings,inputthenumbersand/orlettersofthebarcode.

• Dependingonthebarcodetype,youcaninputcontrolcodesandotherdigits.

• Thesettingitemsaredifferentforeachcodetype.

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4 ClickOK.

• Thisinsertsabarcodefieldalongwithabarcodeortwo-dimensionalcodethatcorrespondstoyourinput.

■ Printing Bar Codes or Two-dimensional Codes

• Youshouldconfirmthataprintedbarcodeortwodimensionalcodecanbereadcorrectlybeforeactuallyusingit.Ifabarcodecannotbereadcorrectly,maketheadjustmentsbelow.

Lightentheprintdensity(page61).Increasethebarcodesize(page41)

• Thetapesbelowaresuitableforbarcodeandtwo-dimensionalcodelabelprinting.

Blackletteringonwhitetape(WE)*Blueletteringonwhitetape(WEB)*Blackletteringonyellowtape(YW)**Thelettersinparenthesesindicatethetapemodelnumber.

• Positionabarcodefieldsoitsleftedgeisatleast26mmfromtheleftedgeofthetape.

Modifying Printed CodesThissectionexplainshowtoperformthefollowingbarcodefieldoperations:editlettersandnumbers,modifyfieldproperties,deletethefield.• Fordetailsaboutfields,see"UsingFields"(page24).

Editing Letters and Numbers in a Bar Code Field

Usetheprocedurebelowtore-inputthelettersandnumbersinabarcodefield.

1 Double-clickthebarcodefield.

• ThisdisplaystheInsert Barcodescreen.

2 Re-inputthelettersandnumbersforthebarcode.

3 ClickOK.

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Modifying Bar Code Properties

Usetheprocedurebelowtochangethepropertiesofabarcodeortwodimensionalcodeinsertedintoalabellayout.

Important!• Abarcodefieldcannotberotated.• Onceyouinsertabarcodefield,youwillnotbeabletochangeitscodetype.Tochangethecodetype,deletethecurrentbarcodefieldandtheninsertanewone.

1 Clickthebarcodefieldwhosepropertiesyouwanttomodify.

2 OntheWorkWindow(page21),clicktheDetailsbuttononBarcode Properties.

• YoucouldalsoclickBarcode settings (T)...ontheSettings (S)menu,andthenselectthesametypeofbarcodeastheoneyouwanttomodify.

Generaltab

Positiontab

3 OntheGeneraltab,configurethesettingofeachitem.

• Toperformmergeprinting,selectthePrint Merged (M)checkbox.UsetheMerge Items (N)boxtospecifytheiteminthedatabasetobemergedintothelabel.Notethatyouneedtoprepareadatabasebyinputtinglettersandnumbersthatmeetthespecificationsofthebarcodetypeyouareprinting.

• Forinformationaboutdatabaseitemsettings,see"CreatingtheMergeDatabase"(page46).

4 ClickthePositiontab.

5 OnthePositiontab,configurethesettingofeachitem.

6 ClickOK.

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Deleting a Bar Code Field

1 Clickthebarcodefieldyouwanttodelete.

2 Onthetoolbar,click .

• YoucouldalsopresstheDeletekey.•• •Thisdeletesthebarcodefield.

Inserting a FrameThissoftwarecomeswithvariousbuilt-inframesthatcanbeinsertedintolayouts.

Thetwomethodsthatcanbeusedtoinsertaframearedescribedbelow.

• Onthetoolbar,click andthenselectaframe.

• FromthePanel,selectaframeasanimagetoinsertit(page31).

Theprocedurebelowexplainshowtoinsertaframebyclicking onthetoolbarandthenselectingaframe.

1 Onthetoolbar,click .

• YoucouldalsoclickInsert Frame (F)...ontheInsert (I)menu.• Thedisplayedframeisadjustedtomatchthelabelsizeandorientation.

2 Clicktheframeyouwanttoinsert.

3 ClickOK.

• Toreplaceaframe,repeattheaboveprocedurefromstep1.• Todeleteaframe,repeattheaboveprocedureandselectadesignthatdoesnothaveaframeinstep2.

• Angleadjustmentandothereditingisnotpossibleforaframe

thatisinsertedbyclicking onthetoolbar.

• AframethatisinsertedasanimagefromthePanelcanbeeditedjustlikeanyotherimagefield(page33).

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Inserting the Date and Time (Timestamp)Whencreatingalayout,youcaninsertthecurrentdateandtimeusingaspecifiedformat.

1 OntheInsert (I)menu,clickInsert Timestamp (T)....

• Thisdisplaysamenuoftimestampsthatcanbeinserted.

2 Clickthetimestampyouwanttoinsert.

• Thisinsertsthetimestampintothetextfield.• Aninsertedtimestampcanbeeditedjustlikeanyothertextfield(page27).

Inserting an ObjectYoucaninsertanExcel,Word,orotherobjectintoalayout.

1 OntheInsert (I)menu,clickInsert Object (J)....

• Thisdisplaysamenuofobjectsthatcanbeinserted.

2 ClickeitherCreate NeworCreate from File,toselectitscheckbox.

• IfyouselectedCreate New,Selecttheobjectyouwanttoinsertfromthemenuofobjectsthatappears.

• IfyouselectedCreate from File,ClicktheBrowse...buttonandthenselectthefileyouwanttoinsert.

3 ClickOK.

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Positioning and Size Matching FieldsUsetheproceduresinthissectiontoalignfields,tomakemultiplefieldsthesamesize,andtoperformotherfieldpositioningoperations.Notethatyoucanevenusetheseprocedurestosizematchandalignfieldsofdifferenttypes(suchastextfieldsandimagefields).

Field Positioning and Size Matching

Youcanselectonefieldasthereference,andthenalign(alongtheirtop,bottom,left,orrightedges)orre-sizeotherfieldstomatchthereferencefield.

Example 1: Aligning the top edges of fields

Aligning...

Example 2: Size matching fields

Sizematching...Referencefield

• Ifyouperformalignmentwhileonlyonefieldisselected,thefieldwillbemovedtotheedgeofthelayout.Performingtopalignmentforasinglefield,forexample,causesthefieldtomovetothetopofthelayout.

Selecting Fields

Whenperformingalignment,youneedtodecideareferencefield,whichwilldeterminehowthefieldswillbealigned.Inthecaseoftopalignment,forexample,thefieldthatisclosesttothetopofthelayoutisthereferencefield.Whensizematchingfields,youfirstneedtoselectthefieldsyouwanttosizematchtoareferencefield.Afterthat,youneedtoselectthereferencefieldtowhichyouwanttotheotherfieldstobesizematched.

1 Dragyourmousepointeracrossarangethatincludesallofthefieldsyouwanttoalign.Alternately,youcouldholddowntheShiftkeyasyouclickeachoftheapplicablefields,onebyone.

• Thecurrentlyselectedfieldsbecomesurroundedwithagrayboundary.Thefieldwiththehandlesisthecurrentreferencefield.

Important!Whenyouperformadragoperationtoselectfields,afieldwillnotbeselectedifanypartofitisoutsideoftheareayouselect.Makesureyouentirelyencloseallofthefieldsyouwanttoselect.

SelectedfieldsReferencefield(thefieldwithhandles)

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2 Toselectadifferentreferencefield,holddownCtrlasyouclickthedesiredfield.

• Handleswillappeararoundthefieldyouclick,indicatingthatitisnowthereferencefield.

Positioning and Size Matching Fields

Afteryouselectthedesiredfields,youcanalignorsizematchthem.

1 Performtheoperationrequiredtoalignorsizematchtheselectedfields.

• YoucanuseeithertheAlignment (L)menuoriconoperationstoalignorsizematchfields.

• Alignment (L)Menu(page18)• Toolbar(ToolIcons)(pages20to21)

2 Todeselectthefield,clickanywhereoutsideofthegreyboundary.

Using Merge PrintWithmergeprinting,youcanprintaseriesoflabelswiththesameformat,whilereplacingitstext,barcode,ortwo-dimensionalcodewitheachprinting.Thiscapabilityreallycomesinhandywhencreatingassetmanagementlabels.

Mergeddatacanbemaintainedinadatabase,sothesamedatacanbeusedtoproducebarcodesandtwo-dimensionalcodesindifferentlabellayouts(aslongasthecodeformatiscompatible).

Example 1

Database(MergeData)

001 SmithNo.

002 Adams

003 Jones

Label

Record1Record2Record3

No.

No.

Example 2

Database(MergeData)

Label

Record1Record2Record3

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Creating the Merge DatabaseThefirststepinmergeprintingistouseMergeDatabaseTooltocreatethemergedatabase.

Youcanuseeitheroftwomethodstocreateamergedatabase:creatingadatabaseofnewmergedatafromscratch,orimportingdatacreatedwithothersoftware.

Starting Up and Exiting Merge Database Tool

1 OntheMerge (M)menu,clickCreate/Edit Merge Data (E).

Menubar

Toolbar

Datainputbox

Itemnameinputbox

Merge Printing Operation Flow

Thegeneralflowformergeprintingisshownbelow.Detailedexplanationsoftheprocedureareprovidedinthefollowingpages.

1 Use Merge Database Tool to create the merge data.

2 Create the label layout for merge printing.

3 Create the text field or bar code/two-dimensional code field where the data will be inserted.

4 Configure settings to insert the merge data into the applicable field.

5 Print

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2 Createthemergedata.

• Forinformationaboutcreatingadatabaseofnewdatafromscratch,see"CreatingaMergeDatabaseofNewData"(page48).

• Forinformationaboutimportingdatacreatedwithothersoftware,see"ImportingOtherSoftwareDataintoaMergeDatabase"(page49).

3 Afteryoufinishcreatingtherequireddata,click onthetoolbar.

• YoucouldalsoclickUpdate (S)ontheFile (F)menu.

4 Onthetoolbar,click .

• YoucouldalsoclickExit Merge Database (X)ontheFile (F)menu.

• ExitsMergeDatabaseTool.

Merge Database Tool Menu Bar

Menu Function

■ File (F) Menu

New (N) Createsanewmergedatabase.

Update (S) Updatesmergedata.

End Editing (C) UpdatesthemergedataandexitsMergeDatabaseTool.

Import (I)... Importsdatacreatedwithothersoftware.

Export (E)... Exportsdatainaformatthatcanbeusedbyothersoftware.(.csv,.txt)

Exit Merge Database (X)

ExitsMergeDatabaseTool

■ Edit (E) Menu

Undo (U) Undoesthelastoperation.

Menu Function

Redo (R) Redoesthelastundoneoperation.

Cut (T) Cutsthecurrentlyselectedrangeofdata.

Copy (C) Copiesthecurrentlyselectedrangeofdata.

Paste (P) Pastesdatafromtheclipboard.

Delete (A) Deletesthecurrentlyselectedrangeofdata.

Delete Row (W) Deletesthecurrentlyselectedrow.

Delete Column (M) Deletesthecurrentlyselectedcolumn.

■ Insert (I) Menu

Row (R) Insertsablankrow.

Column (C) Insertsablankcolumn.

■ Data (D) Menu

Sort (S)... Togglesdatasortingbetweenascendinganddescending.

■ View (V) Menu

Tool bar (T) Togglesthetoolbarbetweenshowandhide.

■ Help (H) Menu

Version info (A)... Showsthedatabasetoolversion.

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Creating a Merge Database of New Data

Usetheprocedurebelowtocreateanewmergedatabase.

1 Onthetoolbar,click .

• YoucouldalsoclickNew (N)ontheFile (F)menu.• ThisstepisnotnecessaryifthenewdatabasescreenisdisplayedimmediatelyafterstartingupMergeDatabaseTool.Inthatcase,godirectlytostep2ofthisprocedure.

2 Click asmanytimesasnecessarytoincreasethenumberofrowstothatrequiredforallofthedatarecordsyouplantoinput.

• YoucouldalsoclickRow (R)ontheInsert (I)menu.

3 Click asmanytimesasnecessarytoincreasethenumberofcolumnstothatrequiredforalloftheitemsineachdatarecord.

• YoucouldalsoclickColumn (C)ontheInsert (I)menu.

4 Tochangeacolumntitle,clickitscurrenttitle(Item1,Item2,etc.)andtheninputthedesirednameintotheItem Namebox.

Databox Item Namebox

Itemnamecolumns

Merge Database Toolbar

Clickatoolicontoperformitsoperation.

Tool Icon Function

Createsanewmergedatabase.

Updatesmergedata.

UpdatesthemergedataandexitsMergeDatabaseTool.

Importsdatacreatedwithothersoftware.

Exportsdatainaformatthatcanbeusedbyothersoftware.

Insertsablankrow.

Insertsablankcolumn.

Deletesthecurrentlyselectedrow.

Deletesthecurrentlyselectedcolumn.

Sortsdataascending.

Sortsdatadecending.

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5 Toinputdata,clickacellandtheninputintotheDatabox.

Important!Datacannotbeinputdirectlyintoacell.SelectacellandtheninputthedataintotheDatabox.

6 Repeatsteps4and5asmanytimeasnecessarytoinputalloftherequireditemnamesanddata.

7 Onthetoolbar,click .

• ThisisthesameasclickingUpdate (S)ontheFile (F)menu.

8 Onthetoolbar,click .

• YoucouldalsoclickExit Merge Database (X)ontheFile (F)menu.

• ThisexitsMergeDatabaseToolandreturnstothescreenthatwasdisplayedbeforeyoustarteditup.

Importing Other Software Data into a Merge Database

Youcanusetheprocedurebelowtoimportdatacreatedwithothersoftwareandcreateamergedatabase.

Important!• Thefileformatsbelowaresupportedformergedataimport..txt .csv .xls .xlsx

• ToimportdatafromanExcelfile,youwillneedtohaveoneofthefollowingMicrosoftExcelversionsinstalledonyourcomputer:2000,2002,2003,2007,2010,and2013.

1 Onthetoolbar,click .

• YoucouldalsoclickImport (I)...ontheFile (F)menu.• ThisdisplaystheOpen Filescreen.

2 Specifythenameofthefilethatcontainsthedatayouwanttoimport.

3 ClickOpen (O).

• Ifyouspecifiedatxtorcsvdatafile,aText Data Formatscreenwillappear.Ifyouspecifiedanxlsorxlsxdatafile,aSelect Sheetscreenwillappear.Ifnoscreenappears,godirectlytostep6ofthisprocedure

• ExcelFileImportPrecautionThemaximumsizesupportedforExcelfileimportis1,024rowsx128columns.

4 ConfiguretheText Data FormatorSelect Sheetsettingsasrequired.

5 ClickOK.

6 Dragyourmousepointeracrosstherangeofcellsyouwanttoimportasmergedata.

• TherangeofselectedcellswillbeindicatedintheCellbox.

7 Configurethesettingofeachitem.

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8 ClickOK.

• Thiscompletesthemergedatabasecreationoperation.

9 Afteryouarefinished,click onthetoolbar.

• YoucouldalsoclickUpdate (S)ontheFile (F)menu.

10 Onthetoolbar,click .

• YoucouldalsoclickExit Merge Database (X)ontheFile (F)menu.

• ThisexitsMergeDatabaseToolandreturnstothescreenthatwasdisplayedbeforeyoustarteditup.

Configuring Field Merge SettingsMergedatabasedatacanbemergedintoatext,barcode,ortwo-dimensionalcodefield.

First,insertintothelabellayoutthetextorbarcodefieldwherethedatawillbeinserted.Next,youneedtospecifywhichofthedatabasecolumn'sdatawillbemergedintothefield.• Here,wewillpresentanexamplewherewewillconfigurethesettingsofatextfield.Thesameoperationsapplywhenconfiguringabarcodefield.

• Numberingsettings(page54)cannotbeconfiguredforafieldthathasbeenconfiguredformergeprinting.

1 Insertthetextfieldyouwanttousefordatamergingintothelabellayout.

• Whenyouinsertthetextfield,youshouldinputtextthatclearlyidentifiesitasbeingusedformergedataprinting.

• Thetext,barcode,ortwo-dimensionalcodeinputhereisnotprintedduringmergeprinting.

2 Alignthetextfieldandcreateyourlabellayout.

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3 Clickthetextfieldwhereyouwanttomergedatatoselectit.

4 OntheWorkWindow(page21),selecttheMerge settingscheckboxunderText Properties.

• ThiscausesMtoappearinthetextfield,andenablesspecificationofMerge Items(databaseitemname).

5 Clickthenameoftheitemyouwanttomerge.

• Thedisplayeddatadoesnotchange,butnowwhenyouperformamergeprintoperation,datawillbemergedintothelocationoftheitemname(field)youselected.

• Inthecaseofabarcodefield,configuresettingsusingthebarcodepropertiesscreen(page41).

■ Configuring Settings on the Text Properties Screen

Youcanusetheprocedurebelowtoconfiguremergesettings.

1 Performsteps1through3oftheprocedureunder"ConfiguringFieldMergeSettings"(page50).

2 ClicktheDetailsbuttononText Properties.

• YoucouldalsoclickText settings (T)...ontheSettings (S)menu.• ItdisplaystheText Propertiesscreen.

3 SelectthePrint Merged (M)checkbox.

• ThiscausesMtoappearinthetextfield,andenablesspecificationofMerge Items (G)(databaseitemname).

4 Clickthenameoftheitemyouwanttomerge.

• Thedisplayeddatadoesnotchange,butnowwhenyouperformamergeprintoperation,datawillbemergedintothelocationoftheitemname(field)youselected.

5 ClickOK.

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Using a Layout and/or Text Field that are Already Configured for Merging

■ Using a Merge Sample Layout

Theprogramcomeswithsamplelayoutswithtextfieldsconfiguredformerginginserted.

1 OntheMerge (M)menu,clickUse Sample (S)....

• Thisdisplaysthefileselectionscreen.

2 Clickthenameofthelayout(file)thatyouwanttoopenandthenclickOK.

• Thisdisplaysaneditingscreenwiththelayoutyouselected.• Theinitialdefaultinputisfictitious.Anyresemblancetorealpersons,livingordead,organization,etc.ispurelycoincidental.

■ Using a Merge Text Box

Youcanusetheprocedurebelowtoinsertatextfieldalreadyconfiguredformergingintoalayout.

1 OntheMerge (M)menu,clickText Box (T).

• Thisinsetsatextfieldalreadyconfiguredformergingintothelayout.

• Thetextthatappearsinthetextboxisthenameofthefirstiteminthemergedatabase(Item 1ifnomergedatahasbeencreatedyet).

Previewing Merge Results

• Youcanusetheprocedurebelowtopreviewwhatthelayoutwilllooklikewhenprintedasdataismergedintoit.

• Youneedtoconfigurethemergesettingsbeforepreviewingmergeresults.• Forinformationaboutmergesettings,see"ConfiguringFieldMergeSettings"(page50).

• Mergepreviewandmergeprintingarenotsupportedwhenthefieldconfiguredformergingisgroupedwithotherfields(Group,pages18,21).Ungroupthefields(UnGroup)beforeusingthesefunctions.

1 OntheMerge (M)menu,clickMerge Preview (V)....

2 UsetheRecord Number (R)boxtoinputthesequentialnumberoftherecordwhoseresultyouwanttopreview.

• Thecontentoftherecordyouspecifywillbedisplayedinsidethemergeprinttextfield.Youcanpreviewotherrecordsbychangingtherecordnumber.

Mergeprinttextfield

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3 ClickCancel.

• Thisexitsmergepreview.• ClickingOKwilldisplaythelabellayoutwiththecontentofthecurrentlyspecifiedrecordmerged.Fromthisscreenyouwillnotbeabletoexitmergepreviewandreturntothescreenthatwasdisplayedbeforeyoustartedit.

• Youcanalsomergethecontentsofaparticularrecordandprintthatrecordonly.Fordetails,see"PrintingaLabel"(page61).

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Example 2:When"a"isinputinthetextfield,and3isspecifiedforNo. of Steps.

• Thesequentialnumberorletterofthefinallabeldependsonthenumberofcopiesprinted.

Numbering FunctionYoucanusethenumberingfunctiontoinsertaseriesofsequentialnumbersorlettersofthesameformat.

About the Numbering Function

Thenumberingfunctionprintsaseriesofsequentialnumbersinatextfield.Youcanspecifythestartingnumberorletter,aswellasthecountincrement(No. of Steps).

Example 1:When"001"isinputinthetextfield,and1isspecifiedforNo. of Steps.

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Numbering Rules

Refertotherulesbelowwhenusingnumbering.

Input Number of Steps Number of Copies Printing Result

1 1 10 1 2 ... 9 0 *1

A 1 27 A B ... Z A *1

a 1 27 a b ... z a *1

A1 1 10 A1 A2 ... A9 B0

AA 1 27 AA AB ... AZ BA

01 1 10 01 02 ... 09 10 *2

0A 1 27 0A 0B ... 0Z 1A *2

_1 1 10 _1 _2 ... _9 10 *3

_A 1 27 _A _B ... _Z 1A *3

Col.ANo.01 1 10 Col.ANo.01 Col.ANo.02 ... Col.ANo.09 Col.ANo.10 *4

10cm 1 2 10cm ... 10cn *5

No.1 1 10 No.1 No.2 ... No.9 Np.0 *5

05 5 10 05 10 ... 45 50 *6

0.5 5 10 0.5 1.0 ... 4.5 5.0 *4,6

10 10 5 10 20 ... 40 50 *6

1A 26 5 1A 2A ... 4A 5A *6

*1 Whenthemaximumnumberoftheseriesisreached,numberingcontinuesfromthebeginning.*2 Leadingzeroscanbeinputwhenrequiredtospecifycarrytotheleftdigits.*3 Leadingblankspaces(shownas_)canbeinputwhenrequiredtospecifycarrytotheleftdigits.*4 Anytextinafieldthatisnotanumberdoesnotchange.*5 Alphanumericcharacterswithinthefieldarealwaysincremented.Ifyoudonotwantalphanumericcharactersincremented,putthemintoaseparate

field.Example: 10cm,11cm,12cm... Separate10andcm,andspecifyincrementationfor10only.Example: No.1,No.2,No3... SeparateNo.and1.ToallowfortwodigitswhenNo.10isreached,inputthenumberas_1or01.

*6 NumberingcanbeincrementedeachtimebyadesiredamountbyspecifyingaNo. of Stepssetting.

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Setting Up a Field for Numbering

1 Createthetextfieldyouwanttousefornumbering.

• Createatextfieldandtheninputanumberorletterthatisthestartofnumberingsequence.

• Ifacarrytotheleftisexpected,besuretoinputaleadingzeroorspace.

Example:099 100_99 100("_"isaspace.)Youcancheckthecarrytoleftusingthenumberingpreview(page57).

2 Alignthetextfieldandformatthelayout.

3 Clickthetextfieldyouwanttousefornumbering.

• Thisselectsthefield.

4 OntheWorkWindow(page21),selecttheNumberingcheckboxunderText Properties.

• ThiscausesNtoappearinthetextfield.

5 ConfiguretheNo. of Stepssetting.

• Specifytheincrementtobeappliedeachtimeprintingisperformed.Foraseriesofnumbersthatincrementsby1eachtime(suchas001,002,etc.),specify1fortheincrement.

• Thereisnochangeonthescreen,butthenumberorletterinthetextfieldwillbeincrementedwitheachprinting.

• Mergesettings(page50)cannotbeconfiguredforafieldthathasbeenconfiguredfornumbering.

■ Configuring Settings on the Text Properties Screen

Youcanalsousetheprocedurebelowtoconfigurenumberingsettings.

1 Performsteps1through3under"SettingUpaFieldforNumbering"(page56).

2 ClicktheDetailsbuttononText Properties.

• ThisisthesameasclickingText settings (T)...ontheSettings (S)menu.

• ItdisplaystheText Propertiesscreen.

3 SelecttheNumber (N)checkbox.

• ThiscausesNtoappearinthetextfield.

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4 ConfiguretheNo. of Stepssetting.

• Specifytheincrementtobeappliedeachtimeprintingisperformed.Foraseriesofnumbersthatincrementsby1eachtime(suchas001,002,etc.),specify1fortheincrement.

• Thereisnochangeonthescreen,butthenumberorletterinthetextfieldwillbeincrementedwitheachprinting.

5 ClickOK.

Checking Numbering Printing

• Youcanusetheprocedurebelowtochecknumberingprintingonyourdisplay.

• Beforeperformingthesesteps,configurenumberingsettings(page54).• Numberedpreviewandnumberingprintingarenotsupportedwhenthefieldconfiguredfornumberingisgroupedwithotherfields(Group,pages18,21).Ungroupthefields(UnGroup)beforeusingthesefunctions.

1 OntheFile (F)menu,clickNumbered Preview (B)....

2 InputavalueintheCopies (C)boxthatcorrespondstotheprintyouwanttoview.

• Thenumberingdatathatcorrespondstothenumberofcopiesvalueyouspecifywillappearinthenumberingtextfield.

• YoucanpreviewothernumberingprintsbychangingtheCopiesvalue.

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3 ClickCancel.

• Thisreturnstothescreenthatwasdisplayedbeforeyoustartednumberedpreview.

• ClickingOKwilldisplaythelayoutwiththecurrentlyspecifiednumberingdatainserted.Fromthisscreenyouwillnotbeabletoexitnumberedpreviewandreturntothescreenthatwasdisplayedbeforeyoustartedit.

• Youcandisplayaparticularnumberingprintandprintitbyitself.

Using the Duplicate Function

Aftercreatingalayoutorfield,youcanduplicatethemasrequired,quicklyandeasily.Forexample,ifyouneedtocreatemultiplelayoutsinwhichthetextfieldsareidenticalbutimagefieldsareuniquetoeachlayout,firstcreateabaselayout,duplicateitasmanytimesasrequired,andthenchangethecontentoftheimagefieldasrequiredforeach.Thishelpstomakelayoutcreationmoreefficient.Or,afterduplicatingalayouttomakemultiplecopies,youcanhaveafieldthatyouaddtoanyoneofthelayoutcopiespastedintoalloftheothercopies.

Duplicating a Layout

1 Createthelayouttobeduplicated.

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2 Clickanywhereoutsidethefields.

• Checktoconfirmthatnofieldsareselected.

3 Onthetoolbar,click .

• ThisisthesameasclickingCopy Field (C)ontheTools (T)menu.• ThisdisplaystheCopy Fieldscreen.

4 InCopies (C)underDuplicate,inputthenumberofcopiesdesired.

5 ClickOK.

• Thisduplicatesthelayout.

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Duplicating a Selected Field.

Afteralayoutisduplicated,youcanduplicatefieldsyouaddtoanyoneofthelayoutsandpastetheduplicatedfieldsintoalloftheotherlayouts.

1 Clickthefield(s)youwanttoduplicate.

• Thisselectsthefield(s).

2 Onthetoolbar,click .

• ThisisthesameasclickingCopy Field (C)ontheTools (T)menu.• Thiswilldisplaythemessageshownbelow.

3 ClickOK.

• Thisduplicatesalloftheselectedfieldsinallofthelayouts.

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Printing PrecautionsCheck the following points before printing.

• Make sure that your computer is connected to the printer you plan to use and that the printer is in the communication mode.

• Make sure that no part of the text and/or figures you are about to print is outside of the print area.

• Make sure that the tape loaded in the printer is appropriate for the tape specified for the label layout.

• For the printer driver Tape Direction setting (on the Main Settings tab), use Horizontal (B).

• Merge printing and numbering printing are not supported when the field configured for merging or numbering is grouped with other fields (Group, pages 18, 21). Ungroup the fields (UnGroup) before using these functions.

Printing a LabelThis section explains how to print a tape layout, how to perform merge printing, and how to feed and cut the tape from your computer.

Printing a Label

1 On the toolbar, click .

• You could also click Print (P)... on the File (F) menu.

2 Click Properties (P)....

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3 Configure the setting of each item.

• Printer (T) shows the model name of the printer to be used for printing. If a printer is connected to your computer over a network, its name (including the path name) will appear in Print Destination (P).

• If the message No device connected appears for Print Destination (P), you need to install the printer driver.

• If text or figures on actual print results are smudged or too dense, adjust the print density.

4 Click OK.

5 Configure number of copies, options, and other settings.

• Under Cut Style (T), specify the tape cut method you want to use. Select Half Cut/Full Cut, Full Cut Only, or No Cut.

• With Half Cut/Full Cut the printer cuts only the tape part, without cutting the backing paper when multiple labels are printed. With this setting, margins between labels are narrower, which saves tape.

• Selecting the Continual Print (N) check box disables tape cutting when the tape is fed and at the end of a print operation, which helps to save tape. Note that this check box is cleared (not selected) under initial default settings. With some printer models, you will not be able to select this check box.

• Select No Cut when printing on magnetic tape, reflective tape, iron on tape, or heat-shrinkable tubing.

• Select Full Cut Only or No Cut when printing on self-adhesive tape, fabric transfer tape, or instant lettering tape.

• Changing the printer model may cause the Cut Style (T) setting to be changed automatically.

• You can select from among the following print modes: Fast Print, Normal Print, Magnetic Tape. Normally, you should use the Normal Print mode. You can increase printing speed by selecting Fast Print, but this will also reduce printing resolution. Select Magnetic Tape when printing on magnetic tape. Note that selecting Magnetic Tape automatically disables auto cutting. After printing on magnetic tape, feed the tape and then use scissors or some other implement to cut it. Some printer models may not support print mode selection.

• To perform mirror image printing, select the Print Reversed (M) check box.

6 Connect the printer to your computer.

• Put the printer into the data communication mode.

7 Click OK.

• This starts printing. • To stop printing, click “Printing cancelled” on the Printer menu of the print spooler screen.

• To print a large label, you can print parts to multiple pieces of tape and then assemble them into the final label. For more information, see "Printing a Label Larger than the Tape Cartridge Width" (page 64).

Important! • Tape cutting is not performed when the tape length is one of those shown in the table below. In this case, you can use scissors or some other implement to cut the tape after printing is complete.

Model Margins: Small Margins: Medium Margins: Large

KL-G2Approximately 28mm

or lessApproximately 35mm

or lessApproximately 45mm

or less

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Performing Merge Printing

For details about merge printing, see "Using Merge Print" (page 45).

1 On the Merge (M) menu, click Merge Print (P)....

• You could also click Merge Print (P)... on the File (F) menu.

Print start record

Print end record

2 Configure the setting of each item.

3 Click Properties (P)....

4 Configure the setting of each item.

5 Click OK.

6 Configure number of copies, options, and other settings.

7 Connect the printer to your computer.

• Put the printer into the data communication mode.

8 Click OK.

• This starts printing. • To stop printing, click “Printing cancelled” on the Printer menu of the print spooler screen.

• To merge print one particular record, perform the steps below.(1) Use merge preview to display the record you want to print in

the label layout.(2) Print normally. For details, see "Printing a Label" (page 61).

You can print a single record even if you specified values for the print start record and print end record on the screen under step 1 of the procedure.

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Label Layout Hints

Printing a Label Larger than the Tape Cartridge Width

Youcanusetheprocedureinthissectiontoprintalabelthatislargerthanthewideofthetapecartridgeloadedintheprinter.Printingalabelonmultiplepiecesoftapewillresultinmarginsaboveandbelowtheprintarea.Youcandealwiththesemarginsusingeitherofthetwomethodsbelow.• Printontransparenttapeandoverlapthepieceswhenyouassemblethefinallabel.Thisistherecommendedmethod.

• Trimawaythemarginsbeforeassemblingthepartsintoafinallabel.

Example:Toprintthelabelbelowusinga12mmtapecartridge

Three12mmlabels

1 UsethesettingsunderLabel PropertiesontheWorkWindow(page21)tospecify12mmforTape Sizeand3forNo. of Split.

• YoucanalsoconfigurethesesettingsontheLabel Propertiesscreen.See"CreatingaNewLabelLayout"(page14).

Important!•• •Thetapewidthsforwhichyoucanspecifythenumberofpiecesdependsontheprintermodelyouareusing.•• •Notethatthemaximumnumberofpiecesvalueisonethatdoesnotcausetheprintarea(width)settingtoexceed600mm.

Feeding and Cutting the Tape

Youcanperformtapefeedandcutoperationsfromyourcomputer.

1 Clickthetooliconfortheoperationyouwanttoperform.

Tofeedthetape,click .

Tocutthetape,click .

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2 Layout the content of the label.

Print area (length)

Tape 1

Tape 2

Tape 3

Print area (width)

3 Print the label.

• The label is printed in three pieces. Fit them together as you affix them to a surface to assemble the final label.

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BA-300 Application Appendix

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Software Troubleshooting

Symptom Possible Cause Required Action

• Somedotsofprintedtextaremissing.

Textfieldistoosmall.

Makethetextfieldalittlebigger.Thisdoesnoteliminatetheproblem,clickText settings (T)...ontheSettings (S)menu.Onthedialogboxthatappears,selectAuto (U)fortheText Alignmentsettingandthentryprintingagain.Youcanalsoprintwithoutlosingtheedgesoftheprintareabyinsertingmarginsattheedges.

Thetextislargerthantheprintarea.

Reducethesizeofthetext.Youcanalsoprintwithoutlosingtheedgesoftheprintareabyinsertingmarginsattheedges.

Printing Problems

No tape comes out when I print.

• The tape compartment cover is not closed securely.Closethecoversecurely.

PrinterUser'sGuide • The cartridge is out of tape.Replacethetapecartridgewithanewone.

PrinterUser'sGuide

• Tape is jammed.UnplugtheACadaptor,andthenremovethetapecartridgefromtheprinterandpulloutthejammedtapewithyourfingers.Usescissorstotrimoffthetapeyoupulledout.Next,correctlyloadthetapecartridgebackintotheprinter.Finally,connecttheACadaptor.Important!Donotdoanyofthefollowingwhileprintingisinprogress.

• Allowthetapeoutlettobecomeblocked• Touchthetapecomingoutoftheprinter• Openthetapecartridgecompartmentcover• DisconnectorunplugtheACadaptor• DisconnecttheUSBcablePrinterUser'sGuide

Tape comes out of the printer during printing, but nothing is printed on it.

• Only margins are input.Inputthetextyouwanttoprint.

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The printer does not half cut the tape.

• The tape cutter is dull.Contactyouroriginalretaileraboutreplacement.

• No cut is selected for Cut Style (T).ChangetheCut Style (T)settingtoHalf Cut/Full Cut.Important!

• Besuretoalwaystakeupanyslackintheinkribbonbeforeloadingatapecartridge.

• Cuttingmagnetictape,reflectivetape,ironontape,orheat-shrinkabletubingcanshortencutterlifeanddamagethehalfcutterpart.Whenprintingonmagnetictape,reflectivetape,ironontape,orheat-shrinkabletubing,selectNo CutfortheCut Style (T)setting.Afterprinting,feedthetapefromtheprinterandthenusescissorsorsomeotherimplementtocutthetape.

The tape does not stick to the intended surface.

• You did not pull off the tape backing.Peeloffthebackingandaffixittothesurface.

• The surface or object is inappropriate.Affixthelabeltoanappropriatesurfaceorobject.

PrinterUser'sGuide

Printing stops part way through.

• The print head is overheated.Printingcausestheprintheadtobecomehot.Continuousprintingofalargenumberoflabelsorprintinglabelsthatincludealotofdarkareascancausetheprinterheadtooverheat,whichcancauseprintingtostopautomatically.Printingwillresumeautomaticallyafterashortwhile.Waitforprintingtoresume.

• The batteries loaded in the printer are dead.Printingrequiresalargeamountofelectricpower.Becauseofthis,printingmaystopsuddenly.ReplacethebatteriesorchangetoACadaptorpower.

Printing is unclear.

• The print density setting needs adjustment.Changetheprintdensitysetting.

• The tape cartridge is not loaded correctly.Removethetapecartridgeandcorrectlyreloadit.

PrinterUser'sGuide • The printer head and/or rubber roller is dirty.Cleantheprintheadandtherubberroller.

PrinterUser'sGuide

Ink ribbon is coming out of the tape outlet along with the tape.

• The tape cartridge was loaded while there was slack in the ink ribbon.Removethetapecartridgefromtheprinter.Aftercheckingtomakesuretheinkribbonisnotbroken,loaditbackintotheprinter.

PrinterUser'sGuideImportant!

• Besuretoalwaystakeupanyslackintheinkribbonbeforeloadingatapecartridge.

• Iftheinkribbonisbroken,replacethetapecartridgewithanewone(soldseparately).

The printer does not cut the tape.

• Tape is jammed.Removethetapecartridgeandclearthejammedtape.

PrinterUser'sGuide

• The tape cutter is dull.Contactyouroriginalretaileraboutreplacement.

• You are printing with No Cut selected.SelectacutmethodotherthanNo Cut.

• The label is too short.Afterprinting,usescissorsorsomeotherimplementtocutthetape.

Thelabellengthsthatcanbecutandavailableautocutmethodsdependontheprintermodel.Formoreinformationseethetableunder"PrintingaLabel"(page62).

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Error Messages

Error Message Required Action

Anerroroccurredduringtransmission.

Checktomakesurethattheprinterisconnectedtothecomputer.Checktomakesurethatprinterpoweristurnedon.

Anerroroccurredduringprinting.

Someprinterabnormalityoccurred.Turnpoweroffandthenbackonagain.Next,tryprintingagain.

Abnormalprinterpowersupplyvoltage.Batterypowermaybelow.ReplacethebatteriesorchangetoACadaptorpower.

ConfirmthattheUSBdriverisinstalledcorrectlyonthecomputer.

Documentprintingcancelled.Printingcancelled.

Aprintoperationwascancelled.

Checkprinter/tape. Theprinterheadisoverheated.Waitforawhiletoallowtheheadtocoolandthentryagain.

Thecomputercannotcommunicatewiththeprinter.Iftheprinterisconnectedtoacomputer,putthecomputerintoitscommunicationmode.

Checktomakesurethattheproperwidthandtypeoftapeisloadedintheprinter.

Checkfortapejamminginsidetheprinter,andconfirmthatthetapewidthandtypearecorrect,andthatthereisstilltapeleftinthecartridge.

Thespecifiedprinterisnotconnectedtothecomputer.Checktheprinterandtryprintingagain.

Error Message Required Action

Batterypowerlow.Continueprinting?

Clickingthecontinuebuttonwillcontinueprinting,butcontinuedprintingunderlowbatterypowerwillcauseprinterpowertoturnoffautomatically.ReplacethebatteriesorchangetoACadaptorpower.

Noresponsefromprinter’shostcomputer.

Appearswhentheconnectedprinterisonanetwork.Checktheprintsettingsofthecomputerconnectedtotheprinter.

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Software Troubleshooting

• Misalignment during printing of a field frame and text, figure, or image data.

Youmayexperiencemisalignmentofafieldframeandtext,figure,orimagedata.Checktheprintpreviewbeforeactuallyprintingalabel.

• Printing an imported color bitmap produces black halation in the image.

Thismaybeduetolowbitmapbrightness.Useapaintprogramorothersimilarprogramtoincreasethebrightnessoftheimage.Oryoucanconverttheimagetoabinary(two-color)imageandadjustittoreducehalation.

• Cannot import an image file.Limitationonthetypesoffilesthatcanbeimportedaredescribedbelow.

Image SizeImagesthatexceed1,280horizontallyorverticallyarere-sized.

Image Format Specific RestrictionsBMPformat: WithoutRLEcompression,imagesofthenumberofbits

belowcanbeimported. 1,4,8,16,24,32 WithRLEcompression,imagesofthenumberofbits

belowcanbeimported. 1,4,8

JPEGformat: YUV4:4:4,4:2:2,and4:1:1colorspacesandgreyscaleYUV4:0:0canbeimported.

PNGformat: 4,8,16,24,and32bitimagescanbeimported.

Fordetailsabouttheoptionalspecificationsoftheaboveformatfiles,refertotheuserdocumentationofthesoftwareusedtocreatthefile.

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