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Chapter 5: Creating label formats for printing
VCode User Guide
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The Value parameter “Label field data” on page 85
The overall process of designing a
label format
“Workflow for designing a label format”
on page 87
Changing the field format
Introduction
New bar code label formats are created from existing ones, and
typically, one or more of the field formats will need to be changed.
This topic describes how to change the format of a field in a bar code
label format.
Before you start
Before you start:
❑ Open VCode Diagnostics.
❑ Understand the distinction between the terms “field format” and
“bar code label format”, as made in “Label formats and label format
files” on page 19.
❑ For bar code fields, make sure that the field format (symbology) you
choose supports all of the characters in your field’s data.
This will require some independent research into the specifications
of the symbology.
❑ For bar code fields, make sure that if you are using a bar code
reader, the field format (symbology) you choose can be read by
your bar code reader.
Procedure
To change the format for a field:
1. In the Label Field Data window of the VCode Diagnostics dialog
box, click the name of the format that you want to change.
The row is highlighted.
2. Click the name of the format once more.
A list box control appears.
3. From the list box, select the font or symbology.