Microplate Barcode Labeler User Guide - Agilent Technologies
Microplate Barcode Labeler User Guide - Agilent Technologies
Microplate Barcode Labeler User Guide - Agilent Technologies
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Chapter 5: Creating label formats for printing<br />
VCode <strong>User</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />
Positioning a field on the label<br />
Introduction<br />
This topic describes how to move a field to the position in which you<br />
want it to be printed on the label.<br />
You position the field in the label editor, and the position is transferred<br />
to the printer.<br />
About the position<br />
coordinates<br />
The origin of the printer’s dot scale is at the bottom left of the label, just<br />
like the origin of a typical line graph.<br />
y-axis<br />
Field1<br />
Field2<br />
Field3<br />
0, 0<br />
x-axis<br />
An X-value of 100 means that the left edge of the printed field will be<br />
printed 100 ink dots from the left side of the label. A Y-value of 100<br />
means that the top edge of the printed field will be printed 100 ink dots<br />
from the bottom of the label. The printer prints approximately 400 dots<br />
per inch.<br />
When you download a label format from the printer, some fields<br />
displayed in the Label Editor group box may shift position slightly. This<br />
does not affect the format stored in the printer or the printed output.<br />
Before you start<br />
Before you can perform this procedure, VCode Diagnostics must be<br />
open.<br />
Procedure<br />
To position a field on the label:<br />
1. Click the text or bar code in the Label Editor group box and drag it<br />
to the appropriate position on the label.<br />
To position it more accurately you can change the values for the X<br />
and Y coordinates directly in the Label Field Data group box.<br />
Next step<br />
The next step in the workflow for designing and using a new label format<br />
is “Changing the size of a field on the label” on page 95.