Microplate Barcode Labeler User Guide - Agilent Technologies

Chapter 5: Creating label formats for printing
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Workflow for designing a label format
Introduction
This topic describes the overall workflow for designing a new label
format and making it available for use.
Workflow
Step Process See...
1 Load an unused format or blank format
into the label editor.
You start with an existing label format.
2 Optionally delete unneeded fields or
clear the whole label.
3 Add a field in the Label Editor group box
of the VCode Diagnostics dialog box.
“Loading label formats”
on page 88.
“Removing unneeded
label format data” on
page 89.
“Adding a label format
field” on page 90.
4 Change the field’s value. “Defining the value of a
label format field” on
page 91.
5 Change the field’s format. “Changing the field
format” on page 92.
6 Change the field’s position. “Positioning a field on
the label” on page 94.
7 Change the field’s size. “Changing the size of a
field on the label” on
page 95.
8 Repeat step 3 through step 5 for the other Not applicable.
fields you want to add to the label.
9 Upload the new format to the printer. “Uploading and saving a
label format” on page 98.
10 Optionally, save the new format to a
computer storage drive.
“Uploading and saving a
label format” on page 98.