Editing of Label Reports

To start working with Simple Label Editor, select appropriate label report and click the button or data navigator button .

Simple Label Editor is very useful tool to accompany you to create and edit label reports quickly.

Label format

Here you can set format of label from hundreds of predefined label formats or you can create your own customized label format.

	Creates new label format.
	Starts property editor of selected label format.
	Deletes selected label format.

Label format editor

By clicking button or following property editor is shown.

Here you can set main properties of selected label format.

Unit

Here you can set desired units (Centimeters, Inches, Pixels).

Visible objects

Here you can define objects, which you want to see on current designed label. It is possible to define 9 of Data field objects, 9 of Custom text objects and 2 Barcode objects. Check object, if you want to show it or uncheck desired object, if you want to set it invisible.

Properties of selected object

Here you can set properties of selected object.

Data field properties

Top	Sets top position of the object.
Left	Sets left position of the object.
Height	Sets height of the object.
Width	Sets width of the object.
Font settings	Displays font settings dialog.
Alignment	Sets text alignment (Left, Center, Right).
Field	Sets data field, which is displayed on the label.

Custom text properties

Setting of custom text properties is similar to setting of data field properties. The only difference is that instead setting of data field from current dataset there is a possibility to enter any custom text.

Barcode properties

Top	Sets top position of the barcode.
Left	Sets left position of the barcode.
Height	Sets height of the barcode.
Width	Sets width of the barcode.
Field	Sets data field, which will represent the barcode data.
Bar type	Sets barcode type (many different types of barcodes are available).
Rotation	Sets rotation (orientation) of the barcode (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°).
Zoom	Sets zooming of barcode.
Calc checksum	Check, if you want program to automatically calculate checksum of the barcode.
Show text	Check, if you want to show text (from appropriate data field) on the barcode.

Label preview

Here you can see currently designed label, which is displayed very similarly to the final output (printing version), as in WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editors.

Loading of default label

Click button if you want to load label from default template.

TIP! If you are not satisfied with Simple Label Editor to create or edit label reports, you can create label reports as standard reports and arrange them according to your needs in embedded report editor - FastReport® generator (Professional and Enterprise editions only).

TIP! It is possible to create more standard and label reports and use them for printing, previewing, saving or exporting according to your needs (Professional and Enterprise editions only).

NOTE! Default reports can’t be deleted or edited. However, it is possible to create a copy of these reports and edit them (Professional and Enterprise editions only).