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l Thetextobjectlinkedtothevariablemustbeformattedintheinternalprinterfont.
l TicktheoptionUse printer internal counterintheValuetaboftheTextobject's
Propertiesdialogwindow.Thisoptionisavailableonlyifthecountervariablehas
beensetupproperly.
3.
Thereshouldbetwosymbols inthelowerrightcorneroftextbox.Thefirstone
tellsthatthistextwillbeprintedininternalprinterfont.Thesecondonetellsthatthis
countersisinternalprinterincrementcounter.
Using Variable Quantity
VariableQuantityisaspecialvariableinthelabel.Youusethisvariable,whenyoudonotknow
exactnumberoflabelsforprinting.Usingthisvariable,youcanenterthenumberoflabelstoprint
duringprintingitself.
The example:
Youhavealabelofaproduct.Alreadydefinedvariablesare"Name"and"Price".
Wewanttoprintlabelsasfollows:
l EnterNameandPricevalues
l Enterquantityforthisproduct
l Print
l Startwithnewproduct.
Dothefollowing:
1. Createnewvariable,named"Quantity".
2. TicktheoptionThe variable value is used as label quantityintheGeneraltab.
3. Editvariables"Name"and"Price".GotothePromptingtab(assuming,thevariables
arealreadydefinedaspromptedvariables).
4. ChangethePromptsettingtoBasedonvariablequantity.
Whenyoustartprintinglabels,thequantityparameterintheprintdialogisalreadysettoVariable
quantity (defined from label variable).
Working with Functions
Defining a Function
Define a Function
Whenyouwanttodefinethefirstfunction,thelistoffunctionswillbeemptyand,youmustclickthe
Newbuttontodefinethefunction.TheFunctiondialogboxisthendisplayed.
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