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Template Elements
After you add a template element, you can change its parameters at any time or you can delete it from the template. Now you are ready to
create new template elements and change their parameters for the following types of elements.

Record blocks Conditional bitmaps

Message Lines Postal barcodes

Indicia Barcodes

Bitmaps

Changing Template Parameters

The following sections detail an example of adding a message line to a template and changing its parameters to meet the job's need. The
template elements have common parameters that can be changed. Some of the parameters are specific to an element and may not be
available for every element.
Procedures for changing parameters for these elements follow this example.

Creating Record Blocks

Creating Indicia

Adding Bitmaps

Using Conditional Bitmaps

Creating Postal Barcodes

Creating Barcodes

This procedure example is presented in detail for the common parameters. Any differences are evident when you open the element's
parameter dialog boxes - some parameters are not available or have a slightly different wording.
In this example, you do the following:

1. Create a new template element - a message line

2. Change the font (not available for postal barcodes/barcodes)
3. Make general parameter changes
4. Make advanced parameter changes
5. Change the position
6. Align elements
7. Dock/undock the elements

Text Box Properties Layout

The Text Box Properties menu has been redesigned and enhanced with new features. Click each feature of the menu for a description of the
feature.

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Note:

1. Splitter added for resizing Field Selection.

2. Date/time field added in the field selection options under the Advanced tab.
3. You need to click Update every time the piece is rasterized.

Creating Record Blocks

A record block tells Videojet PrintMail WideArray how to arrange the data file text into an address, that is, how to print a data file record. This
text is generated from the data file.

To use a Record Block

1. In the Main window, click the Template tab. The Main window menu bar changes and the New menu is available.
2. On the New menu, click Record Block. The Text Box Properties dialog box appears. The dialog box has four (four) tabs at the top: Text,
Text (more), General and Advanced.

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To change the fields

1. On the Text tab, a list of fields appears that were generated automatically. To add or remove individual fields from the template, click
Select Fields. The Field Selection dialog box appears.

2. In the upper area, select a field to add to the template and click the Update button in the middle of the dialog box.
3. Click OK. You return to the Text Box Properties dialog box.

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Your template looks something like this.

Creating Indicia
A typical indicia is a box with text in it. To create an indicia for your template, you use the New menu on the Template tab.

To create an indicia

1. On the New menu, click Create Indicia. The Text Box Properties dialog box appears.

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2. Change the font parameters. See To select a font.

3. Change the text settings. See To select more text options.
3. Change the general parameters. See To set up general text parameters.
4. Change the advanced parameters. See To set up advanced options.

After you create an Indicia, your template looks like this.

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Adding Bitmaps
Include graphics or logos to make the template unique. The graphics and logos must be in a bitmap file format (bmp).

Note: The bitmap must be a black and white image.

To add a Bitmap

1. In the Main window, click the Template tab.

2. On the New menu, click Bitmap. The Open Bitmap dialog box appears.

3. Select a bitmap file and click Open, or you can double-click the bitmap file. The Bitmap Properties dialog box appears. The dialog box
has three (3) tabs at the top: Bitmap, General, Advanced.

4. Change the general parameters. See To set up general text parameters.

5. Change the advanced parameters. See To set up advanced options.

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When you are done, your template looks like this.

Using Conditional Bitmaps

A field in a data file can have a numeric value. Based on that value, you can attach bitmaps through the template. If field values are specified
in the template, a different bitmap appears. This type of bitmap is called a conditional bitmap. Conditional means that something happens only
if the situation occurs. If that field value is used, a bitmap is printed. You can have multiple conditional bitmaps based on specified field values
in the data file.

Note: The data file must have a field that can reference a conditional bitmap.

For example, the data file can have a field that indicates a different bitmap, depending on the state the resident lives in. This field has a value
of 0 to 50, each representing a different bitmap for each state. You map the field values to the correct bitmap so that when the job is run, the
correct bitmap is printed, based on the state.

To add a Conditional Bitmap

1. In the Main window, click the Template tab.

2. On the New menu, click Conditional Bitmap. The Conditional Bitmap Properties dialog box appears.

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3. If you want only numeric values, check the Values are numeric box.
4. Click the Edit/Add button. The Add/Edit Conditional Bitmap dialog box appears.

5. In the Value box, enter a value.

6. Click the Ellipsis button to view the list of available bitmaps. The Open Bitmap dialog box appears.

7. Select a bitmap file and click Open, or you can double-click the bitmap file. The Add/Edit Conditional Bitmap dialog box reappears.
8. Click OK. The Conditional Bitmap Properties dialog box reappears.

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You can:

Add more bitmaps.

Change the general parameters. See To set up general text parameters.

Change the advanced parameters. See To set up advanced options.

After you create the conditional bitmap, your template looks like this.

Note: The Quick Add/update button has been added.

Creating Postal Barcodes

A postal barcode is the zip code in graphic form. The vertical bars have special meanings to the U.S. Postal Service. You cannot change the
design of a postal barcode. Videojet PrintMail WideArray reads the numbers in the zip code field of a data file record and prints the correct
grouping of vertical bars.

Note: Postal barcodes and other barcodes are limited to multiples of 90 degrees.

To add a Postal Barcode

1. In the Main window, click the Template tab.

2. On the New menu, click Postal Barcode. The Postal Barcode Properties dialog box appears.

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3. In the Bar Width area, select a width parameter.

4. In the Bar Pitch area, select a pitch parameter.
5. Enter the information required in the rest of the dialog box.
6. Click Apply.
7. Change the general parameters. See To set up general text parameters.
8. Change the advanced parameters. See To set up advanced options.

After you create a postal barcode, your template looks like this.

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Creating Barcodes
Barcodes are like postal barcodes. VideoJet Print Mail Wide Array offers several barcode types.

Note: Postal barcodes and other barcodes are limited to multiples of 90 degrees.

To add a Barcode

1. In the Main window, click the Template tab.

2. On the Edit menu, point to Barcode and the Barcode submenu appears.

3. Click a barcode type, and the Barcode Properties dialog box appears.

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4. Click the Ellipsis button to view the list of available fields to link to the barcode. The Field Selection dialog box appears.

5. Select a field, click Update and click OK. You return to the Barcode Properties dialog box.
6. The remaining selections on the Barcode Properties dialog box are preset. You can change any of these properties. Click Apply.
7. Change the general parameters. See To set up general text parameters.
8. Change the advanced parameters. See To set up advanced options.

After you create the barcode, your template looks like this.

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9. Save the template.

The job is ready to print.

Using the Avoid Pen Boundaries Feature

The Avoid Pen Boundaries feature ensures that a line of text will not be printed by two separate print heads. The text may appear distorted if it
is printed by two different print heads.
The third line of the address on the left is a good example of a line of text crossing a pen boundary, as indicated by the blue dashed lines. The
address on the right has had this problem corrected using the Avoid Pen Boundaries Feature.

To use the Avoid Pen Boundaries feature

1. Click the Template tab in the Main window.

2. Click the text block that you want to adjust.

3. On the Edit menu, click Avoid pen boundaries. The text box automatically realigns so that none of its text crosses a pen boundary.

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Creating Message Lines

You can design a template that includes a unique message to the recipient. For example, the job can be printed with the message: Here is the
information you requested.

Note: If you click Apply, clicking Cancel does not undo your changes.

While you are using these dialog boxes, clicking Apply makes the changes you specified. The Properties dialog box is open until you click OK.

To create a Message Line

1. On the New menu, click Message Line. The Text Box Properties dialog box appears.

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2. Type a message in the Data area. You can change the font parameters.

Note: The Font width multiplier is a new feature.

To select a Font

1. On the Text Box Properties dialog box, click the Font button to define the font to be used for the message. The Font dialog box
appears.

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2. Do the following:

a. From the Font list, select the font you want to use. A sample of the font appears in the Sample box.

b. In the Font Style text box, select the style you want to use. The sample of the font changes to reflect the style you chose.

c. In the Size text box, select the font size you want to use. The sample of the font changes to reflect the size you chose.

d. Select Script to view the set of characters the script language supports. Western is the default script.

e. In the Effects area, you can check the text to be strikeout or underlined, both, or neither. The sample of the font changes to
reflect the effect you chose.

f. In the Text text box, type the text you want to sample.

g. Using the Advanced area, you can view a specific code page or unicode sub-range.

8. Click OK. You return to the Text Box Properties dialog box.

To select more text options

1. On the Text Box Properties dialog box, click the Text (more) tab to access more text options. The Text (more) tab appears.

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2. Do the following:

a. If you want the text to be word wrapped on a character basis, check the relevant box at the top of the dialog box

b. Select the option you want from the Carriage Return & Line Feed characters from data files radio buttons

c. If you want the printed text to be in uppercase, check the relevant box.

d. If a field is blank and you do not want it to display as an empty space, check the relevant box.

3. Click OK. You return to the Text Box Properties dialog box.

To set up general text parameters

1. On the Text Box Properties dialog box, click the General tab. The General tab appears.

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2. Do the following:

a. In the Position area, enter the placements for horizontal, vertical, and rotation.

b. In the Size area, enter the unrotated height and width of the item.

c. Select a resizing technique from the bottom of the dialog box.

3. Click OK. You return to the Text Box Properties dialog box.

Setting Advanced Options

Now you are ready to set up the advanced options. The advanced options handle more printing options. These options are

Borders

Margins

Alignment

Anchors

To set up advanced options

1. On the Text Box Properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab. The Advanced tab appears.

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2. Do the following:

a. On top of the Advanced dialog box, select the appropriate option to make the background opaque or transparent.

b. In the Borders area, check the boxes to make your selections.

c. In the Margins area, enter values in inches for the four margins.

d. In the Alignment area, check one selection each in the horizontal and vertical options.

e. In the Anchor area, check one selection each in the horizontal and vertical options.

3. Click OK. You return to the Template tab Main window.

Your template looks like this.

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Positioning Elements in a Template

Laying out a template is to position the elements in relation to each other. While working in your template workspace, you can either click on a
template element and drag it into place or you can align the elements.

You can also multi-select elements by holding down the CTRL key and clicking the individual elements.
You can use a shortcut menu to change a template element.

To use a Shortcut menu

Right-click the element, and a shortcut menu appears. Make your changes to that element.

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Using element functions

The Edit menu commands provide element functions. These are:

Use To

Select All
Select all of the template elements.
Invert Selection
Select template multiple elements. Select the items you do not want and select Invert selection. Only the items
you did not originally select are now selected.
Delete
Delete a selected template element.
Duplicate
Make a copy of a selected template element.
Edit
Edit the properties of a selected template element.

To select all elements

On the Edit menu, click Select All.

To invert a selection

1. To select all but one element, select the one element.

2. On the Edit menu, click Invert Selection.

To delete an element

1. Select the element.

2. On the Edit menu, click Delete.

To duplicate an element

1. Select the element.

2. On the Edit menu, click Duplicate.

To edit properties of an element

1. Select the element.

2. On the Edit menu, click Properties, or double-click the element. The Properties dialog box appears.

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Aligning elements
When you have two elements in your template, you can use the Edit menu commands Align and Dock/UnDock. The Align menu offers you
another quick and easy way of aligning selected template elements without having to measure.

To align elements

1. On the Edit menu, point to Align, and the Align submenu appears.

2. Select an alignment.

Docking and undocking

Docking is another alignment method. Docking is to align two or more elements, where one element will be above another. Undocking is to
undo this alignment.
When you dock two elements, they are grouped together, one above the other. Then, you can move the entire block of elements with one click
and drag motion.

To dock elements

1. Click an element in your template workspace, or you can tab until you highlight the element. When you view the template, you can edit
the template.
2. Hold down CTRL and click a second element. Both elements are outlined in red. The second element has a thicker red border.
3. On the Edit menu, click Dock. The elements automatically align, one above the other and are grouped together as one element. When
you move the docked elements, they move as a single element.

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To undock elements

1. Click inside the docked element group.

2. On the Edit menu, click Undock. The elements are ungrouped from each other and each element can be moved individually.

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