CREATING TEMPLATES CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

The following screen will appear The Print CEZi software can also be started by going to Start, All Programs and Print CEZi Filecorp How to start the “Print CEZi” Software Double click on this icon. CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

How to create a new template Click on New template icon from the toolbar or go to File, create new template Click here CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

Selecting the required template Step One: Double clicking relevant template name from the available list Step Two: Double clicking the relevant template image Step Three: Highlight the template name and click OK Double click here Click “OK” CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

The New Template screen will appear in a format that represents the layout of the printed labels CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

Specify Label Layout - HINTS Place the pointer on any of the options to see the shaded area move. The shaded area of each label represents the portion of the label that is available to be printed on the template Click the OK button to create the blank label document. For Shelf Filing choose Lateral or Lateral End Tab For Drawer filing choose TAB Top or TAB Top End Tab CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

Label Entry Options Once you have specified the label layout you are now ready to create a label template. Place the mouse pointer on the first label and RIGHT CLICK to bring up a drop down list of available options Scan your mouse over the buttons (shown in the purple box) to show you what action each button can do OR CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

The following options are available Note: Any combination of characters, flash, year codes, title text, bar codes and gaps may be used to make up the final label layout. Once your template has been created using the label entry options, save by File – Save As CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA Insert Characters Insert Colour Flash Insert Year Code Insert Month Insert Title Text Insert Barcodes Insert Gap Insert Image Repeat Last Insert - Insert individual characters (ABC or 123) onto the label. - Insert a chosen colour flash onto the label. - Insert a chosen year (09) onto the label. - Insert a month onto the label. - Insert lines of text onto the label. - Insert a barcode onto the label. - Insert a blank white space onto the label. - Insert a chosen image onto the label. - Repeat the last chosen insert.

How to insert characters TO START CLICK HERE SELECT “RANGE” CLICK “OK” 1.The size of the label is defaulted to 24mm (standard Filecorp label) but can be altered by using the drop down menu. 2.Click the OK button to place the character onto the label template. CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

Insert Characters… The label template will always default to this layout. This is to show the placement of the label CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

Alternative entry options - Characters Click here and enter the character 1.Click on any and type the character you want 2.The correct colour will automatically be allocated to each character. CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

How to insert Colour Flash Place the mouse pointer on the first label and Right Click to bring up a list of available options. Insert Colour Flash 1.Click on a coloured square to choose the colour you want. 2.The size of label is defaulted to 24mm (standard Filecorp label) but can be altered by using the drop down menu. 3.Click the OK button to place the colour flash onto the label template. Click here Select “Range” Click “OK” CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

Alternative Entry Options – Colour Flash 1.Right click the mouse on the colour flash. 2.Click ‘change colour flash’ on the dropdown menu and choose the colour you want Or.. 3. Type 0-9 on the colour flash for a different colour. CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

Change the Colour Flash 1.Right click on the selected label and it will bring up menu options. Click on Change Colour ID 2.The complete list of Colour ID will be displayed. Select the required colour. 3.This can be done for each label CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

1.Choose the appropriate year label that will be used. 2.The size of label is defaulted to 16mm (standard Filecorp label) but can be altered by using the drop down menu. 3.Click the OK button to place the year label onto the label template. Insert Year Code SELECT “RANGE” CLICK “OK” CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

Change the Year Code 1.Double click on the year label area and type the two digits year code or right click the year label and it will bring up menu options. Click set text and type the two digit number you require. 2.This can be done for each label. CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA Back to Option Menu

Insert Month Labels Place the mouse pointer on the first label and Right Click to bring up a list of available options. CLICK HERE 1.Choose the appropriate Month label that will be used 2.The size of label is defaulted to 24mm (standard Filecorp label) but can be altered by using the drop down menu. 3.Click the OK button to place the month label onto the label template CLICK OK CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA Back to Option Menu

Alternative entry options – Month Labels 1.Double click on the month label area and type month or right click the month label and it will bring up menu options. Click set text and type the name you require. 2.This can be done for each label Double Click here Click here for “Set Text” CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

How to insert Title Text Place the mouse pointer on the first label and Right Click to bring up a list of available options. Right click here 1.Tick the ‘highlight first line’ to make the first line bold 2.Choose your font size (standard is 10) 3.Choose how big the row is to be (standard is 70mm) 4.Click the OK button to place the title text onto the label template Enter text here Click here to change font style and size CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

Alternative entry options – Title Text 1.Double click on the Title Text and type or edit text or right click the title text and it will bring up different menu options that include set text. Then type into the fields what you require or edit. 2.This can be done for each label CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

How to insert a Barcode Place the mouse pointer on the first label and Right Click to bring up a list of available options. Right click here 1.Enter the barcode information in the text box 2.Select the appropriate size 3.Click the OK button to place the barcode onto the label template Enter barcode ‘Information’ Click ‘OK’ CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

Alternative entry options – Barcode 1.Double click on the barcode and edit the text. 2.Then type into the fields what you require or edit 3.You can do this for each label. CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA Back to Option Menu

How to insert a Gap Place the mouse pointer on the first label and Right Click to bring up a list of available options. 1.Enter the size of the gap you need. Measurement is in millimetres (mm) 2.Click the OK button to place the gap onto the label template. Right click here Enter size Click OK CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA Back to Option Menu

How to insert a Image Place the mouse pointer on the first label and Right Click to bring up a list of available options. 1.Enter the size of the gap you need. Measurement is in millimetres (mm) 2.Click the OK button to place the gap onto the label template. Right click here Browse and select the image Click OK CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

OTHER KEY OPTIONS 1.Entering the key ‘+’ in a label inserts the character ‘Mc’ 1.Entering the key ‘-’ enters a blank in the label 1.To delete a row, highlight the row and use the ‘Delete’ key to delete the row 1.On ‘Right Click’ in a row you get the following options Modify row size Blank item – makes the label blank Empty item – removes the data from the label Delete the row Insert ‘Mc’ CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

CREATING TEMPLATES IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

Creating Custom Characters 1.To create a new custom character select the brand from the drop down menu as “Custom” 2.Click on “Create New” to create a custom character Click on the drop down menu and select custom Click on create new to create new custom characters 1.Specify the details of the custom characters you want to create and click “OK” CREATING TEMPLATES IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

Inserting custom characters in label 1.On the label, Right Click and select the option ‘Insert Custom Character’ and the list of custom characters will be displayed 2.Select the required custom character CREATING TEMPLATES IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

Other custom characters in label Following the same steps you can create Custom Characters for the following Label types Colour ID Year Code Month Code CREATING TEMPLATES IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

CREATING TEMPLATES CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

Importing Batch Data - Importing You can import a CSV (Comma Separated Value) file to import data onto your labels Select the CSV file you want to use. On selection the program will prompt ‘Does the File contain Column Header’ Make the appropriate selection Select ‘Process’ and the ‘Open CSV file’ CREATING TEMPLATES CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

Importing Batch Data - Importing Once your CSV file is imported the data can be viewed by going to ‘View’ and click on ‘Data’. The data sheet will be displayed. Select ‘View’ and click on ‘data SELECT ‘PROCESS’ AND CLICK ON ‘ERGE DATA FIELDS’ CREATING TEMPLATES CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

Importing Batch Data - Merging Data You can merge two column for example you can merge the first two columns to get a new column with the full name. For this go to ‘Process’ and then ‘Merge Data Fields’ Select ‘Process’ and click on ‘Merge data fields’ 1. Enter the name of the new data field 2.Select the two fields that needs to be merged 3.Specify the character between the fields such as space, ‘,’ etc. and then click OK Use the pipe key ‘|’ for the text to go to next line The user can continue merging more fields including the already merged fields. Select the two fields that need to be merged 3. Specify the character between the fields CREATING TEMPLATES CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

Importing Batch Data - Specifying Data In The Labels 1.To start specifying the data in the labels, go to ‘View’ and the ‘Labels’ to change the view of the labels 2.Then highlight a row and the right click and select ‘Select Data Field’ Select ‘View’ and then ‘labels’ to change view 1. Select the field 1.Use the drop down menu to select the field you want 2.Select the character you need in the label from the field 3.Once you have clicked OK the field will be complete for all labels. Repeat the process for each field 2. Select the character you want in the label from the field Select Data Field CREATING TEMPLATES CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

CREATING TEMPLATES CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

Saving The Template 1.The template can be saved at any time during the process of data entry 2.Go to ‘File’ and ‘Save’ or ‘Save As’ to save the file 3.If there is any data the file will be saved with the data and the user can open the template at a later time and file will open with the data in the labels CREATING TEMPLATES CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

Saving The Data 1.After processing the CSV file the data can be saved directly from Print CEZi into a new.csv file 2.This is useful if the user has merged the data or made changes in the data sheet from within the Print CEZi program as seen in the previous section. 3.To save the data while in the data view go to ‘Process’ and ‘Export Data’ and specify the file name and the path CREATING TEMPLATES CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA

CREATING TEMPLATES CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES PRINTING THE DATA

How To Insert Input Series Data 1.Select ‘Process’ from the top menu and click on ‘Create Series Data’ 2.Enter how the minimum number of character for the Series Data 3.Series Data specify the ‘Start at’ and ‘End at’ and the ‘Step Amount’ 4.Pad numbers Specify whether the series number to be padded 5.If the ‘Pad Number’ option is selected by checking the box, then the option to specify how many padding characters is required and what are the characters. All alpha and numeric characters can be selected. The maximum number of character allowed is 9. 6.Padding Positioning Specify the positioning of the Padding Character with respect to series data specified earlier, by selecting from the Drop Down box. The options are ‘Left’ and ‘Right’ 7.Show the total number of characters in example. CREATING TEMPLATES CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES PRINTING THE DATA

How To Set Up The Page 1.Select ‘File’ from the top menu then click on ‘Page Setup’ 2.Top, Left Margins are available in page settings 3.If the ‘Template Strips to Print’ option is selected by checking the box, then the option to specify to print 4.Print options Print Guide option is selected by checking the box, then the option to specify border of the Strips. Bleed colours is available 0 to 5mm is available for Strips CREATING TEMPLATES CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES PRINTING THE DATA

CREATING TEMPLATES CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA

Printing Labels 1.After specifying the data in the labels either through direct entry into the labels or through batch import, you can print the labels 2.Before printing you can preview the labels by going to ‘File’ and ‘Print Preview’ CREATING TEMPLATES CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA

PRINTING LABELS On selecting the ‘PRINT’ option under the ‘File’ menu the user can 1. Select the printer 2. Change the printer settings for this file 3. Select the specific pages for printing 4. Use the ‘Page Setup’ option in the ‘File’ menu to specify The Bleed The specific strips for printing Print Guides Margins CREATING TEMPLATES CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA

Thank you for using Print CEZi For more information and queries please contact Filecorp Phone Fax CREATING TEMPLATES CREATING CUSTOM CHARACTERS IMPORTING BATCH DATA SAVING DATA & TEMPLATES CREATING SERIES DATA PRINTING THE DATA