Label Preview

Label Preview object offers live print preview with defined print parameters for the selected label.

Settings

Label specifies the label file whose preview is displayed in the object.

Tip

Click New label to create a new label within the solution. If the label is not supposed to be a part of the solution, locate it using the Browse button. The label can also be defined dynamically using a connected data source.

Printer defines the printer whose settings are used for generating the preview.

Tip

If no other printer is defined, the printer defined for the active label is used. The printer can also be defined dynamically using a connected data source.

Content group defines what the Label Preview includes:

  • Show a single label: preview of label's printable area.

  • Show all labels on the page: preview of the entire page containing the labels.

Note

This option is useful when Labels Across is in use or when previewing the label margins.

Quantity group defines the number of previewed labels.

  • Labels: the number of label to be displayed in the Label Preview.

  • All (unlimited quantity): prints the entire range of labels depending on the data.

Number of skipped labels defines the numbers of labels to be skipped on the first page of preview.

Tip

This option is used with Labels Across.

Identical copies per label defines the number of copies for each label in the preview.

Number of label sets specifies how many times the entire label preview should repeat.

Label Side defines the side of the label to be displayed in the preview.

  • Show front side: front side of the label appears in the preview.

  • Show back side: back side of the label (if available) appears in the preview.

Note

If both options are selected, both label sides appear on the preview.

Style

Style tab defines visual appearance of an object.

  • Background color: Label Preview background color.

  • Transparent: transparent object background.

  • Show border: Label Preview object border visible.

  • Border color: Label Preview border color.

  • Border width: Label Preview border width.

Position

Position tab defines object positioning and its position-related behavior.

Position group defines the object position.

  • X and Y: anchoring point coordinates.

  • Width and Height: horizontal and vertical object dimension.

  • Keep aspect ratio: simultaneous changing of object dimensions while scaling.

  • Lock: prevents the object from being moved during the design process.

Size group sets how object's dimensions change when the form is running:

  • Resize anchor point: defines the fixed distance of an object from the form borders.

    Tip

    Choose the most appropriate anchor point to ensure the object's visibility regardless of the current window size.

  • Horizontally resize with form and Vertically resize with form: object size automatically adapts to the changing size of the form.

    • Horizontally resize with form: object width adapts to the resized form.

    • Vertically resize with form: object height adapts to the resized form.

      Note

      If both options are enabled, object width and height adapt to the resized form simultaneously.

Rotation angle group sets the object angle according to the design surface.

Events

Events tab defines the actions that are run by various object-related events.

Tip

See section Actions Editor to read more about this powerful tool.

Available events are:

  • On Mouse Enter: action is run on mouse enter.

  • On Mouse Leave: action is run on mouse leave.

  • On Click: action is run on mouse click.

General

General tab defines the object and defines object settings for form startup.

Name sets a unique object ID. It is used for object referencing when defining functions, variables, scripts, etc.

Description allows adding notes and annotations for an object.

Hint helps the print form users by briefly explaining why or how to use the selected object.

Initial state on form setup group defines the object behavior while editing and printing a form:

  • Enabled: defines if the object is going to be active (editable) on the print form or not.

  • Visible: defines if the selected object is going to appear on the form or not.

    • Condition: an object is enabled and/or visible if the result of the given condition is "True".