Design Contextual Tab

• Not printable: when enabled, this option prevents the object from being printed on the label. The object remains visible on the label preview.

• Visible: when disabled, the object neither appears on the print preview nor on the printed label. The object is treated as if it does not exist.

• Visibility settings: define if the selected object is going to appear on the printed label or not.

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

• Printing Optimization: allows activating the use of printer elements (available with Rectangle, Barcode, Line, Ellipse, and Inverse objects).

  • Use printer element if supported: speeds up the printing process.

    If enabled by the printer model, a share of label element processing is handled directly by the printer: internal fonts, shapes, barcodes, etc.

  • Always print as graphics: sends and prints the objects as graphic files.

• Name: allows you to enter object name and its description.

Positioning group sets the object location and size on a label.

Position button opens:

• X and Y: coordinates set the exact position on the design surface.

• Width and Height: object dimensions.

• Keep Aspect Ratio: makes sure both object dimensions change proportionally while resizing.

• Rotation angle: rotates the object clockwise.

Anchoring Point button defines the spot where an object is pinned to the design surface. Variable size objects increase or decrease their size in the direction that is opposite to the chosen anchoring point.

Keep Aspect Ratio: makes sure the object is resized proportionally.

Lock prevents the selected object from being moved during the design process.

Relative Position options define the position of an object when label size or positions of neighboring objects are changing during the label design process.

• Enable horizontal relative position: activates horizontal relative positioning.

  • Relative to label border: the position of object is defined relative to the reference label border. Define horizontal offset for the object with regard to this border.

  • Relative to another object: the position of object is defined relative to the border of a neighboring object. Define horizontal offset for the object with regard to this object.

  • Object: selects the reference object for horizontal relative positioning.

  • Border: neighboring object's reference border or label border (if there are no other objects on the label) for horizontal relative positioning.

  • Offset: horizontal distance from label border or reference object's anchoring point.

• Enable vertical relative position: activates vertical relative positioning.

  • Relative to label border: the position of object is defined relative to the reference label border. Define vertical offset for the object with regard to this border.

  • Relative to another object: the position of object is defined relative to the border of a neighboring object. Define vertical offset for the object with regard to this object.

  • Object: selects the reference object for vertical relative positioning.

  • Border: neighboring object's reference border or label border (if there are no other objects on the label) for vertical relative positioning.

  • Offset: vertical distance from label border or reference object's anchoring point.

When designing double-sided labels, you can also take objects on the opposite side of the label as reference objects for relative positioning. In this case, objects on opposite sides move together if you change their positions.

Group objects: adds selected objects to a group.

• Group objects: unites the selected objects and makes them behave as a single object.
• Ungroup objects separates previously grouped objects.

Arrange: defines how objects are positioned in a group.

• Bring forward: moves the selected object up one layer.
• Bring to front: moves the selected object to the top of the object stack.
• Send backward: moves the selected object down one layer.
• Send to back: moves the selected object to the bottom of the object stack.

Align group allows setting the alignment and spacing for objects on the design surface. All objects can be aligned according to the neighboring object or according to the document border.

Horizontal alignment options are:

• Left: aligns the selected objects with the left edge of the leftmost object or with the left edge of the first selected object. If a single object is selected, it is placed on the label's left border.
• Center Horizontally: aligns the selected objects with the horizontal center of the largest selected object or with the horizontal center of the first selected object. If a single object is selected, it is placed in the horizontal center of a label.
• Right: aligns the selected objects with the right edge of the rightmost object or with the right edge of the first selected object. If a single object is selected, it is placed on the label's right border.
• Distribute Horizontally: equalizes horizontal spacing between the objects.

Vertical alignment options are:

• Top: aligns the selected objects with the top edge of the topmost object or with the top edge of the first selected object. If a single object is selected, it is placed on the label's top border.
• Center Vertically: aligns the selected objects with the vertical center of the largest selected object or with the vertical center of the first selected object. If a single object is selected, it is placed in the vertical center of a label.
• Bottom: aligns the selected objects with the bottom edge of the lowest object or with the bottom edge of the first selected object. If a single object is selected, it is placed on the label's bottom border.
• Distribute Vertically: equalizes vertical spacing between the objects.