Label Ease Version 4.0 Index
Label Ease Version 4.0 Help Index

The Help system describes the following topics:

Using the Label Form

Creating Labels

Editing Labels

Printing Labels

Deleting Labels

Using Fonts


Creating Labels

Complete the top label of the Label Form to create a label.  The label  can be 1 to 4 lines of text.  Each line can be a maximum of 38 characters.  After completing the label press the LABEL FORM button or use the Update Label menu item under the Options menu  to update the database.  The label will be cleared from the top of the form and the first line of the label (presumably the name field) will appear in the listbox.  If there are more labels than can fit in the listbox, a scrollbar will appear.  Use the mouse to scroll to the end of the listbox if necessary, to see your new label.


Editing Labels

Double click on any item in the bottom label (listbox) to edit a label.  After editing has been completed, press the LABEL button or type use the Update Label menu item under the Options menu to update the database.  The newly edited label will appear in the listbox.  If there are more labels than can fit in the listbox, a scrollbar will appear.  Use the mouse to scroll to the end of the listbox if necessary, to see your new label.


Printing Labels

Double click on any item in the bottom label (listbox) to select a label to print.  Press the PRINT button or use the Print menu item under the File menu to print the label.  A print dialog will then be displayed.  Select how many labels to print and press the OK button.


Deleting Labels

Double click on any item in the bottom label (listbox) to select a label to delete.  Press the DELETE button or use the Erase Label menu item under the Edit menu to delete the label.  A message box will ask you to confirm the deletion.  Press OK to proceed or Cancel to cancel.


 Using the Label Form

The Label Form consists of a two-label metaphor.  The top label is actually 4 text fields for entering label data.  Use the TAB or ENTER key to navigate between fields, and the LABEL UPDATE button or Update Label item under the Options menu to update the label database.  The bottom label is a listbox used to display the first field of each label.  Double-click on an item in the bottom label to select and display it.


Using Fonts

Label Ease Version 4.0 offters two ways to manipulate label text:  Font Attributes and Font typefaces.  Font Attributes can be changed using the bold, italic and underlines

styles from the Character menu.  These attributes affect all label text and also text displayed in the listbox.

Font Typefaces can be changed using the Fonts menu item under the Character menu.  A fonts dialog appears listing all available fonts on your system.  Font attributes can also be selected.  Font colors are not supported.  Select a font and press OK.  Changes will appear in the label data, listbox and printed output.


Editing Operations

Text can be edited using the Cut, Copy, Paste and Delete menu items under the Edit menu.  These functions all require that the desired text be selected first.  To select text, click at the point immediately to the left of the text, and drag the mouse until the entire piece is highlighted.

Cut: Copies the selected text to the clipboard and clears it from the edit field.

Copy: Copies the selected text to the clipboard and leaves the selected text as is.

Paste: Copies clipboard text to the current cursor location.

Delete:  Permanently clears the selected text from the screen.