GENERAL |
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Printer-based licensing |
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User-based licensing |
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Free phone and e-mail technical support |
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HTML-based context-sensitive help |
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User interface translated into 20+ languages |
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Full-system unicode support (field names, files,
servers, printers, etc.) |
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Password protection |
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LABEL DESIGN |
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True WYSIWYG label design |
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[New Label] wizard ensures proper label setup and
optimizes performance |
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Drag and drop creation of all objects, including lines,
boxes and graphic images |
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Unlimited undo / redo command |
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Functions for automatic alignment of multiple objects |
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One-tenth degree rotation of lines, boxes, text, and graphics |
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Export bar codes and labels for use in other programs |
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Full color support (including text backgrounds and
shape fills) |
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Customizable print-time prompts for keyboard / scanner data |
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Customizable library of reusable components |
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Library of [ready-to-print] formats |
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Thumbnail previews of saved label formats, viewable
both in BarTender and Windows Explorer |
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Metric and US measurement systems |
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LABEL STOCK |
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Any label size |
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Any number of label rows and columns per sheet |
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Automatic computation of label size from number of rows and columns |
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Database of thousands of common industry label stock dimensions |
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Rectangular label outline |
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Circular and elliptical label outline |
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TEXT |
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Versatile font support: TrueType, Adobe, PostScript, downloadable, and built-in printer fonts |
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On-screen text editing |
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Rich text formatting |
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Scale text horizontally or vertically |
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Auto-size text to fit within predefined height and width |
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Basic paragraph support: aligning and spacing |
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Advanced paragraph support: justifying and indenting |
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Arc and circular text |
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User-definable tab stops |
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White-on-black text printing (specified with a single mouse click) |
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BAR CODES |
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Numerous 1D symbologies |
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Numerous 2D symbologies |
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Extensive library of industry-standard bar code formats |
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Option to display start / stop characters |
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Variable and unlimited width and height |
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Minimum width limited only by printer resolution |
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UCC / EAN 128 application identifier setup wizard |
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Automatic check digit capability |
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Sequentially numbered bar codes |
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Place [human readable] text anywhere in relation to bar codes |
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Customizable "human readable" character template |
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Independently suppress or display characters
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GRAPHICS, IMAGES AND SYMBOLS |
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Draw lines, circles, ellipses, rectangles, rounded rectangles and filled rectangles |
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Import more than 70 graphic formats, including BMP, DCX, DIB, DXF, EPS, GIF, IMG, JPG, PCX, PNG, TGA, TIF, WMF, WPG, and more |
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Industry-specific graphic symbol font libraries |
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Specify background images and colors to appear [behind] label designs |
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PRINTING |
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Over fifteen hundred industrial label printers supported |
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True Windows drivers, can be used by other programs |
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Seagull drivers with status monitor display printer status in the standard Windows spooler |
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Support for XML enabled printers |
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Advanced on-screen print preview |
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Advanced cutter control |
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Set starting position on pages of partially used labels |
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Supports printer-based bar codes, serial numbers,
time, date, and copies |
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Speed optimization reuses repeating data instead of resending it |
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Local and network printer support |
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Identical and/or serialized copies controllable from database |
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Job logging |
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SERIALIZATION |
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Basic serialization (increment, numeric base 10) |
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Numeric, alphabetic, and alphanumeric increment / decrement by any interval |
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Base 36 and custom base serialization |
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Separate rollover/rollunder and value reset options |
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Preserve or expand field length when rolling over |
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DATABASE OPTIONS |
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Microsoft OLE DB and ODBC support, including drivers for: Access, AS/400,
Btrieve, dBase, Excel, FoxPro, Informix, Interbase, Linux, MySQL, Oracle,
Paradox, Pervasive.SQL, PostgreSQL, Progress, SQL Server, Sybase, and more |
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Read Excel files |
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Read ASCII & Unicode text files (quote & comma, fixed width, & user-defined delimitation) |
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SAP certified interface to IDocs |
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Oracle XML label requests automatically parsed |
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Drag and drop data linking |
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Versatile multiple-table data access |
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Import variable graphics from databases |
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Data query wizard and custom SQL assistant |
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Individual record-picking at print time |
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DATA PROCESSING |
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Visual Basic scripting for custom data processing |
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User-definable min and max field lengths |
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Use and/or exclude select portions of database fields |
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Customizable data-entry filters and error checking |
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Custom configure the handling of individual messages and alerts |
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Multiple sub-fields concatenated per label object |
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Source data with keyboard, time & date (from PC or printer) |
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Easy entry of special and "unprintable" control characters |
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Shareable data fields |
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INTEGRATION |
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Can be run as "background" application |
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ActiveX automation |
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Command line control from other programs |
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Specify label formats and data sources from within other programs |
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Automated printer selection |
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Logs errors and events to a file |
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Logs errors and events via e-mail |
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Can e-mail user-defined status messages |
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"Commander" integration software utility |
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Runs as application or 2000/2003/XP service |
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Looks for incoming data files and /or e-mails and
initiates print jobs |
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Logs errors and events to a file and /or via e-mail |
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Generate and export printer code templates, including Oracle XML & SAPscript-ITF |
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SHARED, CENTRALIZED PRINT SERVICES |
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Optimized to handle high-volume printing requests using a single copy of BarTender running on a server |
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Available web application allows selection and launch of label jobs from any operating system that can run a web browser |
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ADVANCED INTEGRATION |
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Enhanced version of Commander supports triggers and data transmission using TCP/IP |
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Commander optimized to receive, launch, and monitor new print jobs without waiting for existing jobs to finish |
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Automated conversion of different XML formats using XSL style sheets |
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BarTender XML Command Scripts speed up automation and simplify remote control |
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Detailed print job status available using ActiveX |
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RFID SUPPORT |
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Encode EPC Gen2, EPC Class 1, ISO 18000-6b, ISO 15693, Tag-It, I-CODE, TagSys, My-d, and Picotag tag types |
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Supports DoD, Wal-Mart, and other EPC data formats, including SGTIN, SSCC, GIAI, GID, GRAI, SGLN |
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Support for many single and double-byte codepages, including Asian languages, UTF-8 and UTF-16 |
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Able to duplicate RFID data in text and bar code form |
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Supports optional write protection |
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Segment and Start Block support, including writing to multiple blocks |
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Able to configure printer's RFID options (e.g., Transponder Offset and Maximum Retries) |
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Display antenna, chip, and substrate on label. (Images specified by predefined or custom antenna bitmaps.) |
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