• Supports all SATO printers
• For Microsoft Windows 3.1™ and Windows 95™
• WYSIWYG screen display
• Supports all printer and Windows fonts
• Imports .PCX, .WMF and .BMP graphic files
• Imports data from external databases
• Downloads fonts, graphics and forms
• Supports all printer bar codes and 2-D codes
• Variable height, ratio and density bar codes
• User managed print queue
• Automatic time and date stamp labels

Label Wizard is a powerful and easy to use label design and production software system designed to support all SATO printers and runs under Windows 3.1™ or Windows 95™. It has many advanced features, like an integrated database program, ODBC/DDE support and a memory card manager. With the ease of pointing and clicking the mouse, a first time user can design complex label formats, such as UCC/EAN-128 and MH10.8 shipping formats.

With a large selection of fonts, bar codes and 2-D codes, the user can design labels quickly and easily to meet the needs of any application. Formats meeting compliance labeling requirements can be effortlessly generated and stored for use in production.

Data fields may be defined as fixed or variable for manual input at the time of printing. With just a few keystrokes you can import data from your existing database directly into Label Wizard or use Label Wizard's own integrated database program. For example, users can print sequential serial numbers along with part numbers and descriptions from a separate database.

Any graphics .PCX, .BMP, or .WMF files from popular paint programs, scanners or clip-art libraries can be easily placed and sized to create professional looking custom labels. Add your company logo to enhance the product marketing value with each label.

Text:
All printer resident fonts plus TrueType™ fonts can be expanded and printed. Text can be automatically center, left or right justified in a field. TrueType™ fonts can be rotated in 1º increments and printer resident fonts can be rotated in 90° steps.

Bar Codes:
Bar codes can be printed with 3:1, 2:1 or 5:2 ratios at user selectable densities and heights and printed in a normal orientation or rotated 90°. 2-D bar codes can be printed using the printer internal 2-D fonts or as graphics. Human readable interpretation (HRI) text is automatically created and positioned or can be manually placed as a separate text field. Check digits can be automatically generated as part of the bar code data sent to the printer.

Variable Data:
Incrementing/decrementing or sequentially numbered variable data fields can be created by combining or joining other variables. Mathematical functions can used to modify the variable data and special check digit calculations can be defined.

Time/Date Stamping:
Time/Date stamped fields can be automatically created using the system clock when the job is created or at the time labels are printed using the printer clock. Date addition functions allow creation of "Best By" fields.

Data Bases:
External data bases can be used to generate variable data fields. Dbase IV, Paradox, Clipper or Delimited ASCII files are supported. Other databases can be accessed using the ODBC capabilities. An integrated database program is also provided for creating and editing database files.

Graphics:
.PCX, .BMP and .WMF graphic files can be imported, resized and rotated.

Label Formats:

Label formats can be stored for future used or used as a basis for creating standard templates. The number of formats stored is limited only by the system storage capacity. Formats can be downloaded to the Label Wizard Hand-Held Print Controller or to PCMCIA memory cards in the printer.

Lines and Boxes:
Line thickness from 1 to 99 dots may be specified and placed anywhere on a label. Reverse images can be used to highlight important fields.

Label Production:
Variable data can be entered at the time of printing using prompted variables or automatically using a file containing a label production schedule previously defined by another application. Production logs can be used to record the label name, description, number of labels needed, number of labels printed, stock code and date/time of printing.

Memory Card Support:
The optional PCMCIA memory cards used by most SATO printers can be accessed and used to store graphic, TrueType™ fonts or label formats. This can speed up the print process by eliminating the need to transmit large graphic and text files to the printer.

Security:
Optional passwords can be used to specify and limit user access.

Printing:
Label print jobs can be repositioned in the queue or deleted using Windows Print Manager.

Host System Requirements:
IBM 386 PC or compatible running Windows 3.1™ or Windows 95™ with a system memory of 8MB, a minimum of 20MB hard disk space, a 1.44MB floppy disk drive and a color or monochrome VGA monitor. A mouse or similar pointing device is not required but recommended.

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