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1 Creating a Labeling Scheme........................................................................3

2 Defining the Header, Label, and Footer ......................................................6 2.1 Select format elements .............................................................................7 2.2 Edit selected format elements.................................................................10

3 Specifying Settings for *.txt Output ..........................................................11

4 Specifying Settings for Excel Output........................................................15

5 Outputting Labeling....................................................................................19

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1 Creating a Labeling Scheme The settings for labeling are stored in schemes.

Precondition: You have opened a project. Utilities > Reports > Labeling

1. Click [...] in the Settings field of the Output labeling dialog.

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2. In the Settings: Labeling dialog, click (New).

3. In the New scheme dialog, enter a name and description, and click [OK].

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4. In the Report type dialog, select a report type, and click [OK].

The report type is shown in the Settings: Labeling dialog in the Report type field.

The new scheme is now available as a user-defined scheme in the Scheme drop-down list.

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2 Defining the Header, Label, and Footer You use format elements to specify which data is to be output in the header, labels, and footer of the labeling page, and how these texts are to be formatted.

Precondition:

You have opened a project.

Utilities > Reports > Labeling

1. Click [...] in the Settings field of the Output labeling dialog.

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2. In the dialog Settings: Labeling dialog in the Scheme field, select a user-defined scheme, or create one.

2.1 Select format elements You select the format elements for the header, labels, and footer in the same way. Which format elements are available depends on the report type selected. The format elements "Page break" and "Page break on change of DT" are only available for the footer.

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1. Select the Header, Label, or Footer tab.

2. In the Available format elements field, select a property and then click (move right).

3. Select the desired property in the Property field in the Property dialog.

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4. In the Length group box, select an option for the length of the labeling field, and click [OK].

The format element is entered into the Selected format elements field.

5. To output a separator after the labeling text of a property, select the format element "Separator" in the Available format elements field, and click

(move right).

6. In the Separator dialog, select an option for the separator to be output.

7. Repeat this procedure until you have selected all the format elements you want.

In the Preview field, you will see a preview of all the selected format elements.

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2.2 Edit selected format elements 1. To change the order of the format elements, select a format element in the

Selected format elements field, and click (Move up) or (Move down).

The format element is moved up or down one line.

2. To delete a format element from the selection, select the format element in the Selected format elements field, and click (Delete).

3. To change the settings of a format element, select the format element in the Selected format elements field, and click (Edit).

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3 Specifying Settings for *.txt Output Precondition:

You have opened a project.

Utilities > Reports > Labeling

1. Click [...] in the Settings field of the Output labeling dialog.

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2. In the dialog Settings: Labeling dialog in the Scheme field, select a user-defined scheme, or create one.

3. On the File tab in the Type of file field, select the file type Text file (*.txt).

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4. Click [...] next to the Target file field, and enter the storage location and the name of the labeling file into the Open dialog.

5. Click [Options].

6. To generate a text file for a Windows application, select the ANSI character set in the Character set field of the Settings: Text export dialog.

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7. If needed, check the Allow umlauts check box.

8. Click [...] next to the Application field, and use the Open dialog to select the *.exe of the editor to use to open the labeling file.

9. Click [OK].

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4 Specifying Settings for Excel Output Preconditions:

You have opened a project. You have defined an Excel template.

Utilities > Reports > Labeling

1. Click [...] in the Settings field of the Output labeling dialog.

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2. In the dialog Settings: Labeling dialog in the Scheme field, select a user-defined scheme, or create one.

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3. On the File tab in the Type of file field, select the file type Excel file (*.xls).

4. Click [...] next to the Target file field, and enter the storage location and the name of the labeling file into the Open dialog.

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5. Click [...] next to the Template field, then use the Open dialog to select an Excel template *.xls.

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5 Outputting Labeling Precondition:

You have opened a project. In the Settings: Labeling dialog, you have specified the settings for a fixed or

user-defined labeling scheme. Utilities > Reports > Labeling

1. Select one of the possible labeling scheme from the Settings drop-down list.

In the Report type field, the report type is displayed on which the scheme is based.

2. To limit the output of labeling data, select the Active check box next to the Filter drop-down list and select a filter scheme.

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3. To specify the order of labeling data, select the Active check box next to the Sorting drop-down list and select a sorting scheme.

4. In the Language drop-down list, select the language in which the labeling text should be output.

5. Click [...] next to the Target file field, and enter the storage location and the name of the labeling file into the Open dialog.

6. In the Repetitions per label field, specify how many times the labeling text of each label should be output to the labeling file.

7. In the Repetitions of total output field, specify how many times the entire labeling text should be output to the labeling file.

8. Click [OK].

The labeling file is generated in the directory you selected as a storage location.

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