A New Software for a New Millennium

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• A New Software for a New Millennium
• from
• Teklynx International
• AIDC Software Editor
• Christian Cottin July 2000

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• Whats new?
• USER INTERFACE
• VARIABLE FIELDS
• ADMINISTRATOR SECURITY
• PROGRAMMABILITY

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• USER INTERFACE
• Multiple Document Interface
• Multiple windows can be open to edit several
  labels simultaneously
• Unicode Fonts
• A second list box has been added to the text
  dialog for these fonts
• OLE Special Paste
• When pasting an OLE format it retains the
  properties of the object

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• USER INTERFACE
• Lock/Unlock Objects
• Add access authorization to object functions or
  properties
• Summary Info Field
• Include complementary information in the label
  file such as author, comments, etc.
• Graphics Preview
• A preview of the graphic is displayed in the
  insert graphic dialog

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• USER INTERFACE
• Label Preview
• A preview of the label design is displayed in the
  file open dialog
• Fit to Frame
• Automatically adjusts text to fit in the text
  frame
• Label Copy
• Exports the entire label as an image to the
  clipboard
• Text Toolbar
• Displays text properties

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• USER INTERFACE
• The Form
• Customize the cell size
• Change color, font and more ...
• Specify a keyboard (per label)

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• USER INTERFACE
• New Design Tools
• Default button on toolbox sets cursor back to the
  arrow
• Three methods for drawing circles
• Two methods for drawing oblique lines
• Color can be added between polylines
• Rounded rectangles
• All tools are compliant with Microsoft design
  guidelines

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• VARIABLE FIELDS
• Document Explorer
• Data sources
• and objects
• are displayed in a document
• browser

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• VARIABLE FIELDS
• Drag and Drop
• Select the data source from the document browser,
  then drag and drop it to the workspace to create
  a variable field

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• ADMINISTRATOR SECURITY
• User Profiles
• Access rights are defined for
• - Application - Printing
• - Preferences - Form
• - Editing - User interface
• - Database - Log file printing
• - Document

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• PROGRAMMABILITY
• ActiveX version 2
• Brand new ActiveX v2 interface allows developers
  to create labels dynamically
• Compatible with the previous ActiveX interface

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• PROGRAMMABILITY
• RFID (smart labels)
• Compatible with RFID printers

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• END USER BENEFITS
• Easier to Operate
• Graphical user interface
• ð compliant with latest Windows interface
• Document browser
• ð provides listing of objects
• Printer-resident and Windows fonts displayed
  together
• ð simplifies font selection
• Several labels displayed on one screen
• ð work on several labels at the same time and
  copy and paste objects between the labels

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• END USER BENEFITS
• Easier to Operate
• Drawing tools for geometrical figures
• ð no need to use an external drawing tool
• Objects list
• ð speeds access to specific fields
• Label and graphics preview
• ð helps to select the correct file
• Text toolbar
• ð improves and simplifies text editing

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• END USER BENEFITS
• Supports New Requirements
• Unicode font support
• ð wider range of fonts available
• Security administration
• ð protects against intentional or unintentional
  modifications
• Save labels as graphic files
• ð allows label format to be displayed in other
  documents
• Form customization
• ð design a form according to keyboard input
  requirements of an application

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• END USER BENEFITS
• More Programmable
• ActiveX version 2
• ð increased ability to drive CODESOFT from other
  applications for dynamic label creation, printing
  ...
• Smart labels
• ð allows automatic programming of chip inserted
  into smart label, eliminating the need for
  another software tool

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• PRODUCT RANGE
• SPRINT
• PREMIER
• ENTERPRISE
• NETWORK 5 users
• NETWORK 10 users
• NETWORK 25 users
• NETWORK 50 users
• WIN
• RUN TIME

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• SELLING TOOLS
• Six Page Leaflet
• five languages (F, E, G, Sp, I)
• Product Matrix
• CS4 - CS5 - CS6
• Sprint - Premier - Enterprise
• Demo Kit
• Evaluation CDs
• Teklynx Site
• Driver Service Pack
• FAQ
• Patches
• White Paper