Chapter 3 — Designing Bar Code Labels
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Field Positioning
The printable area of the label forms a grid. The X-axis runs across the
media and the Y-axis runs along the media path. Dots are the unit of
measure for establishing position of the upper left corner of each field
relative to a specified reference point. Text and bar code fields can be
rotated around their insertion points. Lines, boxes, and graphics
cannot be rotated. The entire print image can be rotated 180º. The
illustration below shows coordinates for the default print direction
(ZT).
Sample Label: Field Positioning
PRODUCT NAME
FRAGILE
PACKED BY: SAM
SERIAL NO. 654
76532
Box
Counter C1
Rotated text
Rotated text
Line
Fixed text
Counter C0
Variable
text V00
Graphic
Y axis
X axis
Feed
direction