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Aug 2017
Linx 10 Operating Manual —
Create, edit, and manage messages
Linx 10
3 Create, edit, and manage messages
This chapter shows you how to create, save, and edit a simple message that contains a Text field, and
then how to add a Date field (and an optional Time field) to that message. For information on how to
add other types of field to your message, see ‘Add other fields’ on page 56.
3.1 Create your message
You use the Message Editor to create a message, and then save your message in the Message Store. A
message can contain several parts. Each part is called a field. You can put several different types of
field into your message. For example:
• Text—a simple field that contains characters that do not change.
• Date and Time—used to print a Date field or a Time field.
• Sequential Number—prints a value that increases or decreases with each printed message.
• Logo—used to print an image or pattern.
1 On the Home screen, touch the Message Store button to display the Message Store screen.
Figure 6. Message Store screen
The number of messages in the store and the name of the selected message are shown in the
printer status bar. If a product image has been associated with a message (see ‘Add Product
Image’ on page 13), this is displayed to the left of the message preview.
2 On the Message Store screen, touch the Create button. You can accept a default message
style for the message or select a new style.
NOTE: A message style allows you to create a message with a defined layout (for example,
the number of lines in the message and the message height in ink drops). A message
style defines the height of the lines in a message and their position. You can select
Fixed or Flexible message styles.
If you use a Fixed message style, you cannot move a message field outside the line
boundaries of the style or change the size of the field. If you use a Flexible message
style, you can move a message field to any position in the message and change the
size of the field.
The message style also defines the locale of the font used in the message. For
example, the “2x7 Western Fixed” style is a two-line message, seven ink drops in
height that uses Western fonts. To select message styles that use fonts for other
locales (for example, Hindi or Chinese), see ‘Select Message Styles’ on page 34.
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