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Getting Started with
BarTender
MANUAL
Contents
Getting Started with BarTender
Automation Editions (Automation and Enterprise Automation)
Installing BarTender Print Portal
For Designers and Print Operators
Using BarTender's Sample Documents
Using Databases with BarTender
Managing Your Automation License
Setting Up the BarTender System Database
Configuring BarTender Security
Managing BarTender Files and Folders
Getting Started with BarTender
BarTender® software enables organizations around the world to improve safety, security, efficiency, and compliance by creating and automating the printing and control of labels, barcodes, RFID tags, plastic cards, and more. BarTender gives you the tools to easily and efficiently design labels and templates; to configure and connect to data sources and business systems; and to launch print commands from any system, operating system (OS), or device.
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Installation
Choosing What to Install
BarTender includes a variety of applications that provide a level of power and flexibility not available in any other design and printing software package. The applications available to you depend on the edition of the BarTender that you purchased.
The following table defines the applications included in each edition of BarTender. If you choose a typical installation, these applications will be installed by default with BarTender.
BarTender Designer
Print Station
Batch Maker
History Explorer
Printer Maestro
Reprint Console
Integration Builder
Librarian
Print Portal
Basic Professional Automation Enterprise Automation
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* Limited functionality in Automation edition
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✔ (only when specified)
Automation Editions (Automation and Enterprise Automation)
If you purchased an Automation edition of BarTender, you will also need to install a single copy of
Seagull License Server (SLS) on your network in order to enforce licensing. Without this application,
BarTender will run in demo mode, altering your print output from your intended design.
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If you are running only one copy of BarTender, SLS and BarTender are usually installed on the same computer. On the installer, simply check the box for Seagull License Server to install both applications.
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If you are running BarTender on multiple computers within your environment, SLS is installed on ONLY one computer. This computer, typically a server, must be accessible across your network by all installed copies of BarTender. When running the installer, you have the option to install Seagull License Server Only. Use this option if the computer (or server) running SLS will not also have BarTender running on it. If you choose to also install BarTender, run the installer and check the box for Seagull License Server to install both applications. All other installations should not include Seagull License Server.
If you will be creating your own custom applications to run and manage BarTender, the BarTender
.NET SDK is also available for installation. This collection of APIs let your applications automatically perform all of the data-retrieval and high demand label printing tasks that BarTender itself performs.
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Installing BarTender
BarTender is available in two versions: 32-bit and 64-bit.
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If you have a 32-bit operating system (OS), you must install the 32-bit version of BarTender.
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If you have a 64-bit version of Windows, you may install either the 64-bit or 32-bit version of
BarTender. The 64-bit version is recommended, but you may need to install the 32-bit edition if you are using certain OLE DB or ODBC database drivers, or if you need to develop a 32-bit application using the SDK. For more detailed information, refer to the 32-bit and 64-bit
BarTender white paper.
Before installing BarTender, verify that you have the following easily accessible: l
Your Product Key Code (PKC) (if you purchased a license of BarTender) l
The correct 32-bit or 64-bit BarTender installation package, available on the BarTender DVD or downloaded from our website at https://www.seagullscientific.com/labelsoftware/barcode-label-printing-software-download.aspx
In addition, determine which Companion Applications and additional features you wish to include with the BarTender installation. For more information about these applications, refer to
Use one of the following procedures to install BarTender and Companion Applications and to complete registration:
To install BarTender and Companion Applications (Basic and Professional Editions)
1. Double-click on the BarTender installation package.
2. If asked, pick your desired language for the installer and click OK.
3. If asked to install required components, click Install.
4. On the initial installer screen, click Next.
5. Read and accept the license agreement, then click Next.
6. Select the edition of BarTender you have purchased.
7. Check Specify advanced installation options if you want to specify which BarTender components and companion applications you want to install with BarTender or which folder you want to install the BarTender Suite to.
8. Click Next.
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If you previously checked Specify advanced installation options, use the Advanced
Installation Options page to check the BarTender components and companion applications you want to install, and to specify the install folder, then click Next.
9. Click Install.
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10. On the BarTender Activation screen, click Activate Now to activate your software now, or click
Next to activate your software later.
11. On the Registration and Maintenance screen, click Register Online Now to register your software now, or click Next to register your software later.
12. On the Installation Complete screen, you can optionally enable the following actions: l
Run BarTender l
Create Desktop Shortcut l
Open Getting Started Manual
When you have made your selections, click Finish. Installation is complete.
To install BarTender and Companion Applications (Automation Editions)
1. Double-click on the BarTender installation package.
2. If asked, pick your desired language for the installer and click OK.
3. If asked to install required components, click Install.
4. On the initial installer screen, click Next.
5. Read and accept the license agreement, then click Next.
6. Select the edition of BarTender you have purchased, then click Next.
7. Under Optional Modules, check the component(s) you want to install with BarTender.
Alternatively, you can install these components at a later time. Options include the following: l
BarTender .NET SDKs l
BarTender Print Portal l
Seagull License Server
You do not need to install Seagull License Server for a trial installation, but it must be installed somewhere on your network for BarTender to fully function beyond the 30-day trial period.
8. Check Specify advanced installation options if you want to specify which BarTender components and companion applications you want to install with BarTender or which folder you want to install the BarTender Suite to.
9. Click Next.
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If you previously checked Specify advanced installation options, use the Advanced
Installation Options page to check the BarTender components and companion applications you want to install, and to specify the install folder, then click Next.
10. On the Service Account page, you can click Create a New User Account or Select an Existing
User Account to specify a user account for the services used by BarTender. Alternatively you can keep the default settings by not making changes on this page.
11. Click Next.
12. If you installed Print Portal, create an IIS_WEBPRINT account. If you already have an IIS_
WEBPRINT account, enter your password and click Next.
13. On the Ready to Install page, verify that the components you want installed are listed. If a change is needed, click the Back button on each page of the wizard until you locate the page that allows you to change the desired option. Alternatively, click Install to install BarTender and the listed components.
14. On the BarTender Activation screen, click Activate Now to activate your software now, or click
Next to activate your software later.
15. On the Registration and Maintenance screen, click Register Online Now to register your software now, or click Next to register your software later.
16. On the Installation Complete screen, you can optionally enable the following actions: l
Run BarTender l
Create Desktop Shortcut l
Open Getting Started Manual l
Run the System Database Wizard (Recommended)
17. When you have made your selections, click Finish. Installation is complete.
Installing BarTender Print Portal
BarTender Print Portal is a web-based application that provides an interface for selecting and printing BarTender documents. A single web server "hosts" Print Portal, making its documents accessible to other computers, tablets, and even mobile devices over the Internet. Users in your company can print documents simply by going to a website and selecting the document they want to print.
Print Portal must be hosted on a computer that is running the following software: l
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ASP.NET
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BarTender (Enterprise Automation or Trial edition)
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All client devices must have access to a web browser.
The BarTender System Database must be set up for Print Portal to function. For more information, refer to
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Enabling Authentication
Administrators can configure Print Portal so that users log in by using Windows accounts. With authentication enabled, only users with the Administer permission in Administration Console will be able to change Print Portal's administrative settings. Authentication is enabled in the
Administrative Setup settings of Print Portal.
If you want to further secure your environment, you can choose to authenticate users over
HTTPS. This requires that a security certificate and HTTPS binding is configured for the Print Portal website in IIS. For more information, refer to the BarTender Print Portal help system.
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For Designers and Print Operators
Whether you are designing or printing, the BarTender interface is powerful, and using it can be intimidating for new users. This chapter is written to get you started with the most basic tasks in
BarTender, including creating, designing, and printing items.
Creating a New Document
Depending on how BarTender is configured, one of three things will happen when you click New on the File menu or click on the main toolbar: l
The New Document wizard opens, which enables you to manually specify the size and shape of your design area. (This is the default behavior.) l
A blank template appears on screen that has the size and shape that are defined by the settings of the default printer on your computer.
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A copy of an existing document opens.
The design area on screen should match the dimensions and shape of the actual items that you are printing on. These settings, along with such settings as the number of printed items on a page, the orientation of your design, or the size of the gap between multiple items on the page, are defined by using either the New Document wizard or the Page Setup dialog.
Each on-screen design area is configured to a printer stock on a specific printer. If you need to change printers or media, BarTender will try to automatically change the dimensions of the design area to match the new printer or media. Because different printers support different sizes of media, the positioning of your objects may no longer fit on your printed item, and you will need to either change your design or change the page settings by using the Page Setup dialog.
Using BarTender's Sample Documents
Because designing templates on your own may be time-consuming, a number of standard documents can be installed by using the BarTender installation package. You can modify any of these documents to your own requirements. Often, you can even save time by modifying an existing document; if a sample document is similar to what you want to design, then you do not need to start from scratch.
Viewing the sample documents in BarTender is an easy way to discover the many features and capabilities of the application. After you have loaded a document, you can examine the various dialog settings to determine what features and customization options are available.
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To open a sample document
1. From the File menu, select Open. Alternatively, click the icon on the main toolbar.
2. In the left Navigation Pane, select BarTender Documents. If this is not an option, browse to the BarTender Documents folder under My Documents.
3. Double-click the appropriate industry or category folder, and then locate the sample document that you want to open.
4. Double-click the sample document to open it in BarTender. Alternatively, click the document name, and then click the Open button.
To create a copy of a sample document
1. From the File menu, select New. Alternatively, click the icon on the main toolbar.
2. In the New Document Wizard, select Existing BarTender Document as your starting point.
3. Click the Select button.
4. In the left Navigation Pane, select BarTender Documents. If this is not an option, browse to the BarTender Documents folder under My Documents.
5. Double-click the appropriate industry or category folder, and then locate the sample document that you want to open.
6. Double-click the sample document. Alternatively, click the document name, and then click the
Open button.
7. Click Finish to close the New Document Wizard and to open the copy of the document in
BarTender.
Adding Objects to Your Design
When you have a blank template (or design area) to work with, you can begin designing your printed items by adding objects to it. BarTender includes the following object types:
Barcode: Select from hundreds of barcode symbologies and specifications by using the
Select Barcode dialog, or select a recently used symbology from the list.
Text: Add a simple text object to your template, or specify formatted text by entering RTF,
HTML, or XAML code.
Line: Draw horizontal, vertical, or diagonal lines.
Shape: Select from a variety of shapes, including rectangles, arrows, polygons, and more.
Picture: Import a picture into your design from an existing file on your computer.
Encoder: Add a magnetic stripe, RFID tag, or smart card encoder to your template.
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The process for adding objects to your design is the same for all types of objects.
To add an object to your template
1. On the object toolbar, click the icon for the type of object that you want to add. Alternatively, click the object type on the Create menu.
2. On the sub-menu, click the object that you want. For line objects, skip this step.
3. Click the location where you want to add the object. For line objects, click and drag to the endpoint of the line.
Using Databases with BarTender
Many users store data, such as customer records or product information, in a file outside of
BarTender, such as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, an SQL database, or a text file. If you want to use this data, BarTender can pull the information directly into any barcode, text object, or encoder object on your template. These external data files are collectively known as databases. This topic describes the steps to follow to connect to a database and pull information into an object on your template.
To connect to a database
1. On the File menu, click Database Setup. Alternatively, click the icon on the main toolbar.
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If you have not previously connected to a database, this operation launches the
Database Setup wizard.
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If you are currently connected to a database, this operation opens the Database Setup dialog. Click the icon to launch the Database Setup wizard.
2. On the initial page of the Database Setup wizard, select the type of file that your data is stored in, and then click Next.
3. Follow the steps in the wizard to complete the connection setup for the selected file type. At the end of the wizard, click Finish to open the Database Setup dialog.
After you are connected to a database, the information that is stored in the file can be used to populate barcodes, text objects, or encoder objects on your template. The simplest way to pull in this information is to use the Data Sources pane of the Toolbox.
To link an object to a database field
1. Click Data Sources in the Toolbox to display the Data Sources pane.
2. Expand Database Fields to display all available fields in your database.
3. Drag the database field that you want to the barcode, text, or encoder object that you want.
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If the Live Database Navigator feature is enabled at the bottom of the design area, your data will be displayed directly on your template. Otherwise, click Print Preview on the File menu to view your data.
Entering Data at Print-Time
In some cases, the data for one or more objects on your template might not be known until printtime. Consider the following examples: l
A standard shipping label that includes the weight of a package, but the weight of the package is not known until print-time l
A product label for perishable items for which you need to enter the current date each time you print the label
When you encounter this type of requirement, you can configure BarTender to display a data entry form at the start of the print job. Users can then use this form to enter the data that is required to complete the print request.
To create and design a data entry form
1. At the bottom of the design area, click the Form 1 tab to open the Data Entry Form view.
2. On the object toolbar, click the icon for the control or object that you want to add.
Alternatively, click the object type on the Create menu.
3. On the sub-menu, click the control or object that you want. For line objects, skip this step.
4. Click the location where you want to add the control or object. For line objects, drag the pointer to the endpoint of the line.
To link a control to a template object
1. In the Data Sources pane of the Toolbox, locate the data source whose text you want to enter at print-time.
2. Drag the data source onto the control that you want.
3. Release the button to link the control to the object or data source on your template.
To enter data into a form at print-time
1. One the File menu, click Print to open the Print dialog. Alternatively, click the icon on the main toolbar.
2. Click Print to display the data entry forms for your document.
3. Enter the data into the controls on your form. The data that you enter will appear on your printed item at the location of the linked control.
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Printing Your Document
After the design is completed, you are ready to print your document. Depending on how your production environment is set up, you can print from a number of different applications in
BarTender.
To print your document from BarTender Designer
Each on-screen design area is configured to a specific printer. Because different printers support different sizes of media, changing your printer may affect the positioning of objects on your printed items. If this occurs, you may need to modify your design to match the new printer and media before you print.
1. Open the document that you want to print.
2. On the File menu, click Print to open the Print dialog. Alternatively, click the icon on the main toolbar.
3. Confirm that the correct printer is selected.
4. If you are connected to a database, verify that the Use Database check box is selected.
5. For Copies, enter the number of copies that you want to print. If you are connected to a database, this is the number of copies for each record in your database and not the total number of items that will be printed.
6. Click Print.
To print your document from Print Station
1. Open Print Station.
2. Browse to the document that you want to print.
3. Click the document one time. Depending on how Print Station is configured, this operation will either initiate the print job or open the Print Document dialog.
4. If prompted, select the printer that you want to use, and then enter the number of copies to print.
5. Click Print.
To print your document from Print Portal
1. Open Print Portal.
2. Browse to the document that you want to print.
3. Click the document one time. Depending on how Print Portal is configured, this may prompt you to connect to a printer. In this case, follow the steps in the wizard until it displays the Print
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page.
4. On the Print page, select the printer that you want to use, and then enter any other information.
5. Click Print.
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Open a data entry form
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For Administrators
BarTender is fully functional when you install it, but you can customize many of its configuration settings to optimize the use of the application in your printing environment. As an administrator of
BarTender, you are responsible for managing licensing, configuring application settings, and monitoring BarTender's performance. Essentially, it is up to you to customize BarTender in a way that matches the needs of your company. This section was written to help you locate the different administrative settings and intelligently set up BarTender for your printing environment.
Managing Your Automation License
When either the Automation or Enterprise Automation edition of BarTender is running, the application must be able to communicate with Seagull License Server (SLS) to monitor printer licensing. Each time a user prints an item, BarTender scans the network, trying to connect to SLS on the specified port.
One copy of SLS must be installed on your network to monitor printer usage and enforce licensing.
From SLS, you can track the number of printers in use and trends in printer usage. In addition, SLS can email notifications or create a message log when your printer license is reached.
BarTender's connection to SLS is configured by using the Licensing Setup dialog. If BarTender cannot locate SLS on the network, verify the connection settings and then test the connection by using this dialog.
To manage Seagull License Server connection options
1. On the Administer menu, click Licensing Setup to open the corresponding dialog.
2. To use the default connection settings, click to select Automatically Find Seagull License
Server. Otherwise, click to clear this option, and then manually enter the Server name or address where SLS is installed.
3. In the Preferred section, modify the Port, Timeout, and Attempts settings.
4. Click Test to verify that the connection is working properly.
5. Click OK to close the dialog.
If SLS is running behind a network router or if you have a firewall enabled, the Automatically Find Seagull License Server option might not locate the server. If the connection test fails, manually enter the network address into the Server field.
If BarTender cannot connect to the preferred SLS, you can specify the network location of another installed instance of SLS. The alternate SLS must be installed and activated independently of the preferred one, which requires the purchase of an additional software license.
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Setting Up the BarTender System Database
The BarTender System Database is the central data storage for applications in the BarTender Suite.
It is required for most of the features that are included in the Automation and Enterprise Automation editions. It includes such data as the following: l
Events that are encountered by any BarTender application (such as error messages and "pop up" dialogs) l
Information about each print job that is sent from BarTender (such as the document that was printed and the time the job was sent) l
Security checks that are defined in Administration Console l
Template designs and preview images (for subsequent reprinting) l
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Librarian files and revision information
The default BarTender System Database uses Microsoft SQL Server Express, which is free but which has a 10 GB database size limit. If you want multiple computers to share a centralized database, or if you have a single computer logging a high volume of print jobs, you may want to use your own database server.
You can run the BarTender System Database Setup wizard from the BarTender installer after you install BarTender. If it was not installed at that time or if you want to install another BarTender
System Database, you can run the wizard directly from Administration Console.
For more information about creating, administering, and maintaining the BarTender System
Database, refer to the System Database section of the BarTender help system.
Configuring BarTender Security
There are a number of security measures available in BarTender to help you protect your documents and to regulate your printing environment. Security in BarTender is highly customizable, ranging from simple document protection to more complex user permission systems. To help you decide which methods are most appropriate for your environment, refer to the BarTender System Security white paper for a comprehensive description of all the available security measures.
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Application-level security limits someone's ability to run or administer BarTender as an application. For example, applying a print-only password affects a user's ability to modify every document in BarTender.
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Document-level security affects only a single document. These security settings are stored with the document; therefore, moving the document to another computer will not affect the document's security settings. Examples include defining a document password or encrypting a document.
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Application-Level Security
The following application-level security methods are available: l
Print-Only Password: A print-only password locks BarTender so that without the password, users have limited access to BarTender's design functionality. This is the quickest security method to set up but also the most easily defeated.
To define a print-only password
1. From the Administer menu, select Print-Only Password Setup to open the corresponding dialog.
2. Enter and confirm the password.
3. Click OK.
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User Permissions: With Administration Console, a companion application to BarTender, administrators can control user access for different actions across the BarTender Suite.
Specifically for BarTender, administrators can prevent users from making configuration changes, modifying documents, or printing.
To assign permissions by using Administration Console
1. Open Administration Console.
2. In the Navigation Pane, click Security.
3. Click to select the Enable Security for this PC check box if it is not already selected.
4. In the Navigation Pane, click User Permissions to open the User Permissions page.
5. At the bottom of Users and Groups, click Add to open the Add User or Group dialog.
6. Select the user whom you want to add. You can refine the users and groups in the list by selecting a Location or by entering search criteria, such as a user or group name.
7. Click OK to close the Add User or Group dialog.
8. With the newly added user or group selected in the Users and Groups pane, specify the permissions that you want to allow or deny.
9. Click Apply to apply the settings. Or, click OK to apply the settings and also close
Administration Console.
Document-Level Security
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BarTender Document Password: A BarTender document password protects various aspects of a document from all users who don't know the password. These protected
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actions include opening the document, modifying the design, or changing VBScripts.
Document passwords cannot be recovered if lost. This means that after you configure your document to have a document password, losing the associated password is likely to prevent you from using that document again.
To set up a BarTender document password
1. Open the BarTender document that you want to protect with a password.
2. From the File menu, select BarTender Document Password to open the corresponding dialog.
3. Set the password and an optional password hint.
4. Under Protected Actions, click to select the actions that you want to protect.
5. Click OK to close the dialog.
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Document Encryption: By enabling document encryption in Administration Console, administrators prevent unauthorized users from accessing encrypted documents on unsecured PCs. If an encrypted document is moved to a different PC, it cannot be opened unless Administration Console is also installed and someone has defined the same key that was used to encrypt the document.
To create an encryption key
1. Open Administration Console.
2. In the Navigation Pane, click Security.
3. Click to select the Enable Security for this PC check box if it is not already selected.
4. In the Navigation Pane, click Encryption to open the Encryption page.
5. Click Add, and then enter the key of your choice along with any comment that you want to associate with it.
6. Click OK to close the dialog.
7. To automatically encrypt all documents in BarTender when you save them, click to select Encrypt documents when saving.
8. Click Apply to apply the settings. Or, click OK to apply the settings and also close
Administration Console.
To encrypt existing documents
1. Open Administration Console.
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2. In the Navigation Pane, click Security.
3. Click to select the Enable Security for this PC check box if it is not already selected.
4. In the Navigation Pane, click Encryption to open the Encryption page.
5. At the bottom of the Encryption page, click the Document Encryptor link to open the
BarTender Document Encryptor dialog.
6. Click the Add button to open Windows Explorer.
7. Browse to and select the documents that you want, and then click Open.
8. In the BarTender Documents pane, select the documents that you want to be encrypted.
9. From the New Key dropdown list, select the encryption key that you want.
10. Click Encrypt Selected Documents Using New Key.
11. Click Close to close the Document Encryptor dialog.
12. Click Apply to apply the settings. Or, click OK to apply the settings and also close
Administration Console.
Changing the Language
BarTender is available in 23 languages and provides on-demand switching of the user interface between the following languages:
Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German,
Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (European and
Brazilian), Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
By default, BarTender is installed in English and in the locale of your operating system. Additional languages can be added by using the BarTender installer.
To install additional languages
This procedure assumes that you have already installed BarTender on your computer.
1. Double-click the BarTender installation package.
2. On the initial installer screen, click Modify, and then click Next.
3. Click to select the All Translations check box.
4. Click Next to complete the language installation.
5. After the installation is complete, click Finish to close the installer.
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To change the language of the user interface
1. From the Tools menu, click User Preferences to open the corresponding dialog.
2. Click the Regional Settings tab.
3. From the Language list, select the language that you want.
4. Click OK to apply your settings and close the dialog.
Managing BarTender Files and Folders
As an administrator, you can specify where BarTender will store application-specific files. You can also set the default directories where BarTender will save and retrieve documents, images, and scripts. If you are running the Enterprise Automation edition of BarTender, you can use Librarian for file revision control and workflow.
The File Location page in Administration Console defines all of these locations, whether they are on your local PC, somewhere on the network, or stored in Librarian. All of the defined locations can be transferred between installed instances of BarTender. To save the current locations in an XML file, select Export Settings, and then browse to the destination directory that you want. After it is saved, the XML file can be loaded into another instance of BarTender by using the Import Settings option.
To set a default file location
1. In Administration Console, select the File Locations node to open the corresponding page.
2. Locate and then select the folder or file location that you want to set.
3. Click Change Location.
4. Browse to the directory where you want BarTender to save and/or retrieve files. For configuration files, also enter a file name for the configuration file.
5. Click OK to close both dialogs.
Using Librarian
Librarian enables you to store files in a centralized database rather than “loose” on various hard drives, so files are easier to track and manage. File check-in and check-out processes prevent users from overwriting each others' changes. You can use revision control to retain copies of all previous versions of a file so that not only do you have a history of who has made what changes and when, but you can also retrieve actual copies of the previous versions and even roll back to an older version if you want. Librarian can be used with Security Center, letting you control which users can access files within Librarian and what they can do with them.
For more information, refer to the Librarian book of the BarTender help system.
Librarian is available with the Enterprise Automation edition of
BarTender.
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Logging Application Messages
When you encounter a message, BarTender has the ability to log the message content and relevant information about the occurrence to a text file or to the BarTender System Database. Examples of these messages might include: l
Save changes to Document1.btw?
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Although BarTender cannot connect to Seagull License Server, your BarTender will continue to function normally for another 1 day(s). However, after this grace period ends, BarTender will refuse to print or export printer code templates until a connection with Seagull License Server is reestablished.
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No Data Sources Are Set To Be Serialized
You have specified a number of serialized templates but none of the data sources for any of the objects are set to be serialized. To enable serialization for an object, see the Object
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These messages may be purely informational, while others require that you make some sort of modification to your document. When a message is logged, BarTender also saves relevant information about the message, such as the time it occurred, the user's response, the message's severity, and the computer in use. These logs can be viewed and audited at a later time to evaluate
BarTender's performance, or to identify common user error within the application.
To log application messages to the BarTender System Database
1. From the Administer menu, select Log Setup to open the corresponding dialog.
2. On the Database Log tab, enable Log To BarTender System Database.
3. If you are not currently connected to a BarTender System Database, click Setup to connect to an existing one or to create a new one.
4. Under Information To Log, enable Application Messages.
5. From the Severity dropdown list, select the severity level of the messages you wish to log. If you wish to manually select the messages to log, select Custom, then Select. Check the messages you want, then click OK to return to the Log Setup dialog.
6. Click OK to close the Log Setup dialog.
You can view all messages logged to the BarTender System Database in History Explorer, one of the companion applications included with the Automation and Enterprise Automation editions.
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To log application messages to a text file
1. From the Administer menu, select Log Setup to open the corresponding dialog.
2. On the Text File Log tab, enable Log Messages.
3. Click the Setup button to open the Text File Log Message Setup dialog.
4. For Log File Folder, enter the location where you want to save the log file.
5. To manually select the messages to log, click the Select button. Check the messages you want, then click OK to return to the Text File Log Message Setup dialog.
6. Click OK to close both dialogs.
You can view the message log at any time from the Text File Log Message Setup or by browsing to the location where the file is saved.
Sending Email Alerts
When BarTender generates an error or warning message, you can have an email message delivered to your inbox that notifies you of its occurrence. The message information includes the following details (sections), in this order: Date, Time, Message Number, Message Type, Message Category,
Response to Message, and Message Body.
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Tab Delimited: Each message section is separated by a tab character.
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Comma Delimited: Each message section is separated by a comma.
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Quote and Comma Delimited: Each message section is enclosed in quotation marks and separated by a comma.
To receive alerts, you must configure the outgoing mail server and specify one or more recipients by using the Alert Setup dialog.
To enable email alerts
1. From the Administer menu, select Alert Setup to open the Alert Setup dialog.
2. On the E-Mail tab, click to select the Enable E-Mail check box.
3. For Mail System, select the email protocol that you want to use to send the messages.
4. Click Setup to configure the outgoing mail server and to enter credentials, and then click OK to return to the Alert Setup dialog.
5. In the To field, enter one or more recipients for the alerts, separated by semicolons.
6. For Output Type, select the desired delivery format.
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7. To manually select the messages that will trigger a notification, click Select Messages to open the Select Messages: Email Alerts dialog.
8. Click to select the messages that you want to trigger a notification, and then click OK to return to the Alert Setup dialog.
9. Click OK to close the Alert Setup dialog.
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Related Documentation
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Seagull Scientific Website https://www.seagullscientific.com
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BarTender Support Center https://support.seagullscientific.com
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BarTender Online Help System http://help.seagullscientific.com
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Seagull White Papers https://www.seagullscientific.com/support/white-papers
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