Template Design - Template Objects

How to change the default font for text objects in BarTender

Question How do you set the default font for text objects in BarTender? Applicable to  Any BarTender version   Answer / Solution  For object default settings, you can create components to set the default font for text objects. Please do the following: Edit the text properties to suit your needs ...
How to configure text objects to fill out the space of a previous object that is empty?

Question How to configure text objects to fill out the space of a previous object that is empty? Applicable to  BarTender Designer 2019 and later Answer / Solution Before, when working with different text objects, a solution for this problem would require Visual Basic. However, thanks to the new ...
How to create vertical Kanji characters and alphabetical letters in a text object

Question How to create vertical Kanji characters and alphabetical letters in BarTender? Applicable to BarTender Designer Answer / Solution To create vertical Kanji characters:  Create a text object within BarTender Designer and choose a font type that is written in a vertical format (font type u...
Setting up Text Wrapping

BarTender can automatically wrap and fit text around other objects in your template. This allows you to create dynamic labels, cards and other items with with static or variable data.

Can You Superscript and Subscript in BarTender?

Question Can You Superscript and Subscript in BarTender? Answer Yes. You can select the Word Processor object and go into its properties. From here, you can select either superscript or subscript as desired.Ensure to save your changes, and the changes will be applied on the object.

How can I add a page number and total page counter that works with command script integrations (Print Job Fields)

Question  How can I add a page number and total page counter that works with command script integrations (and likely other integrations too)? And perhaps make it work with just regular labels? Answer Scenario 1  You have a simple command script but you want to control the number of copies. So you...
Adding symbols for UDI, GHS, or other special characters the easy way

Question  How do you add special characters such as GHS or UDI compliant symbols into a BarTender template? Answer  On the Toolbar in Designer, click the A and select the Symbols Font Characters This brings up a dialog that only lists special character fonts in our own fonts as well as WingDings...
Multiple font styles within HTML text object

Question  Is it possible to use multiple font styles within HTML text object in BarTender? Answer  1.Using the style attribute  HTML elements can be modified by attributes. Attributes are placed within the opening tag in an element. You can set the style of every HTML element by using the style t...
Can you modify objects in multiple labels at the same time

Symptom Can you make a change to a multiple label files at the same time, for example change the data source type from database field to embedded data. Environment All versions of BarTender Fix/Answer You are not able to modify multiple label files at once.  You will need to open each label indiv...
X of Y Serialization

There may be a need to add box serialization in the form of "Box 1 of x" to your label. BarTender has an object called the "X of Y" component that uses Visual Basic Script for this purpose.  With BarTender open, choose the Components ToolBox. If this is not visible, choose the View menu and enabl...
How to display the week number of the year in a date text object in BarTender

Overview You want to display the week of the year in a date field in BarTender. Applicable to BarTender Designer 2016 and later Information Open BarTender Create a new template or open an existing template Create or select the "Date" object that you want to adjust Double click the object to open...
Adding images to your template

BarTender supports a wide variety of popular image formats.  Images can be added using any of the three methods listed below.  Method 1: Embedded pictures Continue to Embedding Images into a BarTender Document for step-by-step instructions. Embedded pictures become a permanent part of a BarTender...
Adding barcodes to your template

BarTender supports nearly every barcode symbology. You can see a full list of our supported barcodes on this page. Before adding a barcode to your label you will need to decide which symbology to use. The type of barcode that you need is usually determined by any individual specifications that y...
Adding text to your template

Text in BarTender is added using one of three primary text objects: Normal. Single Line text object for short length text that does not require multiple lines. Normal Wrapped. Multi-line text objects for text that must be displayed across multiple lines. Word Processor - special container objec...
Multi-line text objects

Overview Multi-line or Paragraph Text objects allow you to create text that spans multiple lines in your BarTender document.   Adding a Multi-line object Select the icon on the object toolbar to display a list of all available text object types. Alternatively, select Text from the Create menu. ...
Word processor objects

Overview A Word Processor text object can be formatted using BarTender's Word Processor, an easy-to-use interface that enables you to modify the content of the text object. Single and Multi-line text boxes will apply formatting to the entire object; this prevents formatting such as bolding indivi...
Grouping objects together

Overview The Group command allows you to combine two or more objects on the template into a single group. After the individual objects have been combined into a group, the group can be selected by clicking on any individual object in the group. Grouping objects allows certain attributes to be app...
Creating and using components in BarTender

Overview Sometimes when designing a template, you need to add an object whose properties are nearly identical to those of another object you created earlier, either on the same template or on a different one. The Components pane of the Toolbox gives you a place to create and store pre-configured ...