New

A new barcode drawing is created by using the New command on the File menu. When a new barcode drawing is created and displayed on the screen, the default properties are copied from a template file. You can specify the template file from Tools | Options menu. If no template file is present, the default settings are used. The default barcode drawing bears Morovia logo and copyright.

Open...

A saved barcode file can be redisplayed by using the Open command on the File menu.

A standard Windows File Open dialog pops up to allow you to explore the file system to locate the barcode file you want to open.

Save/Save As

When you open a barcode drawing, Monterey Barcode Creator loads the contents from the disk to the screen. Changes made to the barcode drawing are temporarily stored in memory until you save them to the disk.

Barcode drawings are saved with Save or Save As command on the File menu.

If you use the Save command to save the barcode document and the selected barcode document is unnamed, the Save dialog will appear prompting you to provide a name. If you attempt to close the file to which you have made changes, you will be asked if you want to save the drawing. You can save the barcode file to any folder you want. In practice, we recommend you use a dedicated foler under My Documents folder and under the root disk drive.

We also recommend that you save your drawing often when making extensive changes, so that you avoid losing your work due to power outages or other unplanned events.

Export Image...

After you finish designing your barcode, you may desire to move the artwork to another program.

Monterey Barcode Creator supports the following graphics format: BMP, JPEG, GIF, TIF, PNG and EMF. The EMF (enhanced metafile) is a vector graphics format and used internally by Windows. All others are raster graphics formats.

If you export an image in a raster graphics format, such as JPEG, you need to be aware that raster image format does not hold all information, especially under a low resolution condition. A raster image can be though as a two-dimensional array of pixels, with each pixel containing the color information. Most of raster image formats do not have a field to specify the resolution information. As a result, you may need to specify the resolution when you export to another program.

The property of RasterImageResolution determines the resolution used when exporting to a raster image format. The default value of this property is 300.

Print...

Monterey Barcode Creator has a built-in database with 1,500 known label paper products. Most likely the label paper you are using is already in the database; if it is not, you can always add it.

Click the Use Label Settings... button to activate the label paper list. Select the paper you are working with and check the appropriate printing options. Otherwise the barcode is printed on the top left side of the paper.

Print Preview

To see how a barcode drawing will appear when printed, use the Print Preview command on the File menu or click the Print Preview button on the toolbar. Print Preview will show you an exact replica of the printed chart on your computer screen. The Print Preview command is also available directly from the Print dialog.

The buttons along the top of the Print Preview window allow you to print and change the view of the chart.

Print Setup

To select the default printer, paper size, use this command.

Recent Used Files

The four most recently opened or closed barcode files are displayed at the bottom of the File menu.

To open one, you can either click it with the mouse, highlight it and press ENTER, or choose the number (with the File menu displayed) that corresponds to the one you want to open.