Toolbars

The toolbars are found below the menu bar ot the top of the screen. Each of the button on the toolbars represents a frequently used command in the Barcode Creator. See Chapter 1 for detailed information about using the toolbars.

Monterey Barcode Creator V3.0 features three toolbars: Standard, Format and Border.

Status Bar

The Status Bar is at the bottom of the Barcode Creator application window. It provides a description of the currently selected menu command in the first pane. The next 3 panes on the right provide information about the current symbology, overall symbol size and the current zoom ratio.

To display the Status Bar

Choose the Status Bar from the View menu, so that a check mark appears.

To hide the Status Bar

Choose the Status Bar from the View menu, so that the check mark disappears.

View the current symbology

The current symbology information is found at the second pane of the Status bar.

View the overall symbol size

The symbol size is expressed in inch. It is located at the third pane of the Status bar.

View the zoom ratio

The zoom ratio information is located at the last pane of the Status bar.

Properties

This command toggles the display of the Properties Window.

Monterey Barcode Creator 3 introduces a new window allowing you to fine control the barcode you created.

Use this window to view and change the design-time properties of the barcode object located in the designer window. Properties window is available from the View menu.

The Properties window displays different types of editing fields, depending on the needs of a particular property. These edit fields include edit boxes, drop-down lists, and links to custom editor dialog boxes. Properties shown in gray are read-only.

Zoom In / Zoom Out / Actual Size

The Zoom In and Zoom Out commands can be selected from the View menu or from the Standard toolbar. The Zoom Ratio is displayed in the Status bar.

The Zoom In command progressively zooms in on barcode drawing displayed on the screen. Each time the command is used, the more detailed the view of the barcode drawing.

The Zoom Out command changes the scaling to the previously zoomed state. For example, if you have used the Zoom In command to zoom in on the drawing four times, the Zoom Out command will take you back to the third zoomed view. Using it again will take you back to the second zoomed view, etc.

Rotate Left / Rotate Right

The Rotate Left and Rotate Right commands are selected from the View menu.

The Rotate Left command rotates the barcode drawing anti-clockwise in an increase of 90 degrees.

The Rotate Right command rotates the barcode drawing clockwise in an increase of 90 degrees.