Understanding the Default Reply

The Default Reply is the text that will initially display in the reply box on the data entry form at the beginning of a print job. The default reply will also be displayed as the sample text on your template when you enable data entry for a data source.

At print-time, BarTender determines the default reply based on the data source type. Therefore, the default reply can be entered manually from the keyboard (embedded data), read from an external database, or determined by a VB Script. The data source type can be modified using the Type option of the Data Source property page.

If the source is set to Embedded Data and data entry is enabled for the selected data source, you can modify the default reply using the following procedure:

  1. Double-click on the desired object to open the Object Properties dialog. Alternatively, select Properties from the object's context menu.

  2. Select the desired data source from the Navigation Pane to view the Data Source property page.

  3. Select the Data Source tab.

  4. For Default Reply, enter the desired text.

  5. Click Close to apply your changes.

When you execute a print job, the data entry form will be displayed with the default reply inside of the reply box. To overwrite the default reply, simply type the new value into the reply box. If you do not enter a new value, the default reply will print on your item(s).

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