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From the Scale property page, you can connect a scale display control to an installed scale, edit the scale's configuration, and specify the scale's unit of measurement. You can also enable automated weight capture of a stable weight and printing. This property page contains a preview area, which shows how the scale display control will appear on the data entry form, based on the current settings.

To open the Scale property page:

1. Double-click the control to open the Scale Display Properties dialog. Alternatively, select Properties from the control's context menu.

2. In the Left Navigation pane, select Scale to open the Scale property page.

The following options are available:

• Weighing Scale Setup: Opens the Weighing Scale Setup dialog, which enables you to configure scales that are installed on your system, and to add additional scales.

Scale Configuration

• Scale: Defines the weighing scale that BarTender connects to in order to receive a weight value.

• Properties: Opens the installed scale's Scale Properties dialog, which enables you to modify the settings of the selected scale.

Scale Control Properties

• Appearance: Defines what the scale display control looks like on the form.

  Opens the Scale Appearance dialog, which enables you to customize the appearance of the scale display control.

• Weight Units: Specifies the scale's unit of measurement.

• Capture stable weight automatically: When enabled, instructs BarTender to automatically record a stable weight when an item is placed on the scale. The variables by which BarTender determines a stable weight are defined on the Advanced tab of the Scale Properties dialog.

• Print after capture: When enabled, automatically prints the document when a stable weight is recognized. This option eliminates the need to press Print on the data entry form following the capture of a stable weight.

• Start Test: Determines whether BarTender can connect to the specified scale using the connection settings defined in the Scale Properties dialog.

Supported Controls

This property page is available for the following controls:

• Scale Display Control

Related Topics

• Scale Display Control
• Adding a Scale Display Control to a Form
• Scale Appearance Dialog
• Scale Properties Dialog