External File

Use an External File data source when you want the object to print data that is stored in a separate file, such as binary or text data.

You can use this data source to enter Rich Text Formatting (RTF), HTML, or XAML formatting into a text object by using a markup language. For an external application where these markup languages are used, BarTender automatically converts the text and formatting into the corresponding markup language.

In the Toolbox, click the Data Sources tab to show the Data Sources pane.
Drag the External File data source from the Data Sources pane to the location on the template where you want the object.
Open the Object Properties dialog. To do this, double-click the object. Alternatively, click Properties on the object's context menu.
In the navigation pane, click the External File data source to open the Data Sources property page, and then specify the source for the external file that you want.
Click Close to close the dialog.

You can configure the properties of this data source by using the Data Sources property page of the Object Properties dialog. You can identify a External File data source in the navigation pane of the Object Properties dialog by the

icon. For more information about the properties that you can specify for the data source, refer to Data Sources Property Page.

You can also replace an existing data source with an External File data source or add an External File data source to an object's already existing data sources. For more information about how to do this, refer to Configuring Data Sources.