Adding Objects to Your Design

When you have a blank template (or design area) to work with, you can start to design your printed items by adding objects to the template. BarTender includes the following object types:

Barcode: Adds a barcode to the design area. Click to select the barcode that you want.

Text: Adds a text object to the design area. Click to select the type of text that you want.

Line: Adds a line to the design area.

 Shape: Adds a shape to the design area. Click to select the shape that you want.

Picture: Adds a picture to the design area. Click to select the source of the picture that you want.

Table: Adds a table object to the design area.

Layout Grid: Adds a layout grid object to the design area.

 Encoder: Adds an encoder object to the design area. After you add a printer that supports the encoder technology that you want to use, you can click to select the encoder object that you want after you have selected a printer that supports the encoder technology that you want to use. Encoder objects include radio-frequency identification (RFID), magnetic stripe, and smart card technologies.

One way to add these objects to your design is by using the object toolbar or the Create menu. After you add an object, there are many ways to position it and customize it to your needs. For more information about how to add and modify template objects, refer to Creating and Modifying Template Objects.

ClosedTo add an object to your template

  1. On the object toolbar, click the icon for the type of object that you want to add. Alternatively, click the object type on the Create menu.

  2. On the sub-menu, click the object that you want. For line objects, skip this step.

  3. Click the location where you want to add the object. For line objects, click and drag to the endpoint of the line.