This mode is will work with most third party printer drivers. For every label that is printed, SmartCodeStudio will send the entire graphics data to the driver.

This mode has the advatange of obtaining a printout that look like what you see on the screen.

High Performance (Graphics, WYSIWYG)

This mode is available only when SmartCodeDrivers are used.

In this mode, static objects are cached as bitmaps and stored in the printer. Only data that are changed in subsequent labels are sent to the printer. and this results in a big reduction in the printing time for a set of labels.

This mode, like the Normal mode above, produces WYSIWYG output, but gives much better performance.

High Performance (Native)

This mode is available only when SmartCodeDrivers are used.

The Native mode gives the best performance in terms of printing speed and quality. Objects are sent as native commands to the printer instead of graphics. For example, when printing a barcode, SmartCodeStudio sends a command describing the barcode (type, data and dimensions) to the printer, rather than a series of black and white bars.

When a barcode is set with a density, this printing mode produces barcode printouts that are highly scannable.

Not all objects have a corresponding native command on the printer. Objects not printed as native commands will be emulated with graphics. Some native objects may also not look exactly like those on the screen, resulting in a slight difference between the screen and the printout.

When designing a label with this mode, you have the option to turn on the High Performance Native View described below. This view helps you to distinguish between native and graphics objects that will be sent to the printer.

High Performance Native View

(View->High Performance Native View)

In High Performance Native View, objects are shown with a blue or green dots beside them. An object with a blue dot indicates it will be printed as graphics, while an object with a green dot means the object will be printed as a native commands. The dot also represents the anchor point of the object used for measurement and alignment in SmartCodeStudio.

Print Preference

(File->Print Perference)

In the file menu, you can set the print preference to Prompt One Label at a time or Prompt All Labels. The print preference applies only to documents that contain prompt objects (i.e. Barcodes or Texts that have datasource set to Prompt).

If Prompt One Label is set, the labels will be printed one at a time. This cause the printer to print and eject one label once the data for one label has been entered.

If Prompt All Labels is set, printing will start only when the data for all the labels have been fully entered.