User`s guide

21-0381E v4.7.4
Welcome Report Control
Admin Sys Config Tech-Ref
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 Ensure the displayed image and
other settings are correct;
 Click [Print Badge]
(printer symbol) --
bottom-right portion of the user
screen. Then, locate and double-
click your previously saved card
design template (.gdr file).
 In the next screen, select your printer
(plus any desired properties) and
click OK.
 In the print preview window, magnify
and/or view your sample as desired.
To print the card, click Print on the
toolbar (printer symbol).
For more information, refer to the [Print
Badge] item-description.
Designing Cards
(Requires the Photo-Badging Option)
 Open the User screen with any user showing
on-screen;
 Click [Create Badge]
(tools symbol) -- bottom-
right portion of the user screen, and design
your new card layout as desired, or open a
previous one to edit. When finished, be sure to
save your settings (File, Save).
For more information, look for "[Create Badge] (tools
symbol)" in the item-descriptions.
- [Print Badge] (printer symbol): This allows
selecting a card-layout file, and printing the
person's photo and data onto an access card;
Tip: The printer set-up button in the print-preview
window provides access to additional settings (after
you select a printer and click OK).
- [Card Printer Encoder Setup] (coloured bands
symbol)
: This provides additional settings for a
card printer encoder.
Tip: Additional information is provided separately.
(Click the button, and then press F1 for help.)
- [Create Badge] (tools symbol): This allows
designing card templates (i.e., setting up the
layout and data to appear on sets of cards).
Tips:  This launches as a separate program. For
details on using this software, refer to its on-line help
and/or printed manual (as applicable).
 You can create a new layout, or open an existing
one to edit.
 Look to the right of K O near the right-hand end of
the toolbar. This field allows inserting (or
converting) common user-data fields instead of
plain text via the T button.
 For multiple items printed as one field
: You must
first set up an 'expression'.  E
dit, Define
Expression.  Select a field and click the "Up
Arrows" button.  Type a "+" before each additional
item, and enclose any additional text in double-
quotes. Example: Last Name+", "+First Name
 *Card Number*
: Whenever you see 'Card Number'
enclosed in asterisks (*), this pertains to magstripe
encoding for use as access cards. For other card
uses (or to print the card number), select 'Card
Number' without the asterisks.
 Magstripe Encoding (card-access vs. other uses)
:
1) Refer to [Card Printer Encoder Setup],
previous/above;
2) Go to E
dit Card Encoding;
3) Select the 'track' (Track 2 is typical/common);
4) Select the desired item:
 For magstripe access cards: *Card Number*
(with asterisks);
 For other uses: Desired item
(e.g., 'Card Number');
5) [Add Field], [OK].
Card-Badging Update for Language Support
(v4.62)
Previously, cards could only be printed by an operator
of the same language as the one who created the
badge layout. This has been fixed in Director v4.62 by
adding numeric references to the end of field names
as used by the card badging software.
Right-Hand side of the User Form