Zebra Card Printer Cardstudio™ Reference Manual: P1029261-001 Rev A

Zebra® Card Printer
CardStudio™
Reference Manual
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P1029261-001 Rev A
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Contents
1 • Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3 CardStudio Software Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 • Create a Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.4 CardStudio Software Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.5 Build a Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.5.1 Run CardStudio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.5.2 Pick a Template (pre-designed card) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.5.3 Modify Template Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.5.4 Save the Template as Your Card Design . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.6 Print Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.6.1 Locate and open your card design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.6.2 Switch to Database View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.6.3 Add a new record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.6.4 One-time camera setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.6.5 Take a picture with the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.6.6 Print the card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3 • Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.2 Design Toolbar (Design View) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.3 Drawing Toolbar (Design View) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.4 Database Toolbar (Database View) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.5 Batch Print Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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4 • Main Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.2 Design View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.3 Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.3.1 Source Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4.3.2 Position Dashboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
4.3.3 Line Dashboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
4.3.4 Fill Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4.3.5 Text Dashboard: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
4.3.6 Image Dashboard: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4.3.7 Effects Dashboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4.3.8 Bar Code Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4.3.9 2D Bar Code Dashboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
4.3.10 Clip-Art Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
4.3.11 Database Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
4.4 Database View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5 • Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
5.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
5.2 Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
5.2.1 File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
5.2.2 Edit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5.2.3 View Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
5.2.4 Draw Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
5.2.5 Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
5.2.6 Database Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
5.2.7 Window Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
5.2.8 Help Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
6 • Working with Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
6.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
6.2 CardStudio Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
6.3 Resizing Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
6.4 Moving and Aligning Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
6.5 Editing Text Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
7 • Working with Variables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
7.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
7.2 Variable Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
8 • About Bar Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
8.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
8.2 1-Dimensional Bar Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
8.3 2-Dimensional Bar Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
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9 • Magnetic Encoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
9.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
9.2 About Magnetic Stripe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
9.3 Encoding a Magnetic Stripe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
10 • Smart Card Encoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
10.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
10.2 Contact Smart Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
10.2.1 Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
10.2.2 Contact Smart Card Encoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
10.3 Contactless Smart Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
10.3.1 Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
10.3.2 Contactless Smart Card Encoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
11 • Overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
11.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
11.2 Defining an Overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
11.3 Bitmap Based Overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
12 • Logins and Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
12.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
12.2 Logins and Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
12.2.1 Administrator Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
12.2.2 Create User Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
12.2.3 Permissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
13 • CardStudio and Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
13.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
13.2 Introduction to ODBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
13.3 Database Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
13.4 Data Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
13.5 Data Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
13.6 CardStudio Internal Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
13.6.1 Create a New Internal Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
13.6.2 Working with an Internal Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
13.7 CardStudio Internal Text Data Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
13.8 Connect to an External Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
13.9 Working with the Database Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
13.10 Database Toolbar (Database View) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
13.11 CardStudio Database Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
13.12 CardStudio Database Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
13.13 Auto Print Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
13.13.1 Preparing the CardStudio for Auto Print . . . . . . . . . . . 135
13.13.2 Start Auto Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
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14 • Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
14.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
14.2 Printing Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
14.3 Batch Print Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
14.3.1 Printing to a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
14.3.2 Batch Print Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
14.3.3 The Batch Print File Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
14.4 Print Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Appendix A • CardStudio Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Appendix B • Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Appendix C • Conditional Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Appendix D • FaceSnap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Appendix E • Barcode Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Appendix F • Worldwide Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
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1
Introduction
1.1 Overview
CardStudio is a full-feature card design and printing software application with complete
capabilities for card layout and design. It is provided in three editions: Classic, Standard,
and Professional.
All three editions integrate the required features for ID Card design and production.
Classic: Main application for card design and printing.
Standard: Adds the ability of printing using a CSV Database connection (included with
CardStudio design templates).
Professional: Allows full internal database and external management via ODBC drivers
as well as Contactless & Biometrics.
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Features
1.2 Features
Classic
• Full Color Design Capabilities
• Double-Sided Cards
• Image Acquisition (VFW, TWAIN, WIA, DS, FILE)
• Printing Variables (Date Time, Counters)
• Barcodes 1D - Code39, 128
• NetWork Print
Standard
• Printing Variables (Concatenation and Keyboard Input)
• Barcodes 1D/2D - Complete Library
• Clipart Manager
• Magnetic Encoding (ISO, JIS)
• CSV DB Import for Printing Only
• Network Print Server
• Barcodes 2D
Professional
• Signature Panel
• Contact Smart Card Plug-Ins
• ODBC Connectivity Microsoft Access
• DataBase Editing Window
• DataBase Reports
• Auto Print
• User Logins for Role-based Security
• Multi-Layout Card Designs
• ODBC Connectivity - All Databases
• Conditional Layout Printing from DB
• Contactless Cards (MIFARE, HID, EM Prox, TI)
• Biometric Management
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CardStudio Software Versions
1.3 CardStudio Software Versions
Feature CardStudio CardStudio CardStudio

Classic Standard Professional
Full-color design capabilities, dual-sided cards √ √ √
Image acquisition (VFW, TWAIN, WIA, DS, FILE) √ √ √
Printing variables (date time, counters) √ √ √
Barcodes 1D – Code39, 128 √ √ √
CardStudio design templates and template √ √ √

designer
Network print √ √ √
Barcodes 1D - All √ √
Magnetic encoding (ISO, JIS) √ √
Printing variables (concatenation, keyboard input) √ √
Microsoft Excel and CSV DB import √ √
Barcodes 2D √ √
Multi layout card designs √
ClipArt manager √
Signature panel, biometric management,  √

login security
Contact and contactless smart card plug-ins √
DB connectivity Microsoft Access, ODBC √

connectivity - all databases
Database editing view, conditional layout printing √
from DB, database reports
Network print server √

2
Create a Card
2.4 CardStudio Software Overview

CardStudio is based on the use of pre-designed card templates. This greatly simplifies
card design.

Create a Card
CardStudio Software Overview
Templates are organized in the following categories, though any template could be used for any
particular function.
• Clubs and Associations

• ID Cards
• Other Card Designs
• Retail and Loyalty Cards
• Schools and Libraries
• Visitor Badges
The use of a card template in CardStudio allows you to choose images for predefined objects, like
background and logos, as well as create new design objects over a template.
Data is stored on a spreadsheet with point-to-image-file fields (images are stored in a specific
location), that can be linked to predefined objects on the card template.
All template-related files (data, image, etc.) are stored in default sub-folders within the CardStudio
Program Folder:
C:\Program Files\Zebra Technologies\CardStudio\Templates\ < category folders >
Category folders include Clubs and Associations, ID Cards, Other Card Designs, Retail and
Loyalty Cards, Schools and Libraries, and Visitor Badges.
Within the category folders are sample card folders; e.g., in Clubs and Associations you will find
Adventurepass, CountryClub, Skipass, etc. Each sample card folder is structured as follows:
• ...\Backgrounds (Landscape or Portrait)

• ...\Data (Microsoft Excel Worksheet and Photos Folder)
• ...\Card Template (Adventurepass.car file)

Create a Card
Build a Card
2.5 Build a Card

2.5.1 Run CardStudio
1. Click on the CardStudio desktop icon. Note that the icon was automatically placed on the
desktop when CardStudio was installed.
2. The CardStudio splash screen will briefly display.
3. View the initial template-selection screen.

Create a Card
Build a Card
2.5.2 Pick a Template (pre-designed card)

1. Select the desired Template Type from the drop-down menu; e.g., Clubs and Associations.
2. Click on the desired template (circled above) to select it.
3. Click on the Select button.
4. The selected template will open in Design View.

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Build a Card
2.5.3 Modify Template Objects

Examine the selected template in Design View.
2.5.3.1 To change the background:

1. Click on the Design option on the Dashboard.
2. View the various backgrounds in the thumbnail display area.
3. Select a new background by clicking on the thumbnail (circled below).
Step 1:
Design
4. The new background will replace the old background.

Create a Card
Build a Card
2.5.3.2 To position the objects on the card:
Note • See Section 6, Working with Objects, for information on objects, their properties, and
how to edit them.
1. Manually position the objects (text boxes, images, etc.) via the drag-and-drop method.
Step 3:
Position
Step 4:
Text
Step 2: 
Alignment Tool
2. Align selected objects (text boxes, images, etc.) via the Alignment Tool.
3. Align the text within the text boxes (left, center, right, etc.) via the Position option on
the Dashboard.
4. Apply text attributes (font, size, color, etc.) via the Text option on the Dashboard

Create a Card
Build a Card
2.5.3.3 To change text:

Text in the pre-designed text boxes can be changed via the Design option on the Dashboard.
Simply enter the text in the appropriate field; e.g., CompanyName circled above.
Note • Text can also be edited or replaced by selecting the text directly.

Create a Card
Build a Card
2.5.3.4 To change the Company Logo:

The Company Logo can be changed via the Design option on the Dashboard.
1. Click on the Get Logo button.
2. Browse to and select the new logo you want to import, and click on the Open button.
3. If necessary, re-position and/or re-size the logo.
• To re-position the logo, simply drag-and-drop the image to the new location.
• To resize the logo, click and drag a sizing handle until the outline of the logo is the
right shape and size. To resize but keep the proper ratio, hold the Shift key.

Create a Card
Build a Card
2.5.3.5 To add a fixed image:

A fixed image is repeated on every card (similar to the Company Logo).
1. On the Drawing toolbar, click the Image Drawing Tool; the pointer will change to a hand with
an Image Icon.
Step 1: 
Image Tool
Step 6: 
Image
2. Move the pointer to the location on the card where you want to place the the upper left-hand
corner of the image.
3. Press and hold the left mouse button, and drag from left to right. As you drag, an image frame
forms. Continue dragging until the frame is the desired size.
4. Release the mouse button. A dialog box will appear.
5. Browse to and select the image you want to import (circled above), and click on the
Open button.
6. If necessary, re-position and/or re-size the image.

Create a Card
Build a Card
2.5.3.6 To add, edit, or delete data file elements:
Note • See Section 13, CardStudio and Databases, for details on database functions.
A data file element contains data that is linked to a data file and changes on every card.
1. Drag-and-drop the desired field (e.g., First Name) from the Database option on the Dashboard
into your card; then position and size the text box.
Step 2:
Position
Step 3:
Text
Step 1:
Database
2. Align the text (left, center, right, etc.) via the Position option on the Dashboard.
3. Apply text attributes (font, size, color, etc.) via the Text option on the Dashboard.
Note • The ID Photo is not considered a fixed image. It is a variable element created at the
time of card issuance or printing; see Section 2.6.5, Take a picture with the camera
on page 22 to add a photo as part of the card creation process.

Create a Card
Build a Card
2.5.3.7 To add a Bar Code:
Note • See Section 8, About Bar Codes, for details on bar code standards and symbologies.
The following steps show how to add a bar code to your card using an existing database field; in
this example, the Expiration Date.
1. On the Drawing toolbar, click the Bar Code Tool; the pointer will change to a hand with an Bar
Code Icon.
Step 8:
Source
Step 1: 
Bar Code Tool
Step 7:
Bar Code
Step 6: 
Bar Code
2. Move the pointer to the location on the card where you want to place the the upper left-hand
corner of the image.
3. Press and hold the left mouse button, and drag from left to right. As you drag, a rectangle
forms. Continue dragging until the rectangle is the desired size.
4. Release the mouse button. The Bar Code value dialog box will appear.
5. Click on the OK button.
6. Select the Bar Code on the card layout.

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7. Select the Bar Code option on the Dashboard.
Step 8:
Source
Step 7:
Bar Code
a. From the Style drop-down menu, select the desired bar code format.
b. Mark the desired field attribute checkboxes.
8. Select the Source option on the Dashboard.
a. From the drop-down menu, select the Source; e.g., Database Source. The Select Column
dialog box will appear.
b. Select the desired data field; in this example, the Expiration Date.
c. Click on the Finish button.

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9. If necessary, re-position and/or re-size the Bar Code.
2.5.4 Save the Template as Your Card Design

Use the Save As... command (from the File menu) to save the template as your card design.
1. File > Save As...
2. View the Save dialog box.
3. Choose a file name and location where your card design will be stored. Note that the default
storage location for cards is the Card folder in the CardStudio program files directory.

To save a document previously named and with its location defined, use the Save command
from File menu or the Ctrl +S shortcut.

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Print Cards
2.6 Print Cards
Note • See Section 14, Printing, for details on the printing process and the print manager.
2.6.1 Locate and open your card design

1. File > Open...
2. From the Open dialog box, locate and select your card design.
3. Click on the Open button.
4. Examine your card design in Design View.

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Print Cards
2.6.2 Switch to Database View

1. Select the Database View (click on the View button to change from the Design View to the
Database View and vice versa).
Step 1: 
View Button
2. Review the database record(s).

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Print Cards
2.6.3 Add a new record

1. Click on the Add Record icon on the toolbar. A new data-entry screen will appear.
Step 1:  Step 3:
Add Record Save Record
2. Enter data as required.
3. To add a picture, go to page 22; otherwise, click on the Save Record icon.

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Print Cards
2.6.4 One-time camera setup

Complete the following steps the first time the camera is installed or used.
1. Click on the Options icon on the toolbar, then select Imager Settings.
2. View the Imager settings window.
Step 3: 
Source
Step 4:  Step 5:
Available Sources Test Button
Step 7: 
OK
3. In the Source Type drop-down menu, select DirectShow.
4. In the Available Sources drop-down menu, select USB Video Device.
5. Click on the Test button to verify that the camera is working.
6. Click on the Close Window button.
7. Click on the OK icon.

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Print Cards
2.6.5 Take a picture with the camera

1. Click on the Live Image button.
Step 6:
Save Record
Step 1:
Step 7:  Live Image
Live Image
thumbnail
Step 2: 
Preview
Step b: 
Live Image
Step 3:  Step 5: 
Take Picture OK
2. Preview the image in the Imager.
3. Click on the Take Picture button.
4. Preview the image:
a. If the image in the preview window is OK, go to Step 5.

b. Otherwise, click on the Live Image button, and go to Step 2.
6. When finished, click on the Save Record icon.
7. The image is added to the database record and is displayed as a Live Image thumbnail.

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Print Cards
2.6.6 Print the card

1. Use the Card Print... command (from the File menu) to print your card design.
a. File > Card Print...

b. View the Card Print/Process dialog box.
c. From the Destination drop-down menu, select the printer driver.

d. Make the appropriate Operations, Layout, Print Range, and Copes selections.
e. Click on the OK button.
2. The card will be printed. Printing time time will vary depending on the complexity of the card
design and the processing speed of the computer.
3. Once the printing is completed, the card is ejected into the printed card hopper.
4. Remove the card from the card output hopper, and check for any discrepancies. If the card is
correct, your printer is ready to produce more cards.

3
Toolbars
3.1 Introduction
This section summarizes all the toolbar commands: Design, Drawing, Database, and
Batch Print.
You can use Toolbars for quick access to some of the most commonly used commands and
tools. Tool tips explaining the functions of each button are displayed if you hold the mouse
pointer over the desired button.
Depending on the CardStudio version/edition some menu items may be not available.
Note: You must use a mouse to choose buttons on the Toolbars. You cannot use the keyboard.

Toolbars
Design Toolbar (Design View)
3.2 Design Toolbar (Design View)

Design buttons are located across the top of the CardStudio window.
Design Toolbar
View: change from Database View into Card Design View.
DB Open / Close: connect / disconnect from the Database.
Magnetic Encode: specify Magnetic Encoder properties.
Contact Smart Card: specify Contact Smart Card properties.
Contactless Smart Card: set up Contactless Smart Card.
Overlay Varnish: specify Overlay properties.
Grid: show / hide the Grid.
Front Card: view front card layout.
Back Card: view back card layout.
Zoom In: zoom in the document; magnifies the size of the card
depicted on the screen.
Zoom Out: zoom out the document; reduces the size of the card
depicted on the screen.
Zoom: zoom the document to the size of the workspace.
Print: print the current card.

Toolbars
Drawing Toolbar (Design View)
3.3 Drawing Toolbar (Design View)

Drawing buttons are located along the left-hand side of the CardStudio window.
Drawing Toolbar
Object Selector: select an object.
Line Drawing Tool: add a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line.
Rectangle Drawing Tool: add a rectangle.
Ellipse Drawing Tool: add an ellipse.
Text Drawing Tool: add text.
Bar Code Drawing Tool: add a Bar Code.
2D Bar Code Symbol Drawing Tool: add a Bar Code 2D.
Image Drawing Tool: add an image.
Image with Video Source object: enable an imager to capture a

video source object.
Image with Scan Source object: enable an imager to capture a

scan-source object.
Biometrics object drawing tool: enable a biometric enrolment via

a Biometrics Terminal.
Signature Pad object: place a signature pad object on the card.
Alignment: align multiple selections of objects on the card.
Distribute Objects: distribute three or more objects on the card.

Toolbars
Database Toolbar (Database View)
3.4 Database Toolbar (Database View)

Database Toolbar
DB Open / Close: connect / disconnect from the Database. Note

that the icon turns red when disconnected from the Database.
Database Properties: edit Database properties.
Define View: arrange the Database view as you wish; i.e., change
the order of the fields.
Back: go to the first record on Database.
Back: go to the previous record on Database.
Add: add record to Database.
Save: save record / data on Database.
End of Fields: if selected in Database properties, allows to execute

the "end of fields" operations at any moment.
Remove: remove record from Database.
Forward: go to the next record on Database.
Forward: go to the last record on Database.

Toolbars
Batch Print Toolbar
3.5 Batch Print Toolbar

To access the Batch Print Toolbar, select File > Batch Print File Management. In the browse
window, find and select the desired batch print file.
Batch Print buttons are located along the top of the CardStudio window.
Batch Print Toolbar
Sets the card status to Print. Cards marked with this symbol are
ready to print.
Sets the card status to Error. If an error occurrs while printing, the
card marked is with this symbol.
Sets the card status to Printed. Cards marked with this symbol were
printed properly.
Sets the card status to Held. Cards marked with this symbol are
excluded from printing.
Switches between Front and Back view.
First card.
Previous card.
Next card.
Last card.
Prints the selected status.
Close.

4
Main Window
4.1 Introduction
The main CardStudio window, with its accompanying toolbars and menus, closely resembles
the windows you work in for other Windows-based programs. You will be working in the
main window (and its sub-windows) as you design and print your cards.

Main Window
Design View
4.2 Design View

All your work to layout a card is done in the Card Work Area. This area displays a card
outline. Any objects placed outside the card borders will not be printed.
♦ Design Toolbar: Design buttons are located across the top of the CardStudio window;
see Section 3.2 for details.
♦ Drawing Toolbar: Drawing buttons are located along the left-hand side of the
CardStudio window; see Section 3.3 for details.
♦ Title Bar: The Title Bar displays the name of the CardStudio program and the name of
the active card file.
• Minimize, Maximize Button : Using the mouse, you can click the Maximize
button to enlarge the active program window so that it fills the entire desktop, or
you can click the Minimize button to reduce the window to an icon.
• Restore Button: Using the mouse, you can click the Restore button to resize a
window to its previous size and location.
• Close Button: Using the mouse, you can click the Close button to end your
CardStudio session.
♦ Close Window Button:
The Close Window Button (in the top right of CardStudio interface) closes the
window (with the document) of CardStudio without quitting application.
Close Window Button:
♦ Menu Bar: The Menu Bar lists the available menus. A menu contains a list of
commands, or actions, you can carry out with the CardStudio.
♦ Rulers: Rulers can be configured to display inches or centimeters. Set your unit of
measure via Options Menu > Metrics. To display the rulers, choose Rulers from the
View menu. To hide the rulers, choose Rulers from the View menu again.
♦ Grid: An invisible network of lines covering the card. As you draw objects, they will
co-interact with the grid, if Snap To Grid is checked in the Grid Settings Dialog
box (Options Menu). You can turn it on and off using the Grid command from the
View menu.
♦ Cross Hair: The Cross Hair represent the cursor position within the card document.
You can turn it on and off using the Cross Hair command from the View menu.
♦ Standard Status Bar: Messages appear at the bottom of the window in areas called
Status Bars. These messages describe what you are seeing and doing in the CardStudio
window as you work. The Status Bar displays the x and y coordinates of the pointer, and
the type, location, and size of the currently selected card object. Displays also the name
of the tool when selecting the tool’s button and when you choose a command provides a
short message telling you what that command will do.

Main Window
Design View
♦ Screen Setup:
• The command Cross Hair from the View menu toggles the cross hair cursor.
• Using the command Grid on the View menu you can, display or hide the layout
grid (CTRL+G).
• Use the Grid Settings command from the Options menu to control snap to grid;
show / hide grid and grid spacing.
• Using the command Guidelines on the View menu you can, display or hide the
card-edge guidelines (CTRL+L).
• Using the command Rulers on the View menu you can, display or hide the rulers
layout. Use the Rulers Settings command from the Options menu to control the
rulers behavior. Use the
• Metrics command from the Options menu to change the measurement unit.
• Use the Object Tooltips from the View menu to display a brief description of the
object. A Tooltip is displayed when the mouse pointer rests over the object.
• Zooming the Card Image
o The size of the card image can be changed by using the Zoom In (+) and
Zoom Out (-) commands on the View menu. Exact placement of objects on
the card is sometimes easier if the image is larger.
o Using the command Fit Workspace on the View menu, you can display the
entire card page.
Zoom In Button:
Zoom Out Button:
• User Metrics: From the Options menu select the command Metrics. Choose
between millimeters or inch. All measurements are displayed in the selected unit.
♦ Shortcut Keys
• You can choose some commands by pressing the keyboard Shortcut Keys listed
on the menu to the right of the command.
• The CardStudio uses many of the Shortcut keys found in other

Windows programs.
• See Appendix B, Keyboard Shortcuts, for details.

Main Window
Design View
♦ Working with Commands:
A Command is an instruction that tells the CardStudio to perform an operation. The

CardStudio provides several ways for you to choose commands. You can choose
commands from a menu or toolbar, or you can use shortcut keys.
• Toolbar Commands: The CardStudio Toolbars provide you with one-step access
to lots of tasks. You can draw a rectangle, place a photograph, define a bar code,
edit text and much more - all with just one click of a mouse button on one of the
CardStudio tools.
• Menu Commands: Commands are grouped in menus. Some Commands carry out
an action immediately; others display a dialog box so that you can select options.
You’ll know that a Command will display a dialog box, if it is followed by three
periods (...).
• Mouse Shortcuts: You can use a Mouse Shortcut to give you quick access an
object’s property sheet (see Object Properties menu: on page 35) or to display a
shortcut menu (see Shortcut menu: on page 36).

Main Window
Design View
Object Properties menu:
To display an object’s property sheet., point to the object, click the right mouse button,
observe the Object Properties menu, and choose the property you want to apply.
FUNCTION DESCRIPTION
Adjust Bounding Fit an object’s size when applicable; e.g., after writing some
text, you may use this command to adjust and fit the text
box size.
Fit to Card Fit some objects to a card; e.g., draw a square shape, select
the Fit to Card command, and the square shape will be
transformed to fit the card size.
Send to Front Move an object to the front (to be the first selectable item) of
another one.
Send to Back Move an object behind (to be the last selectable item)
another one.
Set as Background Fit some objects as card background; e.g., select an image,
select the Set as Background command and the image will
be transformed to fit the card size.
Save Image as ... Save the selected image in a different file format; e.g.,
<filename>.bmp to <filename>.jpg.
Paste Place an object in the clipboard on the card.
Cut Remove objects from card and place them in the clipboard.
The object will remain in the clipboard until you cut or copy
another one.
Copy Place objects in the clipboard to use later with the Paste
command.
Duplicate Duplicate an object on the card; i.e., copy and paste in one
operation.

Main Window
Design View
Shortcut menu:
To display the Shortcut menu when you have no objects selected, move the mouse pointer to
a place not on an object, click the right mouse button, observe the shortcut menu, and choose
the action you want to perform.
FUNCTION DESCRIPTION
Paste Place an object in the clipboard on the card.
Select All Select all the objects on a card.
Export to Image Export your whole card as an image. With this command,
you do not export an object but the whole document. After
selecting the command, you will be prompted to save the
card in one of the various file formats.
Zoom In Enlarge the view of everything on the page.
Zoom Out Reduce the view of everything on the page.
Show Gridlines Show or hide the two gridlines at each of the the four
corners of the card.
Show Grid Show or hide the grid on the card. When enabled, the grid
overlays the image and makes it easier for you to line up
selected objects
Grid Settings... Edit grid settings: show / hide grid, snap to grid, and grid
spacing (.horizontal and vertical).
Ruler Settings... Edit ruler settings: show / hide rulers and show / hide item
selection on rulers.
Edit Background Edit the background via the Imager. 
Delete Background Delete the background. 

Main Window
Dashboard
4.3 Dashboard
The Dashboard is an innovative way for you to edit some objects properties. It is fast, intuitive,
and saves time looking for information on how to do simple operations.
Full Screen:
Detail:

Main Window
Dashboard
4.3.1 Source Dashboard

Source Dashboard allows you to manipulate (acquire, set properties, and edit) a single,
selected object.
♦ Properties button lets you edit object properties.

♦ Get button lets you get a new object.
♦ Edit button opens the Imager which allows you to edit the selected object.
♦ Edit After Acquire checkbox allows you to choose to edit an image immediately
after acquisition.
♦ Acquire on print checkbox acquire image source on print.
♦ Display Only checkbox only shows selected object on screen and will not be printed
if this option is activated. It works with all kind of objects.
♦ Protected checkbox protects object from being selected and edited thereby preventing
future modifications. It works with all kind of objects.
♦ Silent Mode checkbox defines that image acquisition will be made in silent mode, so
the Imager will not pop-up for the user to make selections and edition.
♦ Variable Name allows you to edit the variable name of the object selected on the card.

Main Window
Dashboard
4.3.2 Position Dashboard

Position Dashboard allows you to manipulate (position, size, align, and rotate) a single,
selected object.
♦ Position shows the actual horizontal and vertical position of an object.
• Horizontal position: allows you to adjust the object’s horizontal position.
• Vertical position: allows you to adjust the object’s vertical position.
♦ Size shows the actual horizontal and vertical size of an object.
• Horizontal size: allows you to adjust the object’s horizontal size.
• Vertical size: allows you to adjust the object’s vertical size.
♦ Align only works with Text, Bar Code, 2D Bar Code, and Image objects.
♦ Rotation allows you to set an object’s rotation to 0o, 90o, 180o, or 270o.

Main Window
Dashboard
4.3.3 Line Dashboard

Line Dashboard lets you customize your objects borders such as text box or graphic images
(line, ellipse, rectangle, and text).
♦ Color: Choose line color from the dropdown menu.

♦ Black Panel: Enable the Black Panel option.
♦ Thickness: Choose the thickness of your lines (0.2mm - 3 mm).
♦ Style: Select the line style (solid and dash patterns) from the dropdown menu.

Main Window
Dashboard
4.3.4 Fill Dashboard

Fill Dashboard allows you to color the fill of some objects (ellipse, rectangles and text) with
one color, gradient, or Black Panel.
♦ Color 1: To use one color for the background of your object, disable the Black Panel
and Gradient Fill options; and select your color from the Color 1 dropdown menu.
♦ Color 2: See Gradient Fill below.
♦ Black Panel: Choosing Black Panel will automatically change the object fill into black
and disable the color selectors.
♦ Gradient Fill: To use Gradient Fill select Gradient Fill button and choose 2 colors from
the Color 1 and Color 2 selectors. The result will be a combination of defined colors
with degrade transition in the Horizontal or Vertical direction.

Main Window
Dashboard
4.3.5 Text Dashboard:

Text Dashboard allows to define text properties such as Font, Size, Bold, Italic, Underline,
Color, Black Panel (using Black Panel will disable the Color selector), and Negative.
♦ Multiline allows text in more than one line.

♦ Word Wrap is an option when Multiline is selected and shows all text in the text box.
♦ Shrink to Fit will fit text in text box when Word Wrap is disable.
♦ Lowercase changes text to "aaa".
♦ Uppercase changes text to "AAA".
♦ Capitalized changes text to "Aaa Bbb Ccc".
♦ Preview as Image is Not Applicable, should always be unchecked.

Main Window
Dashboard
4.3.6 Image Dashboard:

Image Dashboard allows you to make some simple changes to an image.
♦ Stretch transforms images without loosing original aspect.

♦ Auto Face Recognition crops the image to the face. Used with Face Snap and an image
from the database on the card area. Face Snap setup determines cropping parameters.
♦ Manual Crop enables preview image to select and cut.
♦ Crop to Bounding Ratio enables the preview image to be cropped without loosing the
original ratio.
♦ Black Panel prints the selected image with the black panel. The image will be dithered
according to the settings in the Monochrome Conversion option; see Section 5.2.5.
♦ Cut Out Color allows you to selectively remove a color from an image. The color
range is determined by the tolerance level defined by the user. To remove a color:
1. Select the Cut Out Color checkbox.
2. Click on the eyedropper icon below the checkbox. The cursor will change to
an eyedropper.
3. In the selected image, click on the color you want to remove. The selected color
will be displayed in the box adjacent to the eyedropper icon.
4. Adjust the Tolerance slider until the desired amount of the selected color has been
removed from the image.
5. When satisfied with the color removal, de-select the image.

Main Window
Dashboard
4.3.7 Effects Dashboard

The Effects Dashboard allows you to enable effects on selected objects: lines, ellipses,
rectangles, text, and images.
♦ Transparency ranges from 0 to 100 percent.

♦ Rounded Corners ranges from 0 to 359 degrees.
♦ Reflection with degrade to transparency (arrow below). Simply select the
Reflection checkbox to implement the reflection feature.

Main Window
Dashboard
4.3.8 Bar Code Dashboard

The Bar Code Dashboard allows you to edit bar code properties.
♦ Style allows you to select the bar code type and specify various properties.
• The dropdown menu that allows you to select the type of barcode; e.g., Code 93,
EAN/JAN-13, UPC-A, etc.
• Human readable and Show Check Digit are properties selectable via
checkboxes.
♦ Ratio, Check Sum, and Additional Digits are customizations available for the
selected bar code.

Main Window
Dashboard
4.3.9 2D Bar Code Dashboard

2D Bar Code Dashboard appears when a 2D Bar Code is created.
♦ Style allows you to select the bar code type and specify various properties.
• The dropdown menu allows you to select the type of barcode; e.g., PDF 14,
Aztec, RSS, etc.
• Horizontal Resolution, Vertical Resolution, etc., are customizations available

for the selected bar code.
♦ Reduce Width, Reduce Height, etc., are properties selectable via checkboxes.

Main Window
Dashboard
4.3.10 Clip-Art Dashboard

Clip-Art Dashboard allows you to manage your library of clip-art.
♦ To drag-and-drop an image, simply click on the thumbnail; and drag it onto card.

Main Window
Dashboard
4.3.11 Database Dashboard

The Database Dashboard provides Database navigation. It is a simple way to drag-and-drop
contents into card direct from Database.
♦ By default, you are not connected to a database. You need to connect to a Database by
clicking on Connect in the Database Menu.
♦ To drag-and-drop an object, simply click on item title; and drag it into card.

Main Window
Database View
4.4 Database View

Displays all data field names and provides a field to enter or edit data for the current Database.
You need to be connected to Database to edit /view entries.
♦ Database Toolbar: Database buttons are located across the top of the
CardStudio window; see Section 3.4 for details.
♦ The Horizontal Split Window: Used to separate horizontally the Record View from
the Browse View. The split window can be sized with the mouse.
Record View:
Browse View:
• Record View: The Record View (on Database Window) allows you to edit
records in the Database.
• Browse View: The Browse view displays the Database records when connected
to the Database. This view allows the user to Select, Find, and Seek records in
the Database.
o Use Seek by choosing a Database Field, and type the characters that match
the text you want to find on the selected field. Current record will be
automatically repositioned.
o Use Select by choosing a Database Field, using Starting With or

Containing operator and the text you want to use on your simple query,
press the Apply button (checkmark) to get a smaller list of records.
o Use Find On choosing a Database Field, using Starting With or

Containing operator, the text you want to use, and the Apply button
(checkmark) to find a record matching your request.

Main Window
Database View
♦ The Dashboard
• Card Preview shows the card while you are working on it.
• Record Selection allows the user to create and execute record selection
instructions (queries) by using the simple drop-down fields to define the query
conditions or by editing the conditions directly on the text box.
• Encoding enables Processing and Reading operations directly from the database
view, as well as defining the Card Serial Number storing condition.

5
Menu Commands
5.1 Introduction
This section summarizes the commands available in the CardStudio menus. Depending on the
CardStudio version/edition some menu items may be not available.
File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Edit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
View Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Draw Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Database Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Window Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Help Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
5.2 Menu Commands

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Detail:

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
5.2.1 File Menu
♦ New
New command creates a new card document. You can also use Ctrl + N shortcut to
create a new card document. 
♦ Open
Open... command opens an existing card document. You can also use Ctrl + O
shortcut to open an existing card document. 
♦ Close
Close command closes the CardStudio application. 
♦ Save
Save command saves the card document in actual location, previously named with
Save As... command. You can also use Ctrl + S shortcut with the same purpose as
Save command. To choose a different name and / or a new location use Save As...
command from File menu. 
♦ Save As
Save As... command opens the Save dialog box where it is possible to choose a file
name, type of document, and location where card document will be stored. To save a
document previously named and with its location defined, only need to use the Save
command from File menu or Ctrl + S shortcut. 

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
♦ Card Setup
Select a card orientation. When you change the orientation of a card, CardStudio
transfers the Top and Bottom margin measurements to the Left and Right margin
measurements and vice versa.
Card Size: allows you to select the size of media (card) on which you are printing.
Click on the Card Size down arrow. A list of card size selections will appear. Select
the card size option that is appropriate for the media size you are using.
Special Note: This option is only available via driver.
Click Print Self-test to send a test card to your printer. You might want to do this to
make sure your printer is set up correctly. 
♦ Card Print
To print a card select one of the following methods:
• Select Card Print... command.

• Click on Print button from Design Toolbar.
• Use Ctrl + P shortcut. 
Card Print/Process dialog box:

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
Destination
Identifies the active printer.
Lets you select another printer from the dropdown menu.
Click the Properties button to display the printer properties (dialog box).
Send to Batch Print Manager: prints the job into a batch print file.
Print As Image: prints the job as an image.
Operations
You can combine the different operations to better suite your needs.
o Print: print a card.

o Magnetic Encode: encode a card.
o Hologram: print hologram ribbon.
o Contact Smart Card: start the Smart Card process.
o Contactless Smart Card: encode contactless smart cards.
o Biometrics: activate the biometrics to acquire a fingerprint.
Select the operation you want to perform from the dropdown list (only available
when connected to a database). 
Layout
o Print Front: print the front card layout.

o Print Back: print the back card layout.
o Flip on Long Edge: reverse the back side of the card, when printing both
sides of the card.
o Rotate 180 Degrees: rotate all the card items 180 degrees, this option is
available for front and back card layout.
o Select ribbons: select ribbons to be used. 
Print Range
You can ask for a single or multiple printing.
For a multiple printing choose the Multiple option and write the number of cards
you want to print. 

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
Copies
Number of copies: type or select the number of copies you want to print. 
Database
o Number of records: type or select the number of records to print.

o Print All: check this option to print all records.
o Print Selected: check this option to print the selected records.
If the option Keep Database Position isn’t checked the record displayed after a
database print process is the record next to the last printed. 
♦ Email Card
Email Card command opens a Dialog Box where you can specify front and/or back
card images. When you click on the Send button, a new message is opened in your
your default email service with the card image(s) attached.
♦ Logins
Logins... command opens a Dialog Box where you can change, create, and delete
users logins.
• Click Edit button to change users login information (user identification; login
name; password and permissions).
• Click New button to create a new user login.
• Click Remove button to delete a user login.
Enable Login Control: check this option to enable logins when you start CardStudio. 
♦ Batch Print File Management
Batch Print File Management... command opens the Select Batch Print File Dialog
Box, which allows you open an existing batch file.
Instead of printing a document, you can create a batch file, which contains the
document you want to print. You can then print the card document at a later time. 
♦ Exit
Exit command closes the CardStudio application. CardStudio will prompt you to Save
a document if you choose this command without saving your work.

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
5.2.2 Edit Menu
♦ Undo
Use Undo command to cancel and to step back till 6 operations. When you do your
first Undo operation it will enable automatically Redo option from same menu.
You can also use the Ctrl + Z shortcut for faster Undo operation. 
♦ Redo
Use Redo command to replace objects or remake operations undone with Undo
command. It is possible to recover up yo 6 operations.
You can also use the Ctrl + Y shortcut for faster Redo operation.
♦ Cut
Use Cut command (from the Edit menu) to remove objects from card and place
them in the clipboard. The object will remain in the clipboard until you cut or copy
another one.
You can also use one of the following methods to cut objects:
• Select object and use Ctrl + X shortcut;

• Select object and use Ctrl + Del shortcut. 

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
♦ Copy
Use Copy command to place objects in the clipboard to use with Paste command.
You can also use Ctrl + C shortcut for Copy operation. 
♦ Paste
Use Paste command to use objects from clipboard on card.
You can also use Ctrl + V shortcut for Paste operation. 
♦ Duplicate
Duplicate command is an useful tool to duplicate objects on card. You just need to
select the object you want to duplicate and use the command to complete operation or
use Ctrl + D shortcut. 
♦ Export to Image
Export to Image... command lets you export your whole card as an image with some
options enabled. With this command you do not export an object, but the whole
document. After selecting the command, a Save As Dialog Box will open to prompt
you to save a card in one of the following formats:
• Bitmaps (*.bmp)
• JPEG documents (*.jpg)
• PCX documents (*.pcx)
• TIFF documents (*.tif)
• TGA documents (*.tga)
• GIF documents (*.gif) 
When you Export to Image your card layout to a .jpg format, another Dialog Box will
appear to let you adjust the image quality with a slide bar. 
♦ Select All
Select All command lets you Select All objects in a card.
You can also use Ctrl + A shortcut to Select All objects. 

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
♦ Adjust Bounding
Adjust Bounding command allows you to fit an object’s size when applicable.
You can also use F2 shortcut to use Adjust Bounding command.
Example: Use the text button (from Drawing Toolbar) to write some text without
resizing the text box. After writing the text, use Adjust Bounding command to adjust
and fit the text box size. 
♦ Fit to Card
Fit to Card command adjusts the size of the object to fit the card.
You can also use Ctrl + Shift + F shortcut to apply Fit to Card command.
Example: Design a square shape. Use Fit to Card command, and the square shape will
be transformed to fit the card size. 
♦ Send to Front
Send to Front command allows to bring to front (to be the first selectable item) an
object behind another one.
You can also use Ctrl + F shortcut to use Send to Front command. 
♦ Send to Back
Send to Back command allows to Send to Back an object to be behind of another one.
You can also use Ctrl + B shortcut to use Send to Back command.

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
♦ Align
Align command allows you to align two or more objects on card.
1. To align objects, first select them; and then use the Align command or Align
button from Drawing Toolbar.
2. Then another Dialog Box will appear with the buttons for you to manage the
objects on the card.

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
♦ Distribution
Distribution command allows you to distribute three or more objects on a card.
1. To distribute objects, first select them and then use the Distribution command or
Distribution button from Drawing Toolbar.
2. Then another Dialog Box will appear with the buttons for you to manage the
objects on the card.

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
♦ Object Properties
Use Object Properties command to display the selected object property sheet. You can
also use Alt + P shortcut to use Object Properties command. 
♦ Use Private Clipboard
Use the Private Clipboard command to use only the CardStudio clipboard.
CardStudio lets you choose between using only CardStudio clipboard or all Window's
applications clipboard.
If you choose Use Private Clipboard command you will be only able to Copy and
Paste objects inside CardStudio application. 
♦ Use Window's Clipboard
Use Window's Clipboard command to use all Window's applications clipboard.

CardStudio lets you choose between using all Window's applications clipboard or
only CardStudio clipboard.
If you choose Use Window's Clipboard command you will be able to Copy and Paste
objects from all Window's applications clipboard. 
♦ Manufacturer Keys
Manufacturer Keys... command lets you edit CardStudio Manufacturer Keys:
• Add key pair

• Remove key pair
• Update Manufacturer Keys File
♦ Predefined Names List Editor
Predefined Names List Editor... command allows to add variable names to list.
To add variable names to list, type the name in input box; click the Add variable name
to list button; and then click the Apply button.

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
5.2.3 View Menu
♦ Card Front
Card Front command allows to change Card position on screen from back into front.
You can also use Ctrl + 1 to use Card Front option.
Switching objects position (from front into back and vice-versa)
If you want to move an object to the other side of the card, in this case from back to
front, simply select the object you want to move and then choose the command Card
Front and a Dialog Box (Card Side Switching) will appear asking your for one of the
following operations:
• Move selected objects to the other side;

• Don't move any object;
• Check box: Don't prompt again: use always this behavior.

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
♦ Card Back
Card Back command allows to change Card position on screen from front into back.
You can also use Ctrl + 2 to use Card Back option.
Switching objects position (from back into front and vice-versa)
If you want to move an object to the other side of the card, in this case from front to
back, simply select the object you want to move and then choose the command Card
Back and a Dialog Box (Card Side Switching) will appear asking you for one of the
following operations:
• Move selected objects to the other side.

• Don't move any object.
• Check box: Don't prompt again: use always this behavior.
♦ Zoom In
Zoom In command Zooms in card document.
You can also use one of the following methods to Zoom In a document:
• Use the + shortcut.

• Mouse right click and choose Zoom In from shortcut menu.
♦ Zoom Out
Zoom Out command Zooms Out card document.
You can also use one of the following methods to Zoom Out a document:
• Use the - shortcut.

• Mouse right click and choose Zoom Out from shortcut menu. 
♦ Fit Workspace
Fit Workspace command (from the View menu) fits card on screen. 
♦ Preview Mode
Preview Mode command shows card in Preview Mode while you are working on it.
When this option is checked, Grids and Guidelines will not appear on card as well as
bounding boxes around objects.

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
♦ Object Tooltips
Object Tooltips command will show or hide object information when mouse rollover.
The information displayed are type of object and dimensions. 
♦ Rulers
Rulers command shows or hides the rulers on card. 
♦ Guidelines
Guidelines command shows or hides Guidelines on card, an instrument that delimits

the printable area on card.
You can also use Ctrl + L to show or hide Guidelines. 
♦ Grid
Grid command shows or hides Grid on card.
You can also use Ctrl + G to show or hide Grid on card. 
♦ Cross Hair
Cross Hair command shows or hides Cross Hair on screen. 
♦ Show Bounding Boxes
Show bounding boxes command enables or disables bounding boxes around objects. 
♦ Database Layout
Database Layout command changes the CardStudio View from Card Layout into
Database Layout.
To do the same operation, you can also use the View Button from the Design Toolbar. 

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
5.2.4 Draw Menu
♦ Selector
Selector command allows to:
• Select an object: click over the object with the left mouse button.
• Move an object: click and hold the left mouse button over it and move the object
to the other place. To complete operation release the left mouse button.
• Resize an object: select the object, click and hold the left mouse button over one
of the object selector corners, and drag it to desired size. To complete the
operation release the left mouse button. Note that to resize but keep the proper
ratio, hold the Shift key.
• Edit an object: right-click over it to open object properties menu.
You can also use Shift + S to activate Selector tool. 
♦ Line
Line command draws straight lines over the card that can be edited only on its size.
To draw lines over the card with different angles use one of the following methods:
• Use Shift + L and left-click with mouse over card layout and move around. To
complete operation release the left mouse button.
• Click on Line Button from Drawing Toolbar and then mouse left-click on card to
draw line.

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
♦ Shapes
Shapes... command opens a menu with 2 shapes tools available:
Rectangle: create rectangles. Shift + R
Ellipse: create ellipses. Shift + E 
♦ Text
Text... command from (Draw menu) creates text boxes where you are able to add text.
After choosing Text... from Draw menu, double-click on the text selected box to
enable text cursor and add text.
To add text you can also use one of the following methods:
• Use Shift + T shortcut, then mouse left-click and drag to other place.
• Use Text Button from Drawing Toolbar, then mouse left-click and drag to
other place. 
♦ Bar Code
Bar Code... command opens a Bar Code Value dialog box where you can enter a
Value (numbers or capital letters). Click Ok to complete operation. See Section 8,
About Bar Codes, for details.
To add a Bar Code you can also use one of the following methods:
• Use Shift + U, then left-click and drag to other place. The Bar Code Value dialog
box will appear. Enter the Value, and click Ok or Cancel to complete operation.
• Use the Bar Code button from Drawing Toolbar, then left-click and drag and drop
the cursor. The Bar Code Value dialog box will appear. Enter the Value, and click
Ok or Cancel to complete operation. 
♦ 2D Bar Code
2D Bar Code command opens a Bar Code Value dialog box where you can enter Data
to Encode. Click Ok to complete operation. See Section 8, About Bar Codes, for
details.
To add a 2D Bar Code you can also use one of the following methods:
• Use Shift + P shortcut, then left-click and drag and drop the cursor. The Bar Code
Value dialog box will appear. Enter the Data to Encode, and click Ok or Cancel to
complete operation.
• Use the 2D Bar Code button from Drawing Toolbar, then left-click and drag and
drop the cursor. The 2D Bar Code Value dialog box will appear. Enter the Data to
Encode, and click Ok or Cancel to complete operation. 

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
♦ Overlay Varnish
Overlay Varnish command opens Overlay Properties Dialog Box where you are able
to choose Overlay type with preview mode; define placement and browse a File for
Bitmap Based Overlay. See Section 11, Overlay, for details.
You can also use Overlay Varnish button from Design Toolbar. 
♦ Magnetic Encode
Magnetic Encode command it opens Magnetic Encode Properties Dialog Box that
allows the user to insert data, encoded on a magnetic stripe, on the card. See Section
9, Magnetic Encoding, for details.
You can also use Magnetic Encode Button from Design Toolbar to open the Magnetic
Encode panel and access Magnetic Encode Properties.
Magnetic Encode Button:
This Tool can only be used on cards with magnetic stripe.
Data encoded on a magnetic stripe can be read and re-written many times. All
data are preceded by a START sentinel and ended by a STOP sentinel followed
by an LRC (Longitudinal Redundancy Check). These characters are inserted by
the printer automatically.
Note: is not possible to read in Lower Coercivity a card saved in High Coercivity
or vice versa. 
♦ Contact Smart Card
Contact Smart Card command allows to define Contact Smart Card Properties. See
Section 10, Smart Card Encoding, for details.
You can also use Contact Smart Card from Design Toolbar Button to access Contact
Smart Card Properties. 
♦ Contactless Smart Card
Contactless Smart Card command enables Contactless Smart Card Setup Dialog Box,
where you are able to configure card technology. See Section 10, Smart Card
Encoding, for details.
You can also use Contactless Smart Card Button from Design Toolbar to access the
Contactless Smart Card Setup Dialog Box. 

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
♦ Image
Image command displays the Open dialog box that lets you search for an image on
your computer. Select an image and click Open button.
To add an image you can also use one of the following methods:
• Use Shift + I shortcut, then mouse left-click and drag cursor to other place. It will
open the Imager dialog box; click File button and choose an image from your
computer; click Open button; edit your image at Imager and to complete
operation click Ok.
• Click the Image button from Drawing Toolbar, then mouse left-click and drag
cursor to other place. It will open the Imager dialog box; click File button and
select an image from your computer; click Open button; edit your image at
Imager and to complete operation click Ok. 
♦ Scan - Imager Scan
Scan - Imager Scan command allows you to capture images from a scan device. 
♦ Video - Imager Live
Video - Imager Live command allows you to capture images from camera device.
You can also use Camera Button from Drawing Toolbar to capture images from
camera device. Click Camera Button, mouse left-click and drag and drop the cursor to
open Camera Dialog Box.
♦ Biometrics
Biometrics... command displays Biometric Enrollment Dialog Box where you are
able to import fingerprints from a biometric terminal.
You can also use Biometrics Button from Drawing Toolbar to access Biometric
Enrollment Dialog Box. Click the Biometrics Button, mouse left-click and drag and
drop cursor.
Terminal ID: shows terminal ID.
Template ID: shows template ID, Enrollee Name, and displays a graphic where
you are able to define which finger will you print from Biometric terminal. 
♦ Keep Placing Objects
Keep Placing Objects command keep same tool enabled for next operations without
switching to Selector tool.
You can also use Ctrl + K shortcut to use Keep Placing Objects command.

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
5.2.5 Options Menu
♦ Save Options
Save Options... command allows you to define autosave options.
• Select the Enable Timed Autosave checkbox if you want CardStudio to

automatically save your work. The frequency ranges from 1 to 999 minutes.
• Select the Autosave on close checkbox if you want CardStudio to save your work
every time you close the application.
• Select the Enable Crash Recovery checkbox if you want CardStudio to restore
your work next time you start application. This
option might slow your PC. 
♦ Snap to Grid
Snap to Grid command lets you align objects to Grid. You can also activate Snap to
Grid option by using the Ctrl + H shortcut. 
♦ Activate Object Protection
Activate Object Protection command allows you to turn the object not selectable. The
Protected option is available for all drawing objects. 

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
♦ Activate Template Browser
Activate Template Browser allows you to turn on or off the template browser that is
presented when the application is started. This can be disabled from the initial
Template Browser dialog box also.
♦ Imager Settings
Imager Settings command allows you to acquire images from TWAIN interface.
VfW (Video for Windows) interface and serial port combined with a proper
application.
CardStudio supports the use of any camcorder and VCR, with video output as well as
digital cameras to acquire images.
Use this menu command to configure the Twain and Video for Windows Sources. 
♦ Biometrics Sources
Biometrics Sources command lets you edit the various biometric configuration
options: terminal type, communication settings, fingerprint display, database fields,
and acquire on print options.
♦ Enable Print Log
Enable Print Log command lets you enable or disable Print Log. To activate this
option simply select it from Options menu. 
♦ Metrics
Metrics command lets you choose which type of metrics better fits your actual work.
You can choose between Millimeter or Inch. 
♦ Rulers Settings
Rulers Settings command allows you to edit Rulers Settings.
Use the Show Rulers checkbox to show or hide rulers on workspace.
Show Item Selection on Rulers check box enables a bar from each object selected that
indicates the exact position of an object. 

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
♦ Grid Settings
Grid Settings command opens the Grid Settings Dialog Box where you are able to edit
Grid Settings, such as Show / Hide Grid; Snap to Grid and bars spacing. 
♦ Front & Back
Front & Back... command (from Options menu...) opens Card Side Switching
Behavior. To use this option from menu you first need to select an object (or
more); then select Front & Back... from Options menu and choose one of the
following options:
• Select the Move selected objects to the other side radio button, then click the
OK button. The object(s) will be moved to the other side of the card.
• Select the Don't move any objects radio button, then click the OK button. The
object(s) will remain on the same side of the card.
• Select the Don't prompt again: use always this behavior checkbox to always
use the selected option. 
♦ Default Line Width
Default Line Width... command opens the Change Default Line Width Dialog Box
where you are able to change the line width. 
♦ Default Text Font
Default Text Font... command opens the Font Dialog Box where you are able to
define the font that will be used by default. 
♦ Monochrome Conversion
The CardStudio allows you to choose between four different algorithms to make the
Monochrome Conversion: Threshold, Ordered, Floyd-Steinberg, and Burkes. Each
algorithm gives slightly different results. Select an algorithm by clicking on it.
If you prefer, you can Disable the Monochrome Conversion by choosing the
Disable option.
♦ Force Internal Monochrome Conversion
If this option is checked, CardStudio will convert all images from the card area
to monochrome (at print time) following the algorithm selected from 
Options Menu > Monochrome Conversions.

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
♦ Reset Card Warnings
This option was created to avoid printer warnings that CardStudio is not able to
control because they are issued by the Windows Driver.
♦ Reset Print Warnings
This option was created to avoid printer warnings that CardStudio is not able to
control because they are issued by the Windows Driver.
♦ Bar Code 128 Control Chars
This option allows the definition of specific control characters used in Code 128 /
EAN128 / UCC128 Bar Code.

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
5.2.6 Database Menu

See Section 13, CardStudio and Databases, for details.
♦ Connect or Disconnect
Connect command allows you to connect to a data source.
You can also open the Dialog Box to connect to a data source using one of the
following methods:
• Use the Ctrl + Shift + C shortcut

• Use the Connect... Button on Database View.
Disconnect command disconnects from data source.
You can also use the Connect / Disconnect Button from Database View.
♦ First
First command shows the first record on Database. You can also use First Button from
Database View. 
♦ Previous
Previous command shows the previous record on Database. You can also use the
Previous Button from Database View. 

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
♦ Next
Next command shows the next record on Database. You can also use the Next Button
from Database View. 
♦ Last
Last command shows the last record on Database. You can also use Last Button from
Database View. 
♦ Refresh
Refresh command does a reload on Database. 
♦ Find
Find command opens Find in Field Dialog Box that lets you search in Database using
keywords filtered by item. You can also open Find in Field Dialog Box by using F3
shortcut. 
♦ Add
Add command opens an empty record on Database. You can also use Add Button
from Database View to add new records. 
♦ Delete
Delete command deletes selected record from Database. You can also use Delete
Button from Database view to delete records. 
♦ Save
Save command saves current data to Database. You can also use Save Button from
Database View. 
♦ Report
Report command opens Database Report Dialog Box, which allows you to create,
save, and print a customizable listing of your whole database or selections thereof.
You can also use the Ctrl + Shift + P to open the Database Report Dialog Box.
Database Report (Dialog box); see Section 13.12, CardStudio Database Reports for
details.

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
♦ Properties
Properties command opens the Database Properties Dialog Box that allows you to
configure the Database interface properties.
You can also use the Ctrl + Shift + O shortcut to open the Database Properties
Dialog Box. 
♦ Define View
Define View command allows to arrange the database view as you wish.
This command helps you if to organize the information when the table structure is
different from the way you want it to be lay out.
The CardStudio allows you move, hide and un-hide fields.
You can also use the Ctrl + Shift + V shortcut to use Define View command. 
♦ Auto Print
Auto Print... command opens the Auto Print Configuration Dialog Box.

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
5.2.7 Window Menu
♦ Window Menu
This dropdown menu shows the open document names and lets you select which
document you want to work.

Menu Commands
Menu Commands
5.2.8 Help Menu
♦ Contents
Contents command shows the topics covered in the CardStudio Help file. 
♦ Using Help
Using Help command takes you to the CardStudio Help file. 
♦ Activate Product
Activate Product command allows you to enter the "License Key Number" and
activate the software via the internet. Once the license key is validated, the software
will restart.
♦ About CardStudio
About. displays Product Information and the Version List for the CardStudio.

6
Working with Objects
6.1 Introduction
This section provides information on objects, their properties, and how to edit them.
CardStudio Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Resizing Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Moving and Aligning Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Editing Text Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

CardStudio Objects
6.2 CardStudio Objects

With the exception of magnetic encoding information and Smart Card data, all cards are made
up of objects. Lines, text, images, bar codes are objects.
What you can do with an object depends on whether you created it in the CardStudio or you
inserted it from another application.
Once you know how to manipulate the different types of objects, you’ve mastered a lot of
what’s involved in creating cards.
♦ Terms That Apply to Objects
As you’ve already discovered, objects are the key building blocks in the CardStudio.
Just about everything you work on is an object.
There are different types of objects, and the behavior of an object depends on its type.
The CardStudio objects are native to the CardStudio. Embedded objects are objects
you create in another application.
Some of the terms used to describe working with objects may be new to you.
• Object: The text, lines, and bar codes that you create using the CardStudio tools
and the pictures you import from other applications.
• Property: Each aspect of an object that you can manipulate using the CardStudio
tools and commands, including size, color, line width, and content.
• Sizing Handle: The square at each corner and along the sides of a selected object.
Dragging a sizing handle resizes the object.
• Bounding Box: The box framed by the sizing handles when an object is selected.
When you click an object to select it, the selection rectangle appears.
• Picture: An image from another application. It can have some, but not all, of the
attributes of an object created in the CardStudio. You can move and resize a
picture and change its rotation.
• Stacking: Placing objects on top of one another. Each object is separate from any
other object as well as from the card background. Although the objects seem to be
drawn on a flat card, it’s helpful to think of objects as pieces of paper in a stack.
The object you draw first is on the bottom of the stack; the most recently drawn
object is added to the top of the stack. The “stacking order” is important because
the object on the top of the stack can cover those underneath it. You can see this
effect when you stack one filled rectangle on top of another.

CardStudio Objects
♦ Selecting and Deselecting Objects
You need to tell to the CardStudio which object you want to work with; to do this, you
must select it.
To select one object
1. Touch a visible part of the object with the mouse pointer, and then click. You
select an object in a stack in the same way.
2. Once the object is selected, you are free to rotate it, change its size, change its
color, or move it to another location.
Tip: An object will be selected automatically if you right-click the object to edit
its properties.
To select multiple objects
1. Hold down the SHIFT key, and click each object you want to select. 

- or -
2. Move the pointer outside of the objects you want to select. Press and hold the left
mouse button and drag in any direction. As you drag, a rectangle forms, with one
corner fixed where you began to drag, the other corner following the pointer.
Continue dragging until the rectangle encloses all the objects you want to select.
Release the mouse button. The objects enclosed by the rectangle are selected.
To select all objects
From the Edit menu, choose Select All, or press CTRL+A.
To deselect objects
Click anywhere outside the object(s).

Resizing Objects
6.3 Resizing Objects

You can change the size of an object by dragging one of the sizing handles that surround a
selected object.
Tip: If you want to resize an object (except a PDF Symbol) by an exact amount or to a
specific size, use the Position Dashboard; and change the object size.
♦ Resizing an object
1. Select the object.
2. Move the mouse pointer over a sizing handle. The pointer changes appearance
to indicate the direction in which you can resize the object.
3. Click and drag a sizing handle until the outline of the object is the right shape
and size. To maintain the object's proportions, hold the Shift key down while you
adjust the size.
♦ Resizing a Line
1. Select the Line. Sizing handles appear on each end of the line.
2. Drag one of the sizing handles to make the Line the length you want.
♦ Resizing a Rectangle
1. Select the Rectangle. Sizing handles appear on each end of the object.
2. Drag one of the sizing handles to make the Rectangle the size you want. To
maintain the object's proportions, hold the Shift key down while you adjust
the size.
♦ Resizing an Ellipse
1. Select the Ellipse. Sizing handles appear on each end of the object.
2. Drag one of the sizing handles to make the Ellipse the size you want. To maintain
the object's proportions, hold the Shift key down while you adjust the size.
♦ Resizing a Text
1. Select the Text object.
2. Open Text Dashboard.
3. Select the desired size from drop-down menu.

Resizing Objects
♦ Resizing a Bar Code
Important: Resizing a Bar Code requires special consideration to maintain the correct
aspect ratio and data density for the Bar Code type being printed.
1. Select the Bar Code object. Sizing handles appear on each end of the object.
2. Drag one of the sizing handles to make the Bar Code the size you want. To
maintain the object's proportions, hold the Shift key down while you adjust
the size.
♦ Resizing a Bar Code 2D
Important: Resizing a 2D Bar Code requires special consideration to maintain the

correct aspect ratio and data density for the Bar Code type being printed.
1. Select the Bar Code object.
2. Open the Bar Code Dashboard, and edit its number of rows and columns. 
♦ Resizing an Image
1. Select the Image. Sizing handles appear on each end of the object.
2. Drag one of the sizing handles to make the Image the size you want. To maintain
the object's proportions, hold the Shift key down while you adjust the size.
or
1. Open Position Dashboard.
2. Edit image size. To maintain the object's proportions, hold the Shift key down
while you adjust the size.

Moving and Aligning Objects
6.4 Moving and Aligning Objects

Naturally, you’ll want to move objects on your cards as you create them. And sometimes
you’ll need to line up objects in a particular way - along the bottom of the card, perhaps, or
with each other.
♦ Moving Objects
2. Drag the object to its new location. When you move an object, a dotted outline
appears as you drag.
Tip: You can place an object more precisely if it is not trying to snap to the grid.
Disable the Snap to Grid checkbox in the Grid Settings dialog box from the
Options menu. 
♦ Snap to Grid
1. From the Options menu, select Grid Settings. The Grid Settings dialog box
will appear.
a. Select the Show Grid checkbox.
b. Select the Snap to Grid checkbox.
c. Specify the Spacing (Horizontal and Vertical) to provide adequate
grid spacing.
d. Click on the Color button to select the desired color.
e. When done, click on the OK button.
2. Select and move the objects to be aligned. The upper left corner of the object will
snap to the grid, providing a reference location for alignment.
You can also use the Position Dashboard with Align Buttons.

♦ Aligning Objects
Use the Alignment option to align multiple selections of objects on the card. The
selected objects will be align with the dominant object. The dominant object is the
last object to be selected. The available alignments are:
Top Left - Aligns the selection to the top left.
Top - Aligns the selection to the top.
Top Right - Aligns the selection to the top right.
Left - Aligns the selection to the left.
Center Vertically - Centers the selection vertically.
Center - Centers the selection vertically and horizontally.
Center Horizontally - Centers the selection horizontally.
Right - Aligns the selection to the right.
Bottom Left - Aligns the selection to the bottom left.
Bottom - Aligns the selection to the bottom center.
Bottom Right - Aligns the selection to the bottom right.

♦ Distribute Objects
Use the Distribution option to distribute three or more objects on the card. To
distribute objects, first select them; and then use the Distribution command or
Distribution button from Drawing Toolbar.
Top - Distributes objects to top.
Left - Distributes objects to left.
Center Horizontal - Distributes objects center horizontal.
Center Vertical - Distributes objects center vertical.
Right - Distributes objects to right.
Horizontal Spacing - Distributes objects horizontal spacing.
Bottom - Distributes objects to bottom.
Vertical Spacing - Distributes objects vertical spacing.

♦ Rotating Objects
You can rotate bar codes, PDF symbols, images and single lines of text in 90 degrees
increments.
1. Select the object you want to rotate an open the Position Dashboard.
2. Use the Rotation buttons (0º; 90º; 180º; 270º).
Tip: To rotate the entire card 180 degrees when the card is printed, select Rotate
180 degrees in the Card Print dialog box. 
♦ Stacking Objects
When you are working with objects, you will find that you sometimes stack them to
get the effect you want. When you stack objects on top of each other, they overlap.
Sometimes you will want to change their order; e.g., put the top object on the bottom.
The CardStudio has two commands you can use to move objects up or down in a stack
-- Send to Front (Ctrl + F) and Send to Back (Ctrl + B).
You can draw objects in any order and then move them up and down the stack
as required.
1. Select the object you want to move up or down in the stack.
2. Select the Send to Front (Ctrl + F) command or the Send to Back (Ctrl + B)
command from Edit Menu.
3. The selected object will be placed at the front or the back of the stack.
Tip: If you are working with stack of three objects and want to place the front object
in the middle, select the middle object and move it to the front. 
♦ Duplicating Objects
Duplicating an object creates a copy of the object that i s slightly offset from the
original object. Note that the Duplicate command does not place a copy of the object
in the Clipboard.
2. From the Edit menu, choose Duplicate or press CTRL+D. The duplicated item
appears on top of the object you selected.
3. Drag the duplicated object to place it where you want it.
Tip: You can use the Duplicate command to make an array of objects.

Editing Text Objects
6.5 Editing Text Objects

♦ Selecting and Editing Text
To select text, double-click on the text box.
Use the Text Dashboard to define text properties:
• Font, Size, Bold, Italic, and Underline.
• Color (using Black Panel will disable Color selector).
• Multiline: allows text in more than one line.
• Word Wrap: is an option when Multiline is selected and shows all text in the
text box.
• Shrink to Fit: fits text in text box when Word Wrap is disabled.
• Lowercase: changes text to “aaa”.
• Uppercase: changes text to "AAA".
• Capitalized: changes text to "Aaa". 
♦ Deleting Text
To delete a character, position the pointer after the character you want to delete, click
and then press BACKSPACE.
To delete a block of text, drag across the text to highlight it, and then press the
Backspace key or the Delete key.
To delete a text object, click on the object to select it, and then press the Delete key. 
♦ Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Text
1. Drag the text to select it (highlight it); then press CTRL+X (cut) or 
CTRL+C (copy).
2. Position the pointer where you want to paste the text, and click to position
the cursor.
3. Press CTRL+V (paste).

7
Working with Variables
7.1 Introduction
This section explains how to use variable data with the CardStudio.
Contrary to fixed data, which is edited when the card is designed, variable data changes. It is
edited or becomes available at the time the card is printed. When you design the card, instead
of typing the actual data, you create a placeholder called a variable. At print time, the variable
data replaces your named variable at its location on the card.
Some of the sources for variable data are: the computer keyboard, internal information that the
computer system keeps track of the date and time, ODBC sources and concatenation of
sources. Before variable data can be used with the tools that support it (text, bar code, PDF,
image or magnetic encoding), you must create and name a variable field for each piece of
information you wish to add to the card at print time. This named field then becomes the
“target” for the data when you print the card.
This eliminates the need to manually edit the card to enter each piece of data before printing.
You can use the same card format, knowing that your card design will remain constant, with
only the variable data changing from card to card.

Working with Variables
Variable Data
7.2 Variable Data

♦ Variable Sources:
• Global Counter: An integer counter that starts at a number that you choose, and,
each time you
• print a card, is increased by the value of a second number that you choose.
• Printer Counter: An integer counter that starts at 1 and is increased by 1 each time
you print a card.
• Keyboard Input: Data that you type from the computer system’s keyboard.
• Date/Time: The Date/Time kept by your computer system.
• Concatenation: Data that result from the concatenation of two or more sources. In
the Prefix,
Separator and Suffix boxes you can edit constant data. To achieve multi-line
concatenation press Ctrl + Enter in the Separator box.
♦ Image Sources:
• File Choose Image: At print time, the CardStudio will prompt you to select the
name of an image file.
• Scan Image: An image acquired from any twain-compliant source at print time.
• Video: An image acquired using the Video for windows (VFW) interface.
• ODBC Data from internal or external database that you can access using ODBC.

8
About Bar Codes
8.1 Introduction
A bar code is a machine-readable symbol representing human readable information. The
information represented can be alpha or numeric only, limited alphanumeric, or the full
character set.
The human readable alpha or numeric characters are represented in the bar code symbol by a
series of varying width vertical lines (called bars) and spaces. Bars and spaces together are
elements. An element can be a wide black bar or white space, or a narrow black bar or white
space. Each element is assigned a binary value of either “1” or “0”. To represent the necessary
character in the bar code, the elements follow a precise sequential order as part of a group.
Scanning is the process of acquiring or “reading” the information encoded in a bar code
symbol. To read the information contained in a bar code symbol, a scanning device such as a
light pen is moved across the symbol from one side to the other. As the scanning device is
moved across the symbol, the width pattern of the bars and spaces is translated back into the
original information. Bar code is an optical technique because information is scanned using
light that reflects off dark or light regions of the symbol.
For barcode details, see Appendix E.

About Bar Codes
1-Dimensional Bar Codes
8.2 1-Dimensional Bar Codes

8.2.1 Standards
The number of elements and their order is defined by the bar code standard used.
There are many bar code standards to choose from and each standard was developed for the
specific data requirements of various industries. Each standard dictates the maximum number
of characters a symbol can represent, as well as the kind of data represented. Consequently, the
number of characters in the information field and the type of information represented will play
a role in which bar code standard can be used.
Other considerations include what standard(s) trading partners use, the scanning environment
(type of scanner, printable area, symbol durability, etc.) and the symbol printing requirements.
8.2.2 Symbologies
Symbology is the term used to describe the rules specifying the way data is encoded into the
elements (bar and space widths) that comprise a bar code standard. Various characteristics
further describe the symbology. Some of these characteristics are described below.
♦ The Character Set is the range of data characters that can be encoded into a given
symbology. Numeric symbologies only encode numbers; others can encode numbers
and letters and are called alphanumeric.
♦ The Symbology Type can be either discrete or continuous. In a discrete type, each
character stands alone and can be decoded separately from adjacent characters. A
continuous type has no inter-character gaps; the end of one character is the start of the
next. This results in a higher density symbology than the discrete type, allowing more
information to be encoded in less space, resulting in a smaller bar code symbol.
♦ The Number of Element Widths is either two (wide and narrow) or multiple. Multiple
element width symbology is usually the higher density continuous type.
♦ The symbology Length can be fixed or variable.
♦ Density describes the amount of data that can be encoded in a given unit of length.
♦ A symbology is said to be Self Checking if a single printing defect will not cause a
character to be transposed into another character in the same symbology.
♦ A Start Code is a particular pattern of lines and spaces indicating the beginning of the
bar code symbol. A Stop Code indicates the end of the symbol. The start and stop codes
are sometimes also used to indicate the scanning direction. In the most common
symbology, Code 39, the start and stop codes are asterisks.
♦ The Check Character is used by the scanner to validate that the correct data has been
decoded. It is placed in a predetermined position and its value is based on a
mathematical relationship of the other characters in the symbol. A Check Digit is a
check character that can assume only numeric values.
♦ A Bi-directional symbology can be successfully scanned in either direction. Almost all
symbologies in use today are bi-directional.

About Bar Codes
2-Dimensional Bar Codes
8.3 2-Dimensional Bar Codes

The typical bar codes we have been discussing in Section 8.1, are one-dimensional. Since they
have height and width, you may wonder why they are called one dimensional. It’s because
when they are read, it is only the width of the bars and spaces that is taken into account. The
height of the bars is only to give the symbol some built-in redundancy. Typical bar code
symbols, therefore, are only read in one dimension. Another important aspect of one
dimensional bar code symbols is that they seldom represent more than a dozen characters.
Therefore, the bar code usually does not contain any data; rather, the bar code most often
represents the key to a record in a database, where the related information is stored.
Two-dimensional (2D) bar code symbols surpass these two preclusions. Data is encoded in
both the height and width of the symbol, and the amount of data that can be contained in a
single symbol is significantly greater than that stored in a one-dimensional symbol. In fact,
over a thousand alphanumeric characters can be placed in a single symbol the size of a large
postage stamp! Obviously, the main advantage of using 2D bar codes is that potentially a large
amount of easily and accurately read data can accompany the item to which it is attached.
There are new applications being created for 2D bar code technology every day.
The reading (scanning) of 2D codes is accomplished using different scanners than those made
to scan 1D symbols. Two strategies are currently used. The first and most common, uses a
moving laser beam scanner that not only sweeps back and forth across the symbol, but also up
and down in what is termed a “raster” pattern. Alternately, CCD (charge-coupled device)
scanners are used. CCD scanners use a two dimensional array of photo-sensors to scan the
image in its entirety.
One of the beneficial aspects of two-dimensional symbols is their potential durability. To

sabotage the readability of a 1D symbol, one only has to add another bar to the beginning or
end of the symbol or draw a line through the symbol, parallel to the stripes. This throws off the
checks and balances, built into the decoding algorithms of a 1D decoder and makes the symbol
unreadable. By comparison, many degrees of redundancy can be built into a 2D symbol. While
it makes the symbol somewhat larger, the remaining symbol is remarkably secure.

9
Magnetic Encoding
9.1 Introduction
If your printer is equipped with a magnetic stripe encoder, you can encode data onto cards that
have an embedded magnetic stripe.

Magnetic Encoding
About Magnetic Stripe
9.2 About Magnetic Stripe
Caution • High and low coercivity cards are not interchangeable. Refer to the printer
manual to ensure that you have the correct type of card for your model printer.
There are two kinds of magnetic stripe cards: low coercivity and high coercivity. (Coercivity is
the measurement of a magnetic material’s resistance to being magnetized. Low coercivity
material magnetizes easier than high coercivity material.) A magnetic stripe encoder is
designed to be used with one type of cards only, either high or low coercivity.
There are three magnetic tracks on a magnetic stripe card. To comply with international
standards, each track is limited to a certain number and type of character.
In addition to the user data, three format characters are added automatically by the printer. The
data on each track is preceded by a Start Sentinel, then followed by a Stop Sentinel and
Longitudinal Redundancy Check (LRC) character.
Important • Important: Although the printer automatically inserts these three format
characters at print time, you must include them in your character count to stay within the
allowable character limit for each track.
The following table lists the number and type of characters allowed on each of the three tracks:
TRACK CHARACTER LIMIT ALLOWED CHARACTERS
1 79 alphanumeric ASCII codes 32-95 Field Separator is ^
2 40 numeric ASCII ASCII codes 48-63 Field Separator is =
3 107 numeric ASCII ASCII codes 48-63 Field Separator is ^

Magnetic Encoding
Encoding a Magnetic Stripe
9.3 Encoding a Magnetic Stripe

1. On the Drawing toolbar, click the Magnetic Encoder tool. The Magnetic Code Object
Properties dialog box appears.
2. Select the Encode checkbox for the track (1, 2, or 3) you wish to encode.
3. If the data for the track will not be changing from card to card, type the data in the Data
to Encode textbox for that track.
4. If the data for the track will be changing from card to card, in the Variable Source box,
select the variable that is going to provide the data for that track.
5. Repeat steps 2, 3, and 4 for each track you wish to encode.
6. Select the appropriate Encoding Options (the default is ISO encoding).
7. When finished, click OK.
8. On the Standard toolbar, click the Printer tool. The Card Print dialog box appears.
9. Select the Encode check box to enable magnetic stripe encoding.
10. Specify the Print Range. If printing more than one card, click Multiple; and enter the
number of cards to print. Enter the Number of copies of each card to print.
11. Click OK, to print the card(s).
12. Every card will be magnetically encoded with the specified data. If the Print checkbox
from the Operations section is enabled, printing starts after the encoding process.

10
Smart Card Encoding
10.1 Introduction
The CardStudio allows to plug-in an executable file during the printing process. The
CardStudio will call an external chip card processing software.
To run this software you have to provide the necessary parameters in the Chip Card Properties
dialog box.
At print time, the CardStudio will position the card on the chip interface of your printer and
call the external software.
The CardStudio continues the print process either on user command or after receiving a return
file OK-message.

Smart Card Encoding
Contact Smart Card
10.2 Contact Smart Card

10.2.1 Properties
Setting the Contact Smart Card Properties:
1. From the Drawing Toolbar, click the Contact Smart Card Properties icon (arrow below).
2. The Contact Smart Card Properties dialog box appears.

Smart Card Encoding
Contact Smart Card
3. In the Command Line section, type the path of the executable file of your contact smart
card processing software in the Command Line box. You can also click the Browse
button next to the Command Line box. The Choose Application File dialog box appears.
Select the directory of your executable file, and click OK.
4. Set (optional) the arguments supported by your chip card processing software in the
arguments box.
5. Select the Don’t show error messages checkbox if you want to skip the contact smart
card error process.

Smart Card Encoding
Contact Smart Card
6. In the Variable Source section, select the data source (variables) you want to provide;
see Section 7, Working with Variables. The data source you defined will be displayed in
the Source Data box.
7. In the Continue Print Process section, select (by selecting the appropriate radio button)
how you want the print process to continue.
• On User Choice, you have to click the Continue button in the Chip Card Process
dialog box, after the chip card encoding process terminated.
• On Return File OK, the CardStudio continues the printing process automatically,
after receiving an OK message from a file created and returned by the contact
smart card processing software. Type the path of your return file in the Return
File box. You can also click the Browse button next to the Return File box. The
Choose Return File dialog box appears. Select the directory of your return file,
and click OK.

Smart Card Encoding
Contact Smart Card
8. In the Quote Character section, check the Insert Quote Character option if you want to
use a delimiter to specify the data to be encoded.
• Assuming that the encoding program is named SMARTPRG.EXE and the data to
encode that comes from a Keyboard Input Source is Hello World, and the option
Insert Quote Character is not checked. The application will be called like:
SMARTPRG.EXE Hello World. The application will only encode the word Hello,
because for the application:
SMARTPRG.EXE - is the application name 

Hello - is the first argument 
World - is the second argument 
• But if you define a quote character for example “. The application will be called
like: SMARTPRG.EXE “Hello World” All data will be encoded, because for the
application:
SMARTPRG.EXE - is the application name 

Hello World - is the first argument
9. In the If an error occurs section, you can specify, by selecting the appropriate
checkbox, what to do if an error occurs; i.e., Abort, Ignore, or Retry.
10. Click the OK button to confirm all settings.

Smart Card Encoding
Contact Smart Card
10.2.2 Contact Smart Card Encoding

Printing the Contact Smart Card:
1. From the File menu, choose Card Print. The Card Print/Process dialog box appears.
2. To select a printer, click on the red down-pointing arrow (circled below). Observe the
Printer Selection popup.
3. Select the printer.
4. In the Operations section, select the Contact Smart Card checkbox (right arrow above).
If you also want to print the card, select the Print checkbox (left arrow above).
5. Click OK.

Smart Card Encoding
Contactless Smart Card
10.3 Contactless Smart Card

10.3.1 Setup
1. From the Drawing Toolbar, click the Contact Smart Card Properties icon (arrow below).
2. The Contactless Smart Card Setup dialog box appears.
3. Select the Encoder from the dropdown menu, and make appropriate settings.
4. Click the Apply button to confirm all settings.

Smart Card Encoding
Contactless Smart Card
10.3.2 Contactless Smart Card Encoding

Printing the Contactless Smart Card:
1. From the File menu, choose Card Print. The Card Print/Process dialog box appears.
2. To select a printer, click on the red down-pointing arrow (circled below). Observe the
Printer Selection popup.
3. Select the printer.
4. In the Operations section, select the Contactless Smart Card checkbox (right arrow
above). If you also want to print the card, select the Print checkbox (left arrow above).
5. Click OK.

11
Overlay
11.1 Introduction
An overlay (or varnish layer) is a thin transparent coating applied to a card to protect the
underlying printed information from wear. You can include a bitmap pattern in the overlay as a
security measure, creating a hologram effect.

Overlay
Defining an Overlay
11.2 Defining an Overlay

♦ To define an overlay
1. From the Draw menu or Drawing Toolbar, choose Overlay Varnish.
2. The Overlay Properties dialog box appears.
3. As you define the overlay, the Overlay Preview section will show the area of the
card where the overlay will be applied.

Overlay
Defining an Overlay
4. In the Choose Overlay dropdown menu, select the desired overlay type:
o Full Coverage (the default): The overlay varnish is applied over the entire
surface of the card.
o No Overlay: No overlay varnish is applied to the card.
o User Selected Area, Covered: The overlay varnish is applied only to the
area you define.
o User Selected Area, Not Covered: The overlay varnish is applied to the
entire surface of the card except to the area you define.
o Bitmap Based Coverage: In the Choose bitmap for Overlay list box you
select or browse a bitmap file on disk to use as the overlay.
o Predefined Selected Area Without Overlay: This overlay varnish is
automatically selected if you choose one of the following predefined area
selections: Smart Card ISO, Smart Card AFNOR, and Magnetic Stripe.
o AutoLocation Overlay: The overlay varnish is applied only over the
object’s design on the card.
5. Define the position and size of the overlay or the excluded area.
a. Enter the Horizontal Position and Vertical Position values in inches. These
numbers indicate the the upper left corner of the overlay area. The origin (0, 0
point) is the upper left corner of the card. The Horizontal and Vertical
Position values are measured from the origin.
b. Enter the Horizontal Size and Vertical Size values in inches. These numbers
indicate the size of the overlay or the excluded area.
6. If you wish to see the overlay area depicted on the card, select the Preview on
Screen checkbox. The bitmap-based overlay has no preview.
7. Click OK. You have defined the overlay. 
Important: Because the overlay is used to protect the printed information, the overlay should
not be applied to card areas containing the magnetic stripe, smart chips, or barcodes. Parts of
Card Objects, which reach into User Selected Area Without Overlay or Predefined Selected
Area Without Overlay, are not printed. Areas without overlay appear white.
Printing Overlay with Memory Extension: The printable area without Memory Extension
(ME) does not cover all the card surface, only with ME the printable area is extended to the
edge of the card, and the whole card can be printed with overlay.
Important: You may not delete the overlay. If you want to print without the overlay, choose
the Overlay Clipping Option from the Options Menu; and enable the option No Overlay. It is
not allowed to send the object overlay to the other layer. To print both sides of the card with
overlay, you need to choose the option Overlay Clipping from the Options Menu for both
sides. With the feature Front and Back the overlay can be managed in both sides of the
card independently.

Overlay
Bitmap Based Overlay
11.3 Bitmap Based Overlay

To prepare a bitmap and define overlay properties:
1. Use a Windows application, like Paint, to draw the image.
2. Set width = 85.3mm and height = 52.8mm. Type a number in the area where you want it
later to appear on your card. Use black letters.
3. Save the image as bitmap (e.g., phone.bmp).
4. From the Draw menu, select Overlay Varnish. The dialog box appears.
5. In the dialog box, select Bitmap Based Overlay.
6. Browse to, select the overlay image you created (e.g., phone.bmp), and click OK.
7. Print the card. Note that the overlay is printed in all white areas, sparing out the black
number. Hold the printed card near the light; the number appears as a kind of hologram.
Note: you may only use one kind of overlay type for the same card side.

12
Logins and Passwords
Note • This feature is only available in the Professional version of CardStudio.
12.1 Introduction
The CardStudio provides customizable security and access level. Whenever you start the
CardStudio, the Login Dialog box appears.
The default login is admin, and the default password is admin. Login is an access level;
password is the access authorization.
Note that this option can be disabled via the File > Logins > Login Control and de-selecting
the Enable Login Control checkbox.

12.2 Logins and Passwords

12.2.1 Administrator Login
1. From the File menu, select Logins. The Login Control dialog box appears.
2. Select the Enable Login Control checkbox (arrow above) to activate this
security feature.
3. Select Administrator, and click the Edit button. The User Login Properties
dialog box appears.
4. Type a login of your choice. Proceed with your password, and confirm it. The
database login and password give access authorization to an external database
of yours. Make sure all Permissions are selected.
5. When complete, click on the OK button.

12.2.2 Create User Login

1. From the File menu, select Logins. The Login Control dialog box appears.
2. Click the New button. The User Login Properties dialog box appears.
3. Enter the Login Information: Name, Login, Password, and Confirm Password.
4. If applicable, enter the Database Connection Credentials: Login and Password.
5. Depending on what kind of job you want your employee to perform, select one
or more Permissions checkboxes; see Permissions on the next page for details.
6. When complete, click on the OK button.

12.2.3 Permissions
The Permissions section controls access to content creation, modification, and card
administration at the application level.
The Administrator assigns permissions to roles, then assigns roles to users via the User
Login Properties dialog box.
Permissions include:
♦ Login Control: allows editing logins and passwords.
♦ Edit Cards: allows editing cards, including magnetic encoding and chip card setting.
♦ Print Cards: allows printing cards.
♦ Edit Configurations: allows operating print functions and configurations.
♦ Edit Database: allows to editing databases (after CardStudio restart). 
In the example above, Richard can select and edit database records and print individual cards.

Permissions Table
Permissions If not checked
Login Control Selected user cannot access to User Login Properties (File menu |
Logins is disabled)
Edit Cards Fully protects card objects
Disables Design and Encode buttons
Disables all Dashboard sliders/options except Database
Disables New and Remove buttons on Card Designs
On Draw Menu disables all options
On Options Menu disable:
• Autosave options
• Snap to grid
• Activate object protection
• Biometric sources
• Ruler settings
• Grid settings
• Default line width
• Default text font
On Edit Menu disables all options except Predefined Names List
Editor
On File Menu disable:
• New
• Save
• Save as
• Card Setup
Print Cards Disables print button on Card and Database Layout
Disables print option on End Of Fields
On File Menu disable:
• Card Print
• Batch Print File Management
On Database Menu disables Auto Print
On Options Menu disables Enable Print Log
On Database Properties Dialog disables Print Record option on End of
Fields section
Edit Configurations Disables Printer Properties on Print Dialog
Disables Card Setup Dialog on File Menu
Disables Database Properties on Database Menu
Disables Database Properties Button on Database View
Edit Databases Disables fields on Design View Dashboard Database Slider
Disables fields on DB View Record Area
Disables Add, Save, and Delete Buttons on DB View toolbar
Disables Add, Save, and Delete options on Database Menu

13
CardStudio and Databases
13.1 Introduction
This section explains how to work with the CardStudio and databases. Learn how to create
your own database from within the CardStudio and how to connect to an external database
using ODBC drivers.
Introduction to ODBC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Database Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Data Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Data Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
CardStudio Internal Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
CardStudio Internal Text Data Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Connect to an External Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Working with the Database Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Database Toolbar (Database View) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
CardStudio Database Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
CardStudio Database Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Auto Print Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Introduction to ODBC
13.2 Introduction to ODBC

♦ ODBC Basics
The Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) interface allows accessing data in

Database.
Management Systems (DBMS) using Structured Query Language (SQL) as a standard

for accessing data.
The CardStudio accesses databases via ODBC drivers, using SQL language.
ODBC allows different database technologies to be used by defining a standard

interface.
♦ File Formats
To access any database format from the CardStudio you will need the ODBC driver
for that standard. The default drivers, which come with the CardStudio 
CD-ROM supply the most common formats:
• Microsoft Access Driver (*.MDB)

• Microsoft dBase Driver (*.DBF)
• Microsoft Excel Driver (*.XLS)
• Microsoft FoxPro Driver (*.DBF)
• Microsoft Paradox Driver (*.DB)
• Microsoft Text Files Driver (*.TXT ; *.CSV)
• Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver
• SQL Server
Note • You can add anytime your specific drivers to meet your needs. Just as an example,
you can add drivers to access AS400 files directly from the CardStudio.
♦ Purpose of ODBC
ODBC was created as a way of setting a standard to access data on files.
Using concepts like layers and layer abstraction, it allows the user to access data on
his hard disk, in a local network, or even in a Wide Area Network (WAN) using
desktop or server/client specifications, in any database format that has an available
ODBC driver.

Introduction to ODBC
♦ Desktop versus Server/Client
Desktop file access means, that the file is accessed opening it as a disk file, in the
local hard disk or even in a local network. Server/Client supposes that somewhere a
DBMS server is running.
The local machine sends requests to the server resulting in data available to the client.
The CardStudio does the access to both types in an easy and similar way. One
difference will be that in a DBMS Server the user will need to “login” the database.
♦ SQL
SQL is the standard that the CardStudio uses to “talk” to ODBC, issuing commands to
read and write data on the files.
♦ CardStudio Sources
CardStudio classifies data in two classes:
• Internal Data Sources, which it assures to exist and automatically configures.

• External Data Sources, which must be configured by the user running the ODBC
administrator to gain access to his files.
Basically both data types use the same methods. Internal Data Sources make life
easier for a user, who does not have a database system already installed.

Database Structure
13.3 Database Structure

Database, Table, Record, Field, Data: Those five terms build the structure of a database. It is
easy to understand which meaning each term has, if you imagine an office closet.
♦ Database: the office closet itself
♦ Table: a card-index box inside the closet
♦ Record: a file-card inside the card-index box
♦ Field (Column): a predefined part of the file-card, for example name field or address
field, etc.
♦ Data: the particulars typed in the name field.

Data Type
13.4 Data Type

♦ About Data Types
Database columns are defined to contain a certain type of data, the most commonly
used data type is CHAR (stands for character). You need to define different data types
for each column, if you want to store data like images directly in a column.
Each database format supports different data types, which are translated by the ODBC
driver into an SQL data type. This allows an application to interact with a database
bidirectionally.
This interaction is not 100%, though, as each different driver imposes certain
limitations.
♦ CardStudio Internal Database Data Type
The CardStudio supports five Data types: Text, Number, Integer Number, Photo, and
Memo.
• Text: The data type text builds a single-line field, which may contain up to
254 characters.
• Number: The data type number builds a single-line field, which may contain any
value between 1.7e-308 to 1.7e+308
• Integer Number: The data type integer number builds a single-line field, which
may contain any value between - 2,147,483,648 and 2,147,483,647
• Photo: The data type Photo builds a field, which allows the storage of an image.
• Memo: The data type Memo builds a multi-line field for text editing.

Data Source
13.5 Data Source

Before you can access data with an ODBC driver, you must add a data source for it.
You can change or delete a data source at any time. A data source contains the information
which ODBC driver is to be used, including driver specific setup and the indication where to
find the database itself.
See section External Database later in this chapter to learn, how to work with data sources.

CardStudio Internal Database
13.6 CardStudio Internal Database

13.6.1 Create a New Internal Database
1. From the Database menu, click Connect. The Select Source dialog box appears.
2. Select Card Software Data Source, and click Next.
3. The Select Database dialog box appears.

4. Click on the Create Database button.
5. The Create Database dialog box appears.
6. Type the database name, for example COMPANY and click OK.
7. In the Select Database dialog box, select the Database you just created; and click
Next.
8. The list of the available tables appears and prompts you to select the table you want to
work with.
9. As there is no table available yet, create it by clicking New Table.

10. The Database Table Structure dialog box appears.
11. Type the table name (e.g., Clients); You may not use the space character to separate
words, as it provokes a syntax error in the create table statement.
12. Define the columns. For each column, you want to create provide column name
(e.g., Name, Idnumber, and Photo) or use the default name (Field1, Field2, Field3).
13. Select column data type and length (if necessary).
14. Provide the type of Index you want to apply to the column. An index is used to control
data storage and queries in a column. Choose between None (in this case, no indexing
occurs), Unique (indexed, each record must contain unique data, used to set a primary
key) or Duplicate (indexed, but allows equal data, speeds up queries).
Note: The field RECORD_NR is automatically created and indexed as unique to

provide at least one column, where data differs in all records (primary key). This is to
avoid affection on multiple records at delete or edit operations. You may delete this
column, but you should provide at least one column indexed as unique.
15. To remove a column from your table, select the column name; and click on the
Remove button.
16. Create your table by clicking Finish. The Select Table dialog box appears. Your table
named Clients is highlighted. Choose it by clicking Finish.
17. The database view appears in a split-window next to the card view. Use the database
toolbar to navigate, add new, modify, or delete records.

13.6.2 Working with an Internal Database

♦ Open an Internal Database
1. From the Database menu choose Connect. The ODBC Source Selection dialog
box appears. Select the database filename you want, and click Next.
2. Select the operation you want to perform, and proceed as required.
♦ Disconnect from a Database
From the Database menu, choose Disconnect. 
♦ Edit an existing Table
1. After connecting to an internal database, the Select Table dialog box appears.
2. Select the table you want to edit; and click Modify.
3. The Database Table Structure dialog box appears.
4. Add and Remove Columns as required.
5. When done, click Finish.
♦ Remove a Table
1. After connecting to an internal database the Select Table dialog box appears.
2. Select the table you want to remove, and click Remove.
3. The CardStudio prompts you with a warning message. If you really want to
remove permanently the table you selected, confirm by clicking Yes.

CardStudio Internal Text Data Source
13.7 CardStudio Internal Text Data Source

CardStudio allows you to connect directly to a text file (*.asc, *.csv, *tab or *.txt), which are
ASCII text files with data sets in individual lines and fields separated by comma, tab or custom
delimiter. This type of file are read only, you cannot use CardStudio to edit data.
Connecting to a Internal Text data source
1. From the Database menu, choose Connect.
2. The Select Database Source dialog box appears.
3. Select Card Software Text Data Source.
4. Click Next to continue.
5. The Select Text Data Source dialog box appears.
6. Select the file you want to work with. If you don’t see the file you want, use the
Browse button to locate the file.
7. Click Next to continue.

CardStudio Internal Text Data Source
8. The Define Internal File Format dialog box appears.
9. Make sure all the settings are correct.
• Selected File - Specifies the selected text file.

• Has Column Header checkbox - Specifies weather the columns of the selected
table first row will be used as column names.
• Format - Lists all the available formats:
o Comma Separated Values
o Tab Separated Values
o “Pipe” Separated Values
o Custom Defined (If Custom Defined is selected, specify the type of
delimiter used.)
• Delimiter - The custom delimiter character to be used to separate columns. Must
be only one character in length, and double quotation marks (“) cannot be used.
This option is enabled when Custom Defined is selected from the Format list box.
• Columns - Lists the column names for each column in the table selected in the
Selected File and reflects the order of the columns in the table.
• Name - Displays the name of the selected column. Can be used to specify a new
column name for an existing column.
• Data Type - Displays the data type.
• Width - The width of the column.
10. Click Finish to open the table.

Connect to an External Database
13.8 Connect to an External Database

ODBC Source Selection
Before you can connect to a database you must define a data source first (as explained
earlier in this chapter in section “Data Source”).
When you connect to a database for the first time, you will find default data sources listed
in the Data Source Selection dialog box. These sources are set for each of the installed
drivers, defining the default driver settings and the default database directory, which is
c:\windows\system\.
To connect to your database, you have to setup a new data source for it first (or edit an
existing source). The next sections explains, driver specific, the ODBC data source setup.

Working with the Database Interface
13.9 Working with the Database Interface

After connecting successfully to a database, the selected table is displayed in a split window
next to the card design area. To access the record information of a column, you have to create
CardStudio objects; and connect them with the database fields.
How to link database fields with the card layout:
♦ Linking a Text Object
Note: you can easily create a Text Object linked to the database by dragging and
dropping the field name from the database area into the card work area.
1. Open a text object, and select ODBC Source as Variable Source.
2. The Source ODBC Source Selection dialog box appears.
3. Select the column which contains the records you want to appear in your text
object, and click Finish.
4. Edit the font properties you want, and confirm by clicking OK.
5. In the card work area, resize (if necessary) the selection rectangle of the text box
in a way that makes the largest record of your column fit inside.
6. Save your card layout. Your card and database are connected. Whenever you open
your card, the database will be found automatically and opened. 
♦ Linking an Image Object
There are two forms image information is stored in a database. Either the image is part
of the database itself, stored in an image field (ODBC, point to image field), or the
path directory of the image field is stored in a text field; e.g., c:\images\001.bmp
(ODBC, point to image file). The CardStudio supports multiple image field and/or
image file linking.
Note: you can easily create an Image Object linked to the database by dragging and
dropping the field name from the database area into the card work area.
1. Open an image object and choose either ODBC, point to image field or 
ODBC, point to image file.
2. Select the column which contains the information of your image, and click Finish.
3. Confirm the Source Image Properties by clicking OK.
4. In the image Object dialog box, choose the options (rotation, keep aspect,
protected) you want to apply; and click OK.
5. In the card work area, resize the image. You can resize the image with the mouse.
your card, the database will be found automatically and opened.

Working with the Database Interface
♦ Linking a Bar Code Object
1. Open an bar code object and select ODBC Source as Variable Source.
3. Select the column which contains the records you want to appear in your bar code
object, and click Finish.
4. Set the Bar Code Object Properties you want to apply, and confirm by
clicking OK.
5. In the card work area, you can resize (if necessary) the bar code with the mouse.
your card, the database will be found automatically and opened. 
♦ Linking a PDF Symbol Object
1. Open a PDF symbol object and select ODBC Source as Variable Source.
3. Select the column which contains the records you want to appear in your PDF
symbol object, and click Finish.
4. Set the PDF symbol Object Properties you want to apply, and click OK.
your card, t the database will be found automatically and opened. 
♦ Linking a Magnetic Code Object
1. Open a Magnetic Code object and select for the track(s) (1 to 3) you want to
encode ODBC Source as Variable Source.
3. Select the column which contains the records you want to encode in each track,
and click Finish.
your card, the database will be found automatically and opened.

Database Toolbar (Database View)
13.10 Database Toolbar (Database View)

Database Toolbar
DB Open / Close: connect / disconnect from the Database. Note

that the icon turns red when disconnected from the Database.
Database Properties: edit Database properties.
Define View: arrange the Database view as you wish; i.e., change
the order of the fields.
Back: go to the first record on Database.
Back: go to the previous record on Database.
Add: add record to Database.
Save: save record / data on Database.
End of Fields: if selected in Database properties, allows to execute

the "end of fields" operations at any moment.
Remove: remove record from Database.
Forward: go to the next record on Database.
Forward: go to the last record on Database.

CardStudio Database Functions
13.11 CardStudio Database Functions

♦ Editing a Database
• To add a new record to your database, select Add from the database menu. You
can also click the Add Record button on your database toolbar.
• To save a new or edited record, select Save from the database menu. You also can
also click the Save Record button on your database toolbar.
• To delete a record, select Delete from the database menu. You also can also click
the Delete Record button on your database toolbar. 
♦ Moving between Records
• To move to the first record, select First from the database menu. You also can
click the Move First button at your database toolbar.
• To move to the last record, select Last from the database menu. You also can
click the Move Last button at your database toolbar.
• To move to the next record, select Next from the database menu. You also can
click the Move Next button at your database toolbar.
• To move to the previous record, select Previous from the database menu. You
also can click the Move Previous button at your database toolbar. 
♦ Hide/Unhide Fields
• To Hide Fields
1. Click the Define View button from the database toolbar.
2. Right-click on the field name you want to hide and choose Hide. 
• To Unhide Fields
1. Click the Define View button from the database toolbar.
2. Right-click anywhere on the database area, and choose Unhide.
3. The Unhide dialog box appears, select the field you want to unhide one by
one or click Unhide All to show all the database fields in the database area. 
♦ Database Image Properties
To open the database image properties dialog box right-click the database image field.
Image size, resolution and compression ratio are displayed.

CardStudio Database Reports
13.12 CardStudio Database Reports

The CardStudio Database Report is an useful tool, providing you to create, save and print a
customizable listing of your whole database or selections thereof.
♦ Create Database Report
1. From the Database menu, select Report or click the Report button in the Database
Toolbar. The Database Report dialog box appears.
2. Type the listing title. Select the field(s) you want in your report from the Database
fields box, and click the Move Right button. You also can double-click the field to
move it to the Fields to print box. To deselect a field from the Fields to print box,
select it; and click the Move Left button. You also can double-click the field to
move it back to the Database Field box.
3. Save your database report, clicking the Save button. The Save As dialog box
appears. Type a filename, and click OK.
4. Use the CardStudio Filter Functions to make a selection of records.
5. To select the font style and size you want your report printed with, click the Font
button. The Font dialog box appears. Make your choice, and click OK.
6. Optionally you can change your Printer Setup. Click the Print Setup button, and
make your choices (page layout, default printer, print to file, etc.), and click OK.
7. To print your report, click the Print button in the Database Report dialog box.
Note: If you click the Close button without saving your database report, the selection
you made will be permanently lost. 

Auto Print Function
13.13 Auto Print Function

The Auto Print concept is a powerful additional database/print function which permits
database edition and automatic print on one or in different workstations.
Information about which cards (records) were already printed is automatically added to the
database, the CardStudio keeps track of the printing process and only newly edited cards
(records) will be printed. 
13.13.1 Preparing the CardStudio for Auto Print

♦ Prepare a Database for Auto Print
Plan the layout of the database to be used for auto print, adding all fields you need to
store the information you require.
Create one extra field (field type must be numeric or char), which will store the
information if cards (records) were printed or not. This field may not be indexed
‘unique’.
Make sure you choose a database format which comes with an ODBC driver
permitting bi-directional editing (dBase, Access, etc.).
If you need to use an already existing database, add one field which will contain the
print information of the cards (records). If you define an already existing field to
contain these information, all data in this field will be erased.
The database file must be shareable between different users (may not be exclusive,
read only, etc.). 
♦ Prepare Workstations
1. On the first workstation, prepare all settings to edit the database you prepared
(see above).
2. In the second workstation, create the card layout and link it to the database.
3. Make sure the Allow data edition check box in the database interface properties
dialog box is enabled.
4. Make sure the right printer/ribbon settings are defined.
5. Save the card document.

Auto Print Function
13.13.2 Start Auto Print

1. From the database menu select Auto Print…. The Auto Print Configuration dialog
box appears.
2. Define the Print Control Field. From the dropdown menu, select the control field
you defined in Section 13.13.1.
• If the print control field is text type, it’s data will be replaced by a “*” (or and if
the field is big enough the data will be replaced by the print date and time) if the
print process was performed correctly, otherwise by “E”.
• If the print control field is numeric type, it’s data will be replaced by “1” if the
print process was performed correctly, otherwise by “9”. 
3. Define a Guide Field. Choose a field which best describes each card (record); e.g., a
field which includes a name, id-number, etc. Besides the print date and time its
contents is displayed in the Auto Print dialog box, helping you to control the
print process.
4. Set the Poll Delay. This value indicates the time (in seconds) the CardStudio will wait
before refreshing the database table. After refreshing the table, all cards (records),
which were not printed yet are sent to the printer.
5. Create Icon on Desktop button and Start when opened checkbox. Pressing the
Create Icon button will create an icon with a shortcut to the Auto Print card document
at your desktop. If the start when opened check box is enabled, the Auto Print process
starts performing immediately.
6. Mark all as printed/not printed. These buttons allow to change the information of
the complete record set to printed/not printed status.

Auto Print Function
7. OK/Cancel. The OK button saves the Auto Print settings and closes the Auto Print
Configuration dialog box. Press Cancel to leave the Auto Print dialog box without
saving any changes/settings.
8. Start Auto Print. The final step. Click this button to perform Auto Print on
workstation 2. The Auto Print dialog box appears.
9. Stop/Close. Stops the Auto Print function and closes the Auto Print dialog box.
10. Save History. Click this button if you want to save the information displayed in the
Auto Print dialog box as *.txt file.

14
Printing
14.1 Introduction
This section explains how to setup your printer, the setup for ribbon, and the procedure to print
your cards. For specific information about your printer, see the printer user manual.
Printing Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Batch Print Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Print Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Printing
Printing Process
14.2 Printing Process

Important • Before you use a specific printer for the first time you must tell the program
which printer port to use, the ribbon type and other specific options. In most cases the default
configuration makes this step obsolete.
1. From the File menu, choose Card Print; the Card Print dialog box appears.
2. In the Destination section, select the card printer. Use the Properties button to change
the selected printer configuration. Destination may be a specific printer or any printer
through Windows driver.
3. In the Operation section, select the operation(s) to perform when printing.
• Print will print a card containing all the objects you placed on the card.
• Magnetic Encode will write data to the magnetic stripe on the card; refer to
Section 9, Magnetic Encoding.
• Hologram will print a hologram on your cards. Contact your ribbon supplier to
inform you about hologram ribbons.
• Smart Card (Contact and Contactless) will call an external chip card
processing application; see Section 10, Smart Card Encoding.
• Biometrics prints biometric data (fingerprints) on your cards.

Printing
Printing Process
4. In the Layout section, if you are using a printer with a card-flip assembly:
• Check both Print Front and Print Back to print both sides of the card in
one passage.
• Select Rotate 180 Degrees if you want the card to be printed upside down, this
option is available for Front and Back separately. This feature can be used if, for
example, you wish to punch a hole in the card on the opposite side of the
magnetic stripe, avoiding that way to damage the stripe.
• Select the Flip on Long Edge checkbox to reverse the back side of the card,
when printing both sides of the card.
• Information about the selected ribbon(s) will be displayed.
5. In the Print Range section, select Single (1) or Multiple (2 or more) cards to print. If
printing multiple, enter the number of cards to be printed.
6. In the Database section, if you using a database (Advanced Feature only):
• Select the Print All box to print all records, or the type the Number of Records to
be printed.
• If you want to print a previously selected range of records, check the option
Print Selected; see Section 13, CardStudio and Databases, section Browse View.
• If the Keep database position checkbox is not selected, the record displayed
after a database print process is the record next to the last printed.
7. Click OK.

Note: If you are printing variable data, you may be prompted to enter data from the
keyboard, select an image file, or acquire an image. Otherwise, your card will be
printed, while on-screen messages keep you informed of the progress.

Printing
Batch Print Process
14.3 Batch Print Process

The CardStudio allows you to create a batch file, which contains data of one or more card
documents instead of printing the card documents right away.
14.3.1 Printing to a File

To create a batch print file
1. From the File menu, choose Card Print. You can also press the shortcut Ctrl+P. The
Card Print dialog box appears.
2. In the Destination section, select the Send to Batch Print Manager checkbox (arrow
above). All other options work the same way as printing a card document directly.
3. If you want to print multiple cards and/or multiple copies, perform magnetic
encoding or chip card processing you have to set these options before you
proceed with the next step.

Printing
Batch Print Process
4. Click OK. The Select Batch Print File dialog box appears.
5. Select the file you want to append, or create a new batch print file with a new name.
6. Click Open to complete the action. The Batch Print Job List and Batch Print Preview
windows open.

Printing
Batch Print Process
14.3.2 Batch Print Toolbar

The Batch Print Toolbar: Tools are located along the top of the CardStudio window.
Batch Print Toolbar
Sets the card status to Print. Cards marked with this symbol are
ready to print.
Sets the card status to Error. If an error occurrs while printing, the
card marked is with this symbol.
Sets the card status to Printed. Cards marked with this symbol were
printed properly.
Sets the card status to Held. Cards marked with this symbol are
excluded from printing.
Switches between Front and Back view.
First card.
Previous card.
Next card.
Last card.
Prints the selected status.
Close.

Printing
Batch Print Process
14.3.3 The Batch Print File Manager

To print a Batch Print File
1. From the File menu, choose Batch Print File Management. The Select Batch Print File
dialog box appears.
2. Select the name of the document you want to open and click OK. The Batch Print Job
List and Batch Print Preview windows appear.
Note: The Batch Print Job List contains card documents (*.car) itself and the
(multiple) cards inside each card document.
3. Browse through the Batch Print Job list using the Move buttons at your Batch Print
Toolbar. You can also use the up and down arrows of your keyboard.
4. You can control the card design and its variable fields (in case your card document
contains multiple cards) in the Batch Print Preview window. To toggle between both
sides of the card click the Front/Back View button.
5. Select the card document you want to print. Click the Print button at your Batch
Print Toolbar.
Tip: If the selected card document contains multiple cards, you can print one specific card
by selecting it instead of the card document itself. 

Printing
Print Options
14.4 Print Options

Printing using Print Status: Over the card document, click the print button. The Status to Print
dialog box appears. Select the status you want. All cards marked with the corresponding
symbol will be printed. Click Continue to proceed.
Tip: You can manually change the Print Status of each card. Select the card you want to
change. Click the status symbol you want at the Batch Print Toolbar. If you want to change the
print status equally for all card included in the card document, select the card document and
click the status button you want apply.

Printing
Print Options
Print with Windows Driver

♦ Printer Types
The CardStudio allows you to print on any printer which is provided with a proper
Windows driver.
• Card Printer
Using the proper Windows printer driver for your card printer, the CardStudio
allows you to use any card printer. For special printer/ribbon settings, see your
card printer documentation as well as related help files. Besides that, the
CardStudio allows you to use any card printer it also lets you work on a card
layout, database edition, etc., at print time simultaneously. 
• Label Printer
The CardStudio allows you to print on any Label printer which is provided with
its proper Windows driver.
Note: the label size settings must have the same measurements as the standard
plastic card format: 3.375 x 2.125 inches (85.73 x 53.98 millimeters). 
• Paper Printers
CardStudio permits to print on paper with any Laser, Ink Jet, or Needle printer,
which comes with a proper windows driver. The CardStudio’s special column and
row settings permit to print front and back side of the card on the same sheet as
well as several cards on one sheet. This concept permits to print card proofs on
paper or creating low cost cards using paper lamination.
1. From the File menu, choose Card Print; select the printer you want to work
with; and click on the Close button.
2. From the File menu, choose Card Setup;
3. Click on the Properties button, and observe the selected printer dialog box.
4. Make the necessary driver-specific settings (paper size, orientation, etc.),

and click OK.
5. The CardStudio allows you to print several cards by page (when using
paper) for that select the number of rows to print (max 5).
6. Click OK.

Appendix A
CardStudio Templates
A.1 Introduction
The use of a card template on CardStudio allows you to choose images for predefined objects,
like background and logos, as well as create new design objects over a template.
Data is stored on a spreadsheet with point-to-image-file fields (images are stored in a specific
location), that can be linked to predefined objects on the card template.
All template-related files (data, image, etc.) are stored in default sub-folders within the
CardStudio Program Folder:
C:|Program Files\Zebra Technologies\CardStudio\Templates\ < category folders >
Within the category folders are sample card folders; e.g., Adventurepass, CountryClub,
Skipass, etc. Each sample card folder is structured as follows:
• ...\Backgrounds (Landscape or Portrait)

• ...\Data (Microsoft Excel Worksheet and Photos Folder)
• ...\Card Template (Adventurepass.car file)

A.2 Creating Template Designs

The Card Type templates consist of Sample Card designs created with CardStudio, and by
applying the following design objects and rules:
1. The Card Type Template designs will reside under the following directory structure under
C:\Program Files\Zebra Technologies\CardStudio\Templates\.....
Existing template design categories in CardStudio include the following:
• \Template\Clubs and Associations

• \Template\ID Cards
• \Template\Other Card Designs
• \Template\Schools and Libraries
• \Template\Visitor Badges
2. To create a new CardStudio template category, simply create a new subfolder under
C:\Program Files\Zebra Technologies\CardStudio\Templates\.....
i.e. if you create the directory 

C:\Program Files\Zebra Technologies\CardStudio\Templates\Companytemplaes
"Companytemplates" will now show up on the Templates browser viewer when you open
up any new template designs.
3. Under each \Template\ <Card Type> directory will consist of several example card
template design directories.
For example under \Template\Other Card Designs has the following sample card template
designs to choose from:
\Template\Other Card Designs\BusinessCard
\Template\Other Card Designs\First Aid Card
\Template\Other Card Designs\LuggageTag
\Template\Other Card Designs\TradewshowID
To create a new template design first create a new directory with the exact name that you
would like to call your new template design.
For example you could create a new template design called "Tradeshow09" under the
"Other Card Designs" template category by first creating the following file directory
name:
\Template\Other Card Designs\Tradeshow09

4. Each sample template card design directory has he following sub directory structure and
sample card design file structure:
..\Backgrounds\..
..\Data\..
Cardexample.CAR
Sample Card Template Design: under the Card Template category directory is the actual
cardtemplate design. This card design must be named the same as the category name and
will have a .CAR file name extenston. This file must be created and saved as a card design
in CardStudio.
\Template\< Card Type >\Template Designs\BusinessCard\businesscard(*.CAR)
This is the sample Template Card design that shows up in the template design viewer in
CardStudio.
In the "Tradeshow09" example above you would create a new Card Design in CardStudio,
and save this design as:
\Template\Other Card Designs\Tradeshow09\Tradeshow09.CAR
Note • CardStudio saves all Card Design files with a .CAR file name extension; i.e.,
Filename.CAR

For the Template design to display in the Template viewer the Card Design file name created
under the template design category and the actual Card design name be EXACTLY the same: 

\Template\Other Card Designs\Tradeshow09\Tradeshow09.CAR

A.3 Template Backgrounds and Data

\Template\< Card Type >\Template Designs\BusinessCard\Backgrounds
This directory has a portrait or landscape subdirectory based on the template design and
contains all the available background selections in .jpg format.
Any graphics files placed in this subdirectory will show up as background options in the
template designer background viewer.
Backgrounds\ <Landscape or Portrait > \filenames.jpg These consist of:
Backgrounds.jpg - Various backgrounds images.
Image Object "Set as BackGround"
\Template\ < Card Type > \Template Designs\BusinessCard\Data
This directory has a native .XLS file that contains the datafile associated with the
template design.
Data\template_datafile(*.XLS) - This directory contains the associated datafiles as

Excel spreadsheets for the associated design samples under Card Types.
Database Fields - Objects of any kind, linked to the Database
Any photos linked to the .XLS data file are automatically defaulted to storage in the
"Photos" subdirectory under Data.
Data\Photos\*.JPG - This directory contains all the associated pictures created as part
of the example card design and datafile associated with a card design.
Person Photo - Image Object - Database Point to File

A.4 Template Design Rules

All of the template design objects will be "Locked" so the user experience will be like using a
predefined application instead of design objects loose on the cards.
Opening a template:
leaves the user with an "Card1.car" - untitled - that should be given a name at save time.
will link to the spreadsheet that acts as a DB, allowing text editing of datafile1
Company Logo.jpg - Company or sample company graphic images. Company Logo -
Image Object - Variable name: Company Logo
Company_Name.(txt) - Company Name (in stylized text) Company Name -
Text Object - Variable Name: #Company Name. (Note: the Variable name must have
the "#" as a prefix to show up in the template designer.
Card_Text2 (tag line).(txt) - Any misc text created and presented as part of the card
design example.
Card_Text - Text Object - VN: #Tag Line (Note: the Variable name must have the "#"
as a prefix to show up in the template designer.
Image File (Photo) - To associate a photo to a data record in an Excel spreadsheet
Select the image file in the card design and select Database, Point to Image file
under "Source"
1. Assuming end user has Microsoft Excel to open datafile

2. Changed from Tag_Line in original proposal

Select the Data column that you would like to associate with the Image Photo.
Then select Global Unique Identifier. This will create a GID image file name and
place it in the designated data file above.

Appendix B
Keyboard Shortcuts
B.1 Introduction
This section lists the keyboard shortcuts available for the CardStudio commands. 

Keyboard Shortcuts
B.2 Shortcut Keys

Use the following key combinations to execute the command listed next to it. When the keys
are connected by a +, it means to press both keys at the same time.
Card Work Area

Ctrl+N New Creates a New card file.
Ctrl+O Open Opens an existing card file.
Ctrl+S Save Saves the card to a disk file.
Displays the card Print dialog box to print and/or encode a
Ctrl+P Print
magnetic strip/chip card.
Ctrl+Z Undo Reverses the last action.
Ctrl+Y Redo Redoes the last action that was undone.
Deletes the selected object and places it on the Clipboard so you
Ctrl+X Cut
can paste it elsewhere.
Makes a copy to the selected object and places it on the
Ctrl+C Copy
Clipboard.
Pastes the object from the Clipboard onto the card. A copy of the
Ctrl+V Paste pasted object remains on the Clipboard until it is replaced by
another Cut or Copy command.
Makes a copy of a n object placing it slightly overlapping the
Ctrl+D Duplicate original. Unlike the Copy command, Duplicate does not place a
copy of the object on the Clipboard.
Ctrl+A Select All Selects all the objects on the card.
Ctrl+Shift+F Fit to card Expands the selected image to fill the full size of the card.
Send to
Ctrl+F Moves the selected object to the front of a stack of objects.
Front
Send to
Ctrl+B Moves the selected object to the back of a stack of objects.
Back
Ctrl+1 Front side Displays the front side of the active card.
Ctrl+2 Back side Displays the back side of the active card.
- Zoom in Magnifies the size of the card depicted on the screen.
+ Zoom out Reduces the size of the card depicted on the screen.
Toggles the display of the guidelines that mark the edges of the
Ctrl+L Guidelines
printable area of the card.
Ctrl+G Show grid Toggles the display of the layout grid.
Keep
Ctrl+K Placing Keeps the current drawing tool.
Objects
Snap to
Ctrl+H Toggles the Snap to Grid option.
Grid

Keyboard Shortcuts
Database Window
To enable these shortcuts you must select the database view by simply clicking on one of the
database fields.
Open from
F6 Opens an image file from disk.
File
F5 Paste Pastes an image from the clipboard to the database image field.
F8 Freeze Freezes an image.
General
Ctrl+F4 Close Closes the active Card/Batch Print Window.
Ctrl+F6 Next Moves to the next Card/Batch Print Window.
Del Delete Deletes the selected object without copying it to the Clipboard.

Appendix C
Conditional Printing
C.1 Introduction
This appendix how to print different layouts based on one database field condition.

C.2 Procedure
1. Connect to a database; e.g., Card.mdb, available with CardStudio.
2. Create Layout 1.
3. Click on New (circled above), select the Duplicate Layout radio button, and click on the
OK button.
4. Create Layout 2; e.g., change the background.

5. Select Settings (circled below) in order to configure the conditional layouts.
a. From the DB Field dropdown menu, choose the database field that will be the
layout controller; in this case, choose Gender (F = female and M = male).
b. Enter conditional setting F for Layout 1, and enter conditional setting M for 
Layout 2.
c. Set the appropriate Auto Select option:
• If Auto Select on Design View is checked, you can see the layouts changing on
Design View according to the conditional settings and database field.
• If Auto Select on Database View is checked, you can see the layouts changing
on Database View according to the conditional settings and database field.

6. As you move between database records, you will see the layouts change according to
the conditions you defined in Step 5.
Female records (Gender F) will display Layout 1.
Male records (Gender M) will display Layout 2.
7. When printing, the cards will be printed according to the conditions you defined 
in Step 5.

Appendix D
FaceSnap
D.1 Introduction
The FaceSnap automates the pre-processing and production of portrait photos for passports,
identification cards, etc.
An input image can be acquired (e.g., from a standard TWAIN device or from a file) and then
be checked for an available face with the FaceSnap. If a face has been detected successfully,
the module generates an output image that is standardized in size and luminance.

FaceSnap
D.2 FaceSnap Setup

Note • The following points or quality characteristics for the acquisition of images should be
taken into consideration in order to succeed in the face detection and to achieve a high
quality output image:
• There is sufficient margin to crop the face from the input image.
• The image is focused and not blurred.
• The frontal face is 15 % turned (maximum) or both eyes are visible.
• The face is not rotated.
1. Click on the Options icon on the toolbar, then select Imager Settings.
2. View the Imager settings window.
Step 3: 
Auto Crop
Step 4:
Properties Button
Step 10: 
OK
3. Select the Auto Face Recognition and Crop checkbox. FaceSnap will always be called
for Image Acquisition.
4. Click on the Properties button.

FaceSnap
5. View the Properties window.
6. Make desired brightness, contrast, and color adjustments (circled above):
• Brightness and Contrast sliders changes the luminance of the output image.
• Automatic Pre-Normalization checkbox:
If not checked, the brightness and contrast of the image can be increased or
decreased by the slider controls. If brightness and contrast are both set to zero, the
output image has the same illumination as the input image.
If checked, the output image will be normalized to a standard illumination (pre-
normalized). By changing the values for brightness and contrast the standard
values, the pre-normalization will be increased or decreased.
Furthermore, it is possible to change contrast and brightness for a single image
without saving the values as permanent settings.
• Auto Correction of Face Color checkbox:

If not checked, the color of the output image (the color of the face) will not be
corrected automatically.
If checked, the color of the output image (the color of the face) will be corrected
automatically. Thus, a slightly color-distorted face can be restored to the original
color. If the color of the face is natural, the color will not be adjusted. 

FaceSnap
7. Make desired image margins and positioning adjustments (circled below):
• Zoom determines the size of the region that is cropped from the source image relative to
the size of the found face (face box). Thus, faces with different sizes or resolutions have
a constant size and margin in the resulting image.
The slider provides a range of values for the actual image. If the face is situated near the
border of the input image and the scaled and cropped image region exceeds the border
of the input image, the result image will be padded (filled with white) automatically.
• A value of 0 provides the face region that includes eyes, nose, and mouth.
• A value of 200 means that the left and right margins in the result image have the
same dimensions as the face region.
• Vertical Offset moves the image in the window up or down. Moving the slider to the
right (positive offset) moves the image up. Moving the slider to the left (negative offset)
moves the image down.
• Horizontal Offset moves the image in the window left or right. Moving the slider to the
right (positive offset) moves the image to the right. Moving the slider to the left
(negative offset) moves the image to the left.
• Auto Offset checkbox: If checked and the crop region exceeds the border of the input
image, so that the image has to be padded, the cropped face image will be moved
automatically by the amount of the inserted space.
Additionally, the Auto Offset function slightly corrects the horizontal offset of the face
within the output image. A slightly rotated face is better centered in the output image.

FaceSnap
8. Make desired face detection adjustment (circled below):
• Camera Rotation normally finds faces only if they appear in an approximately upright
position in an image. In some applications it may be useful to rotate the camera so that
the original camera image is always in portrait format. 


With the icon buttons under “Camera Rotations” the standard rotational orientation of a
face in the image can be set other than upright.
Note • By pressing the Properties OK button, the settings will only be accepted for the
actual loaded image. The properties will not be saved permanently for further image
acquisition sessions. By pressing the Properties Cancel button, the window will be closed
without accepting changed values.
9. Click on the Properties OK button. The Properties window will close.
Note • By pressing the Imager settings OK button, the changed settings take effect
permanently. The result image will be updated if settings for cropping the face or
normalizing the image are edited. If the parameters for face detection are changed, it is
required to repeat the face detection to see the effects.
10. Click on the OK icon. The Imager settings window will close.

FaceSnap
D.3 Using FaceSnap

1. Click on the Live Image button.
2. Move the pointer to the location on the card where you want to place the the upper left-
hand corner of the image.
3. Press and hold the left mouse button, and drag from left to right. As you drag, an image
frame forms. Continue dragging until the frame is the desired size, then release the
mouse button.
Step 1:
Live Image
Step 7: 
Preview
Step 6:
FaceSnap
Step 7b:
Step c:  Imager settings
Live Image
Step 4:  Step 8: 
Take Picture OK
4. Preview the image in the Imager.
5. Click on the Take Picture button.
6. Activate FaceSnap by clicking on the FaceSnap button.
7. Preview the FaceSnap image.
a. If the image in the preview window is OK, go to Step 8.

b. If the image needs adjusting, click in the Imager settings button, make the necessary
adjustments (see Section D.2), exit the Imager settings window, click on the Live
Image button, and go to Step 4.
c. Otherwise, click on the Live Image button, and go to Step 4.

Appendix E
Barcode Details
E.1 Introduction
This section details the barcodes, both 1-dimensional and 2-dimensional) that are supported
by CardStudio.

Barcode Details
E.2 1-Dimensional Bar Codes

The following 1-dimensional barcodes are supported:
E.2.1 Codabar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
E.2.2 Code 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
E.2.3 Code 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
E.2.4 Code 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
E.2.5 EAN/JAN-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
E.2.6 EAN/JAN-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
E.2.7 Extended Code 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
E.2.8 Extended Code 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
E.2.9 Interleaved 2 of 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
E.2.10 MSI Plessey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
E.2.11 RM4SCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
E.2.12 Telepen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
E.2.13 UCC/EAN-128. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
E.2.14 UPC-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
E.2.15 UPC-E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
E.2.16 Zip+4 Postnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Barcode Details
E.2.1 Codabar
Codabar is a numeric, variable length, discrete, self-checking, two-element width symbology
used mostly by libraries, package tracking systems, and blood banks. Developed in 1972, it
was one of the original bar code symbologies. The numbers 0 through 9 and the following six
characters comprise its character set: $ : / . + -
E.2.2 Code 128

Code 128 is a variable length, alphanumeric, continuous, multiple-element width, high-density
symbology used in the shipping industry and on labels.
The Code 128 character set comprises the full 128 ASCII character set, and will use the least
amount of space for data of six characters or more of any one-dimensional symbology. Each
printed character can have one of three different meanings, depending on which of three
different character sets (A, B or C) is employed.
Three different start characters tell the scanner which of the character sets is initially being
used, and three shift codes permit changing character sets inside a symbol. Note that every
Code 128 symbol ends with a check character.
♦ Code Subset A: includes all of the standard uppercase alphanumeric keyboard

characters plus the control and special characters.
♦ Code Subset B: includes all of the standard uppercase alphanumeric keyboard
characters plus lowercase alphabetic and the special characters.
♦ Code Subset C: includes the set of 100 digits pairs from 00 to 99 inclusive, as well as
special characters. This enables double-density numeric digits (two digits per bar-coded
character) to be encoded.
E.2.3 Code 39
Code 39 (also called 3 of 9) is a variable length, discrete, self-checking, two-element width
symbology that was the first alphanumeric symbology to be developed. Code 39 is the most
widely used bar code for industrial and commercial (non-retail) purposes in the world.
Every Code 39 character has five bars and four spaces, making a total of nine elements. Three
of the elements are wide, hence the name 3 of 9. While being very accurate, Code 39 is not a
very dense bar code symbology, taking many bars and spaces to represent a single character.
The Code 39 character set consists of the numbers 0 through 9, the upper-case alphabet,
and the following characters: - . $ / + % and Space. Asterisks are reserved as the start and
stop characters.

Barcode Details
E.2.4 Code 93
Code 93 is a variable length, alphanumeric, continuous, four-element width symbology
specifically designed to complement Code 39. The two symbologies can be freely mixed in an
environment with no software change required. Because of its small size, it is used on
electronic components, but it is a not very popular bar code symbology.
Code 93 encodes 43 data characters consisting of: 0-9, A-Z, six symbols and space, four
control characters and a unique start/ stop character. The entire ASCII character set can be
encoded using the expanded version similar to Code 39. Code 93 can encode the same
characters as Code 39, but has the advantage of being smaller.
E.2.5 EAN/JAN-13
EAN-13 is one of two versions of the European Article Numbering system (EAN) and is a
superset of UPC. EAN-13 has the same number of bars as UPC version A, but encodes the 
13th digit. The 12th and 13th digits define the country code. The codes 00-04 and 06-09 are
assigned to the United States. The EAN-13 code numbers are assigned by numerous
international agencies.
EAN-13 code supports the numeric characters: 0123456789
EAN-13 bar code height, by specification, is six individual EAN-13 bar code characters high.
E.2.6 EAN/JAN-8
European Article Numbering, now also called IAN (International Article Numbering), is the
international standard bar code for retail food packages corresponding to the Universal
Product Code (UPC) in the United States. The symbology is used to encode a seven-digit
EAN-8 number. The eighth digit is a check digit that is automatically generated by the printer.
The EAN code number and check digit are assigned by numerous international agencies.
EAN-8 code supports the numeric characters: 0123456789
EAN-8 bar code height, by specification, is six (6) individual EAN-8 bar code characters high.
E.2.7 Extended Code 39

The Extended Code 39 bar code supports every character in the ASCII set, except for ASCII 0
and those above ASCII 127. This enables full support of upper case and lower case letters, as
well as control codes.
E.2.8 Extended Code 93

The Extended Code 93 bar code uses Code 93 to encode the entire 128 ASCII characters.

Barcode Details
E.2.9 Interleaved 2 of 5
The name Interleaved 2 of 5 is derived from the method used to encode two characters. In the
symbol, two characters are paired, using bars to represent the first and the interleaved spaces to
represent the second character. Each character has two sets, one bars and one spaces. Each
consisting of two wide elements and three narrow elements. Bars and spaces are wide or
narrow and the wide bars are set by the ratio. It will be automatically added a leading zero (0)
to the odd number of bar code data characters.
Interleaved 2 of 5 supports the numeric characters: 0123456789
The supported ratio of narrow bar to wide bar widths are: 2:1, 2:5 (2.5:1), and 3:1.
The minimum recommended height of the Interleaved 2 of 5 bar code is 0.25 inches (6.35 mm)
or 75 dots.
E.2.10 MSI Plessey

MSI is a numeric, variable-length (up to 15 digits), continuous, low-density, symbology
developed in the early 1970s for (mainly) retail shelf marking and inventory control.
Each four-bit character is 12 units wide, with each zero bit being a one-unit bar followed by a
two-unit space, and each one bit being a two-unit bar followed by a one-unit space.
The complete symbol includes a start pattern, data characters, one or two check digits, and a
stop pattern. Though MSI is a variable-length symbology, it is usually used in a fixed-length
format since it is not self-checking.
The character set comprises the ten digits (0 through 9) and plus six additional characters.
E.2.11 RM4SCC
RM4SCC (Royal Mail 4-State Customer Code) is used for directing mail. The codes contain a
start and stop bit, while the 4 State code does not. While both codes offer the option of a check
digit, it should be noted that the Royal Mail code must include the check digit (which should
be calculated automatically). These codes are based on the UK Post Code system, but may also
contain an International Prefix and a Delivery Point Suffix.
Note that in both RM4SCC and 4 State, all characters are converted to upper case prior to
encoding and any illegal characters with ASCII codes >32 are converted to X.
Illegal characters with ASCII codes <= 32 are ignored -- so spaces and carriage returns
are ignored.

Barcode Details
E.2.12 Telepen
Telepen is a continuous barcode, which encodes the full ASCII character set, it provides three
coding schemes, each having its own pair of start and stop characters:
Full ASCII – encodes the lower 128 ASCII characters
Compressed Numeric – where the encoding starts in compressed numeric mode (encoding
two digits per group of bars) and may be followed by ASCII encoding. This scheme is for
encoding an even number of digits. If an odd number of digits is to be encoded then either
a switch from Compressed numeric to ASCII is required before the final digit or the string
of digits must be prefixed with a 0.
ASCII – where the encoding starts in full ASCII mode and is followed by digits in
compressed numeric encoding.
The switch from ASCII to Compressed numeric (or vice versa) is accomplished by the
insertion of an ASCII DLE character, but this is permitted only once in any symbol.
The barcode library provides standard Telepen (in which the above are followed), Telepen N
(which uses the above scheme but forces the full ASCII start and stop bars), and Telepen A
(which encodes all data as ASCII without compressed numeric). The Telepen ASCII mode
provides the full ASCII character set. Codes below 32 (space) may be entered as
<ALT>0XYZ, where XYZ is the 3 digits ASCII code +128.
E.2.13 UCC/EAN-128
UCC-128 is the name given by the Uniform Code Council to a specially defined subset of
Code 128 used most often for shipping containers.
E.2.14 UPC-A
UPC-A (Universal Product Code) is a numeric, fixed-length (12 digits), continuous, four-
element width symbology and encoding system, used since 1973 almost exclusively by the
retail industry. This makes UPC the most widely used bar code in North America.
This barcode was designed to uniquely identify a product and its manufacturer. In the U.S., the
Uniform Code Council in Dayton, Ohio assigns manufacturers numbers.
It is important to differentiate between the UPC coding scheme and the UPC symbology. The
actual UPC code is a 10-digit code: the first five digits represent the manufacturer, and the next
five digits contain a unique product number. This 10-digit code is preceded by a “number
system” digit and followed by a check digit, based on the preceding 11 digits and used for
error detection.

Barcode Details
E.2.15 UPC-E
UPC-E is also a numeric, fixed-length symbology, but is limited to six digits versus the 10
digits of UPC-A. It is used where space is at a premium, such as a small product label.
The application supports three forms of UPC-E. You can select UPC-E System 0 to enter six
numbers an let the application give you a bar code with those same digits for system number 0.
Choosing UPC-E System 1 gives you the same six numbers for system number 1. If you
choose UPC-E11, you are required to perform a zero-suppression check.
E.2.16 Zip+4 Postnet

The Zip+4 Postal Code (POSTNET Bar Code) is a bar code that is placed on envelopes or
postcards to be mailed. The United States Postal Service (USPS) uses it.
The POSTNET bar code is made up of evenly-spaced tall and short bars. There 5, 9, or 11
digits plus a correction digit encoded into every POSTNET.

Barcode Details
E.3 2-Dimensional Bar Codes

The following 2-dimensional barcodes are supported:
E.3.1 Aztec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
E.3.2 Codablock F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
E.3.3 Code 16K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
E.3.4 Code 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
E.3.5 Datamatrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
E.3.6 Maxicode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
E.3.7 MicroPDF417 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
E.3.8 PDF417 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
E.3.9 QR Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
E.3.10 RSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Barcode Details
E.3.1 Aztec
Aztec is a matrix symbology which supports the entire ASCII character set and offers several
error checking modes. Aztec symbols are square and may be read at any orientation.
The symbol is made up of squares which "grow" from the centre around a centre mark. The
size of the symbol is characterized by the number of "layers" outside the centre mark, and this
can range from 1 – 32.
For Aztec symbols in Normal mode, the user may select any percentage of the symbol to
contain error checking data within the range 1 – 99%. This is the Security Level in Barcode
2D. If a value of 0% is used then the symbol will actually be produced with the default amount
of error correction (which is 23% + 3 code words). The higher the security level the greater
will be the number of layers required to contain the symbol – and hence its overall size.
In Compact mode the user specifies the number of layers used to contain the symbols
information – and this is restricted to the range 1 – 4. Library will insert error correction data
in the space available.
In Full range mode again the user specifies the number of layers allowed for the symbol, but
this time the range is 1 – 32. Again error correction data is used to fill otherwise unused space
in the specified number of layers.
In Full range mode, maximum capacity of Aztec Code symbols is approximately as follows:
♦ Digits only – maximum capacity 3800 digits

♦ Alphanumeric text – maximum capacity 3000 characters. Note that capital letters,
punctuation and new lines/paragraphs reduce this value.
♦ Byte values – maximum capacity 1900 bytes
♦ Runes are special symbols consisting of a single layer and have no security options.
♦ Appended symbols are not supported at this time.
E.3.2 Codablock F
Codablock F is a stacked barcode symbology based on Code 128. It can encode the full ASCII
character set in a symbol which consists of multiple rows of Code 128 type symbols, using a
common “Start A” start character and a common “Stop” stop character. Apart from the start
and stop character the other characters in adjacent rows have a horizontal line between them.
Each row in a Codablock symbol contains (in addition to the common start and stop
characters) a subset selector, a row indicator and a check digit, along with a number of data
characters. This enables each row to be read by Code 128 scanners.
Codablock symbols can hold a maximum of 2725 characters, although this value is
significantly reduced bythe presence of subset change characters. Codablock symbols can
have between 2 and 44 rows, and each row can hold between 4 and 62 characters plus the
subset selector, row indicator and check digit.
Codablock symbols are character self-checking and may be scanned in any direction. The
subtypes used in the symbol are essential identical with those use in Code 128 symbology.

Barcode Details
E.3.3 Code 16K

Code 16k is a stacked barcode of the type illustrated below.
Code 16k encodes characters using a reverse video version of Code 128. Each row starts and
ends with a UPC digit, which indicates the row number and the direction of scan. Each row
encodes 5 data characters and the Code 128 type C mode is used for numeric-only strings. A
maximum of 16 rows are permitted.
Code 16k has three coding schemes and permit the inclusion of special characters not present
on the keyboard. If no coding scheme is specified scheme B is used by default. Scheme C is
used for any code, which has numbers in the first four digits. An alternative scheme may be
selected within Barcode 2D from the allowed modes:
Start mode Code set Leading char

0 A
1 B
2 C
3 B Fnc1
4 C Fnc1
5 C Shift B
6 C Double Shift B
Other function and shift characters are as specified below (typed as <ALT>0XYZ).
XYZ Character Code A Code B Code C

197 Å DEL
198 Æ func. 3 func. 3
199 Ç func. 2 func. 2
200 È shift shift
201 É code C code C
202 Ê code B func. 4 code B
203 Ë func. 4 code A code A
204 Ì func. 1 func. 1 func. 1
205 Í Start A Start A Start A
206 Î Start B Start B Start B
207 Ï Start C Start C S tart C
208 Ð NUL

Barcode Details
E.3.4 Code 49
A code 49 symbol is a stacked symbol containing between 2 and 8 rows, each separated by a
separator bar.
Each row contains 16 “words” (generated from character pairs) and a start and stop character.
The last row also contains the number of rows in the symbol and the check digit characters.
There are 2400 possible words which can be generated from each pair of characters (by taking
the value of the right hand character plus 49 time the value of the left hand character). Symbols
with less than 7 rows contain 2 check digits in the final row. Symbols with 7 or 8 rows contain
3 check digits in the final row.
A numeric mode allows 5 digits to be encoded in the same space as three alphanumeric
characters, so offering a higher density.
Encoding Code 49 symbols may be accomplished in Auto mode.
E.3.5 Datamatrix
DataMatrix is a two dimensional matrix symbology which is made up of square modules
arranged within a finder pattern. DataMatrix symbols may be square or rectangular.
DataMatrix symbols can include a user-selected amount of error-correction data.
For Square symbols the Security Level setting may be in the range 0 – 24, while for
Rectangular symbols the allowed range is 0 – 6.
DataMatrix symbols can encode the entire ASCII character set and uses multiple encoding
modes which are, in order of efficiency:
♦ Double digits – maximum capacity 3100 digits

♦ Alphanumeric text – maximum capacity 2300 characters. Note that capital letters,
punctuation and new lines/paragraphs reduce this value.
♦ Byte values – maximum capacity 1550 bytes
2D barcode products support only ECC200 symbols – the older ECC140 and below are not
supported. Also at this time ECI and Appended symbols are not supported.

Barcode Details
E.3.6 Maxicode
MaxiCode is not really a barcode – it does not have any bars. It is a fixed-size matrix
symbology made up of offset rows of hexagonal modules, with a Finder pattern in the center.
MaxiCode symbols are reproduced at a width of 25.5 mm and a height of 24.4 mm (in each
case there is a tolerance of 1.5 mm). Intended primarily for encoding addresses for postal
and delivery applications, it has a relatively low information content. On the other hand, the
fixed physical size of the image simplifies the facilities required for both printing and scanning
the symbols.
MaxiCode is characterized by the two messages, which make up its data content – the Primary
message and Secondary message. The symbology may be used in 5 modes which utilize the
two messages in different ways and with different levels of error correction, as shown in the
table below:
Mode Use
0 Obsolete (not supported)
1 Obsolete (not supported)
2 Primary message encodes: numeric postal code, country code, and 
service code; secondary message encodes: additional data.
3 Primary message encodes: alphanumeric postal code, country code,
and service code; secondary message encodes: additional data.
4 Any data up to 84 data characters automatically split between
primary and secondary messages.
5 Any data up to 68 data characters automatically split between
primary and secondary messages. Enhanced error correction used.
6 Similar to 4, but used for reader control.
In modes 4, 5, and 6, virtually any ASCII data may be encoded up to the maximum number of
data characters allowed. However, encoding introduces additional shift and latch characters
whenever characters other than uppercase letters and numbers are used and the maximum
length of text becomes correspondingly smaller.
Modes 2 and 3 are for Structured Carrier Messages and require specific data in the correct
order to produce a scan able symbol. Basically, the data consists of the sequence:
postal code G country code G service class G secondary message

where the four components are separated by ASCII 29 characters, shown as G.
In Mode 2, the postal code must be numeric only and up to 9 digits. In Mode 3, the postal code
may be up to 6 alphanumeric characters. The country code and service class elements must be
three digits each.
Mode 2 or 3 message which begin with the sever character sequence [)>R01G (where G is
ASCII 29 and R is ASCII 30) are treated in the special way described in the MaxiCode
specification.
Any secondary message can terminated with an End of Transmission character (ASCII 4).

Barcode Details
Because the non-printable ASCII characters are a required part of MaxiCode messages in
Modes 2 and 3, software recognizes the following keyboard sequences for the entry of
such characters:
Sequence Alternative ASCII value

<FS> {FS} 28
<GS> {GS} 29
<RS> {RS} 30
<ET> {ET} 4
A typical string for a Mode 2 Maxicode is:
[)><RS>01<GS>96152382802<GS>840<GS>001<GS>1Z00004951<GS>UPSN<GS 
>06X10<GS>159<GS >1234567<GS>1/1<GS><GS>Y<GS>634 ALPHA DR<GS
> PITTSBURGH <GS>PA<RS><ET>
Appended symbols are not supported by software at this time.
MaxiCode symbols are sensitive to the gap between hexagons. For printing on a 300 dpi laser,
we recommend the line width reduction parameter be set to 12.

Barcode Details
E.3.7 MicroPDF417
MicroPDF417 is a multi-row symbology based on PDF417 designed for applications requiring
a greater area efficiency but lower data capacity than PDF417. A specific and limited set of
symbol sizes is available, each size including a fixed level of error correction.
MicroPDF417 provides for three encoding modes: Text, Byte and Numeric compaction. Text
is for general text, Numeric for encoding data consisting only of digits, and Byte to allow for
the first 127 ASCII characters but with a reduced level of efficiency. Four symbol widths are
permitted, each specifying the number of data columns (1 – 4).
Within each symbol width, a variable number of rows provides for a maximum data
capacity of:
♦ Text compaction mode 0: 250 characters (2 data characters per code word)
♦ Byte compaction mode 1: 150 characters (1.2 data characters per code word)
♦ Numeric compaction mode 2: 366 characters (2.93 data characters per code word)
The following additional parameters are allowed for each symbol:
♦ Level/Columns: Number of data columns in the symbol. (1 – 4)

♦ X-unit: Thickness of thinnest bar in mils (4 – 200)
♦ Y-multiplier: Height of each bar in X-units ( 2 – 5)
The industry standard Macro sequences [)>{RS}05{GS} and [)>{RS}06{GS} are supported
(where {RS} represents ASCII 30 and {GS} is ASCII 29).
The following character translations are made if the Flag is set (the flag checkbox in
applications or the
AztecFlag property in components)
String Converted to
{ET} ASCII 4
{FS} ASCII 28
{GS} ASCII 29
{RS} ASCII 30
Appended symbols are not supported at this time.

Barcode Details
E.3.8 PDF417
PDF417 is a multi-row, two-dimensional, high-capacity, high-density bar code developed by
Symbol Technologies, Inc. and announced in 1990. It essentially consists of a stacked set of
smaller bar codes. The symbology is capable of encoding the entire (255 character) ASCII set.
PDF stands for “Portable Data File” because it can encode as many as 2725 data characters
in a single bar code comprising 17 modules, each containing 4 bars and spaces (thus the
number 417). Each symbol has a start and stop bar group that extends the height of the symbol.
The complete specification for PDF417 provides many encoding options including data
compression options, error detection and correction options, and variable size and aspect ratio
symbols. The low level structure of a PDF417 symbol consists of an array of code words
(small bar and space patterns) that are grouped together and stacked on top of each other to
produce the complete printed symbol. An individual code word consists of a bar and space
pattern, 17 modules wide. The user may specify the module width, the module height, and the
overall aspect ratio (overall height to width ratio) for the complete symbol. A complete
PDF417 symbol
consists of at least 3 rows of up to 30 code words and may contain up to 90 code word rows per
symbol with a maximum of 928 code words per symbol.
The code words in a PDF417 symbol are generated using one of three data compression modes
currently defined in the symbology specifications. This allows more than one character to be
encoded into a single data code word. Because different data compression algorithms may be
used, it is possible for different printed symbols to be created from the same input data.
The symbology also allows for varying degrees of data security or error correction and
detection. Nine different security levels are available with each higher level adding additional
overhead to the printed symbol.
Using a higher level of security will give you a better chance to decode information in a
damaged bar code.
The error-correction capability uses built-in error detection code words, to reconstruct partially
destroyed bar codes. It works by checking the value of columns and rows, and then calculating
and rebuilding the data missing from any damaged cells.
PDF417 symbols may include extensive error-correction enabling data to be recovered from a
symbol which has been damaged or corrupted.
There are 900 different patterns (code words) which may be incorporated into a PDF417
symbol, and several modes available for encoding.

Barcode Details
Encoding Modes
EXC (Extended Alphanumeric Compaction mode) - allows encoding of all printable

ASCII characters into about 2 characters per code word. Within the EXC mode there are
several submodes:
EXC Alpha - starts in upper case.
EXC Lower - starts in lower case.
EXC Mixed - numeric and other punctuation.
EXC Punctuation - punctuation & bracket characters.
Binary/ASCII Plus mode - allows encoding of 256 international characters including the
full ASCII set plus any 8-bit value in the range 0 - 255. This mode allows encoding
approximately 1.2 bytes per code word and is considerably less efficient than EXC mode.
Numeric mode - allows encoding of a string of digits with a density of approximately

2.95 digits per code word. Recommended where more than 13 digits are to be encoded.
Numeric mode symbols may not contain nonnumeric characters.
The maximum capacity of PDF417 symbols is approximately as follows:
• Numeric mode – maximum capacity 2700 digits. Note that capital letters,
punctuation, mode shifts and new lines/paragraphs reduce these value.
• Alphanumeric text – maximum capacity 1800 characters. Note that capital letters,
punctuation, mode shifts and new lines/paragraphs reduce these value.
• Byte values – maximum capacity 1100 bytes
Security level
One of PDF417’s most valuable features is its ability to allow correction of errors. This
ability is provided by the inclusion of additional code words within the symbol, so that the
data code words may be reconstructed even if some are defaced or misread.
The number of damaged code words (Nmax) which may be recovered depends on the
security level (which in turn determines the number of additional characters included in
the symbol).
Security Level Nmax

0 0
1 2
2 6
3 14
4 30
5 62
6 126
7 154
8 510

Barcode Details
Aspect ratio
PDF417 symbols may be reproduced with different number of code words per row, and
therefore in several different height to width ratios.
The user may select the target ratio (as either the height to width ratio or the number of
rows/number of code words per row). In general tall, thin barcodes read more reliable than
short, wide symbols, although there may be restrictions applied by the type of barcode
scanner employed.
The library will attempt to form a symbol which meets a target height to width ratio, but
users should note that some things are just not possible!
The following character translations are made if the Flag is set (the flag checkbox in
applications or the AztecFlag property in components)
String converted to
{ET} ASCII 4
{FS} ASCII 28
{GS} ASCII 29
{RS} ASCII 30
Appended symbols are not supported at this time.

Barcode Details
E.3.9 QR Code
QR Code is a matrix symbology consisting of a square array of modules with a finder pattern
located at three corners. A wide range of symbol sizes is supported along with four levels of
error correction, and the symbology is noted for its high data density.
The libraries support QR Code Version 2 in Numeric, Alphanumeric and Byte modes. (Kanji
mode is not supported at this time).
The maximum data capacity of the symbols (at Level 0 error correction) are:
Numeric data 7089 digits
Alphanumeric data 4296 characters
Byte data 2953 bytes
Note that Alphanumeric includes digits and uppercase letters, the space and the $ % * + - .
/ : characters only.
The Reed-Solomon error correction allows the following recovery of damaged code words:
Level 0: 7%
Level 1: 15%
Level 2: 25%
Level 3: 30%

Barcode Details
E.3.10 RSS
The EAN.UCC Reduced Space Symbology (RSS) is a family containing three linear
symbologies and three stacked variants.
RSS-14 encodes the full 14-digit EAN.UCC item identification in a linear symbol that can be
scanned in any direction. RSS Limited encodes item identification suitable for use on small
items, but not for use at point-of-sale.
RSS-Expanded encodes the 14-digit EAN.UCC item identification plus supplementary

AI elements.
RSS-14 Stacked is a variant which is stacked in two rows, either as a truncated version (above)
used for small item marking, or as an omni-directional version (below) designed to be read by
omni-directional scanners.
The RSS-14 based versions encode the full 14 digit EAN.UCC item identification number and
this may be prefixed with the (01) AI – although this is NOT encoded.
The RSS implementation uses the following Start Mode property values to specify the symbol:
Start Mode RSS version

0 RSS-14
1 RSS-14 Truncated
2 RSS Limited
3 RSS-14 Stacked
4 RSS-14 Stacked Omnidirectional
5 RSS Expanded
6 RSS Expanded Stacked
All RSS symbols are based on X-unit size, where the Y-unit (height) is treated as a multiplier
of the X-unit value. The following height values should be used:
♦ RSS-14: a minimum height of 33 X

♦ RSS Truncated: a minimum height of 13 X
♦ RSS-14 Stacked: a fixed height (top row 5 X, bottom row 7 X, separator 1 X)
♦ RSS-14 Stacked Omnidirectional: minimum height 33 X (each row)
♦ RSS Limited: minimum height 10 X.
♦ RSS Expanded: minimum height 34 X
♦ RSS Expanded may also be used in a stacked version, and the extent of stacking may be
specified using the Aspect Ratio property, which can range be set between 1 and 10,
where the value represents the width of the symbol in segment pairs. Again each row
shall have a minimum height of 34 X.

Barcode Details
RSS Expanded may be used to encode AIs in addition to the item identification number as
listed below:
(01) .. (xx) .........

(01) .. (3103). ...... - 6 digit metric weight
(01) .. (3202). ...... - 6 digit pound weight
(01) .. (392x). ...... - 3 digit price
(01) .. (393x). ...... - 3 digit ISO currency code followed by price
(01) .. (310x). ...... (yy) .. – metric weight and six digit date
(01) .. (320x). ...... (yy) .. – English weight and six digit date
where yy may be 11 (production date), 13 (packaging date), 
15 (best before date), or 17 (expiration date).
For Expanded types the Level setting value (default = 0) is used as the Linkage. (At the present
time the library does not support linked barcode symbols, but the Linkage parameter may be
used by developers wishing to support linked symbols.)

Appendix F
Worldwide Support
For Technical Support or Repair Services, contact the appropriate facility listed below.
North America and Latin America - Technical Support

T: +1 877 ASK ZEBRA (877 275 9327)
+1 847 913 2259
E: ts1@zebra.com
North America and Latin America - Repair Services

Before returning any equipment to Zebra Technologies Corporation for in-warranty or out-of-
warranty repair, contact Repair Services for a Repair Order (RO) number. Mark the RO
number clearly on the outside of the box. Ship the equipment, freight prepaid, to the address
listed below:
Zebra Technologies Repair Services

333 Corporate Woods Parkway
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
webform: www.zebra.com/repair
T: 1-877-275-9327
E: repair@zebra.com

Worldwide Support
Europe, Middle East, and Africa - Technical Support
Language Phone Email

German +49 (0) 2159 676 870 zebratechDE@zebra.com
French +33 (0) 1 53 48 12 74 zebratechFR@zebra.com
English +44 (0) 1628 556 225 zebratechUK@zebra.com
For further assistance, contact:

Zebra Technologies Card Printer Solutions
Dukes Meadow
Millboard Road, Bourne End
Buckinghamshire SL8 5XF, UK
T: +44 (0) 1628 556 025

F: +44 (0) 1628 556 001
E: cardts@zebra.com
Europe, Middle East, and Africa - Repair Services

Before returning any equipment to Zebra Technologies Corporation for in-warranty or out-of-
warranty repair, contact your supplier for a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) number, or
contact one ot the following repair centers for support and instructions:
Type of repair and location Phone Email

Depot Repair in Germany, Austria,
+49 (0) 2159 676 870 zebracareDE@zebra.com
Switzerland
Depot Repair in France +33 (0) 1 53 48 12 74 zebracareFR@zebra.com
Depot and On-Site Repair in UK 

+44 (0) 1628 556 225 zebracareUK@zebra.com
and Ireland
Depot Repair in South Africa +27 (0) 11 201 7777 -
Depot Repair in the Middle East +971 (0) 46058220 support_dxb@emitac.ae
For further assistance, contact:

For assistance anywhere in the EMEA, contact After Sales Customer Services at:
T: + 44 (0) 177 2 69 3069

E: ukrma@zebra.com

Worldwide Support
Asia Pacific - Technical Support

Zebra Technologies Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
120 Robinson Road
#06-01 Parakou Building
Singapore 068913
T: +65 6858 0722

F: +65 6885 0838
E: tsasiapacific@zebra.com
Asia Pacific - Repair Services

Before returning any equipment to Zebra Technologies Corporation for in-warranty or out-of
warranty repair, contact Repair Services for a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) number.
Repack the equipment in the original packing material, and mark the RMA number clearly on
the outside. Ship the equipment, freight prepaid, to either address listed below:
Zebra Technologies Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.

No.5 Changi North Way Level 3
Singapore 498771
Agility Building
T: +65 6546 2670 ext 3203 and 3204

F: +65 6546 5328
E: APACRepair@zebra.com
Zebra Website
http://www.zebra.com


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Appendix A • CardStudio Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

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Classic: Main application for card design and printing.

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1.3 CardStudio Software Versions

Feature CardStudio CardStudio CardStudio

Image acquisition (VFW, TWAIN, WIA, DS, FILE) √ √ √

Printing variables (date time, counters) √ √ √

Barcodes 1D – Code39, 128 √ √ √

CardStudio design templates and template √ √ √

Magnetic encoding (ISO, JIS) √ √

Printing variables (concatenation, keyboard input) √ √

Microsoft Excel and CSV DB import √ √

Multi layout card designs √

Signature panel, biometric management,  √

DB connectivity Microsoft Access, ODBC √

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2.4 CardStudio Software Overview

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• Clubs and Associations

C:\Program Files\Zebra Technologies\CardStudio\Templates\ < category folders >

• ...\Backgrounds (Landscape or Portrait)

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2.5 Build a Card

2. The CardStudio splash screen will briefly display.

3. View the initial template-selection screen.

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2.5.2 Pick a Template (pre-designed card)

2. Click on the desired template (circled above) to select it.

3. Click on the Select button.

4. The selected template will open in Design View.

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2.5.3 Modify Template Objects

2.5.3.1 To change the background:

2. View the various backgrounds in the thumbnail display area.

3. Select a new background by clicking on the thumbnail (circled below).

4. The new background will replace the old background.

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2.5.3.2 To position the objects on the card:

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2.5.3.3 To change text:

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2.5.3.4 To change the Company Logo:

1. Click on the Get Logo button.

3. If necessary, re-position and/or re-size the logo.

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2.5.3.5 To add a fixed image:

4. Release the mouse button. A dialog box will appear.

6. If necessary, re-position and/or re-size the image.

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2.5.3.6 To add, edit, or delete data file elements:

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2.5.3.7 To add a Bar Code: