IDpack Element v9
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Welcome to IDpack 9

Introduction

What's New

About IDpack 9

System Requirements

Documentation conventions

License Agreement

Install - Uninstall

Install Instructions

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Getting started

IDpack Designer

IDpack Producer

IDpack File Extensions

Keyboard shortcuts

IDpack Designer Keyboard Shortcuts

IDpack Producer Keyboard Shortcuts

IDpack Designer

Getting Started

Workspace

Menu

File

New Badge

New From Template

Open Badge

Open Recent

Open File Location

Insert

Tools

Badge Setup

Badge Layout

Plastic ID Card

Paper Format

Create or Modify Paper Format

Dymo LabelWriter

Label Printer

Producer Setup

Color Code

Security

None

Basic

Database Type

Microsoft Access Database

Field Definitions

Image Editor

Original Image Properties

Effects

Crop

Flip

Resize

Rotate

Filters

Brightness and Contrast

Colorize

Sharpen or Soften

Lock Guidelines

Hide Guidelines

Clear all Guidelines

Show Dot Grid

IDpack Conversion

IDpack Update

Badge Properties

Options

Languages

Toolbar

Toolbox

Pick Tool

Graphic Tool

Dynamic Graphic Tool

Dynamic Graphic File Tool

Rectangle Tool

Text Tool

Dynamic Text Tool

Dynamic Text Graphic Tool

Color Code Tool

Custom Dynamic Text Tool

Picture Tool

Barcode Tool

Barcode

2D Barcode

Date Tool

Color Palette

Status Bar

IDpack Producer

Getting Started

Menu

File

Open Badge

Opent Recent

Open File Location

Export

Page Setup

Print Buffer

Print Badge List

Edit

Reload List

Simple Find

Find Next

Badge List Find

Badge

Add Badge

Edit Badge

Duplicate Badge

Delete Badge

Send to Buffer

Multiple Send to Buffer

Capture Picture

Import Picture

Export Picture

Tools

Print all Badges in Badge List

Print Selected Badges

Print with Hologram Ribbon

Lock IDpack

Compact Database

Direct Command with Printer

Clear Buffer

Camera Setting

Picture Filters

Options

General

Barcode

Language

Toolbar

Buffer

Quick Find

Print Activity

Badge List

Sort Order

List Find

Badge Information

Print Preview

Activate in Designer

Activate in Producer

Find or Search Methods

Database

Database

IDpack Database Structure

IDP_USER

IDP_STAT

IDP_SECURITY

Field Definitions

Here you can specify all the fields you want to use on your badge. These fields will be reflected everywhere in IDpack Producer when you load the Badge Layout. Every Badge Layout has its own Field Definitions, but you can import a Badge Setup from another badge by using Import Badge Setup. For more information on importing a badge setup, please refer to the Badge Setup section. You can store up to 50 fields for every badge.

The first part of the field definition contains important fields for IDpack. These field can be used as is or you can set them to your database configuration.

You can set the primary key name to match your primary key within your own database or leave the default name. You can also set the field type

to Numeric or String , the default is Numeric. The Primary Key cannot be disabled.

You can set the Color code field to match a field in you database that is used distinguish the different badge type (ex: Access Level, Departments, etc) the field must be numeric with values between 0 and 13

This field can also be disabled, the color code tab will also be disabled.

These field are used for logging activities within IDpack Producer, you can enable/disable this fields.

You can also set this fields to your own database configuration.

You can see ten columns in the field description grid.

The name of the field that will be displayed in IDpack.

Add the specified text in front of the information from the database (if required).

Enter two fields, First Name and Last Name in the Description column and leave the associated Printed column blank.

Result on the printed badge:

John Doe

Enter one field, City in the Field Description column and enter the word City: again in the associated Printed Prefix column.

Result on the printed badge:

City: Springfield

Define the type of data saved in the field. If you are using an Access database, you must open the MDB file and change the Data Type of the field in the table manually. For Date/Time search, make sure that you modify the Data Type to Date/Time in IDpack Designer and in Microsoft Access.

Specify the maximum number of characters you can enter in a field.

IDpack only allows 14 visible fields within producer. You can still have more than 14 fields in your database. Just check the field that

you need to be visible within IDpack Producer.