The Create A New Line Field dialog is used to add new line fields to your format.  When editing an existing line field, an exact duplicate dialog called Edit A Line Field is displayed instead.


Properties


Name and Description

  • Field Name - Naming Line fields is optional.  Please see Field Names for more information.  Providing a name can help better identify the line in List View and when involving the line in PrintTransformer conditions.
  • Field # - An automatically assigned number for the field.  This is an internally used number for list ordering and field identification.
  • Description - Optional 350 character max description for the line field.



Positioning Properties

  • Row Start - The starting Row or Y start position on the format.
  • Row End - The ending Row or Y end position on the format.
  • Column Start - The starting Column or X start position on the format.
  • Column End - The ending Column or X end position on the format.



Line Properties

  • Color - Desired print color for the line field.  Only colors enabled and supported by the current printer type (device) driver will be listed.
  • Corners - Not applicable for line fields.
  • Style - Default Normal line ends.  On certain laser printer device types, you may also choose rounded or triangle ends.
  • Thickness - Desired thickness of the line field.