Graphic Object Elements; Importing Graphics - Brady BradyPrinter S3700 User Manual

Graphic Object Elements

Use the graphic object to place pictures, shapes, or signs on your label.
To add a graphic object element:
1. Touch anywhere in the Editor, OR, if you are already in a label touch Add Object.
2. In the Add Object control panel, touch Graphic.
3. In the Select Graphics dialog box, under Category, touch the category containing the graphic
you want to add.
4. In the displayed list of graphics, touch the desired graphic.
The graphic is added to the label.

Importing Graphics

You can also import your own graphics and use them just as you would use the graphics included in
the printer. You import graphics through the use of a USB flash drive. The imported graphics must be
in the supported file format of Windows metafile (*.wmf) or a monochrome bitmap (*.bmp). Windows
metafile (*.wmf) formats are vector images that maintain their clarity and crispness when they are
resized. Bitmap files (*.bmp) are composed of pixels which may appear fuzzy and become distorted
when they are resized. You can also import portable network graphics (*.png) and Joint Photographic
[Experts] Group graphics (*.jpg). Be sure to choose the correct format for the graphic you are using.
The maximum size for graphics that can be imported is 1 megapixel (the height x width of the graphic
= 1,000,000 pixels). Larger graphic files cannot be imported. If you get an "out-of-memory" error when
importing an image, it means the image is too large. Try resizing the graphic on your PC to a smaller
size, then import the graphic.
Note: Any paint program on your PC will indicate the image size when you open the image file. Use
that paint program to resize the image to fit the memory requirements on the printer.
You can also import colored graphics, however the color of an imported graphic cannot be changed.
The color picker feature is disabled when working with an imported colored graphic.
To import graphics from a USB flash drive:
1. First, copy the graphics to import into the root directory of the USB flash drive.
2. Plug the flash drive into any available USB port on the printer.
3. On the printer, touch Menu.
4. Under System, touch Import.
5. Touch Graphics (if not already selected).
6. Under External USB:, touch the graphic file name that you want to import.
7. Touch Import.
The imported graphics display in the Imported: section.
8. When ready, touch OK.
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