Designing Your First Badge Template
To design a badge template, the ID badge software must be in either Supervisor or higher mode, or Demo Mode. If it is not, refer to Entering A User Name “ to accomplish this. If you have a database open you can close it if you wish, by selecting File, Close Badge Database, although it is not essential to do this.
In this section of the tutorial we will create a simple badge containing a photograph, graphic, text and bar code. The final appearance of your badge is not at all critical and the template will not be used in the remainder of this tutorial.
To start the design pull down on the File menu item, then proceed as follows:
1. Select Template File Management and then
2. Click on Build New Badge Design, a secondary menu will appear
3. Click on Credit Card - Horizontal, a blank gray credit card sized badge will appear in a window. (Notice the cursor changes to one of several useful construction tools!)
We will now change the drab gray background to a more interesting color. You will notice a new vertical design toolbar has appeared to aid in the design process. When we refer to buttons below, they will be from this toolbar.
Changing The Background Badge Color
Bringing A Holder To The Foreground
Saving Your Badge Template Design