Tables and Label Objects
Just like Excel tables, database
tables consist of columns and rows. Each column contains a different
type of attribute and each row corresponds to a single record. For
example, imagine that we were building a database table that contained
customer information. We would create fields (columns) named "FirstName", "LastName", "TelephoneNumber", "ZIP", "Address", "City", "Country" etc.
Now we start adding rows underneath those fields (columns) that
contained the data we are planning to store.
If we were building a table of contact information for our business
that has 1000 customers, we would end up with a table that contains
1000 rows.
In Label Mix the main use of
tables is to connect them to label objects,
so that
the content of the object is pulled from table field
(column). Each record (row) of the table will generate a separate
label. Certainly, you can use the tables for other purposes
such as
storing/managing contact or personal information, products, employees
etc. - just name it.
So before linking
your
label to database, make sure you have the necessary table(s) with
fields (columns) containing the information you want to use for your
labels.
Fortunately, Label Mix is
equipped with special
tools (My Database) you can
use to create and manage tables.
There
is no limit to the number of tables you can create and there is no
limit to the amount of records you can store in a table. In addition,
you
can import data into the tables from external sources such as
Excel, Access, OpenOffice, Outlook Express, Outlook, flat text and CVS
files.
see also:
working
with tables
advantages of using tables
in your label design
Some of the
advantages of using tables
in your label design are:
1.
You enter information once in your table and save it.
2. Even after you have created
your label, rendered it (printed or exported as file) or even deleted
it, the source of the data still remains in the table and can be
used for other labels now or in future.
3. You can have several labels
sharing a common data from your table.
4. Your table can serve as
storage facilitiy for other information, e.g. contacts or products
5. You can easily modify
information in your tables once and it will be automatically
reflected on all labels using data from the tables.
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