Badge template - Badge designer tab

In the Tools section, there are six graphical tools you can use to edit the template:

• Select tool:

  Use to click and select an object on the template.
• Rectangle tool:

  Use to draw a square/rectangle on the template.
• Ellipsis tool:

  Use to draw circles/ovals on the template.
• Text tool:

  Use to insert text on to the template.
• Image tool:

  Use to insert a picture on to the template.
• Barcode tool:

  Use to insert barcodes on to the template.

In this widget, you can choose whether the image displayed on the badge uses a cardholder picture or an image from a file, and whether the image should be stretched or not.

In this widget, you can add cardholder fields, as well as edit the text, the text color, and the text alignment.

In this widget, the following options are available:

• Fill:

  Use to modify the fill color of an inserted object like a square or oval.
• Opacity:

  Use to modify the opacity of an inserted object.
• Border:

  Use to modify the border color of an inserted object.
• Border thickness:

  Use to modify the thickness of the inserted object’s border.

In this widget, you can choose where the text or image is located on the badge, and its width and height.

Opens the Format dialog box, where you can select from the following card sizes and orientation.

• CR70
• CR80
• CR90
• CR100
• Custom card size
• Orientation. You can choose Landscape or Portrait orientation.

Import a badge design that was previously exported from Config Tool as a badge template (BDG formats only).

Save the current badge design to a BDG file so it can be imported to another system.

Delete the selected item on the badge template.

Copy the selected item on the badge template.

Paste the copied item onto the badge template.

Send the selected item to the background of the badge template.

This option is helpful if you want to have a background image on the badge.

Bring the selected item to the foreground of the badge template.