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© 2004 Brady Worldwide, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
MarkWareTM (hereafter “MarkWare ”) User’s Guide
This manual is proprietary to Brady Worldwide, Inc. (hereafter “Brady”), and may be revised from
time to time without notice. Brady disclaims any understanding to provide you with such revisions, if
any.
All brand or product names referenced in this manual are trademarks (TM) or registered trademarks
(®) of their respective companies or organizations.
Protected by US Patent 5,823,689.
Written and designed by Varitronics, a business unit of Brady Worldwide, Inc.,
6835 Winnetka Circle, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota 55428, USA.

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Table of Contents vii
Introduction 1
About the MarkWare Application- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Contacting Technical Support- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Installing Application Components 3
Installation Requirements - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
Installing the Application- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Installing the Print Driver - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8
Changing the Display Language - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9
Creating Documents 11
Introduction to Templates - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12
Creating Documents With Templates- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14
Setting Document Attributes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20
Index 1
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Thank you for choosing Brady Worldwide’s MarkWareTM application software.
The MarkWare application is a Windows-based application used to create a variety
of labels, signs, tags, pipe markers, and other industrial identification.
This guide provides a brief overview of the MarkWare system, describes
installation procedures, and provides basic instruction on how to start the
application and create documents.
Topics in this chapter include:
About the MarkWare Application
Contacting Technical Support
Introduction

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About the MarkWare Application
The following features make the MarkWare application easy-to-use, flexible, and
powerful:
The label creation wizard guides you through the process of creating the
desired output.
The extensive on-line help system is easily accessible and provides detailed
information and instructions. The online help system is available in English
only.
A complete stock of pre-designed templates and ready-to-use artwork make it
easy to create commonly used signs, labels, and other industrial identification.
A full range of editing and drawing tools allow you to customize your designs.
A connection to Brady roll-fed printers allow you to use Brady high
performance ribbons and tapes.
A library of international standard graphics containing over 800 industrial
graphics and safety graphics is easily accessible to you.
Contacting Technical Support
Please contact Brady Worldwide, Inc. with any questions or concerns. The contact
support numbers for each region are listed below.
Region Phone Number Fax Number
United States and other C/S countries 800-368-3362 414-228-5799
Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia,
Taiwan, Thailand 65-6775-2077 65-6775-7929
Hong Kong 852-2359-3149 852-2359-3164
China 86-21-5255-0008 86-21-5240-1472
Korea 82-31-704-8410 82-16-452-9795
Japan 81-45-461-3600 81-45-450-2380

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The MarkWare application installation CD provides all the files necessary for
installing the application and the print drivers for Brady printers.
Topics in this chapter include:
Installation Requirements
Installing the Application
Installing the Print Driver
Changing the Display Language
Installing Application
Components