New features

• Compatible with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012


• License Portfolio – Four types of licenses are available, each with different conditions and pricing: Software Online, Software Offline, Hardware and Platinum Software
  

For full details, go to Service & Support / License Portfolio.


• Enhanced Print dialog box – User interface integrates the Preview with most important print time settings. A form allows easy data input for labels with ‘When Printed’ data sources, and a Database tab allows easy selection of database records for printing. The preview is automatically updated when data is modified.


• Layers – Header/Footer allow you to print batch separator labels at the beginning and/or end of a print job, with key print job information. Dual Side printing is now also available.

• Enhanced Rich Text Fields – Fit to Frame option allows you to dynamically resize text to a specified area based on the amount of text contained in that field - a major advantage for GHS label creation.


• Enhanced Text Art – Text can be set to interact in a predictable way with overlapping objects, optimizing the use of space available on a label - a major advantage for the chemical labeling industry.


• Port Watch – Allows you to capture data from connected devices such as a barcode scanner, scale or printer. Port Watch supports devices connected to COM, Wedge, USB or Ethernet ports.

• Tools – Click Print. Allows fast selection and printing of labels from a predefined directory. Provides a simple user interface for printing, as an alternative to the more complex designer interface.

• New barcode support – ISBT128, MicroQRCode, Code One and several postal barcodes.
  A new option allows automatic update of the GS1-128 Human readable barcode according to GS1 specification.



• Enhanced EPS and PDF file support

TEKLYNX Product interoperability

• CODESOFT is fully compatible with other TEKLYNX enterprise applications such as SENTINEL 2012 for automated enterprise label printing and LABEL ARCHIVE 10 for label approval and secure label storage.


• Label Conversion Tool – Allows LABELVIEW 8 labels to be opened in CODESOFT 2012.
  Labels created from LABELVIEW 9 can be imported into CODESOFT 2012.

Simplicity

• Easy to use wizards make CODESOFT more instinctive than ever:
  • Wizards for database connections, table lookup, formulas, bar codes, images, documents, templates and more


• SQL Query Builder means query can be built in a few seconds
  • Create database connections in 2 easy steps
  • Create simple or complex database queries (SQL)


• Label Creation wizards are more powerful than ever:
  • Create labels in half the time
  • Modify existing labels using the wizards

Bar Code Compliance

• GS1 Databar and HIBC bar code wizards


• Label Comparison tool for previewing labels for design validation or production

Programming

• Advanced Features (choose between .NET wrapper and ActiveX for custom integration)

Printer Support

• Continual printer driver development makes it easy to install new printers for use with CODESOFT.


• CODESOFT supports new printer models for the following brands: ARGOX, BRADY, DATAMAX O'NEIL, ITTPRINT, ITW BETAPRINT, SATO, TOSHIBA, TSC, ZEBRA.


• For a list of all printer models supported, go to our DSP (Driver Service Pack) page

Language Support

• Europe, Middle-East and Africa range: Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish


• Asia range: Chinese (simplified + traditional), English, Japanese, Korean

SMA

• A 1 year SMA is included with every purchase (but we recommend upgrading to a 3 or 5 year contract)