Interface Overview

To configure and manage the way Mail Markup Pro processes mail pieces, an interface (Fig. 4) is provided.

Fig. 4 Mail Markup Pro interface

The interface contains elements such as tabs, panels, and lists.

Launching (Running)

The Mail Markup Pro interface is launched (run) in one of the following ways:

•	In the Mail Markup Pro folder on the Windows Start menu click the Mail Markup Pro option.

•	On the Windows Desktop double-click the Mail Markup Pro shortcut (if available).

NOTE:

To start and stop the Mail Markup Pro service using functionality within the Mail Markup Pro interface, the interface must be launched as an administrator or by logging on to Windows as an administrator.

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For details about launching applications as an administrator, refer to your Windows documentation or Help.

Closing (Exiting)

The Mail Markup Pro interface is closed (exited) by clicking the Close button located near the right-hand edge of the title bar.

NOTE:

If changes have been made to the currently selected Task, a Save Changes dialog (Fig. 16) appears prompting you to save the Task. Click the OK button to save or the Cancel button to abandon.

Tabs

Options and facilities to configure, monitor, licence and view information about Mail Markup Pro are contained in tabs (Fig. 5).

Fig. 5 Tabs

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For details about the sub-tabs found on the OMR Marks tab, refer to Managing OMR Configurations.

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For details about the sub-tabs found on the Digital Inserts tab, refer to Digital Inserts > Viewing.

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For details about the sub-tabs found on the System Status tab, refer to Post Processing >Archive > Viewing.

Opening

A tab can be opened in one of the following ways:

•	Click the associated tab button.*

•	In the Tasks list double-click a field in the column associated with the tab. This is only applicable to the Mail Piece Detection tab (Fig. 22), OMR Marks tab (Fig. 30), Digital Inserts tab (Fig. 29) and Outputs tab (Fig. 31).

*The following tab buttons open the following tabs:

Button	Tab Name
	Tasks
	Mail Piece Detection
	OMR Marks
	Digital Inserts
	Outputs
	Save Settings
	System Status
	Help

NOTE:

For certain tabs that contain Task configuration information, a Task must be selected before associated tab buttons become active (clickable).

Panels

Many tabs contain one or more panels (Fig. 6).

Fig. 6 Panel

Panels organise certain information contained in a tab into related content.

Resizing

Certain panels will contain information that extends beyond its vertical limit. When this occurs the height of the panel will need to be resized in order to reveal the hidden content.

To resize the height of a panel, perform the following actions:

1.	Move the mouse cursor over the upper or lower edge of a panel until the cursor changes to a double-headed arrow with a line through it.*

2.	Click and hold the mouse button.

3.	Move the mouse to increase or decrease the size of the panel.

4.	Release the mouse button when the desired panel size is achieved.

*NOTE:

If the cursor does not change to a double-headed arrow the panel cannot be resized.

Lists

The Mail Markup Pro interface contains lists (Fig. 7) that are used for clearly displaying and easily locating associated information:

Fig. 7 List (Tasks)

Sorting

Lists can be sorted by column in either ascending or descending order.

The column the list is currently sorted by is indicated by an arrow near the right-hand edge of the column heading. A down arrow indicates descending order and an up arrow indicates ascending order.

Click a column heading to sort the list by that column. Subsequent clicks of the column toggle between ascending and descending order.

EXAMPLE:

If a column was sorted in descending order and the column heading was clicked, it would be sorted in ascending order.

Resizing a Column

The width of list columns can be resized to display more or less information.

To resize the width of a column, perform the following actions:

1.	Position the mouse pointer over the right edge of the column heading that needs resizing. The mouse pointer will change to a double-ended horizontal arrow when positioned correctly.

2.	Click and hold the primary mouse button.

3.	Move the mouse right to increase or left to decrease the size of the column.

4.	Release the mouse button when the desired column size is achieved.

Warnings

If there is a problem with information contained in a list field, a warning icon (Fig. 8) is displayed to the right of that information.

EXAMPLE:

If a newly specified Task name matches another Task name, the warning icon appears.

Fig. 8 Warning icon

Move the mouse cursor over the warning icon to display a tooltip describing the problem.

Context Menus

Context menus (Fig. 9) appear alongside the mouse pointer when certain components of the Mail Markup Pro interface are right-clicked.

Fig. 9 Context menu

Each context menu contains options applicable to the clicked component.

EXAMPLE:

Right-clicking a Task in the Tasks list (Fig. 7) displays a context menu containing options for releasing, removing and duplicating the Task.

Move the mouse pointer over a context menu option then click to select it.

Edit Boxes

The Mail Markup Pro interface contains edit boxes (Fig. 10) where text-based information can be specified.

Fig. 10 Edit box

Click inside an edit box then perform one of the following actions:

•	If text is highlighted in the edit box: Press the Delete button to delete it; type other text to replace it; press the left or right arrow key to remove the highlight.

•	If text is not highlighted in the edit box: Press the Delete or Backspace key to delete existing text; type other text; navigate existing text using the left and right arrow keys.

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For further details about adding, editing and deleting text in an edit box, refer to your Windows documentation or Help.

List Boxes

The Mail Markup Pro interface contains list boxes (Fig. 11) with selectable pre-defined options.

Fig. 11 List box

To use a list box, perform the following actions:

1.	Click the arrow to the right of the list box.

2.	In the drop-down list that appears click an option to select it.

Check Boxes

The Mail Markup Pro interface contains check boxes (Fig. 12) that allow settings and options to be selected (by adding a tick) or unselected (by removing a tick).

Fig. 12 Check boxes

Click a check box to add and remove its tick.

Radio Buttons

The Mail Markup Pro interface contains radio buttons (Fig. 13) that allow single choice settings and options to be selected (by adding a dot) or unselected (by removing a dot).

Fig. 13 Radio buttons

Click a radio button to add a dot (select it).

NOTE:

Adding a dot to a radio button removes the dot from another radio button in the same radio button group.

Scroll Bars

When the information contained in a panel or list exceeds it boundaries, vertical and/or horizontal scroll bars (Fig. 14) appear. These provide a mechanism for moving the content of the panel or list up and down or left and right to reveal hidden content.

Fig. 14 Scroll bar (horizontal)

Click an arrow at the end a scroll bar to move the content of a list or panel in that direction.

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For further details about using scroll bars, refer to your Windows documentation or Help.

File System Navigation

There are a number of processes in the Mail Markup Pro interface such as specifying a folder or finding a file that require the Windows file system to be navigated. Navigation is performed in a Browse dialog (Fig. 15).

Fig. 15 Browse dialog (Windows 7)

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For details about how to use the controls in the Browse dialog, refer to your Windows documentation or Help.

Saving Changes

Certain actions, such as selecting a Task when the currently selected Task has had changes made to it, cause a Save Changes dialog (Fig. 16) to appear.

Fig. 16 Save Changes dialog

Click the Yes button to save the changes then continue with the action.

Click the No button to not save the changes then continue with the action

Click the Cancel button to retain the changes but not continue with the action.

NOTE:

Clicking any button also closes the Save Changes dialog.

Confirming an Action

Actions that require confirmation, such as exporting an OMR configuration when an OMR configuration file with the same name already exists, cause a Confirm Action dialog (Fig. 17) to be opened.

Fig. 17 Confirm Action dialog

Click the Yes button to confirm the action or the No button to abandon.

NOTE:

Clicking either button also closes the Confirm Action dialog.

Notification

Following the completion or failure of an action such as saving a Task, a Notification dialog (Fig. 18) normally appears.

Fig. 18 Notification dialog

Click the OK button to close the Notification dialog.