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Badges
can be designed to exact user requirements. You may place any text, pictures,
lines, boxes, various colour effects as well as any of the information held
in a user record including a photograph of the user on to a badge.
The
following image is an example of what can be produced using the Badge Design
Editor (Photo ID editor).
To
create and view a badge simply press the photo ID editor shortcut . You will
then see the Photo ID Template Editor, as shown in the following image. It
can be seen that a lot of new icons have appeared on the tool-bars, these
are the graphic tools required to produce a badge.
They are shown in grey as they can not be selected until a badge
design has been started by ether selecting and modifying an existing
badge or creating a new design.
Press
the Open Template 
icon...
...and
the Open Template dialog will be displayed, listing any badge templates that
are on the system.
From
this dialog you may select any of the listed templates to edit
or delete or you may create
a new template.
Creating
A New Badge Template
To
create a new badge template press the New button (shown high-lighted)...
...A
rectangle will appear with a flashing cursor inside...
...enter
the name for the new card, in this case ID Card...
...a
blank template will now be displayed in the Photo ID Template Editor.
The
first step is to select the badge orientation, to do this press the Page Setup
icon on the tool-bar...
...you
will the page set up dialog.
The
information shown in this dialog will depend upon the type of card printer
connected to the PC running the Sentinel Lite software.
Select the badge orientation, using the buttons high-lighted.
You
are now ready to start creating the design on the badge. For a tutorial on
creating a simple badge design see the creating
a badge tutorial.
Saving
A Badge Template
Saving
a badge template is simply a matter of pressing the Save Template 
icon whenever you wish to save the badge design.
Editing
An Existing Badge Template
To select one of the listed templates simply click on the required template,
it will turn blue.
Now
press the open button...
...the selected template will be displayed
in the PhotoID template Editor.
You
may now modify the template using any of the graphical tools on the tool bar.
Once you have completed any modifications you must press the save icon on
the tool-bar to save any changes made.
The
save icon is shown high-lighted in green.
Deleting
A Badge Template
To delete one of the listed templates simply click on the template to be deleted,
it will turn blue.
Now
press the delete button...
...the
Delete Template confirmation dialog will be displayed...
...pressing
Yes button will result in the selected template being deleted, pressing the
No or Cancel buttons will not delete the selected template.
