Label Image

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Note: The Actions Quick Reference provides a complete list of actions that you can print for easy reference.

What is the Label Image Action?

The Label Image Action adds custom text to the bottom of an image.  This is useful if you want to mark images with information such as a date, account number, or other identifying information.  By labeling an image, the text becomes a permanent part of the image.

Creating a Label Image Action

Select Images Actions to expand the Action list. Select theLabel Image Action from the Actions list to display the Action Builder.

Select the Rules to specify how the Image should be previewed once executed. The Error  settings for this action may be configured to fine tune the how the Action will run.

Note: For more information about Timing and Error settings, read the Action Builder article.

Choose to either work with the Open Image or an Image File.  

Note: Read the Image Editor article to learn more about working with images, including image types and their Rules..

Supply the desired text to add to the image :

Optionally add Notes to the Action to document any special instructions or functionality. When the Run Switchis set to Run, the action will be executed after clicking OK.

Note: The run switch is set to Run by default. To create or modify this action without executing it, click the slider to change the option to Don't Run.  For more information, see Action Builder.

Click the OK button to save the Action.

Label Image Action Examples

Example 1:  The Label Image Action adding custom text to the bottom of the image.

Example 2:  The Label Image Action adding very long custom text to the bottom of the image. Notice the text wraps automatically.