Two-sided printing, Improved Rich Text editing, Live Database View, and more!

BarTender version 9.4 began shipping in January of 2011. Some of the most exciting new features are listed below.

The new user-interfaces shown in English on this page are either already translated or being translated into the 22 additional languages supported by BarTender.

Two-Sided Label Design and Printing BarTender 9.4 lets you create separate designs for the front and back of your labels, so you can take full advantage of the latest "duplex" label printers.

Powerful New "Rich Text" Object
The new WYSIWYG editor gives you truly professional text formatting. Everything shown in the editing window below is actually a single Rich Text (RTF) object. (The new Rich Text object also supports HTML and XAML.)

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The new Rich Text object makes it easier to satisfy complex industrial label requirements.

Embedded Revision Log 
When enabled, the new Embedded Revision Log feature saves into the document (BTW File) a detailed history of all label format changes. This includes a list of objects created and changed, when the changes were made (and by whom), and an optional user-supplied comment. The Revision Log can be used by itself or in combination with Librarian’s sophisticated workflow management and security functions to create a remarkably powerful document control system. (Revision Log requires Professional edition or better. Librarian requires Enterprise Automation edition.)

Live Database View in Label Design Area
Although BarTender has long provided full "WYSIWYG" display of text, the "Print Preview" function used to be the only way to see live data from your database. Now you can see your live data merged into the correct locations of your labels during your entire design session. The convenient Database Navigator Toolbar lets you easily verify the appearance of any record.

New Database and Librarian SDKs 
Two additional SDKs now let developers integrate other programs directly with Librarian and the BarTender System Database. So you can directly access information about past print jobs, document versions, and even reprint past label jobs – all from within your other software.

Plus More!
Additional enhancements have been made to: