Select the type of data source you wish to connect to from the top combo box. Depending on the item selected, a list of controls and fields will be displayed to enable you to define the needed connection parameters.

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As an alternative to this manual configuration, you can also run the link data source wizard that will guide you through the process.
Click the Link to data source button to close this windows and start the data connection wizard.

Once the data source type is defined you can flag the Update data when this file is loaded or printed checkbox if you want Labeljoy to re-load the data every time the current file is loaded and before it's printed or exported.

When all the required parameters have been defined, click Ok or Apply and the data load procedure will start. In this phase, a progress bar will be shown to indicate the operation status. Depending on the size of the selected table or worksheet, this phase can take anything between a few seconds to several minutes.

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The combo box Quantity enables you to select a field from the ones found in the data source to define the number of labels to be created for each single record. Leave the default value 1 label per record to create one single label for each record found, or select a field from the list to instruct Labeljoy to create several labels per record based on the value read from the selected field.

Once the group is connected to a data source, the label number will be updated to match the current record number in the data source. It will also be possible to connect label elements to fields belonging to the data source.