Example: Printing barcodes vertically onto a 5664 label sheet (2 columns, 3 rows) |
Step 1: In the program's 'Step 3', set the paper size: Width: 21.59 cm, Height: 27.94 cm. Set this according to your actual paper size. Windows systems have a series of predefined paper sizes that you can choose directly. |
Step 2: In the program's 'Step 2', set the barcode size to Width: 7.47 cm, Height: 9.29 cm. This is slightly smaller than the label paper size to allow for some margin on the label edges. You can first click the 'Calc Size' button to automatically calculate the optimal barcode size for the label paper, and then manually fine-tune it as needed. The barcode size is determined by these parameters: paper size; number of labels per page (number of rows and columns); top, bottom, left, and right margins of the paper; row spacing; column spacing. |
Step 3: In the program's 'Step 3', set the page layout for printing the labels: In this matrix label sheet, we set each page to have 2 columns and 3 rows of labels. |
Step 4: In the program's 'Step 3,' set the label margins, leaving some white space around the label edges. You can also adjust the row and column spacing to ensure the barcode printing position matches the label. If the printed barcodes and labels are not aligned as intended, there could be several reasons, such as a misaligned paper position. You can adjust the page margins slightly in the program to align the printing position for each label. |
Tip: Setting both 'Page Left Margin' and 'Label Left Margin' will shift the barcodes to the right on the page. The difference is that 'Page Left Margin' only affects the leftmost column of barcodes, while 'Label Left Margin' affects all barcodes. The same applies to 'Top Margin.' |
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Screenshot showing details of setting the paper size. You can either customize the paper size or use predefined paper sizes in the Windows system. |
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Details of setting page and label margins. |
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In this example, we use data imported from Excel to batch print labels. There are two ways to import data: 'Load data from Excel' and 'Copy data from Excel.' Importing a large Excel file may take several minutes, during which time the program's printing function will be disabled until all data is imported. The program also provides functions for further editing, sorting, and filtering of the imported data; you can select only a portion of the data to print barcodes. Please refer to other articles for details. |
This program predefines a series of commonly used templates, including those for common label sheets such as 5160, 5161, and 5162. |
You can also customize your own templates. Clicking the 'Save' button in the upper right corner of the program, or the 'Template' menu, will save the program's current settings as a template file for direct use next time, without needing to manually set the parameters again. The standard and professional versions of the program use different template file formats, which are not interchangeable. |
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For label sheets without predefined templates, you can use the 'Setup Wizard' program to help you automatically calculate the parameters. |
The following image shows how to select a predefined template. |
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The following image shows how to automatically calculate the appropriate barcode size for the label sheet (you may need to manually adjust the size parameters based on the actual printing effect). |
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The above are screenshots of the standard version of the barcode printing program. The professional version operates similarly and can print more complex barcode labels, such as those suitable for QR code labels, as shown in the screenshot below. |
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In Step 4, 'Label Width / Height' is automatically calculated based on the following parameters and does not require manual adjustment: |
Paper size; number of labels per page (rows and columns); top, bottom, left, and right margins of the paper; line spacing; column spacing. |
This software suite also includes a 'Label Designer' program for designing and printing more complex labels: each label can contain multiple barcodes, multiple lines of text, patterns, and lines. |
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The image below shows how to set the size and position parameters of a barcode. |
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