User guide

Contents 3
Contents
Preface.............................................................................................................5
Chapter 1:
Overview ........................................................................................................ 9
Welcome to Label Studio!..............................................................................10
Label types .....................................................................................................11
Windows drivers ............................................................................................14
Inkjet printers and drivers ..............................................................................15
PCL Data Stream drivers................................................................................16
Generic Text driver ........................................................................................17
Quick tour of Label Studio.............................................................................18
Chapter 2:
Set up your job............................................................................................. 19
Introduction to job files..................................................................................20
Before setting up new jobs.............................................................................22
Quick ways to set up jobs...............................................................................24
Assign your input files ...................................................................................25
Design labels and set up your printer.............................................................26
Verify your job...............................................................................................27
Generate labels and reports ............................................................................28
Remote Views ................................................................................................29
Create a tray label design file with the Label Toolbox Wizard .....................30
Create an address label job with the Job Editor .............................................31
Chapter 3:
Printer setup ................................................................................................ 33
Setting up your printers..................................................................................34
Define your printer settings............................................................................39
Barcode printing with the Generic Text driver ..............................................41
Chapter 4:
Design labels................................................................................................. 45
Label requirements.........................................................................................46
Get started designing labels............................................................................49
Define your page settings...............................................................................52
The Designer window in Label Toolbox........................................................53
The Layout window .......................................................................................55
Layers.............................................................................................................57
Lines...............................................................................................................58
Frames............................................................................................................59
Fields..............................................................................................................61
Barcodes.........................................................................................................63
Break marks....................................................................................................65
Images ............................................................................................................68
Other miscellaneous objects...........................................................................70
Verify labels...................................................................................................71