User guide

Chapter 3: Printer setup

Use the barcode

objects

Label Studio provides a POSTNET, PLANET, and Intelligent Mail barcode

object in Label Toolbox for use with the Generic Text driver. We recommend

using this method of printing for your POSTNET and PLANET barcodes on

address labels, rather than using the escape objects.

To do this:

1. Drag and drop the POSTNET, PLANET, or Intelligent Mail barcode object

onto your layout. The Barcode Properties window opens.

2. In the Barcode Properties window, type the value expression that you want to

use, or click the Filter Builder button to choose one. Repeat this step for the

conditional filter (if necessary).

3. Define the leading character settings (if necessary). Click OK.

4. Choose Tools > Printer setup, select the Generic Text printer, and click

Modify.

5. Choose POSTNET, PLANET, or Intelligent Mail from the list to enter the

barcode settings information.Your printer’s documentation will have the data

for the start and stop codes. See the following “Check digit” and “Convert

digit to bars’ sections for information about those settings.

6. If you are printing the POSTNET or PLANET barcode, you will need to

determine whether you want Label Toolbox to generate the check digit for

you. Enter the value for the WidthXDigit parameter (which you previously

determined, see “POSTNET and PLANET barcode widths” on page 41).

7. If you are printing the Intelligent Mail barcode, you also need to enter the

value for the barcode width (which you previously determined, “Intelligent

Mail barcode width” on page 42).

8. Click OK.

Check digit If your printer does not automatically generate the check digit for the POSTNET

or PLANET barcode, set the Check Digit parameter to True in the Modify Printer

window (Tools > Printer Setup and select your printer). If your printer

automatically generates the check digit, set this parameter to False. Otherwise,

your barcodes will not print or will print incorrectly.

Convert digits to bars If your printer requires digit conversion to

print the POSTNET, PLANET, or Intelligent

Mail barcodes, set the ConvertDigitsToBars

parameter to True. You must also enter the

appropriate conversion values for the

TallTall, ShortShort, TallShort and ShortTall

parameters (POSTNET/PLANET) or the

Ascender, Descender, Tracker, and Full

parameters (Intelligent Mail). The

POSTNET and PLANET values are entered

in the same way as printer escapes (for example, \nnn or \xnn).

Note: If you set the ConvertDigitsToBars parameter to True, you should

also set the GenerateCheckDigit Feature to True (for POSTNET and

PLANET barcodes).