User guide

Chapter 4: Design labels 49
Get started designing labels
Pick a design file Design files (.ltd) contain all of the information Label Studio needs to know
about your labels and the printer you will use. Your Label Studio job must have a
design file assigned to it in order to print your labels. You can edit design files in
Label Toolbox.
Which design file
should you use?
You can create your own design file by combining a page and layout template or
you can use one of the predefined design files installed with Label Studio. These
predefined design files will need some customization to generate valid labels.
Choose or create a design file based on your label requirements and printer
capabilities.
Assign a design file to
your job
Choose Tools > Design Labels to open the Design File Preview window. In this
window, you can select a design file to use with your job, view the description of
the design file, and see a preview of the design file (the page and layout setup).
To assign a design file to your Label Studio job, choose your design file from the
list, and click Select.
Note: All predefined design files and their components (page and layout
templates) are read-only, sample files. If you modify them, you need to
rename them in order to save your changes.
Click Edit to
make changes to
a design file. See
the section “Edit
a design file” on
the next page.
Click Select to assign the
highlighted design file to
the current job.
You have two options for creating a new design. Choose Label Toolbox
to create the design in Label Toolbox. Select Wizard to use steps to
complete the label. At the end of the Wizard, you will have a complete
label. You can enter Label Toolbox later to make further modifications.
Note: You cannot use the Wizard to create a design file if you chose
Generic as the label type in the Label Studio General Information block.