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Label Studio User’s Guide
The Design File preview window closes and the Labels block opens, showing the
name and location of the design file and your printer information. Click OK and
the design file is assigned to your job.
Edit a design file When you first set up a Label Studio job, you do not need to design a label from
scratch. Instead, you can pick a design file that is close to what you need, and then
edit it as appropriate. To do this:
1. In Label Studio, choose Tools > Design Labels.
2. In the Design File Preview window, select a design file and click Edit.
The design file opens in Label Toolbox where you can make any necessary
adjustments to the page and layout setup.
3. Choose File > Save to save the design file or File > Save As to save the
design as a new file. You may also want to choose File > Design Settings to
edit the description of your design file.
If you save the design file with a new name, you must exit Label Toolbox (File >
Exit), choose the design file from the list and click Select. In the Labels window,
click OK. This process assigns the design file to your job.
Create a new design
file
To create a new design file using Label Toolbox, you must first combine existing
page and layout templates. The following table defines these templates.
To create a new design file:
1. In Label Studio, choose Tools > Design Labels.
2. In the Design File Preview window, click Label Toolbox.
3. Choose a printer, printer class, and unit of measure. Click Next.
4. Choose a page template that matches closely to what you want, and click
Next.
For more information about page templates, see “Page templates” on
page 74.
5. Choose a layout template that matches closely to what you want, and click
Finish. Your new design file opens in Label Toolbox.
For more information about layout templates, see “Layout templates” on
page 75.
Template Description
Page (
.ltp
) This template contains attributes of the paper that you are printing on,
including the paper size, number of labels per page, and margins.
Layout (
.ltl
) This template contains the layout of your labels, including the posi-
tion of your fields, barcodes, and other objects.
Use the wizard. You can use the wizard to create a design file. This will help
you choose a page template, and you don’t have to think about the layout
template. See “Create a tray label design file with the Label Toolbox
Wizard” on page 30 for more information.