General Labels

The general label editor has no special formatting or templates associated with it.

You can insert text boxes, barcodes, images, or shapes to create a custom label design. By default, one text box is available in the center of the label.

Formatting only applies to the currently selected object.

Use Serialize to automatically create a series of labels.

General labels can be printed on both XTL continuous and pre-sized labels. You can also print general labels on LabelWriter Durable Labels with the LabelWriter 4XL label printer.

The label properties you can set are:

Orientation	Landscape (Default) Portrait Changing the label orientation removes any content on the label, creating a new blank label
Label length	Minimum: 1" (25.4 mm) This property is only available when using continuous label cartridges. You cannot change the label length if a pre-sized label is selected.
Show label outline	When selected, an outline is added around the outside of the label content. Default is no label outline.
Match leader and trailer length	When selected, an equal amount of blank space is added at the beginning and end of the label. (Default) When not selected, blank space is added only at the beginning of the label. This property is only available when using continuous label cartridges.

• The Label length can be quickly adjusted using the dimension slider under the label preview.

To create a general label

1. Click , and then click General.
2. Under Orientation, select one of the following:
   • Landscape
   • Portrait
3. Under Label length, select or enter the length for your label.
4. Under Layout, select any of the following:
   • Show label outline - to display the outline of the label in the edit area.
   • Match leader and trailer length - to make the trailer and leader length the same.

5. Add data to the label. See Entering Data.

See Also

Using Serialization

Importing Data

Setting Default Label Properties

Saving Labels

Printing Labels

 

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