Manual Print Settings
In Manual Print Mode, You can set number of rows and columns, different margins (left-right, top-bottom), label width and height along with barcode spaces as per requirement. Set printer and change paper settings including paper size and orientation, if required. Print Preview facility is also available to avoid printing mistakes.
Design your printable barcode using either Barcode settings or Barcode designing view method of barcode software. After designing barcode labels according to your industry requirement, you can now print using printing settings. Software has two printing modes – Pre define label stock or Manual.
Quick Barcode Mode: With quick mode, you can generate and import your MS-Excel file to produce multiple barcodes by enabling the batch processing option. Select barcode technologies and types like linear barcodes or 2D barcodes to design barcodes.
Barcode Designing View: Software allows you to select the label shape and size and browse images in the Label Properties option. Design barcode labels using various drawing tools such as lines, text, and rectangles. Choose a data source (manual or batch processing series) to design multiple barcodes. Here, "Manual print settings" is displayed with Barcode Designing View:
Below we have explained step by step procedure to print designed barcode using manual print mode from Quick Barcode Mode.
Manual Printing Mode
User can easily print the designed barcode properly on the required sheet as needed with manual settings. Now, choose one of the print options. Here, manual option is selected. In Manual mode, by default one label will appear at the top corner. Increase the Label counter as per requirement. Note: Maximum labels per page depends on the label dimension and type of paper used.
Click on print icon from toolbar and choose manual print option as shown in below screen:
Select the printer from which you want to print your designed barcode label and change page as per your requirement. You can see the preview of the printed page on the right side of the window. (In the above screenshot, we use HP LaserJet CP 1025 printer for demonstration).
Page Setup : Select the Change Page tab to setup the page, such as setting paper size, source, orientation, and different margins as per need. Using the margin between labels option, add horizontal and vertical margins between labels. After printer settings, you can print preview of your barcode to avoid printing errors. Finally, press 'Print' button to print your labels. Set page in which you want to take print of designed barcode. To change page click on ‘Change page’ button and choose the desired paper (A4, A5, A6, B4, C, D, etc.). You can also change the orientation and margin of the page. After setting the page, now click ‘OK’ to proceed.
Set printing option : According to your selected paper, you need to set rows and columns and label margins (Height and Width) manually. To align barcode images properly on selected paper either set left, top margins, barcode horizontal and Vertical spaces manually or just check ‘Auto (center)‘ option. Now press 'Print' button to start printing.