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Discover how to edit a spine label and navigate the Label Editor.

Edit a spine label

 Note:

  • Edits made to a spine label do not affect the information in the record and will only display on the Label Print List.
  • Label format options selected in the Label Editor (font, size, styling, line spacing, etc.) are specified within a label type under My Labels > Label Templates.
  1. In the left navigation, click My Labels > Label Print Lists.
  2. From the Label Print Lists screen, click the Label print list name for which you want to edit labels.
  3. In the Layout accordion, click the label you want to edit.
  4. From the Label editor screen, use the Edit label text box or Edit label content table to edit the label format and content as needed. As you make changes, they will automatically appear in the Preview label area.
  5. (Optional) Click the Add button (Add button) to add an additional label line or content, or click the Remove button (Remove button) to remove an existing label line. If you add more blank lines than are on the label (according to its size), some lines will move into the non-printable area.
  6. (Optional) Click Reset label to clear out all fields and restore default settings in the label.
  7. Click Return to label print list editor to save your changes.

Edit multiple spine labels

You can edit multiple labels in the same label print list in the Label editor.

 Note:

  • Edits made to a spine label do not affect the information in the record and will only display on the Label Print List.
  • Label format options selected in the Label editor (font, size, styling, line spacing, etc.) are specified within a label type under My Labels > Label Templates.
  1. In the left navigation, click My Labels > Label Print Lists.
  2. From the Label Print Lists screen, click the Label print list name for which you want to edit labels.
  3. In the Layout accordion, click the first label you want to edit.
  4. From the Label editor screen, use the Edit label text box or Edit label content table to edit the label format and content as needed. As you make changes, they will automatically appear in the Preview label area.
  5. (Optional) Click the Add button (Add button) to add an additional label line or content or click the Remove button (Remove button) to remove an existing label line. If you add more blank lines than are on the label (according to its size), some lines will move into the non-printable area.
  6. (Optional) Click Reset label to clear out all fields and restore default settings in the label.
  7. Use the Previous label and Next label links to navigate to the next label you want to edit. Changes to the previous label are automatically saved.
  8. Repeat steps 4 through 6 until you have edited all of the labels you wanted to edit in the label print list.

Label Editor interface overview

Label Editor interface

1. Label Editor actions

 Note: Label edits are automatically saved when you navigate to another label in the list or click Go Back to return to the Label Print List screen.

In the Label editor, you can click the:

  • Return to label print list editor link to return to the Label Print List.
  • Reset label button to reset the label to its previously edited condition. The Reset Label is only enabled if the label has not been saved.

2. Preview label

As you edit the label in the Edit Label Text box or Edit Label Content table, the Preview Label will automatically update to reflect the changes you've made.

3. Edit label text

The Edit Label Text box allows you to edit label text directly instead of using the Edit Label Content table. 

4. Label navigation

If multiple labels need to be edited, use the Previous label and Next label links to move between labels.

5. Edit label content

Use the Edit label content table to edit the label format and content of your spine labels. You can also change the order of the rows within a label using the up and down arrows ( Navigational arrows ) in the table.

Available label format and content options

Format Options
Edit Edit the label text for a specific line.
Font
  • Arial (default)
  • Arial Narrow
  • Calibri
  • Century Gothic
  • Courier New
  • Georgia
  • Google Noto Sans CJK sc
  • Tahoma
  • Times New Roman
  • Trebuchet
  • Verdana

 Note: Not all fonts support non-Latin script character sets. If the font you selected is incompatible with a non-Latin script character set, the label preview will show a replacement character (e.g., ⌧). 

The following table provides fonts that are compatible with commonly used non-Latin scripts.
Non-Latin script(s) Font(s)
Chinese, Japanese, Korean Google Noto Sans CJK sc
Cyrillic Arial, Calibri, Tahoma, Times New Roman, Verdana
Arabic Arial, Calibri, Tahoma, Times New Roman
Greek Arial, Arial Narrow, Calibri, Century Gothic, Courier New, Georgia, Tahoma, Times New Roman, Trebuchet, Verdana
Size
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12 (default)
  • 13
  • 14
  • 16
  • 18
  • 24
  • 36
  • 48
  • 72
Style
  • Regular (default)
  • Bold
  • Italic
  • Bold Italic
Alignment
  • Left (default)
  • Center
  • Right
Action
  • Click the Add button ( Add Label Item button ) to add an additional label line.
  • Click the Remove button ( Remove Label Item button ) to remove an existing label line.