Create a Custom Label template

Create the Custom Label template

1. In the left navigation, click My Labels > Label Templates.
2. Click New template.
3. The Create new label template dialog opens.
4. For Label Template Name, enter a name for your new label type.
5. Select Custom Label (single label size) from the Label format drop-down list.
6. For Units, select a unit of measurement.
   • Inches (default)
   • Centimeters
7. Click Create label template.

 Note: Negative numbers cannot be used to adjust any settings in the label template.

Complete the Page settings

1. Click Edit in the Page settings.
2. Select a paper size from the Type drop-down list.
   • Other (default)
   • A4
   • A5
   • Legal
   • Letter
3. For Orientation, select a page orientation.
    Note: This setting does not apply if you selected Other as your page size.
   • Portrait (default)
   • Landscape
4. Enter a value for the following settings:
   • Top margin
   • Columns (1-16)
   • Rows (1-16)
   • Height
   • Width
   • Left margin
   • Column spacing (Inches)
   • Row spacing (Inches)
5. Click Save.

Complete the Label settings

1. Click Edit in the Label settings.
2. Enter a value for the following settings:
   • Height
   • Left margin
   • Right margin
   • Width
   • Top margin
   • Bottom margin
3. Click Save.

You can enter a value in the input box or use the up and down arrows to increase and decrease by set values based on the unit of measurement selected.

Complete the Label content settings

1. Click Edit in the Label content settings.
2. (Optional) You can set the spacing between lines of text in your labels using the Line spacing drop-down list. Line spacing uses the point unit of measure and provides the following option range: 0 pt (default) – 18 pt. The table reflects your selected spacing after you make a selection from the drop-down list, allowing you to immediately see if any rows move into the non-printable section of the label.
3. For Copy number prefix, enter a prefix (e.g., c., copy, copy number, etc.) for the copy number. You must select Copy number from the Content drop-down list in the table if you wish the copy number to appear on the label.
4. Enter your preferred text (up to eight characters) in the Stamp 1 and/or Stamp 2 form field to place the same line(s) of text on every label.
5. Enter your preferred text (up to eight characters) in the Stamp 1 and/or Stamp 2 form field to place the same line(s) of text on every label.
6. In the table, format each line of text that appears on the label. See Available label setup format options for available options. You can click the Add button () to add an additional formatting rule or click the Remove button () to remove a formatting rule.
    Note: Any data that appears in the non-printable area will not appear in the printed label.
7. (Optional)
   1. Click Preview label alignment to preview how labels will appear.
   2. Click Reset form to clear out all fields and restore default settings in the form.
8. Click Save.
9. From the Display column, select the checkbox for the newly created label template to display it as a menu option on the Label Print List.

Available label setup format options