Create your first template

A template controls how your labels look: the paper size, layout, and data to show. Create one that matches your physical labels before printing.

Create the template and set up your paper

Which screen do you see?

Choose the description that matches your app to see its steps.

New interfaceCreate template, then custom paper choices and Create and start designing. Earlier interfaceCreate, then Paper brand / Paper type and Next.

New interface

1. Open Templates and click Create template (or Create your first template for an empty list).
2. Choose Product label for product data or Address label for order and recipient data.
3. Choose how to set up your paper:
   • I know the brand & model — select a listed paper preset. Use Customize only if its dimensions need changing.
   • Custom roll label — enter one label’s width and height.
   • Custom multi-column roll — enter rows, columns, each sticker’s dimensions, and gaps.
   • Custom sheet label — enter the sheet size, rows, columns, label dimensions, gaps, and sheet margins.
4. Check the unit and measurements, then click Create and start designing.

If you started from a printing page’s Create product label template or Create address label template button, the label’s usage is already selected; continue with the paper choices.

Earlier interface

1. Open Templates and click Create.
2. In the configuration form, choose Product label or Address label under Label type.
3. Choose your Paper brand and Paper model. For unlisted paper, choose Custom and select Roll label, Multi-column roll label, or Sheet label under Paper type.
4. For sheet or multi-column labels, enter the physical Row and Column counts. For sheets, also choose Sheet size type.
5. Click Next to check the unit, label dimensions, and any gaps or sheet margins. Use I want set manually. to override a preset only when necessary.
6. Click Save to apply the settings and open the canvas.

Add elements to your label

1. Use Text, Barcode, QR Code, or Image to add an element.
2. Select it, then drag to move or resize it on the canvas.
3. Set Link to to the appropriate store field, such as the product name, price, or barcode. The fields available depend on whether this is a product or address label.

See Link to / Data Binding for connecting elements to real data.

Name, save, and check your template

Open Edit details or the pencil beside the template name to name it. Apply the details, then use the editor’s Save action to save the complete template. In the earlier interface, the details dialog uses Done; this only applies the name to your draft.

In the newer editor, Preview lets you check selected product or order data. Before your first print run, generate a PDF using the saved template and print one test label or sheet at 100% scale.

Choose the right layout

• Roll labels have one label at each repeating position.
• Sheet labels need sheet size, rows, columns, gaps, and edge margins.
• Multi-column labels have multiple separate stickers in each repeating group on a roll. Count physical stickers, not lines of text.

You can edit the template later from Templates and reopen Configure to adjust its paper settings.