A Label is a template that defines how your data is displayed when printed.
It can show dynamic data such as product names, prices, SKUs, dates, barcodes, serial numbers,
and product images, as well as static content like text, shapes, and images.
Creating a label
A label can be fully static, fully dynamic, or a combination of both.
Click New label.
Select New Blank Label or choose New Label from Predefined Labels
if you want to use an existing label as a starting point.
Enter a name for the label.
Set the required label size and printing parameters, such as corner rounding.
You can use quick setup buttons or configure everything manually.
Click Set Up to Print on a Roll of Labels to configure a thermal or other roll-based printer.
Click Select a Stock Layout to configure printing on label sheets, such as Avery layouts.
Configure printing parameters manually using the Page and Printer and Size and Arrangement tabs.
You can return to these settings at any time via Label Properties.
If your label uses dynamic data, set up data import or enter the data manually
in the Label Print Data table.
If the data comes from an external source (for example, an Excel file),
configure data import1 and
import the data 2.
Alternatively, you can manually add columns and rows 3
and enter the required data directly in the Label Print Data table.
Add elements to the label to display information. You can do this in one of two ways:
Use tools such as Text, Barcode, Image, Serial Number, Shape, and others from the toolbar.
If data import is configured or data is entered manually,
drag the required fields from the Data source fields list
directly onto the label.
An example of a label with added elements:
After adding elements, you can print the label by clicking Preview or Print.
Examples of creating a label
There are two main label template types:
Label with static information. The label displays the same content for every print.
Elements such as date, time, or counters may still change automatically,
but they do not depend on external data sources or imported data.
Label with dynamic data. The label will display different data for different rows in your data source, for instance, an Excel file.
Below are two examples showing how to create these two types of labels.
Example of creating a label with static information
Let's create a very simple label consisting of 6 elements:
Product name
Price
Batch number
Barcode
Product image
QR code that contains a link to the website "https://azurelabel.com".
Let's start.
Click New label.
Select New Blank Label
Enter a name for the label, for example Example.
Set the label size to 4 x 2 inches and the corner rounding to 0.4 inch.
To display the product name, select the Text tool.
Click an empty area of the label.
On the Data Source tab, type the product name Coffee Bag and click OK.
Set the desired position and size of the area to display the product name.
Set the Auto Font Size to Fit.
To display the price, do the same as for the product name but type the price instead $5.99.
To display the batch number, do the same as for the product name but type the batch number instead Batch AZL10001.
To display the barcode, select the Barcode tool.
Click an empty area of the label.
Select the UPC-A or EAN-13 barcode type in the list.
Go to the Data Source tab, type the barcode data 123456789012 and click OK.
Set the desired position and size of the barcode.
To display the product image, select the Image tool.
Click an empty area of the label.
Select the Static image in the dialog that appears, and click OK.
Select the From file in the dialog that appears, and click OK.
Select your product image on your disk and click Open.
Set the desired position and size of the image.
To display the QR code, select the 2D Barcode tool.
Click an empty area of the label.
Select the QR Code barcode type in the list.
Go to the Data Source tab, type the barcode data https://azurelabel.com and click OK.
Set the desired position and size of the QR code.
Save changes to the label.
Example of creating a label with dynamic data
Let's create a simple label consisting of 6 elements:
Product name
Price
Batch number
Barcode
Product image
QR code that contains a link to the website "https://azurelabel.com".
All of these elements are dynamic and will display different information for the different rows from an Excel file,
except the QR code, which contains a static website address that will not change when printed.
Let's start.
The initial steps (creating a new label, setting size, and corner rounding) are the same as in the static example above.
Do not worry if your data source has other column names.
Click the Import Data button.
After importing the data, you can see the names of your columns (data fields) in the list:
To display the product name, drag the Name field to the empty space of the label.
Select the Text type.
Set the desired position and size of the area to display the product name.
Set the Auto Font Size to Fit.
To display the price, drag the Price field to the empty space of the label.
Select the Text type.
Open Element Properties
Go to the Text Formatting tab, type the Prefix$ and click OK.
You can also use Text with Data Fields / Formulas on the Data Source tab
if you need more complex text formatting. This is covered later in the guide.
Set the desired position and size of the area to display the product price.
Set the Auto Font Size to Fit.
To display the batch number, drag the SKU field to the empty space of the label.
Select the Text type.
Open Element Properties
Go to the Text Formatting tab, type the PrefixBatch and click OK.
Set the desired position and size of the batch number.
Set the Auto Font Size to Fit.
To display the barcode, drag the Barcode field to the empty space of the label.
Select the Barcode type.
Select the UPC-A or EAN-13 barcode type in the list and click OK.
Set the desired position and size of the barcode.
To display the product image, drag the Image field to the empty space of the label.
Select the Image type.
Image fields can contain the image itself (for example, binary or SVG data),
or a reference to an image, such as a local file path or a URL.
Set the desired position and size of the image.
To display the QR code with a link to our website, select the 2D Barcode tool.
Click an empty area of the label.
Select the QR Code barcode type in the list.
Go to the Data Source tab, type the barcode data https://azurelabel.com and click OK.
Set the desired position and size of the QR code.
Save changes to the label.
Modifying a label
Modifying static elements
To modify static elements, double-click them and start typing new text to display.
Or select the element, open Element Properties and
set the text, text formatting such as prefix, etc.
on the Data Source, Text Formatting, and other tabs.
Modifying dynamic elements:
displaying data from your data source in a label
In order for the label element to display your dynamic data, the field name in your source must match the field name in the label element.
Otherwise, the element will not be able to display the data, and you will see a warning sign.
In this case, replace the data field in the label element with the data field from your source.
You can do this in two ways.
Drag and drop your fields onto label elements or an empty area.
Open the element's properties,
go to the Data Source tab, click on the data field and select your data field.
Changing label sizes and other settings
Open Label Properties.
Set the required size, corner rounding, and other label parameters.
Label structure
Elements
Labels can include elements such as Text, Rectangle, Circle, Barcode (1D and
2D), Image, Serial Number (Counter),
Icons and clipart, Currency Symbol.
An element can display:
Static data in the form of text or images.
Variable data from data fields. For example, product parameters, images, counters, etc.
Formulas, JavaScript or Pascal scripts are used to display variable data.
Each element’s visibility can be controlled by conditions using formulas.
All elements can be placed in the label anywhere and rotated at any angle.
Layers
Elements in the label are grouped into layers.
Each layer’s visibility can be controlled by conditions using formulas.
