Print settings

Print settings are saved as files in the Label Print Settings folder, the location of which can be configured in the program settings. In a network environment, you can use a single shared folder for multiple or all client computers instead of separate local folders.

Any changes to print settings are saved immediately.

Print settings are stored per label, per design, and per printer.

  • Menu Actions:

    • Save as AzueLabel Print Job. Saves the print job to a file that can be opened in AzureLabel on another computer and printed there, or reopened and printed later on the same computer.
    • Apply current print settings to another printer. Applies the current settings to another printer. Clicking this option opens a window where you can select the printer to which the settings will be applied.
    • Delete current print settings . Deletes the file containing the current print settings.
    • Simulate Print (nothing sent to printer). Simulates the printing process without sending data to the printer. All printing procedures are executed except the actual printer output.

General

  • Label. The label and design (shown in parentheses) whose print settings are currently displayed.
  • Printer. The printer that will be used to print the labels. This can be a local printer, a network printer, or a printer shared from another computer. You can also select a built-in printer from this dropdown, such as Save as PDF or Save as images.
    • Printer properties. Click this button to open the printerā€™s settings dialog.
    • Print to .PRN file. Enable this option to print to a .prn file instead of sending the job to a printer.
    • Range. Specify a page range to print, or select All pages to print all pages (default).
    • Copies. Specify the number of copies to print.
    • Collate. Enable this option to collate printed copies. When disabled, pages are printed as A, A, B, B, C, C. When enabled, pages are printed as A, B, C, A, B, C.
    • Apply copies per label. Enable this option to apply the copy count to each label individually. The print layout is regenerated to reflect the per-label copy order.
  • Use print options from label properties. When this option is enabled, print options defined in the label properties are used.

  • Set Up to Print on a Roll of Labels (Thermal Printer, etc.). Click this button to open the assistant for configuring printing on a roll of labels.

  • Select a Stock Layout. Click this button to open the stock layout selection window.

    Expand the folder of the desired manufacturer, select the required layout, and click Open selected.

Page

  • Page Size. Select a predefined page size from the list or enter a custom page size manually.

  • Page Orientation. Select the orientation of the page.

Label Arrangement

  • Label Arrangement. Configure the number of labels horizontally and vertically, the horizontal and vertical gaps between labels, the printing direction, and the starting row and column.

    • Auto. When enabled, the number of labels horizontally and vertically is calculated automatically based on the label size, gaps between labels, and page margins.

  • Margins. Configure the left, right, top, and bottom margins.

    • Auto. When enabled, the minimum margins supported by the selected printer are applied.

  • Label Size. Configure the dimensions of the label.

    • Set from label properties. Click this button to use the label dimensions and corner rounding defined in the label properties.
    • Fit to page. Click this button to adjust the label size so that all labels fit within the page boundaries. The calculation takes into account the current number of labels horizontally and vertically, the gaps between labels, and the margins.

  • Corner Rounding. Configure the corner radius of the labels.

  • Label Offset. Adjusts the offset of printed labels relative to their calculated positions.

  • Rotate label 180. When enabled, all labels are rotated by 180 degrees.

Misc

  • DPI. Resolution used for printing.

When saving labels to PDF

  • Set formula. Allows you to specify a file name when saving labels to a file. The file name can be static or dynamic, for example, based on the current date and time.

    If no formula is specified, the Save dialog is shown with an automatically generated file name.

    If the file name does not include a path, the Save dialog is shown using the name generated by the formula.

  • DPI. Resolution of the generated PDF file.
    • Auto. When enabled, an automatically calculated resolution is applied.

When saving labels as images

In one file

  • Set formula. Allows you to specify a file name when saving labels to a single image file. The file name can be static or dynamic, for example, based on the current date and time.

    If no formula is specified, the Save dialog is shown with an automatically generated file name.

    If the file name does not include a path, the Save dialog is shown using the name generated by the formula.

  • DPI. Resolution of the generated image.
    • Auto. When enabled, an automatically calculated resolution is applied.
  • Format. Output image format.

To separate files

  • Set formula. Allows you to specify a file name pattern when saving labels as separate image files. The file name can be static or dynamic, for example, based on the current date and time.

    If no formula is specified, automatically generated file names are used and the folder selection dialog is displayed.

    If the file name does not include a path, the folder selection dialog is shown.

  • DPI. Resolution of the generated images.
    • Auto. When enabled, an automatically calculated resolution is applied.
  • Format. Output image format.
  • Print all open labels. When enabled, all labels currently open in the Label Designer are printed one by one, starting with the first.
  • Clear print marks after printing. When enabled, all rows in Label Print Data that were marked for printing are unchecked after successful printing.
  • Group pages by label. When enabled, each label design is printed on a separate page. When disabled, different label designs may be mixed on the same page, including labels of different sizes.
  • Pause before printing each record. When enabled, each record (row) in Label Print Data is printed separately. After each print, a confirmation dialog appears, allowing you to continue printing.
  • Print selected design only. When enabled, only the currently selected design within the label is printed, even if the label contains multiple designs.
  • Print external PDF file. Click this button to select a PDF file using the Open dialog, which will then be opened in the Preview.
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