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Projects - Label Maker - Label Templates
OverviewLabel Templates are the guides for the physical labels you'll be printing on
Most of the time these labels come in sheets, like the Avery 5160 Address Labels available from most office supply stores, or the onlinelabels.com OL875
The Label Template stores the Page Size, Label Size, Margins, etc, that you can use as a base for multiple Label Designs
Note: All printers are different! You may run into issues with your labels printing correctly, and generally the Label Template is the best place to fix it
The most common issues are incorrect or incompatible margins, and your web browser trying to scale the page to fit
For printing, the Firefox web browser seems to work best, then Chrome or Edge, and finally Safari seems to have the most issues.
If your margins don't quite seem to work, try entering zero for the bottom and right-hand margin. Otherwise your right-hand margin may force your left-hand margin to shrink, and same with the bottom margin vs the top
Instead of blindly printing on labels, try printing on regular printer paper and comparing to a blank sheet of paper. You should be able to see if everything matches up or if more adjustments are needed
And if your position and item colors aren't printing, look for a "Print Backgrounds" type option in your computers print dialog
The most common issues are incorrect or incompatible margins, and your web browser trying to scale the page to fit
For printing, the Firefox web browser seems to work best, then Chrome or Edge, and finally Safari seems to have the most issues.
If your margins don't quite seem to work, try entering zero for the bottom and right-hand margin. Otherwise your right-hand margin may force your left-hand margin to shrink, and same with the bottom margin vs the top
Instead of blindly printing on labels, try printing on regular printer paper and comparing to a blank sheet of paper. You should be able to see if everything matches up or if more adjustments are needed
And if your position and item colors aren't printing, look for a "Print Backgrounds" type option in your computers print dialog
Template Options
The left-hand column of the Label Maker is reversed for the various template options
Select a Template
Select the template you'd like to use for the your label. If you don't have any templates, use the Label Sharing feature to copy some public label templates
Save Template
Changes you make to your template are instantly applied to your label, however they won't be saved unless you click the save link
If you'd like to make a duplicate of an existing template, use the "Select Label Template" to load the original template, select "Create..." from the dropdown, enter a new name, and click the "Select Template" link
Name
The name for your template
Page Width
The overall width of the sheet of labels, in inches. Up to three decimal places are used for precision
Page Height
The overall height of the sheet of labels, in inches. Up to three decimal places are used for precision
Label Height
The height of one label, in inches. Up to three decimal places are used for precision
Label Width
The width of one label, in inches. Up to three decimal places are used for precision
X Count
How many labels per row on each sheet. For example, the OnlineLabels.com OL875 is three labels across.
Y Count
How many labels per column on each sheet. For example, the OnlineLabels.com OL875 is ten labels tall.
Top Margin
The top margin is the space (in inches) between the top of the page and the first label. You can usually find this in the specifications for your label. Avery 5160 labels, for example, use a top margin of 0.5 inches
Left Margin
The left margin is the space (in inches) between the left side of the page and the first label. You can usually find this in the specifications for your label. Avery 5160 labels, for example, use a left margin of 0.22 inches
Bottom Margin
The bottom margin is the space (in inches) between the bottom of the page and the last label. You can usually find this in the specifications for your label. Avery 5160 labels, for example, use a bottom margin of 0.5 inches
Note: The bottom and right margins are one of the major sources of misaligned printing. Between the margins you enter, the margins you printer wants to use, and the margins you computer wants to use, you may end up with labels that don't quite line up
A common solution for this is to enter zero for both the bottom and right hand margin, and let your printer and computer do whatever they want. As long as your Top and Left margins are correct your labels should be aligned properly
A common solution for this is to enter zero for both the bottom and right hand margin, and let your printer and computer do whatever they want. As long as your Top and Left margins are correct your labels should be aligned properly
Right Margin
The right margin is the space (in inches) between the right-hand side of the page and the last label. You can usually find this in the specifications for your label. Avery 5160 labels, for example, use a right margin of 0.22 inches
Note: The bottom and right margins are one of the major sources of misaligned printing. Between the margins you enter, the margins you printer wants to use, and the margins you computer wants to use, you may end up with labels that don't quite line up
A common solution for this is to enter zero for both the bottom and right hand margin, and let your printer and computer do whatever they want. As long as your Top and Left margins are correct your labels should be aligned properly
A common solution for this is to enter zero for both the bottom and right hand margin, and let your printer and computer do whatever they want. As long as your Top and Left margins are correct your labels should be aligned properly
Row Spacing
Row Spacing is the vertical gap, in inches, between rows of labels. For example, OnlineLabels.com OL875 has a row spacing of zero. Label Templates use three decimal points of precision
Column Spacing
Column Spacing is the horizontal gap, in inches, between columns of labels. For example, OnlineLabels.com OL875 has a row spacing of 0.14 inches. Label Templates use three decimal points of precision
Keepout Guide
Even if you align your labels perfectly, most consumer printers won't quite pick up each sheet of labels the same way, meaning printing can be off by some margin of error.
In the Label Designer, you can turn on a Keepout guideline, as a reference to keep your design out of the specified area so important information doesn't get cut off
There is no specification for the Keepout Guideline, it's determined by how precise your printer is. For smaller labels, we would recommend 1/16 of an inch. For larger labels, 1/8 of an inch would be safer, although generally 1/16 of an inch is fine