Creating / Editing a Custom Barcode / Shelf Label

Creating / Editing a Custom Barcode / Shelf Label

Retailer allows you to customise the details that appear on printed barcodes and shelf labels using the Label Designer.

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Creating or editing a custom barcode or shelf label requires a certain level of proficiency with computers and is only recommended for advanced users. The purchase of the Customised Barcode/Product Label service is required for the Tower Systems Support Team to provide any assistance in the creation of a custom label.


IdeaFor creating / editing a custom jewellery label, click HERE.
To access the customisation screen, you first need to access Barcode Manager through Stock -> Barcode Manager.

From the Barcode Manager, click on Add/Edit Labels. You will be presented with a list of barcode and shelf labels.

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The options found in the Label Setup Utility are different to the Label Designer. The Label Setup Utility enable you to queue up barcode labels, while the Label Designer is used to customise the design of a barcode label.


Creating a New Barcode Label Style

  1. Choose an existing label style that most closely resembles your intended design and click Copy Label to use that particular label as a template for your new label.
  2. Click Copy for A4 Printer if you will print this label to an A4 sheet of labels, or Copy for Blaster Advantage Label Printer if you use a Zebra label printer or similar.
  3. Give your new label a name/description and click OK.
  4. You will be presented with the Label Designer screen.

    The screenshot shows a brief outline of the main options in the Label Designer (The letters below correspond to the letters in the screenshot above):
    A. This is a preview of the barcode label. Click on each data box to access its options.
    B. The DataField and DataPipeline options allow you to choose the type of information that appears on the selected data box.
    C. This section allows you to change the font settings that prints on the barcode.
    D. This button allows you to add a plain text box.
    E. This button allows you to add a data box.
    F. The CharWrap option allows you to change the text-wrapping option.
    G. Click the Preview button to view an example of the label for an actual item.
When you are finished editing the label, simply close the label designer window. You will be prompted to save your changes; select No. Changes are saved automatically as you edit the label.


NotesFor more information about customising labels, please contact Tower Systems Support.
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To learn how to print labels using the new label type/style, click HERE.
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To learn how to configure Retailer to use the new label type/style by default, click HERE.

Editing an Existing Label Style

To edit an existing label style, simply choose the label from the list and click edit. You cannot edit the default labels.
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Changes are saved automatically while editing labels. If you are unsure about your changes, create a copy of the label and edit the copy instead.


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