Automatic Mode

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Automatic Mode
New Open Save Save as Undo Redo Print Labels Export Labels InfoLabel Page Layout Ghost Labels Printer Calibration Preview Template Selection Alignment Selection Previous page Next page First page Last page Best fit / whole page Zoom in Zoom out ColorStyle Selection BorderStyle Selection Advanced Options First label, media type and number of labels LabelDescription Selection

New

Click this button to start with a new document. All settings will be reset.

Open

Continue to work with a saved document. Tape Label Studio files have the file extension .tls.

Save

To save your progress on the current document, click here. If you did not save the document yet, Tape Label Studio will ask for a filename and location.

Save as

To save your progress on the current document in a new file, click this button. Tape Label Studio will ask for a filename and location.

Undo

Most actions can be reverted by clicking Undo. If you haven't changed a thing, or if there's nothing left to be undone this button becomes unavailable.

Redo

The Redo button restores anything the Undo button reverted. This button becomes available as soon as something has been undone.

Print Labels

When you're done configuring your labels use this button to actually print them. Tape Label Studio uses the Windows printing subsystem - so every printer compatible with Windows can be used with Tape Label Studio.

Export Labels

If you don't have a printer available right now you can export your labels to a pdf document to print them later. Tape Label Studio will ask for a filename and location to save your labels.

InfoLabel

Use this button to open the InfoLabel selection dialog from where you can enable, disable and select the InfoLabel.

Page Layout

Open the page layout settings to set the starting label and to configure the page offsets of your document.

Ghost Labels

Enable or disable GhostLabels. GhostLabels are just a placeholder to show you unused space on your label document. GhostLabels will not be printed or exported.

Printer Calibration

This button is used to open the printer calibration selection dialog from where you can enable, disable and select the printer calibration settings.

Preview

This area is used to show you a preview of your label configuration containing all settings you selected. This is what is printed or exported later.

Template Selection

Click here to select the paper template your labels will be printed to.

Alignment Selection

To open the alignment selection dialog click here. Tape Label Studio offers different alignment options with and without label descriptions, color options and/or barcodes.

Previous page

Click here to navigate to the previous preview page.

Next page

Click here to navigate to the next preview page.

First page

Click here to navigate to the first preview page.

Last page

Click here to navigate to the last preview page.

Best fit / whole page

This button switches between the two zoom options best fit and whole page. Best fit displays the preview page while using the whole width available - you may need to scroll vertically to see all content. Whole page ensures that you see the whole page in the preview window without the need to scroll.

Zoom in

Use this button to zoom in. The content in the preview window is displayed larger.

Zoom out

Use this button to zoom out. The content in the preview window is displayed smaller.

ColorStyle Selection

To open the ColorStyle selection dialog click here. Tape Label Studio offers different colorstyle options and allows to create your own.

BorderStyle Selection

To open the BorderStyle selection dialog click here. Tape Label Studio offers different borderstyle options and allows to create your own.

Advanced Options

To open the Advanced Options dialog click here. Tape Label Studio offers to strech the barcode, insert a checksum character or to use antialiasing.

First label, media type and number of labels

LabelDescription Selection


Additional information

Automatic mode allows you to define a bunch of equal looking labels fast and easily. This mode is available in all versions of Tape Label Studio.

To get a set of printable labels you only have to take a few steps:

  • Choose an alignment option
  • Choose a color style
  • Choose a border style
  • Specify the starting label
  • Specify a label description (if program licensed and supported by alignment option)
  • Specify the number of labels to be printed
  • Check if you need to use a checksum character and select any desired advanced options