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other_stuff:misc_labels [2020/03/12 00:50] – [Normal tab] louother_stuff:misc_labels [2023/04/04 15:01] (current) – [The labels list] Gary Willetts
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-======  22.18. Misc labels ====== +====== 26.16. Misc labels ====== 
-This function allows you to create and save labels that you can print at any time from a label printer. Before actually printing the labels you create using this function, you must setup the printer and configure it in mSupply's setting - see the [[admin:printer_installation|Label printer installation]] and [[dispensing:printer_setup|Printing preferences (setup)]] section for information about this.+This function allows you to create and save labels that you can print at any time from a label printer.  Before you can  print labels using this function, you must setup the printer must be set up and configured in mSupply - see the [[admin:printer_installation]] and [[dispensing:printer_setup]] sections of this user guide for information about this.
  
-To access the function, choose the //Special > Misc labels// menu item. window displaying a list of all the currently saved labels appears:+=== The labels list === 
 +To open this list, choose the //Special > Misc labels// menu item.  This window will open displaying a list of all the currently saved labels: 
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 +{{ :other_stuff:labls_1.png?400 }} 
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 +Double-click a label in the list to edit/print that label. If there is a long list and it is hard to find the one you want, you can type something in the **Search labels** field and the list will be restricted to labels that have a description that //contains// what you have typed. 
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 +Click the **New** button to add a new label.  
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 +The window for editing or adding a label look the same, the only difference is that the existing label will be populated with the current settings saved for that label.
  
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 The labels are designed to print to plain 90mm x 40mm (w x h) labels from a Zebra label printer. Please contact us if you require support of other printers and other label formats. The labels are designed to print to plain 90mm x 40mm (w x h) labels from a Zebra label printer. Please contact us if you require support of other printers and other label formats.
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 +{{ :other_stuff:labels_2.png?500 }}
 +=== Normal tab ===
 +This is for normal layout of printing.  This will occur once per label.  You can use the **quantity to print** field to specify how many time to print this same label. 
  
-{{ :other_stuff:labls_1.png?500 }}+**Label name**\\ This field will not print on the label, this name is shown in the list of available labels when the //Special > Misc labels// menu item is chosen.
  
-Double-click an item in the list to edit/print that label, or click the New button to add a new oneThe window for adding new label or editing an existing one looks like this (the only difference is that when editing an existing label, the window will be populated with the label's current settings):+**Label details** \\ 
 +These fields will print on the label in roughly the position that they are on the screen\\ 
 +__Note__ that if you enter very long left and right footer they may overlap in the middle of the label.\\  
 +Print a single test label to check first.
  
-{{ :other_stuff:labels_2.png?600 |}}+** Line spacing ** \\ 
 +The spacing you want between each line of text.
  
-==== Normal tab ==== +** Size ** \\ 
-This is for normal layout of printing.  This will occur once per label.  You can use the **quantity to print** field to specify how many time to print this same label. +The font size you wish to use for each part of the label.
  
-**Label name**\\ This field will not print on the label, it is for you to identify the label in the list. It is shown in the list of available labels when the //Misc labels// menu item is chosen.+**Quantity to print** \\ 
 +Specify how many copies of this label you wish to print. \\ 
 +__Note__ that the quantity to print is not saved - it is reset to 1 each time you open the label.
  
-**Heading, Body, Footers** \\ +**Print button**\\ Clicking this button will print to your default mSupply label printer It will print then number of labels specified in the //Quantity to print// field.
-These fields will print on the label in roughly the position that they are on the screenNote that if you enter a very long left and right footer they may overlap in the middle of the label. Print a single test label to check first.+
  
-==== Multiple tab ==== +**Cancel button**\\ Clicking Cancel will close the window without saving any changes you have made. 
-This allows you to print the same thing multiple times on the same label:{{  :other_stuff:labels_3.png?500|}}+ 
 +**OK Button**\\ Clicking OK will save any changes you have made and close the window. \\  
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 +=== Multiple tab === 
 +This allows you to print the same thing multiple times on the same label.  
  
 **Layout:** \\ **Layout:** \\
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 Select "4" for the same thing to be printed 4 times on the label in a 2x2 grid layout. Select "4" for the same thing to be printed 4 times on the label in a 2x2 grid layout.
  
-**Body:**\\ The text you want printed on the label +**Body**\\ The text you want printed on the label.  This label will have no headers and footers.
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-**Print button:**\\ Clicking this button will print the number of labels specified in the //Quantity to print// field to your label printer using the format you have defined using the various fields. +
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-**Cancel button:**\\ Clicking Cancel will close the window without saving any changes you have made. +
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-**OK Button:**\\ Clicking OK will save any changes you have made and close the window. (Note that the quantity to print is not saved - it is reset to 1 each time you open the window).+
  
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