Setting Up The Label Design Software; Setting Up Labels In Custom Quicklabel Omni; Setting Up Labels In Third-Party Design Applications - QuickLabel QL-800 User Manual

Designing and Printing Labels
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Use the following guidelines when setting up a file for a non-bleed label.
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Setting up the Label Design Software

This section describes how to set up your label design software to print on the QL-800.

Setting up Labels in Custom QuickLabel Omni

Custom QuickLabel Omni is a software application developed by QuickLabel to access special
features in our printers and allow customers to easily design and print labels.
For detailed label setup and printing instructions, please refer to the Custom QuickLabel Help.

Setting up Labels in Third-Party Design Applications

You can design and print label files exclusively within a third-party application such as Adobe
Photoshop or Illustrator. In this situation, use the following guidelines to ensure best results.
Note: You can also use third-party applications to design components of a label to be imported
into Custom QuickLabel Omni. In this situation, save or export graphic files in a .BMP, .PCX,
uncompressed .JPG, uncompressed .TIF, .GIF, .PNG, or .PDF format.
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The height and width of the label file "canvas" should be 0.04 to 0.08" (1-2 mm) larger than
the height and width of the physical label.
Excessive width and length will result in increased ink on the liner. You may need to
experiment to determine the optimal balance of bleed quality while minimizing ink
deposited on the liner. As a guideline, no more than 0.02" (0.5 mm) of ink should be printed
onto the liner.
Design elements that will run to the edge of the label are the parts of the design that will
"bleed" across the edge. Your bleed will most commonly be a solid color, pattern, or
gradient background running off the edge of the label.
The height and width of the label file "canvas" should be the same as the height and width
of the physical label.
All design elements should be placed inside a 0.063" (1.5 mm) border of the canvas. This
will ensure such design elements never run to or over the edge of the label.
- "Setting up the Driver for Full-Bleed Printing" on page 57
Select a resolution of 600 pixels per inch - For raster-based design applications such as
Adobe Photoshop, choose a resolution of 600 pixels per inch. This will provide sufficient
image resolution to produce superior print quality. This setting is not used in vector-based
design applications such as Adobe Illustrator.
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