Label Guides & Articles
Articles on label design, label stock, print settings and how to use GoodLabel Designer.
GoodLabel Designer print method for direct thermal and ribbon rolls
Swapping direct thermal and ribbon rolls on a dual-mode printer: the designer's print method buttons, the ZPL/TSPL/EZPL commands they send, and the setup order.
Small label design basics: font size, margins and black-and-white contrast in dots
Labels 40×20mm or smaller: pt to mm and dots, minimum text heights for food and logistics labels, margins for ±1mm print tolerance, and when gray vanishes.
100×150 shipping label layout: zones and tracking barcode width
Split GoodLabel Designer's 100×150mm shipping notice template into carrier, recipient and sender zones, size the tracking CODE128 in dots, link Excel orders.
GoodLabel label ribbon pairings and designer thermal transfer settings
Direct thermal, fanfold, YUPO thermal, YUPO and care label rolls: whether a ribbon is needed, which 300M ribbon to load, and designer print settings.
QR code label size and error correction level, calculated in module mm
QR size is version (modules) × module mm plus a 4-module quiet zone per side. Version tables by data length and L/M/Q/H, and module sizes in 203/300dpi dots.
How to measure label size: width, height, gap, black mark and new document settings
Measure a roll label's width, height and gap in 4 steps, tell black mark from continuous media, and see GoodLabel Designer input ranges and ZPL/TSPL commands.
How to make care labels: symbol order, fabric and ribbon
ISO 3758:2023 vs. US ASTM symbols, picking the right symbol on GoodLabel Designer's Care symbols tab, 5 symbols on 30–40mm fabric, and fabric-ribbon pairs.
Making GS1-128 and GS1 DataMatrix labels in GoodLabel Designer
Entering AIs in the designer's GS1 data settings window, their order, (01) check digits, Excel column links, print checks, and X-dimensions in printer dots.
Bulk printing serial and variable labels from Excel or CSV, from file prep to row selection
5 rules so one Excel row makes one label, GoodLabel Designer's Connect data, quantity column and ranges, and a number column for serial numbers with Excel.
Printing to ZPL, TSPL and EZPL printers directly, without driver rendering
RAW commands GoodLabel Designer sends to Zebra, TSC and Godex printers (size, media, density, bitmap, copies), and when to switch to Print as image.
GoodLabel Designer DPI settings: label dot counts and bar widths
The designer draws each label as a bitmap at the chosen DPI: what its 2 resolution settings change, and dot counts for text, lines, a 50×30mm label and data.
Barcode won't scan: check module width, quiet zone and print density in order
Why a scanner can't read a label barcode: bar width vs. printer dots, GS1 quiet zones, density and grades, bar direction, and what to fix in GoodLabel Designer.