QuickBooks POS: Print Tags on other Label Printers

 

Today we are going to talk about on how to print tags on different label printers.

Let’s begin:

Today we are going to use “Dymo Printer” to print tags.

1. First, go to a web browser then search “ninite.com”.
   1. Ninite is a website where you can install a whole bunch of programs all at once in your computer, you just put checkmarks next to each program you want then you can download and install them at once.
2. On the Documents section check “Foxit Reader”.
   
3. Download and install Foxit Reader.
4. After you install Foxit Reader go back to point of sale.
5. On your QuickBooks point of sale Home screen select “File” then go to “Tools” then select “Print Designer”.
6. On your Print Designer choose “Inventory tags” in select a document type.
   
7. Choose “Avery 5160” in Available templates. Select “Options” then select “Copy Selected”.
   
8. You have now a copy of Avery 5160.
   
9. Double-click on the bar code then choose “Code2OF5IL”, then select “Ok”.
   
10. Select “close”. A notification screen will appear. Check the box then select “Yes”.
    
11. “Save As” screen will appear. Enter the name you want for your tag then select “Ok”.
12. Now, go to your “Item List”.
13. Select items you want to print tags.
14. After you select items, on the blue buttons select “Print Tags”.
15. On the printer section choose “Foxit Reader PDF Printer”, and on the Item Template choose the new template that you created. Then select “Print”.
    
16. Select “Continue”.
    
17. It will ask you where you want to save your file, choose a place in your File explorer where you want to save it, then select “Save”.
18. This will now appear on our screen after saving your pdf file.
    
19. Select “Snapshot”.
    
20. With snapshot you’re going to draw a box around the label you want to print.
    
21. After you draw a box on the label, right click on the box then select “Print”.
    
22. “Print” screen will appear. On the name choose the name of the printer you are using. So, right now we are using the “DYMO LabelWriter 450”. Then select “Ok”.
    
    1. Now, you might want to check or edit the size of the tag to the size of your printer.
       
    2. On your “Print” screen select “Properties”, then select “Advance”.
    3. On the Paper/Output section choose the size, then select “Ok”.
       
23. We have now printed our tag on a Dymo Printer.