Using the Dymo Label software

You can use the Dymo Label software to customize and print barcode labels from your desktop. Before you begin, make sure youadd barcodes to your Shopify productsandexport your product information to a CSV file. During your customizations in the Dymo Label software, select the supported style of barcode,Code 128 Auto.

Add barcodes to your Shopify products

You can add barcodes to your products in Shopify by using the following methods:

Install the Dymo Label software

You can install the Dymo Label software on your Mac or Windows desktopfrom the Dymo website.

Don't connect the printer to your computer until the installer prompts you at the last step of the installation. To connect your printer, follow the quick start guides forthe LabelWriter 450orthe Dymo LabelWriter Wireless Printeron the Dymo website.

Export your product information to a CSV file

You can export your product information to a CSV file before you import it into the Dymo Label software.

If you export up to one page of products (up to 50 products), then the CSV file is downloaded by your browser. If you export more than one page of products (51 or more products), then the CSV file is emailed to you. If you aren't the store owner, then the file is sent to the store owner's email as well.

Steps:

  1. From your Shopify admin, go toProducts.
  1. ClickExport.
  2. From the theExport products to CSV filedialog, choose the products that you want to export:
  3. Select which type of CSV file you want to export:
    • CSV file for Excel, Numbers, or another spreadsheet program. Use this format if you plan to use a spreadsheet program to edit your product CSV file.
    • Plain CSV file. Use this format if you plan to use aplain-text editorwith your product CSV file.
  4. ClickExport products.

Use the Dymo Label software to customize your barcode labels

You can use the Dymo Label software to design customized layouts for your barcode labels.

Steps:

  1. Open the Dymo Label software, then click the label size you need.
  1. Click theSelect layoutbutton to select a starting layout.

  2. For this example, click theblank layout.

  1. ClickInsertto view the label objects and clip art that you can add to your layout.

    For this example, we'll design a label with two label objects:

    • a barcode
    • a text field.
  2. UnderLabel Objects, find theBarcodeobject, and then click and drag it onto your label preview.

  3. When you have positioned the barcode object, right click it and selectPropertiesfrom the drop-down menu.

  4. In theObject settingssection, selectCode 128 Autofrom theSymbologydrop-down menu and then clickOk.

  5. UnderLabel Objects, find theTextlabel object, and then click and drag it onto your label preview.

  6. When you have all the objects you need on your label, you can refine the layout in a few ways:

    Options for layout
    Reposition objects Click the object and drag its border.
    Resize objects Click the object and drag one of the small boxes around the border.
    Delete objects Click the object and pressdeleteon your keyboard.
  7. When you've finished making your label layout, go to theFilemenu and clickSave as Layout.

  8. Give your layout a name, and then clickSave.

After you've customized and saved your label layout, you can select which information to add to the label objects from the CSV file you exported from Shopify. When you've added your products' information to the label layout, you are ready to print your barcode labels.

Steps:

  1. From theFilemenu in the Dymo Label software, hover overImport data and print, and then clickNew.

  2. When the开始OB欧宝娱乐APPdialog appears, clickNext.

  3. ClickBrowseto choose the从Shopify出口的CSV文件.

  4. Find and double-click the CSV file name (for example,ProductLabels.csv).

  5. Make sure that the label preview shows the layout you designed with the barcode and text label objects. If you want to use a different layout, then clickChange layout...to browse the preset and saved layouts, and double-click the one you want to use.

  6. ClickNext. You'll see the CSV data appear in theDate fieldssection below the layout and preview windows.

  7. Check theUse first row as field namescheckbox.

  8. Click a text field in your label layout, then click a column header in theData fieldssection to populate the text field. For example, click the barcode label object in your label layout, then click thebarcodecolumn heading in your CSV data fields.

  1. Repeat as necessary for your other label objects. You can see a preview of your work in thePreviewwindow.
  1. When you've assigned field names to all your label objects, clickNext.

  2. Use the checkboxes to select which product barcode labels you want to print.

  3. Make sure the DYMO LabelWriter printer is selected, then clickPrint.

Update the Dymo Label software

TheRetail Barcode Printer appworks only with the Dymo Label software version 8.7.3 and up.

To update the Dymo Label software, do the following steps:

Troubleshooting the Dymo Label software

If you're having trouble printing barcode labels with the Dymo Label software, then try these steps aftertroubleshooting your printer setup:

If you're still having trouble after troubleshooting the Dymo Label software, then contactShopify Support.

Try to increase width error

If you get aTry to increase widtherror, then the barcode is too big for the label. You can resize the barcode object on your layout to make the barcode object wider on the label.

如果你有了the barcode object as wide as possible and you still see theTry to increase widtherror, then you need to use a larger label size.

The following maximum number of characters fit on each barcode label size.

  • Large: 40 characters
  • Medium: 22 characters
  • Small: 8 characters
  • X-Small: 12 characters.

If you use letters or symbols in your barcodes, then these characters take up more space on the label than numbers.

Can't scan custom barcode labels

If you can't scan the custom barcode labels that you printed with the Dymo Label software, then check that you selected thebarcodecolumn in the CSV file when youprinted your customized labels.

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