The ability to print barcodes is usually very easy. However, much of it depends on the barcode labels you are using and even more so, your printer's ability to print a PDF or Webpage exacly as its defined. It is for that reason you will need to experiment with the various parameters in Papyrus and your printer. Unfortunately we cannot change your printer settings and therefore cannot support you with this.
These instructions below should help you with getting the labels exactly right.
Unit Conversions
1 Centimeter = 10mm = 2.83 points
1 inch = 25.4mm = 72 points
Basic Setup instructions
If you have one of the default A4 laser label sizes, select it. You can make minor adjustments to the margins and label size to suit your printer
Step 1 - Decide what unit of measure you will work in. Points are accurate but you can work in mm.
Step 2 - Measure your left and top margins. Enter these. If your label paper has no margins, enter 0 for both left and top margins
Step 3 - Enter the number or labels across and down. For example a 24up paper has 3 across and 8 down.
Step 4 - Enter the width and height of the label. A 24up paper, with no margin has labels which are 70mm wide and 37.1mm high
Step 5 - Make sure that when you print, the margins are set to None and the scale is Default and no page headings
Step 6 - Print a Test Barcode Sample which will draw a page of labels together with the label margins
Adjustments
If the single page runs over to a second page, either your top margin or label height is too big
If the labels are not centered, your left margin or label width is incorrect
If your labels move from row to row, then your label height is incorrect
Page Size
Heading Font and Size
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Barcode Font and Size
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Barcode Label
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Barcode Font Size
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Barcode Scale
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Print Shelf option
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Print Accession Number option
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Troubleshooting
If your barcode wraps, increase the Barcode Scale
If your labels wrap to the next page, decrease the Page Height
If you labels are cutting off on the edges, add a margin and deduct that twice off the page width. For example an A4 page is 595 points wide. If you add a 5 point margin, reduce the page width by 10 points. The ability to print close to the edge of the paper depends on your printer.
