SPINE LABEL HOW TO
SPINE LABEL CODE

The fields available are from the database tables.

The other option is to input the fields under the List Fields option you can specify MARC subfields as a 4-character tag-subfield string: (ie.

Some predetermined fields are first listed and from here you can determine which you would like to include and also in what order.

There are two ways to include the data you would like to include on the label.

Barcode- if you just wanted to print barcodes.

Biblio/Barcode- same as a but the biblio information would be on the top and the barcode would be below.

Barcode would be on first on the label and the biblio information would be below it.

Barcode/Biblio- is used when you want to print a barcode and also maybe the title of the book also.

Choose Layout Type- we are creating a spine label, so the layout type would be Biblio.

I will have another Barcode blog post to discuss this more.

Choose Barcode Type- if this was a barcode label, you would choose the Encoding for the barcode.

Again for the name, I would get specific to what this label layout will be used for-so if you create more than one of these layouts- you will have the right one.

Under the same label creator tool, choose New and from here choose Layout.

Now we are going to set up what will be printed on this label – which is Label Layout If you want to share your label template – add your information into a comment! I would love to increase this knowledge base of the labels for everyone using Koha! She also does a few actual printer settings for her Zebra printer: The second label template is for the Z ebra GX430t- one of our parnters shared with me her setup for her labels. Here is what my Label Template looks like. I will talk about this at the end of the blog post in the troubleshooting part.

Profile- this is if you want to set up a printer profile in Koha.

Gap between columns and Rows- are there gaps between the labels and if so, how much.

Number of Columns and Number of Rows- this will tell Koha how many labels are on the sheet.

Left Text Margin- if I put a 0 in this box, the printing of the label will start right on the left edge of the label, so I want to have a little bit of a space- will put.

Top Text Margin – now this is where I say about where do I want the printing of the label begins.

Left Page Margin- this is also asking what is the margin on the side before the label begins.

Try to be as precise as you can with your ruler- I am measuring by to.

Top Margin is to tell Koha how big is the margin before the label starts on the top of the page.

Now the size of the actual label is next: Label Width is.

My label sheet is a standard size piece of paper – so I will enter 11 in for Page Height and 8.5 in for Page Width.

Page Height and Page Width is the size of the paper is the label on.

Next choose the Units in which you will be measuring your labels with.

SPINE LABEL CODE

If you are a multi branch system, you could add your library code to this description, so you know which label is yours. Create a Code for this Label and also a description.

Choose the New dropdown menu – new Label Template.The labels are 1 inch in height, ¾ inch in width.

I will give two types of label examples for you in this blog post, but if your library wants to share your label experiences- I would love for you to share them!įor my first example I will use a standard Spine Label sheet from Demco. Let’s start easy! Grab your label sheet or roll of labels and a ruler! You will need to precisely measure some details for Koha to know what the labels will be printed on. I hope this will help you set up your labels and or find out a solution to why you thought you couldn’t’ use the label creator!

SPINE LABEL HOW TO

I will be posting a video and step by step instructions soon on how to print barcodes- so check back! This blog post includes both step by step instructions and a video on how to set up printing Spine Labels in your library. We have had lots of support tickets on the Tool “ Label Creator”. In this Koha tutorial video and step by step instructions on how to use the Label Creator in Koha to create Spine Labels.

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