In label design mode, use the File | Test Print menu command, Function key (F9) or click on the Test Print icon in the standard toolbar.  Choose which of the assigned printers you want to print from in the Test Print dialog box.

Errors and Warnings when Printing

If an error occurs when you try to print the label, read the following to discover the problem.  Often, if you check to see that the Device is turned on, that the Print Head is down, and if you check your label design for errors, you may have a quick solution.  If a warning message is displayed, you may not have to change the label design to print, but be aware that the label may not print correctly.  More information on error and warning messages is found in the Test Printing Labels section (Chapter 3), as well as device-specific Error Messages in Appendix B.

Merging Label Formats from One Printer to Another

You may want to alter a label format to fit a different printer for a variety of reasons.  The label may have been designed for one printer, but now must be printed to a different printer, or the label may need to be printed to a variety of printers in different locations. Design it once and merge the format to fit different printers.

To merge the Label Format:

1.  Enter Loftware Label Manager Design Mode and open your label format.

2.  Configure the new printer with Loftware Label Manager as described previously.

3.  Under the File | Media Setup menu (or F5), change target printer manufacturer name and model to the new printer and click OK.

Fields on your label are “merged” to the new printer type.  Fonts and bar codes convert to the nearest field correlation on the new printer type.  If the two printers are very dissimilar, or if the printer resolutions are different, you have to make some minor adjustments to the label format.