Create and manage labels and images in Dutchie POS

This article provides an overview of creating and editing templates for labels that you can print from the Dutchie Backoffice and the Dutchie Register.

You can create your own label templates from scratch, or Dutchie Support can copy pre-made state-specific templates to your location, which you can further customize.

Things to consider

From Settings > Labels, you can customize and print labels for packages and plants. You can also manage and store images to use on your labels.

Labels

From the Labels tab, you can view and modify your location's labels, and you can create new labels. You can sort labels by name and type or search for labels by name.

Create a new label

  1. Click the Add label button.
  2. Fill out the required fields.
    Field Explanation
    Name Enter label name.
    Type Choose Package or Plant.
    Orientation Portrait is recommended. Other options are Portrait rotated 180 degrees and Landscape rotated 90 degrees or 270 degrees.
    DPI

    Dots printed per inch. Choose 203 or 300.

    Note: The Dutchie Register Terminal (Elo device) only supports 203 DPI labels. If you use at least one of these devices, choose 203 DPI for all labels that will be printed at the point of sale.
    Width per label In inches
    Height per label In inches
    Labels per sheet Choose the number of labels to print per sheet. Enter 1 if your label printer prints one label at a time from a roll.
  3. Click Save.

Add, modify, or delete fields that appear on labels

  1. Click the name of the label you want to modify.
  2. On the next screen, scroll down to click Add fields or select an existing field to modify or delete it.
  3. Fill in the required information (denoted with a red asterisk) for each field.
  4. Click Save to save your changes.
Field Explanation
Field* Choose the type of field you want to add.
Value Only use this for Text Label or free text fields.
X Position* Distance from the left edge of the label, in inches. You can also position fields by clicking and dragging within the label preview. 
Y Position* Distance from the top edge of the label, in inches. You can also position fields by clicking and dragging within the label preview. 
Width* Width of the field in inches.
Height* Height of the field in inches.
Font size* Font size in pt. 
Rotation Rotate the field by 90, 180, or 270 degrees.

* Denotes a required field

 

Add text to a label

  1. Select Misc | Free text from the Field drop-down.
  2. Type your text into the Value field.

Preview labels

To preview the label, click Actions > Preview.

Print labels

  1. Click Actions > Print.
  2. Fill out applicable fields with sample data.
  3. Click Print.

Images

The Image library stores images that you can print onto labels. Only black and white images are supported.

Go to Settings > Labels > Image Library

To add a new image

  1. Click the Add image button.
  2. Enter a Title for your image
  3. Enter Height and Width in inches
  4. Click Choose file and upload an image file.

To use images on a label

  1. Go to Labels.
  2. Choose the label you want to add an image to.
  3. Click Add field.
  4. Choose Misc | Image library from the Fields drop-down.
  5. Choose the image you want to use from the Value field.
  6. Click Add field.
  7. The image should now appear on the label.

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