Label Templates

Modified on Tue, May 2, 2023 at 9:14 AM

Label Templates

Creating custom Label Templates is done on the Student Data>Labels>Templates screen. Shown below; is a visual representation of how the various parameters of a field template are used to "paint" labels onto a piece of paper.

Points

All Coordinates are expressed in points. There are 72 points to an inch. Position 0,0 of the coordinate plane is at the bottom left cornerr. Position 72,72 would be 1 inch up and right from the bottom left corner of the page. The position is expressed as X,Y.

Label Templates Screen

This is the screen where managing the label templates take places.

Adding a new template

Simply type in a name of the template you wish to create; optionally adjust the sequence in which it will appear in the list; and then click the Add a new label template button.

Deleting a template

Click the trash can icon next to the template you wish to delete.

Adjusting the parameters

The parameters are:

Parameter	Description
Name	This is the name of the template. Once created; a name cannot be changed. The only way to change a name is to delete the template and create it again.
Cols	Number of columns of labels that appear on this template
Rows	Number of rows of labels that appear on this template
Width	The width in points of an individual label
Height	The height in points of an individual label
Bottom Left X	The X coordinate bottom left corner of the bottom left most label on the page.
Y	The Y coordinate bottom left corner of the bottom left most label on the page.
Font Size	The size of the font that will be printed for this label
Gap Width	The size in points of the horizontal space between two labels
Seq	The sequence in which this template will appear in the list on various screens within Genesis.