Install a Label Printer

To automatically detect and install a label printer:

1. On the Tools tab, select System Preferences and then Printing Setup. The Printing Setup tab in the System Preferences Editor window appears.

2. Type a unique ID for the printer in the Printer ID box.

3. Click the down arrow in the Printer Type box and select Label.

4. Click the Add button. The Label Printer Setup window appears.

5. Under Printer, click the Change Label Printer button. The Printer Selection window appears.

6. Click the Add Printer button. The Printer Type Selection window appears.

7. Click the down arrow in the Printer Type box and select the type of printer that you want to add to the list of printers in the Printer Selection window.

8. Click the Select button and follow the instructions to complete the installation process. The Printer Selection window appears again with the newly installed printer selected under Printers.

9. Click the Select button. The Label Printer Setup window appears with the new printer in the Name box under Printer.

10. Click the Apply button. The Printing Setup tab in the System Preferences Editor window appears.

11. Verify that the Printer grid shows your printer.

Note: To use a particular label stock, see Choose the Right Label Stock and Set Up a Label Printer.