Product and Location Label templates
If you would like a template to work from, please download the document attached at the bottom of the article.
Creating a product label document
If you would like to create a product label from scratch, please do the following:
Launch Microsoft Word then click the Mailings tab.
Click Start Mail Merge then click Labels.
Select the label manufacturer from the Label Vendors drop-down.
Select the Product Number then click OK.
Click the Insert tab then click Quick Parts.
Click Field then select MergeField from the Field names drop-down
In Field Name type the name you require, possible values can be:
SKU.
EAN.
UPC.
DESCRIPTION.
NAME.
PRODUCT_ID.
We recommend using PRODUCT_ID if you or your client (3PL Only) have SKUs longer than 10 characters.
Choose (none) as the Format.
Next, click OK.
Align the text to your preference (Left, Center, Right).
Enter a new line and repeat the Steps 5-9.
Once you have created the label, click the Mailings tab then click Update Labels.
Finally, Save the Word document
Product Barcode Labels
You can also add different barcode types when creating labels, the supported values are:
Image:EAN
Image:EAN_SMALL
Image:EAN_CODE128
Image:EAN_CODE128_LABEL
Image:UPC_CODE128_LABEL
Image:UPC
Image:SKU
Image:PRODUCT_ID
Image:EAN_QR
Image:UPC_QR
Image:SKU_QR
Note: EAN barcodes only work with valid EANs.
Creating a location label document
If you would like to create a location label from scratch, please do the following:
Launch Microsoft Word then click the Mailings tab.
Click Start Mail Merge then click Labels.
Select the label manufacturer from the Label Vendors drop-down.
Select the Product Number then click OK.
Click the Insert tab then click Quick Parts.
Click Field then select MergeField from the Field names drop-down.
In Field Name type the name you require, possible values can be:
LocationName
Image:LocationName
Image:ID
Image:NAME_QR
Image:ID_QR
Image:ID_SMALL
Image:NAME_SMALL
Choose (none) as the Format.
Next, click OK.
Align the text to your preference (Left, Center, Right).
Enter a new line and repeat the Steps 5-9.
Once you have created the label, click the Mailings tab then click Update Labels.
Finally, Save the Word document.
Upload template to Mintsoft
Once you have created your label document, the next step is to upload the document:
In Mintsoft, click Settings then click Label / Document Templates.
Click Add New Label Template.
(3PL Only) Select the Client or leave as ALL.
Choose the Type of document you will upload (Product or Location).
Click Choose File and select the template.
Type a name in the Name field.
Click Add.
Issues scanning EAN labels
This issue relates to the size of the barcode and the barcode type being generated. If its 13 characters long, a check digit may then affect the last digit of the barcode or prevent the barcode from generating at all.
To resolve this, you may need to produce another template with a different barcode type to handle the number of characters in the barcode. For example, use CODE128 rather than EAN.