How do I print packing labels?
We provide a few options that help you with printing packing labels.
Click either link below for further details specific to the EasyRoutes product you're using:
Note: EasyRoutes Packing labels are available with any of our paid plans.
EasyRoutes for Shopify:
Option 1: Using EasyRoutes Packing Labels
- View the route you would like to generate packing labels for. Click on the "Print" icon above your list of stops to access the Print Preview menu:
- Check the box for "Packing labels" from the "Print the following" menu, and click Print to generate and print all packing labels for this route:
These packing labels can be further customized to include a number of different variables, or to adjust font sizes, logo placement, and custom messaging included on all printed labels. To configure, access your EasyRoutes Settings > Packing slips and labels tab, and scroll down to the Packing label options section:
You can also customize the wording of any labels for variables that are included in packing labels from the Customizable text section found just below the packing label options shown above.
Troubleshooting Tips
Our packing labels are used for printing in a variety of layouts and sizes. Here are some common scenarios to review:
- Need the font size to be larger or smaller? You can customize the font size of our packing labels and packing slips in our Settings -> Packing Slips and Labels. (e.g. the font size for "Label size" is defaulted to "Medium" and you can try larger values like Large or Larger for 4x6" thermals)
- Double check your paper size. Ensure that you have selected the correct paper size in your printer settings (e.g. 4"x6" paper is selected)
- Test different scale values. Need to enlarge or shrink the label for your printout? Try different 'scale' values that help zoom in or out appropriately for the label that you are trying to print.
- Printing directly in the browser or from a saved PDF can yield different results. Test printing directly from the browser, vs. printing from a PDF to see what works better for your printer/device.
Option 2: Using Shopify-native Printing:
If you are using Shopify's printing templates (e.g. the PDFs), we can help link out to all of your orders within a route using the View in orders page action, where you can then bulk print your documents:
Shopify does not currently provide a programatic way for us to access it so we aren't able to help you print or generate these in the route order even if we pass orders in by the route's order.
Option 3: Printing Custom Packing Labels
We also provide some alternatives in our Print Options for printing packing information in route order.
- Our Print Preview (see Option 1 above) includes the items for each order/stop inline - and we provide some extra print options for generating a print out for your driver.
- You can also print packing information in route order using the Order Printer Pro app from the "Send to app" dropdown menu, which would help you generate custom packing labels according to any templates you've customized, and we are able to send orders to the app in the route's order:
- You can also print custom packing slips using the Order Printer app from Shopify, but to note, it does not generate the slips in route order.
Additional Tip: configure your EasyRoutes Settings to always show your inventory line items by checking Display order items in-line under Settings -> General -> Route Page Options -> Additional options.
EasyRoutes for Web:
- View the route you would like to generate packing labels for. Click on the "Print" icon above your list of stops to access the Print Preview menu:
- Check the box for "Packing labels" from the "Print the following" menu, and click Print to generate and print all packing labels for this route:
These packing labels can be further customized to include a number of different variables, or to adjust font sizes, logo placement, and custom messaging included on all printed labels. To configure, access your EasyRoutes Settings > Packing slips and labels tab, and scroll down to the Packing label options section:
You can also customize the wording of any labels for variables that are included in packing labels from the Customizable text section found just below the packing label options shown above.
Troubleshooting Tips
Our packing labels are used for printing in a variety of layouts and sizes. Here are some common scenarios to review:
- Need the font size to be larger or smaller? You can customize the font size of our packing labels and packing slips in our Settings -> Packing Slips and Labels. (e.g. the font size for "Label size" is defaulted to "Medium" and you can try larger values like Large or Larger for 4x6" thermals)
- Double check your paper size. Ensure that you have selected the correct paper size in your printer settings (e.g. 4"x6" paper is selected)
- Test different scale values. Need to enlarge or shrink the label for your printout? Try different 'scale' values that help zoom in or out appropriately for the label that you are trying to print.
- Printing directly in the browser or from a saved PDF can yield different results. Test printing directly from the browser, vs. printing from a PDF to see what works better for your printer/device.