Creating Custom Labels

If the available label types do not meet your library’s needs, you can set up customized labels in Label Manager. Once the custom labels are defined, they are available in the drop-down list from the Label Manager and from the other areas where labels can be printed. Custom labels can be configured in the Label Configuration dialog box. When you close and reopen Label Manager, the custom label is retained, but the label displayed in the Label Manager window is the default label defined in Polaris Administration.

To define a custom label type:

  1. From the Polaris Shortcut Bar, select Utilities > Label Manager.

The Label Manager window appears.

  1. Select Tools > Design Custom Label.

The Customize Label dialog box appears.

Tip:
The limit for the label type name is 80 characters. The name should identify the library and the label stock, for example: OCPL Pocket.

  1. Type a name for the label in the Label Type box.
  2. Select the organization that owns the label in the Owner box.
  3. Set the page dimensions, margins, and text alignment as follows:

Tip:
The page size must be larger than the label size.

  1. Click the Open button in the Page Size row, or tab to the Open button and press Enter.

The Page Details dialog box appears.

  1. Set the page dimensions by typing numeric values in the Width and Height boxes.

Note:
The measurements are in .Net units (1 unit = 1/100 inch).

  1. Set the page margins by typing numeric values in the Top Margin and Left Margin boxes.
  2. Select the text alignment in the Text Alignment box.
  3. Click OK to close the Page Details dialog box.
  1. Set the label’s dimensions, spacing, and content as follows:
    1. Click the Open button in the Label Size & Content row, or tab to the Open button and press Enter.

The Label Details dialog box appears.

  1. Set the label’s dimensions by typing numeric values in the Width and Height boxes.

Tip:
The measurements are in .Net units (1 unit = 1/100 inch).

  1. Set the amount of spacing between labels by typing numeric values in the Vertical Spacing and Horizontal Spacing boxes.
  2. Set the indent from the left edge of the label by typing numeric values in the Indent box.
  3. Select the content type for the labels in the Content box.

Note:
The content types are set in the Label Configuration dialog box. See Define the label content.

  1. Click OK to close the Page Details dialog box and return to the Customize Label dialog box.
  1. Set the font for the custom labels as follows:
    1. Click the Open button in the Label Font row, or tab to the Open button and press Enter.

The Font dialog box appears.

  1. Choose the font, font style, point size, and any other characteristics, and click OK to return to the Customize Label dialog box.
  1. Click Save to save the custom label you created.

The custom label appears in the Label menu in Label Manager and in the list of enabled label types in the Label Configuration dialog box.