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Laser Printing
Laser printers can produce outstanding quality bar codes. The quality is
consistent even when toner gets low; it is obvious and is not subject to
interpretation. (When the toner cartridge is changed, it is important to follow the
replacement cleaning instructions, including cleaning the corona wire, especially
for high density bar code printing.)
Labels are sectionalized on an 8 1/2" x 11" page in
multiple columns and/or rows. For example, mailing
labels (1" by 2.8") appear in 3 columns and 11 rows,
33 labels per page. Since laser printers feed one sheet
at a time, it is impractical to print one label at a time.
There is an unprintable area 1/4" inch to the left, right,
top, and bottom of any form; this makes full labels
impossible unless you sacrifice the top row and maybe
the bottom row of labels. One trick in laser printing is
to use label stock with the laser's unprintable areas cut
as a border picture frame around the printable label's
area. For example, the previous example of 33 mailing labels per page would be
30 labels per page with the unprintable area isolated as a picture frame border.
The top and left margin settings in
the program would adjust the
labeling program to the picture
frame label stock's unprintable
borders.
There are several types of label
stock available for laser printers. If
you need to print durable labels,
Worth Data offers a polyester label
stock designed especially for laser
printers.
Worth Poly ™ is made from a special white matte finish, heat stabilized
polyester film designed for laser printers. When printed on a laser printer, the
resulting label is heat resistant, water-resistant, light resistant, scuff resistant,
smudge resistant, and stain resistant. These labels are ideal for any labels that
you want to last through rough handling, repeated usage, outdoor usage, or other
harsh environments. The permanent adhesive is designed to keep your label
adhered to wood, metal, plastic, or glass for years. You pay a little more, but you
get a lot more label for the money.
Laser printers are great for producing batches of labels, but if you need only one
label (where there are multiple labels per page) at a time, thermal transfer or dot
matrix printers are required. Laser printing is the best quality of all types.
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