Check the paper loaded in your printer. A 4 × 6 inch label is 101.6 × 152.4 mm; it is slightly larger than a 100 × 150 mm label.
1. Crop the label, including its edges
Open the shipping label cropper and add your file. Adjust the crop box to include the full label, including the address, barcode and white space around it. In This page’s destination, choose Keep these crop regions as labels.
2. Match the output to your paper
Choose 4 × 6 inches for matching thermal paper, or choose A4 or Letter for a sheet layout. The original page size and your output paper size can be different.
3. Choose how the label fits
Fit keeps the selected content and resizes it to fit. Actual size keeps its original physical size, so the crop must fit the chosen space. Fill can trim edges; use it only after checking the preview carefully.
4. Check the sheet layout
If you are printing several labels on one sheet, enter the rows, columns and space between labels. Four full-size 4 × 6 inch labels will not fit on A4. If the layout does not fit, use fewer labels or a different paper size. Only make labels smaller if the address and barcode will still print clearly.
5. Download and print one test
Open the downloaded PDF in your usual viewer. Choose the same paper size and use 100% or Actual size. Turn off the printer’s automatic Fit to page setting. Print one label and check the barcode with your usual scanner.
6. Check the size with the printer-test page
Choose Download 4 × 6 printer test. This gives you a test page with a square, rather than your label. Print it on 4 × 6 paper at 100%. The square should measure one inch (25.4 mm) on each side. If it does not, check the size settings in your PDF viewer and printer before printing your labels.
Open the shipping label cropperMeasure your test print and scan its barcode. If the size is correct and the barcode reads reliably, use the same paper and printer settings for the remaining labels.