Using the Print Console
Overview
In BarTender Cloud, printing is done via the Print Console.
This article goes over the interface for the Print Console and explains how to:
- View, sort, and search labels.
- Use the print/preview features.
- Manage the print settings.
Applicable to
BarTender Cloud
Information
Your account will need Administrator, Manage Documents, or Print Access role permissions to perform the following steps. Click here for more info.
To access the Print Console:
- Click the Printer icon and then Print Console in the left-hand sidebar, or select Print Console from the Quick Access menu on the right-hand side.
Browsing Labels
- Folder Navigator: To the left of the screen is a hierarchical list that corresponds to your Space and folder structure
- Menubar: At the top is a tools menu with options for changing how folder contents are displayed, grouped, and sorted, as well as a Refresh button to reload the page and a Search box to search for labels by name.
- Browser: In the middle of the screen is a grid that contains the contents of the selected folder, or if a search is performed, it contains the results.
Printing and Print Preview
Clicking on any of the labels in the Print Console will show the print screen from which the label can be printed:
On the left side are the print controls, and on the right is a preview of the label design.
Print controls
- Printer: Choose the printer to be used for printing.
- Serial Numbers: Indicate how many serialnumbers should be counted.
- Copies per Serial Number: Indicate the number of copies for each serial number.
- Cancel button: Cancel the print operation and return to the document browser.
- Preview button: See a preview of the print job.
- Print button: Initiate the print job.
If the BarTender Print Gateway is not yet installed on your local machine a notification will appear above the print controls, as shown in the screenshot above, recommending that you install this by selecting the Install button. You can find more information about Print Gateway in the following article: Installing and Configuring the BarTender Print Gateway
Print Settings
The Print Settings provide options for personalizing the Print Console.
To access Print Settings
- On the Home screen, click on Administration > Settings > Print Settings in the left-hand sidebar.
Options include various settings for Print Console, Print History and Reprint behavior during and after printing. Click Save to confirm any changes you make.