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Chapter 2 - Designing Bar Code Labels Positioning Fields in a Label Format Each field in a label format is positioned relative to the label origin, which is the top left corner of the label. To set the origin of a field on a label, you assign x and y coordinates to the upper left corner of the field, where x is the distance (in dots) from the left edge of the label, and y is the distance (in dots) from the top edge of the label. Label origin y x Human-readable field Bar code field Line field Label moves this direction through printer Positioning Fields: This illustration shows the relationship of fields on a label to the label origin. To determine the field origin 1 Measure the distance (in mm) from the upper left corner of the human-readable field to the left edge of the label. 2 To determine the value for x, multiply the distance times the number of dots per mm for your printhead. See the next table for more information. Dots/mm by Printhead Size Printhead Size 203 dpi 300 dpi 406 dpi Dots/mm 8 11.8 16 For example, if you are designing the label for a printer with a 203 dpi printhead and the distance is 25 mm: 25 mm x 8 dots/mm = 200. The value for x is 200. 3 Measure the distance (in mm) from the top left corner of the human-readable field to the top edge of the label. 4 To determine the value for y, multiply the distance times the number of dots for your printhead. For example, if the distance is 12.5 mm: Intermec Printer Language (IPL) Developer's Guide 23

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Chapter 2 — Designing Bar Code Labels
Intermec Printer Language (IPL) Developer’s Guide
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Positioning Fields in a Label Format
Each field in a label format is positioned relative to the label origin, which is the top
left corner of the label. To set the origin of a field on a label, you assign x and y
coordinates to the upper left corner of the field, where
x
is the distance (in dots)
from the left edge of the label, and
y
is the distance (in dots) from the top edge of the
label.
Positioning Fields:
This illustration shows the relationship of fields on a label to the label
origin.
To determine the field origin
1
Measure the distance (in mm) from the upper left corner of the human-readable
field to the left edge of the label.
2
To determine the value for x, multiply the distance times the number of dots per
mm for your printhead. See the next table for more information.
For example, if you are designing the label for a printer with a 203 dpi printhead
and the distance is 25 mm:
25 mm x 8 dots/mm = 200. The value for
x
is 200.
3
Measure the distance (in mm) from the top left corner of the human-readable
field to the top edge of the label.
4
To determine the value for
y
, multiply the distance times the number of dots for
your printhead.
For example, if the distance is 12.5 mm:
Dots/mm by Printhead Size
Printhead Size
Dots/mm
203 dpi
8
300 dpi
11.8
406 dpi
16
Label origin
Human-readable field
Bar code field
y
x
Label moves this direction through printer
Line field