1Software Overview
Welcome to Abiao Label Designer! This manual will guide you through all features step by step, from beginner to advanced.
1.1 What Is This Software?
Abiao Label Designer is a professional tool for designing labels and printing them out. Think of it as a "label version of Word" β except it creates supermarket price tags, shipping labels, product certificates, warehouse shelf labels, and more.
What can it do?
- π·οΈ Design various labels: product labels, logistics labels, asset tags, medical specimen labelsβ¦
- π Connect to databases or Excel: label text can be read automatically from data sources for batch generation
- π¨οΈ Print to regular printers or dedicated barcode printers (ZPL protocol)
- π€ Automated printing: trigger on file changes, serial port input, scheduled times, or network requests
- π REST API: other systems can send print jobs via HTTP
1.2 Software Components
| Component | Description | When to Use |
|---|---|---|
| Label Designer Main application |
Visual label template design β arrange text, barcodes, images on a canvas | Designing labels, previewing, and manual printing on your computer |
| Label Print Service Background service |
Sits in the system tray, receives and queues print jobs | Batch automatic printing, or when other software sends print jobs over the network |
| Command Line Tool printagent |
Send print commands via command line (CMD / PowerShell) | Integration with ERP/MES systems |
π‘ New user tip: Most of the time you only need the Label Designer. The Print Service is an advanced feature β try it after you are comfortable with basic operations.
1.3 What Kind of Labels Can You Make?
- π¦ Shipping labels: recipient name, address, tracking barcode
- πͺ Price tags: product name, price (with currency symbol), QR code
- π¬ Lab specimen labels: patient name, sample ID, date, barcode
- π Product certificates: product name, specs, inspector, date, quality mark
- π Book spine labels: classification number, title abbreviation, barcode
- βοΈ Asset tags: asset ID, department, purchase date, QR code