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-======  22.18. Misc labels ======
+====== 26.16. Misc labels ======
-This function allows you to create and save labels that you can print at any time from a label printer. Before actually printing the labels you create using this function, you must setup the printer and configure it in mSupply's setting - see the [[admin:printer_installation|Label printer installation]] and [[dispensing:printer_setup|Printing preferences (setup)]] section for information about this.
+This function allows you to create and save labels that you can print at any time from a label printer.  Before you can  print labels using this function, you must setup the printer must be set up and configured in mSupply - see the [[admin:printer_installation]] and [[dispensing:printer_setup]] sections of this user guide for information about this.
-To access the function, choose the //Special > Misc labels// menu item. A window displaying a list of all the currently saved labels appears:
+=== The labels list ===
+To open this list, choose the //Special > Misc labels// menu item.  This window will open displaying a list of all the currently saved labels:
+{{ :other_stuff:labls_1.png?400 }}
+Double-click a label in the list to edit/print that label. If there is a long list and it is hard to find the one you want, you can type something in the **Search labels** field and the list will be restricted to labels that have a description that //contains// what you have typed.
+Click the **New** button to add a new label.
+The window for editing or adding a label look the same, the only difference is that the existing label will be populated with the current settings saved for that label.
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 The labels are designed to print to plain 90mm x 40mm (w x h) labels from a Zebra label printer. Please contact us if you require support of other printers and other label formats.
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+{{ :other_stuff:labels_2.png?500 }}
+=== Normal tab ===
+This is for normal layout of printing.  This will occur once per label.  You can use the **quantity to print** field to specify how many time to print this same label.
-{{ :other_stuff:labls_1.png?500 }}
+**Label name**\\ This field will not print on the label, this name is shown in the list of available labels when the //Special > Misc labels// menu item is chosen.
-Double-click an item in the list to edit/print that label, or click the New button to add a new one. The window for adding a new label or editing an existing one looks like this (the only difference is that when editing an existing label, the window will be populated with the label's current settings):
+**Label details** \\
+These fields will print on the label in roughly the position that they are on the screen. \\
+__Note__ that if you enter a very long left and right footer they may overlap in the middle of the label.\\
+Print a single test label to check first.
-{{ :other_stuff:labels_2.png?600 |}}
+** Line spacing ** \\
+The spacing you want between each line of text.
-==== Normal tab ====
+** Size ** \\
-This is for normal layout of printing.  This will occur once per label.  You can use the **quantity to print** field to specify how many time to print this same label.
+The font size you wish to use for each part of the label.
-**Label name**\\ This field will not print on the label, it is for you to identify the label in the list. It is shown in the list of available labels when the //Misc labels// menu item is chosen.
+**Quantity to print** \\
+Specify how many copies of this label you wish to print. \\
+__Note__ that the quantity to print is not saved - it is reset to 1 each time you open the label.
-**Heading, Body, Footers** \\
+**Print button**\\ Clicking this button will print to your default mSupply label printer.  It will print then number of labels specified in the //Quantity to print// field.
-These fields will print on the label in roughly the position that they are on the screen. Note that if you enter a very long left and right footer they may overlap in the middle of the label. Print a single test label to check first.
-==== Multiple tab ====
+**Cancel button**\\ Clicking Cancel will close the window without saving any changes you have made.
-This allows you to print the same thing multiple times on the same label:{{  :other_stuff:labels_3.png?500|}}
+**OK Button**\\ Clicking OK will save any changes you have made and close the window. \\
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+=== Multiple tab ===
+This allows you to print the same thing multiple times on the same label.
 **Layout:** \\
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 Select "4" for the same thing to be printed 4 times on the label in a 2x2 grid layout.
-**Body:**\\ The text you want printed on the label
+**Body**\\ The text you want printed on the label.  This label will have no headers and footers.
-**Print button:**\\ Clicking this button will print the number of labels specified in the //Quantity to print// field to your label printer using the format you have defined using the various fields.
-**Cancel button:**\\ Clicking Cancel will close the window without saving any changes you have made.
-**OK Button:**\\ Clicking OK will save any changes you have made and close the window. (Note that the quantity to print is not saved - it is reset to 1 each time you open the window).
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