Print barcode labels from the back office

Labels from the products you already have

Products without a barcode slow the counter down. Staff search by name, pick the wrong size, or key in a price. Printing your own labels fixes that. In the web back office, open Products › Print Labels, add the products you want, and set how many labels each needs, such as one per unit on the shelf.

Each label carries the product's SKU as a barcode, so a scan at the till adds the right item every time. Labels also make stocktakes faster, since staff can scan shelves with a scanner instead of reading names, and they cut the mistakes that come from picking a lookalike product by hand.

Pick what prints

For each print run, choose what appears on the label: product name, variation, price including or excluding tax, your business name, lot number, expiry date and packing date. A deli might print name, price, packing and expiry dates. A clothing shop might print name, size and price. Each run is set separately.

Lot, expiry and packing dates can be set for the batch, which suits food prepared in-house that needs dated labels. Set them once for the run and every label in that batch carries the same dates, so a tray of sandwiches or a batch of baked goods is labelled in one step.

• Product name and variation
• Price, including or excluding tax
• Business name
• Lot number
• Expiry and packing dates

Match your label stock

Settings › Barcode Settings stores sticker presets. Each has a name, a choice of continuous roll or sheet, margins, sticker width and height, paper width and height, stickers per row, row and column gaps and stickers per sheet. Set one as the default and pick others when you change label stock.

Choose a preset on the Print Labels screen, preview the result, and print from your browser to your label or office printer. A quick preview avoids wasting a sheet of labels on a misaligned print, which matters when label stock is expensive. Print a test sheet on plain paper first if you are unsure.

Barcode types and the till

Each product has a barcode type: Code 128, Code 39, EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A or UPC-E. Code 128 handles any SKU, including letters, so it is the safe default for your own codes. Products that already carry a manufacturer EAN or UPC barcode do not need a label; enter that code as the SKU and it scans as it is.

Labels are printed from the web back office. The SeroPOS till app scans barcodes with a USB scanner or the camera, but it does not print labels itself. That keeps label printing in one place, where the presets and sticker sizes are stored, while every till can read the labels you print.