I am the manager of a new gift shop using Altru for the first time. Here is my current resolution to the label size problem.
These products were ordered through Arch Crown Inc.
Printer-
Datamax O'neil E-Class Mark III
Labels-
TT317 1.5" x .75" Rectangle Label
TT348 1" x .6" Jewelry Style Label
Program-
Bartender Professional
I print labels from Altru using the " 1"x 2" label format (1 column export format)". I then save using "CSV (comma delimited)". This spreads the price tag detail into separate fields in an excel sheet.
I then use the Bartender program to design a template for how I want my labels to look as far as size, placement, font, company name, etc. This program offers the flexibility that Altru doesn't. Bartender template can be set up to pull information from an excel file, so I just set up a master excel file. I copy over the new merchandise to the master excel and then Bartender pulls the new detail on to the labels. I print the labels from there. Once I have the product in Bartender, I can just go there to request more labels printed when I get new inventory. Yes you need to update inventory in Altru, but reprinting a label can just be done in Bartender.
I would say the biggest issue with Altru and the size of their labels is really the length of the SKU. Having 12 character SKU is the limiting factor on how small my labels can get even when I run it through another program!
The SKU is "SKU" and then 9 numerical digits! Even if they dropped the SKU, I could make my barcode smaller. Using Bartender, the smallest label I could fit the 12 character sku on was 1 inch and that was pushing it.
There is no point in begging for a smaller label - the Altru 12 character SKU is a the real problem because 12 characters makes for a long barcode.
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