by posable_admin | February 8, 2026 3:39 pm
Product labeling is essential for any retail operation, but manually creating labels can be tedious and time-consuming. The POSable Back Office includes a powerful shelf label system that generates professional, shelf-ready labels complete with product names, prices, and barcodes—all perfectly formatted for your thermal label printer.
Compatible with Your Equipment
The POSable label system works seamlessly with most popular thermal label printers, including Brother and Dymo models. Whether you’re running a small boutique or a larger retail operation, you can integrate this system with the equipment you already own.
Configuring Your Label Settings
Getting started is straightforward. The label settings page allows you to customize your labels to match your specific needs and equipment.
Label Dimensions
Set the width and height of your labels based on the label size you’ve purchased for your printer. We recommend 29mm continuous labels, particularly if you’re using a label printer with a built-in cutter. This size generates a clearly readable label with a barcode that’s optimized for scanning purposes—striking the perfect balance between compactness and functionality.
Font Customization
Adjust the product name and price font sizes to ensure your labels are easy to read at a glance. This flexibility means you can adapt your labels to different product types or display environments.
Label Types
Choose between two label formats depending on your needs:
Store Front Counter Label: Displays the product name, price, and barcode—ideal for customer-facing shelves and displays where pricing information is essential.
Back Office ZPL: Shows only the name and barcode, perfect for inventory management and back-of-house organization where pricing isn’t necessary.
Custom Layout Design
Use the label designer to change the layout according to your preferences. For example, you can move the barcode to the top with the name and price below, or arrange elements in whatever configuration works best for your shelving and display setup. The system will generate labels in your chosen format.
Generating Your Labels
Once your settings are configured, the label creation process is remarkably efficient.
Product Selection
Select which products require labels from your product list. The system includes a search function to make this process quicker, especially useful if you have an extensive product catalog.
Batch Production
Here’s a real time-saver: selecting multiple products will produce a label for each one. You can queue up labels to be printed, enabling batch production that’s perfect for new inventory arrivals or seasonal restocking.
Preview Before Printing
Always preview your labels before committing to print. Press the “Print Selected Label” button to check the label layout and ensure everything appears as expected. This preview function helps you catch any formatting issues before wasting label stock.
When you’re satisfied with the preview, proceed to print using the standard print dialogue window.
Troubleshooting Tips
If your label layout looks incorrect or you notice elements overlapping onto more than one label, check that your layout size settings match the actual label size loaded in your printer. This mismatch is the most common cause of formatting issues and is easily corrected in the label settings.
The POSable shelf label system eliminates the hassle of manual label creation while giving you complete control over how your products are displayed and organized. From customer-facing price labels to back-office inventory tags, you can generate professional labels in seconds, not hours.
Ready to streamline your labeling process? Access the shelf label system in your POSable Back Office today and see how quickly you can create batches of perfectly formatted labels for your entire inventory.
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