How to make a carton and case label
A 6" × 4" case label: company name and rule, a detail table that stays lined up, and both a barcode and a QR code.
Steps
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Start a 6" × 4" label
New label → Roll / thermal → 6x4.
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Company name across the top
Add a bold text line at around 23 pt, then add a Line under it at full width. A plain rule does more for a label's look than any amount of fussing.
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Put the detail in a table
Add a table, 3 rows by 2 columns, Col widths "1, 2" so the value column is twice as wide. Fill it with PART / LOT / QTY and their values.
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Shade the label column
Click each cell down the left column and press Grey background. It makes the block read like a form.
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Add a barcode along the bottom
Code 128 with the part and lot combined, as wide as the margins allow.
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Add a QR code beside the table
A QR code holds much more — a link to the packing list, or the whole lot record. Two ways to scan it, because you do not always know what the other end is carrying.
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Make the barcode bigger than feels necessary
Case labels get scanned from a conveyor or a forklift, not on a desk. A small barcode on a 203 dpi printer is the most common reason a scan fails.