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How to make a QC release label

A 2" × 1" QC label: the status word big and inverted, a date that prints itself, and room for initials in pen.

2" × 1" roll 6 steps about 6 minutes

Steps

  1. Start a 2" × 1" label

    New label → Roll / thermal → 2x1.

  2. Put the status word first and biggest

    Released, passed or approved, centred and bold. Turn on White text on black if you want it unmissable on a shelf of boxes.

  3. Add "BY/DATE:" underneath

    A small bold line, then a second line for the initials.

  4. Make the date print itself

    On the initials line, press Auto date field. It inserts {date}, which prints the current date every time — nobody has to remember to change it.

  5. Or freeze the date

    If your process needs the date fixed at the moment the label was made — a certificate rather than a stamp — press Today as text instead.

  6. Leave room for initials in pen

    Add a Line near the bottom. It is low-tech and it is what makes somebody accountable.

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