How to make prep date labels from a list

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How to make prep date labels from a list

Published: · 3 min read · How-to
Do this in the free app: app.mylabelmaker.com. No signup. Design the label, then print on a Zebra or download PNG / PDF / ZPL.

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How to make prep date labels from a list: put item and packed-on in a sheet, open the free label maker, set 2x1, map {{item}} and {{date}}, print the morning prep.

Good to know: Health-department dating rules are yours. We print the words you type.

How to make prep date labels from a list

  1. Sheet: item, packed-on, optional use-by.
  2. Open the free label maker and set 2x1.
  3. Map {{item}} and {{date}}. Keep type large.
  4. Preview two items. Print the rail.

Same labels every morning

Change only the date column. Keep the JSON. Reprint the sheet after prep.

Print or save

Zebra thermal: print from the browser with Browser Print at the printer’s DPI. Everyone else: download PNG, JPEG, SVG, PDF, or ZPL. JSON keeps the editable master.

Print this morning’s dots

Item and date from the sheet.

Open free label maker