How to make Zebra labels from a spreadsheet

Excel, Google Sheets, or CSV. One row, one Zebra label.

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How to make Zebra labels from a spreadsheet

Published: · 7 min read · How-to
Sit down and try it: app.mylabelmaker.com. No account. Make one label tonight, or print a whole list from Excel or Google Sheets when you need it.

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How to make Zebra labels from a spreadsheet: open the free label maker, put a column on the label, load Excel, Google Sheets, or CSV, and print one label per row on the Zebra. You don't retype the list. You don't need ZebraDesigner Professional.

Good to know: First row is the header. Google Sheets need to be published as CSV, not just shared.

How to make Zebra labels from a spreadsheet, step by step

  1. Open the free label maker. Set the Zebra size and DPI.
  2. Click a column onto text or a barcode.
  3. Upload Excel, paste CSV, or paste a published Google Sheet URL.
  4. Preview two rows. Check the rows you want. Print.

That's the whole trick. The spreadsheet is the list. The Zebra prints the labels.

Excel, Google Sheets, or CSV, pick what's in front of you

Excel is a file. Google Sheets is a published CSV link. CSV is what most exports already are. Don't rebuild the label when the source changes. Keep the column names. Swap the file.

ZebraDesigner Essentials can't do this. Professional can, on Windows, with a wizard, if you pay, and still not from a live Sheet. Here it works in the browser you already have.

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When you're ready to print or save

If a Zebra is plugged in, print from the browser. Set 203, 300, or 600 DPI to match the printer. On a regular printer, choose Print from this computer. You can also download a PNG, a PDF, or the ZPL code a Zebra reads. Save a JSON file if you want to open this label again later, spreadsheet included.

Print the spreadsheet on a Zebra

One design. Every row you checked.

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