Print Standard Labels to a Thermal Printer

Point the Standard 4x6 template to the thermal printer you intend to use to print your shipping labels. Here's how:

1. Click on the Manage tab and then on the Templates button.

2. Expand the Labels folder on the list of templates on the left side of the Template Manager screen. Then, select the Standard 4x6 template.

3. Click the Edit button, select the Settings tab, then click on Printing.

4. Select the thermal printer to which you wish to have the shipping labels printed from the list of printers in the Printer: drop-down menu.

5. Click the Save button and then Close.

For this example we will be using the USPS shipping provider. However, the steps are the same for all providers.

1. Click on the Manage tab and then on the Shipping Settings button.

2. Select the shipping provider for which you need to set the default label type. In this example, we chose USPS.

3. Click on the blue text Defaults - [your selected provider] located at the top of the Settings tab.

4. Locate the Requested Label format: option and select Standard from the drop-down menu.

5. Click OK.

Tell ShipWorks to print your shipping labels using the Standard 4x6 template. Here's how:

1. You should still be on the Settings tab of the Shipping Settings screen. If not, click on Manage > Shipping Settings > select your shipping provider.

2. Select the Printing tab.

The printing tab should contain a set of printing rules that are formatted like the the below screenshot. If they are not, please see our article on how to configure the default printing rules.

3. Locate the line that reads Otherwise Always print with and select the Standard 4x6 template from the template drop-down menu.

4. Click the Close button.

That's it. Be sure to follow the steps in the Set the Default Label Type to Standard and the Configure the Output Rules section of this article for each shipping provider you use.