Verifying the Default Printing Rules

The above shipping providers support both printing to thermal printers as well as printing to a standard inkjet or laser printer. Here is how to set the default printing rules for these providers:

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

2. From the list of shipping providers on the left side of the Shipping Settings screen, select the shipping provider for which you wish to set the printing rule defaults. For this example we will use USPS.

3. On the Shipping Settings screen, select the Printing tab.

Before we continue, let's take a look at what the default printing rules should look like. The below screenshot shows what your Printing screen should look like. If it does not, then continue to step 4.

4. Assuming that you wish to set the printing rules back to the way they were when you first installed ShipWorks (the default settings), we will begin by deleting any printing rules that may be in place.

4a. When you are sure that you wish to delete your printing rules and add them back as the ShipWorks default rules, click on the red X to the right of the word Labels in the Output Rules section.

5. Click on the Add Group button. Name the group Labels, then click OK.

6. Under the Labels group, you now have a line that reads If the shipment is in __________ print with Shipment Notification. Click on the first, blank drop-down menu and click on Choose.

7. Select the Thermal filter. Then, click the OK button. If the Thermal quick filter is not available, please see how to configure the thermal quick filter.

8. After prints with, click the drop-down menu and select the Labels Thermal template.

9. Click on the button.

10. Click on the blue text If the shipment is in and select Always.

11. After print with, click the drop-down menu and select the Labels Standard template.

If you are configuring UPS or FedEx, click here to return to Step 2 of the UPS and FedEx setup.

12. Click the Close button to exit the Shipping Settings screen.

Your printing rules are now set back to the default settings.

The above shipping providers only support printing to a standard laser or inkjet printer. Here is how to reset the default printing rules.

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

2. From the list of shipping providers on the left side of the Shipping Settings screen, select the shipping provider for which you wish to set the printing rule defaults. For this example we will use USPS (w/o Postage).

3. On the Shipping Settings screen, select the Printing tab.

Before we continue, let's take a look at what the default printing rules should look like. The below screenshot shows what your Printing screen should look like. If it does not, then continue to step 4.

4. Assuming that you wish to set the printing rules back to the way they were when you first installed ShipWorks (the default settings), we will begin by deleting any printing rules that may be in place.

4a. When you are sure that you wish to delete your printing rules and add them back as the ShipWorks default rules, click on the red X to the right of the word Labels in the Output Rules section.

5. Click on the Add Group button. Name the group Labels, then click OK.

6. Under the Labels group, you now have a line that reads If the shipment is in __________ print with Shipment Notification. Click on the blue text If the shipment is in and select Always.

7. After print with, click on the drop-down menu and select the Labels Standard template.

8. Click the Close button to exit the Shipping Settings screen.

Your printing rules are now set back to the default settings.

Both FedEx and UPS have an additional printing rule to print a Commercial Invoice for international shipments, when required.

1. Complete steps 1 through 11 in the USPS, Express1, OnTrac, i-Parcel section of this article. Then, return to step 2 below.

2. Click on the button. Name the group Commercial Invoice and then click OK.

3. After the blue text If the shipment is in, click on the drop-down menu and select Choose.

4. Select the International filter and then click OK.

5. After print with, click the drop-down menu and select the Labels Commercial Invoice template.

6. Click on the Close button to exit the Shipping Settings screen.

Your printing rules are now set back to the default settings.

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