Impresión con software de impresora preinstalado
La mayoría de las impresoras de etiquetas vienen con su propio software propietario, como ZebraDesigner para impresoras Zebra, CABlabel S3 Lite para impresoras CAB y LabelWriter para impresoras DYMO. Estos programas proporcionan un conjunto básico de opciones de impresión, ofreciéndole plantillas de impresión sencillas. Algunas impresoras ofrecen funciones adicionales, como ZebraDesigner y LabelWriter, que le permiten generar códigos de barras. Sin embargo, los códigos de barras diseñados de esta manera suelen ser simples y tienen posibilidades de personalización limitadas.
Another way to print labels is to use Microsoft Word. Most scientists have access to Microsoft Word through the university or the company they work for, but for those who don't, Word may incur additional costs when purchasing a lab label printer. With Word, you can only provide templates for worksheet labels and allow you to enter label data from an Excel worksheet. Barcodes can also be generated using Word with the help of third-party plugins.
With so many options, choosing printing software for your label printer can seem complicated. The choice ultimately depends on your laboratory needs; you may need a specific type of barcode, or you may have to transfer large data sets directly into your software to print a large number of labels. It's important to understand what and how you're going to print, and to evaluate whether the program you ultimately choose is compatible with your choice of lab labels, printers, and LIMS (if you're using one of those, of course).
