Template Properties

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Template properties control template-level settings that apply to the entire template. This includes naming, printer selection, and print-to-file configuration.

Accessing Template Properties

To edit template properties:

  1. Open your template
  2. Click Options → Customize Template
  3. Below the Label Builder, click Properties
Template Properties Button

The Properties dialog opens with several configuration options.

Template Naming

Edit Name

Edit Name

Printer Selection

You can add the ability to print to different printers by adding a printer selection dropdown box to the print form. This is only recommend if you need to rotate multiple printers with the same template, or if you commonly switch from your printer to Print to Images or Print to File.

Printer selection
There are different options for assigning printers. 1. Default printer - set on dashboard 2. Template defined printer - Date Entry Templates 3. Template defined printer - File Drop Automation 4. Print to Images 5. Print to File Default Printer Set your default printer on the dashboard below the banner.
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Configure which printers are available for this specific template.

Printer Selection

Hide Field Toggle

By default, the printer selection dropdown is hidden on the template form.

To show printer selection:

  1. In Properties, locate Printer Selection
  2. Toggle Hide field to OFF
  3. Select which printers should be available

Selecting Available Printers

Once unhidden, you can choose which printers appear in the dropdown:

Options:

  • Default system printer
  • All installed printers
  • Specific printers only (check boxes next to printer names)

Typical Setup:

  1. Unhide the printer field
  2. Check only the printers relevant to this template
  3. Save settings

Result: A printer dropdown appears on the template form, showing only selected printers.

Print to File

Print-to-File sends print jobs as text files to a monitored folder instead of directly to a printer.

Printer Selection - Print to File
Users can send print jobs as strings of data, within text files. These print jobs get sent to a shared folder that is monitored by a printer. When a new print job text file hits the folder, it gets printed out on the printer. To Setup Print to File, first
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How Print-to-File Works

1. User prints label
2. QRlogix creates a text file with print data
3. Text file is saved to monitored folder
4. External service or printer picks up the file
5. Label is printed
Print to File Process

Enabling Print-to-File

  1. In Properties, scroll to Print to File section
  2. Unhide the printer selection dropdown (see above)
  3. Scroll to bottom of printer list
  4. Locate Print to File option
  5. Select it
Print to File Selection

Configure Folder Path

Click the folder path to change the monitored folder location:

  1. Click current path
  2. Navigate to desired folder
  3. Select folder
  4. Save

Default path: Usually set during installation

Custom path: Any network or local folder accessible to both:

  • QRlogix Software (for writing files)
  • Printer or print service (for reading files)

Comparing Print to File to Print to Images

Print-to-File:

  • Data Entry templates sending output to folders
  • User manually initiates each print job
  • Interactive workflow
Printer Selection - Print to File
Users can send print jobs as strings of data, within text files. These print jobs get sent to a shared folder that is monitored by a printer. When a new print job text file hits the folder, it gets printed out on the printer. To Setup Print to File, first
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File Drop:

  • Automated monitoring of incoming files
  • Automatic printing without user interaction
  • Integration with external systems

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