Printing Your Personalized Label

Recommendations for All Inkjet Materials

• allow ink to dry before stacking or handling the material
• store inkjet material in its original plastic wrapper; keep in a dry and cool place.
• exposure to humidity can alter the material and render it unuseable.
• store the label material flat when handling, keep the edges smooth and uncurled. A book or flat weight on the labels will help.
• when handling the material, make sure to handle only from the edges, so as to avoid getting oil from fingers on to the surface.

Glossy or Matte label materials:

In most cases, “plain paper” setting (sometimes  “normal” setting) should be used.  DPI should be set to 150×150 or 300×300 or the equivalent. It is easy to over-saturate the ink on the material if you choose a higher quality.  Some printing work may look best when printed in ‘best’ and ‘photo paper’ settings. We recommend ordering a few extra labels just in case.

Waterproof Inkjet Materials:

Waterproof inkjet materials are made with a special coating that is porous, which encapsulates the ink.
Using a high printing resolution dispenses too much ink on the material, thereby over-saturating the micro-pores.
If the labels get wet, the unabsorbed ink will run on the sheet. To avoid this, use a lower printing resolution (perhaps 150×150), reducing the dots per inch. The images will not appear as crisp as when printed on glossy labels but they are unquestionable water-resistant.

To prevent paper jams:

• make sure the sheets are flat and smooth
• never insert too many sheets at once (some low-end inkjet models have feed systems that require feeding one sheet at a time). 
• ‘top feeding’ inkjet printers need extra caution so as to make sure the paper is aligned when fed through.
• if sheets jam in bottom-feed printers, you may have to adjust the paper guides and/or hand feed paper carefully.