Printing Plant Labels

Here’s our recommended approach for managing plant labels:

1. Assign Tags: To keep track of all the plant material that needs a plant label, assign a tag. For example “Needs label.”. 
2. Filter for Printing: When you're ready to print, use the filter on the plant material list to find all items tagged with “Needs label.”
3. Download Records: Click the download button in the top right corner to export a CSV file containing the relevant records.
4. Design and Print Labels: If you design and print the labels yourself, you can use Mail Merge with a word processor or professional label printing software (links to some options are provided below).
5. Update Tags with batch actions: After printing, tidy up the tags for the plant materials:
   1. Select list: Select all the plant materials in the list by ticking the check box in the top left corner.
   2. Start Actions: Click the “Actions” menu at the bottom of the screen or use the context menu.
   3. Choose "Add/Remove tags."
   4. Assign "Has Label" tag: Assign the “Has label” tag to all selected plant materials (optional but useful for tracking which plants have labels).
   5. Remove "Needs label" tag: To remove the “Needs label” tag, use the tag name filter at the top, start typing, and when “Needs label” appears, click the “-” (minus) button to remove the tag.

Label priting software (Some examples)

• BarTender by Seagull Scientific : https://www.seagullscientific.com/ 

• Loftware Cloud Designer (formerly NiceLabel) : https://www.loftware.com/products/labeling/loftware-cloud-designer 

• ZebraDesigner by Zebra : https://www.zebra.com/gb/en/software/printer-software/zebradesigner.html

• Label Live : https://label.live/