Labels Information Page

A wide range of useful information on the properties of labels, printer suitability, templates, artwork, etc.

Sheet labels
materials

Roll labels
materials

Templates &
Printing

  • Label Templates instructions.
  • Template printing margins.
  • Avery size equivalent labels.
  • Printers and their suitability for label printing.
  • Printing labels with laser printers.
  • Submitting Artwork.

Sheet labels materials

Paper labels information

Synthetic labels information

  • Polylaser Gloss Clear Synthetic high durability labels
  • Datapol Translucent Synthetic high durability labels
  • Vinyl PVC Gloss Clear Synthetic high durability labels
  • Datapol Synthetic White high durability labels
  • Vinyl PVC White Synthetic high durability labels
  • Polyester White Gloss Synthetic high durability labels
  • Dataflex 303 PE White

A3 Sheet & Die-cut Labels.

A3 Single Sheet Labels are a single A3 or SR A3 (super A3) sheet of label material with a number of back slits cut into the backing paper to assist with peeling the backing off. There is also one that has no backslits.

A3 Die-cut Labels A3 or SR (Super A3) label sheets with different shapes die-cut into them. These have no back slits

A3 Single Sheet Labels and A3 Die-cut Labels are available in 5 different label materials:

A3 size label sheets are 297 mm x 420 mm
SR A3 size label sheets are 320 mm x 450 mm:

LabelWorks.com.au recommends that you ask us for a free sample so that you can test it before you buy.

How to stick a label

There are several things to remember when sticking a self-adhesive label on to a surface:

  • All self-adhesive labels are pressure sensitive. If you apply them firmly and rub or roller over them they stick much better than if you apply them lightly.
  • The surface you apply them to should be clean and dry.
  • Dusty surfaces will cause problems – the labels stick perfectly to the dust, rather than the surface!
  • Oily surfaces are difficult to stick labels to.
  • Most labels won’t stick to frozen goods – though our FR8 can! (It has a special adhesive)
  • Allowing the labels time to ‘set’ after you have applied them helps the adhesive to function properly. This allows the chemical reaction in the label adhesive to happen more completely, so it works as it was intended.

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Problems with labels sticking.

Sometimes it can be hard to determine what the problem is when a label won’t stick properly. It’s not always the fault of the label, though it can be. Here is an email from one of our customers who had been having trouble getting her labels to stick onto glass bottles:

Thanks Willem … I think I have finally established what the issue of the labels not sticking to my bottles is and we don’t think it is the labels but the problem with the bottles and the silicone spray that they spray on in transit to stop the bottles scratching! Been a nightmare!

Thanks,
Fiona

This is why we will ask you about the surface you are sticking labels on to when you are having problems. We only use quality label stock, and though it does give problems occasionally we often find that the problem is not with the label stock but with the surface it’s being stuck on to, or the conditions when the labels are being applied.

Labels can also be affected by storage conditions. Labels stored in very hot, or humid conditions can be affected and lose their ‘stickability’. Keeping them stored sealed in their plastic liner in a cool dry place extends their shelf life considerably.

Removable and Permanent labels

What is the difference between removable labels and permanent labels?

Permanent labels have an adhesive that sticks to the surface the label is stuck on. If you try to take it off after it has been properly applied, permanent labels remain stuck to the surface. If you persist, they will come off, but the adhesive will tend to stay on the surface it was stuck to.

Removable labels have an adhesive that will come off with the label when you try to peel it off. Rather than sticking to the surface, the removable adhesive sticks to the sticker, and leaves the surface clean.

After a few days, however, the removable adhesive starts to act like a permanent adhesive and stays stuck to the surface. The benefit of removable labels is that they allow you to adjust the position of the labels for a time.

Remember that all self-adhesive labels are pressure sensitive. If you apply them firmly and rub or roller over them, they stick much better than if you apply them lightly. The surface you apply them to should be clean and dry. In particular, dusty surfaces will cause problems – the labels stick perfectly to the dust, rather than the surface!

LabelWorks.com.au stocks removable labels in matt and gloss white paper labels, and in fluorescent yellow matt paper labels. All of our labels are available with permanent adhesive.

LabelWorks.com.au recommends that you ask us for a free sample so that you can test it before you buy.

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Roll labels materials

Paper labels on rolls information.

  • White Paper Labels on rolls.
  • Fluoro Paper Labels on Rolls.
  • Gold & Silver Foil Paper Labels on Rolls.

Synthetic labels on rolls information.

  • Gloss White BOPP synthetic labels on rolls.
  • White PE Synthetic Labels on Rolls.
  • Polyglass Gloss Clear Labels on Rolls.

Roll Labels details

More info coming

Thermal Transfer Printer ribbons

  • Wax Resin Thermal Transfer Printer Ribbons.
  • Thermal Transfer Printer Ribbon Samples.

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Templates & Printing

Label Templates instructions

Microsoft Word 2013

  • Go to Mailings
  • Then Labels

When the window opens

  • ‘Options’
  • then New Label

When the window opens

  • give your label a name
  • Enter the figures from the table on this page. NOTE: You may need to convert the millimetres size in the table to centimetres in the Word table. Do this by moving the decimal point to the left by one. For instance, 55 mm becomes 5.5 cm
  • Set the page size to A4
  • hit ‘OK’

When the window opens

  • Enter your text in the box. It will automatically go to every label on the page. If you want to add graphics, see below.
  • Click ‘New Document’ and Print if you are using text.
  • Go to Insert/ Pictures and insert the pictures you want into each of the label cells on the page. You have to do each one individually, but it does mean that you can have different pictures on different labels on the one page.
  • When you have finished, print the label sheets. Do a ‘dummy run’ on a blank sheet to test to make sure everything lines up before you begin printing labels.

Microsoft Word 2007

  • Go to ‘Tools’
  • ‘Letters and mailings’
  • ‘Envelopes and Labels’
  • when the window opens go to ‘Options’
  • then ‘Label Products’
  • go to ‘Other / Custom’ at bottom of menu
  • go to ‘New Label …’
  • Enter the figures from the table on this page
  • hit ‘OK’
  • Enter your text / graphics in the box.
  • Click ‘New Document’ and Print

OpenOffice / LibreOffice

  • Go to ‘File’
  • ‘New’
  • ‘Labels’
  • when the window opens go to ‘Format’
  • Enter the figures from the table on this page
  • ‘Save’
  • Name your label and then ‘OK’
  • Go to ‘Labels’ tab
  • Enter your data in the box
  • Save the format with a name of your choice
  • Click ‘New Document’ and print.

What the label design program provides you with is a rectangle into which your label shape fits. You have to place your graphics/text in the right place within the rectangle.

The label design program then places all the rectangles in the right spot on the page.

Template printing margins

Template printing margins

If you are having difficulty with labels that are not printing properly, one of the reasons may be that the labels around the edge fall outside of the print area of your printer.

Most printers have a borderless mode which can be turned on or off, though most are turned off by default. You might want to try to switch the borderless mode on, – or just set your margins to zero – if your printer supports borderless mode.

One way to check is to do a print preview. If part your labels fall outside the print border, that is the problem. Switching on your borderless mode in your printer is the solution to that problem.

Avery size equivalent labels

LabelWorks.com.au markets a range of labels which are equivalent sizes to standard sizes. They are clearly marked with the equivalent standard number. You should be able to use the standard templates for these labels’ sizes

Printers and their suitability for label printing

Laser printers work by electrically charging certain areas of a sheet of paper which then attracts the toner. The sheet plus toner is then passed between heated rollers which fuse the toner on to the surface of the paper. This poses a challenge to the producers of labels, because you need to get an adhesive that is effective but is not negatively affected by the heat. All of the adhesives that EveryLabel.com.au uses in the labels it recommends for laser printers are well suited for use in laser printers.

Almost all of LabelWorks.com.au label materials have been designed to be used in printers that are commonly available in home and offices around Australia.

Almost all of our label materials can be printed with a common laser printer. There are some exceptions – the foil-based paper labels and some of our synthetics, cannot be printed with a laser printer. They are all clearly identified on our product pages and the information pages on our websites.

Inkjet Printers are suitable for printing our matt paper labels. Inkjet printers work by squirting minute amounts of ink onto the surface of the paper. With matt paper the surface of the paper absorbs the ink, and it can set. So, inkjet printers are suitable for matt paper labels. But gloss and semi-gloss papers do not absorb the ink so it cannot set. Inkjet printers are not suitable for either gloss or semi-gloss labels materials.

Because inkjet ink is water soluble it should not be used where labels are likely to get wet.

More printer and related information will be posted as it comes to hand.

LabelWorks.com.au recommends that you ask us for a free sample so that you can test it before you buy.

Printing labels with laser printers

Submitting Artwork