Printing Thermal UPS or FedEx Labels

This article explains how to print full-size image labels on a thermal printer by modifying the page layout.

Page Setup

You need to change the way your browser is set to print a page in order to print to a thermal printer. In your browser, find the Page Setup tool. For example, in FireFox, select File > Page Setup. In Internet Explorer 7, select the File > Print Preview menu. Then…

Firefox Web Browser:

  1. Set the page margins to 0.
  2. Set the format to Landscape.
  3. You will need to use the setting Shrink to Fit Page Width.
  4. Remove all headers and footers from the page (set them to Blank).
  5. Print only page range 1 to 1. If you select All you may print an extra white page.

Internet Explorer 7 Web Browser:

  1. Set the format to Landscape.
  2. The size drop down should say Shrink to Fit. (Note: You can also select Custom at 40%.)
  3. Click the gear icon to enter printer setup.
  4. Remove all headers and footers from the page and set the margins to 0. (Note: IE may reset the margins and that is ok.)
  5. Print only page range 1 to 1. If you select All you may print an extra white page.

UPS Shipping Labels open in a page that contains printing instructions. Before you can print the label to your thermal printer you need to have the label open into its own browser window. Otherwise, the printing instructions will also be printed. In Firefox you can do so by right-clicking on the label and selecting View Image.

DISCLAIMER: ProductCart does not support raw thermal labels due to the security risks involved with ActiveX. The technique used in this article is NOT certified by UPS or FedEx. Image labels printed on a thermal do not produce the same high quality results as raw printing via ActiveX. However, it is much safer to print an image from your browser. Early Impact does not provide technical support on thermal printing.


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