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How to print barcode or spine labels for new items?

Barcode Values

If your items have barcode labels, you can enter or scan the barcode value into the BARCODE field. If your items do not have barcode labels, the system can generate barcode numbers for you. Handy Library Manager automatically creates barcode numbers for your items.

Automatic barcodes are generated in the library's main catalog in the following situations:
1. When you add a new item directly to the LIBRARY table.
2. When you move items from the LIBRARY_NEW table to the LIBRARY table.

How to print barcode labels for new items?

Advanced Search:
Create a search definition that displays only recently added items. You can base this on the record entry date field (DATE_ADDED) or the copy ID value (ID), which increases incrementally. After obtaining the list of recently added items, navigate to the label printing feature. Select a predefined label template, and use the Print Preview feature to check the content of the label report.

  1. Predefined View
  2. Advanced Search Samples
  3. Use Copy ID data field
  4. Print From Current

 

1. Predefined View

There is a predefined view called "New Items, Added Today", which displays only the items that were added today. Views refer to saved advanced search definitions.

To access this view, click on the View box (1) and select "New Items, Added Today". This predefined view is defined in the Advanced Search with the condition
DATE_ADDED = CURRENT_DATE.
Once you select the view, it will process and display only the records that meet this search criterion (3).

Next, click on the Labels option and choose a predefined label report (2). Please note that all predefined reports only use the records currently displayed in the table.



 

 

2. Advanced Search, Query Samples

Items entered in the last 2 days. Copy and paste this value into the Search Condition box (1).
DATE_ADDED>=CURRENT_DATE-2

Items entered in the last 7 days. Copy and paste this value into the Search Condition box.
DATE_ADDED>=CURRENT_DATE-7


Reprint labels for all books by a selected author (David Almond). Copy and paste this value into the Search Condition box.
UPPER(AUTHOR)='DAVID ALMOND'


 

 

3. Use Copy ID Value:

To include ID on the grid, right-click on the grid header line and choose Add/Remove Fields (1).

Handy Library Manager generates a distinct ID for each new library item, increasing by 1 with each addition. Sorting library items by ID will display them in the order they were entered, with the most recent items appearing at the end of the list.


Select the ID data field from the Select Grid Fields box (1).

Click on the ID header to sort by this column (1).

After scrolling to the end of the table (2), verify the values of the ID column.

Define the query for the ID search (3).


Execute the search and display the newly added records (1).

Click on the Labels and select a predefined label report (2).


Review the label report and print barcode labels.


 

 

4. Print From Current

If you have sorted your records by the ID data field (1), then the entry order is based on that.

In this case, you can use the Print From Current option. Just scroll down to the bottom of the table and select the Start From record.


Select the Print From Current option (1). It's important to note that the Quick Preview (2) section provides information about the label report layout. To check which records are included in the report, simply click on Preview Labels (3).


Question:
Want to print 50 or so records, added today, as I complete auto cataloging, not wait until I finish all 3500 books. Is it possible?

Answer:
You can print labels for items added today, and you can continue printing in the same manner with your new records. Each time, select the group of records that will be included in the label report.


Question:
I need to print new labels for books that don't have labels and for cataloging new books. I am new to this job. Can you tell me how to go to the most recent label number so I know how to print the new labels?

Answer:
Include the copy ID data field in the grid. Sort by this field. Search using the ID value to display new books, and print labels.


Question:
I was able to print my book barcode labels. Thanks again for that. I added a few new books this morning and was wondering how do I print those labels without reprinting the previous ones from yesterday?

Answer:
You can select recently added books using the record entry date or the copy ID number. The search functions as a filter, displaying only a specific group of records. For the displayed group, you can print labels.



Question:
It took a while to get our labels from Amazon. We entered almost 1000 books by the time they came. By the way, the ISBN automation and mapping work great and save a LOT of time.

Now I have the labels but I do not want to print 1000 at a time. I also need them in author order in order to more easily go back and apply them.

Is there a way to select a number of records (lets say 60) in author order and then print labels? Then I would choose the next 60 and so on. Can it be done that way?

Answer:
There are several ways to print labels. First, you can print labels directly from the library's main window. Begin by defining the order of the records, as this will determine the sequence of your label report. Next, use the advanced search feature to restrict the number of displayed records. This will also reduce the number of labels printed. You can filter the search using ID or BARCODE data fields. Another option is to print all labels into a PDF file. You can then open this file in a PDF reader, specify the page range you want, and proceed to print from there.
print all labels into the pdf file.


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