Issue / Question
What is the rotation of an image or fields on a label printed on a Zebra Printer?
Applicable To
ZPL
Applications using the Zebra Driver
Resolution / Answer
- If your application is printing through a Windows Printer Driver, change the orientation in the application because the application overrides the ZebraDesigner Driver settings.
- If you are writing your own ZPL:
- To invert the entire label 180 degrees, refer to the ^PO command in the ZPL Manual.
- Text and barcode orientation can be changed according to preference and the choices are:
- Normal
- Rotated 90 degrees (clockwise)
- Inverted 180 degrees
- Read from bottom up, 270 degrees
- For the specific text or barcode command, refer to the ZPL Manual.
- The ^FW command can be used to set the default orientation for all command fields. Refer to the ZPL Manual for more information about the command.
- Zebra also offers a WYSIWYG label design application that can be used to create the label format as desired called ZebraDesigner.
- If you are using a 3rd party label design application, make sure to use the printer driver that is recommended by the vendors. Contact their support with any questions related to using their application.
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