Changes between Version 31 and Version 32 of StaffClientprinting

Timestamp:

Jan 22, 2020, 1:09:02 PM (2 years ago)

Author:

Dan Scott

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StaffClientprinting

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 = Printing labels on a Dymo !LabelWriter printer =
 
-Assuming you are using 30347 labels (1" x 1.5") in a Dymo !LabelWriter printer, you can set things up using the J.N. Desmarais spine label template.
+Assuming you are using 30347 labels (1" x 1.5") in a Dymo !LabelWriter printer, you can set up label printing using the J.N. Desmarais spine label templates.
 
-== Using browser-based printing ==
+There are two different ways of printing labels in Conifer:
 
-Setting up browser-based printing consists of the following steps (one time per browser / workstation, thankfully):
+* Web-based printing is easier to set up and works on any operating system, but cannot fit as many lines on each label and requires additional work every time you print a label.
+* Hatch-based printing requires you to install a client program (only available on Windows and Linux), and a browser extension (only working on Chrome at the moment), but can fit 7 lines to a single 30347 label with a 14pt font, requires no additional work to print each label, and can print multiple labels at once.
+
+== Importing the J.N. Desmarais spine label templates ==
+
+As of 2020-01-22, the J.N. Desmarais template file defines two spine label templates: "30347 - basic" and "30347 - Hatch".
+
+To import the J.N. Desmarais spine label templates to your workstation:
 
 1. Download the template file from https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rwYkH9UohpfGh1DRqvMLvm2yol_OX01p
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 1. Select the template file you downloaded. A status message will pop up on the lower right saying that you have successfully imported the template. However, the new template will not yet be listed in the **Templates** drop-down menu.
 1. Close the **Print spine labels** window.
-1. Re-open the **Print spine labels** window from **Show -> Print Spine Labels** on an item **Actions** menu
-1. From the **Templates** drop-down menu, select **Spiny**. Click **Apply**.
+
+
+== Using browser-based printing ==
+
+Setting up browser-based printing consists of the following steps (one time per browser / workstation, thankfully):
+
+1. Open the **Print spine labels** window from **Show -> Print Spine Labels** on an item **Actions** menu
+1. From the **Templates** drop-down menu, select **30347 - basic**. Click **Apply**.
 1. Press Print. The print dialogue will open.
 1. Chrome defaults to its own print dialogue, in which you must:
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 Setting up Hatch-based printing consists of the following steps:
 
+1. Import the latest version of the J.N. Desmarais label templates, as was previously described.
 1. Download and install the latest version of the Hatch installer from http://evergreen-ils.org/egdownloads/ (as of 2020-16-16, that is Hatch 0.3.2). Windows and/or security software might complain that it does not recognize the Hatch installer; you will have to override the warnings by (for example) clicking "More information" in the Windows warning dialogue.
 1. In Chrome, add the [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hatch-native-messenger/ppooibdipmklfichpmkcgplfgdplgahl Hatch Native Messenger] browser extension.
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   1. Click '''Apply Changes'''
 1. Enable Hatch printing. Open '''Administration''' -> '''Workstation''' -> '''!Print/Storage Service ("Hatch")''' and check '''Use Hatch For Printing'''
+1. Open the **Print spine labels** window from **Show -> Print Spine Labels** on an item **Actions** menu
+1. From the **Templates** drop-down menu, select **30347 - Hatch**. Click **Apply**.
+1. Close the **Print spine labels** window.
+
 
 The first time you print using Hatch during a given session, there will be a delay after you send the print job. However, subsequent print requests should be processed almost immediately.