Creating your own Lube Sticker Template in Lube Sticker Pro
Things to Note
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Lube Sticker Pro automates many processes. You need to tell it where and what to modify.
The first step in modifying your sticker is to identify the printer type/model and get the appropriate software for that printer. Below are the printers Lube Sticker Pro supports with what software to use for customizing your sticker.
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- Dymo - Use the Dymo Labelwriter software that came with your Dymo printer. Dymo Labelwriter 450 printers use Dymo Label software, while Dymo 550 printers use the Dymo Connect software.
- Brother - Use the Brother P-Touch software that came with your Brother printer
- Zebra - Use the ZDesigner software, may require you to purchase from Zebra Technologies
- TT040-50 - Use the Bartender Label Design software that came with your TecLabel printer
- Godex - Use the GoLabel software that came with your Godex printer
How To
You need to use the following variables to pull the right information from your database to be printed on your lube sticker;
The @LINE@ text lines fills in the information you enter. Such as Shop Name, Shop Phone, Etc.
The date and miles are the two main pieces of information that change for each lube sticker printed. To ensure that Lube Sticker Pro can successfully supply these variables to the template, the following variable text elements are required on the template:
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@LINE1@ - this variable text object will be dynamically replaced with the value entered in Line 1 of the Customize Label option which is available in all label templates. It is recommended to limit the number of characters per line to 12 especially with the standard static cling label.
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@LINE2@ - this variable text object will be dynamically replaced with the value entered in Line 2 of the Customize Label option which is available in all label templates. It is recommended to limit the number of characters per line to 12 especially with the standard static cling label.
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@LINE3@ - this variable text object will be dynamically replaced with the value entered in Line 3 of the Customize Label option which is available in all label templates. It is recommended to limit the number of characters per line to 12 especially with the standard static cling label. This variable is not available by default on the Dymo and Brother labels.
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@MILES@ - this variable text object will be dynamically replaced with the next odometer reading
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@DATE@ - this variable text object will be dynamically replaced with the next due date
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@TYPE@ - this variable text object will be dynamically replaced with your corresponding Oil Type label from Lube Sticker Pro. Defaults are Good, Better, Best but you may customize them to your preference
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@TIME@ - this variable text object will be dynamically replaced with the corresponding time for the matching appointment. This works well if you transition the sticker from being an Oil Change reminder to a Next Appointment sticker
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@WEIGHT@ - this variable text object will be dynamically replaced with your corresponding entry in to the Viscosity field on the main form of Lube Sticker Pro.
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@ROTATE@ - this variable text object allows the Rotate Label 180 Degrees setting in Settings > Printer > Zebra to work. Typically the rotation is handled during the label design process so the variable is not needed.
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@TDATE@ - this variable text object will print todays date, instead of the next due date. Be sure to update your label to show as Last Serviced instead of Date Due.
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@TMILES@ - this variable text object will print todays odometer, instead of the next due odometer. Be sure to update your label to show as Last Serviced instead of Miles Due.
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@VIN@ - this variable text object will print the VIN number for the vehicle. This can make it easier to identify on next visit, especially if the text type is set to print as a Barcode that makes it scannable.
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@ORDER@ - this variable text object will print the order number the sticker was printed from.