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Check that your printer prints at 100% and lines up with your labels. Nothing to sign up for.

  1. Print the test page

    Same layout as Avery 5263, Avery 5523, Avery 5963, Avery 8163 and 11 more.

    Print at 100% / “Actual size”. Turn off “Fit to page” or “Shrink to fit” in the print dialog, or the labels won’t line up and the barcode may shrink.

    • Print it on plain paper, put it on top of a label sheet and hold both up to a window. Or print it straight onto a spare label sheet.
    • Check the ruler first. If it isn’t exactly 100 mm (4 in), fix the scaling before you measure anything.

    Partly used sheet? You don’t need a new test: choose a start position in the generator and printing starts at the first empty label.

    123456789100102030405060708090100 mm01234 inIf the top scale doesn't measure exactly 100 mm (or the bottom one 4 in), your printer scaled the page.Turn off "Fit to page" / "Shrink to fit" and print at 100% (Actual size).Test page: Avery 5163 (4 x 2 in, 10 per sheet) - upclabelgenerator.comPrint on plain paper, hold it against a label sheet up to the light, and compare the lines with the real label edges.
    Test page for Avery 5163 · 4″ × 2″ · 10 labels

  2. Measure how far the lines are off

    Look at the outline of label 1 (top left) and compare it with the real label edge. Choose where the printed line landed and how far off it is, then check a label at the opposite corner.

    Measure in
    Left or right
    mm
    Up or down
    mm
    1 mm ticks
    Real label edge Printed lineTop-left corner, zoomed in

    Lined up: no adjustment needed. If the lines match the label edges, your printer is already printing in the right place.

  3. Save it as a printer profile

    For example the printer’s name, so you can tell profiles apart.

    Profiles are saved in this browser only, with no account. When you make a PDF on Avery 5163 with the generator, the bulk generator or My labels, the most recently saved profile for that label stock is applied automatically. It is shown before you download, where you can pick another profile or turn it off. Image downloads (PNG, SVG) are never shifted, and old jobs keep the shift they were printed with. The adjustment moves labels; it never shrinks or stretches the barcode. Shifts up to ½ in (12.7 mm) are accepted.

Need help choosing a label? See all label sizes, or read how to print UPC labels. Ready to print? Open the generator.