Balances, printers & labeling Tutorial

Connecting your printers to Compound Direct allows you to easily print labels and documents when you need to and where you need to. Furthermore, connect your balances to utilise Compound Direct’s unique compounding tools to create preparations with peace of mind. With our labels settings you can manage the layouts for your unique labels and decide how you want your labels to look.

Finding your printers

1. Go to the ‘Settings’ page.
2. Click on the ‘Balances, printers & labeling’ button.
3. Click on the ‘Manage Printers’ button for a list of all connected printers.
4. Click on the close once finished to return to the settings page.

Connecting your printers

1. Go to the ‘Settings’ page.
2. Click on the ‘Balances, printers & labeling’ button.
3. Log into PrintNode using the login details provided.
4. Connect printers as required.
   • This can be done by a Compound Direct Technician when setting up your pharmacy.

Editing your printers

1. Go to the ‘Settings’ page.
2. Click on the ‘Balances, printers & labeling’ button.
3. Click on the ‘Manage Printers’ button for a list of all connected printers.
4. Click on the delete to remove any unwanted printers.
5. Click on the close once finished to return to the settings page.

Finding your balances

1. Go to the ‘Settings’ page.
2. Click on the ‘Balances, printers & labeling’ button.
3. A list of connected balances is shown on the page including the balance name, current weight on the balance and connection status.

Connecting your balances

1. Go to the ‘Settings’ page.
2. Click on the ‘Balances, printers & labeling’ button.
3. Log into PrintNode using the login details provided.
4. Connect balances as required.
   • This can be done by a Compound Direct Technician when setting up your pharmacy.

Editing your balances

1. Go to the ‘Settings’ page.
2. Click on the ‘Balances, printers & labeling’ button.
3. A list of connected balances is shown on the page including the balance name, current weight on the balance and connection status.
4. Click on the more_vert to rename a balance.

Finding labels

1. Go to the ‘Settings’ page.
2. Click on the ‘Balances, printers & labeling’ button.
3. A list of the default label options on the system is shown including:
   1. Scripts
   2. Ingredients
   3. Stock
   4. Customer
   5. Ancillary
4. Click on the desired label option to make changes.

Editing labels

1. Go to the ‘Settings’ page.
2. Click on the ‘Balances, printers & labeling’ button.
3. Click on the desired label type to begin editing.
4. Add label fields as desired using the ‘Add Label Field..’ drop-down menu.
5. Change the label template using the ‘Label Template’ drop-down menu.
6. Adjust the ‘Label Width’ & ‘Label Height’ as required.
7. Adjust the 'Label top offset' to move the label down from the top margin by the specified amount.
8. Click on a content field in the label preview to move it and adjust the font and size.
9. Select a default printer specific to the label type from the ‘Printer’ drop-down menu.
10. Select the ‘Paper type’ from the drop-down menu where applicable. Paper types are specific to your computer settings used for printing.
11. Click on the ‘Save’ button when finished to save changes.
    • It is recommended you alter the browser view size as required for optimal print preview.

Adding Label Variants

1. Go to the 'Settings' page.
2. Click on the 'Balances, printers & labeling' button.
3. Click on the desired label type to begin.
   1. If you have only one label variant click 'More actions' to add a new variant.
   2. If you have more than one variant you can click 'Add Label Variant'
4. Give your variant a name and dimensions.
   • If your label variant(s) will use the same printer ensure the dimensions are the same
5. Once you've created the label click 'Save'.
6. Labels can be set as default by clicking more_vert next to the variant and selecting 'Set as default'.

Sigs

1. Go to the 'Settings' page.
2. Click on the 'Balances, printers & labeling' button.
3. Click on 'Sigs' to begin.
4. Click on any existing sig to edit.
5. Click on 'Create Sig' to make a new one.
   1. Enter the trigger for the sig in the 'Code' input.
   2. Use the 'Placement' drop down to determine when the sig will trigger.
   3. Enter the full wording in the 'Replacement Instructions'
   4. Sigs can be made case sensitive by toggling 'Case Sensitive' on or off.
6. Click 'Create' to save.