How to Print Barcodes on Oddy A4 Sticker Sheets Without Waste
Oddy and Desmat self-adhesive A4 sheets are the most popular label media in India. Here is how to configure your printer, calibrate millimeter alignment, and resume printing from any sticker slot so you never throw away half-peeled sheets.
1. Popular Oddy & Desmat A4 Sheet Layouts
In Embedro Barcode Studio, our sheet configurations are pre-calibrated to match standard Indian die-cut sheet specifications:
70 × 37 mm
3 columns × 8 rows. Ideal for retail price tags with MRP, product name, and companion QR code.
52.5 × 29.7 mm
4 columns × 10 rows. Compact packaging, grocery pouch stickers, and pharmacy bottles.
38.1 × 21.2 mm
5 columns × 13 rows. Ultra-compact asset tags, spice jars, and small cosmetics.
2. The #1 Printing Mistake: Never Use “Fit to Page”
When printing from your PDF reader or Chrome/Edge browser print dialog, the default option is often set to “Fit to printable area” or “Shrink to fit”. This slightly scales down the PDF by 95%–97%, causing the labels to drift off the sticker boundaries as you move down the page!
→ Always select “Actual Size” or “100% Scale” in the print dialog.
3. Verifying Scale with the 100 mm Check Line
Every sheet PDF generated by Embedro includes a precision 100.0 mm calibration test line at the bottom margin with centimeter and millimeter tick marks.
How to verify on your first print:
- Print your first test sheet on regular plain A4 paper (not sticker paper).
- Take a physical plastic or metal ruler and measure the line at the bottom.
- If it measures exactly 100 mm (10 cm) (within ±0.5 mm tolerance), your printer scale is perfect.
- Hold the test print against your Oddy sticker sheet up to the light to confirm alignment before printing on sticker sheets.
4. Print Without Waste: Start From Any Sticker Slot
Small businesses often print only 5–10 labels for a small batch of stock. Standard software forces you to start from slot #1 on the next run, which prints onto empty backing paper and destroys the sheet.
How Slot #N Indexing Works on Embedro:
If your 24-up Oddy sheet already has 8 labels peeled off from a previous batch:
- Open Print Layout in Product Label Studio.
- Click Slot #9 on the visual sheet grid.
- Embedro automatically leaves slots 1 through 8 completely blank and begins printing exactly on sticker #9.
✓ Your sticker paper is utilized with zero waste.
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