Reducing the size of the shipping label

How can I reduce the size of the shipping label? I print from the Paypal page and my printer is a HP Photosmart. Some of my items are fairly small and I dislike wrapping the label down the sides, etc.

Thanks!

asked over 11 years ago

2 Answers

Your printer should have the option to re-size, if you select print preview before you print. But, make sure the barcode and other info is not so small the PO cannot read and it cannot be scanned. You can also put the small object into a large plain shipping envelope so you do not have to re-size the label.

answered over 11 years ago

Try printing from different browsers.
I used to have a successfull home-based business on EtsySUX before it abandoned it’s original tennants and betrayed the hand-made goods sellers….
When I printed in IE, it took a whole page (even outside the borders of the full-page sticker labels). When I printed in FireFox, I could get 4 on a page….and boy, did the post office scream about how small the text was! I think it’s now down to two labels to a page. I don’t know…nothing I ship from home sells anymore…..

answered over 11 years ago

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