See Also

  1. Mapping Generic Shipping Services
  2. Adding a Customs Description Field Walkthrough
  3. Setting Up Integrated Shipping Partners
  4. Setting Up Endicia
  5. Setting_Up_Express_1
  6. Setting Up ShipRush for FedEx
  7. Viewing Postage Purchase History
  8. Mapping Values to Postage
  9. Setting Up UPS Worldship
  10. Printing Postage and Carrier Labels
  11. Cancelling Orders
  12. Recording Missing Shipments
  13. Processing Returns
  14. Marking an Order as Shipped
  15. Recreating an Order
  16. Notifying Drop Shippers
  17. Customizing Drop Shipper Notifications
  18. Recording Tracking Numbers from Drop Shippers
  19. Adjusting Costs
  20. Receiving Payments
  21. Insuring Shipments
  22. Deleting Online Pictures
  23. Splitting and Combining Shipments
  24. Creating Orders
  25. Processing Orders
  26. Combining Orders
  27. Leaving Feedback
  28. Printing Packing Lists

Setting Default Postage Label Printers

Different postage labels may use different printers.  For example, domestic postage through Express One may print on a 4x6 label printer, but international customs forms may need to print on a standard 8.5 x 11 inch page.  Likewise, mailing labels may print on 8.5 x 11 sheets or custom sized labels in a label printer.

 

To avoid having to choose a printer each time you print postage, SixBit allows  you to specify your default printers for each type of postage/labels you print.

 

Printing postage is often the last step in the process.  To save a step, you can also combine the mark as shipped action with the act of printing either postage.

 

 

To set default postage printers:

  1. Open the SixBit Options window.     How?How?Click the File Menu button in the upper left corner and then choose SixBit Options in the lower right corner of the popup.
  2. Select the Postage tab on the left.

 

  1. If Express 1 or Endicia Label Server are being used for postage, there will be an option to set the Printer for Domestic Postage through Express One and Endicia Label Server.  If Endicia Dazzle is being used,  the printer is chosen in Dazzle.  Refer to the Endicia Dazzle documentation for information on setting the printer.
  2. Set a Label Size for the printer.  The label size is actually the size of the label image that will be printed and does not necessarily need to be the same size as the paper printed on the printer.  For example, a 4x6 label can be requested and printed on an 8 1/2 x 11 inch sheet of paper.

 

  Requesting a  6x4 label will print in the same size as a 4x6 label but it will have a different orientation.
Avery provide 5162 and 8162 labels that have two 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" labels per sheet that are good for printing postage on normal letter sized printers.     To print on a 5162 label, choose the printer and a label size of 6" x 4".  This will print one label per sheet.  To use the other label on the sheet, feed the other end through on subsequent printings.

  1. Select Use the same printer for international postage if they both will use the same printer. Note that international postage must be printed on 8.5 x 11 pages.

  2. If different printers will be used, there will be the option to specify a Small Printer for International Postage and a Large Printer for International Postage.  

  3. eBay requires tracking numbers to validate sellers are shipping items in a timely fashion.  If shipping with USPS First Class, there will be no tracking number, however a non-trackable number is provided by USPS for First Class shipments.  This number can be sent to eBay to meet the requirement of providing a tracking number, but it will not actually work to provide your buyers with a trackable link.  To send this information, check the box next to Send non-trackable First Class Tracking Numbers to eCommerce sites.

 

 

To set default mailing label printers:

  1. Open the SixBit Options window.     How?How?Click the File Menu button in the upper left corner and then choose SixBit Options in the lower right corner of the popup.
  2. Select the Printers tab on the left, then the Mailing Label tab that appears on the right.
  3. Enter the Default Mailing Label Printer.  
  4. Choose the Mailing Label Style.  This will be the definition of the mailing label sheets including their size, and number of columns and rows of labels per sheet.  Click the Manage icon () to create Label Definitions.

     

 

To automatically mark as shipped:

  1. Open the Ship Orders mode.          How?How? From the Mode selector in the lower left, choose Ship Orders.
  2. Click the dialog launcher arrow in the lower right corner of the Prepare group to open the Manage Postage window.

  1. In the Automatic Status Changes drop down at the top, select when the items should be automatically marked as shipped.   This can be set to either Never, when printing packing lists, or when printing postage or labels.