JPH03224772A - Printer and preparation of printing layout in printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To look the printing layout of the whole region of a printing medium prior to inputting printing data by inputting the kind and size of a section discriminating mark and the data of the number of printed characters to allot the same to the region of all lines of the printing medium and subsequently printing these input data on the printing medium CONSTITUTION:The size data of a label 62 is inputted by an input key 13 and the number of lines capable of printing reference marks each having a reference size (e.g the marks of the sizes of numerals 3, 5, 7) on the entire surface of a label 62 and the number of printed characters capable of being printed on the region of one line are calculated on the basis of the size data to be displayed on a display surface 151. Next, the data of the kinds (numerals 1-9) and sizes of section discrimination marks having the sizes corresponding to the sizes of the marks ready to be inputted to the region of one desired line of the label 62, for example, one uppermost line are inputted and the number of printed characters capable of printing the section discrimination mark (numeral 1) is calculated on the basis of the inputted data to be displayed on the display surface 151. By inputting the number of printed characters printing the section discrimination mark from the left margin of the region of one line by looking the display surface 151, the region capable of inputting the mark having the size corresponding to the section discrimination mark is allotted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a printer in which print layout information and printing information can be input using input keys, and a method for creating a print layout in a printer.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, printers have been known that cannot display the print layout of the entire area of a print medium on a display surface that displays input information t.

In addition, as a method for creating a print layout in a printer, you specify a point on the print medium, and specify how much length is required in the horizontal and vertical directions of the print medium based on that point. There are known devices that allocate areas for printing symbols of a predetermined size, but cannot display the print layout of the entire area of the print medium because the display surface of the display unit is small.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) Conventional printers have a drawback in that the print layout of the entire area of the print medium cannot be seen before inputting print information.

The method for creating print layouts in conventional printers is as follows:
If you are unable to see the print layout of the entire area of the printing medium before inputting printing information, and after writing the print layout on a paper such as graph paper in advance, print while looking at the print layout written on this paper. Creating a print layout is troublesome because layout information must be input.

An object of the present invention is to provide a printer that allows the user to view the print layout of the entire area of a print medium before inputting print information.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method 1 for creating a print layout in a printer in which the print layout of the entire area of a print medium can be viewed before inputting print information, and creating the print layout is not troublesome. There is a thing called K.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The printer of the present invention can print the print layout information on a print medium after inputting the print layout information using an input key and before inputting the print information.

One method for creating a print layout in the printer of the present invention is to input information about the size of a print medium, and based on this input information, print a reference symbol of a standard size on the entire surface of the print medium. Calculate and display the number of lines and the number of characters that can be printed on a standard symbol in one line area, and then select the size corresponding to the size of the symbol to be input into the desired one line area on the print medium. Enter information on the type and size of the classification identification symbol for the area classification, and calculate the number of characters that can be printed on one line of the printing medium based on this input information. By looking at this displayed information and inputting the number of characters to print the classification identification symbol from one end of this one-line area, you can enter a symbol of the size corresponding to this classification identification symbol. If there is an area left that can be printed on this line, then input the information on the type, size, and number of characters of the classification identification symbol in the same way as above to make the layout. And, by sequentially inputting information on the type, size, and number of characters of the classification identification symbol to the area of all other lines of the print medium in the same way as the first line, the area of all lines of the print medium can be allocated. After doing so, the entered information is printed on print media.

The other method for creating a print layout in the printer of the present invention is to print a barcode on the label, and is the same as the method for creating a print layout in the printer described above except for the layout for printing the barcode. be.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the printer of the present invention will be described in detail based on FIGS. 1 to 9.

As shown in FIG. 1, the printer is made portable with a handle 11 enclosed by a casing 10.

The casing IO includes an electric circuit section 12 containing an electric circuit 20 and a printing section 13 for transporting and printing label tape.
is formed into sections, and an input key 14 for inputting information to the electric circuit 20 and a display section 15 for displaying input information are provided on the outer surface. The input keys 14 include a numeric keypad 141 and a plurality of operation keys 142.

An opening/closing lid 16 is attached to the side surface of the printing section 13, and by opening the opening/closing lid 16, the printing section 13 is opened.

A tape presser mechanism $30 is provided on the front surface of the casing, that is, on a surface perpendicular to the opening/closing lid 16, and this tape presser mechanism 30 is provided in an opening formed in the front surface of the casing.

Inside the casing 10, as shown in FIG.
A ROM card 22 and a RAM card 23 comprising 15ell of a microcomputer are exchangeably accommodated, and a storage space rw117 for a cassette 40 and a tape holder 18 for a label tape are also provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the tape holding mechanism 30 is pivotally supported on one side by a fixed shaft 31 on the inner wall of the casing 1O.
This allows the support frame 32 to rotate in the front and back direction,
This support frame 32 includes a pair of frame plates 321321' arranged in parallel so as to be orthogonal to the axis IwK of the fixed shaft 31.

Each of the frame plates 321 and 321' has an engaging notch 3.
3.33' are provided, and these engagement notches 33.33
As shown in FIG. 3, these are formed by a straight path 331 opening at the front surface on the rotating side, and a circular hole 332 formed at the back of this straight path 331.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, there is a platen roller 34 between the upper period crushed plates 321 and 321', and this platen roller 34
A feed row 235 that is detachably pressed into contact with the platen roller 34 and the feed roller 35, a folding bin 36 located above the platen roller 34 and the feed roller 35, and a label holder 37 located outside the feed roller 34 are mounted. A label sensor 38 is provided at one end of the label holder 37.

Inside the casing 10 is the tape pressing mechanism 30.
A thermal print head device 50 is provided so as to face the thermal print head device 50, and this thermal print head device 50 includes a thermal print head 51 such as a thermographic print head, a pedestal 52 that supports the thermal print head 51t, and a pedestal 52 that supports the thermal print head 51t. A suppressing spring 53 that presses the thermal printing head 51 downward using the fulcrum as a fulcrum, and a support shaft 54 that supports the pedestal 52 are provided.

The support shaft 54 has one end fixed to the inner wall of the casing IO, and the other end extends as a free layer. The end and the free end of the support shaft 54 are opposed to each other.

Both 1i411 portions of the support shaft 54 are provided so as to face a pair of engagement notches 33, 33' provided in the support frame 32.
A pair of engaging parts 55 and 55' are provided, and this engaging part 5
5.55' is made by notching the support shaft 54 to form a shaft portion having a circular cross section, for example, a semicircular shape.

As shown in @71A, the engaging portion 55 (55') has a wall thickness t that is slightly smaller than the opening width W of the straight path 331 of the engaging notch 33 (33'), and therefore, as shown in FIG. 7B. As shown in FIG. 2, when it is placed sideways, it is smoothly accommodated within the straight path 331 of the engagement notch 33 (33').

The engaging portion 55 (55') can rotate after being accommodated in the circular hole 332 of the engaging notch 33 (33') as shown in FIG. It is attached to the entrance of the circular hole 3320 by the surface 551, and the support frame 32 is connected to the support shaft 54.
be firmly fixed.

At this time, the thermal printing head 51 is pressed by the platen row 234 against the pressing spring 53, so the engaging portion 55
The large surface 551 (55') is pressed against the circular hole 332 with a predetermined pressing force.

In order to rotate the engaging portion 55, 55', the support shaft 5
A knob 56 is provided on the free end side of 4, and this knob 56
rotates to a position where it touches the stopper 39 of the support frame 321g11 as shown in FIG.
The notch 1ii551 of 5′) is engaged with the entrance of the circular hole portion 332.

The above-mentioned locking operation is possible due to the shape of the locking portion 55.55' and the shape of the locking notch 33.33'. By making the part into a notched shape, the wall thickness t of the large surface is set shorter than the diameter d of the perfect circle, and the engaging notch part 33 (33') is formed in a straight path 3.
The opening of 31 @ Wt - is made larger than the wall thickness t of the engaging part, and at the back of this straight path 331 is inserted into an enlarged circular hole part 3321 having the same diameter as the diameter d of the perfect circle. By rotating the engaging portion 55 within the circular hole portion 332, the engaging portion 55 is configured to be engaged within the circular hole portion 332.

Since the attachment 11S55 (55') is usually made by notching the support shaft 54, the I diameter d of the perfect circle is usually the same as the diameter of the support shaft 540, but in some cases, the details of the diameter differ from the support @54. may be made in the support shaft and this may be used as the engaging part.

Further, the large surface 551 has the engaging portion 55 as in the embodiment.
(55') is made with a semicircular cross section, the circular hole part 3
320 entrance, and the wall thickness of the engaging part 55 is t.
When the diameter approaches the diameter d of a perfect circle, the outer peripheral portion of the engaging portion 55 will be engaged with the entrance of the circular hole portion.

A cassette 40 is detachably attached to the housing space 17 in the casing 10, as shown in FIG.

This cassette 40 houses a heat-transferable carbon ribbon 41, and by using the cassette 40, it is possible to print on plain paper labels (print media).
When not used for the cassette 401, a label made of thermal paper is used.

3 and 4 show a case where a thermal paper label is used in an eprinter, and a label tape 60 is set in the tape holder 18 and stretched in contact with the thermal print head 51.

FIG. 5 shows a case where a cassette 40 is used in the printer, and the carbon ribbon 4 pulled out from the cassette 40 is shown in FIG.
1 and the label tape 6o are superposed at the position of the platen row 234 and receive heat from the thermal printing hect 51 from the carbon ribbon 4111.

As shown in FIG. 5, the cassette 40 is made in a shape that fits inside the thermal printing head device 50t, and a winding reel 42 and a winding IJ- 43 are provided inside the cassette 40, and the carbon ribbon 41 is After being pulled out from the winding reel 42 and coming into contact with the thermal printing hect 51, the winding reel 4
It is made to be wound up in 3 pieces.

For this purpose, a drive system 70 is provided inside the casing 10, as shown in FIG. It has two driven transmission systems. One side of the transmission system is a pulley 73 that moves to a seat 7214 of the take-up reel 43 of the carbon ribbon 41.
The other has a pulley 74 fixed to the fixed shaft 31 to rotate the platen roller 34.

In the embodiment, a #lL battery is used for the rIt#21, but in some cases, an external 5IIIc#, for example, a commercial power source may be used. In this case, the drive system 70 may also be configured separately. I can do it.

The printer described above can also be used as a labeling machine, in which case the label tape 60 is fed intermittently.

When the printer is used only for label printing, the label tape 601 is allowed to hang down along the platen roller 34, as shown in FIG.
In this case, since the label tape 60 does not pass through the folding bin 36, the mount 61 and the label 62 are not separated (they are discharged as one label tape 60).

There is an indistinguishable mark on the back of the above mount.
This mark is detected by a sensor 302 provided in the tape holding mechanism 30 so as to face the thermal print head device 50, thereby controlling the transport of the label tape 60 and controlling the position of the label 62 with respect to the thermal print head 51. be done. Furthermore, the printer can be used as a label pasting machine [
When in use, the label 62 is folded back by the folding bin 36 and inserted between the platen roller 34 and the feed roller 35, as shown in FIG. 9A.

In this case, as the label tape 60 is intermittently transferred, the label 62 is peeled off from the mount 61 and protrudes forward onto the label holder 37, as shown in FIG. 4, similar to a conventionally known labeler.

In this case, the label 62 is detected by the label sensor 38, and the label tape is not transported while the label sensor 38 detects the presence of the label 62.

When the product is brought close to the label receiver 37 of the tape holding mechanism 30 and rubbed up while pressing the product against the label 62 protruding from here, and the label 62 is attached to the product, the label sensor 38 detects the label. 62 is detected and the electric circuit 20 is activated, whereby the thermal printing head 51 prints the label 62 of the label tape 60 again, and the drive system 70 is activated to print the label 62t- again.
It protrudes onto the label holder 37.

At this time, it is desirable that the platen roller 34 is configured to reversely feed the label tape 6 (l) prior to printing and pull back the leading label 62 to the printing start position of the thermal print head 51.

That is, in this type of label pasting machine, in order to maintain the peeled label 62 in a protruding state, as shown in Fig. H9 AK, the peeled label 62t - rear end 621f: mount 61
Leave it attached.

Therefore, the label 62 next to this peeled label 62
' has moved forward away from the printing position of the thermal print head 51, and printing will not be possible in this state.

For this reason, in other conventional printers, the label tape 6
0 label 62 is pasted on the gold paper 61 with a slight separation between the labels 62 and 62, and in the gap formed between the labels 62 and 62, that is, the blank area where the mount surface is exposed, the rear end 621 of the peeled label 62 and The gap g with respect to the printing position of the thermal print head 51 was absorbed.

However, in this method, it is necessary to form a blank space on the label tape 6°, which increases the number of manufacturing steps for the label tape 60, causing a rise in price, and also because the label tape 60 is pasted onto a single piece of label tape 6o. Since the number of labels 62 is considerably reduced, there is a problem in that there is a lot of waste in terms of costs.

In the illustrated printer, the label tape 60 is retracted to the printing position, that is, to the center of the platen roller 34, prior to printing, so there is no problem as described above.

For this reason, in the illustrated printer, when the label tape 60f) IIW is forwardly transported, even if the sensor 302 detects the mark written on the mount 61, the dimensional label tape 60 is still transported a little, and as a result, the leading label 62 is When the label sensor 38 detects that the label 62 does not exist, the reversible motor 71 reverses the label tape 60Q so that it moves forward from the base ff161, and the sensor 302 detects the mark on the base 11a61. At times, the label tape 60 is made to stop (it is configured so that the position where the label tape 60 moves backwards and stops becomes the printing start point of the thermal print head 51).

In the above, the printer described above is provided with an input switch and a changeover switch (not shown).

The electric circuit 20 is driven by the input switch, and the two operating modes shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B are alternatively selected by the changeover switch.

Furthermore, when the label tape 60 is fed backwards by the reversible motor 71, the label tape 60 or the carbon ribbon 41 is fed backwards to the rear side of the platen roller 34 and becomes relaxed. Since the reverse feed length of the tape 60 is extremely short, loosening of the label tape 60 does not interfere with the operation of the printer.

In the above-mentioned printer, the thermal printing head device 50 and the tape pressing mechanism 30 each have a cantilever fixed s31 and a support shaft 5.
Since it is supported by Since the machine $30 is locked and fixed, the connection and fixation relationship between the two is good.

Next, referring to the printer described above, an example of a method for creating a print layout in the printer of the present invention will be described.

In the printer described above, the display surface 151 of the display unit 15 cannot display the print layout of the entire area of the label 62 because it has to be made small in order to make the printer portable.

Therefore, in the present invention, a printing layout of the label 62 is created by printing on the label 62 a classification identification symbol for each area classification.

The above-mentioned printer allows information to be printed to be entered using the input key 14, and information about a reference symbol of a reference size to be printed and a scaling symbol of several times this size can be entered using the input key 14. It can be entered and printed.

Furthermore, in addition to being able to input numerical information using the numeric keypad 141, the above-described printer can also input information using alphabetic characters, Chinese characters, and other symbols through a combination of input using the numeric keypad 141 and operation keys 142.

In the above-mentioned printer, the microcomputer constituting the electric circuit 20 inputs the size information of the label 62 (print medium) using the input key 14.
The number of lines that can be printed on the entire surface of the label 62 with the reference symbol of the standard size and the number of characters that can be printed on one line area can be calculated, and then the number of lines that can be printed on one line area of the label 62 can be calculated. To calculate the number of characters that can be printed in the area of the label 6201 line based on the size of the label 62 and the information on the size of the symbol when information on the size of the symbol to be printed is input after specifying that The label 62 that remains after inputting information about the size of the symbol to be printed and the number of characters to be printed in a predetermined portion of one line area of the label 62.
When information about the size of a symbol to be printed in a predetermined portion of a one-line area is input, it is possible to calculate the number of characters that can be printed in this predetermined portion.

In addition, the micro-empiator is configured to print on the label 62 when information on the size of the label 62 and information on the type, size, and position of the barcode to be printed on the label 62 are input.
The number of lines in which reference symbols can be printed in the area where the barcode is printed and other areas as well as the number of characters that can be printed in one line area can be calculated. If you enter information about the size of the symbol to be printed after specifying printing in the row area, label 6
The number of characters that can be printed in one line area of the label 62 can be calculated based on the information on the size of 2, the type of barcode, the size and position, and the size of the symbol, and the number of characters that can be printed in one line area of the label 6201 can be calculated. If you input the information about the size of the symbol to be printed in the predetermined part of the area of the label and the number of characters to be printed in the predetermined part of the area of the label 6201 that remains after entering the information of the size of the symbol to be printed in the predetermined part of the area The number of prints that can be printed on a portion can be calculated.

First, a method of creating a printing layout as shown in FIG. 10 will be explained.

First, information on the size of the label 62 is input using the input key 14. Based on this input information, the number of lines in which reference symbols of a reference size (in the example shown in FIG. 10, symbols of numbers 3, 5, and 7) can be printed on the entire surface of the label 62.

The number of prints of the reference symbol that can be printed in one line area is calculated and displayed on the display surface 151.

Next, the type of classification identification symbol (in the example shown in FIG. 10, Enter the numbers 1 to 9) and size information, and based on this input information, one line of the area busy classification identification symbol of the label 62 (number 1 in the example shown in FIG. 10)
The number of characters that can be printed (5 in the example shown in FIG. 1O) is calculated and displayed on the display surface 151.

Looking at this displayed information, one end of the area of this one line (the 10th
By inputting the number of characters (5 in the example shown in Figure 10) to print the classification identification symbol from the left end in the example shown in Figure 1J, a symbol of the size corresponding to this classification identification symbol can be input. Allocate areas.

Next, by sequentially inputting information on the type, size, and number of characters of the classification identification symbol into the area of all other lines of the label 62 in the same way as the first line, the area of all lines of the label 62 is filled in. Make an allocation.

In the example shown in factor 10, in the area of the 5th and 7th lines from the top, even if you enter a type of classification identification symbol information (!11 category, information on size and number of prints), it will not be printed on this line. If there is still space remaining, the information on the type, size, and number of prints of the classification identification symbol is further input and allocated until there is no remaining space on this line, in the same manner as described above.

After all the rows of the label 62 are allocated, a classification identification symbol is printed on the label 62 and the label 62 is discharged from the printer. 10th
The method of creating a print layout as shown in the figure can be applied not only to the above-mentioned label printer but also to general printers.

Then, looking at the printing layout of the discharged label 62, input the information to be printed using the input key 14 for each area of each type of classification identification symbol (numbers 1 to 9 in the example shown in FIG. 1O). By printing on the label 62, desired information can be printed on the label 62.

Next, a method for creating the print layout shown in @11 and 12 will be explained.

First, information on the size of the label 62 is input using the input key 14, and then information on the type, size, and position of the barcode is input.

Calculate the area where the barcode of the label 62 will be printed based on the input information, determine the number of lines in which the reference symbol can be printed in areas other than this area, and print the reference symbol in the area of one line. The number of lines that can be printed is calculated and the number of lines and the number of prints are displayed on the display surface 151.

Next, in the same manner as the example shown in FIG. 10, the area other than the bar code on the label 62 is allocated, and after the entire area of the label 62 is allocated, the label 62 is printed and discharged. For example, as shown in FIG. 11. And a print layout as shown in FIG. 12 can be created.

In the above description, numbers 1 to 9 are used as the classification identification symbols in the examples shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, but other symbols such as alphabetic characters or katakana may also be used.

Although the printer of the present invention has been described as one that implements all of the above-described printing layout creation methods of the present invention, the printer of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.
In a printer that cannot display the print layout of the entire area of the print medium on the display surface 151 of the display unit 15 and can input print layout information and print information using input keys, the input key 14 It is only necessary that the print layout information can be printed on the print medium after inputting the print layout information and before inputting the print information, and the method for creating the print layout may be a conventional method. Conventional methods for creating print layouts include, for example, specifying a point on the print medium and specifying the required horizontal and vertical length of the print medium based on that point. to allocate an area to print a symbol of a predetermined size, or specify two points on the print medium and specify the area surrounded by horizontal and vertical straight lines passing through these two points. However, there are some that allocate areas for printing symbols of a predetermined size.

(Effects of the Invention) The printer of the present invention can print and view the print layout of the entire area of the print medium on the print medium before inputting print information.

The method for creating a print layout in a printer according to the present invention is such that the print layout of the entire area of the print medium can be printed and viewed on the print medium before inputting printing information, and the symbols to be printed in the area of the print medium can be viewed. Since the layout is done by printing a classification identification symbol of a size corresponding to the size of the page, creating a print layout is not troublesome.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the printer of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the inside of the same printer, and FIG.
Figure 4 and Figure 4 are side views showing the inside of the above printer, Figure 5 is a partially cutaway side view showing the inside when the cassette is housed in the printer, and Figure 6 is the drive system of the printer. The seventh factor is a schematic diagram illustrating the engagement operation between the engaging portion and the engagement notch of the same printer, FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating how the printer is used, and FIG. 9 is the same as the above. A schematic diagram illustrating the transport state of the label tape during the label pasting operation of the printer, and FIGS. 10 to 12 are diagrams each showing an example of a print layout created by the method for creating a print layout in a printer of the present invention. It is. In the figure, reference numeral 14 indicates an input key 15, a display section, 151 a display surface, 60 a label tape, and 62 a label. Figure 41 Figure 5 Figure 1 1 Figure A (B) (C) Figure CB) Figure (B) Figure ○ Figure 1 Figure 2

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) In a printer that cannot display the print layout of the entire area of the print medium on the display surface of the display unit, and in which print layout information and print information can be input using the input keys, the input key 1. A printer that is capable of printing print layout information on a print medium after inputting print layout information and before inputting print information. (2) It is not possible to display the print layout of the entire area of the print medium on the display surface of the display unit, and the information to be printed can be input using input keys, and the reference symbol of the reference size to be printed and the number of lines that can print a scaling symbol several times larger than this, and that can print the reference symbol on the entire surface of the printing medium when information about the size of the printing medium is input. Calculates the number of characters that can be printed in one line area, then specifies printing in one line area of the print medium, and then enters information about the size of the symbol to be printed. A symbol that calculates the number of characters that can be printed in one line area of a print medium based on information about the size of the medium and the size of the symbol, and that is to be printed in a predetermined part of the one line area of the print medium. If you enter information about the size of the symbol to be printed in a predetermined portion of the one-line area of the print medium that remains after entering the information about the size and number of prints, the print that can be printed in this predetermined portion. In a printer equipped with a microcomputer that can calculate numbers, first input information about the size of the print medium, and then print a standard symbol on the entire surface of the print medium based on this input information. Calculates and displays the number and the number of prints that can be printed with the standard symbol in one line area,
Next, input information on the type and size of the classification identification symbol for the area classification of the size corresponding to the size of the symbol to be input into the desired one-line area of the print medium, and based on this input information. Calculate and display the number of prints that can be made to print the classification identification symbol in one line area of the print medium, and based on this displayed information, calculate the number of prints that can be made to print the classification identification symbol from one end of this one line area. By inputting this information, you can allocate an area where you can input a symbol of the size corresponding to this category identification symbol, and then, if there is still an area that can be printed on this line, proceed further as described above. In the same way as above, by inputting information on the type, size, and number of prints of the classification identification symbol, an area is allocated where a symbol of the size corresponding to this classification identification symbol can be input, and After allocating the area of all the lines of the print medium by sequentially inputting information on the type, size, and number of prints of the classification identification symbol in the area of all other lines in the same way as the first line, 1. A method for creating a print layout in a printer, the method comprising printing information input by a printer on a print medium. (3) It is not possible to display the printing layout of the entire area of the label on the display surface of the display unit, and the information to be printed can be input using the input keys, and the standard symbol of the standard size to be printed and If you can print a scaling symbol several times larger than this, and if you enter information about the size of the label and the type, size, and position of the barcode to be printed on the label, Calculate the number of lines in which reference symbols can be printed in the barcode printing area and other areas, and the number of characters that can be printed in one line area, and then print in one line area of the label. If you enter the information about the size of the symbol to be printed after specifying that A predetermined portion of the one-line area of the label that remains after calculating the number of printable characters that can be printed and inputting information on the size of the symbol to be printed on the predetermined portion of the one-line area of the label and the number of characters to be printed. In a printer equipped with a microcomputer that can calculate the number of characters that can be printed on a predetermined area when information on the size of a symbol to be printed on a label is input, first, information on the size of the label is input. Then, enter the barcode type, size, and position information, and based on this input information, you can print the standard symbol in the area where the barcode is printed on the label and in other areas. Calculate the number of lines and the number of characters that can be printed with the standard symbol in one line area, display these line numbers and the number of prints, and then enter the symbol to be input into the desired one line area of the label. It is possible to input the type and size information of the division identification symbol for the area division of the size corresponding to the size of the label, and to print the division identification symbol in one line area of the label based on this input information. The number of characters to be printed is calculated and displayed, and by looking at this displayed information and inputting the information on the number of characters to be printed from one end of this one-line area, a symbol of the size corresponding to this classification identification symbol is generated. Allocate an area where you can input
Next, if there is an area left that can be printed on this line, enter information on the type, size, and number of characters for the classification identification symbol in the same way as above, and print the size corresponding to this classification identification symbol. Allocate an area where you can input the symbol, and enter information on the type, size, and number of prints of the classification symbol in the same way as the first row in the areas of all other rows of the label. A method for creating a print layout in a printer, characterized in that the input information is printed on the label after allocating the areas of all lines of the label.