Prepare mixed courier PDFs for a 4×6 label batch

Packing teams often receive several courier PDFs with different page sizes and orientations. Printing them as one batch without checking page geometry can waste labels or clip a tracking barcode.

Prepare your input

Keep the original carrier PDFs. Identify the printer stock size and whether the carrier requires the full page or just its label area. Work with sample labels before using an active shipment batch.

Work through the task

Add PDFs to Shipping Label Organizer in the required order. Its page selector uses one-based page numbers; you can repeat or reorder pages, and a blank selection means all pages. Enter left and top crop offsets and crop dimensions in inches before rotation. The 4×6, 4×4 and 2×1 presets fill editable dimensions. Preview a rendered output page, then save a new PDF rather than changing the originals.

Example to try

For a two-courier batch, first merge one PDF from each courier and inspect both output pages. A 4×6 preset is only a starting dimension: crop position can differ even when the final paper is the same size. If a tracking barcode reaches the edge, increase the available white margin instead of shrinking the print through a driver setting.

Check the result

Inspect first, middle and last pages at actual print size. Confirm addresses and the entire quiet area around each barcode survive the crop. Scan a printed test label on your real hardware before a production run.

Know the current limits

The app does not purchase postage, detect courier layouts automatically or print directly. Physical printer compatibility is still an RC3 acceptance task.