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--- documentation:input:labels [2013/05/17 09:30] – [Special cases] armin_loeckher
+++ documentation:input:labels [2016/02/24 13:03] (current) – [Creating labels via the edit specimen form] armin_loeckher
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-A click on the Labels button opens a search form for the production of labels for specimens / observation records. Available options include:
+A click on the **Labels** button opens a search form for the production of labels for specimens / observation records. Available options include:
   * the standard search form: This allows you to find any specimen within the database.
-  * the barcode label interface: By choosing your institution and entering a range of collection numbers you can print barcode labels for selected parts of he collection.
+  * the barcode label interface: By choosing your institution and entering a range of collection numbers you can print barcode labels for selected parts of the collection.
-  * the specimenID entry field: allows finding a specimen by its specimenID
+  * the specimenID entry field: allowsyou to find a specimen using its specimenID.
-In the list created by the search process you can select the labels you need by ticking the corresponding boxes. Options are "Type map label" (creates a folder label) "Type spec label" (creates a specimen label) and "barcode label". As soon as you have finished your selection, you can create a printable .pdf by clicking the "make PDF" buttons on top of the search list. Please note that each type of label (folder/specimen/barcode/standard) has its own button.
+In the list created by the search process, you can select the labels you need by ticking the corresponding boxes. Options are: **Type map label** (creates a folder label), **Type spec label** (creates a specimen label)
+and **barcode label**.
-After printing the labels please do not forget to delete your selection by clicking the "clear all" button.
+As soon as you have made your selection, you can create a printable .pdf by clicking the **make PDF** buttons on top of the search list. Please note that each type of label (folder/specimen/barcode/standard) has its own button.
+> After printing the labels please do not forget to delete your selection by clicking the **Clear all** button.
 ==== Creating labels via the edit specimen form ====
-You can access the printing form by clicking the specimenID in the edit specimen form. Tick the “type spec” box if you need a specimen label and/or the “type map” box if you need a folder label. The “make pdf” button creates a printable file. After printing the labels do not forget to delete your selection by clicking “clear all”
+You can access the printing form by clicking the **specimenID** in the edit specimen form. Tick the **type spec** box if you need a specimen label and/or the **type map** box if you need a folder label. The **make PDF** button creates a printable file. After printing the labels do not forget to delete your selection by clicking **clear all**.
+It is also possible to create labels for the specimens you were working on during a specific date. In the main **specimens** window you can access your daily work by choosing a specific date from the drop-down menu and clicking the **Labels** button and proceed from there. Alternatively you can download an XLS file containing the labels for a specific date by clicking the **floppy disk symbol** next to the **Labels** button.
 The same procedure is available for standard (non-type) labels.