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FAQ: How to setup & print Australia Post Shipping Label with Brother label printers (Windows)?

Supported Label printers

The QL range of label printers (105mm wide)

RJ4 range of portable printers

TD4 range of thermal label printers

 

Supported Australia Post Shipping Label PDF’s

The Australia Post “MyPost Business” and “eParcel” Post labels are based on a 101x152mm (3.97x5.97in) label.

australia post shipping labels

 

How to Setup Printing Defaults and Preferences for 103x164mm Shipping Label using DK-11247 roll

*Click here to jump to steps on setting up 102x152mm shipping label using DK-11241 roll*


Step 1
. Open the Control Panel => Hardware and Sound => Devices and Printers.

Step 2. Right-click on the Brother machine and left-click on Printing preferences.

Step 3. Select the Advanced tab and then Printing Defaults

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Step 4.
Set the paper size to the same Media in your machine and set the quality to Give priority to print quality (It is critical that this is correct). Then click OK to apply the changes and close the window.

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Step 5: Open the Australia Post shipping label PDF file in Adobe Acrobat. Select File and then Print.
Step 6: Within the print window that opens, then select your Brother label printer model, set Page Sizing & Handling to Actual Size and set Orientation to Auto. Then press Print.
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How to Setup Printing Defaults and Preferences for 102x152mm Shipping Label using DK-11241 roll

Step 1. Open the Control Panel => Hardware and Sound => Devices and Printers.

Step 2. Right-click on the Brother machine and left-click on Printing preferences.

Step 3. Select the Advanced tab and then Printing Defaults.

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Step 4. Set the paper size to the same media in your machine (It is critical that this is correct). Then click OK to apply the changes and close the window.

brother shipping label printer settings

Step 5: Open the Australia Post shipping label PDF file in Adobe Acrobat. Select File and then Print.

Step 6: Within the print window that opens, then select your Brother label printer model, set Page Sizing & Handling to Fit and set Orientation to Auto. Then press Print.

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