Why A4
Why sellers print 4 labels per A4 sheet
When you are starting out or shipping a few dozen orders a day, an A4 printer is often the printer you already own. Four labels per sheet makes it practical.
Works with the printer you have
Any office inkjet or laser printer that takes A4 paper can print the sheet. You do not need a thermal label printer to get started.Fits 4-part sticker sheets
A4 sticker sheets split into four parts are easy to buy. Print the labels on them, peel and stick, or print on plain paper and cut along the guides.A quarter of the paper
Marketplace PDFs often give each label a whole A4 page with the invoice below. Four labels per sheet uses far fewer sheets for the same orders.
Layout
How the A4 layout is built
The measurements are fixed, so every sheet comes out the same and you can cut a whole stack the same way.
2×2 grid on A4
Each sheet is a standard A4 page, 210 × 297 mm, split into four equal quarters, two across and two down.Margin and gap
There is an outer margin of 18 pt (about 6 mm) and a 12 pt (about 4 mm) gap between labels, which leaves room for cutting and for printers that cannot print to the edge.Cut guides
Thin dashed grey lines mark where to cut. They sit in the gaps, not on the labels.Scaled, never stretched
Each label is scaled to fit its quarter while keeping its proportions. A tall Meesho label and a wider Flipkart label both keep their shape.Footer strip under each label
If you add an order number, your own text or the date and time, it goes in a strip under the label and is scaled along with it. It is never printed over the label.Fills sheets in order
Labels fill each sheet left to right, top to bottom, in the order you chose. A last sheet with fewer than four labels simply has empty quarters.
Steps
Make A4 label sheets in four steps
Step 1: Add your PDFs
Pick the marketplace, then drag in the label PDFs from your seller panel or use Choose files.Step 2: Turn on 4 per A4
Switch on “4 labels per A4 page”. Add the order number, a short note or the date under each label if you want them.Step 3: Generate
The labels are read as soon as you add the files. Press Generate Labels PDF and they are cropped and placed on A4 sheets in your browser.Step 4: Download and print
Download the PDF, open it in a new tab to check the sheets, then print one test page before printing the rest.
Printing
Printing tips for A4 label sheets
- Print at 100%. In the print dialog choose “Actual size” or a scale of 100%. Turn off “Fit to page” or “Shrink to fit”, or every label will come out smaller.
- Set the paper to A4. Some printers default to Letter. A wrong paper size shifts the labels away from the sticker parts.
- Test one sheet first. Print a single page on plain paper, hold it against a sticker sheet and scan one barcode with your phone before you print the rest.
- Feed sticker sheets the right way up. Check which side your printer prints on before loading a full stack.
When to use label-size pages instead
If you have a thermal label printer, turn the A4 layout off. Each label then gets its own page sized to the label, which suits a roll of labels. Print it at actual size as well.
Combine A4 sheets with sorting
The A4 layout follows whatever order you pick. Turn on SKU sorting and the labels for one product sit together on the same sheets, so you can cut a sheet and pack those orders straight away. See how SKU sorting works, or read the full guide on how to print 4 shipping labels on A4.
Printers
Print on A4 sheets or a label printer
Print 4 labels on one A4 sheet
To print shipping labels on A4, turn on 4 labels per A4 page. The tool lays out your shipping labels A4 sheet by sheet in a 2×2 grid, so you print 4 labels on one A4 page. In other words, you print 4 shipping labels on one page. The result is a shipping label A4 PDF that any office laser or inkjet printer can print.
If you were searching for an A4 shipping label template, this does the same job without one. You never place labels into a shipping label template by hand; the layout is built for you every time.
Use a shipping label printer instead
Many sellers use a shipping label printer: a thermal printer such as a 4x6 label printer, a barcode label printer or a mailing label printer. For these, turn 4 labels per A4 off. Each label is then saved on its own page, sized to the label, ready for a roll of labels.
A label printer for small business, for example a Dymo shipping label printer or a Rollo label printer, prints a PDF like any other printer. Set the paper size to your label size in the print dialog and choose actual size or fit to label. The tool has not been tested on every shipping label printer for small business, so print one label first and check that the barcode scans before you print the whole batch.
FAQ
4 labels per A4 questions
Scaling, printer settings and where the extra text goes on the sheet.
See all questionsRelated tools and guides
- Shipping label PDF cropperHow each label is found, measured and copied as vector content.
- Sort labels by SKU firstGet each product’s labels together on consecutive A4 sheets.
- Meesho labels on A4Use the Meesho label cropper with tight white space removal.
- Amazon labels on A4Use the Amazon label cropper for Easy Ship style PDFs.
- Flipkart labels on A4Use the Flipkart label cropper and sort by SKU.
- How to print 4 shipping labels on A4Printer settings and paper tips, step by step.
- Printing and layout FAQMore answers about printing, privacy and supported files.
Turn your label PDF into A4 sheets
Upload your Meesho, Amazon or Flipkart label PDFs, switch on 4 labels per A4 page and print on the printer you already have.