How to Print Professional Shipping Labels from PayPal

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Before you go to Step 2 and start the process to print your professional labels, you must know what side of the paper your printer prints on. Pull out the top sheet of paper from your printer paper tray and write a big X on the sheet. Put it back in your printer and print one page of anything. This will tell you what side of the sheet your printer prints on. My HP Deskjet 3940 prints on the bottom surface of the paper. When you put label sheets in your printer remember which side they will be printed on and insert them accordingly.
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Do not put items in the packages and tape or staple them yet. Assemble everything that will go in your package for shipment, using at the very minimum a 6 in. x 9 in. padded envelope, and weigh it. This minimum size is very important as the adhesive label will fit in that space perfectly. Weigh your shipment and write the weight down where you won't forget it. I always write the weight in the middle of the package where the label will be placed. Do not package your goods until AFTER you have printed your label, because once packed in a padded bag for instance, you lose the nice flat surface to attach the label to, and attaching adhesive labels to bumpy surfaces is a pain, and ends up looking sloppy.
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Go to PayPal and click on the shipping label button beside the item you have sold. Follow the instructions carefully. Before you leave the U.S. Postal Service - Confirm and Purchase Your Shipping Label page, click on the link Edit Printer Settings. When the window opens, uncheck Receipt. What this does is allow the use of the two half page label sheets without wasting a label that would otherwise have the receipt info on it, every time you print. Then click Save. Back on the U.S. Postal Service - Confirm and Purchase Your Shipping Label page, click Pay and Continue.
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Insert a single sheet of labels into your printer knowing which side of the paper your printer prints on, and click Print Label. As you have unchecked Print Receipt in the Edit Printer Settings, only the top label on the sheet will be printed on. If you need to print another label, just turn the label sheet around and the next label will print on the remaining label on the sheet.
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Once your label has printed correctly, go back to PayPal and click OK in the Did your label print OK? dialog. Now is the time to put the label on a padded envelope, after which you can place your items in the envelope and seal it up. If you are shipping a box, pack the box first, tape it up, then put the label on.
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There you have it. If you were like me, I did not bother about professional looking labels until I started to sell quite a few things in a short period of time. To me, the professional labels say Pride in My Work. There is a little bit of extra effort and expense for you, but you get a professional result that will make a good impression on your customers.
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