Convert a Hepsiburada shipping label to a 100×150 mm thermal label

A Hepsiburada shipping label is downloaded as an A4 PDF from the order pages. The label's place on the page varies by template: in some it sits in the top-left corner, in others it fills the whole top half. Because the thermal printer uses a 100×150 mm roll, printing the A4 page as it is shrinks and shifts the barcode. KargoLabel crops the label area out of the page and places it at the thermal label size.

During the conversion the PDF is not converted back to an image; the page content is cropped and moved. That is why the barcode and text quality on a Hepsiburada label are preserved as much as possible.

Finding the right area on a Hepsiburada label

Open the PDF you downloaded from the panel in a viewer first: once you see where the barcode and address block sit on the page, the crop option becomes clear on its own. If it is in the top left choose "Top-left corner", if it is in the top half choose "Top half", if it is spread across the page choose "Full page", and if it is centered choose "Centered 100 × 150".

Choosing the crop area is the most critical step for the output: with the wrong area, the address line or tracking number can get cut off. Checking the output on screen after the conversion is the fastest way to catch a mistake before printing.

What changes when you move from A4 to a thermal label?

In an A4 print the label uses a small part of the page; the rest of the area is empty. When you move to a thermal label this empty space is discarded and the barcode and address block settle onto the 100×150 mm canvas. The result: the printer does not scale anything, the barcode prints at its real size and a single label comes out ready to stick on the package.

Some sellers print both a shipping label and a return label. You can convert two separate PDFs with the same settings; because the crop area comes from the same template, selecting the setting once is enough. Checking the output file on screen one last time before printing the labels keeps a wrongly cut label from going onto a package. Make this a habit especially with a template you are converting for the first time.

Practical settings for daily use

When shipping volume goes up, choosing the size and crop area every time wastes time. In the tool settings you can save your default output size and crop area to your account; the tool opens with these settings every time. The "download automatically when the conversion finishes" option also removes the download step.

• If you convert the same template often, save the default size once; you will not have to choose it every time.
• Downloading the bulk output as a ZIP and adding the date to the file name makes it easier to track which batch you printed.
• If you print the shipping and return labels on different days, convert them as separate PDFs and keep them apart in your archive.

Three common mistakes

• Leaving "fit to page" selected in the printer driver: the scale changes and the barcode does not read.
• Printing in bulk without checking the crop area: a wrong cut wastes the whole roll.
• Choosing a label size different from the roll: 100×150 mm output overflows on an 80×120 mm roll.

Return and exchange labels

On Hepsiburada orders the return shipping label can be downloaded as a separate PDF. The return label's layout is the same as the shipping label; it is converted with the same crop and size settings. That way the return process also avoids the hassle of cutting and taping A4 sheets.

If you convert the return and shipment labels on the same day, saving the default setting to your account is enough; you will not choose again for each PDF. The outputs are listed separately in your history and you can download whichever you like again.

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