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Getting started

Install ceelab, open it for the first time, protect the administration and print a first label.

Installing

ceelab runs on Windows, macOS (Apple Silicon) and Linux. Everything is included: there is nothing else to install.

System Installation
Windows Run the installer and follow the steps.
macOS Open the disk image and drag ceelab into the Applications folder.
Linux Install the package: ceelab appears in the applications menu.

The cee command, for printing from your scripts, is installed with the application: see Command line.

First launch

The very first time you open it, ceelab goes straight to the Administration: this is where you set up the computer before printing.

  • New computer: choose the administration password, then, in Settings, set the printers, the folder where PDFs are saved and the location. Then adapt the sample provided, or create your own document types.
  • Moving to another computer: on the password screen, Import backup… brings back all your data and settings, password included.
Administration unlock screen.Administration unlock screen.

The sample provided

ceelab comes with a ready-to-use sample, Product label, and its 4 × 2 in template: product, reference, quantity, packaging, manufacturing date, automatic serial number and traceability code. Edit it, or start from scratch. If you delete it, New type › Start from the “Product label” sample recreates it (or Create the sample when the list is empty).

The password

The administration (templates, document types, settings) is protected by a password, asked once per session. After five incorrect attempts, ceelab goes back to the Generation space. If you forget it, see Troubleshooting.

Two spaces

Generationentry, batch, generationAdministrationtypes, templates, database, settingspassword, once per sessionCtrl+G (Cmd+G on macOS)× its close button returns to Generation
Two windows, never open at the same time. The current batch and the open tab are still there when you come back.
  • Generation: the everyday window, for entering and printing. It is the one that opens at launch.
  • Administration: the large window for designing and configuring.

Ctrl+G (Cmd+G on macOS) switches from one to the other. Your current batch is waiting for you when you come back.

The first label

For the first batch of labels on a computer, ceelab prints a single test label. Check the orientation, alignment and content, reprint or rotate it if needed, then confirm: the rest of the batch goes out, with numbers in sequence. This check happens only once.

Updating

  • Close ceelab before installing a new version.
  • Make a backup before every update.
  • If you use the cee command, open ceelab once after the update.