How to remove the header and footer from barcode label templates

When printing barcode labels for your Shopify store, clean layout and accurate alignment are just as important as the barcode itself. Extra headers and footers such as page numbers, dates, or URLs can waste valuable label space, cause misalignment and even interfere with barcode scanning. This guide explains how to remove the header and footer from barcode label templates when using the Retail Force Barcode Generator, so your labels stay minimal, professional and perfectly optimized for Zebra, Dymo and Avery label papers.

What is Retail Force Barcode Generator?

Retail Force Barcode Generator is a Shopify app that lets you quickly generate barcodes and SKUs, design custom label templates and print retail-ready labels all from within Shopify. It supports common retail barcode formats (EAN-8, EAN-13, Code128, UPC-A/E), bulk printing and layout customization without coding. While this app lets you customize label content (product details, SKU, price, etc.) in templates, it does not provide a direct on-screen toggle specifically called “Remove Header/Footer.” So achieving a layout without header/footer involves thoughtful template configuration or external steps.

Why You’d Want to Remove Header/Footer

Removing header and footer sections from barcode labels is useful when:

• You want minimalist labels focused on barcode and essential info only.
• Your scanner or backend only needs the SKU or barcode number.
• You want to use the same label stickers across products without redundant text.
• You’re printing many barcodes and extra header/footer text wastes physical space.

Step 1: Generate Barcodes and SKUs for Your Products

Before printing labels, it’s essential to ensure that every product in your Shopify store has a unique SKU and barcode. SKUs help you track inventory internally while barcodes allow products to be scanned quickly at checkout, during stock management and in warehouses. Having both correctly generated reduces manual errors, speeds up order fulfillment and ensures smooth POS integration.

To generate barcodes and SKUs efficiently, install the Retail Force Barcodes & Labels app from the Shopify App Store and open it from your Shopify admin dashboard. Once inside the app, go to the Barcode & SKUs section.

Here, you can fully customize how your barcodes are created. The app allows you to:

• Choose a barcode format such as General, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-13, EAN-8, or ITF-14, based on your region and business needs
• Prevent duplicate barcodes to ensure each product has a unique identifier
• Add a company prefix for globally recognized barcode standards
• Customize barcode patterns (numeric, alphanumeric or mixed formats)

After configuring your preferred settings, save them and generate barcodes and SKUs in bulk or individually. After that, select lebal template after entering its dimentions. Once this step is complete, your products are fully prepared for accurate and professional label printing.

Step 2: Remove Header and Footer from Printed Labels

After selecting the product, click on the “Print Label” button, a print pop-up window appears (as shown in the image). This window controls how your labels will actually be printed on paper.

To remove the unwanted header and footer (such as date, time, page number or URL) from your labels, follow these steps:

1. In the print pop-up, scroll down and click More settings.
2. Under the Options section, you will see a checkbox labeled Headers and footers.
3. Uncheck the “Headers and footers” box.
4. Keep all other settings as required (paper size, scale, margins, etc.).
5. Click Print.

Once this box is unchecked, the label will print cleanly without any extra text, ensuring that only the barcode and label content appear on the sticker which is perfect for Zebra, Dymo or Avery label papers.

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Conclusion

Removing headers and footers from barcode labels makes your labels clean, clear and easy to scan. Even though the Retail Force Barcode Generator app does not have a direct button to remove them, you can easily do it from the print settings. By unchecking the **Headers and footers **option in the print pop-up, only the barcode and required product details will appear on the label. This helps save space, avoids confusion and ensures perfect printing for Zebra, Dymo and Avery label papers, making your Shopify labeling process smooth and professional.

Updated on: 31/01/2026