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title: "Connect Label Printer to Check-in"
description: "Install and use our **LabelPrinter tool** for printing your labels from the check-in. ## 1. Install LabelPrinter You can find the **installation file** for Windows [here](https://seafile.church.tools/d/a8c34d42436d431d8470/) for download. **Hinweis** Aktuell gibt es den *LabelPrinter* nur für Windows. Der Drucker muss…"
url: "https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/churchtools-modules/preparations-check-in/connect-label-printer-to-check-in/"
updated: "2026-06-25"
category: "Check-in / Preparations"
---

# Connect Label Printer to Check-in

Install and use our **LabelPrinter tool** for printing your labels from the check-in.

## 1. Install LabelPrinter

You can find the **installation file** for Windows [here](https://seafile.church.tools/d/a8c34d42436d431d8470/) for download.

**Hinweis**

Aktuell gibt es den *LabelPrinter* nur für Windows. Der Drucker muss mit dem **Windows-Gerät** verbunden werden, auf welchem das *LabelPrinter-Tool* installiert ist. Dafür kannst du den Drucker entweder per Kabel verbinden oder du verbindest sowohl den Drucker als auch dein Windows-Gerät mit demselben Netzwerk.

> If your church **does not use Windows devices**, you could use a Raspberry Pi in your network and install the tool on it. You can then control this over the network, e.g., from devices with Linux or macOS operating systems or from mobile devices.

## 2. Set Up and Edit ChurchTools Access

After running the file, under *Settings Basic Settings*, first enter your data for **access** to your ChurchTools installation.

![](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/image-211.png)

(1) Enter the **URL** of your installation here. e.g. `https://meinegemeinde.church.tools`
(2) And here, enter the **email address** of a user of this installation.

**Hinweis**

Die E-Mail-Adresse dieses Nutzers wird für den Login in die Installation gebraucht. Dieser Nutzer benötigt folgende Rechte:
- Check-in: `"Check-in" sehen (view)`
- Check-in: `Drucker verwalten (edit masterdata)`

> We recommend creating a separate user for this purpose. You should definitely try logging in with this user once to set the password and confirm the consent page if necessary.

You can **change** this data at any time in the LabelPrinter tool under *Settings Basic Settings*.

## 3. Configure Printer and Enable for ChurchTools

Under **Configure Printer**, select the printer, set it up, test it, and enable it for ChurchTools.

![](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/image-213.png)

(1) You **select** the desired printer.
(2) And **set** the settings for the printer.
(3) In this step, confirm with the checkbox that you want to **enable** this printer for ChurchTools.
(4) Finally, **test** the printer and check if your settings are correct.

## 4. Activate Printer

To **activate** the configured printer, enter the password for the user chosen in step 2 here.

![](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/image-214.png)

## 5. Select Printer in Check-in

Now that you have connected the printer, a user with the appropriate rights in your ChurchTools installation can **select** it in the check-in and automatically print the labels for your check-ins.

## 6. Optional: Adjust Font and Size

To adjust the font and size, make the appropriate settings in the churchdbsync.ini file. This file is located in your user data, in the hidden system directory "AppData".

**Hinweis**

Solltest du vorher bereits die Druckeranbindung über DBSync genutzt haben und nun den neuen LabelPrinter installieren, musst du Schriftart und -größe nicht erneut anpassen. Sie bleiben im entsprechenden Ordner bestehen.

### 6.1 Make System Directory "AppData" Visible

To do this, open your **Windows Explorer**, switch to the *View* tab here and click on *Change folder and search options* in the *Options* dropdown.

![](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/image-217.png)

In the **Folder Options**, switch again to the *View* tab. Here, scroll down a bit in the list and activate the option *Show hidden files, folders, and drives*. This will make the hidden system directory "AppData" visible.

![](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/image-212.png)

### 6.2 Access and Edit churchdbsync.ini File

Then select the corresponding folder in Windows Explorer under the following path: This PC > Local Disk > Users > Admin > AppData > ChurchDBSync. In this folder, you will find the file "ChurchDBSync".

![](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/image-216.png)

When you access this file, it opens in an editor. Here you can find the settings for font and size and edit them according to your preferences.

![](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/image-215.png)