# PrintStation for operator

Check the source hand-off, exact document and printer, then distinguish submission from physical output.

Source: https://help.smartfact.ai/printstation/guides/printstation-operator

Audience: Operator

## Print a label from its source

1. **Open Packing label WO-000042**

   Open Packing label WO-000042.

   In production your source application opens this panel. Check the work order, source, stock and printer before committing output. This sample uses ZPL with no browser picture.

2. **Inspect the exact ZPL**

   Inspect the exact ZPL.

   The browser cannot render ZPL. The expanded text is the exact label content received from the source; PrintStation transports it without choosing or rewriting the label.

3. **Send one label**

   Send one label.

   One click authorises one waiting copy. In this proof a simulated printer accepts it. Sent means accepted by the app, not evidence of paper.

4. **Check the sent state**

   Check the sent state.

   Check the physical output before reporting success. The print button is disabled once no copies remain; reopening the panel does not create another label. Ask the source application for an authorised reprint when required.

[Watch or practise this chapter](https://help.smartfact.ai/printstation/demo?guide=printstation-operator&chapter=introduction)