# (logo_x4ss_253x52.jpg)     First Steps

# Updated: 30.09.2026

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After installing the printer driver and the eXtra4<win4> software on your computer's hard drive

the system has to be set up according to your individual requirements (printers/labels/layouts) in the following steps



\- [Activation](inst_aktivierung.md) of the software



\- Setting up the connected [printer](drucker-einrichten.md)



\- Installing the [label layouts](etiketten-layout-installieren.md)





**User guidance**



The user guide will walk you through these steps immediately after installation. 



In the first step, the printers to be controlled by eXtra4<win4> are installed.



The ‘Install printer’ button takes you directly to the printer management screen.





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Next, the labels used in the printer are registered in the printer management system.



The ‘Install label’ button takes you directly to the label selection screen in the printer management



(installation_benutzerfuehrung_02.png)





The final step is to select the layout that matches your printer and label in the Layout Wizard.



The ‘Install label layout’ button opens the wizard for selecting the layout.



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