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# Printarea of Product Base

# What is Printarea
A print area is \*\*an area that can be printed on a POD product. \*\*
POD products can have different print-areas. For example, a mug usually has one print-area which is wrap-around the outside of the mug; while a T-shirt can have 2 print-areas: front & back... 

Artwork will be placed within a print-area to send to fulfillment (see [Locate artwork](/en/article/locate-artwork-in-printarea-1grzjp0/)).

||| Therefore, **printarea will decide the size of the order's design sent to fulfillment.**
Also, printarea will be used to display artwork on product mockup.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/6085dc2a7293d800/printarea-pb1_nba6wl.png)

# Create a default Printarea
* Choose a product base to edit
* Click on button **"New Printarea"**

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/6/0/8/5/6085dc2a7293d800/image_1p1lzz8.png)

* Add a key name for the printarea (eg. Front, Back, Side...)

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/6/0/8/5/6085dc2a7293d800/image_1tyheip.png)

* Add width and height (in pixel) as well      
* Click on **Save**


### Printarea name (printarea key)
Printarea name is used to identify where this printarea belongs to.
| Some providers require the exact key name, like Front/Back, to print on correct position (check [this article](https://support.teeinblue.com/en/article/required-printarea-keys-of-print-providers-do55gr/))

For example, you can enter the `Printarea Key` here:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/6/0/8/5/6085dc2a7293d800/image_104go2n.png)


| Note that the `Printarea Key` is different from the `Display Name`. You can set the `Display Name` to whatever you want for easier working.

### Printarea size
Input number of width and height in pixel. They should match the requirement of your fulfillment provider.

| You can use the following [site](https://pixelcalculator.com/en) to calculate your desired Printareas
| [Where to find printarea guidelines of providers?](https://teeinblue.crisp.help/en/article/where-to-find-printarea-guidelines-of-providers-9dkwfl/)

### Number of printareas
Number of printareas depends on the product base.
For example: a tshirt can have an artwork on Front printarea, and another one on Back printarea. 

| In case **a product base has different printarea size for each variant**, please read this instructions: [Custom Variant Printarea](https://support.teeinblue.com/en/article/custom-variants-printarea-5plxay/) feature.
||| With on-going Campaigns, please be sure **not** to remove the existing Printarea, as it will affect your orders. If you want to add new ones, be sure to also update them in your Campaign Editor Page as well.


# Set up printarea in Mockup 
* Edit a mockup in Product Base or in Campaign. Mockup Editor will appear.
* Click on **"Add Printarea"** button to add the correct printarea to a mockup image.
For example: Add printarea "Front" to the mockup of the Tshirt's front side

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/6/0/8/5/6085dc2a7293d800/image_8gd2n6.png)


![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/6/0/8/5/6085dc2a7293d800/image_1iu68m9.png)


| Width and height when creating Printarea will fix the ratio of printarea in mockup.

For detailed instruction of Mockup Editor, please read this article: [Mockup of Product Base](https://teeinblue.crisp.help/en/article/mockup-of-product-base-1h4qyj1/).