A method of creating a label to be printed by a label printing apparatus comprising: providing a user, on a display, with at least one option relating to a type of object to which at least one label to be printed is to be applied; and following selection of said at least one option, displaying on said display a preview screen comprising an image of the at least one label to be printed and an image of the object to which the at least one label to be printed is to be applied, so as to provide a preview of the at least one label in relation to the selected object; and enabling the user to make an adjustment to at least one property of at least one of the selected object and the at least one label to be printed, said adjustment causing a corresponding update of the image of the object and the image of at least one label to be printed.