1. A system for applying a mark to a surface of an object in a direct-to-object print system, the system comprising: a camera for capturing an image of an object retained by an object holder configured to slideably traverse a support member positioned to be parallel to a plane formed by at least one printhead of a direct-to-object print system; and a processor executing machine readable instructions which configure the processor to: receive, from the camera, an image of the object in the object holder; communicate the image to a display of a user interface; retrieve a mark desired to be printed on the object; overlay the mark on the object in the image in a default location; determine a final location of the overlaid mark relative to any of: at least one edge of the object, at least one edge of the object holder, and at least one reference point on the object holder; and communicate the mark and the determined final location to a controller configured to cause the printhead to print the mark on the object at the final location.