I am trying to print out a set of mailing labels and have some questions: 1. Does ebase always revert to all capital letters when outputting this file? Can I change this back to the regular upper and lower case as entered in the database? Alternatively, can I reduce the font size?
Yes it prints in upper case because that is what USPS wants/prefers. If you have FMP you can go into layout mode and change it very easily - just change the font screen and while you are at it cut down the point size to get more on a line. 2. The format does not quite fit my Avery 8160 sheet - whose labels should I be buying? Presumably you mean that it does not line up with the labels. This is an almost universally reported problem. The answer is that you have to change the header size to get the labels to line up right. Look at the archives for hundreds of entries on this problem. The manufacturer of the labels is irrelevant. All the clones usually give the Avery number of their label and they are identical in size and layout if the numbers match. The actual layout is for Avery 5160 but there are a whole bunch of Avery numbers that are really the same and differ in color, transparent, inkjet vs laser, etc. I think 8160 is one of these. 3. Some addresses are too long to fit on one line, e.g. 1111 North Anywhere St., Apt. 111B. How can I enter a three line address? Easiest solution is smaller font. There are two address lines and I have never seen one that I couldn't get into two lines, sometimes with abbreviations. In fact USPS really only wants one address line and considers the other line supplemental and mostly ignored especially by their automatic sorters. As far as they are concerned the address line is really the one above the City,state,zip. The letter carrier may look at the other line if necessary, but it is really best to stick with one line. There is CASS software that will enforce what USPS wants to see and mailing to CASS certified addresses gets a price break. 4. Will all this change with the new version? Not likely very much. What is in the current betas is too limited to tell for sure. ------------------ Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------
