NoOp wrote:
On 10/20/2008 03:57 PM, Philipp Giddings wrote:
I am trying to print labels from a database table to a template for
mailing labels I have followed the instructions from OOo help
Philipp, I've just tested a small address database in OOo with 5260's
and it prints all 3 pages. Note: I've long learned that it is always
wise to print to a virtual pdf printer first when testing label prints
(cups-pdf on linux, PDFCreator in Windows) so you don't waste ink &
lables first.
...(snip) follow NoOp's lead in making the labels.
Again: it is well worth the trouble of setting up a virtual PDF printer
_first_ so that you'll be able to test without going through a ton of
ink and paper. After you find that it looks correct to the PDF, they
print only the first 1-2 pages so that you can check for label alignment
etc.
YES, YES, YES and more so. ANY output that needs definitive alignment
and/or special attention to layout should be printed to PostScript in
Linux and PDF in Windows and viewed (with a critical eye) as many times
as needed before going to 'paper'. Use gv in Linux and Acro(whatever) in
Microsoft to view results. Zoom and pan are available for assessing
critical areas. I print to desktop labels and 36" x 500' and 54" x 250'
(yep! inches wide by feet long) rasters and without NoOp's suggestion
the price tag quickly gets well out of hand. Label type alignment test
page is printed in gray scale to save color ink. (Replacing the ink in
the plotters can run $600.00 to over $1000.00 per reload. And the shelf
life for those cartridges isn't that great. So skip the "stock up on
sale" idea.)
NoOp definitely has the right suggestion. I would add a hint: For
label work, put three periods in each corner of the master (top left)
label and replicate per sheet and print that to regular cheep paper and
use an outside window in the daytime as the light table and place the
printed '...'s over the label sheet on first try. When they fall right,
proceed to check a page of actual output as NoOp has said. Won't hurt
to have a ruler handy. Any distance corrections are those to move "the
printed sheet" TO THE correct alignment (LEFT IS NEGATIVE AS IS UP) and
are applied to margins, offsets, etc.
Steve
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