On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 11:53 AM, Barbara Duprey <[email protected]> wrote: > Jason Cipriani wrote: >> >> I have a set of labels I'm printing on a piece of sticker paper. I'm >> using OO calc to lay out the labels. >> >> One set of labels is a group of 0.65" x 0.25" cells, laid out >> horizontally. There are 10 of them. They must be laid out horizontally >> so I can cut them out in a single horizontal strip, but the cells must >> be 0.66" in width to help me lay out the text on the label itself. >> (The label is a channel strip label for an audio mixer). >> >> The other set of labels is a group of 0.88" x 0.25" cells, laid out in >> a similar way. There are 10 of them also. Same deal with horizontal >> layout. >> >> I can't fit these side by side on a single page, but I want to avoid >> wasting sticker paper and printing each set by itself on a single >> sheet. I'd like to print them both on the same page, but to do that, I >> think I have to put the cells in Calc in the same area so they end up >> on the same page (right? or can I print cells anywhere I want >> regardless of where they actually are on the sheet?). This means the >> one set of labels has to be above or below the other. The problem is >> the one has 0.65" cells and the other has 0.88" cells. >> >> Can I do this? Can I make cells of different widths in the same >> columns? Or is there some other way to make these labels and print >> them on the same sheet of paper? >> >> Thanks! >> Jason > > If you're not totally set on using Calc, this would seem to be a case for > either frames or tables in Writer.
Good idea; I'm not set on using calc and I'll probably do that next time, but a quick solution actually just dawned on me. I just fed the paper back into the printer and printed the other set on the same page. So simple! :-) Thanks! Jason --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
