I could "anchor" one graphic to one label. I tried all the anchors: page, paragraph, to character, as character. As soon as I attempted to insert a graphic in the sceond label, the first label's graphic moves to another location, the anchor for the first label has changed by itself and the layout for the labels have changed, creating a huge mess. One label is O.K. Two labels are a near impossibility, 30 labels I would classify as an impossibility.
Then my business cards, I have two graphics per business card. Then I have ten on a sheet. One thing though. In this operation I have not been requested, however would not having the java runtime environment installed make a difference? Would that be my problem? I also have the Write, Calc and Impress defaulted to save and load as Microsoft Office 97/2000/XP. I was going to try it back as the OpenOffice format, the way it originally was, but I forgot what it was, thinking that may make a difference. I'm trying to accomplish the same in OpenOffice as what I have in Word Perfect 8. Primarily because OO is a lot more compatible with a lot more versions of Microsoft Office than Word Perfect 8 is. Greg --- Andrew Douglas Pitonyak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To what did you anchor your image? I always anchor > the image as a > character. Now if only they would allow me to set > the default anchor on > insert. > > Gregory L. Forster wrote: > > > Well, I tried it. Changing font, attributes, etc. > within each label > > is easy ( a pain, but easy.) Putting a graphics > in one label is > > challenging (but doable). Putting graphics in > more than one label is > > near impossible. Try it. If you can do it, let me > know how. > > "Anchoring" is a joke. The graphics never stay > put where you put them > > when you add another graphic. Even in doing a > newsletter, when adding > > a graphic and stetting the anchor, I add another > graphic and set that > > anchor, the first graphic's anchor changes by > itself. It gets really > > interesting putting a graphic, or two in a frame. > > > > First do one label, then two, now all 30 labels > that also have text. > > For example, my Sons of the Revolution return > address labels have the > > SAR logo, then my name and address on each label. > > > > Oh by the way, I chose the Avery A4/ J8160 label, > assuming that was > > what I wanted for the Avery Jet Ink 8160 label. > The formating was no > > where near the true Avery 8160 Ink Jet labels. I > had to resize the > > vertical and horizontal settings and saved it as > an Avery 8160 Jet Ink > > Address label. I suppose I'll probably have to do > that with the other > > labels I use also. > > > > Greg > > > > G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > > > >> On Wed, 2005-10-12 at 05:22 -0700, Gregory > Forster wrote: > >> > >> > >>> I hate to compare products because there is > always an > >>> advantage and disadvantage to each. However, it > gets > >>> to be annoying when you have to have more than > one of > >>> the same program on your computer, i.e. more > than one, > >>> maybe even three word processors. > >>> > >>> I like OpenOffice. I really do. I like it being > so > >>> Microsoft compatible and very able in its own > rite. However, I > >>> strongly would like to see a vast > >>> improvement in its handling labels. Don't get me > >>> wrong, Microsoft Word is just as inept. Mirosoft > Word > >>> needs outboard programs, i.e. Avery Labels Pro > to > >>> achieve a close semblance in handling labels as > >>> efficiently as Word Perfect 8 does. > >>> > >>> For example, everything you can do to a > document, you > >>> can do to a label: You can add graphics, add > >>> watermarks, mix fonts, mix font colors, mix font > >>> sizes, create how many and mix any labels. > >>> > >>> 1 Click Format/Labels > >>> > >> > >> > >> Try File > New > Labels > >> > >> > >> > >>> 2 a label dialogue box appears where you can > either > >>> customize, edit, or select predefined labels. (I > >>> always select predefined labels). > >>> > >> > >> > >> same with OOo > >> > >> > >> > >>> 3 Scroll down to your desired label (i.e. > âAvery 8160 > >>> Ink Jet Addressâ) > >>> > >> > >> > >> same > >> > >> > >> > >>> 4 Select it. The layout corresponds exactly how > the > >>> Avery 8160 jet address labels come. > >>> > >> > >> > >> Yes, same. > >> > >> > >> > >>> 5 Here you do all your modifying. Create your > label â > >>> font changes, add graphis, designs, pictures, > etc. Maybe you need 5 > >>> of those labels, then design 3 > >>> different labels, then print those eight labels. > >>> > >> > >> > >> Sure why not. Simply a matter of leaving unused > labels blank. > >> > >> > >> > >>> Well, you don't want to throw away that entire > sheet > >>> of 22 labels. Just select which label you want > to > >>> start off with next time. > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> In OOo you should blank the used labels. > >> > >> > >> > >>> I used Avery 8160 Ink Jet Address just as an > example. There are > >>> dozens of labels to choose, i.e. âAvery 5371 > >>> Business Card â whiteâ (Business cards), > âAvery 5997 > >>> video cassette spineâ, âAvery 5998 audio > cassetteâ > >>> just to mention a few I use myself. > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> I think these and more are there. (I do not have > OOo up to check) > >> > >> > >> > >>> If OpenOffice Writer could do all that, I'd be > super > >>> happy, and I'm sure others would be. And I'm > sure that > >>> OpenOffice would even be more popular. > >>> > >>> Oh, by the way, it was all learned without a > manual â > >>> very, very user friendly. > >>> > >> > >> > >> Try it I think you will find you can do > everything you want and probably > >> ore because OOo has a Synchronize feature that > will let you print whole > >> sheets with the same info by designing only one > label. The rest are > >> synchronized the the button is clicked. Mind you > have to enable the > >> function during the select and design bit. > >> > >> If you want to have a look at the docs we have, > please see > >> http://documentation.openoffice.org/ > >> > >> > >> > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > === message truncated === --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
