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How to create a custom sized label template using MacEnvelope
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Revised: 3-1-98
If you are using a new type of label stock with MacEnvelope and you do not
see it among the list of available templates, you can create a custom made template.
1. Launch MacEnvelope.
2. Select any label template from the template popup menu (located in
the lower left corner of main window) that is the closest match to the label
you wish to create. If none of the available templates match your new label
dimensions, you can use any label template. For this example we'll use Avery
5261 (4x1) 2c.
3. From the menu bar, select Templates: Templates to open the Label Templates window.
On the left side of the window is the preview of a sheet of labels (the size of this
sheet is the paper size chosen in Page Setup). To the right of the window is a
diagram (not to scale) of the label size and page margins of the current label
(Avery 5261).
If you are using Continous labels, select Continous. You will see tractor
feed appear. Use Center Address to force mailing addresses to be centered
on the label.
On the left side of the window you will also see a set of six triangular
flags (3 on the top of the sheet and 3 on the left). If you do not see all
3 flags on top or on the left, they are overlapping. Simply drag the flags apart
and space them evenly until you have 3 on top and 3 on the left (a total
of 6 flags). As you move the flags, the shape and number of the labels change.
The first flag on the top controls the Left Margin.
The second flag on the top controls the Label Width.
The third flag on the top controls the Space between Labels.
The top flag on the left controls the Top Margin.
The second flag on the left controls the Label Height.
The third flag on the left controls the Space between Labels.
Note: All of these flags have an effect on the number of columns and rows your sheet will have.
4. Click on the first flag on the top of the sheet and
drag it just a notch to the right or left. On the right side of the window,
a black rectangle appears highlighting the Left Margin. A box
with Up/ Down arrows also appears on the right.
Once you have selected a particular flag and the black rectangle appears,
use the Up/ Down arrows to set a precise measurement.
5. Use the technique in Step. 4 to set both margins, label height and width and the space between labels.
6. Once you have finished making your changes, click Save, then type in the name of the new template: for example: Avery 1234 (2x4).
7. Click OK, then click OK again on the main window .
Now you can choose your newly created custom template from the template list.
Updated: 05/13/2003
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