From: cuyfalls@hotmail.com
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Mail Merge and Labels
Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 12:31:46 -0500
I just noticed this thread, and I have to chime in that, the last time I
tried to create labels, I too noticed that the LO Avery 5160 template
alignment was off. I had to adjust the contents of every cell. At that time,
I was still using LO 3.5.x. I have not yet tried since upgrading to the
4.x.x range.
At the time, I just installed Apache OO, as its template worked properly.
If I recall correctly, I think there may have been other label templates
online as extensions that worked better than LO's label template.
Virgil
-----Original Message-----
From: Niklas Johansson
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 12:20 PM
To: Jeff Hahn ; users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Mail Merge and Labels
So I looked at the configuration in LibreOffice 4.0.6 and LibreOffice
4.2 beta-version and the configuration seems to be correct. I even
compared it to the result that I get in Word 2013 for the same label
(sorry for not thinking about doing that earlier). So before I put
anymore time into this it would be good to know what version of
LibreOffice you used when you created the labels?
Niklas Johansson
Jeff Hahn skrev 2013-12-05 17:22:
I think the configuration in the wizard may be wrong. The Avery 5160 has
30 labels on a 8.5" x 11" sheet each measuring 1" x 2 5/8". It is
probably one of the most common labels used so I am surprised the issue
hasn't previously been raised. As I indicated in my email, I didn't have
any problem when I switched to Word so I am reasonably confident the issue
is not related to my printer.
Jeff Hahn
Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 17:04:24 +0100
From: sleeping.pillow@gmail.com
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Mail Merge and Labels
Hi Jeff
Is the issue that you used lable sheets of the type Avery 5160 and that
the preconfiguration for these lables were wrong?
I think that I remember reading some issues with the label
functionality
(File -> New -> Label) in an earlier version of LibreOffice that might
or might not be fixed in newer versions. What version of LibreOffice
did
you use?
Do you have any specifications for the measurements of these specific
labels so I can do a quick review if there seems to be any issues there?
Note also that you can tweak the measurements under the Format tab of
the Labels-dialog. Not that you should need to if you use labels that
has a preset configuration.
Kind regards,
Niklas Johansson
Jeff Hahn wrote 2013-12-04 16:41:
I tried to do my labels for Christmas
cards using LO's mail merge. I was able to create the data base and
print without difficulty. Unfortunately, the entire third column
was not
properly spaced and printed outside of the label, a couple of
spaces to the left. The first two columns were they were supposed to be. I
was using standard
configuration for Avery 5160. I finally gave up created the labels
with Excel and Word.
I am not sure where to send an email to
suggest that the matter be looked into so I am sending this
information to this list with the hope the matter will be picked for
investigation. Also, although I suspect it has been suggested
before, it would be nice to be able to do a mail merge directly from
the spreadsheet without creating a database file.
Jeff Hahn
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