[libreoffice-users] Re: Avery 8167 label printing

On 2/9/16 2:23 PM, Gary Dale wrote:
> On 09/02/16 03:23 PM, Dave Liesse wrote:
> > I've never had any luck with any of the Avery templates I've tried
> > (although my problem has been mostly with left-to-right adjustments
> > rather than top-to-bottom).  I finally just got in the habit of
> > setting my paragraph position as 1/8" into the label; fooling with the
> > template specs didn't do the job.
>
> I've occasionally found problems with the labels but they are minor. For
> small labels, like return-address labels, the print V. Pitch may be a
> little off so the labels creep up or down a little as you go down the page.

I think this could also occur due to printer's paper feed abilities.  In 
this case, the error is consistent.

> There used to be a problem with multi-column labels but they seem to
> have redone the label specification to correct that. When creating
> labels, there is "Format" tab that lets you adjust the label properties.
> In its new incarnation, it is easy to use and gives you exactly what you
> need to adjust the properties of incorrectly specified common label
> formats down to 1/100 of an inch.

In the end, I'll probably do this.

> You can specify the top margin, label height and vertical pitch (the
> last two may be different if there is space between the labels) and do
> the same for the left margin, label width and horizontal pitch. They
> also allow you to specify the page size and the number of rows and columns.
>
> If you think a label isn't defined correctly, fix it. Also, file a bug
> report so that the developers can fix it for everyone. It's better to
> light a candle or two than to curse the darkness.

In this case, the label spec is correct.  Font design will have to have 
a factor in this someway too, I suspect.



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