Avery Dennison Label Printer User Manual

Avery personal label printer user's manual
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Copyright ................................................................................................................................... v
Software License ....................................................................................................................... v
Trademarks ..............................................................................................................................vii
Registration .............................................................................................................................viii
Avery Support ...........................................................................................................................ix
General Safety Information ......................................................................................................xi
Care and Cleaning ....................................................................................................................xii
FCC Part 15 Regulation ...........................................................................................................xii
Personal Label Printer Guide
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Overview .................................................................................................................................... 1
Getting Started ................................................................................................................ 1
Printing ............................................................................................................................ 1
Labels .............................................................................................................................. 1
Power .............................................................................................................................. 1
PC Connection ................................................................................................................ 2
Contents of the Printer Package ................................................................................................. 3
Printer Parts & Descriptions ...................................................................................................... 4
Printer Connection & Software Installation .............................................................................. 5
System Requirements ..................................................................................................... 5
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Personal Label Printer Installation ..................................................................... 5
Software Installation ....................................................................................................... 6
QuickStart .................................................................................................................................. 9
Loading the Labels .......................................................................................................... 9
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Personal Label Printer ................................................................................ 12
Printer Button and Lights .............................................................................................. 13
Label Removal .............................................................................................................. 14
Printer Lights ........................................................................................................................... 15
Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................... 17
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Software ........................................... 5
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    System Requirements ..................... 5 System Requirements for the Avery ® Assistant Software ........... 5 Avery ® Personal Label Printer Installation ..............5 Software Installation ....................... 6 QuickStart ..........................9 Loading the Labels ......................9 Using the Avery ® Personal Label Printer ................12 Printer Button and Lights ....................
  • Page 2 Start the Avery ® Assistant from Other Applications ..........29 Insert a Bar Code ......................29 Create a New Address List ....................32 Check Address .......................33 DesignPro SE for the Personal Label Printer ® Getting Started .........................35 Welcome to DesignPro ® ....................35 DesignPro ®...
  • Page 3 Inserting File Lists ......................93 DesignPro ® Working with Databases ..................97 Overview ........................97 Basic Database Concepts ....................97 Database Tools ......................97 Creating a New Database ....................98 Opening an Existing Database ..................100 ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 4 Printing Different Labels .....................114 Printing to the Edge .....................114 Printing Projects with Database Fields ................115 The Print Options Dialog Box ..................116 Select, Design & Print Personal Label Printer Labels in Microsoft Word ® Merge Mailing Labels with an Existing Database ..............121 Use Text Boxes and Graphics in Microsoft ®...
  • Page 5: Preface

    Preface Copyright Copyright © 1999-2003 AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION. All Rights Reserved. No part of this document or the Software may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or translated into another language without the prior written consent of AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION.
  • Page 6 (30) days, whichever is longer. Outside the United States, neither these remedies nor any product support services offered by Avery are available without proof of purchase from an authorized non-U.S. source. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 7: Trademarks

    Trademarks Avery, Avery Zweckform, WinLabel, DesignPro, Perfect Printout and LabelPro are regis- tered trademarks or trademarks of AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION in the United States and/or other countries. Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
  • Page 8: Registration

    Certain digital image content © 1997-2001 Hemera Technologies, Inc. Other digital image content © 2001 Avery Dennison Corporation. All Rights Reserved. EPSON and EPSON Stylus are registered trademarks or trademarks of Seiko EPSON Corp. All other products listed are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.
  • Page 9: Avery Support

    Avery provides technical support by telephone for all Avery software products. If you have a question about the Avery Assistant or the Personal Label Printer, be sure to ® check the Help file or this manual before calling Avery Technical Support.
  • Page 10 Avery Dennison Consumer Service Center Consumer Service Center 1840 Clements Rd. P.O. Box 129 Pickering, Ontario Brea, CA 92822-0129 LIW 3R8 Avery.com Check www.avery.com/labelprinter frequently for product updates, software tips and ideas, new layouts and more. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 11: General Safety Information

    • Do not attempt to insert anything other than Avery ® Personal Label Printer rolls or the cleaning card into the machine. • Warning! Only use the power supply and power cord that are provided with the machine.
  • Page 12: Care And Cleaning

    • A cleaning card is provided to clean the Print Head mechanism. - Remove the labels from the printer. Refer to Label Removal in this section. - Remove the cleaning card from the pouch. - Refer to the cleaning card packet for instructions on use. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 13: Fcc Part 15 Regulation

    • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. ® Avery Personal Label Printer xiii...
  • Page 14 ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 15: Avery

    Personal Label Printer never needs toner cartridges, refills or printer ribbons! Direct thermal printing on specially treated labels eliminates inkjet clogs and toner spills. Labels Avery Dennison has designed unique direct print thermal label rolls to work with your Avery ® Personal Label Printer to provide consistent high-quality printing.
  • Page 16: Pc Connection

    When your Avery Personal Label Printer is powered properly and the switch is in the ON ® position, the Status Light Indicator button on the front of the machine will glow GREEN. (Refer to the Printer Parts and Descriptions page)
  • Page 17: Contents Of The Printer Package

    • AC Adapter and Cord • USB Cable • CD-ROM with Printer Driver and Label Design Software • Quick Start User Guide • Cleaning Card ® The Avery Personal Label Printer is not compatible with other label brands. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 18: Printer Parts & Descriptions

    Spool Guide Opening Opening Spool Top Door Top Door Advance Button Advance Button Peel Roller Peel Roller Status Light Indicator Peel Lever Status Light Indicator Peel Lever Power Cord USB Cord USB Cord Power Cord ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 19: Printer Connection & Software Installation

    ® • Browser: Microsoft ® Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher Avery Personal Label Printer Installation ® Plug the printer into the USB port of your computer and turn the printer power on. The Found New Hardward Wizard displays. ® Avery...
  • Page 20: Software Installation

    Printers. Double click the Add Printer icon. Follow the Add Printer Wizard to install the printer. Software Installation Software installation consists of three options. • Microsoft ® Word Pre-Designed Templates • DesignPro 4 SE Software and Templates ® • Avery ® Assistant Software ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 21 It is recommended that you install all options. Microsoft ® Word Pre-Designed Templates If the checkbox for Install Personal Label Printer Templates for Microsoft ® Word is selected, the installation process installs pre-designed templates for Microsoft ® Word in the following folder on your computer: \My Documents\Avery Templates.
  • Page 22 * If this option is selected, the DesignPro CD may need to be inserted to access included graphics. Continue following the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Avery Assistant for the Personal Label Printer ® Select the components you wish to install. Click Next. ® Avery...
  • Page 23: Quickstart

    QuickStart The Avery ® Personal Label Printer was designed to work with genuine Avery Dennison label rolls. One starter roll is included with the printer. Just follow these quick and easy steps: Loading the Labels Prepare the labels for loading: •...
  • Page 24 Spool over and try again. The Spool is designed to only work one way. Forcing the Spool into the door in the wrong direction can cause damage to the parts. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 25 • The Avery ® Personal Label Printer is designed to work with a variety of label sizes up to 2 1/8” wide. To accommodate varying label widths, it is important that the smaller labels be justified (pushed to one side) toward the left side of the machine.
  • Page 26: Using The Avery Personal Label Printer

    Personal Label Printer ® The Avery Personal Label Printer is designed to work two ways. You can print and peel one ® label at a time, or print without peeling, either one label at a time or multiple labels. The label guide must be down and locked while printing.
  • Page 27: Printer Button And Lights

    Printer Button and Lights The Avery Personal Label Printer has a button/light indicator on the front of the machine ® which is the Advance button and a Status Light Indicator in the Top Door for additional messages during printing.
  • Page 28: Label Removal

    Descriptions page) and press down while pulling the label roll back through the printer. • Remove the remaining labels from the Spool and store for later use. • You are now ready to load another roll of labels. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 29: Printer Lights

    The light is flashing GREEN. button to start printing. • The printer is running. Press the Advance button to pause printing. • No labels are loaded in the printer. Load labels to The light is solid AMBER. start printing. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 30 Head Opening. • The printer is paused. Press the Advance button to The light is solid RED. start printing. The light is flashing RED. • The printer is overheated. Let it cool down before continuing. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 31: Troubleshooting

    • Check to make sure that the Label Guide is in the close. down position. • Make sure the label Spool is properly loaded in the Top Door. • Make sure the label roll is properly inserted through the Print Head Opening. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 32 • Manually straighten the label roll by opening the Top Door, depressing the Print Head Release Lever and adjusting the labels against the Label Edge Guide next to the Print Head Release Lever. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 33 • Turn the printer off and remove the labels from the front Peel Roller. • Use a small portion of water or isopropyl alcohol to clean any sticky residue from the Peel Roller. Do not clean the printer with any harsh chemicals (like ammonia). ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
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  • Page 35: Avery Assistant

    ® Chapter 2: Avery Assistant for the Personal Label Printer Overview The Avery Assistant for the Personal Label Printer can be started from Microsoft Word or ® ® other Microsoft ® Office applications which include Microsoft ® Outlook ® , Microsoft ®...
  • Page 36 Select your Avery product from the Product No. list. ® Select Portrait or Landscape Orientation, if desired. Click Next. Select a Blank or Pre-Designed template from the list. Click Next. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 37 Type the name and address information. • To insert an image on a Blank template, see Insert New Graphics or Photos. • To replace an image on a Pre-Designed template, see Replace Existing Graphics and Photos. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 38 Navigate to the drive and folder where the label project is to be saved. Type the File name and click Save. Select File > Print. Change the Printer Name to Personal Label Printer from the drop down list. Click OK to print the label.
  • Page 39: Insert New Graphics And Photos

    Navigate to the drive and folder where the label project is to be saved. Type the File name and click Save. Select File > Print. Change the Printer Name to Personal Label Printer from the drop down list. Click OK to print the labels.
  • Page 40 Click Clip Art on the toolbar within the Avery Assistant screen. ® Navigate to the drive and folder where the desired graphics or photos are stored.t the graphic or photo image and click Insert. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 41: Merge Names And Addresses

    Navigate to the drive and folder where the label project is to be saved. Type the File name and click Save. Select File > Print. Change the Printer Name to Personal Label Printer from the drop down list. Click OK to print the labels.
  • Page 42 Click Merge Field on the toolbar. Replace any regular text with merge field names on the label. Use the formatting tools within the Avery Assistant screen to design the merge field ® names. Click Next. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 43: Start The Avery Assistant Tm From Other Applications

    Navigate to the drive and folder where the label project is to be saved. Type the File name and click Save. Select File > Print. Change the Printer Name to Personal Label Printer from the drop down list. Click OK to print the labels.
  • Page 44 Select the Message tab. In the Encoded Message field box, for this example, type a zip code number. Select the Symbology tab. Under the General section, for this example, select POSTNET from the Symbology drop down list. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 45 Word typing screen. Navigate to the drive and folder where the label project is to be saved. Type the File name and click Save. Select File > Print. Change the Printer Name to Personal Label Printer from the drop down list. ®...
  • Page 46: Create A New Address List

    Navigate to the drive and folder where the label project is to be saved. Type the File name and click Save. Select File > Print. Change the Printer Name to Personal Label Printer from the drop down list. Click OK to print the labels.
  • Page 47: Check Address

    The Check Address dialog box displays with the option to replace the selected address with a corrected address, as in the following example: Make any necessary changes to the options and click Yes to replace the address information. The Check Address feature works in Microsoft Word. ® ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
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  • Page 49: Getting Started

    DesignPro is also completely compatible with Avery LabelPro and allows you to use files and lists created in that software. Personalize Your Projects Using Your Own Graphics - DesignPro imports various image file formats. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
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  • Page 51: Designpro ® Quick Tour

    Layer - Objects are placed in different orders within a design. For example, a text object may be “on top of” a graphic object. The term layer is used to describe the order and placement of objects from the front to the back of a design. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 52: Welcome Screen

    Get Ideas from Avery.com Click here to go to the Avery website. The Avery website offers great ideas on how to use Avery products. Help Getting Started Click here for some tips on getting started using DesignPro. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 53: Design Screen

    Design screen illustration. For additional information, refer to Chapter 4: DesignPro Tools. To return to the Welcome Screen at any time, click on the Vertical toolbar or select File > Welcome Screen. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 54 Label tabs depending on the product template selected. The Tab Bar allows you to: • Scroll between Master tab and Label tabs • Create, copy and delete Label tabs • Rename Master and Label tabs ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 55 • New Label - Creates a new Label tab • Copy Label - Copies the active Label tab • Delete Label - Deletes the active Label tab • Rename Label - Enables you to rename the active Label tab ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 56: Designpro ® Help

    Advanced toolbar. When the What’s This? function is activated, a question mark is added to the mouse pointer. Click the mouse on a button or menu item and a popup window containing relevant information appears. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 57: Designpro Lesson 1 - Creating Identical And Different Labels

    Master tab. Add the first employee’s infor- mation to the Label 1 tab. To create the next label, right-click the Label 1 tab and select New label. Add the second employee’s information to the Label 2 tab, and so on. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 58: Different Labels

    To create identical labels, place all design objects on the Master tab only. With the Master tab active, click Insert Text on the Vertical toolbar. A text object is automatically created and edit mode is active indicated by the blinking cursor. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 59 Select Print Preview. Note that each label on the sheet contains the text from the Master tab. You have created a sheet of identical labels. Click Close to return to the Design screen without printing. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 60 Move and resize the text object to fit in the lower half of Label 1. Click inside the text object and type the following text: This text only appears on Label 1. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 61 Continuing the steps above, click the Master tab to select it. Select Edit > Select All to select all objects on the Master tab. Press the Delete key on the keyboard. The text object is removed from the Master tab. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 62 Select File > Print and click Print Preview. Select 100% from the pull-down list box to enlarge the preview. Label 1 and Label 2 contain different information. Click Close to return to the Design screen without printing. Save and close this project for later reference. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 63: Designpro Lesson 2 - Creating A Database And Mail Merge

    File > New > Project from Scratch or click on the Standard toolbar. The Select Template dialog box appears. In the Find Item Number field, type a label number and click Find. The desired template is highlighted and selected. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 64 Click 1. Set Database Name. The Save dBASE Database As dialog box appears. Select or create the directory where the file is to be saved, name the database file MyAddresses and click Save. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 65 Field Name and Field Length and click OK. Repeat this step to add the remaining Field Names and Field Lengths. Fi el d Name Fi el d L en gt h FirstName LastName Address City State ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 66 When finished typing all field information, the dialog box should look like this. Click OK. To add your information to the database file, click 3. Enter Data. The Edit Database dialog box appears. The Field Names you typed are on the left. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 67 To place the address field on the next line of the label, click New Line. Then, select Address and click Insert. Click New Line. Continuing the above method, select and insert the City, State and Zip fields, adding a space between each. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 68 Format the text as desired. Add additional punctuation, such as a comma after City, if desired. Resizing and Moving Text Objects To resize a text object, click and drag one of the eight handles of the text object Release the mouse and the object is resized ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 69 Select 100% from the pull-down list box to enlarge the preview. The top three labels of the sheet contain the database information. Click Close to return to the Design screen. Save and close this project for later reference. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
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  • Page 71: Designpro ® Editing Your Design

    If including a text object, visible text may be smaller than the text object. Be sure to draw the rectangle around the entire text object. To select all objects on a label, select Edit > Select All. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 72: Grouping Multiple Objects

    To move the selected object in smaller increments, use the arrow keys on your keyboard. If you click and drag while holding down the Ctrl key, a copy of the selected object is created when you release the mouse and Ctrl key. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 73: Formatting Objects: Fills And Lines

    Formatting Objects: Fills and Lines To change the appearance of an object, click on the object to select it. Select Format and choose one of the following options: Fill Color , Fill Pattern , Line Color , or ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 74 Adjust the brightness and darkness of the color by sliding the black marker on the vertical bar. The new color appears in the Color/Solid field. Click Add Colors to add the color to the ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 75: Duplicating Objects

    Horizontally, and Coordinates. Rulers Horizontal and vertical rulers are displayed on the Design screen. Both rulers show the dimen- sions of the selected template. When an object or group of objects is selected, the dimensions ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 76 Advanced toolbar. The Grid dialog box appears: • Type the Horizontal and Vertical spacing for the grid. • Select Show Grid to display the grid in the form of dots on the Design screen. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 77: Rotating Objects

    If you rotate a multiple selection, each object is rotated on its own axis. If you wish to rotate objects on a common, central axis, group the objects first. When rotating a group, all objects ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 78: Editing Multiple Objects

    Each label can only contain one background. Setting a new object as the background object automatically deletes the old background object. You can delete an existing background by selecting Layout > Delete Background. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 79: Sizing An Object To Template

    This function can be used for text objects, round text objects and bar code objects. Objects with locked content can be identified by the “padlock” that appears when you move the mouse over the text. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 80: Replacing Graphics In Pre-Designed Layouts

    To remove the anchoring of an object, click on the object to select it. Select Edit > Anchor again. Anchored objects can be identified by the black handles and by the push pin that appears when you move the mouse over the object. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 81: Designpro Tools

    Following are pictures of the three DesignPro toolbars with descriptions for each button. The Standard and Advanced toolbars are displayed in sections. The Standard toolbar is located under the Menu Bar and contains the following buttons. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 82 Copy - Click here Bold - Click Underline - Click align selected text to copy selected here to bold here to underline text or objects and selected text selected text place them on the clipboard ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 83 Click here to open display the next then click the item display the first edit or delete an existing record in the you need help with record in the records in the database file database database active database ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 84: Tab Bar: Master Tab And Label Tabs

    Label tabs depending on the template selected. You can create, copy, delete and move Label tabs and you can rename the Master and Label tabs. The Master tab cannot be deleted or moved. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 85 • New Label - Creates a new Label tab • Copy Label - Copies the active Label tab • Delete Label - Deletes the active Label tab • Rename Label - Enables you to rename the active Label tab ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 86: Status Bar

    • The X and Y coordinates of the current cursor position • The dimensions of a currently selected object • When editing text, the line and column position of the cursor The Status Bar is identified in the Design Screen illustration in DesignPro Quick Tour. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 87: Displaying Unprintable Areas

    • User Name - Type in a new user name. • Use Standard User Interface - Select this option to revert to the user interface of the previous version of DesignPro. To activate the change, close and reopen DesignPro. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 88 Print Preview. If displaying with backgrounds, the preview will take longer to appear. • Refer to Comparable Templates from the Avery Dennison Product Range - This option allows DesignPro to search for comparable templates each time you select a new template.
  • Page 89 This dialog box shows the default locations and file names for DesignPro directories. • Documents - The default storage location for your DesignPro projects. • Templates - The blank Avery product templates are located in this directory. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 90 • Custom Templates - Custom templates created by you are located in this directory. • User Manual - If installed, the User Manual is located in this directory. Click Browse to locate and open the manual in PDF format. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 91: Designpro ® Selecting Your Project

    • From the Welcome Screen, select Create a Project from Scratch. • From the Design screen, select File > New > Project From Scratch or press Ctrl+N on the keyboard. • From the Design screen, click Project From Scratch on the Standard toolbar. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 92 Sort Columns - Sort product list columns by ascending or descending order. Click a column title, such as Item Number, to change the sort sequence. Select a template and click OK. The Design screen appears with the selected template displayed. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 93: Opening An Existing Project

    You can open and reuse files from the listed Avery software. However, it is not possible to save files in these formats. The following file formats are supported by DesignPro: • DesignPro (*.zdp) • LabelPro 2.0 - 3.02 (*.lpd) • WinLabel 3.0 (*.zwl) ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 94: Changing Templates

    Both methods take you to the Change Template dialog box. • From the Design screen, select File > Change Template. • From the Design screen, click Change Template on the Vertical toolbar. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 95 Avery product number and click Find. The template is highlighted, selected and displayed in the Preview. Sort Columns - Sort product list columns by ascending or descending order. Click a column title, such as Item Number, to change the sort sequence. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 96 Click OK. The Design screen appears with the previous template layout. If you select a new template and then decide to revert to the previous template, you will need to use the Change Template command to reselect the previous template. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 97: Designpro ® Starting Your Design

    Font, Point Size, Bold, Italic, Underline and Color Palette. You can also right-click inside the text or round text object to open the Font dialog box. Right-click, select Character and the Font dialog box appears. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 98 90 degrees and if you select Right, the text begins at 90 degrees. Select the Flipped Over option to flip the text 180 degrees. Click OK to complete the round text alignment. You can also right-click a round text object to access Snap Text to Ellipse. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 99: Text Objects: Inserting Date & Time

    When formatting a date/time field, you can also right-click the text object containing the date/time field to access Field Parameters > Date & Time. To change the default settings for the Insert Date/Time tool, refer to the Customizing DesignPro Settings section in DesignPro Tools. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 100: Text Objects: Inserting Symbols

    Start Value. To reset a serial number to the Start Value, select the serial number field in the text object. Select Format > Field Parameters > Serial Number. Click Reset and OK. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 101: Drawing Objects: Inserting Lines And Shapes

    Draw Rectangle - Click this button and place the cursor where you want the rectangle to begin. Click and drag to draw a rectangle. Release the mouse. To create a square, hold down the Shift key while using this tool. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 102: Graphic Objects: Inserting Images, Logos And Clipart

    PCD - Kodak Photo CD Format TGA - Truevision TARGA File Format WPG - WordPerfect Graphic File Format IMG - GEM Image File Format *Only TIF files that do not use LZW-compression can be inserted. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 103 Hold down the Shift key and drag one of the object’s corner handles. Release the mouse and the image or clipart is resized. To move an object, click and drag the object to a new location. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 104 • Select All Graphic Formats or select the specific type of file you want to insert. • Select the thumbnail size for the preview; Small, Medium or Large. Click on the preview to select an image. To add the clipart to your design, click OK. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 105: Inserting Ole Objects

    • If Create from File is selected, you can insert an object file directly from a specified directory. Locate and select the object file using the Browse button or by typing the name in the File: field. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 106: Inserting And Creating Bar Codes

    To format the bar code, click on the bar code object to select it. Select Format > Bar Code Parameters. The Bar Code dialog box appears. You can also right-click a bar code object to access Bar Code Parameters. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 107: Inserting File Lists

    To add a list of file names and directories to your template, click inside a text object and position the cursor where the information is to be inserted. If a text object is not selected, one will automatically be created when the file list is inserted. Click Insert > File ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 108 Select Display Full Path to display the complete path with drive information and directory name in the lower list. This option does not affect the appearance of the list when inserted. To change the appearance of the list when inserted, click Options. Select the type of file infor- ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 109 When all selections have been made, click Insert to insert the file names and directories into the text object. Edit and format the list as desired. The file list is inserted as text and will not be updated automatically. For additional information, refer to the DesignPro Help file. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
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  • Page 111: Designpro ® Working With Databases

    Database Tools You can access DesignPro’s database tools by selecting Database from the Menu Bar or by clicking the database buttons of the most frequently used commands on the Advanced toolbar. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 112: Creating A New Database

    Select Database > New. The Create New Database dialog box appears. Click 1. Set Database Name. The Save dBASE Database As dialog box appears. Select or create the directory where the file is to be saved, name the file, and click Save. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 113 Click OK when finished entering the Field Parameters. The new field is displayed in the list. Continue inserting and naming fields, as desired. When all fields have been entered, click OK. Click 3. Enter Data. The Edit Database dialog box appears. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 114: Opening An Existing Database

    Locate and select your dBASE III (*.dbf) file on your computer and click Open. The database file is now linked to your current project. For additional information, refer to the Merging Information onto Your Avery Product in this section. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 115 When finished with your selections, the database is linked to your project. For additional information, refer to the Merging Infor- mation onto Your Avery Product in this section. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 116: Merging Information Onto Your Avery Product

    Continue inserting fields, as desired. Add spaces, tabs and new lines to your design by clicking the appropriate button on the Insert Field dialog box. Click Close when all fields have been inserted, and format the fields as desired. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 117: Displaying Field Contents And Navigating Between Records

    This feature is only available in dBASE III databases. Editing Records Select Database > Edit or click on the Advanced toolbar to edit and browse the records in a database. The Edit Database dialog box appears. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 118 Duplicate - Inserts a copy of the current record at the end of the database. Tag - Adds a tag to the current record. Tag All - Tags all current records. Untag All - Untags all current records. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 119: Sorting Records

    Filter conditions will also remain active until you deactivate them, or until the document is closed. To deactivate the conditions use the Delete All button described below. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 120 • Number of Active Records - Number of available records (matching the filter conditions). • Compress Database - Removes deleted records from the dBASE database. For an ODBC database the following information is displayed: • Data Source - Name of the database. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 121: Updating Fields

    • If the path is not in the record, you can add the path by activating the Specify Directory Name checkbox. • You can search for the corresponding directory that contains the pictures using the Browse button. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 122: Designing Database Fields As Bar Codes

    With the new bar code object created and selected, select Database > Insert Field. Select the field name that contains the coded information and click Insert. Click Close. The field name appears in the bar code object. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 123: Closing Or Deactivating A Database

    Select Database > Close to temporarily unlink your project with the active database. To restore the link of the database to your project select Database > Restore Connection. To permanently remove the link of your project with a database select Database > Deactivate. If ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 124 Deactivate command and then decide to relink the database you will need to open the database again by selecting Database > Open. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 125: Designpro ® Saving And Printing Your Project

    Type the project name and save it to the desired location on your computer. The project is saved with the DesignPro .zdp extension. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 126: Resaving Or Renaming An Existing Project

    OK to print. The term label is used throughout the DesignPro software and this manual when referring to a variety of Avery products. Label may represent card products, name badges, dividers or any Avery printable products. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 127: The Print Dialog Box

    Start Position on the preview or by typing a Start Position number. When you open the Print dialog box, the start position of the previous print job is remembered. Be sure to select a new Start Position, if necessary. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 128: Printing Identical Labels

    Print to return to the Print dialog box, then click OK to print. Printing to the Edge If you are using a product that supports printing to the edge, do the following to ensure full coverage of the label. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 129: Printing Projects With Database Fields

    For additional print selections, click Options. Enter the settings as desired and click OK. For more information on the additional selections, refer to The Print Options Dialog Box section in this chapter. In the Print dialog box, click Print Preview to view the labels before printing. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 130: The Print Options Dialog Box

    T-shirt transfers or for items viewed in reverse such as decals. Bar codes and OLE objects cannot be printed as mirror images. If a metafile (*.wmf) graphic image contains a bitmap, the metafile cannot be printed as a mirror image. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 131 If printing to the edge of the label, the clipping value should be at least .125” or .25” (or 3 mm to 6 mm) to ensure full coverage of the label. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 132 ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 133: Select, Design & Print Personal Label Printer Labels In Microsoft

    Word ® In this example, you will select an Avery Personal Label Printer address label and input text directly on to the label. For the label selection you will use Avery address label 9170. You can ® substitute this label for any Avery Personal Label Printer label product of your choice.
  • Page 134 Select File > Save. Navigate to the drive and folder where the label project is to be saved. Type the File name and click Save. Select File > Print. Change the Printer Name to Personal Label Printer from the drop down list.
  • Page 135: Merge Mailing Labels With An Existing Database

    In this example, you will use an existing list of names and addresses and merge them to ® Avery Personal Label Printer address labels. For the label selection use Avery address label ® 9170. You can substitute these labels for any Avery Personal Label Printer label product of your choice.
  • Page 136 Word 2000 and 97. Click Open Data Source on the Mail Merge toolbar. From the Select Data Source dialog box, select an existing database file and click Open. Click Insert Merge Fields on the Mail Merge toolbar. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 137 Insert the desired merge field names on the label similar to the following: Insert all the desired merge field names then click Close to return to the label design. Add the needed returns, spaces and punctuation on the label. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 138 Select File > Save. Navigate to the drive and folder where the label project is to be saved. Type the File name and click Save. Select File > Print. Change the Printer Name to Personal Label Printer from the drop down list.
  • Page 139: Use Text Boxes And Graphics In Microsoft ® Word

    If it is difficult to position the box, you may want to disable the snap to grid option. To do so, select Draw > Grid on the Drawing toolbar, and then deselect Snap objects to grid. ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 140 Select File > Save. Navigate to the drive and folder where the label project is to be saved. Type the File name and click Save. Select File > Print. Change the Printer Name to Personal Label Printer from the drop down list.
  • Page 141 Anchor objects 66 Aspect Ratio 75 Avery Assistant 21 Barcode dialog box 30 Change Printer Name to Personal Label Printer 24 Check Address 33 Clip Art button 25 Create a New Address List 32 Create an Individual Label 21 Encoded Message field box 30...
  • Page 142 See Layers template 80 info on 82 template dialog box 81 templates 40 text styles 83 Clipart clipart gallery dialog box 90 gallery 40 images from file 88 index files for clipart gallery 74 Clipboard 59 ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 143 73 objects tab 74 print tab 75 text tab 74 customizing templates 82 Cut, Copy and Paste Commands 59 Database closing a 109 concepts database 97 field 97 filter 97 record 97 sort 97 ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 144 DesignPro databases 100 existing database 100 open database dialog box 101 printing projects with database fields 115 restore connection 109 save dBASE database as dialog box 50 select data source dialog box 101 sorting records 105 ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 145 72 label tabs. See Master Tab master tab. See Master Tab tool tip 67 vertical toolbar 70 Display display field contents 103 full path 94 hidden files 94 print preview with background 74 subdirectories 94 ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 146 73 date and time 85 date and time options 73 formatting alignment 84 formatting tools 83 objects color, lines and patterns 59 serial numbers 87 text 83 Graphic replacing graphics in pre-designed layouts 66 Graphics ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 147 93 graphic objects 88 image from a database 107 images from clipart gallery 90 images from file 89 lines and shapes 87 OLE objects 91 serial number 86 symbols 86 text objects 83 ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 148 113 Menu Bar 40, 67 Merge 49, 97, 102 Microsoft Word Label templates for the Personal Label Printer 119 Printing with the Personal Label Printer 120 Text Boxes and Graphics 125 Move between label tabs and projects 59...
  • Page 149 OLE objects 91 insert serial numbers 86 insert symbols 86 inserting text 83 layers 37 moving 45, 54, 58 objects options 74 on master tab 41 resizing 45, 54, 61 rotating 63 selecting multiple 57 ungroup 58 ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 150 Open an Existing Project 38, 79 open database dialog box 101 open dialog box 79 other dBASEIII databases 100 Overview 1 Personal Label Printer Advance Button 13, 15, 18 Avery Assistant software 8 DC Converter 1 DesignPro Software and Templates 7...
  • Page 151 115 to the edge 114 two-sided products 114 Redo 57 remove labels 14 Resize objects 61 text objects 45, 54 Rotate angle of rotation 84 objects 63 rotation dialog box 63 Round Text ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 152 Set As Background 64 Shared Objects 41, 43, 46, 71 on master tab 57 Show Grid 62 Show Guides 62 Size To Template 65, 75 Snap Text To Ellipse 84 Snap to Grid 63 Snap to Guides 62 ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 153 83 inserting date and time 85 inserting serial numbers 86 inserting symbols 86 inserting text 83 moving 45, 54 resizing 45, 54 selecting 57 Toolbars 40, 67 advanced 69 standard 67 tab bar 72 ® Avery Personal Label Printer...
  • Page 154 67 vertical 70 Type 100 Undo 57 Ungroup multiple objects 58 Unprintable Area 39, 42, 73 Work Area 37, 40 Zoom 40 ® Avery Personal Label Printer...

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