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Avery #8667 - Letter Size (US) 4x20 - and a new feature
« on: June 02, 2010, 11:51:10 PM »
Download this:
http://www.ideasgenie.com/updates-igpro/igpro-fileset-ende.exe
and
http://www.ideasgenie.com/updates-igpro/GA048-dl.exe

When installed, start GA048 (under Labels tab) Should indicate Version 36 (or later)

Toby was looking for labels for marking his vegetables, and he found this interesting label stock.
Its for an ink-jet printer.
4 cols x 20 rows giving 80 labels.
The ultimate challenge as far as labels per sheet goes. I hope thats as big as it gets ::)

The labels measure 1/2" x 1-3/4" and are peel off with adhesive backing.
Perfect for plastic plant pins.

During development and testing, we tried a number of options.
We opted for plain text (not Rich Text)
I don't have any of the label stock in the UK, so Toby had to do the testing ;D
In the first attempt, the Boss reckoned that 3 lines of text was too cramped, so we settled on 2.
I had made the template with text left justified.
Toby said he'd like to see what it looked like when centred, so I sent that design.
Thats where the new feature was hatched.

In the latest version (see downloads above) when you get to the screen GA048S02, you'll find a new pop-up.
Currently, its only visible when you select the #8667 label
The pop-up lists 4 print options:
Left justified text - 8pt
Centred text - 8pt
Centred text - 10pt
Centred text - 8pt-Bold

In the UK, you'll be able to test it by doing a Print Preview.
You could try printing it on A4, but the fourth column will be truncated.
Toby assures me it is fine on US sized paper as per design.
« Last Edit: June 02, 2010, 11:52:58 PM by ideasguy »

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Re: Avery #8667 - Letter Size (US) 4x20 - and a new feature
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2010, 11:33:14 AM »
just downloaded, i see 2 lines of text which is enough for vegetables, it will be good to see how tobys  inkjet ink lasts on the labels over the year, (or life span of the vegetables) i like the left justify center justify etc nice touch  ;)  8)

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Re: Avery #8667 - Letter Size (US) 4x20 - and a new feature
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2010, 01:17:10 PM »
Thats great Phil.
Its not as flexible as the Rich Text options we have been testing previously, but its a lot quicker to create a set of labels.
Ive used Arial as Font.