Thanks for your help. I think I've got it figured out.
Anne
----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <users@openoffice.org>
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 9:56 AM
Subject: Re: [users] Labels
Anne:
Did you use the path File > New > Labels? That should have pre-set
formats for nearly any common type of label, with the correct width and
height.
Getting OOo to make labels from a database isn't totally intuitive, so
it would be helpful to read documentation about how to do it. A
recently revised document that you can refer to is at:
http://oooauthors.org/en/authors/userguide2/writer/published_final/0211WG
-UsingMailMerge.pdf/view
Dick Detwiler
-----Original Message-----
From: Anne Herron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: users@openoffice.org
Sent: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 09:43:56 -0600
Subject: Re: [users] Labels
Peter,
Thanks for your response! No, I'm not trying to create a table. I'm
trying to print onto individual lables that will be used on manilla
folders. You can customize the size that you print onto and I can
adjust everything except the height and width. For some reason when I
override those measurements, it defaults back to what was originally
set up. I've used this feature alot with Word and it was very easy to
adapt to changes.
Your input is appreciated!
Anne
----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Hillier-Brook"
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To: <users@openoffice.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 3:00 AM
Subject: Re: [users] Labels
> Anne Herron wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm trying to print small labels and am having difficulty adjusting
the >> height and width measurement. It keeps defaulting to .04" when I
>> override the number and won't let me use the up and down arrows to
customize. Can you assist me?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Anne
> A little more information would help. Are you trying to create a
page (or > pages) with a table for the label positions? If you are, are
you using > English measurements? If you are then you have run into a
deficiency in > OpenOffice in that it presently will not function to
the required degree > of accuracy in the user interface.
>
> The workaround is to switch your default measurement units to
metric, > create your table to the accuracy required and then revert
your > measurement system to English - but DON'T make any further
adjustments or > the problem will be resurrected!!
>
> This is all caused by the user interface only offering 2 decimal
point > accuracy, whatever the chosen measurement unit happens to be,
and > hundredths of a millimetre are a lot smaller than hundredths of
an inch. > Internally there is no problem with the desired degree of
accuracy, so as > long as no further changes are made after using
metric units to create > your table the accuracy will stick.
>
> Regards
>
> Peter HB
>
>
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