precise label formatting

What is the easiest way to precisely place labels on paper? I have a
zweckform 4730 label sheet, it is A4 paper and holds 270 labels of
17.8mm x10 mm. This A4 (209.9x297 mm) has 2.54mm horizontal gap between
the labels, there is no gap vertically between the labels,

label size 17.78+2.54=2.032 x 1.00, round to 2.04x1.00
margins (top, bottom, left, right) are 1.38 1.34 0.44 0.48 cm.
printing 101%, top margin 1.38+0.29= 1.67 ->33 te groot-> helft
1.53

When I make a layout with these numbers, remove the header and place a
rectangle exactly around the inside of the label, then print it out,


ard

Re: precise label formatting

In article <1i6ggf3.f7rih6167tgltN%ardpuntjonkeratxs4allpuntnl@b.c>,
ardpuntjonkeratxs4allpuntnl@b.c (ard) wrote:

> What is the easiest way to precisely place labels on paper? I have a
> zweckform 4730 label sheet, it is A4 paper and holds 270 labels of
> 17.8mm x10 mm. This A4 (209.9x297 mm) has 2.54mm horizontal gap between
> the labels, there is no gap vertically between the labels,
>
> label size 17.78+2.54=2.032 x 1.00, round to 2.04x1.00
> margins (top, bottom, left, right) are 1.38 1.34 0.44 0.48 cm.
> printing 101%, top margin 1.38+0.29= 1.67 ->33 te groot-> helft
> 1.53
>
> When I make a layout with these numbers, remove the header and place a
> rectangle exactly around the inside of the label, then print it out,

That is almost the exact way to do it. You only need to set-up one
label high and make the layout use multiple columns - FileMaker will
replicate that down the page for each record.

You can also print a test page on a normal piece of paper and hold it
up (in front of a window or light box helps) behind the label sheet to
make sure all the fields fit on the labels. It will take some tweaking
and multiple test prints.

Even once set-up correctly you may get the occasional label sheet that
prints incorrectly due to the paper misfeeding through the printer.

Helpful Harry
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