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Ian
 
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Default Alignment problems when Printing Labels

Thanks for this, my labels now work OK, but not quite sure why!

Should the zoom be set to A4, or simply no scaling?

I'm not familiar with normal.dot - what is it please? I have searched for
that file but cannot find it.
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IJ


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Ensure there is no zoom set in the print dialog.
Try printing on plain paper - does that work. If so, your printer has poor
label handling
Do you have a header/footer set in normal.dot? Temporarily rename normal.dot
and see if there is an improvement.
If not, you will have to adjust the label template until it does fit.

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Ian wrote:
I am attempting to print my Xmas address list onto Avery L7163
labels. I am using Word in Office 2003 and XP as my operating system.

I have used Tools. Letters...Envelopes and Labels. etc to get a blank
template, typed in my addresses within the borders and printed, onto
Avery branded labels, only to find that the bottom 4 rows of
addresses do not print inside the label boundaries, but overspill
onto the adjacent labels. I then have to go into those addresses,
move them down the page, print on ordinary paper, check the alignment
with the labels by hand and finally print onto labels. But surely
the whole idea is that I do not have to juggle the spacing, that is
what the template should do?

I have checked that I have my printer set to A4 and Word page set up
to A4, as suggested as a fix elsewhere on this forum but this does
not help, and would appreciate any tips to resolve the problem. I
have asked around colleagues at the office and they all seem to have
the same problem. Is there a patch/update I am missing?