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The Label Editor editing window

2176  Label Editor

The editing window consists of the following areas:

At the top, the button bar for label format management.

Below the button bar, the editor displays either an individual label or a panel of labels.

The button bar

The bar contains the following buttons:

Load Imports a previously saved label settings file. This button displays a standard disk file selection dialog.
Save Creates a label settings file. This button displays a standard dialog for saving a file to disk.
Preview Previews a label sheet according to defined parameters.
Print Prints a sheet of labels according to the parameters set.
Label Displays the editor that lets you define the contents of a label.
Layout Displays the editor which lets you define the contents of a label sheet.

Editing a label sheet

Here you define sheet orientation, number of labels per page, label size, margin size and number of labels per record.

Editing a label

Select the elements you want to appear on a label. On the right is the image of a label, on the left you can select a field, move it on the label and define its typographic attributes (font, size, style) using the contextual menu displayed with a right-click (Windows or Mac) or a Ctrl-click (Mac).

Use the tool palette to add graphic elements (rectangles, circles, lines) and align elements. You can also add fixed text.

To concatenate two fields, place the second on top of the first: in the editor, the two fields appear separated by a "+" sign. When printed, these two items will automatically be separated by a space.

Saving a format

Once all label parameters have been defined, save the format using the Save button. A dialog for saving the file to disk appears. Give the format a name and choose a disk location (for instance the Desktop). The format will automatically be added to the list of print formats in the print dialog. You can then delete the file saved on the disk.
The Label Editor editing window