FileMaker Pro 4.1 Mac User's Guide

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Laying out and arranging information 3-13
1 If you use continuous-feed stock (like tractor-feed labels) and a dot
matrix printer, create a custom paper size equal to the height of one
label. Use a custom paper size to minimize the back-and-forth
movement of the platen and save label paper.
To Do this
Select the printer Choose Chooser from the Apple menu, and then select a printer.
Set a paper size for
a laser or ink jet
printer
Create a custom
size for a dot-matrix
printer
Choose Page Setup from the File menu. Select the size of the
mailing label sheets you plan to use (usually US Letter in the U.S.
and A4 elsewhere), and then click OK.
Choose Page Setup from the File menu. Select a Paper option you
rarely use. At the Edit Paper Sizes options, for Name, type a name,
type values for Width (the width of a sheet of labels) and Height (the
height of one label, up to 36 inches), and then click Save. Select No
Gaps Between Pages, and then click OK.
Keep these points in mind:
1 Depending on the printer and version of the system software you use,
the Page Setup dialog box might contain different options. See your
printer manual.
1 To make sure the printer uses the full paper height for each label
when you’re using a dot-matrix printer, select No Gaps Between Pages.
1 If you change the dimensions of a standard page size in the Page
Setup dialog box and you’re using a dot-matrix printer, change the
name to recognize the dimensions as custom. To restore the preset
size, click Restore.
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:
E printing, labels
Creating a Labels layout
1. In Layout mode, choose New Layout from the Mode menu.
2. In the New Layout dialog box, for Type, select Labels.
3. Select other options, and then click OK.
To Do this
Give the layout a
different name
For Layout Name, type a name.