Apple AppleWorks 5 : Windows 95/NT 4.0 - Manual (Page 207)

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Printing labels
You can print labels on continuous sheets or on individual sheets of label
stock. Before printing labels on label stock, make one or more trial printouts
on plain paper to make sure that the spacing is correct and all the text prints
within the label boundaries. You may have to make the fields in the layout
slightly smaller to fit within the label.
AppleWorks sets the layout margins automatically when you use a preset
Avery label layout. If you print custom labels on a laser printer, you must set
the layout margins yourself. For more information, see “Setting margins” on
page 3-16.
Closing up space when you print
When you print labels, unused spaces created by blank fields are closed up
and don’t print. When you print from any other layout, field data is preset to
print as it appears on the screen.
To change the layout of the data when it prints, choose Edit Layouts from the
Layout menu. Select a layout from the Current Layouts list, and then click
Modify. In the Layout Info dialog box, select the settings you want, and then
click OK. You can control the number of columns and close up unused spaces
to the left of or above fields. Your settings apply to the entire layout, and not
to just the selected fields.
So that space closes as you intended, make sure that:
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fields don’t touch each other
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you align fields first (select the objects to align and choose Align Objects
from the Arrange menu)
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fields to close up are the exact same size
* Choose Index from the Help menu and type the first few letters of the entry. Double-click the
entry and then double-click a topic.
In the Help index, * see:
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mailing labels
In the Help index, * see:
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printing, labels