Printing a database document, Printing labels, Closing up space when you print – Apple AppleWorks 5 : Mac OS User Manual
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Note You can import a FileMaker Pro database document into AppleWorks.
To do so, export (save) the FileMaker Pro document as a DIF document.
Then, import (open) the DIF document with AppleWorks. You can also or
import an AppleWorks document with FileMaker Pro. To do so, export
(save) the AppleWorks document as a DIF document, and then import
(open) the DIF document with FileMaker Pro. When you import a FileMaker
Pro or AppleWorks database document from the DIF format, the field names
are preserved.
Printing a database document
You print a database document in Browse, List, or Layout mode. In Browse
or List mode, the Print dialog box gives you the option of printing the current
record or all visible records.
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 3-17.
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.
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Choose Index from the
or Help menu and scroll to the entry. Then choose a topic from
the list and click Go To Topic.
In the Help index,
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mailing labels
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printing, labels