1*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 2*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 3*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 4*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<!--*********************************************************** 5*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * 6*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one 7*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file 8*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * distributed with this work for additional information 9*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file 10*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the 11*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance 12*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * with the License. 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You can also add other, user-defined formats.</paragraph> 56*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 57*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 58*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3143271" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="28">On the <emph>Labels</emph> tab, under <emph>Inscription</emph>, you can choose what you want written on the labels.</paragraph> 59*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3145610" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="84">This often involves database fields, so that the labels can be printed with varying content, when sending "Form Letters" for example. It is also possible to have the same text printed on every label.</paragraph> 60*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3151385" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="85">Use the <emph>Database </emph>and <emph>Table </emph>list boxes to select the database and table from which the data fields are obtained. Click on the arrow button to transfer the selected data field into the inscription area. Press Enter to insert a line break. You can also enter spaces and any other fixed text.</paragraph> 61*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3147560" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="6">On the <emph>Format</emph> tab you can define your own label formats, not covered by the predefined formats. To do this, select "User" from the <emph>Type</emph> list box. On the <emph>Options</emph> tab, you can specify whether all labels or only certain ones are to be created.</paragraph> 62*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 63*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 64*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150358" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="33">On the <emph>Options</emph> tab page, make sure that the <emph>Synchronize contents</emph> box is selected. If this is selected, a label only has to be entered (on the top left label) and edited once.</paragraph> 65*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 66*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 67*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3156424" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="86">As soon as you click on <emph>New Document</emph>, you will see a small window with the <emph>Synchronize Labels</emph> button. Enter the first label. When you click on the <emph>Synchronize Labels</emph> button, the current individual label is copied to all the other labels on the sheet.</paragraph> 68*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 69*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 70*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149767" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="29">Click on <emph>New Document</emph> to create a new document with the settings you have entered.</paragraph> 71*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 72*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</list> 73*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<embed href="text/shared/00/00000004.xhp#related"/> 74*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<embed href="text/shared/guide/labels_database.xhp#labels_database"/> 75*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<embed href="text/shared/guide/data_new.xhp#data_new"/> 76*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150449" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="88"><link href="text/shared/01/01010300.xhp" name="Business Cards">Business Cards</link></paragraph> 77*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</body> 78*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</helpdocument> 79