I'd like to get some suggestions about what software is best for making custom labels. Well, not actually making labels, but inserts. Currently, I'm making them completely by hand, which is long, tiring, and error-prone. I take a piece of US Letter paper (8.5" x 11") and fold it so that it is divided roughly in thirds horizontally and fifths vertically, crease, and tear along the creases. This results in 15 blank inserts that are approximately 2+1/4" x 2+1/2". I then add the text to the inserts with a pen. Some inserts are duplicates, but never a whole page, so it is important I can easily put varying text on each insert. What I'd like to do is find a program that I can tell it I am printing on 11" x 8.5" (US Letter -- Landscape) paper that I want divided into 3 rows and 5 columns. Then, I could enter the text I need into each "cell". I suppose with my printer not able to do bleed printing on standard pages, It would have to be able to handle a hardware-enforced margins along the outside of the page. It would be preferable if the software could also print very light cut guides for when I get out the scissors or paper cutter after printing. I was thinking OO.o could do the job, using New->Label gives a rather unhelpful dialog. It doesn't seem to want to let me input a custom paper size, although it will let me put in a custom label size. There is a "Avery Letter" size, but I don't think it takes into account the margins required for my printer. Also, when I accept the values in the dialog and the document is generated, it has me putting in text in portrait orientation, which is incorrect. I've heard on a KDE program KBarCode or something that is supposed to handle a lot of this, but I've got no experience with it. KOffice might also be an option. I'm hoping someone has some experience with a task like this and can tell me not only what software to use, but a quick overview of the fastest way to accomplish my task. -- Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. ,= ,-_-. =. bss@iguanasuicide.net ((_/)o o(\_)) ICQ: 514984 YM/AIM: DaTwinkDaddy `-'(. .)`-' http://iguanasuicide.net/ \_/
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