[Dx4win] QSL Labels and Avery 8160 Labels

Sun, 5 Jan 2003 14:23:54 +0100

Hello Jeff,

I'm also using Avery 8160 but I'm using the J8160 version. They are not
similar in size. Are you sure you are using 8160 and not J8160 ? Just an
idea...

73,
Philippe
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Maass" <[email protected]>
To: "DX4WIN Mailing List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 2:27 AM
Subject: [Dx4win] QSL Labels and Avery 8160 Labels

>
> After getting all my recent PJ2/K8ND 160m QSOs imported to
> DX4WIN, I'm printing QSL info labels for the first time. I am
> using DX4WIN with a HP Deskjet 990Cse printer and Avery
> 8160 labels.
>
> I'm having a problem that doesn't seem specifically related to
> DX4WIN, but to something else in setting up for these labels.
> Perhaps someone can share similar experiences and
> solutions?
>
> From Word (Office 2000) or DX4WIN, the labels do not align
> with the labels on the sheet. The first is off (too far down by 1/4-inch
> or so), but they *all* seem  spaced incorrectly relative to each
> other, as if the 8160 template were wrong in both Word 2000
> *and* DX4WIN (I know - unlikely). Even if the first label were
> aligned correctly, each subsequent rows would "walk" down,
> with each label starting lower in the label space.
>
> There could be some misconfiguration of the printer, but I
> would think that this should be handled by the printer driver
> based on the template rather than requiring any kind of
> manual setup?
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
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