Label creation Q

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#1

With the recent messages re: the label function, I created a shipping label. Worked very nicely. Is there a feature to populate the rest of the labels on a sheet (on the screen), from the top left one, so they are all the same?

John

#2

Hi :slight_smile:
Errr, Copy&paste?
Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

#3

That depends rather on how you have created your label - which you have kept a secret! Have you used a table?

o Put the cursor in the cell containing the text.
o Press Ctrl+A to select all the text in that cell.
o Press Ctrl+C to copy that text.
o Press Ctrl+A again to select the entire table.
o Press Ctrl+V to paste copies of the text into all the cells at once.

I trust this helps.

Brian Barker

#4

Yes, if you are using the table style templates.
Don

#5

Good morning:

(Nice Farm Site Don) I do not know what ya'all mean by 'table' unless you are saying that I might get the "name address" data from a database. I am not. I am creating a shipping label to put on large (9 x 12) envelopes for my security system proposals. I am using equivalent to Avery 5164 labels (6 on a page). I fill them out manually on a typewriter.

My question related to the concept of "obvious" and "efficiency", meaning most label creation would be:
1. Design label (lines, test colors, etc.)
2. Copy to other label locations on the sheet
3. Print Labels

So having a command that would take the label that you just created and populate the other label locations on the sheet seemed to be the next step, and I could not find the option.

Problem: In label design, the text and the drawing are separate objects, so selecting the top left label buy highlighting the upper left to lower right the, rt cl copy, put cursor in upper right box, upper right corner, put the lower half of my original label (drawing only, no text) below the original and nothing in the upper right box.

It just seems that a "populate other empty labels on this sheet with original" would make sense.

John

#6

I do not know what ya'all mean by 'table' ...

Have you looked at the help text? Do you see that menu labelled "Table"? That's all about tables. Table | Insert > | Table... inserts a table. Try it and see how it works.

So having a command that would take the label that you just created and populate the other label locations on the sheet seemed to be the next step, and I could not find the option.

If you are using a table, see previous advice. If not, I don't imagine anyone can help you whilst you keep secret exactly what you are doing.

Problem: In label design, the text and the drawing are separate objects, ...

The *drawing*?! Why did no-one mention drawings in their answers? Oh, perhaps because you kept them a secret too?

... so selecting the top left label by highlighting the upper left to lower right the, rt cl copy, put cursor in upper right box, upper right corner, put the lower half of my original label (drawing only, no text) below the original and nothing in the upper right box.

This behaviour appears to depend on how your graphic is anchored. Try anchoring As Character to achieve what you need easily.

It just seems that a "populate other empty labels on this sheet with original" would make sense.

With tables, it's probably too simple for there to be a special command. See previous advice.

Brian Barker

#7

Too cranky, Brian.

Mr Sowden thought "table" referred to a database table.

Peter West

"For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

#8

Too cranky, Brian.

Not cranky at all.

Mr Sowden thought "table" referred to a database table.

And hopefully he now knows what people have been talking about. I'm happy to have been the one to help him.

Brian Barker