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Set Up Continuous Feed Labels for Printing

The following is an example of setting up continuous labels.

Suppose you have one-column labels, 3.5 inches wide by 15/16 inch tall, with a 1/16 inch gap. There is a perforation every 12 labels, but no extra space around the perforation. This example assumes that you are not using a sheet-fed or page-oriented printer, but one that has label on a continuous roll. These continuous feed printers are usually known as dot-matrix printers and have either tractor feed or friction feed to move the labels through the printer.

Note: It is important that the number of rows times the label height (in Layout > Media - Labels Setup) equals the height of your paper size (in File > Printer Setup).

Steps

Select File > Printer Setup.
In the Printer Setup dialog box, select your printer.
Set the Paper Feed Source to Tractor.
In the Printer Paper Size field, select User-Defined.
Define the paper size as 3.5 inches wide and 12 inches tall.
Your orientation settings under Printer Setup should be similar to this: Portrait, Face Up, Top First, and Left Side (unless you thread your labels on the center or right side of the printer).
Leave the Offsets at 0, and click OK.
Select Layout > Media.
Select Labels.
From the Labels list, select 1 Column Continuous Label.
Click the Setup button.
Use the following settings:

Columns

Number: 1

Width: 3.5 inches

Gap between: 0

Left Margin: 0

Rows

Number: 12

Height: 1 inch

Gap between: 0

Top Margin: 0

Perforation

Skip 0 inch every 0 row(s).

Click OK to close the current window.
In the Media window, click OK.
Before printing, save your layout by selecting File > Save Layout As.