Aetiket Label Printer - Answers

How-to Questions How do I print a set of identical labels? Click here for information on the new Duplication function.   How do I get an entire label with several fields, into a single field for export? I am using a text file that has fields separated by tabs and records separated by carriage returns. The name (first) field appears on each label but nothing else. How do I get all my fields to print? Multiple field label data can be handled easily by Aetiket Label Printer. Please consult the following page: Printing Labels from Multiple Field Data Files   How do I change the default font from Arial/Helvetica to one I like? Aetiket Label Printer was designed using the standard Arial or Helvetica typeface in various sizes. I chose these typefaces because they are available on both Macintosh and Windows computers, and being sans-serif they print clearly on ink jet printers. FileMaker Pro provides extensive text and paragraph editing tools, and these can be used to select different typefaces and styles on a label-by-label basis in the Input page. With Aetiket Label Printer 2.5 it is now possible for registered users to change the default font for a label. Click here for more information.   How do I import a custom graphic into Aetiket Label Printer? See Installing Custom Graphics for more information.   How do I access the layout mode in Aetiket Label Printer? When I click on the Browse button at the bottom of my screen, the four options including Layout are greyed out. With previous versions of Label Printer you couldn't access the layout mode: Label Printer was locked so that access to the layout and other modes was not possible. Since Aetiket Label Printer 2.5, however, registered users can access the layouts to tweak the print layouts. This permits users to change the label spacing slightly to improve the printing performance with various printers. It also provides a means to permanently change the font and paragraph settings for a label. Click here for more information. Access to the layouts is not necessary to integrate Aetiket Label Printer, however, as Integrating Aetiket Label Printer can be accomplished with scripts.   When I set up the default text, it doesn't include alignment, font, or size. Isn't it supposed to? The default text box was provided as a feature in response to a customer suggestion. Unfortunately, with FileMaker Pro it is not possible to store the style or paragraph formatting information with the data in a consistent manner. Although text style information is sometimes handled correctly, FileMaker Pro doesn't store paragraph data. For these reasons the default text doesn't retain style or paragraph formatting. I assure you that as soon as FileMaker Inc. decides to provide this basic functionality, I will provide this for you in Aetiket Label Printer.   Can you save any of the labels that you create? Yes, you can save labels, and there are a couple of methods for doing so. The default text box is a simple method of storing label text, but you are limited to a single default text and graphic per label type. Another method is to create a small database with FileMaker Pro for yourself that contains your favourite labels. Simply integrate or link your database with Aetiket Label Printer for a quick solution for printing commonly used labels. Use the Contacts.fp3 sample database that is included with Aetiket Label Printer. You can store label information there for printing with Aetiket Label Printer. See Advanced Data Importing and Integration for more information on the various methods of linking your own database with Aetiket Label Printer.   How do I call Aetiket Label Printer's functionality from inside my own database? See Advanced Data Importing and Integration for more information.   Features Questions Can you add a label type to Aetiket Label Printer? I have just registered for this product but note that it does not support a label I use regularly! Certainly! The number of labels supported has increased steadily with feedback from my customers. Recently, I have added support for various media labels and A4 metric sizes. If you regularly use a label sheet that is available commercially, please send me a blank copy for prototyping. I will add it to Aetiket Label Printer in an update. Please send an unfolded blank copy of your label sheet to: Aetiket Label Printer Support 424 W. Wesley Suite 3C Wheaton IL 60187 USA I use the label sheets my customers send me to test and ensure that the labels will print correctly. Faxes often change the size of the originals and are not reliable as a guide for fine tuning. Click here for a list of the currently supported label types.     I often needed to reset [Aetiket] for a full page. Could I suggest adding a [reset] button that would restore the page to Column 1, Row 1, saving me the trouble of retyping digits in each field? Thank you for the suggestion! The new Reset feature permits you to reset the Label Type, Row and Column numbers, and Number of labels to print, independently or all at once. The button is actually hidden from view, but to use it simply click on the Words "Label Type", "Label Position", or "Number to Print".     Is there a way I can modify the templates? Yes and no. It is now possible for registered users to modify the layouts in Aetiket Label Printer by choosing Layout from the mode menu. This makes it possible to tweak the output of the labels to improve printing, and also to change the default text and paragraph settings. It is not possible to add templates, however. Click here for more information. Scripts make it possible to integrate Aetiket Label Printer with other FileMaker Pro databases. If there are specific modifications you would like to see in Aetiket Label Printer, let me know: I would prefer to see them made available to all of my customers.   I'd like to be able to click on the starting (yellow) label anywhere on the sheet as an alternative to manually inputting the row and column number. A very good idea, and I'd like to see this as well. It is not as easy to implement as you might imagine, but please be patient. As soon as I find that a majority of FileMaker Pro users are using FileMaker Pro 4.0, I plan on adding the feature.   There doesn't seem to be a way to set the default font in the preference menu. Correct. There is no global way to set the font for all labels. Registered users can change the font and formatting permanently for any given label supported, and all users can change the font and formatting temporarily for any group of labels printed. There is now an easier way of changing the font and formatting when printing a group of labels by using the Duplication function.   Is it possible to program the application so the graphic can be moved anywhere within the field? (On your program you center your graphic in the middle of the field.) The default for the background graphic is centered. The best way to make sure that your custom graphics are correctly placed in the label space is to design them the same size to fit the label space. Try the following link for information on how to create a custom graphic or logo.   Does Aetiket Label Printer support A4 (metric) sizes? I'm from Perth, Western Australia (or Germany, Sweden, Japan, etc.), and our Avery sizes are titled by a different system. Aetiket Label Printer can be modified to support almost any label sheets. Recently, I have added support for A4 metric sizes based on feedback from my customers overseas. If you regularly use a label sheet that is available commercially, please send me a blank copy for prototyping. I will add it to Aetiket Label Printer in an update. Please send an unfolded blank copy of your label sheet to: Aetiket Label Printer Support 424 W. Wesley Suite 3C Wheaton IL 60187 USA I use the label sheets my customers send me to test and ensure that the labels will print correctly. Faxes often change the size of the originals and are not reliable as a guide for fine tuning.   I'd like to see support for an asymmetrical label type. The Avery 2163 label is 2 inches high by 4 inches wide, with 4 per page, in kind of an unusual layout (the label layout on the page isn't perfectly symmetrical). Aetiket Label Printer's design requires that the label sheets be symmetrical on both the vertical and horizontal dimensions. Also, it is necessary that all labels on the page be the same size. I am willing to consider custom sheets designs for my site-licensed customers, however.   Registration Questions   I'm trying to register my copy of Aetiket Label Printer, but every time I get the message "the registration code is incorrect". The most likely reason for this error is that the registration code has been typed incorrectly. To avoid this, please copy and paste the registration code directly from your registration email.   Please provide me with the address you want to receive the registration dues. I want to send a money order but you provided two different addresses, one in the US and one in Canada. It gets worse: for whole parts of the year, I can often be found only at my address in Japan. For this reason, I use Kagi to handle my registrations. The official address for Aetiket Label Printer is in the US. However, the easiest way to register Aetiket Label Printer by post is to use the accompanying Register program. The Register program is provided to me by Kagi and contains information about registration options. Please select Registration for more information on registering Aetiket Label Printer.     If I want to register by mail, which form do I fill out and how do I print it to mail? Select Registration for full discussion of your Aetiket Label Printer registration options.   General Questions   How do you pronounce "Aetiket", and where did you get the name? "Aetiket" is pronouced the same as "etiquette". The word comes from the common European words for label as follows, French: "étiquette"; German: "etiket"; Spanish: "etiketa". The ligature ae is not as common as it used to be, and many words have dropped it in common usage. (Such as aesthetics -> esthetics). The advantage of the ae ligature is that it is distinctive, original, and fits well with many languages. Perhaps the most visible use of this type of letter is used by the Aetna insurance company.   Where is the help file? Is there a primer for using the program? You are reading the help file. Rather than create a big user's manual filled with information few people will need, I have relied on questions posed to me by my users as the basis for these help pages.   Do I need FileMaker Pro to use this program? I have MS Office and ClarisWorks, but not FileMaker. No. Although Aetiket Label Printer is a database template for FileMaker Pro, with Aetiket Label Printer 2.7.0 I have created a "Runtime" version that does not require that you own a copy of FileMaker Pro. If you decide to later purchase a copy of FileMaker Pro, you will be able to network Aetiket Label Printer, and other features that require FileMaker Pro will also be enabled. Neither MS Office nor ClarisWorks contains the functionality necessary to run a FileMaker Pro database.   Any plans for something similar for those of use who have ClarisWorks databases? I saw your Press Release and Aetiket Label Printer sounds great except.... I don't use FileMaker Pro! Although ClarisWorks contains a database feature that looks and functions similarly to FileMaker Pro, it lacks the sophisticated tools and features that made creating Aetiket Label Printer possible. A ClarisWorks version is unfortunately not possible.     Can an ink jet printer print on labels designated for a laser printer? Yes. There is no dimensional difference between the labels as defined in Aetiket Label Printer. However, the label print layouts have been defined slightly differently to print optimally on laser printers and ink jet printers. Furthermore, because they are defined as separate labels, the default text and custom graphics can be stored separately. Although as far as Aetiket Label Printer is concerned the labels are interchangeable, it is important to note that there may be physical differences between the labels: laser labels use an adhesive that is resistant to the heat of label printers and photocopiers, while ink jet labels use a paper that absorbs the liquid ink jet inks.   Is it a bug? Sir, spare your threats: The bug which you would fright me with I seek. Shakespeare I have an Epson printer, and Aetiket Label Printer crashes when I try to print! What should I do? See the Epson help page that discusses the issue. This problem is not caused by Aetiket Label Printer but affects all databases printed using FileMaker Pro. The fix involves changing the Epson drivers or upgrading your copy of FileMaker Pro.   When I attempt to print multiple (duplicate) copies of the same label with centered text only the first label is centered. The other labels remain left justified. Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong? No, you are not doing something wrong. Unfortunately, FileMaker Pro doesn't store paragraph formatting in copy and paste operations. However, I have been able to overcome this limitation with my new Duplication function in Aetiket Label Printer 2.6.0, and I encourage you to update your copy of Aetiket Label Printer to take advantage of this new feature.   I can't get Aetiket Label Printer to correctly import a tab-delimited text file. When I import the file, only the first line of each label is printed. Is this a bug? This is not a bug. Aetiket Label Printer expects to receive only one field of data for a label. For information on how to create a single field from multi-field data, select Printing Labels from Multiple Field Data Files.   There does not seem to be a way to vary the lead (where the printer starts printing from the top of the page) of the label page going into the printer. Neither of my printers works right on the Avery templates in FileMaker Pro as far as where the page starts printing. FileMaker Pro is at the mercy of the printer drivers used. Depending on the driver, the page settings such as maximum and minimum dimensions and printing areas differ. This makes it quite difficult to create printing layouts that will print on every kind of printer. I have tested Aetiket Label Printer on various printer and printer driver combinations, and have had relatively consistent results. If you have a printer/driver combination that does not print correctly, please let me know. The lead can be changed in most cases by tweaking the print layout for that label. Registered users can use the layout mode to make such modifications to improve printing performance. Click here for more information.

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