Access 2000 (9.0.6926 SP3) and 5160 labels

G

Guest

I know there was a bug with 5160 (3 col, 10 row) labels with an earlier
version of Access 2000, but can't find anything on this.

Imported addresses data from excel into table. Ran Label wizard in Report.
Selected Avery 5160 (also happens on 8160) labels. Works fine except I get
only 9 rows with 3 col, instead of 10 row with 3 col.

Is there a row setting? Can't find one.
 
D

Duane Hookom

The 5160 label attempts to set top and bottom margins of .5". Many inkjet
printers can't print this close to the bottom of the page so the bottom
margin is set a little larger and your 10th row moves to page 2.

You can work around this with a little math and problem solving. If you
can't figure out the answer, post back in this thread.
 
F

fredg

I know there was a bug with 5160 (3 col, 10 row) labels with an earlier
version of Access 2000, but can't find anything on this.

Imported addresses data from excel into table. Ran Label wizard in Report.
Selected Avery 5160 (also happens on 8160) labels. Works fine except I get
only 9 rows with 3 col, instead of 10 row with 3 col.

Is there a row setting? Can't find one.

Modern printers have a minimum no print zone on all margins, left,
right, top, and bottom.

The length of the detail section for that last row of labels is just a
tad to much for your printer.

Here are some trial and error things you can do to perhaps resolve
this difficulty:

1) Make sure the bottom margin for the label report is small enough.
Set it to 0" in File + Page SetUp.
When you save the change, it will be reset to the printer minimum.

2) Slightly move the label position a bit higher on the detail
section, so the top line prints nearer the top of the label.

3) Replace all the label controls you now have with just 1 text
control, sized just a shade less than the maximum height that will fit
in the Detail space available.
Name this new control [CombinedAddress]
Set it's Control Source to:
= [FirstName] & " " & [LastName] & Chr(13) & Chr(10) & [Address] &
Chr(13)
& Chr(10) & [City] & ", " & [State] & " " & [Zip]

(Change the field names above, as needed.)
The above has the advantage of spacing each line slightly
closer than using individual text boxes.

Preview the report.
If necessary, go back to design view and make the label
height smaller, (from the bottom) until you get that last label row to
show.

4) Make the Font size smaller so that you can make the above text
control height smaller.

5) You may have to just live with it.
 

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