Thanks Tom, very helpful. 80 odd quid though for just a label printer is too excessive for the use I would get from it, so it looks like it's back to trying to sort out how to use standard printers for labels/envelopes - Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Lorimer" <tlorimer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 5:33 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Printing off labels | The Brother QL-550 Label Printer has taken label printing to a new level. | Whether | you need one label or many labels, it's the fastest, easiest and most | versatile way | to print labels directly from your PC. With it's automatic cutter it is | perfect | for printing address & shipping labels, banners & signage, this machine has | unique | label flexibility and can print on both die-cut peel-off labels or | continuous length | tape | * Thermal print technology means no toner, ink or ribbon costs. | Brother QL-550 Printer | Standard Features | Direct thermal print technology | Up to 300dpi print resolution | Roll media consumables | Die cut and continuous label types | 62mm maximum label width | Up to 90mm per second printing speed. Up to 50 labels per minute printing | speed | USB interface | PC Driven | DK Label range | Word, Excel and Outlook compatible | Built in power adaptor | Automatic Cutter | £71.59 ex vat | www.printerbase.co.uk/acatalog/Label-Printers.html | | Tom. | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 5:07 PM | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Printing off labels | | | Tom - I need you to say more for this to be helpful information: Is this a | label only printer? What are these special labels? How much was your | machine? - | | Andy | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Tom Lorimer" <tlorimer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 4:46 PM | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Printing off labels | | ||I use a Brother Thermal Label Printer which doesn't need ink, only special || labels. || || Tom. || || ----- Original Message ----- || From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> || To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> || Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 4:23 PM || Subject: [access-uk] Printing off labels || || || Just following a comment made by Wendy on another thread, I too would like || to know how to successfully print off address labels, so if anybody can | give || some help in this, then at least 2 of us on here would appreciate it - || || Andy || || ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- || ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] || ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: || ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx || ** and in the Subject line type || ** unsubscribe || ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the || ** immediately-following link:- || ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] || ** or send a message, to || ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq || || || || || ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- || ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] || ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: || ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx || ** and in the Subject line type || ** unsubscribe || ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the || ** immediately-following link:- || ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] || ** or send a message, to || ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq || || || -- || This email has been verified as Virus free || Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net | | ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | ** and in the Subject line type | ** unsubscribe | ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | ** immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | ** or send a message, to | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | | | | | ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | ** and in the Subject line type | ** unsubscribe | ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | ** immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | ** or send a message, to | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | | | -- | This email has been verified as Virus free | Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq