[softwarelist] Re: addressing envelopes

  • From: Dr Alan Leighton <alan.leighton2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: davidpilling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:24:10 GMT

In message <20091217134451.337350e5@PC-Ubuntu>
          Martin Devon <martin.devon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:07:19 GMT
> Dr Alan Leighton <alan.leighton2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> 
>> Subject: addressing envelopes
>> 
>> I have never tackled address envelopes using OPro on my Iyonix.
>> 
>> I use it with a Samsung CLP 550 and a HP Office Jet all-in-one. The
>> later has a slot for envelopes.
>> 
>> Any help please,

> It's done here using sheets of A4 laser printer labels -- there are 14
> on a sheet but it may be possible to print only the top 12.

Where do you get them?

> Make up an OPro stylesheet with a text box corresponding to each
> printable label, with margins.

> We have a DataPower file of the names and addresses. These are exported
> as CSV and converted to text with !CSVEdit.

> The text will have end-of-line as \n so  in !Edit or !Zap., with magic
> characters on, search for \\n (note double backslash) and, with
> replace all with \x0a and save.

> The resulting file is dropped into the top left box of the stylesheet
> and the document should be ready. Sometimes it is necessary to reduce
> font size or fiddle the odd label where the address is long.

Good stuff Martin many thanks,

Alan



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