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LABEL TAB

Using the Label Tab

This Tab (shortcut [Alt]+4) is used to display the selected address record in the form of an address label - ready to print with a barcode if you wish. You may even customise or add details to the label before printing. The box above the label address is used for typing an addressee name. You can drag the address and/or barcode to other Windows programs from this Tab.

Examples of label layouts are provided - use the drop-down combo box to choose a suitable format. You may adjust these, then use the Save button to store your changes - or add your own.

To create a new label layout, simply type a new name in the combo box, and then click the Save button. Tuning the label print to your own printer and labels or envelopes may require a bit of trial-and-error.

You may need to adjust the Bar Weight to suit your own printer. Typically, a 600 DPI laser will require a Bar Weight of 9, whilst the Smart Label printer requires a bar weight of 3.

Note that this Tab is designed for printing individual labels or envelopes - to print labels for larger selections of addresses - see the section on Printing Mailing Labels.

Drag & Drop

The Label Tab is also used to provide a quick way of dragging addresses and barcodes to other Windows programs - like Microsoft Word.

To drag a barcode or address, simply hold down a [Shift] key, then click and hold down the LEFT mouse button on either the barcode or the address box of the label tab. A 'dragging' mouse cursor will appear. Keep the mouse button down whilst dragging onto the target program (like Word), then release the mouse button to drop a copy of the barcode or address into that program.

Please note:  The barcode is a graphics image - and you should ensure that your target program is able to receive and use graphical data, before dragging it there. The Royal Mail barcode is subject to a fairly strict specification of size and layout, but has been tested with Microsoft Word and a suitable printer.  You should ensure that your target program and printer is set up to print the barcode to this specification.

Manual Contents

INTRODUCTION & INSTALLATION      Introduction      Copyright      Installation      Registration      Technical Support      Data & Data Updates OVERVIEW      General Overview      Starting the Program      Main Window FIND BOX & LOOKUP      Postcode Lookups      Other Lookups      Changes      Lookups with Town,      Locality or County      Typing errors and      delimiter insertion      Alias Localities      Lookup & Search Control Codes      Lookup Directives      Examples List Window      Skipping      Drag and Drop RESULTS LIST      Using the Results List      Auto Insert / DDE      Search Quantity      Cancelling a Lookup or Search SEARCH TAB      Using the Search Tab      Grid Reference Lookup      Shortcuts      Special Search Types      Special Search Options      Drag & Drop      Skipping      Alias Localities RESULTS TAB      Using the Results Tab      Customising Fields Displayed      Shortcuts      Drag & Drop      Editable Results MORE TAB      Using the More Tab      Search on More Tab LABEL TAB      Using the Label Tab      Drag & Drop MAP TAB      Using the Map Tab      Detaching The Map      Moving Around      Nearest Locations      Finding Distances      Zooming      Transferring Maps To      Other Applications      Printing      Overview Of A Place      in the British Isles      Grid References NEAREST TAB      Using the Nearest Tab      Creating a New      Nearest Database      Opening an Existing Database      Adding Records      Finding the 'Nearest'      Updating Records      Deleting Records      Filtering Records      Looking up Grid References      Making Labels From      Nearest Records      Showing the Position of      a Nearest Record      Viewing Distances to      One Decimal Place      Importing and      Exporting Records CENSATION TAB      Using the Censation Tab      Build Your Business      With Censation      How does Censation work?      Profiling, Targeting,      Locating and Communicating      Data Protection      Special License required for      use by data bureaux, mailing      houses etc      Using Censation with      AFD solutions      Additional Censation      Information      Drag & Drop DX      Introduction      Identifying a DX Address      DX with Fast-Find      DX Searching      Insert and Robot with DX AFD REFINER ROBOT      Introducing Robot Technology      Enabling Robot      Using The Robot      Wildcards      Robot Settings      System Tray Icon OTHER METHODS OF TRANSFERRING ADDRESSES      Transferring Addresses to      Other Programs      Clipboard      Drag & Drop      Insert      Show AFD Robot How      Tell AFD Robot How      Insert and Robot      Advanced Setup      Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)      Dynamic Link Libraries MAILING LABELS      Printing Mailing Labels      Label Layout Options      Printing Options COMPACT VIEW      Switching to Compact View      Looking Up Addresses      Inserting Addresses OTHER FEATURES      On Top      Hot Key      Grid References      Export POSTCODE PLUS FOR DOS      PCP-DOS Command-Line      Address Lookup      Searching Techniques      Additional Parameters PROGRAMMING WITH POSTCODE PLUS Appendix      A - Formatting a PAF address             for printing      B - Command Line Options      C - Keyboard Shortcuts      D - Grid References      E - End User License Agreement      F - Reregistration Request Form      G - County Options      H - Censation Additional Info      I - Censation Detailed Tables      J - Censation Bar Charts      K - Censation Glossary      L - Occupancy & Address Types      M - DX Profession List