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Labels printed through your software will first display on your screen in Adobe Reader, allowing you to preview the resulting labels before sending to the printer.
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Labels are viewed in [https://get.adobe.com/reader/ Adobe Acrobat Reader] before they are printed. Adobe Acrobat Reader provides many options to resize your printed output (e.g. shrink to printable area) which may be desirable in certain cases. However, this setting, if left at any other selection besides '''None''', will override the specific margins needed to successfully print labels in the correct location.
  
However, one selection in the print dialog box must be changed from the default to allow proper control of label placement. This selection looks different based on the version of Adobe Reader that is installed on your own computer.
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When selecting to print your labels, always make sure that the '''Page Scaling''' drop-down selection is set to '''None'''. See “[[Settings_for_Mailing_Labels|Settings for mailing labels]]”.
  
'''Page Scaling''' should always be set to '''None''' or '''100%''' or '''Actual''' (wording varies depending on Adobe Reader version).
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:'''Note: '''Sometimes your browser will open the PDF in a browser tab which doesn’t allow you to change these settings described above. [http://www.screencast.com/t/nsAMCsRv This video] explains how to ensure Adobe Acrobat Reader opens your PDF files. <html><a href="http://www.screencast.com/t/nsAMCsRv" target="_blank"><img src="/images/3/31/Vid.png" /></a></html>
  
When Page Scaling is set to anything other than None (or the above identified choices), your labels may print off the labels or “slide” down the page as they print. You may say the labels shift or have improper alignment.
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::'''Chrome Users: '''Type ''chrome://plugins'' in the url box and press Enter. Then disable the Chrome PDF Viewer and enable the Adobe Reader.  
  
'''Tip:''' Sometimes your browser will open the PDF in a “mini reader” instead of using the Adobe program which doesn’t allow you to change these settings. You’ll need to disable these mini-readers in order to allow the software to control the label output properly. Watch a video to understand how this works -
 
  
'''Chrome users:''' type in chrome://plugins and press Enter. Then disable the Chrome PDF Viewer and the Adobe Reader. See http://screencast.com/t/sRLH7gs8
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:::[[File:chromepdf.png]]
  
'''Firefox users:''' Select Options from the Tools menu. Click Applications tab and search for Adobe and also for PDF. Change each selection to Use Adobe Reader. See http://screencast.com/t/LUIGdZpy2cWK
 
  
'''Internet Explorer users:''' Select Manage Add-ons from the Settings menu. With Toolbars and Extensions selected change the Show drop-down to All-Add-ons. Then set the Adobe PDF Reader to Disabled. http://screencast.com/t/0SWbatsSHko
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::'''Firefox Users: '''Select '''Options''' from the Tools menu. Click '''Applications''' tab and search for Adobe. Change each selection to Use Adobe Reader.
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Latest revision as of 13:56, 25 August 2015

Labels are viewed in Adobe Acrobat Reader before they are printed. Adobe Acrobat Reader provides many options to resize your printed output (e.g. shrink to printable area) which may be desirable in certain cases. However, this setting, if left at any other selection besides None, will override the specific margins needed to successfully print labels in the correct location.

When selecting to print your labels, always make sure that the Page Scaling drop-down selection is set to None. See “Settings for mailing labels”.

Note: Sometimes your browser will open the PDF in a browser tab which doesn’t allow you to change these settings described above. This video explains how to ensure Adobe Acrobat Reader opens your PDF files.
Chrome Users: Type chrome://plugins in the url box and press Enter. Then disable the Chrome PDF Viewer and enable the Adobe Reader.


Chromepdf.png


Firefox Users: Select Options from the Tools menu. Click Applications tab and search for Adobe. Change each selection to Use Adobe Reader.


Firefoxpdf.png