Acoustica CD/DVD Label Maker - Manual (Page 31)

When I print my labels, they're way too small or way too large, or parts of them are
chopped off.
Huge discrepancies in label size are usually due to printer-properties issues. Check to see
whether you've selected any printer settings that will affect your printed label sizes or positions.
To do this, click the "Properties" button on the Print dialog. The printer-properties dialog that
pops up was designed by your printer manufacturer and will differ depending on what kind of
printer you have, so we can't tell you exactly what to look for. But if you have settings such as
"shrink to fit page", disable them, and if you have scale settings, make sure they're at 100%.
If parts of your labels are chopped off, it's often a result of a shortage of memory or hard drive
space. See the previous question for more details. If parts of your label near the edge of the
sheet are chopped off, they could be overlapping your printer's unprintable margins. You'll
usually receive a warning message if this is the case.
How can I print borders around my labels or print fold lines for them?
On the Print dialog, check the box labeled "Print a border around label" to print a border
around your label, and check the box labeled "Print fold lines" to print fold lines. This box will
be disabled for labels that don't actually have any foldable bits.
You can adjust the appearance of your fold lines from the "Printing fold lines" page of the
"Preferences" dialog (accessible from the "File" menu), including line color, whether to print
solid or dashed lines, and whether to print the lines inside or outside the label.
How do I print more than one copy of a label at a time?
Set the number of copies you want to print in the "Copies" control near the top of the Print
dialog.
The software tells me my paper is too small and part of my label will get chopped off.
Many printers have unprintable margins -- they can't print all the way to the edge of a sheet. If
your label overlaps your printer's unprintable areas, this warning message will appear. If you're
printing on plain paper, switching to a larger paper size, such as a legal sheet, will usually fix
this. If your printer is really capable of edge-to-edge printing, you may need to adjust printer
settings to tell the printer to actually print edge to edge; usually you can do this from your
printer properties dialog or by choosing the appropriate paper bin setting.
The software always prints the top label on my label sheet. How do I tell it to print on the
bottom label?
On the Print dialog, you'll see a thumbnail representing your label paper. The label that's
currently selected to be printed will be displayed on the sheet. If you want to print on a different
label on the sheet, just click on it, and it will get selected instead. Note that the arrow beside
the thumbnail represents the direction in which you'll feed the paper into the printer, so the
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