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5. Specify additional printer settings, if you want.
6. Click OK (Windows) or Print (OS X).
Note Table and note selection highlights do not appear when printed.
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Printing records
Printing scripts
Printing table and field information
Printing labels
To create mailing labels, create a Labels layout or a Vertical Labels layout. You can choose from
several predesigned label types or specify custom dimensions for your labels.
Labels layouts use merge fields, which expand or contract to fit the data in the field, and use no
space if the field is empty.
To create a Labels layout or Vertical Labels layout:
1. In Layout mode, click New Layout/Report.
The New Layout/Report assistant appears. For onscreen help as you work in the assistant,
press F1 (Windows) or Command-? (OS X).
2. For Show records from, choose the table that contains the records you want to use for
your labels. For Layout Name, type a name for the layout.
3. Choose Printer, then choose either Labels or Vertical Labels. Click Continue.
4. In the Specify Label Layout panel, choose either Use label measurements for and choose
from the list of standard label types, or choose Use custom measurements and enter
values for your labels’ dimensions. Click Next.
5. In the Specify Label Contents panel, double-click the fields whose data you want on the
labels, in the order you want the fields to appear.
• If the first line of the labels includes the first name and last name fields, type a space
between the two merge fields in the Label contents box.
• To place a field on a new line, press Enter (Windows) or Return (OS X).
• Add any punctuation (such as a comma) or spaces where you want them to appear on
the printed labels.
6. Click Finish.
7. Insert the labels sheets into your printer, and print the labels. For printing tips, see the next
section.
Considerations when you print labels
When you print labels, you usually use either individual sheets of labels, or a continuous-feed roll of
labels (for dot matrix printers).
Because FileMaker Pro considers the selected printer and print or page setup information when it
calculates margins and other measurements on the layout, you must verify these settings before
you create a Labels layout.