Help

Previewing and printing information
F
ILEMAKER PRO HELP 143
To verify printer settings for a Labels layout or Vertical Labels layout:
1. Choose File menu > Print Setup (Windows) or Page Setup (OS X).
In Preview mode, you can also click Print Setup (Windows) or Page Setup (OS X) in the status
toolbar.
2. In the setup dialog box:
• Choose the printer you plan to use.
• If you’re using individual sheets of labels with a laser or inkjet printer, select the size of the
label sheets (usually US Letter in the United States and A4 elsewhere), then click OK.
• If you’re using continuous-feed labels with a dot matrix printer, create a custom paper size
equal to the dimensions of one label. (A custom paper size will minimize the back-and-forth
movement of the printer platen and save label paper.) Specific instructions vary depending
on your printer type, but generally you should set the paper width to the width of your label
stock, and the height to the height of one label. You may have to redefine a rarely used
paper size instead of creating a new custom paper size. Refer to your printer manual for
details.
If you define a custom paper size for printing labels on a dot matrix printer, this changes your
default print or page setup information. Make sure you reset these options before you print other
layouts.
Note FileMaker Pro uses merge fields when you create a Labels layout or Vertical Labels layout.
You can't enter or edit data using merge fields; switch to
Browse mode or use another layout for that
purpose.
Related topics
Creating a layout
Placing merge fields on a layout
Formatting fields and text for vertical writing
Troubleshooting label printing
Printing envelopes
To print data on an envelope, create an Envelope layout. An envelope layout contains the fields you
select, arranged to print on an envelope.
An envelope layout uses merge fields, which expand or contract to fit the data in the field, and use
no space if the field is empty.
To create an Envelope 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 envelope. For Layout Name, type a name for the layout.
3. Choose Printer, then choose Envelopes. Click Continue.
4. In the Specify Envelope Contents panel, double-click the fields whose data you want on the
envelope, in the order you want the fields to appear.
• If the first line of the envelope includes the first name and last name fields, type a space
between the two merge fields in the Envelope contents box.