User guide

Chapter 2: Set up your job 31
Create an address label job with the Job Editor
This example shows you how to set up an address label job using the Job Editor.
The Job Editor is another starting point for creating a new job.
Create the job To begin creating a new job with the job editor:
1. Choose File > New > Job Editor.
2. Enter a job description, job owner, mailer name, and choose USPS Address
from the Label Type drop-down list. Click OK.
3. Choose File > Save As, navigate to the folder you want to save your jobs in,
type a name for your new job, such as address_sample.lsj, and click Save.
Set up your job file blocks You can now open and edit your job’s blocks to finish creating your new job.
Blocks with a icon and in some cases icon next to it are required.
Your job must have at least one input file.
1. Double-click the Input File New block, and click the File Browse button
next to the Input File box.
2. Go to the Samples folder in your installation directory, select adr.dat, and
click Open. Click OK.
Select a design file Your job needs a design file. Before you can begin designing your address labels,
you must have the following blocks completed:
 Execution Options
 Auxiliary Files
 Input Options
 Input File
After you have completed the necessary blocks:
1. Choose Tools > Design Labels.
2. In the Address Label Preview window, click Label Toolbox.
3. In the Printer and Measurement Units window, choose a printer class and
printer name. Select a measurement option, if applicable, and click Next.
4. Choose a page template appropriate for your printer, by reading the template
description at the bottom of the window. Click Next.
5. Choose a layout template for your address label, and click Finish.
6. When the design file is open, choose File > Save As, and type a name for
your new design file, and click Save.
7. Drag and drop the fields and other objects you want onto your design.
8. Choose File > Save, and then choose File > Exit.
9. In the Design File Preview window, click Select.
The Labels window shows that your design file is assigned to the job. After you
click OK, you can finish any incomplete blocks, verify your job, and then run it.