Avery Dennison SNAP 600 User's Guide Page 1

Avery® DesignPro®User Guide

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Chapter 1 Getting Started: Welcome to Avery DesignPro 1Chapter 1: Getting StartedWelcome to Avery DesignProChoose from over 2000 Avery Templates – mor

2 Chapter 1 Getting Started: System RequirementsSystem Requirements DesignPro 5.5 requires the following: Microsoft® Windows 7, VistaTM, Windows XP®,

Chapter 1 Getting Started: Start DesignPro 3administrators. The DesignPro CD may be required to access optional compo-nents.5. Continue following the

4 Chapter 1 Getting Started: How to calibrate your print outputTo prevent help from appearing each time you start DesignPro, select Tools > Options

Chapter 1 Getting Started: User Registration 5User RegistrationTo receive free Software Support, valuable updates and special offers, register on line

6 Chapter 1 Getting Started: Avery Support• How you tried to solve the problem.Visit avery.com for the Avery Software Support information in your coun

Chapter 2 Start your project: How to use the Welcome Screen 7Chapter 2: Start your projectHow to use the Welcome Screen The Welcome Screen appears eac

8 Chapter 2 Start your project: How to start your projectDesign from ScratchSelect a blank Avery template and create your own design. Open Existing Pr

Chapter 2 Start your project: How to start your project 92. Select a product category from the Format drop-down list.3. To locate and select a templ

10 Chapter 2 Start your project: How to start your project

Chapter 3 DesignPro Basics: How to use the Design screen 11Chapter 3: DesignPro Basics How to use the Design screen The Design screen contains your pe

12 Chapter 3 DesignPro Basics: How templates are designedHow templates are designed The template is the software layout for an Avery product. When the

Chapter 3 DesignPro Basics: How to use the Master and product tabs 13How to use the Master and product tabs When you open a project, the Tab Bar belo

14 Chapter 3 DesignPro Basics: How to create identical and different labelsHow to create identical and different labels You can create a set of identi

Chapter 3 DesignPro Basics: How to create identical and different labels 15Different labels or product panels To create different labels, add and desi

16 Chapter 3 DesignPro Basics: How to create identical and different labels6. Click the Label 2 tab. Click the Insert Text button again. Type the tex

Chapter 3 DesignPro Basics: Menus 17MenusThe DesignPro Menu Bar provides access to all tools and commands. Corresponding toolbar buttons or keyboard s

18 Chapter 3 DesignPro Basics: ToolbarsStandard toolbarThe Standard toolbar contains the following commands. Text toolbarThe Text toolbar contains th

Chapter 3 DesignPro Basics: Toolbars 19Formatting toolbarThe Formatting toolbar contains the following buttons. Effects GalleryBring Forward Bring to

DesignPro Legal NoticesiLegal NoticesCopyright:Copyright © 2010 AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION. All Rights Reserved. No part of this document or the Softw

20 Chapter 3 DesignPro Basics: ToolbarsDrawing toolbarThe Drawing toolbar contains the following commands. Database toolbar The Database toolbar conta

Chapter 4 Start your design: How to create your design 21Chapter 4: Start your designHow to create your designYou can insert and format text and circu

22 Chapter 4 Start your design: Insert and format circular textTo align text Top, Middle and Bottom alignments apply to all text in the box. Selected

Chapter 4 Start your design: Insert date and time 234. Change the Font, Font Size, Bold, Italic, and Font Color. 5. Click OK to insert the circular

24 Chapter 4 Start your design: Insert and generate serial numbers2. Click inside a text box and position the cursor where the information is to be i

Chapter 4 Start your design: Insert and generate serial numbers 254. Select either the Numeric or Alphabetic serial number type.5. Enter a Start Val

26 Chapter 4 Start your design: Insert images, logos, and clipart3. Click Reset and then click OK.Insert images, logos, and clipart You can insert a

Chapter 4 Start your design: Insert images, logos, and clipart 27To insert an image from the Clipart Gallery 1. Select Insert > Clipart Gallery .

28 Chapter 4 Start your design: Insert and create bar codes3. Select File > Acquire > Acquire Image. The dialog box that appears will vary sinc

Chapter 4 Start your design: Insert and create bar codes 29• UPC-A• UPC-E• POSTNETTo insert a bar code1. Select the tab where you want to insert the

DesignPro Legal NoticesiiImages for any reason; (iv) rent, lease, sublicense, or lend the Images, or a copy thereof, to another person or legal entity

30 Chapter 4 Start your design: Insert and create bar codes8. Click OK.To edit bar code content1. Click in the bar code object. 2. Type the content

Chapter 5 Save and print your project: Save and rename a project 31Chapter 5: Save and print your projectSave and rename a project The first time you

32 Chapter 5 Save and print your project: How to print your projectHow to print your projectPrint your project DesignPro prints professional looking p

Chapter 5 Save and print your project: Print identical labels or product panels 33• Click Setup to return to the Print dialog box to change the print

34 Chapter 5 Save and print your project: Print different labels or product panelsPrint different labels or product panels Print labels or product pan

Chapter 5 Save and print your project: Print two-sided products 35Before printing, review any special instructions included in the Avery product packa

36 Chapter 5 Save and print your project: Print Direct Print® Custom DividersPrint Direct Print® Custom Dividers The easiest way to design and print a

Chapter 5 Save and print your project: Print to the edge of a product 37Print to the edge of a product To successfully print to the edge of a product,

38 Chapter 5 Save and print your project: Print projects with database fields6. For Number of Copies, select an option and type the number of Copies.

Chapter 5 Save and print your project: Print projects with database fields 396. To display the field contents on the Master tab, select Database >

DesignPro Legal Noticesiii10. U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS: The Software is provided with Restricted Rights. Use, duplication, or disclosure by

40 Chapter 5 Save and print your project: Print projects with database fields10. Click Print Preview to view the project before printing. The Print P

Chapter 6 DesignPro Lessons: Open a Microsoft Excel file and mail merge 41Chapter 6: DesignPro LessonsOpen a Microsoft Excel file and mail mergeIn thi

42 Chapter 6 DesignPro Lessons: Open a Microsoft Excel file and mail merge3. Highlight a field name and click Insert. The field name is inserted in a

Chapter 6 DesignPro Lessons: Open a Microsoft Excel file and mail merge 435. Click Close when finished inserting fields.6. Resize the text box as ne

44 Chapter 6 DesignPro Lessons: Open a Microsoft Excel file and mail mergeNoteTo disconnect the database from your project at any time, select Databas

Chapter 6 DesignPro Lessons: Open and link a database using ODBC and mail merge 45Open and link a database using ODBC and mail merge In this lesson we

46 Chapter 6 DesignPro Lessons: Open and link a database using ODBC and mail mergeStep 2: Open and link your database1. Select Database > Open .

Chapter 6 DesignPro Lessons: Open and link a database using ODBC and mail merge 475. In the Create New Data Source dialog box, select System Data Sou

48 Chapter 6 DesignPro Lessons: Open and link a database using ODBC and mail merge8. Define the details for the data source. Enter a name for your da

Chapter 6 DesignPro Lessons: Open and link a database using ODBC and mail merge 492. Highlight a field name and click Insert. The field name is inser

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50 Chapter 6 DesignPro Lessons: Customize a pre-designed greeting cardCustomize a pre-designed greeting card DesignPro includes several pre-designed g

Chapter 6 DesignPro Lessons: Customize a pre-designed greeting card 51Step 2: Replace an image with a personal photo 1. To replace an image, click on

52 Chapter 6 DesignPro Lessons: Customize a pre-designed greeting cardStep 4: Enhance the photo using the Effects Gallery1. To enhance the photo appe

Chapter 6 DesignPro Lessons: Customize a pre-designed greeting card 53control and then click Apply.3. When finished applying all adjustments, click O

54 Chapter 6 DesignPro Lessons: Create CD/DVD labelsCreate CD/DVD labels In this lesson, we will select a CD/DVD label template, add circular text, an

Chapter 6 DesignPro Lessons: Create CD/DVD labels 552. Type your text in the text entry field. 3. Select and format the text. The changes made in th

56 Chapter 6 DesignPro Lessons: Create CD/DVD labels5. Move the text to the bottom of the circle. The Rotate Left button nudges text in 45 degree i

Chapter 6 DesignPro Lessons: Create CD/DVD labels 573. With the image selected, select Format > Background > Set as Background . The image is

58 Chapter 6 DesignPro Lessons: Create Index Maker Clear Label DividersCreate Index Maker Clear Label Dividers In this lesson, we will select a 5-tab

Chapter 6 DesignPro Lessons: Create Index Maker Clear Label Dividers 59Step 2: Add tabs and text1. To add a new tab, right-click Tab 1 and select New

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60 Chapter 6 DesignPro Lessons: Create Index Maker Clear Label Dividers5. Click Tab 2 to insert text on that tab. 6. Click Insert Text again. 7.

Chapter 6 DesignPro Lessons: Create a Sign 61Create a SignIn this lesson, we will select a Sign product template, add text and replace graphics to cre

62 Chapter 6 DesignPro Lessons: Create a SignStep 4: Preview your project1. Select File > Print.2. Under Print Selection, click an individual she

Chapter 6 DesignPro Lessons: Create a Sign 63

64 Chapter 6 DesignPro Lessons: Create a Sign

Chapter 7 Work with databases: How to work with databases 65Chapter 7: Work with databasesHow to work with databasesYou insert fields on the Master ta

66 Chapter 7 Work with databases: Create a new databaseCreate a new database The Create New Database wizard guides you through the process of creating

Chapter 7 Work with databases: Open DesignPro and other dBASE III databases 67To add data and insert fields 1. Click 3. Enter Data. The Edit Records

68 Chapter 7 Work with databases: Open databases created in other programs using ODBCOpen databases created in other programs using ODBC Open database

Chapter 7 Work with databases: Open databases created in other programs using ODBC 69To create a new ODBC data sourceIf your database file is not list

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70 Chapter 7 Work with databases: Convert and open an Avery LabelProTM database10. Click Select, locate and select your database file, and then click

Chapter 7 Work with databases: Insert fields and merge database information 71appears. DesignPro suggests new field names for the conversion of longer

72 Chapter 7 Work with databases: Modify database fieldsTo view the entire project with the field and record content, select File > Print , enter

Chapter 7 Work with databases: Edit database records 733. Type or select the new information for Field Name, Field Length, Field Data Type, or Decima

74 Chapter 7 Work with databases: Edit database records5. Click Close to return to the Design screen.To create a new record 1. Select Database >

Chapter 7 Work with databases: Sort database records 753. Click Delete. A confirmation prompt appears.4. Click Yes .5. Click Close.Sort database re

76 Chapter 7 Work with databases: Create bar codes using a database fieldTo filter records in a database1. Open a project and open a dBASE III databa

Chapter 7 Work with databases: Display database information 775. Click outside the bar code object to deselect it. The bar code of the first record a

78 Chapter 7 Work with databases: Close or deactivate a database

DesignPro Index79Index.AVD LabelPro database file 70.BMP graphic files 26.DBF dBASE III file 67.LPD LabelPro filesconverting 70.TIF graphic files 26Sy

DesignPro Table of ContentsviiWork with databases ... 65How to work wit

DesignPro Index80databases 66identical labels 14label tabs 13mail merge 65new label tab 13project from pre-designed template 8project from scratch 8te

DesignPro Index81Ffieldsadding 72bar codes 76changing 72data type 66deleting 72inserting bar codes 76inserting serial numbers 24length 66modifying 72n

DesignPro Index82labelsadding 14different 15, 34identical 14identical and different 14master label. See Master Tab 13start position 33, 34, 38Tab 11,

DesignPro Index83print preview 32printerscalibrating 4printing 23, 54, 71addresses 38, 45database fields 38databases 45, 75different labels 34Direct P

DesignPro Index84Ttabcopying 14Master 11, 14tab barlabel tab 11master tab 11Tagged Image File Format (.tif) 26tagging records 75Technical SupportCanad