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WAVELAB
24 – 616 Creating labels
Exporting text variables in ASCII
This option opens the current text variables as an ASCII text document in
a tabulated format, suitable for editing in a spreadsheet application such
as Excel.
Where this menu item is located depends on the type of project; for Au-
dio Montages and Backup Plans it is on the Functions menu, and for CD
Projects it is on the CD menu.
Printing labels
You print your labels directly from the Label Editor, either on standard pa-
per or on special media label paper (usually available in computer periph-
eral stores, etc.).
Calibrating the printer
If you are printing on special label paper, it is very important that the printer
is “calibrated”, that is, the measurements in the program (for margins, po-
sitioning, etc.) must be exactly the same as the actual results you get when
printing. This is not as important when you print on standard paper (since
the printouts then don’t have to fit exactly in specific positions on paper).
To calibrate the printer, select “Calibrate printer” from the Printing
menu
in the Label Editor and follow the steps in the dialog that appears.
You only need to do this once (unless you switch to another printer).
Setting up page layouts
The Page Layout dialog contains various settings relating to how the page
layout will be printed. It’s important to note that you make page layout set-
tings individually for each one of the three label types (case front, case
back and disc label). These are also printed individually.
If you are using special label paper, these will typically come with a mea-
surement sheet, showing the exact size and positioning of the labels.
To set up the page layout, select the desired label type (by clicking the
corresponding tab) and select “Page layout…” from the Printing menu in
the Label Editor. For details about the settings, click the question mark
icon in the dialog. Note that there are different settings for the three differ-
ent label types.