pearLabelizer - Setup |
pearLabelizer allows you to define your own label sheets and easily switch between different sheets. Simply open the Preferences-Pane via the pearLabelizer-Menu and make your changes.
Changes will be automatically saved as soon as you hit Done.
Adding label sheets:
To add a label sheet simply choose an existing label sheet definition that closely matches the new one, adjust the parameters and click Add as... You will be asked for a name, so enter a new name and hit OK. That's it.
Deleting label sheets:
To delete a label sheet, simply choose the one you want to delete and hit the 'Delete'-button. Please note, that you need at least one label sheet definition, therefore pearLabelizer doesn't allow you to delete the last one.
By the way: pearLabelizer doesn't bother you with nerve-racking 'are you sure' message dialogs. So just in case you deleted a wrong definition, don't panic, just click Cancel to exit the preferences and bring the Preferences-Pane up again and all will be as it used to be before the little mistake.
Importing predefined label definitions:
You can import predefined label definitions (plld-files) simply via drag&drop onto the preferences window or by selecting the option Import... in the pull down menu of the presets. All data except that for the text alignment and the units-setting will be set from the definition file. The text alignment for new definitions will be set to the same value as was there when the drag&drop occured. If a label definition already exists, the values will be updated to the ones in the definition file.
Label definitions are also created or updated if you open a pearLabelizer file (plab).
If you open a label definition file in a text editor, you can select a single definition (line) and drag&drop it to the preferences window. In this way you can simply import only those label definitions out of a file you really want. However, make sure to really select complete lines because otherwise the drag&drop will not work.
Some label definition files are available at http://www.pearworks.com/labeldefs.
Exporting label definitions:
You can export either the current label definition or all. Just choose the corresponding option in the presets pull down menu.
If you would like to share any label definition with others, just export them and send them to me so i can put them online.
Parameters:
A label sheet is defined by a bunch of parameters. The following graphics will give you an idea, what these parameters are all about.
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