On Apr 13, 12:41=A0am, Helpful Harry <helpful_ha...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> bowriter<roberteke...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > I hope someone can help me:
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> > I am printing multiple postcards with first and last name fields using
> > a four record layout:
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> > 1_ =A0 | =A0_ =A0 2
> > 3 =A0 =A0 | =A0 =A0 =A04
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> > But when I go to print my results, the first record (1) is duplicated
> > for 2,3,4
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> > Jane Smith =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Jane Smith
> > Jane Smith =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Jane Smith
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> > instead of unique records.
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> > This happens for each series of four (I have 120 or so records)
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> > I know this should be very easy; I think I'm just missing one piece to
> > this puzzle and it's in the creation of the layout, I think. I print
> > labels all the time with no problem. . .
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> > I thank you for any help on this!
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> How did you create the Layout?
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> It sounds like you've got an A4 / US Letter sized layout that you have
> put four copies of the fields onto (one set in each corner) - which
> will of course give you four of the same postcards.
>
> What you really need is to:
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> =A0 =A0- Make an A4 / US Letter sized layout
> =A0 =A0 =A0(****trait or landscape, up to you)
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> =A0 =A0- Change the Layout's Setup options to be two-columns
> =A0 =A0 =A0(across or down first is again up to you) and to have
> =A0 =A0 =A0margins appropriate to your printer (usually 0.5inches
> =A0 =A0 =A0is best)
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> =A0 =A0- Delete the Header and Footer Parts and then stretch
> =A0 =A0 =A0the Body Part until it is full page height. Then make
> =A0 =A0 =A0the Body Part only half this height.
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> It's this last bit that can be tricky. Newer versions of FileMaker may
> have a better way, but I usually end up putting a small square at the
> bottom of the Body Part and then Previewing it and moving the bottom of
> the Body Part up until I get two squares in Preview Mode.
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> You should be left with a smallish Body Part on the left of the Layout
> with the right-hand side shaded. Put one copy of the name field(s) into
> the white Body Part formatted however you want - if centering, remember
> to only center in the white part, not the shaded part.
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> Find appropriate records, preview / print. Done. =A0:o)
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> Helpful Harry =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0
> Hopefully helping harassed humans happily handle handiwork hard****ps
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Thanks Guys for this help. I just got around to picking up this
project again and I found using Avery 8387 template might work. I'm
using that post card type anyway; however, when I went to preview it,
it only showed 1 row and two columns (smith | smith), when it should
be 2 rows and 2 columns: 2X2. (This is odd since it is a specific
label layout) Harry--I also tried you're suggestion (designing from
scratch) and it came out the same way. I'm using FM 8 on a Mac. So
basically I want to add another row so that it prints 2X2.
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