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Printing Tips
The following printing tips are designed to help you get the most out of using Avery products with your computer system. Each tip addresses how a specific product interacts with different software products and printers.

Note: Before you print on the Avery product, always test print first on a blank piece of paper. Refer to your printer manual for printer specific paper loading and feeding recommendations.

Labels
Avery Ink Jet Labels
• Before you print onto a label sheet, first print onto a blank piece of paper. Place the printed sheet in front of a label sheet, and then hold the sheets up to a light to make sure the positioning is correct.
• Refer to your printer manual for loading and feeding recommendations. Many printers have special instructions for loading labels.
• Fan the label sheets before loading them into the paper tray. DO NOT BEND THE CORNERS.
• For easier feeding in most printers, place label sheets in the paper tray on top of 25 sheets of plain paper.
• Adjust the paper width lever so that it barely touches the edge of the label stack and the labels don’t buckle.
• For best results, let ink on the product dry completely before removing labels from the sheet.
• Store unused label sheets flat in the original box in a cool, dry place.
• Sheets of ink jet labels can be passed through an ink jet printer only once; the tight paper path of an ink jet printer can cause the label to curl on multiple passes through the printer. This could cause the label to jam or peel off inside the printer, resulting in an expensive repair bill. Avery Dennison’s guarantee of jam-free performance extends only to sheets of labels that have been fed through an ink jet printer a single time.
• Only labels designed for an ink jet printer should be used with ink jet printers. Manual, copier, and laser labels will not feed through consistently and may damage ink jet printers.
• For trouble-free label printing, have your printer thoroughly cleaned on a regular basis.
• Name Badge Labels are designed for most fabrics except leather, suede, silk, plastic, velvet, corduroy, vinyl, and lamé.
Avery Laser Labels
• Before you print onto a label sheet, first print onto a blank piece of paper. Place the printed sheet in front of a label sheet, and then hold the sheets up to a light to make sure the positioning is correct.
• Fan the label sheets before loading them into the paper tray. DO NOT BEND THE CORNERS.
• Only labels designed for a laser printer should be used with laser printers. Manual, copier, and ink jet labels will not feed through consistently and may damage laser printers.
• Most laser products are designed to work in laser printers when printed directly from the automatic-feed tray.
• Refer to your printer manual for loading and feeding recommendations. Many printers have special instructions regarding the direction in which you should load sheets.
• Sheets of laser labels can be passed through a laser printer only once because the heat of the printer causes the adhesive to soften. If a sheet of labels is passed through the printer a second time, the adhesive could ooze and adhere to the inner workings of the printer, causing the labels to jam or peel off. Avery Dennison’s guarantee of jam-free performance extends only to sheets of labels that have been fed through a laser printer a single time.
• Avery Fluorescent and Pastel Color Laser Labels are not recommended for ink jet printers.
• For trouble-free label printing, have your printer thoroughly cleaned on a regular basis.
• Name Badge Labels are designed for most fabrics except leather, suede, silk, plastic, velvet, corduroy, vinyl, and lamé.
Removable Ink Jet Diskette Labels
• Before you print onto a label sheet, first print onto a blank piece of paper. Place the printed sheet in front of a label sheet, and then hold the sheets up to a light to make sure the positioning is correct.
• Fan the label sheets before loading them into the paper tray. DO NOT BEND THE CORNERS.
• For easier feeding in most printers, place label sheets in paper tray on top of 25 sheets of plain paper.
• Adjust the paper width lever so that it barely touches the edge of the label stack and the labels don’t buckle.
• Refer to your printer manual for loading and feeding recommendations. Many printers have special instructions for loading labels.
• Store unused label sheets flat in the original box in a cool, dry place.
• Sheets of ink jet labels can be passed through an ink jet printer only once; the tight paper path of an ink jet printer can cause the label to curl on multiple passes through the printer. This could cause the label to jam or peel off inside the printer, resulting in an expensive repair bill. Avery Dennison’s guarantee of jam-free performance extends only to sheets of labels that have been fed through an ink jet printer a single time.
• Only labels designed for an ink jet printer should be used with ink jet printers. Manual, copier, and laser labels will not feed through consistently and may damage ink jet printers.
• For trouble-free label printing, have your printer thoroughly cleaned on a regular basis.
Photo ID Products
Printer Settings
Printer settings are available through your printer's Preferences menu. For information on changing the printer settings, refer to your printer user manual.
1. Set print quality to the Medium setting, which is also referred to as the Text & Images setting. Higher print quality produces more attractive badges, but takes longer to printer.
2. Set paper dimensions to User Defined. Name the custom paper Avery 4x6. Set the width to 4 inches and the height to 6 inches. If Units are set to 0.01 inches, then the settings should be 400 width by 600 height.
3. Set paper orientation to portrait.
4. Turn off any printer notification messages.
5. Badges should be stacked in the paper feed tray with the 4" side leading into the printer.
Note: 2940 and 2941 Self-Adhesive Badge products should not be used on silk, leather, plastic, vinyl or suede. Please consult the reverse side of the 2949 and 2950 badge sheets for printer feeding instructions.
Printer Settings for the Avery Personal Label Printer
It is necessary that the Avery Personal Label printer be set as the default printer and the print quality set to photo. Continue with the following steps to change these settings. For more information on the printer settings, refer to the Windows Help manual.
1. From the Windows Desktop, click Start. Select Settings > Printers and Faxes. The Printers and Faxes dialog box appears.
2. To select a default printer, right-click the Avery PLP 9100 printer and select Set as Default Printer.
3. To change the print quality, right click the Avery PLP 9100 printer and select Printing Preferences. The Avery PLP 9100 Printing Preferences dialog box appears.
4. Click Advanced. The Avery PLP 9100 Advanced Options dialog box appears.
5. Set the Print Quality to Photo. Click OK.
6. Return to the Windows Desktop.
Digital Photo Paper
Printing Tips
Note: Photoshop and Photoshop Elements users - Before printing, hide the Avery Template layer by clicking on the Eye icon in the Layers palette.
1. Test print on a plain sheet of paper. If you receive a message that the margins are outside of the printable area, click Ignore or Yes to continue printing.
2. Hold the printed sheet behind the enclosed practice sheet or the Avery product to check the alignment of your layout. Slight adjustments to the layout may be necessary.
3. If the entire sheet is slightly misaligned (due to printer or printer driver differences), adjust the top and/or left margins.
• Adobe Photoshop Elements - Select File > Print Preview and follow the on-screen instructions in the Position section of the Print Preview dialog box.
• Adobe Photoshop - Select File > Print Options or File > Print Preview and use the Position controls to reposition your output.
• Adobe Illustrator - Manually adjust the Page Tiling using the Page Tool.
4. When satisfied with the layout, print onto the Avery product.
Child Photo ID
Printing Tips
1. Make several copies of the Practice Sheet for future use.
2. Test print on the Practice Sheet.
3. Slight adjustments to the layout may be necessary. If the entire sheet is slightly misaligned, adjust the top and/or left margins slightly if your program has this feature.
4. When satisfied with the layout, print onto the Avery product.
5. ID Cards:
• Print all 4 ID cards at the same time. Do not feed the cards through the printer more than once.
• Paste a photo if a digital photo is not available.
• Peel the cards away from the card sheet.
• Fold the cards over to create the ID cards.
6. Profile Cards: Print the front and back before separating from perforation. Do not feed the cards through the printer more than once.
7. See the step by step instructions for creating fingerprints and laminating ID cards enclosed in the package.
Cards
Index, Rotary and Tent Cards
• Refer to your printer manual for loading and feeding recommendations. Many printers have special instructions for loading cards.
• Fan the card sheets before loading them into the paper tray. DO NOT BEND THE CORNERS.
• DO NOT feed damaged sheets or sheets with bent corners through the printer.
• Store unused card sheets flat in the original box in a cool, dry place.
• For best image quality, refer to the recommended printer settings in your printer manual.
• For trouble-free card printing, have your printer thoroughly cleaned on a regular basis.
Half-Fold Cards
Printing Tips
Some creative software programs have printing wizards or special features to help you print a two-sided project. If your program does not have a printing wizard, determine if your printer feeds face up or face down by following these instructions. This will ensure that you insert the product correctly when printing your two-sided project.
Does Your Printer Feed Face Up or Face Down?
1. On a blank sheet of paper, draw an arrow pointing to one of the shorter (8.5") sides of the paper as illustrated here.
2. Insert the paper in the feed tray with the arrow facing you and pointing into the printer. Feed as illustrated for your top feed or front feed printer.
3. Print your design.
4. Did your design print on the same side of the paper as the arrow?
Yes: Your printer feeds face up. Always feed your paper with the side to be printed facing you.
No: Your printer feeds face down. Always feed your paper with the side to be printed facing down or away from you.
Test Print
1. Print each side of the card design on a separate sheet of plain paper. Make a note of which side prints first, the front or back.
2. Hold the printed sheets separately behind the enclosed practice sheet or the Avery product to check the alignment of your layout. Slight adjustments to the layout may be necessary.
3. If the entire sheet is slightly misaligned, adjust the top and/or left margins slightly if your program has this feature.
4. When satisfied with the layout, print onto the Avery product.
Printer Information
• Refer to your printer manual for loading and feeding recommendations – particularly for card stock – including the direction in which you should load sheets. Many printers have special instructions for loading cards.
• Card sheets are designed to be inserted one at a time into the manual feed tray of the printer.
• If any of your sheets have been damaged or have bent corners, do not run those sheets through your printer, as jams may occur.
• Before printing the back side of the cards, be sure to flatten the sheets to minimize curl.
• Allow the design to dry completely before printing the second side. Do not allow the printouts to stack up in the printer output tray.
• For best image quality, refer to the recommended printer settings in your printer manual.
Glossy Photo Quality Half-Fold Cards
• Refer to your printer manual for loading and feeding recommendations – particularly for card stock – including the direction in which you should load sheets. Many printers have special instructions for loading cards.
• Card sheets are designed to be inserted one at a time into the manual feed tray of the printer.
• Avoid using sheets with bent corners or other damage; they may jam your printer.
• When you print on the glossy cover side of the cards, drying time may vary due to ink brand, ink coverage, temperature, humidity, or other environmental factors.
• To avoid smearing, set each printed sheet aside to dry. Don’t allow the glossy printouts to stack up in the printer’s output tray.
• If you have other questions, refer to your printer manual.
Quick and Clean Postcards
Printing Tips
Some creative software programs have printing wizards or special features to help you print a two-sided project. If your program does not have a printing wizard, determine if your printer feeds face up or face down by following these instructions. This will ensure that you insert the product correctly when printing your two-sided project.
Does Your Printer Feed Face Up or Face Down?
1. On a blank sheet of paper, draw an arrow pointing to one of the shorter (8.5") sides of the paper as illustrated here.
2. Insert the paper in the feed tray with the arrow facing you and pointing into the printer. Feed as illustrated for your top feed or front feed printer.
3. Print your design.
4. Did your design print on the same side of the paper as the arrow?
Yes: Your printer feeds face up. Always feed your paper with the side to be printed facing you.
No: Your printer feeds face down. Always feed your paper with the side to be printed facing down or away from you.
Test Print
1. Print each side of the card design on a separate sheet of plain paper. Make a note of which side prints first, the front or back.
2. Hold the printed sheets separately behind the enclosed practice sheet or the Avery product to check the alignment of your layout. Slight adjustments to the layout may be necessary.
3. If the entire sheet is slightly misaligned, adjust the top and/or left margins slightly if your program has this feature.
4. When satisfied with the layout, print onto the Avery product.
Printer Information
• Refer to your printer manual for loading and feeding recommendations – particularly for card stock – including the direction in which you should load sheets. Many printers have special instructions for loading cards.
• Card sheets are designed to be inserted one at a time into the manual feed tray of the printer.
• Avoid using sheets with bent corners or other damage as they may jam the printer.
• Allow the design to dry completely before printing the second side. Do not allow the printouts to stack up in the printer output tray.
• For best image quality, refer to the recommended printer settings in your printer manual.
Ink jet
• Manually feed ink jet cards from the paper tray.
• For easier feeding in most ink jet printers, place card sheets in paper tray on top of 25 sheets of plain paper.
• Adjust the paper width lever so that it barely touches the edge of the card and the card doesn’t buckle.
• Only cards designed for an ink jet printer should be used with an ink jet printer.
Separating Your Cards
• Perforated Cards: After printing, fold back and forth along the horizontal perforations(s). Separate along horizontal perforation(s). Repeat folding and separating along the vertical perforation(s) until all the cards are separated.
• Clean Edge Cards: After printing, to separate and snap cards apart, fold forward toward the printed side along the card edges.
Ink Jet Glossy Postcards
Printing Tips
Some creative software programs have printing wizards or special features to help you print a two-sided project. If your program does not have a printing wizard, determine if your printer feeds face up or face down by following these instructions. This will ensure that you insert the product correctly when printing your two-sided project.
Does Your Printer Feed Face Up or Face Down?
1. On a blank sheet of paper, draw an arrow pointing to one of the shorter (8.5") sides of the paper as illustrated here.
2. Insert the paper in the feed tray with the arrow facing you and pointing into the printer. Feed as illustrated for your top feed or front feed printer.
3. Print your design.
4. Did your design print on the same side of the paper as the arrow?
Yes: Your printer feeds face up. Always feed your paper with the side to be printed facing you.
No: Your printer feeds face down. Always feed your paper with the side to be printed facing down or away from you.
Test Print
1. Print each side of the card design on a separate sheet of plain paper. Make a note of which side prints first, the front or back.
2. Hold the printed sheets separately behind the enclosed practice sheet or the Avery product to check the alignment of your layout. Slight adjustments to the layout may be necessary.
3. If the entire sheet is slightly misaligned, adjust the top and/or left margins slightly if your program has this feature.
4. When satisfied with the layout, print onto the Avery product.
Printer Information
• Refer to your printer manual for loading and feeding recommendations. Many printers have special instructions for loading cards.
• Card sheets are designed to be inserted one at a time into the manual feed tray of the printer.
• Avoid using sheets with bent corners or other damage as they may jam the printer.
• Allow the design to dry completely before printing the second side. Do not allow the printouts to stack up in the printer output tray.
• For best image quality, refer to the recommended printer settings in your printer manual.
Ink jet
• Manually feed ink jet cards from the paper tray.
• For easier feeding in most ink jet printers, place card sheets in paper tray on top of 25 sheets of plain paper.
• Adjust the paper width lever so that it barely touches the edge of the card and the card doesn’t buckle.
• Only cards designed for an ink jet printer should be used with an ink jet printer.
Separating Your Cards
• Perforated Cards: After printing, fold back and forth along the horizontal perforations(s). Separate along horizontal perforation(s). Repeat folding and separating along the vertical perforation(s) until all the cards are separated.
• Clean Edge Cards: After printing, to separate and snap cards apart, fold forward toward the printed side along the card edges.
Photo Quality Postcards
• For best results feed the product using the envelope feed feature of your printer's paper tray. Some printers may not be able to support this paper size.
• If the printer does not print the page correctly, check the printer properties to see if an equivalent paper size selection is available that is similar to the Avery product. For example, select File > Print. Click Properties and select an equivalent paper size option.
• Refer to your printer manual for more information on printing custom paper sizes.
White Postcards
• Refer to your printer manual for the direction in which you should load sheets and for other loading and feeding recommendations, particularly for card stock, labels, or transparencies. Many printers have special instructions for these types of products.
• To ensure best results, we suggest you manually feed one sheet of Postcards at a time. If any of your sheets have been damaged or have bent corners, do not run those sheets through your printer, as jams may occur. Before printing the back side of the cards, be sure to flatten the sheets to minimize curl.
• The front of your postcard can be printed in either portrait or landscape alignment. However, if you plan to mail your postcard, the back of the card (the side with the address) must be in the landscape format.
Clean Edge Business Cards
Test Print
1. Print on a plain sheet of paper.
2. Hold the printed sheets separately behind the enclosed practice sheet or the Avery product to check the alignment of your layout. Slight adjustments to the layout may be necessary.
3. If the entire sheet is slightly misaligned, adjust the top and/or left margins slightly if your program has this feature.
4. When satisfied with the layout, print onto the Avery product.
Printer Information
• Refer to your printer manual for loading and feeding recommendations. Many printers have special instructions for loading cards.
• Fan the card sheets before loading them into the paper tray. DO NOT BEND THE CORNERS.
• DO NOT feed damaged sheets or sheets with bent corners through the printer.
• Allow the design to dry completely before printing the second side. Do not allow the printouts to stack up in the printer output tray.
• Store unused card sheets flat in the original box in a cool, dry place.
• For trouble-free card printing, have your printer thoroughly cleaned on a regular basis.
• For best image quality, refer to the recommended printer settings in your printer manual.
Ink jet
• Manually feed ink jet cards from the paper tray.
• For easier feeding in most ink jet printers, place card sheets in paper tray on top of 25 sheets of plain paper.
• Adjust the paper width lever so that it barely touches the edge of the card and the card doesn’t buckle.
• Only cards designed for an ink jet printer should be used with an ink jet printer.
Laser
• Most laser products are designed to work in laser printers directly from the automatic tray. It may be necessary to use the manual slot for some printer models.
• For best results, feed one sheet at a time using the manual printer tray.
Separating Your Cards
• Perforated Cards: After printing, fold back and forth along the horizontal perforations(s). Separate along horizontal perforation(s). Repeat folding and separating along the vertical perforation(s) until all the cards are separated.
• Clean Edge Cards: After printing, to separate and snap cards apart, fold forward toward the printed side along the card edges.
Specialty
Glossy Flyer Paper
Create a Layout in Your Software
Flyer Layout: To create a full-page (8 ½" x 11") flyer layout in your software program, create a new, full page document or select a full page design. Set the page margins in accordance with your printer’s minimum margin settings.
Brochure Layout: To create a tri-fold brochure layout in your software program, use these suggested dimensions. The inside of your brochure can be in landscape or portrait format. If mailing, the outside must conform to U.S. Postal regulations. Set the page margins in accordance with your printer’s minimum margin settings.
Important U.S. Mailing Regulations
• Outside brochure layout must conform to U.S. Postal regulations. The address should be on the middle panel of the front side and the seal should be on the top edge as illustrated here. Use your program’s text box and/or rotating features to position the address correctly in the middle panel.
• Inside brochure layout can be in landscape or portrait format.
Printing Tips
Some creative software programs have printing wizards or special features to help you print a two-sided project. If your program does not have a printing wizard, determine if your printer feeds face up or face down by following these instructions. This will ensure that you insert the product correctly when printing your two-sided project.
Does Your Printer Feed Face Up or Face Down?
1. On a blank sheet of paper, draw an arrow pointing to one of the shorter (8.5") sides of the paper as illustrated here.
2. Insert the paper in the feed tray with the arrow facing you and pointing into the printer. Feed as illustrated for your top feed or front feed printer.
3. Print your design.
4. Did your design print on the same side of the paper as the arrow?
Yes: Your printer feeds face up. Always feed your paper with the side to be printed facing you.
No: Your printer feeds face down. Always feed your paper with the side to be printed facing down or away from you.
Test Print
1. Print each side of the card design on a separate sheet of plain paper. Make a note of which side prints first, the front or back.
2. Hold the printed sheets separately behind the enclosed practice sheet or the Avery product to check the alignment of your layout. Slight adjustments to the layout may be necessary.
3. If the entire sheet is slightly misaligned, adjust the top and/or left margins slightly if your program has this feature.
4. When satisfied with the layout, print onto the Avery product.
Printer Information
• Refer to your printer manual for loading and feeding recommendations. Many printers have special instructions for card stock, labels and transparencies.
• For best results, manually insert one sheet at a time.
• Avoid using sheets with bent corners or other damage as they may jam the printer.
• Allow the design to dry completely before printing the second side. Do not allow the printouts to stack up in the printer output tray.
• For best image quality, refer to the recommended printer settings in your printer manual.
T-Shirt Transfer Sheets
Design and Print Your Transfer
• Design your T-Shirt Transfer using any word processing or graphic software. Since the sheets are 8 ½" x 11", no special software template is required.
• Using any full-page layout, design your transfer using text, photos and graphics.
• Print either portrait or landscape designs. Create any size image up to 8" x 10".
• Get bright, crisp colors for a professional silk screen look.
• You can create one big transfer or design and cut out unique shapes and sizes.
• Transfers are great for personalizing gifts, school and kid projects!
Light T-shirt transfer
• When satisfied with your transfer design, flip it using your software program or your printer. This is very important if text is included in your design. If you do not flip the design, the text will be backwards when ironed on.
• Software: Check your program’s help file to find out how to flip images. Key words to search include: mirror, flip, or t-shirt transfer. Some software will not flip text.
• Printer: Within your printer’s Properties setup, look for an option called Flip Horizontal, Mirror Image or T-Shirt Transfer.
Note: Do not flip the transfer design in both the software and the printer; choose one method only.
• Test print your design on plain paper to make sure the image is flipped when printed.
Dark T-Shirt Transfer
• Be sure your software or printer is not flipping the design. No flipping of the printed image is required. When satisfied with your transfer design, test print your design on plain paper to make sure that the image is not flipped. How the design appears on the test sheet is how it will appear on your garment. For other printing questions or to determine how to “un-flip” your design, search your program’s Help file or review the printer manual.
• Create and print your design as you want it to appear on the t-shirt. Some software programs (for example: Adobe® PhotoDeluxe®) and printers automatically flip the image when t-shirt transfer is selected as the project or media type. Due to these software and printer variations, always test print your t-shirt design on plain paper first.
• Check print options to make sure the flipped/mirror image option is NOT selected.
• Avoid using sheets with bent corners or other damage. They may jam your printer.
• Store any unused sheets in the original packaging in a cool, dry place.
• Do not use t-shirt transfers in the HP Deskjet 1200C and 1600C. Even though these are ink jet printers, they apply heat, which will adversely affect the transfer.
• Do not use t-shirt transfers in laser printers.
• Trim around the image before ironing.
• Place the transfer sheet in your printer so that the blank side will be printed. For top loading printers, place the sheet with the blank side facing you. For front loading printers, place the sheet with the Avery logo facing up.
• Print your transfer and allow it to dry for a few minutes before handling.
Wallet Laminate
Tips for Designing Your Wallet-Sized Photos or Identification Card in Microsoft Word
If printing to the edge of the product:
• The photo or graphic should fill the cell.
• Resize your photo in your creative or photo-editing software first. For full wallet size, the photo should be 2.25" wide x 3.25" high (tall photos) or 3.25" wide x 2.25" high (wide photos).
• The indent settings need to be set to 0" to remove any internal cell margins. Select Format > Paragraph. Set Left and Right Indentation to 0". Click OK. Repeat for each cell. To change the settings for all cells, select the table first, and then change the settings.
If applying a background color: