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What is Avery® Design & Print Online?

Avery Design & Print Online allows you to design, personalise and print your favourite Avery products directly from the web in a few easy steps. No Avery software download is necessary. Design & Print Online features thousands of pre-designed templates and clip art you can use, as well as our blank templates.

What is a pre-designed template?

Pre-designed templates have been created with fonts, colours and imagery already there. They take out some of the design work for you, but are still easy to personalise by replacing graphics and text as desired.

What software is required?

Adobe® Reader® version 7.0 and Adobe Flash® Player 10 is required. Everything else operates directly from the web.

I want to use my own graphic on my design. Can I import my graphic?

Yes. Click Add Image, then From File. Select your file and click OK. Your graphic will appear, but it is important that it complies with the following:

- image type: JPEG or PNG
- physical image size: smaller than 2880 x 2880 pixels
- image file size: smaller than 8MB
- image should be in RGB colours and not in CMYK
- PNG images should be 32 bits

How do I print a project on Avery Design & Print Online?

Design & Print Online creates a PDF document. Therefore, to print a project on Avery Design & Print Online, you must first have Adobe Reader 7.0 or later installed on your computer. Download the latest version for free from the Adobe web site (www.adobe.com).

When ready to print, click Next until you reach the Print Your Project page. Click on View Instructions for printing tips.

When you click on Print Your Project, your PDF document will be created, and the Print dialogue box for Adobe Reader will open. Follow normal steps to print the document, ensuring Page Scaling is set to None.

I’m having problems with printing on Avery Design & Print Online. How can I get my project to print correctly?

When you click on Print Your Project, the Print dialogue box for Adobe Reader will open. Ensure that Page Scaling is set to None and that the Auto-Rotate and Center and Choose Paper Source by PDF page size options are unchecked.

Try printing on a blank page. If your project still does not print within the lines, click the Troubleshooting button on the Print Your Project page. This will take you to the Troubleshooting page, where you can reposition the vertical and horizontal printing margins of your project. Before repositioning, print your project on plain paper first and compare it to your product to determine how much repositioning is needed.

When you have entered in the proper margins, reprint on plain paper and compare it to your product sheet. You should not need to reposition again, since this information is saved on your computer and used each time you return to Avery Design & Print Online.

Can I save my design and make changes to it later?

Yes, you can save your design, and re-open and edit it later in Avery Design & Print Online. Click the Next button until you reach the Save Your Avery Project page. Click the Save Your Project button. To use your file later, go to Avery Design & Print Online, and click on Open a Saved Project on the start page. You can now open your saved design and edit it in Avery Design & Print Online.

You can also choose to save the PDF version of your document, but you will not be able to edit this in Design & Print Online. You can, however, retain it for future printing.

What is DesignPro for Mac?

DesignPro for Mac is a labelling and mail merge application for Mac computers. It features our full range of blank Avery templates, and features like merging with Address Book and Mail, importing images from iPhoto® and importing playlists from iTunes®.

What are the system requirements for DesignPro for Mac?

You will need Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard® or v10.4 Tiger® and 20MB available disk space.

What is the Snapshot Gallery?

Imagine you've created a business card design, and you'd like to use that same design on a title page. You can copy your design, and it is held in the Snapshot Gallery. Then it is stored there, even after you've closed DesignPro for Mac. You can access it when you return to complete your next design job.

How does DesignPro for Mac interface with iTunes?

DesignPro for Mac sees all the material you have stored in iTunes. You can import playlists, albums and data from iTunes to create custom CD labels and inserts. You can insert a list of tracks onto a CD or CD case, without needing to type them yourself!

How does DesignPro for Mac interface with iPhoto?

In the same manner that you can insert images in other applications, you can insert images into DesignPro for Mac. When you click on the Image button on your toolbar, iPhoto appears as an option. You can access your photographs in the same structure you have them organised in iPhoto. It is much easier than looking through a network folder system!

Does DesignPro for Mac allow mail merge?

Yes, you can merge your Address Book and Mail contents to mailing labels and some card products. You can also merge comma delimited (CSV) and tab delimited (TSV) files.

What is the difference between the various DesignPro applications on your web site?

DesignPro 5 Light is a free download. It features all of our blank templates, and advanced functionality such as barcode capability and image editing. This is a PC-compatible application.

DesignPro 5 is our most advanced application. It features all the functionality of DesignPro 5 Light, plus thousands of clip art and pre-designed templates. DesignPro 5 is purchased from stationers. This is a PC-compatible application.

DesignPro for Mac is a Mac-specific software that features all of our blank templates, plus great features like integration with iTunes and iPhoto. Please see DesignPro for Mac questions for further details.

If I uninstall an older version of DesignPro and install a new version, will my old projects be removed?

All previously saved projects will remain.

When I start DesignPro, I receive a message about calibrating my printer? What should I do?

The Calibrate Printer dialogue box will appear the first time DesignPro is started. It is easy and important to calibrate your printer. Calibrating ensures that the design will align correctly on the Avery products. If using more than one printer with DesignPro, you will need to calibrate each printer. Not all printers will require adjustment. Print a test page. If your printer aligns correctly, simply leave the calibration set to the default settings.

What is the difference between a Master tab and a product tab?

The Master tab represents a master label or product panel (label, card, divider tab) and is bright red when active. The Master tab cannot be deleted or moved. Use the Master tab to create identical labels or product panels or to create labels or product panels with shared information, such as a company logo. Click the Master tab to activate it. Text, shapes, or images (objects) placed on the Master tab are shared objects and appear on all tabs. These objects can only be selected and edited from the Master tab.

The product tabs represent the individual labels or product panels on the sheet and are bright yellow when active. A product tab is created and numbered consecutively each time a tab is added to your project. The product tabs represent the individual panels (label, card, divider tab) on the sheet. You can add up to 1,000 tabs for each project.

What databases can I use with DesignPro?

In DesignPro, you can create a new DesignPro database or open an existing one, convert and use a LabelPro database, or import a database created in another programme. DesignPro creates database files in the dBASE III format (*.dbf) and can import dBASE III files created in other programmes. The Save As feature in most database programmes, such as Microsoft Excel, allows you to save your database file in dBASE III format. You can also use the ODBC feature in DesignPro to use database files in other formats, such as Microsoft Access, Paradox and .txt files.

What graphic file formats are supported by DesignPro?

You can use graphic images saved in the following file formats in DesignPro: BMP, WMF*, TIF*, JPG, PCX, EPS, PCD, TGA, WPG* and IMG*.
*Some limitations exist for these file formats. For more details consult the DesignPro Help file.

What types of bar codes can I create in DesignPro?

The bar code tool in DesignPro can create the following types of bar codes: EAN 8, EAN 13, EAN 128, Code 128 (Type A, B, C), Code 39, 2/5 Standard, 2/5 Interleaved, Codabar, UPC-A, UPC-E and Postnet.

What are Avery templates for Microsoft Word?

Most Avery products are supported in the current versions of Microsoft Word. For new products, Avery has created blank templates for Microsoft Word. These will enable you to easily create and design a wider variety of Avery products. We have also developed a range of pre-designed templates that are fully editable by you, but provide a starting point for your design.

What is a pre-designed template?

Pre-designed templates have been created with fonts, colours and imagery already there. They take out some of the design work for you, but are still easy to personalise by replacing graphics and text as desired.

Are the templates compatible with my Mac?

Yes, templates can be used with Microsoft Office on a PC or a Mac computer.

I can’t see the template layout when I open the file in Microsoft Word. How can I view the template layout?

All templates are created using the table feature of Microsoft Word. If the table gridlines are not visible when you open the file, in Microsoft Word 2007, click on Layout on your ribbon, and click on View Gridlines on the toolbar. In previous editions of Microsoft Word, select the Table menu, then View Gridlines from the list that appears.

How do I find out what templates are available for my product?

To see the templates available for your product, go to our Templates page and enter the software code for your product in the search field in the left hand navigation bar.

Do you offer templates in any other formats?

If you visit our Templates page, you can find templates for Adobe Illustrator®, Photoshop®, InDesign®, Pagemaker®, Freehand® and QuarkXPress®. Click on Mac Templates in the left hand navigation bar.

Where do I find your templates in Microsoft Word?

By default, Microsoft Word will show the United States’ products, which use letter sized paper. When you're in a mail merge or creating your labels, in Microsoft Word 2007, select Avery A4/A5 from the list of Label vendors. In previous versions of Microsoft Word, select Avery A4 and A5 sizes in the Label products list. Then, scroll through the list of codes to find the software code you are looking for.

What is the Avery Wizard?

The Avery Wizard for Microsoft Office guides you step by step to create Avery labels, business cards, dividers and more while you work within Microsoft Office. You can easily import data from Microsoft Word, Excel®, Access™, and Outlook® for mail merge in minutes. It is great for beginners, because it provides step-by-step instructions, and is also capable of advanced Microsoft Word features.

Does Avery Wizard replace the Envelopes and Labels feature of Microsoft Word?

No, the Avery Wizard features are an addition to what is currently within Microsoft Word. You can still use the Envelopes and Labels feature as before or you can use the Avery Wizard to create labels or print on other Avery products.

How does the Avery Wizard differ from the Microsoft Word Envelopes and Labels feature?

The Avery Wizard makes formatting labels, cards and dividers simple and fast. The Wizard removes steps from the mail merge process in Word and provides step-by-step on-screen instructions.

What do I need to know when downloading and installing Avery Wizard?

Downloading the Avery Wizard from the Avery web site is easy. Just follow the on-screen instructions. Before installing any application, remember to close all applications, and turn off any anti-virus software and screen savers. Uninstalling any previous versions of Avery Wizard is also recommended.

Can I use the Wizard on my Mac computer?

The Wizard is only compatible with PC-based systems.  For Mac users, we have developed DesignPro for Mac and Design & Print Online.

How do I update the Wizard?

The easiest way to update the Avery Wizard is to remove your existing version, and download the latest version from our web site. Any files you created and saved in Microsoft Word are not affected.

Can I save a document I create in the Wizard? What type of file is created?

Yes, you can save a document you create in the Wizard. The Wizard works within Microsoft Word and will create a Microsoft Word document that you can open and edit in Word in the future.

Can I create a sheet of identical labels using the Avery Wizard?

Yes. To create a sheet of identical labels, select the Create a sheet of identical layouts option. Enter the text for the labels once and format as desired.

Can I create a sheet of different labels using the Avery Wizard and can I just print a few of the labels?

Yes. Avery Wizard makes it easy to print a sheet of entirely different labels without doing a merge. Select the Type many different entries on a sheet option. Enter the text for each label and format as desired. You can also print a partial sheet, starting anywhere on the sheet. However, feeding labels through a laser or ink jet printer more than once is not recommended. The Avery Dennison guarantee of performance extends only to a sheet of labels that has been fed through a printer a single time.

I’m trying to create a sheet of different labels. How do I move onto my next label?

Look at the right hand side of the Wizard screen. You will see the layout of your sheet of labels (or cards). Click your mouse onto the label you'd like to edit, and you will be moved to that label.

Why does the Wizard use different font sizes, depending on my template?

The Wizard will suggest a font and paragraph alignment, depending on the template. Based on our knowledge of what consumers use our templates for, we've built in some font sizes and paragraphs, to save you to trouble of doing it yourself! Of course, you can change the font size and paragraph yourself when you're in your template.

How does the Wizard know what colours and fonts etc it should use?

The Wizard utilises all the default settings of your Microsoft Word Normal template, which opens whenever you start Microsoft Word. It includes defaults that determine the basic look of your document. The Wizard will utilise the following settings from your Normal template:

- Font selection
- Font colour
- Line spacing settings
- Indent settings

The Wizard will recommend a font size and paragraph alignment, based on your template selection.

When you're in the Wizard, you can change any or all of the above settings.

Why does my Wizard have extra spacing between the lines of text?

This is likely to only be apparent in Microsoft Office 2007. The Wizard utilises all the default settings of your Microsoft Word version. Microsoft Word 2007 has line spacing set at 1.15 and a blank line between paragraphs. The Office Word 2003 spacing was 1.0 between lines and no blank line between paragraphs.

How can I change the line spacing in the Wizard to be single spacing?

If you'd like to change it just for the project you're working on, click on the Line spacing button on the toolbar in the Wizard. Change the 1.15 to 1.0 (this is your line spacing). Click on the Line spacing button again, and click on Remove Space After Paragraph (this is the spacing between paragraphs).

How can I change the line spacing to single spacing each time I use the Wizard?

To change to single spacing each time you use the Wizard, you need to change to single spacing for all new documents.

1. On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click Change Styles.

2. Point to Style Set, and click Word 2003.

3. In the Styles group, click Change Styles again, and then click Set as Default.

Each time you use the Wizard now, or start a new document, your line spacing will be the same as Word 2003 spacing (1.0 between lines and no blank line between paragraphs).

Does the Avery Wizard provide a mail merge feature?

Yes. The Avery Wizard makes mail merge easier than ever by stepping you through the process. You can also the Avery Wizard to create a reusable list of addresses that you can then merge onto labels. Select the Merge data from an existing data file option.

What kinds of files can the Avery Wizard merge?

The Wizard can merge Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, and other data formats supported by Microsoft Word. It can also merge Lotus® Notes® data in the Notes Contacts folder.

What kind of file does the Create a new data file, then merge from it option create in Avery Wizard?

When you create a list with the Avery Wizard, it creates a Microsoft Word data document that you can name, save and reuse.

I’ve heard I can I merge directly from Microsoft Excel. Is that true?

Yes, it is. Merging from Excel removes a couple of mail merge steps, therefore making it even faster to merge. Try looking at our guide to mail merge with Excel in the Formatting & Printing Tips section of the Help Centre.

When I select my data in Excel to merge in the Wizard, it uses data instead of the column headings for the field names. What is wrong?

You must select, within Excel, all the column headings and the data to be merged in order for the column headings to be designated as field names. Try looking at our guide to mail merge with Excel in the Formatting & Printing Tips section of the Help Centre.

Can I use graphics, such as photos and clipart, with the Avery Wizard?

The Avery Wizard does provide the ability to add graphics. Click the Insert Clip Art button on the Wizard toolbar when inserting images. To change the size and text wrapping of the image once it is inserted into your design, right click the image with your mouse and select Format Picture.

When I insert an image into the Wizard, why does it move my text?

You are likely to have your default image text wrapping to be In Line with Text. This basically means the image is positioned within your text. To be able to move your image around, and overlap or place it under text, you need to adjust your text wrapping.

Right click the image and select Format Picture, then the Layout tab. To move your image around and have text move with it, you need to have Square selected as your text wrapping. To place the image behind or in front of your text, select Behind Text or In Front of Text respectively. Click OK.

How does Print Preview work?

The final screen in the Avery Wizard gives you the option to Print Preview or Finish. If you click Print Preview, you view the completed design in the Word print preview feature but you do not leave the Wizard session. After closing the print preview, you can go back within the Wizard and make editing or design changes. If you click Finish, you leave the Wizard and view the completed design in Word. If any changes are needed, they will have to be made in Word or you can recreate the design by restarting the Wizard and starting from scratch.

The Wizard appears to freeze after I switch back from Word. What can I do so I don’t lose any of my input?

The Wizard may freeze after tasking back and forth between other programmes. To unfreeze the session, click the Back button then click the Next button in the Wizard. This will return you to the screen you were working in when it froze and no data will be lost.

What is a Booster Pack?

When you download the Wizard from our web site, it contains only blank templates. Booster Packs install pre-designed templates into the Wizard, so you can use the designs we've created, with all the features of the Wizard.

I've installed a Booster Pack. Why can’t I see any pre-designed templates?

Booster Packs install pre-designed templates for selected templates - those that are most relevant to the type of Booster Pack. To see the full list of templates that relate to your Booster Pack, check the list on each Booster Pack page of our web site. Go to www.averyproducts.com.au/software and select the Booster Pack you've downloaded. There you'll find the list of software codes related to your Booster Pack.

When you're in the Wizard and have selected an appropriate software code, the pre-designed templates will appear after you've selected the Avery product you're working with, on a screen titled Select an Avery Product to Customise.

What is a pre-designed template?

Pre-designed templates have been created with fonts, colours and imagery already there. They take out some of the design work for you, but are still easy to personalise by replacing graphics and text as desired.