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Assistant

Assistant is the special feature, that step-by-step helps to design a label or an envelope. It is very helpful for beginners and when you need to get the result quickly.

When you launch the program, the Assistant comes up by default. In program Preferences dialog you can set up whether the Assistant comes up at the program start-up.
Another way to start the Assistant is menu command File/New from Assistant (Shift+Cmd+N).
It has 3 steps.

Step 1

Assistant window

First of all choose what you're going to create: a label, envelope or postcard. Choose the corresponding tab.

To create a label:

  1. Click on the Label tab at the top of the Assistant (selected by default).
  2. Browse through the list of supported label paper templates to locate the label paper you're going to use. To find the necessary layout faster, just type the product part number in the Search field. To narrow down the list you can specify the Manufacturer, Paper size or Label Category. The selected template is previewed in the preview area to the right. Once you've found the needed template, click Next.

To create an envelope:

  1. Click on the Envelope tab at the top of the Assistant.
  2. Browse through the list of supported envelope sizes to locate the envelope you're going to use. To narrow down the search, use the pulldown at the top left part of the Assistant. If your envelope has a window, you may tick the Use window box. The selected envelope is displayed in the preview area to the right.
  3. Once you've found the needed envelope, click Next.

To create a postcard:

  1. Click on the Postcard tab at the top of the Assistant.
  2. Browse through the list of supported postcard papers to locate the paper you're going to use. To find the necessary layout faster, just type the product part number in the Search field. To narrow down the list you can specify the Manufacturer and Paper size. The selected paper template is previewed in the preview area to the right. Once you have found the needed template, click Next.

If you don't want to use next steps of the Assistant click New Blank or Open button.
New Blank - opens blank layout, selected at Step 1.
Open - opens previously saved label or envelope.

Note: If the selected label is not a mailing label (e.g. "File Folder" or "Video Tape" labels), the Assistant consists only of Step 1.

Step 2

Select a ready-made design from the list of designs at the left. Designs are organized into categories, use the pop-up menu at the top-left part of the window to switch between categories. When choosing a design in the list, you can preview it in the preview area at the right. To proceed with the selected design, click Next. To design your label or envelope from scratch, click the New Blank button.

Label template

To return one step back click Prev button.
If you don't want to use the next steps of the Assistant click New Blank or Open button.

Step 3

Specify the address(es) that will be printed on your label, envelope or postcard (if you want to print its back side with addresses). Pay attention that you need to choose both the Sender and the Recipient when you are creating an envelope.


There are three tabs: Sender, One Recipient, Multiple Recipients.
The contents of Sender and One Recipient tabs look similar. The right part contains a list of persons, the left - editable fields with personal data of the person that is selected in the list.

Sender tab displays the Sender list, which refers to the contents of Sender Database.
You can delete a person by selecting it and clicking "Minus" button;
To add a person enter new personal data and click "Add To List" button;
You can also edit the Sender Database later from Contacts window.

One Recipient tab displays the data of persons from one of external sources or embedded My Recipients Database. The external sources could be: Apple Address Book (used by default), MS Entourage, Eudora, Now Contact, vCard Data Source, Text File, MS Excel, FileMaker Pro. To find a name within the current list type the name in Search field below.
If such address source as Text File is selected, this file can be reloaded by clicking Update button.

Multiple Recipients tab is used if you want to print more than one recipient's address. It refers to Print List Database. It can be also viewed and edited from Contacts window.

To enter the text from other program, copy it to clipboard and paste using Paste from Clipboard button.
To clear all fields click Clear Fields button.

Click Finish if you want to continue working with the label or envelope. It will be displayed in the application's main window.
To return one step back click Prev button.