Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Reporting:
Query/Results for UNIX

> ## Adjusting label settings

> This section describes how to adjust the settings in your label layout. For example, it describes how to print multiple copies of each label, print labels two across, and omit blank lines within each label. You define these settings with the Settings option.

> | To adjust your label settings:

> 1. Select Settings option.

> Depending on your monitor type, Results may highlight or underline the fields you can adjust:

> 2. Adjust the settings, then press GO to apply them. The following sections describe each of the Settings options.

> ##### Omitting blank lines

> By default, Results omits blank lines when it finds blank field information. In Figure 6–2, the address labels on the left omit blank lines, while the labels on the right do not.

> Figure 6–2: Omit blank lines versus show blank lines

> When you leave the Omit Blank Lines option set to yes, it does not affect any blank lines you leave in the layout. Instead, it only omits lines where all field information for the line is missing. For example, it omits the line reserved for Address2 information when the line is blank (there is no secondary address).

> If you want the label to show blank lines, move the cursor to the Omit Blank Lines field and type n to change the setting to no.

> ##### Printing multiple copies

> By default, Results prints one copy of each label. You can change this setting to print multiple copies of each label simultaneously.

> To change the number of copies of each label, move the cursor to the Copies of Each field and type a quantity.

> ##### Changing the total height

> By default, labels have a total height of six lines. You can adjust the height to suit your needs. (The maximum height of any label is 66 lines.)

> For example, you can adjust the Total Height option to match the actual height of the labels on which you want to print the information. Also, if you define more than six lines in your label layout, you must adjust the total height of the label to be more than six. If you do not, Results prompts you to choose whether you want to print the abbreviated version of the labels. (If you do, any lines beyond the total height do not print.)

> To change the total height of labels, move the cursor to the Total Height field and type the height you want.

> ##### Changing the top margin

> By default, Results sets the top margin of each label to zero lines. You can change this setting to move the text on each label down from the top edge. For example, if your labels have your company logo preprinted on them, you can use this option to move the customer address down the label by several lines so it does not print over your logo.

> To change the top margin of each label, move the cursor to the Top Margin field and type the value you want.

> ##### Changing the text to text spacing

> By default, Results sets the text to text spacing for labels to zero character spaces. However, when you print more than one label across a page, you must set the Text to Text Spacing value wide enough to leave space between the columns of labels. If you do not do this, the next label across prints on top of the first label instead of in the next column.

> To change the number of spaces from the start of the far left to the far right of each label, move the cursor to the Text to Text Spacing field and type the quantity you want.

> ##### Changing the left margin indent

> By default, Results sets the left margin indent to zero spaces. You can change this setting so you can leave space on the left side of the page of labels. This setting only affects the spacing on the left side of the page, not the text-to-text spacing.

> To change the number of character spaces at the left margin, move the cursor to the Left Margin Indent field and type the quantity you want.

> ##### Changing the number of labels across

> By default, Results prints one column of labels. You can change this setting to print multiple columns of labels across the page. When you print more than one column of labels, you must adjust the text-to-text space setting so that labels do not print on top of each other.

> To change the number of columns of labels, move the cursor to the Number of Labels Across field and type the number of columns that you want.

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