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Platinum CD Labels

Copyright  1994 Platinum WindowWorks
All rights reserved.
This program may be freely distributed in unmodified form only.

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About Platinum CD Labels

Using Platinum CD Labels

Adjusting the size of generated labels


About Platinum CD Labels

Platinum CD Labels generates spine labels for CD jewel boxes.  The generated labels are designed to be placed in the bottom of the jewel box, in a fashion similar to commercial labels. Labels may be printed on any 8.5 by 11-inch paper in any printer; however, best results are obtained with a laser printer.

Two labels are printed per page. Labels have the CD title printed at both ends, with outlines and fold lines clearly shown.  A paper cutter is preferable for trimming, to keep edges straight.


Using Platinum CD Labels

Using Platinum CD Labels is simplicity itself.  Simply enter the CD titles for all desired labels in the edit window, one title per line.  Lists of titles may be saved to disk, or loaded from disk, for future editing and relabeling.  When the list is complete, choose Print Preview or Print from the File menu.


Adjusting the size of generated labels

CD spine labels have a nominal size of 150 millimeters length (including the title areas) and 118 millimeters width.  Since it is normal for printers to vary in their ability to faithfully reproduce precise dimensions, the Settings menu provides the means for the user to adjust the size of the labels produced.  The measurements displayed in the Dimensions dialog are in .1-millimeter increments; the default length of 150 millimeters is shown as 1500 tenths of a millimeter.

Before using the Dimensions dialog to adjust the size, a sample label should be printed and overlaid with a commercial label that has been removed from a jewel box.  From this comparison, an idea of the adjustments necessary can be determined.  Adjust the dimensions and print another sample label, performing the comparison again.  Repeat these steps until the printed label is the same size as the commercial label.  The adjusted dimensions will be saved automatically when Platinum CD Labels is exited, or they may be saved explicitly by choosing the Save option from the Settings menu.