Select File, New, Labels. Select a two column label, I'm using avery 5164. Select Format tab. You want to customize the label size as follows: Reduce the Width, and increase the horizontal pitch by the same amount. This should give a narrower label with a gap between columns such that the right column is still properly placed. The graphical designer "preview" reflects this, but when you generate a new document, you will find that the horizontal pitch you entered is ignored, and the right column of labels is shoved right up against the left column. If you try to print the labels, the right column overlaps the left column, effective ruining the entire page of labels. The only fix so far is to customize the label by removing the second column. Print half of the labels. This prints labels on the left column only. Then rotate the label page and put it back in the printer and print the other half of the labels (did that make sense? I hope so, because it works fine, just a bit of a pain doing it this way).
I have the same bug with 3.5 on OpenSuse Linux. Workaraound: Select the frame of the left column labels, right click to context menu, select Frame..., select Wrap and adjust the right spacing as you wish.
I have the same problem on LibreOffice 3.5.5.3
*** Bug 58303 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
changing status as NEW because of confirmations in previous comments. do you guys still reproduce this bug with current 4.0.5 or 4.1.1 releases?
I will try to reproduce it with version 4. If so, I will see if I can solve the problem (and assign myself to this bug).
(In reply to comment #0) > Select File, New, Labels. Select a two column label, I'm using avery 5164. > Select Format tab. You want to customize the label size as follows: > > Reduce the Width, and increase the horizontal pitch by the same amount. This > should give a narrower label with a gap between columns such that the right > column is still properly placed. The graphical designer "preview" reflects > this, but when you generate a new document, you will find that the > horizontal pitch you entered is ignored, and the right column of labels is > shoved right up against the left column. If you try to print the labels, the > right column overlaps the left column, effective ruining the entire page of > labels. Hi Zootal, The pitch you mention means 'label width + gap between labels'. So, reducing width and increasing pitch will allways reduce the right margin. Just reducing width will not change the right column position, the gap between labels will increase by the same amount. I think this is what you want to achieve. Increasing the pitch may cause the right column to shift right beyond the available (printable) area of the page width (you know the result). The graphical designer only shows the top left label plus parts of its adjacent labels, you can't see if the right margin becomes too small. If I am correct, this is not a bug, but you were confused by the expression 'Horizontal Distance' or 'Pitch'. It is a choice, either gap or pitch can be used, and LibreOffice uses pitch (as do many label manufacturers). Please correct me if I'm wrong, my intention is to solve label-bugs. If you agree with me, could you please change the status of this bug to SOLVED/NOTABUG?
It has been so long that I don't remember exactly why I was trying to reduce the pitch. I wonder if the label designer for that version didn't clearly show the pitch? All I wanted to do was reduce the printed area of the label, and for reasons I no longer remember, I was unable to do so. The current version works just like you say and I am able to easily do what I was trying to do. So I'm quite happy to close this as SOLVED/NOTABUG.
PS. Thanks for the follow up! :-)
(In reply to comment #8) > PS. Thanks for the follow up! :-) You're welcome. Sorry I didn't notice your bug sooner (actually tommy27 notified me). BTW, the current version of LibreOffice has an improved Format tab of the label wizard.