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Date:         Thu, 7 Jan 1993 12:59:00 EST
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From:         "J.Lance Wilkinson, (814) 865-1818" <JLW@PSULIAS.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Mailing Label Question

On 7-JAN-1993 11:22, Rebecca R. Williams <williams@SMTPLINK.IPFW.INDIANA.EDU>
asked RE: Mailing Label Question
>     Somewhere I heard or read there was a way when creating mailing
>     labels to use those sheets that aren't completely full.  I am
>     using Avery labels 3-across/10-down.  I make a run of 61 labels
>     each time.  That leaves me 1 label to use on the next page.  If
>     it is located in an issue of WP Magazine please someone tell me
>     how to find it.  I have looked in the indexes for the past couple
>     years and am apparently looking under the wrong category.  I know
>     there is a way to make this happen but can't quite figure it out.
>
It might seem pretty obvious to do the following:
        1)  Use the Label paper definition in your Document Initial codes
        2)  Do your Merge, which leaves each "label" ending with a [HPg] code
        3)  Insert as many [HPg] codes before the merged labels as there are
                empty, previously used labels on your old sheet
        4)  Print as usual, with the old, partially used sheet being the
                first sheet you print on.

This technique is usable, but probably *DANGEROUS* unless you're using a dot
matrix printer.  I suspect you're using a laser printer, and reusing paper that
has been through a laser printer before (or, for that matter the same goes for
a copier) can seriously damage your printer.  This is because the heating of
the paper the first time it went through causes fibers of paper to stick out
(giving a rough finish).  There also might be microscopic traces of toner, too
small for you to see but sticking out of the paper nonetheless.  These physical
flaws in the paper can scratch the fusing roller in your printer.  The
replacement cost on these is a good percentage of the cost of a new printer.

You might consider editing your mailing list, to prune it or add members to it,
to save you those labels.  Or, you can use the excess labels around the office
(typewritters still work if you can find them), or if worse comes to worse take
them home with some crayons and let the kids make their own stickers.  Any of
these alternatives cost you a lot less than a new printer.

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