[Solved] Rotate page 90% for labels

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paulckruger
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[Solved] Rotate page 90% for labels

Post by paulckruger »

I am trying to make some wire tags using standard address labels.

I want to place text twice per label along the ends of the tags so I can then wrap them around cables.

Rotating text is a pain and time consuming to make a lot of different tags.

If I could just rotate an Avery label template 90 degrees so the labels are all "side ways" I could just type what I want and print them.

I changed paper orientation from portrait to landscape but while that does rotate the paper it does NOT rotate the template for the labels.

How can I rotate the ENTIRE page including the template fields?

Thanks
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Re: Rotate Page 90%

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Define your own label template with a sheet in landscape mode and with the labels vertical. See the manual or help for defining a label template.
[Label] Type
Select the size format that you want to use. The available formats depend on the brand on what you selected in the Brand list. If you want to use a custom label format, select [User], and then click the Format tab to define the format.
Or create a table in a landscape page where each cell is the same size and position as a vertical label. Type in the cells.

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Re: Rotate Page 90%

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Hi, and welcome to the forum.
paulckruger wrote:I am trying to make some wire tags using standard address labels.
Creating wire number labels on return address labels includes this discussion: "Now I need to rotate the <product> 90 degrees and have 6 of them on one label".

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Re: Rotate page 90% for labels

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paulckruger wrote:If I could just rotate an Avery label template
Could you provide the exact reference of this Avery template?
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