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Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Mon Mar 31, 14 11:59 am Post subject: losing the will to live here! Label printing help please
Im having problems with my cider label. Ann has done me great artwork, and I need to transfer onto labels (4 per sheet) but I dont know whaty Im doing. can anyone help?Im against a deadline now......

earthyvirgo

Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 7972
Location: creating prints in the loft, Gerlan

Posted: Mon Mar 31, 14 12:27 pm Post subject:
...might help if I tell people what I've supplied. It's a high resolution .pdf, suitable for print but Lorraine's Avery label software wants a Word .doc ....I think that's right isn't it Lorraine? EV

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Mon Mar 31, 14 1:59 pm Post subject:

I can open it and see it in full so I obvioualy have adobe on my system, but moving the artwork to the label is the problem.

Im trying to commuincate this as well as I can but Im not experienced in adober and really dont know what Im doing.

Ive been trying all weekend to move it to a 4 label template (4 on a page) but cant. Ive tried emailing people who either arnt around or dont want to know or just are as 'experienced' as me.
I know Ann is busy, but need some help with this.

sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
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Location: sunny wales

Posted: Mon Mar 31, 14 2:14 pm Post subject:
will the image copy and paste?

gardening-girl

Joined: 25 Feb 2009
Posts: 6024
Location: Somerset.

Posted: Mon Mar 31, 14 3:57 pm Post subject:
I had the same problem with my preserves labels. I gave up

earthyvirgo

Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 7972
Location: creating prints in the loft, Gerlan

Posted: Mon Mar 31, 14 4:07 pm Post subject:
I'm communicating with Lorraine by email - some progress is being made EV

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Mon Mar 31, 14 8:05 pm Post subject:
Go online and search for PDF to word converter online free. Turn it into a doc and you're done. Hopefully.

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 14 6:44 am Post subject:
no, not as simple as that - I can do that. Its okay - we are making progress. I have found in John's huge catalogue of 'things that will be useful one day' a copy of Adobe photoshop 7. Out all day today, but will try again tonight.

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15472
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 14 7:08 am Post subject:

earthyvirgo wrote:

...might help if I tell people what I've supplied.

It's a high resolution .pdf, suitable for print but Lorraine's Avery label software wants a Word .doc ....I think that's right isn't it Lorraine?

If the problem is what you have supplied, then can you not supply it in a different format?

Alternatively, I think GIMP will open pdf's, and can save them in a variety of formats.

johnc

Joined: 16 May 2005
Posts: 101
Location: Hay on Wye

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 14 11:12 am Post subject:
With the newer versions of pdf you can save them as a work doc on the internet then copy it back to your pc. Never tried it but might be worth a go

earthyvirgo

Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 7972
Location: creating prints in the loft, Gerlan

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 14 11:37 am Post subject:

Hairyloon wrote:

earthyvirgo wrote:

...might help if I tell people what I've supplied.

It's a high resolution .pdf, suitable for print but Lorraine's Avery label software wants a Word .doc ....I think that's right isn't it Lorraine?

If the problem is what you have supplied, then can you not supply it in a different format?

Alternatively, I think GIMP will open pdf's, and can save them in a variety of formats.

I can save as pretty much any format but it needs to remain a high res graphic (the spotty dog) and retain the specific font I've used for the heading text, which is critical to the branding/logo.

You can just imagine what Word might do with font replacement!

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Thu Apr 03, 14 10:58 am Post subject:

All is now sorted!

I have to clarify that Ann has done a fabulous job and her artwork looks stunning. The issue has arisen as I firstly didnt have photoshop 7 (now I do) and didnt know how to use it to alter or print. Ive had a lesson this morning from a local photographer who has done a fab job of teaching me all about layers.

Good grief - first Facebook, now photoshop - where will it all end?

Thanks again to Ann who has created a wonderfully visual brand for Spotty Dog Cider.

vegplot

Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 21301
Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Thu Apr 03, 14 11:17 am Post subject:
Ann is ace!

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