The first step lets you decide if you want to define your layout by entering measurements or search Labeljoy's layout library, which consists of more than 11,000 predefined layouts by the most common label manufacturing brands.

Click the first option to proceed with the next steps of the Layout wizard, or the second option to open Labeljoy's Layout search form.

To be able to properly create a layout through this wizard you will need to know:

• The size of the paper.
• The size of the label.
• The number of rows and columns of labels on the paper.
• The margins between each page edge and the labels (if present).
• The spacing (gaps) between each row and column (if present).

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Keep in mind that throughout each step of this process, every value entered will be highlighted in the preview, to easily spot what is being changed.

The second step lets you enter the paper size and its orientation, select a pre-defined paper size from the list to automatically enter the width and the height of the paper or select the first item User defined to manually enter a custom size.

Define the paper orientation, based on your needs.

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From this step on, a Unit of measure field is shown to allow you to switch between the metric system and imperial system, should you require it.

The third step is where you enter the number of columns and rows that make up the grid of labels of the paper. Rows refers to the number of vertical positions, while Columns to the number of horizontal positions.

The fourth step lets you enter the label size. The maximum amount that can be entered here is limited by the number of rows and columns and the paper size, defined in the previous steps. If the size exceeds the available space, an error message is shown and it will not be possible to proceed to the next step, until the error is corrected.

The fifth step is for defining paper margins and spacing between each row and each column of labels. Each gap value gets disabled when you only have 1 row or 1 column of labels, as it does not apply.

Margins and gaps mutually influence each other to ensure that the label size previously defined is honored. For instance, when you change the horizontal gap, the left and right margins get adjusted accordingly to ensure that the label width entered is preserved, and vice versa. If a value that exceeds the available space is entered, an error message is shown and it will not be possible to proceed to the next step, until the error is corrected.

The Sixth and final step lets you define additional information about your labels, such as the shape and 3 text fields that get pre-filled by the wizard to better identify the type of layout being created. This information is optional and can be freely modified.

Once you are ready to create the new layout, click the Ok button to apply the newly created layout to the current job. Make sure you save the file to retain all the information.

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If you need to modify the layout just created, simply head to the Custom tab of the main layout form.