Misalignment issues printing on avery lables

[vaz119]

I am using avery design and print service to print onto 7654 rectangular labels.

I am having issues with alignment. 

My labels start ok at the top left and are more misaligned as you go both right and down, where the bottom right label is worst off allignment.  They havent all shifted by the same amount, if that makes sense?

I am printing a4, making sure the settings are set to 100% when printing.

I am using a brand new hp envy inket printer

Can you help please?

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@vaz119 

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From what I can find, this should work.

Short Answer

Adjust the Paper type to a "thicker" pager type

Longer Answer / Discussion and Explanation

Places to look for information that impacts the print results...

Found the template here:

https://www.avery.co.uk/template-l7654

 Product Specifications for the HP ENVY Photo 6230 All-in-One Printer (K7G25B)

Media types	Plain Paper; HP Photo Papers; HP Matte Brochure or Professional Paper; HP Matte Presentation Paper; HP Glossy Brochure or Professional Paper; Other Photo Inkjet Papers; Other Matte Inkjet Papers; Other Glossy Inkjet Papers, Plain Paper, Light/Recycled
Media weight supported (metric)	Tray 1: A4: 75 to 90 g/m²; HP envelopes: 75 to 90 g/m²; HP Photo Paper: up to 250 g/m²; HP 10 x 15 cm photo paper: up to 250 g/m²

Print Margin Bottom (A4)	3 mm
Print Margin Left (A4)	3 mm
Print Margin Right (A4)	3 mm
Print Margin Top (A4)	3 mm

From within the Word template / .doc file > Layout > Margins > Custom Margins

What to do?

Depends on what you have already tried, of course.

If you have not done so... Try / Consider

Install the Full Feature Software (full driver) - the full driver software provides the foundation on which the other applications (printing from Word or Adobe Reader DC) depend.

Assuming the printer software is installed,

The Next Most likely to help - Adjust the Paper type to a "thicker" pager type

Example:  Select / Set Paper Type = Brochure matte / glossy depending on the print surface on the label paper.

If the side-to-side alignment continues to have minor problems, convert the Word document to the newer format (.docx).  Converting causes a tiny right-left shift to the content.

Export the file to PDF - Print using Adobe Reader DC

Example - Avery L7654 - Adobe Reader DC - Print

Avery_L7654_Sample_Label_PDF_Print_1

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Reinstall / Update your PDF Reader (Adobe Reader DC /Optional  Foxit Reader)

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[vaz119]

Many thanks for your detailed reply!

I will have a try at all these over the weekend.

The only comment to make is that i dont actually use the word template for the labels, I use the avery design and print software which saves as a pdf.  Im not sure if that makes any difference!

[Dragon-Fur]

@vaz119 

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@vaz119 wrote:

Many thanks for your detailed reply!

I will have a try at all these over the weekend.

The only comment to make is that i dont actually use the word template for the labels, I use the avery design and print software which saves as a pdf.  Im not sure if that makes any difference!

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You are welcome.

The most important setup is the paper type  - that is, select a thicker paper so the printer expects something other than skinny, plain paper.

PDF...

Well, it could make a difference, I guess.

As far as I know, you can download the template in .doc

You will need to "Allow editing" if you download the Word template.

One Caveat:  

If you convert the .doc format to .docx (modern Word format), the "side to side" alignment might (does) shift very slightly from side to side.  In practice, the shift distance may not be significant but, sure, it could depend on your printer, your Word software, and the interpretation of the Word document.

The example in my first post is for printing PDF.

The "first try" test, perhaps on plain paper, should be at "Actual size".

"Shrink oversize pages" might work, though - in general - I've not had to use this.

"Fit", assuming the PDF document is accurate, does not change the "size" to the extent that it is significant.

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