Printing Avery labels with Linux

[Lodahl]

To aid users in the task of label printing, Avery Dennison offers a host of free (to download) software, including a program for the Mac released late last month. Linux still isn't supported, but that's no matter -- there's more than one open source application for Linux that lets you format text for printing on the whole universe of Avery labels, from DVD covers to business cards. Here's a look at them....

Templates for OpenOffice.org

Users of OpenOffice.org will find a huge set of label templates available to them from the OO Extras and Worldlabel sites.

These templates handle many popular Avery sheets as well as a few others -- from printing Verbatim CD labels to those tab inserts used in Oxford hanging file folders.

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