gLabels
is a light-weight GNOME application for creating labels, business cards, and labels for CD and DVDs.
Start
gLabels
by clicking on
Applications > Office > gLabels Label Designer
in GNOME or
Kickoff Application Launcher > Applications > Office > gLabels Label Designer
in KDE.
The major functions of the top menu are:
-
File
-
lets you create a
New
project,
Open
,
Open Recent
files,
Save
,
Save As
,
Print
, change
Properties
open the
Template Designer
Close
a file, or
Quit
the program.
-
Edit
-
allows you to
Cut
,
Copy
, and
Paste
,
Delete
Select All
,
Unselect All
and change the
Preferences
.
-
View
-
lets you choose
Toolbars
, customize the toolbars, turn on the
Grid
and
Markup
, and
Zoom
in and out.
-
Objects
-
lets you
Select Mode
,
Create Text
, a
Box
,
Line
,
Ellipse
,
Image
, a
Barcode
define the
Order
,
Rotate/Flip
,
Align Horizontal
or
Vertical
and
Merge Properties
.
-
Help > Contents
-
opens the
gLabels
help manual (as does the
F1
key), or lets you see general information
About
the program.
The row of icons under the top menu bar contains the most frequently used functions that are listed in the top menu.
The third menu panel is grayed-out until you select a
New
project or
Open
an existing file. These icons allow you to
Select
, move and modify objects,
Create text object
,
Create box/rectangle object
,
Create a line object
,
Create ellipse/circle object
,
Create Image Object
,
Create a Barcode
,
Zoom
in and out, and
Edit merge properties
.
The panel at the bottom of the work window allows you to configure the appearance of your data, such as font selection, alignment, bolding, and italics, as well as text and line color.