The first tab, Layout search, enables you to search for existing layout file inside the Layout folder in Labeljoy's installation path.

In the Enter layout model name text box, enter a text to search for in the file name. For example, if you need to find all the layout files whose name include the word Address, enter Address and click the Search button. All files with names such as Address J8562 or Address 003R96245 will be found and listed.

It's also possible to manually select the layout file needed.

Activate the Manual search check box in the lower-left corner and the list will be populated with all layout files found in Labeljoy's library, grouped by brand.

Note:
layouts are files with a .lpl extension positioned in Labeljoy's installation folders, under the Layouts sub-folder (normally C:\Program files\labeljoy\Layouts or C:\Program files (x86)\labeljoy\Layouts).
It is possible to create custom layout files and save them in this location, by using the File\Save as and selecting Layout in the File type combo box.
You can create your own layout library that will be shown in this screen, together with all other layout files present.

The second tab, Custom, enables you to define the following parameters:

• Page: in this frame you can define physical paper size. The combo box enables you to select a standard format or, by selecting the last item user-defined, define custom paper sizes. By doing so, the text boxes Width and Height will become enabled and will let you manually enter paper size values. Also, by acting on the combo boxes below, you can define paper orientation (horizontal or vertical) and define the type of paper used (sheet or fanfold). This last setting does not affect printing; it just instructs Labeljoy to draw on screen the typical fanfold paper holes present near the left and right edges of this type of paper (normally used with continuous feed dot-matrix printers). Note that the left and right margins must be at least 0.03 inches wide (7.5 mm) to enable the holes to be rendered on screen.
• Labels: in this frame you can define the sheet layout, meaning the number of label rows and columns present on each paper sheet. You can also define the label shape.
• Margins: in the Margins frame you can define the inner paper dimensions used to calculate labels coordinates. The values set here, together with the number of rows and columns, will define label sizes. The values are:
• Left margin: space between the left paper edge and the first label column.
• Right margin: space between the right paper edge and the last label column.
• Top margin: space between the top paper edge and the first label row.
• Bottom margin: space between the bottom paper edge and the last label row.
• Horizontal space: spacing between label columns.
• Vertical space: spacing between label rows.
• Boundary tolerance: space used outside label edges (if any) on which you want to enable printing.

The resulting label size will be shown in the lower side of the dialog box. A message will be shown in case the settings result in an invalid layout.

Note:
Sizes shown here will be in inches or centimeters according to the Unit of measure setting defined in the User interface tab of the Option dialog box.
Inch fractions can be entered through a popup menu, as explained in the topic manage inch fractions.

The Watermark tab enables you to load an image that will be displayed on screen only, behind all elements.

The image loaded here will not be printed. Its only purpose is to facilitate building label templates to be used when you need to print on pre-printed forms.
The background image to be used here needs to be created by scanning the original form, ensuring that the image is of good quality, and the source form paper sizes are honored. See working with images for details.

The Advanced tab enables you to define additional information about the brand, model and a description of the current layout. Note that the text defined in the Model field will be shown in the status bar.

It is also possible to define the rendering order with which the labels will be drawn on paper.
By column, then by row (default) makes the rendering order proceed first horizontally, then vertically. For example, in a layout with 2 columns and 5 rows, labels will be rendered with the following order: column 1 then column 2 of row 1, column 1 then column 2 of row 2, column 1 then column 2 of row 3, etc.
Vice-versa, By row, then by column makes the rendering order proceed vertically, then horizontally. In the previous example, that would be: row 1 then row 2 then row 3 then row 4 then row 5 of column 1, row 1 then row 2 then row then row 4 then row 5 of column 2, etc.

Note:
This setting has effect on layouts made up of more than 1 row and more than 1 column
Also this functionality is useful only when a text counter is present or there is a data connection. Or when a partially used label sheet needs to be printed and the first columns are missing.

Finally, In this tab you can activate the Resize elements on layout change global option: if this option is enabled, whenever the layout changes because of manual adjustments, all elements coordinates will be proportionally adjusted to the new label size.
If the Resize Fonts option is checked, all font sizes will be also be proportionally adjusted.
If the Resize page elements option is flagged, all page elements will also be resized accordingly.