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Can't print labels using Logo Design3.0
I'm trying to test out a few labels for a couple beers that I made and I'm having trouble printing labels through Summitsoft's Logo Design 3.0. Whenever I go to print it makes me save my open project (already saved) again and then opens it up in another window to print. Then I try to print from there from either one of the "print" buttons and a "save as" window pops up and makes me save it again. I tried to export it as a jpeg and open it up in Nero Photoshop and print from there and have the same problem. Anyone have any similar problems, solutions, advice??
This is Day 2 of this battle and the help section nor website has helped at all. Any replies are very much appreciated.
I would think if it's happening in more than one application, it may be a system setting or configuration. Can you print any documents, from other apps?
I just typed out an entire post about how I thought it was isolated to Logo Design until I tried printed something from Excel and the same thing happened. Funny, because I was able to print the thumbnail for my label from "Paint" so I assumed everything else was ok. I did just reinstall my printer software and hook the printer back up to my laptop (just had the hard drive replaced under warranty a month ago). I didn't do anything different when reinstalling and hooking the printer back up than I did before but obviously somethings wrong.
Thanks for the reply.. It's always nice having someone double check you when you assume something.
Well I reinstalled the software and now everything works.. Now all my friends can get what they want (more homebrew, now with labels) {sigh} I've just delabeled 120 sam adams bottles and the last thing I want to do is put labels back on.. Oh well, maybe just a few if it looks good.
That's my issue with labels...I have some cool designs I'd like to use eventually, one I brew the beer...but I hate delabeling, even if thye come off fairly easy....still a pain in the ass......
ricka182 wrote:
That's my issue with labels...I have some cool designs I'd like to use eventually, one I brew the beer...but I hate delabeling, even if thye come off fairly easy....still a pain in the ass......
That's why you need to go to kegging.
Make one label for a tap handle and you are done!
brewchez wrote:
That's why you need to go to kegging.
Make one label for a tap handle and you are done!
I can't wait until I step up to kegging.. I've already picked out what I what and where I'm going to get it. However this Christmas I opted for the remote starter for my truck.. These Boston winters can be bone chilling [16F right now].
brewchez wrote:
That's why you need to go to kegging.
Make one label for a tap handle and you are done!
Yeah, I know....I still need to move to AG, then I plan on getting at least a keg, maybe two over the summer....
FirePitBrew wrote:
I can't wait until I step up to kegging.. I've already picked out what I what and where I'm going to get it. However this Christmas I opted for the remote starter for my truck.. These Boston winters can be bone chilling [16F right now].
I hear ya on that one...I think it was maybe, 4, degrees outside when I started my truck this morning at 5:30.......a remote starter was supposed to be a Christmas gift from last year, but I'm still waiting. I'll probably do that myself for next Winter....
I make really small "cap labels" out of the 1/2" x 1-1/2" small return address labels. If I take something out, then I'll slap a fancy label on it.
I just got some free sample labels from onlinelabels.com It always bothered me that when I put labels on my bottles, I still couldn't keep them on ice in a cooler. These labels are waterproof, promising that the ink printed on them would become waterproof also, they have the labels for lazer, and ink jet printers. Can't wait to try them, I hope they work.
Let us know how they turn out. I never thought what would happen if I put my labeled bottles on ice. How much would it cost to use those labels to label a 5 gallon batch (48-52 labels)?
I just got them today actually, and the sample pages that they gave me smell like vinyl. The labels are 4 x 3.33, and come 6 to a page. For 600 of the waterproof ones, it's 60 dollars, so we'll see if it works. The site says that when the ink from an injet printer is applied to the label, it becomes encapsulated by a vinyl top coat, and becomes water proof itself. The samples and the shipping for the samples was free, so I got 18 free labels to try out.
I just remember going to a cookout last summer, and having to keep the beer bottles blank, and write with a sharpie marker on the bottle cap, it really drove me crazy, hope this works, might be just the thing.
You could always try making you labels out of thick grade printing paper, 4 or 6 to a page, cut them out, , put a punch hole in corner and tie labels to neck of bottles, with beer style explanation or even recipe of the beer in the bottle on the back of card . Put a signiture logo on front with beer name on bottom. You can reuse them if you want and no delabeling.
I'll be doing that with the irish red I'm going to brew this week,
DC
With my first batch of beer, it labeled them by cutting them out from regular paper, and gluing them on the bottle, it took way to much time. The thing I like about the self adhesive labels, is that you just stick them on. To remove them, I soak them, and use a potato peeler,(yes, a potato peeler), They come right off, and then I soak them in oxyclean to get the adhesive off.
Another thing about the waterproof labels, they seem thicker, and I think they would come off whole in one pull
bruguru wrote:
To remove them, I soak them, and use a potato peeler,(yes, a potato peeler), They come right off, and then I soak them in oxyclean to get the adhesive off.
Just tried your potato peeler idea and it worked pretty good. I've got little pieces of label everywhere now so I think I'd only use it as a last resort. I had to though because I had some Harpoon and Smuttynose labels fighting me (There is way too much glue on those labels).
I didn't have any oxy-clean to use but I ended up using very fine stainless steel pads after I let the bottles soak in warm water for a bit. With a couple scrubs the glue came right off. I definitely recommend to anyone with stubborn labels. The water made the steel wool kinda messy afterwards. Maybe I'll try a real fine 3M scuff pad next time. Those stand up to being used with water real well. I've used them to wet sand doing body work on cars.
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