![]() ![]() In the Search for online templates box, go ahead and type in the word CD. To do this, click on File and then click on New. Luckily, you can still find some of these Microsoft templates, but you have to perform the search from within Word itself. ![]() ![]() Microsoft used to have a bunch of CD/DVD templates on their Office Templates website, but now they have been removed for some unknown reason. I mentioned Avery first because it’s the easiest to find at a local office supplies store. Of course, you’ll either have to buy the actual labels to print the templates onto from those sites or you can print them on your own paper if you like. Another company called Stomper has about a dozen or so free templates you can download. Another good site is Neato, where you can find a bunch of CD & DVD label templates and CD & DVD Inserts and Sleeves templates. Using this template from Avery, you can just click in the box and edit the text yourself.Īvery, of course, is not the only site that has CD and DVD label templates. It took me about 15 minutes to get all the text aligned properly in the screenshot above. I recommend downloading a label that already has some text included because it’s much easier to edit that label than trying to do it yourself. Below I have downloaded a blank template and then added some WordArt and text at the bottom for my music tracks. Now that you can edit the file, you can start typing in your text, adding images, and customizing your label. Avery hopefully won’t be loading their Word docs with viruses anytime soon. I scanned a couple of the files myself with an anti-virus program and they were clean, so it’s just a warning in case you downloaded a file from a malicious website. Since the file has been downloaded from the Internet, Word doesn’t trust it and you have to click the Enable Editing button manually to edit the file. The only issue that comes up is that you might get a message from Word saying the document has been opened in Protected View. Open the file and you’ll see the template is ready to use in Word. If you download only the template, it should be in DOC format. Make sure to select the Template only option otherwise it downloads an installer that tries to install crapware on your system. In addition to Word, they also have templates in Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign formats too.Ĭlick on the one you want and you’ll be able to download it. Avery has a bunch of different labels you can buy, print, peel and stick right onto your disc.Ĭheck out their CD & DVD templates here and you’ll find over 50 different templates you can download. The same applies for printing CD and DVD labels. They have been around for a long time and they pretty much create most of the labels you use when printing from Word. The paper source should be “Default: Automatic.Whenever you go into a store like Staples or OfficeMax, you’ll always find labels by Avery. You may need to do this several times to get the alignment just right, so be patient.Ĭlick the “OK” button when satisfied with the alignment.Ĭlick “File” and “Print.” Select the number of labels or label sheets you want, and make sure that the correct printer is listed in the “Printer” drop-down menu. Don’t worry about the “Offset Page” and “Expand/Shrink” sections yet.Ĭlick “Print Calibration Sheet.” Follow the instructions on the sheet and adjust the offsets or “Expand/Shrink” settings as indicated and print another calibration sheet when finished. ![]() Select your printer’s feed type (left-aligned, in most cases). Select your printer from the drop-down menu, and select “Default: Automatically Select” from the “Paper Bin” drop-down. For assistance in using the software, click "Help" from the menu and select "Tutorials."Ĭlick “File” and “Calibrate Printer.” This tool will help you attain the correct print alignment for your label and printer. If it doesn’t, click “File” and “New.”ĭesign and save your CD label. The Wizard should launch automatically when you run the program. Launch the program and follow the New CD Label Wizard to select the appropriate label template for the specific label product purchased. When fully installed, reboot your system. By default, Windows will use the same folder as the ZIP file.Ĭheck the “Show extracted files when complete” box, and Click “Extract.” When the extraction completes, a window should display showing the “exPressit.exe” file.ĭouble-click the file to open it and follow the steps to accept the end user agreement to install the software. Select a location to unzip the installer. Right-click on the file, and click “Extract all.” ![]()
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