Avery Labels smearing: Does anyone have a fix for the smearing that occurs when printing on Avery labels?
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When printing labels, use the transparency feature NOT the label feature. Go to set-up then properties and use the drop down box to select the type of paper.
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I found no way to get a proper print on the labels. Putting a sheet of normal paper in after resulted in a clean copy and the toner did not rub off. Another attempt to use the labels has the same failure. I gave up. I found the labels useless.
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Maybe you need to do an alignment. OR When you go to printing preferences, click on Maintenance and there are options. Maybe you can find the option that will help.
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Haven't noticed smearing. Will sometimes skip when first applied, or on slick paper.
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How long have you had each printer? Have you performed any maintenance to try to get rid of the dots? Post more details....
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I use a Sharpie in the labeling area and it comes off after a good scrubbing with the bottle brush and soap. Alternatively, an ethanol wipe or a cotton ball dipped in rubbing alcohol also would remove the Sharpie markings.
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Thanks for your quick answer. Maybe Avery has something design for this particular label.
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Try scrubbing it with a dab of peanut butter. Best way to remove adhesive labels.
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If you're near the end of your label cartridge, the print may fade. If a new label cartridge does not improve the output, and if your label maker is battery powered, try new batteries.
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Thanks for the good information. What label printing software do you use to make sure the label printing aligns with the inserted label? In other words, how do you make sure the label prints properly and isn't an inch or so off center?Paul
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I did, but the problem the label has it does not print where the label is. It prints off, I could not get them to print on the printer. What I did was to print a sheet then copy on to the labels on a copy machine
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I had that happen to me all the time! If you look closely, often you will see very faint print but what you have to do is a maintenance routine and it will solve the problem but it's annoying and wastes ink! First only clean the print heads and see if that takes care of it. Often that's enough but I have had to do it several times and sometimes also do the alignment. I got rid of mine and now am a happy HP Officepro owner.
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If you google Avery and the label type, you can find templates for different programs. However! I still was only able to get 50% of them to align, the templates really are horrible. Sorry.
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Using MS Word or Publisher you can print which labels you want and you can print other at another time. Just make sure you use the correct avery label number.
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Sounds like your settings need to be changed back to a paper setting. Go into the settings on your printer and change it there.
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Check your ink levels, if you are out of any color you may see banding. Also clean the printer heads.
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Mine didn't come with a label/sticker. Suggest you try Goof Off to remove the residue