This seems like it should be easy to find, but of course....

Has anyone out there successfully used Crystal Reports to modify their labels?  I'm trying to change my label sizes but I can't for the life of me find (in Crystal Reports) where to change the size of the white space that the label sits in.  I'm not talking about changing the black border that prints at the edges of the labels, that's an easy enough change.  I'm assuming that the white space needs to be appropriately sized for labels as well as the border.

Never mind...found it.

Your involvment in this forum is important and appreciated (as is everyones) Please try to post the solution so that others who search the forum might benefit from your experience. I know it seems like your spelling out what you already figured out.......but thats what most of us do when we respond to questions.

I hear you man, but it was a h-a-s-s-l-e.  It would take at least 8 screenshots and at least a page of text explanation; short enough to include in the MV "manual, " but at this forum, you can't attach multiple pictures to one post.  I cursed and screamed for at least 4 days, but I can now format my own labels using Crystal Reports.  The MV "User Manual" doesn't tell you how to use Crystal Reports to achieve you MV labeling needs, but I think it should.  You don't need to know anywhere close to the whole program (I sure don't).  I will certainly give the MV labeling guy (Feng) due credit for his multiple attempts to help me out, but I suspect MV's plan from the beginning was to tack on extra fees for "label setup" which is why they probably won't include the label setup process in any MV documentation. 

I downloaded Crystal Reports 2008, which I can use free for a month's trial.  A reseller also contacted me shortly afterwards, and was very helpful in getting the rest of my labeling issues resolved, even though I told him I didn't plan to buy Crystal Reports ($500) for at least a month. 

 Bottom line:  Everyone who uses MV needs to know how to format their own labels.  What happens if your label printer breaks, and someone else buys a replacement printer that doesn't match your old one?  You are instantly out of luck, because the label file needs to be saved in Crystal Reports using the corresponding label printer driver.  This info gets saved into the label "report" files that inhabit every MV job folder.  You also need to know which label report is for what function; one report is for use when nesting using the Toolbox in ACAD and one is for use when you process your reports and then print labels from inside Overdrive Pro.

 If I have time in the near future I can try to assemble a small Word Document that has pictures and explanations, and then maybe post that somewhere  here on the forum.  If MV has a problem with that I'm sure I'll hear about it, but then again, it would take some of the load off their tech suport team.  It really is a simple process once you know what you are doing.  Even though it was a teeth-clenching, mind-numbing, pull-your-hair-out learning experience, now I can add that ability to my resume.  Anyone have any comments about this?

 I completley understand your frustration....and then some

Please briefly explain what you had to do...or give the starting point. Did you mess with the page setup options in Crystal...where did most of the changes need to take place?

 I am in the process of trying to setup up the labels for our new nested machine. The onlt thing that I have not figured out how to do is change the size of the damn label.

Neeboy if you would be so kind as to get me started in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it. 

Well, i can see this info may be in demand already ....I have actual "work" I have to get done this afternoon, so I'll try and post the complete solution on the user info-exchange-whatever tomorrow.  Or, you can send me an email to neeboy@yahoo.com and I'll respond with a nice PDF with pictures.

 A MV tech emailed me back this morning about changing the label size in Crystal Reports.

 Here is what he said: There are 2 places to go to change the label size, page setup & section expert. To access the section expert, right click on the details to the left of the label.

 It took me about 15 seconds to change the size of the labels after not being able to figure it out for close to 2 weeks.