Printable address labels are wonderful things, and never more so than during the holiday season.

Sure, they’ll see to it that your Christmas cards get to the right address, but try these other uses for self-adhesive address labels during the holiday season:

• Label baked goods for a professional touch. Seasonal clip art makes it pretty!
• Home-printed gift tags for Christmas gifts will stay put in transit.
• Party name tags or dinner party place cards are easy to create with labels.
• Identify all those cords behind the Christmas tree: wrap a label around the cord, stick the ends together and mark which lights are which for easy reference.
  From 101 Days to Christmas!

Q:  How can I learn more about recycling?

A:  Here are some links:

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.

How to reduce paper waste by purchasing blank, print your own products

About our recycled products: What’s available?

Practical tips: how our office handles recycling

Learn the rules of paper recycling

What are the easiest products to recycle?

Recycling Comes to a Post Office Near You

How many times can you recycle a piece of paper?

What happens if I put the wrong thing in the recycling bin?

There is also an online resource called RecycleBank, which provides rewards for recycling and being environmentally conscious.

Q:  Help! I can’t move my graphic in Word.

A:  We’ve found that when working with Microsoft® Word,  you should insert your image into a text box for more portability (place in front of or behind another text box).

Other tips & tricks in Microsoft® Word:

Create holiday cards easily using Microsoft® Office

How to get the blue guide lines to show on your template?

Creating a mail merge

Deliver a message for less than the cost of a first-class stamp alone!

Blank postcards are an effective, easy and inexpensive way to send announcements, invoice customers, solicit prospects.  By printing postcards in-house, organizations can quickly communicate time-sensitive needs, while saving time and cost. Blank postcards save labor, time, and money because there’s no folding, stuffing, or sealing. No special equipment is required. All that is necessary is a personal computer and ink jet or laser printer or copier. Postcards (4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″) can be mailed at $0.28 apiece, saving up to 35% on postage expenses. Printing postcards in-house eliminates buying, storing, and printing envelopes.

Burris’ website makes it easy for users:

1.  Select the right paper (using its “What Weight Paper Will Your Printer Handle?” tool or Paper Weight Comparison Chart)

2.  Order blank postcards (and have them delivered right to their door)

3.  Create or change a message (using its free templates for Microsoft Word and Publisher)

4.  Print quickly and efficiently (using its Four-of-a-Kind™ Postcards)

5.  Mail (by printing postage on postcards or using USPS bulk mail)

* Cost of a Four-of-a-Kind™ Postcard Standard White sheet is $0.12 or $0.03 per postcard; Black ink – $0.02 per side x 2 sides = $0.04 per sheet/ 4 postcards per sheet = $0.01 per postcard.  Color ink – $0.10 per side x 2 sides = $0.20 per sheet/ 4 postcards per sheet = $0.05 per postcard. Final cost $0.04-$0.08 per postcard plus labor and postage.  Postcard postage is $0.28 per postcard, for a total of $0.36 per mailed, color postcard vs. $0.44 for a first-class stamp (only).

Recycling is great for the environment.  However, recyclers must take care when placing items in the bins.  If a wrong item is placed into a bin, it can “spoil the whole bunch.” 

Read this article which covers What NOT to Put in the Bin.

Burris Computer Forms ®, provider of Print-Your-Own(SM) postcards, labels and tags, announces the addition of 6-UP Weather-Resistant / Tear-Resistant Tags to the company’s Blank Printable Tags™ line.

Burris Blank Printable Tags™ are tags that can be printed by a user using one’s own PC and printer. The user can create his/her own tag content and layout using existing software such as Microsoft WORD or Publisher ®, and print immediately using his/her own existing printer. No additional hardware or software is required.
The tags come 6-up or 8-up on blank, printable tag paper that is 8 ½ x 11” to fit in all printers, are pre-perforated for easy detachment into individual tags, and have a small hole pre-punched for affixing to products, bags, vehicles, keys or other items. The user can print as many or as few as need, with “No wait. No waste.”(SM) Blank, printable tags provide the additional advantage that they can be used for several different tag applications within an organization. Burris provides free templates for use with Microsoft WORD and Publisher.

The new 6-UP Blank Printable Weather-Resistant / Tear-Resistant Tags™ come on 8 ½ x 11” sheets, with six pre-perforated tags per sheet. Each of the six tags are rectangular, 2.83” x 5.5”, and have a pre-drilled 0.25” hole at the top of the tag. The tags are made from a special weather-resistant and tear-resistant paper for staying power and to withstand rough conditions. The new tags can be printed using laser or inkjet printers or copiers. (The tags can be printed using inkjet printers, but inkjet ink is NOT weather-resistant. Ink toner printed with laser printers IS weather-resistant. Burris recommends using laser printing for outdoor and other moisture-exposure applications.)

The new tags can be used for several different applications such as retail tags, warehouse tags, price tags, inventory tags, warning tags, discount tags, bag tags, inspection tags, auction tags, jewelry tags, shipping tags, key tags, product tags, barcode tags, hazard tags, refrigeration tags, plant tags, chemical tags, nursery tags and ornament tags.

Q:  How can libraries use bookmarks?

A:  Primarily, bookmarks are available to patrons to mark their spot when reading a book.  Libraries also use our bookmarks to advertise special events, list branch hours, itemize circulation services, post a schedule of fines & fees, or use them to make projects.

See how a library uses bookmarks to bring youth in the community together.

ROANOKE, VIRGINIA –November 11, 2010- Burris Computer Forms ® provider of Print-Your-OwnSM postcards and shipping labels, announces the addition of Olde Parchment Four-of-a-Kind PostcardsTM, Olde Parchment Note Cards and envelopes and Olde Parchment HalfFold Greeting Cards to the company’s Print-On-Demand FormsTM products.

Burris Four-of-a-Kind PostcardsTM are 5 1/2” x 4 1/4” and can provide a canvas for users to print whatever message or design they choose. The postcards are four per page on an 8 ½” x 11” sheet, with a micro perforation for easy separating. Burris Print-on-Demand Note CardsTM are 5 1/2” x 4 1/4” when folded and work well as business thank you cards, invitations, holiday cards, or announcements. The note cards are two per page on an 8 1/2” x 11” sheet with a micro perforation and score for easy separation and folding. Burris Blank Printable HalfFoldsTM are 5 1/5” x 8 ½” when folded and can provide a larger canvas for users to create their own greeting cards, holiday cards, invitations and announcements. The HalfFolds come one up on an 8 ½” x 11” sheet with a score line for easy folding. The addition of the Olde Parchment paper to Burris’ available product line provides customers with elegant, inexpensive choices for their business, marketing and messaging needs. It will help a message stand out in a sea of white envelopes and provide an elegant and professional look and appearance. The Olde Parchment products are made from 30% post-consumer recycled content and can be printed using inkjet or laser printers, as well as copiers. The Print-On-Demand FormsTM products can be used for several different mailings throughout the year and users can print as few or as many as needed, with “No wait. No waste.”SM

To learn more about the new Olde Parchment products, or to request free samples, simply go to http://www.pcforms.com or call Diane Emery at (800) 982-FORM (3676).

Headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, Burris Computer Forms ® was founded in 1992 and is privately owned. Its website, http://www.pcforms.com, contains how-to articles, online tools such as the find-your-paper tool at http://www.pcforms.com/printer_specs.php, free downloadable templates, a newsletter, and a blog. Burris Computer Forms ® is a registered trademark of Jerry Guzi & Company, a Virginia corporation. ###

The holidays are upon us.  Here are links to the the holiday schedules surrounding Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s for these carriers:

USPS

FedEx (*Burris orders ship via this carrier)

UPS

Q:  I need help printing shipping labels for UPS.  To use these labels for UPS, I have to trim about 1″ off of the receipt side of the form to get the online UPS program to print within the peel off section.

A:  If you are using our Peel Out! Shipping Label Sheets ™  LS-U:

Have you tried only printing the label (not the instructions)?

Remove the ”check”  in the “Print label instructions” section.

Then, the “label section” prints onto the label perfectly, with no need for cutting.