Lien Labels Instructions

Use Lien Labels to print labels for the Tax Accounts with Personal Property or Real Estate liens.  You can select ranges of labels and sort them in different sequences.

Notes:

• This program prints 1-up (one across) labels that are 1 inch or 1½ inches in height.  The width can vary.

• To print laser labels, you can export the data from the PPLIEN or RELIEN lien file and mail-merge it into a third-party word processing program.

• For more information about running reports, see Print View.

Directions:

• Click Lien Work from the Menu Bar, and next click Lien Labels.
  Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT] [l] [l]

• At the prompt window, choose the selections.  To see the label prompt options, click More.

   

  Lien Labels Prompt Options
  Selection	To limit the Tax Accounts that print on the labels to a specific Account Type, click one of the following: Real Estate Personal Property
  Sort By	To determine the sort sequence of the labels, click one of the following options. Alphabetical:  Sorts by Owner Name 1. Zip Code:  Sorts by Zip Code (Postal Code).
  Owner Name 1 Range	To limit the printed labels to Tax Accounts within a specific range of Owner Names, enter the full or partial Owner Name in the From and To fields.  (up to 9 characters) Notes: This range applies only if you specified the Alphabetical sort option. To include labels for all Owners, leave the From and To fields blank.
  Zip Code Range	To limit the printed labels to Tax Accounts within a specific range of Zip Codes, enter the Zip Codes in the From and To fields.  (up to 10 characters) Notes: This range applies to both sort options and works in conjunction with the Owner Name 1 range. To include labels for all Zip Codes, leave the From and To fields blank.
  Number of Labels per Account	To specify how many labels to print for each Tax Account, click the number in the drop-down list.  (1 - 9)
  Label Size - Standard or Expanded	To specify the label size, click one of the following options in the drop-down list. 1 Standard:  Prints 1-inch high labels. 2 Expanded:  Prints 1½-inch high labels. Note:  Selecting option 2 activates the prompts for printing the Property ID and Tax Account Number.
  Print Map/Lot/ Sub/Type	To print the Property ID on the labels, click this box. Or, to omit the Property ID, clear the box. Note:  This option is active only if you specified the label size as 2 (Expanded).
  Print Tax Account	To print the Tax Account Number on the labels, click this box. Or, to omit the Tax Account Number, clear the box. Note:  This option is active only if you specified the label size as 2 (Expanded).
  Printer	Displays the default printer number.  For more information, see Printing Options.
  	To generate the report, click Print. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + p]
  	To escape from the print routine, click Cancel. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + c]

• At the print alignment prompt window, choose the selections.  To see the prompt options, click More.

  The alignment page prints XXXs to help you align the labels on your printer.  Line up the top row of XXXs where you want the top row of the labels to print.  The top row includes either the Tax Account Number and Property ID or the Owner Name, depending on your selections.

  After the alignment page prints, the program displays the Print Test Alignment prompt again.  You can reprint the alignment label as many times as necessary.  Then you can print the labels by clicking No.

  Example:

  

   

  Print Alignment Prompt Options
  	To print a label with an alignment test pattern before printing the rest of the labels, click Yes (or press [ENTER]).
  	To print the labels without printing an alignment label, click No.
  	To print the labels without printing an alignment label, click Close.

• To see the label sample, click More.

  Selection Parameters for this Report Sample:
  Selection = Real Estate	Sort By = Alphabetical
  Range = IRISH to IRISHZ	Number of Labels per Account = 1
  Labels Size = 2 (Expanded)	Print Map/Lot/Sub/Type = selected
  Print Tax Account = selected

  Alignment Sample:

  Label Sample:

• To see descriptions of the label fields, click More.

   

  The following information prints for Tax Accounts with either Personal Property or Real Estate liens, depending on your selection at the prompt window.

  Lien Label Fields
  Account	Tax Account Number. Note:  The Tax Account Number prints only if you specified to print Tax Account for expanded labels.
  Property ID	Property ID (Map/Lot/Sub/Type). Note:  Property ID prints only if you specified to print Map/Lot/Sub/Type for expanded labels.
  Name	Includes the following Owner information: Owner Name 1 Owner Name 2
  Address	Includes the following Owner information: Address 1 Address 2 City State Zip Code (Postal Code)