Review of Label and Images Printing Software for Optimum Cartridge Use

Some of the software in the market today to print label and images are as follows:

Printing Labels

Avery Label Wizard – This program works With Microsoft Word to create labels that can be printed on any printer.

MultiCoverPrint - This program is for printing CD/DVD/VHS covers to fit a standard media case. It also includes an Internet Search for your covers. To do this simply specify what cover to find either being cd, vhs, dvd, etc. and type the cover title/name, an internet window will open with the results. Then just click and load.

UnderCoverXP - Use this program to easily print CD covers. It supports JPEG, GIF, PNG, and BMP formats and can automatically scale front covers, back covers, front and inside, inlays, DVD boxes, Playstation covers, and CoolBela LD001 labels to the correct sizes. Other types can be added via a configuration file. The program is easy to use and has a visual display which shows the selected images as they will appear on the cover. UnderCoverXP runs on any Windows 95,98,ME, NT4, 2000 and XP system and can be used with all laser and inkjet printers.

Printing images on your screen

Capture Express - This program lets you capture areas of the screen but unlike other capture programs which do not permit you to move the "grabber" once you start the capture, Capture Express allows you to toggle between a stretch mode and a move mode by right clicking on the mouse. So if you didn't quite get your alignment correct when you started your capture, simply click on the right mouse button and move the grabber to the correct alignment. Besides capturing basic Screens, Windows and rectangular areas, Capture Express allows you to capture items in a variety of shapes. Optionally place borders around the shapes and choose a masking color for the exterior of the shape. Some of the shapes available include rounded rectangles, circles, ellipses, diamonds, triangles, stars and other user defined shapes such as an octagon or house figure shape. Print, Save or E-Mail your captured images.
Hardcopy – This program is a tool that offers a quick and easy way to print the contents of your screen or portions of your screen while in Windows. You can save captures in a wide variety of formats. In addition, Hardcopy offers a large variety of image editing functions such as color and gray-scale conversion, several filters, and zoom, rotation, and flip tools.
Print DeskTop – This program automatically sends a copy of what's on your monitor screen to the default printer without having to copy the screen to the Clipboard first. It is easy to use, just click on your Start button link and your printer will start printing.

Print Screen 2001 - This program activates the PrnScn (Print Screen) button, which when pressed sends a snapshot of either the full screen or, by using Alt-PrnScn keys, the active window to the default printer.

PrintKey 2000 - This program is an excellent Screen Shot manager! It is activated when you press the PrintScreen Key, which allows you to capture the entire screen or any portion of it. You can then make changes to the screen capture and save it in a variety of formats including .gif, .bmp, .jpeg, .jpg, .emf and .wmf. With this program you can also swap colors, convert to grayscale or black and white, change picture size and send to the printer.

This article is prepared by Christy Berger who writes for PrintCountry.com. A longer version of this article can be found at Digital Photo Printing & Organization Software Review. Main resource of this article is Canon Pixma Printer Ink Cartridges.