Label File Association

Description

How do I associate a Loftware Label A label is a design area on the computer screen where a label format is created or edited. (lwl) file with On Demand Print, and not Design?

Solution

To have an .LWL file open in On-Demand Print:

In Windows 95/98/NT:

1. Open Windows Explorer; Select View\File Options.(or Options)
2. Select the "File Types" tab in the dialog box.
3. Scroll through the list until you see LWL "Label Document".
4. Select it; click Edit.
5. Under "Actions", double click on Open listed in bold print.
6. In the "Application used to perform action" dialog box, change the executable portion of the string from llmwdn32.exe to llmwod32.exe. Do not change anything else in the string.
7. Click OK on all the dialog boxes.

In Windows 2000/XP:

1. Open Windows Explorer; Select Tools\Folder Options.
2. Select the "File Type" tab in the dialog box.
3. Scroll through the list until you see LWL "Label Document" or "Loftware Design".
4. Select it; click Change.
5. Select On-Demand Print from the list.
6. Click OK on all the dialog boxes.

Note: You may use this same technique to associate .lwl files with other Loftware applications such as Range Print, etc.