hi
I am on x8.
i am using print merge to print labels from 0001 - 5000 (around 800 in one sheet) which I will cut later with a blade.
When I do a print merge it takes forever. I mean it seems like its stuck even. I even reduced the print merge to 1000 and its still taking what seems like forever.
i have 8gb ram so i doubt it is a ram issue. Unless I need to have 16gb. I have an ssd running so that shouldn't be an issue either.
Can someone point me in the right direction.
First, do the Print Merge on an empty page, only with the numbers.
then, go to the object manager and select the Master Layer. Shitch to the original file, copy content, return to the new document and paste content on the Master Layer. It will be just one instance instead 5000
that is how i have been doing. im just doing numbers no graphics or other elements. they are really really small numbers around 500-1000 a page. its to place on a visiting card that i had done offset and because its artboard, number stamping isn't working. i am stuck with stickers that i am printing on a4 label sheets.
i even reduced to 0001-0500 at one go and its still taking a very long time.
I just tried this:
I tried this in X7 and in X5.
In X5, the entire process - including printing to PDF using Adobe Acrobat - took less than 3 minutes. According to Windows Task Manager, CorelDRAW was only using ~350 MB of memory.
I miss to mention this point, since I always made "merge on a new document". When I said "do the Print Merge on an empty page, only with the numbers" I mean to made the Merge to a new document, with empty pages, only the number, save it, then go to the Object manager and paste the content on the Master layer.