<p>Is this something we can do in Word, then print and cut? Simple, please!?</p>
<p>I personally use a little design program called Print Shop. However, if you’re printing on Avery labels, it’s possible they have something that you can link to on their website. I believe I’ve done that before. I did a quick google and here is a website you might investigate for a free downloadable program. [CD</a> Templates, CD label templates, DVD templates for free](<a href=“http://www.worldlabel.com/Pages/cd_template.htm]CD”>CD Templates, CD label templates, DVD templates for free)</p>
<p>If you are using word through Vista you click on the Microsoft Icon on the top left, then click on new, then labels and then media. I have never used it this way but you will still need to purchase the proper paper. If you look for FELLOWS paper you can usually get the whole program for a few extra dollars then your program is set up nice and easy.</p>
<p>No Vista, thank you very much! We are mac people. Should’ve mentioned that!</p>
<p>In addition be sure and label the ACTUAL CD/DVD with the students name with a label or a Sharpie pen.</p>
<p>I’m so computer un-savvy that my suggestion below may be the same as the downloads suggested in previous posts, but:</p>
<p>Avery (and others) sell a small kit for CD/DVD label making that can be purchased at Office Depot, Staples, other office supply stores. Software is easy to install (if I can do it, anyone can) and easy to use. It includes some templates that can be modified for use or totally blank build your own label. The labels print directly and easily onto the Avery labels. Package also includes software for making labels for the CD or DVD cases.</p>
<p>Oops - Mac is out of my league. Maybe the suggestion will work for others…</p>
<p>I checked the avery labels website and they do provide a free template for CD/DVD printing.</p>
<p>anyone know if it’s mac compatible? not finding the answer there.</p>
<p>[Design</a> Software for Mac | DesignPro for Mac | Avery](<a href=“http://www.avery.com/avery/en_us/Templates-%26-Software/Software/Avery-DesignPro-for-Mac.htm]Design”>Find, Open and Convert DesignPro zdl or zdp Files | Avery.com)</p>
<p>I think this is the link for the avery labels for MAC</p>
<p>I shudder whenever I hear about putting labels on CDs/DVDs/BDs… Since those items spin at high RPMs and labels aren’t balanced, especially if you don’t center them exactly, they can wreck havoc with the optical players they are inserted into…</p>
<p>Most burners in new computers now have LightScribe capabilities, which lets you burn your own labels directly onto the disc if you use LightScribe compatible media. If you don’t have that, many ink jet printers will print directly onto inkjet compatible media. </p>
<p>And, as one person above mentioned, short of a LightScribe burner or a printer that can print directly on optical media, there is the tried and true Sharpie. </p>
<p>From a person who’s kind to his hardware perspective, these are the only 3 options…</p>
<p>For Mac- get PRINTSHOP for Mac. It is very easy to make labels incorporating your iTunes playlist, so that you don’t even have to type up the list of songs and you can include composers, times etc., all from a checklist. After you have done it once, it is very easy and you will find yourself using it frequently. Print it out and just a little trimming and tape and you have a very nice cover. Can make it as fancy or plain as you like. You will impress your friends/family if you ever make them any CD’s! Be sure to just write on the CD itself with a sharpie. Printshop also lets you do a host of other fun projects- cards, posters, signs, post-cards, invitations. Once you have done a couple projects, it is really fun and easy. If you have trouble figuring it out at first, I’m sure your kid can! Hope this helps! We love it at our house.</p>
<p>PS: You can (for gifts) even import your photos from iPhoto to use on the CD covers.</p>
<p>Our daughter typed on regular paper, then cut out a square around the typing, to fit the CD case! So if you feel low-tech, just think of her! (She got in where she wanted to go too)</p>
<p>compmom - I was embarrassed to admit that was our strategy also! I’m going to look into the Avery labels this time around, though.</p>
<p>The fellow who helped us with the recording warned us to stay away from the labels you attach to the CDs - his experience with them has been negative.</p>
<p>Related question, do most people send the discs in jewel cases (plastic boxes), or just in a CD/DVD envelope?</p>
<p>DS made labels that he put on all of his CDs…we tested each one to make sure it played before we sent them. This is something you should be doing anyway, testing them before mailing. We mailed in the thin plastic boxes. This was for summer programs and was what they requested.</p>
<p>If you’re worried about the labels…get a fine point Sharpie and find someone who writes in perfect “Palmer Method”…and have them write on the CD itself.</p>
<p>This discusssion brings me back to an issue that has been on my mind. How important is the professional appearance an audition CD. Do you need a professional looking fancy label? More importantly, does it need to be made at a recording studio? Can you make a good one at home on your own?</p>
<p>aloha, last year my son had three friends who recorded prescreens. All were done with a home video recorder and external mic in one of the HS practice rooms. (Home was not an option, because they’re jazz musicians and had three backup musicians, all amped.) All got a live audition and were accepted to their first choice schools. I have no idea how their CD/DVDs were labeled.</p>
<p>We’re doing it the way I mentioned above, but it dawned on me that there might be an easy way to make nice, neat label–hence my post.</p>
<p>Professional labeling is in no way a requirement. Only clear concise labeling of the actual CD/DVD and jewel case/envelope are required.</p>
<p>What if the jewel case is clear - then the CD/DVD label shows right through. Done!</p>