Creating and printing file labels

[KLeighB]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) I am trying to create a full sheet of different file labels. I can't bring up a document view that shows the template for the file labels for placement.

 

[CyberTaz]

Sorry, but you're going to have to provide a lot more descriptive detail
about the problem in order for anyone to have a clue as to what that problem
is. Exactly what are you trying to do as well as how you're going about it &
what it is that's preventing your success. Make sure to specify your update
levels of Office & OS X as well.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Michel Bintener]

There is no template to create labels. You will need to use the Mail
Merge Manager, which you can find in the Tools menu. For more details,
open Word's help feature and search for "Create and print mailing labels".

 

[Phillip Jones, C.E.T.]

Avery the company that makes labels also have template you can use with
word to make address. Also if you have a Dymo LabelMaker They also work
with Word as well. I recently bought a LabelWriter 400 and it say it
will work with Word.

 

[KLeighB]

Actually, I think there is. My husband has the same version of Word and when he clicks OK on the Labels dialogue box, with single label selected, it brings up a blank document with the insertion points marked for the labels. I was trying to figure out what settings I might not share with his computer. We both have MACs 10.6 and Word 2008 for MAC.

There is no template to create labels. You will need to use the Mail

 

[Michel Bintener]

Hi,

the Labels dialogue box (Tools>Labels) can be used to create single
labels. As soon as you need different labels, you need to use the Mail
Merge Manager, as stated in my previous post.

 

[CyberTaz]

Actually, Michel is correct but I believe you may be getting the wrong
impression The new label document is based on a label template, but you
never really see the template itself. And for a sheet of separate labels you
do have to use the Mail Merge Manager feature even though you aren't doing a
merge. The Labels feature itself is intended for printing one label on a
sheet or for printing a full sheet of labels with the same content.

There are 2 methods by which you can approach the same end;

1- Using Tools> Labels:

Once in the dialog click the Options button to select the label template you
want the document to be based on. Once you select & click OK click the Mail
Merge button in the labels dialog to produce the document which will be laid
out as a table using the dimensions specified by the template.

2- Using Tools> Mail Merge Manager

This immediately brings up the Mail Merge Manager palette. Open the Create
New button in the Select Document Type area & select Labels. Select the
template as above then click OK to have the document created.

Either method will produce what you're looking for. You can then type the
content directly into the first label but for the others you'll have to
select the <<Next Record>> fields & replace them by typing the content for
each respective label. [The easiest way is to triple-click the field to
select it then type the content you want to replace it with.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[KLeighB]

Thanks very much to all of you. I think we're tracking now.

Actually, Michel is correct but I believe you may be getting the wrong

> impression The new label document is based on a label template, but you
> never really see the template itself. And for a sheet of separate labels you
> do have to use the Mail Merge Manager feature even though you aren't doing a
> merge. The Labels feature itself is intended for printing one label on a
> sheet or for printing a full sheet of labels with the same content.
>
> There are 2 methods by which you can approach the same end;
>
> 1- Using Tools> Labels:
>
> Once in the dialog click the Options button to select the label template you
> want the document to be based on. Once you select &amp; click OK click the Mail
> Merge button in the labels dialog to produce the document which will be laid
> out as a table using the dimensions specified by the template.
>
> 2- Using Tools> Mail Merge Manager
>
> This immediately brings up the Mail Merge Manager palette. Open the Create
> New button in the Select Document Type area &amp; select Labels. Select the
> template as above then click OK to have the document created.
>
> Either method will produce what you're looking for. You can then type the
> content directly into the first label but for the others you'll have to
> select the > fields &amp; replace them by typing the content for
> each respective label. [The easiest way is to triple-click the field to
> select it then type the content you want to replace it with.
>
> HTH |:>)
> Bob Jones
> [MVP] Office:Mac
>
>
> On 1/16/10 1:01 PM, in article (e-mail address removed)2ac0,
> &quot;[email protected]&quot; wrote:
>

> >
> > There is no template to create labels. You will need to use the Mail

>
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