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Article #2344Re: MS Word and Mailing Labels
From: Paul Taira
Date: Thu, 09 Aug 1990 20:24
Date: Thu, 09 Aug 1990 20:24
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| Does anyone out there know how I can successfully tell Word that I have 33
| equally sized labels on one page, and that it should print the labels
| correctly?
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I have printed thousands of labels via MS Word 5.0 and my HP LaserJet II.
Here are a recap of the steps which I have successfully used (from memory):
1) Type in the label info (I use the standard font and line spacing = 1)
I start the beginning of each label 6 lines apart (eg 3 lines of
address and 3 blank lines).
2) Set the page formatting
left margin = .5"
right margin = .5"
top margin = .2"
bottom margin = .2"
Set the page layout to the following:
columns per page = 3
space between columns = 1"
3) Double check the line lengths (if too long, you might split the line
or reduce the left/right margins and the space between columns.)
Note: the space between columns should be double the left margin.
4) Use page preview to verify that the page(s) look correct. I would
suggest that you double check the top/bottom margins (different
brands of labels start at different points on the paper). I prefer
the 3M labels (they are the easiest to remove from the paper. I
find this extremely helpful especially after several hundred labels.
A couple of notes: If you use a font other than the standard courier font,
make sure that the line spacing is set to LI=1 and that the letters do not
overlap. This makes it easier for the postal machines to process the
address.
Good Luck,
Paul
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