How to Create Labels in Microsoft Word

This wikiHow teaches you how to set up and print a template for a single label or multiple labels in Microsoft Word.

Method 1
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Printing a Single Label or a Sheet of the Same Label

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    Obtain the labels you need. Labels come in different sizes and for different purposes, for everything from regular, no. 10 envelopes to legal-sized mailings and CD covers. Get the labels that are best-suited for your project.
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    Create a new Microsoft Word document. Double-click the blue app that contains or is shaped like a "W", then double-click Blank Document" in the upper-left part of the opening window.
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    Click the Mailings tab. It's at the top of the window.
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    Click Labels under the "Create" menu. It's at the far-left of the toolbar.
    • If prompted, click OK to grant Word access to your contacts.
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    Add text to the label. Do so by typing a recipient's address, name badge text, CD label, etc., in the Delivery Address field or by clicking the address book icon to the right of the field, selecting a recipient and clicking Insert.
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    Click Font…. This dialog box allows you to customize the look of the labels by selecting a font, text size, text color, and style.
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    Customize the label text and click OK.
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    Click Options…. It's a button in the Label section of the dialog box.
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    Click the radio button next to your printer type.
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    Click the "Label products" drop-down menu.
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    Select your label manufacturer.
    • If your manufacturer isn't listed, examine the label packaging for the label dimensions and the number per sheet. With this information, you can select an equivalent product.
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    Click the "Product number" drop down.
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    Click the product number for your label. It should be clearly marked on the packaging.
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    Click OK.
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    Select the number of labels you're printing.
    • Click Full page of the same label to print a full sheet of the label
    • Click Single label and then identify the row and the column on the label sheet where you'd like the label to be printed.
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    Insert the blank label sheet into your printer. Make sure you have them aligned correctly for your printer.
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    Click Print….
    • Make sure the print preview of the labels looks the way you want it to.
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    Click Print. Your label(s) will print.
    • Click File in the menu bar and Save if you want to save this label template for future use.
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Method 2
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Printing Labels from an Address List

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    Obtain the labels you need. Labels come in different sizes and for different purposes, for everything from regular, no. 10 envelopes to legal-sized mailings. Get the labels that are best-suited for your project.
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    Prepare your mailing list. Word can pull names and addresses from an Excel spreadsheet, an Access database, your Outlook contacts, or on Mac, your Apple contacts or a FileMaker Pro database. You can also type a new mailing list during the merge, if you prefer.
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    Create a new Microsoft Word document. Double-click the blue app that contains or is shaped like a "W", then double-click Blank Document" in the upper-left part of the opening window.
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    Click the Mailings tab. It's at the top of the window.
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    Click Start Mail Merge and Labels…. It's at the far-left of the toolbar.
    • If prompted, click OK to grant Word access to your contacts.
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    Click the radio button next to your printer type.
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    Click the "Label products" drop-down menu.
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    Select your label manufacturer.
    • If your manufacturer isn't listed, examine the label packaging for the label dimensions and the number per sheet. With this information, you can select an equivalent product.
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    Click the "Product number" drop down.
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    Click the product number for your label. It should be clearly marked on the packaging.
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    Click OK.
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    Click Select Recipients…. It's at the left of the toolbar.
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    Select your mailing list. Click on the source of the addresses you want to put on the labels.
    • If you want to create a new list at this point, click Create a new List….
    • If you don't want to create labels for your entire mailing list, click Edit Recipient List and select the recipients you want to include.
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    Click Address Block.
    • On Mac, click a line near the top of the first label, and click Insert Merge Field, then select a field you want to include, such as "First_Name." Repeat this process for each field you want to include, adding the appropriate spacing and address formatting.
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    Select the elements you want to include on the labels. These include name format, business, name, etc.
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    Click OK.
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    Click Update Labels. It's an icon in the toolbar with a green "refresh" symbol.
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    Click Preview Results in the toolbar. Make sure the labels look the way you want them to.
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    Insert the blank label sheets into your printer. Make sure you have them aligned correctly for your printer.
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    Click Finish & Merge and Print Documents…. It's at the far right of the toolbar.
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    Click Print. Your label(s) will print.
    • Click File in the menu bar and Save if you want to save this label template for future use.
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    When I type a sheet of labels, sometimes a second blank page appears. How do I remove the second page?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Go to the bottom of the first page, and hit the 'delete' key - it should go away.
  • Question
    How do I print labels that are all different addresses?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Use a mail merge. Add all of the different addresses, then print each one.
  • Question
    How do I make a full page of address labels?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    There should be an option called "mail merge." You need a mailing list and your document; the list can be a spreadsheet, an Outlook directory etc.
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Article SummaryX

1. Create a new Word document.
2. Click Mailings.
3. Click Labels.
4. Add the label text.
5. Customize the printing layout.
6. Choose your label manufacturer.
7. Click OK.
8. Click Print.

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