Determining Type of Label Used

[Diane]

I'm using Word 2007. I have a file created by someone else that contains
mailing info formatted as labels. The problem is, I don't know what type of
labels to use! I've tried selecting the Mailings tab and clicking the Labels
button, then the Options button in the dialog box, but it is showing me a
standard Avery label that definitely doesn't correspond to what's in the
file. I believe that older versions of Word would show the label type
currently in use, but Office 2007 doesn't seem to do this. Does anyone have
any idea how to tell which label product number was used? I can't ask the
person who created the file. Thanks!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

No, no version of Word will show you what type of label has been used, which
is why I usually try to remember to put the stock number in the Comments
field of the document Properties for label documents. About all you can do
is scroll through the label types to find one that has the same size or
number of labels as your document; it might be easier to do this in an
office supply catalog or at the Avery Web site than in the Labels dialog,
however.

 

[Graham Mayor]

If you cannot figure it out by looking and measuring then extract the data
from the labels http://www.gmayor.com/convert_labels_into_mail_merge.htm
and merge to a new label format that you do know.
http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm

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[Diane]

Thank you Suzanne and Graham! I appreciate your help. I like the idea of
including the label type in the properties area, that's a great suggestion!
And, I appreciate the conversion method too -- if I can't figure out the
label type, at least I can resolve it another way.

 

[Dan Freeman]

By the way, Graham, I've been meaning to thank you.

Thanks to your mailmerge pages, my Christmas cards went out on time this
year. (That's quite a first! <g>)

THANKS!

Dan

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

FWIW, I usually find it more efficient to create a mail merge for envelopes
and address them directly. I don't have an envelope feeder, so doing
hundreds would be a pain, but you still save the time of sticking labels on
the envelopes, and it also looks classier if you have colored envelopes and
don't use clear labels. You can also use larger type than you might on a
label (and include your return address as well).

 

[Graham Mayor]

I too merge directly to envelopes, but the linked pages are more general
than their filenames would suggest.

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[Graham Mayor]

You are welcome

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Ah, good, then. Judging by the number of typed letters we get in
hand-addressed envelopes (from law firms, for example), it seems that
printing envelopes, even singly, is an art many have not mastered. <g>

And those who know how to address envelopes evidently find that easier than
trying to print a single label (understandable) since many law firms send
large manila envelopes with an addressed #10 envelope taped on as the label.

 

[Dan Freeman]

That's actually what I did. <g>

Dan

FWIW, I usually find it more efficient to create a mail merge for
envelopes and address them directly. I don't have an envelope feeder,
so doing hundreds would be a pain, but you still save the time of
sticking labels on the envelopes, and it also looks classier if you
have colored envelopes and don't use clear labels. You can also use
larger type than you might on a label (and include your return
address as well).

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Great! Looks like we're all on the same page!