You can't do it like that as the template is not integrated into the label
wizard.
It will be a bit fiddly to achieve what you want but certainly possible.
Create a new blank document from your template and save it. Run the merge
from Outlook and instead of creating a label merge, at this stage create a
form letter merge and pick the document you have saved as the merge
document. The purpose of this is merely to grab the Outlook data.
When Outlook hands over to Word, change the document type to mailing labels
from the Merge toolbar and continue as for any other label merge.
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http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_lab...th_word_xp.htm
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jjpopp wrote:
I guess the follow up question is how then do I select and use this
template? For example I am using my contacts from Outlook. When I
export the contacts from Outlook (using Mail Merge), it then opens
Word. In word it asks me to select a specific template from a drop
down list. It does not allow me to select from a directory or folder.
So if it is not in the drop down list - I can't use it.
Thanks and I look forward to your reply.
"Charles Kenyon" wrote:
There is no place to put it where it will do this. You can put it in
the User Templates or Workgroup Templates folders (or one of their
subfolders). I have a folder "Labels" for this purpose.
For more on the different kinds of templates, tabs on the file new
dialog, and locations of templates folders see
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm.
Remember that labels are Word tables.
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/tables.htm.
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Charles Kenyon
Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word
Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide
See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Margot" wrote in message
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I've downloaded an Avery label template--where do I put it so it
shows up in
the /Tools/Envelopes and Labels interface?