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Determining Type of Label Used
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! |
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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. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Diane" wrote in message ... 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! |
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If you cannot figure it out by looking and measuring then extract the data
from the labels http://www.gmayor.com/convert_labels...mail_merge.htm and merge to a new label format that you do know. http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Diane wrote: 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! |
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Determining Type of Label Used
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. |
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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 Graham Mayor wrote: If you cannot figure it out by looking and measuring then extract the data from the labels http://www.gmayor.com/convert_labels...mail_merge.htm and merge to a new label format that you do know. http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm Diane wrote: 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! |
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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 Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Dan Freeman" wrote in message ... 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 Graham Mayor wrote: If you cannot figure it out by looking and measuring then extract the data from the labels http://www.gmayor.com/convert_labels...mail_merge.htm and merge to a new label format that you do know. http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm Diane wrote: 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! |
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I too merge directly to envelopes, but the linked pages are more general
than their filenames would suggest. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: 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). "Dan Freeman" wrote in message ... 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 Graham Mayor wrote: If you cannot figure it out by looking and measuring then extract the data from the labels http://www.gmayor.com/convert_labels...mail_merge.htm and merge to a new label format that you do know. http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm Diane wrote: 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! |
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You are welcome
-- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Dan Freeman wrote: 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 Graham Mayor wrote: If you cannot figure it out by looking and measuring then extract the data from the labels http://www.gmayor.com/convert_labels...mail_merge.htm and merge to a new label format that you do know. http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm Diane wrote: 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! |
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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. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... I too merge directly to envelopes, but the linked pages are more general than their filenames would suggest. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: 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). "Dan Freeman" wrote in message ... 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 Graham Mayor wrote: If you cannot figure it out by looking and measuring then extract the data from the labels http://www.gmayor.com/convert_labels...mail_merge.htm and merge to a new label format that you do know. http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm Diane wrote: 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! |
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That's actually what I did. g
Dan Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: 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). "Dan Freeman" wrote in message ... 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 Graham Mayor wrote: If you cannot figure it out by looking and measuring then extract the data from the labels http://www.gmayor.com/convert_labels...mail_merge.htm and merge to a new label format that you do know. http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm Diane wrote: 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! |
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Great! Looks like we're all on the same page!
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Dan Freeman" wrote in message ... That's actually what I did. g Dan Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: 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). "Dan Freeman" wrote in message ... 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 Graham Mayor wrote: If you cannot figure it out by looking and measuring then extract the data from the labels http://www.gmayor.com/convert_labels...mail_merge.htm and merge to a new label format that you do know. http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm Diane wrote: 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! |
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