The easiest way to do this is to add the Custom Label definition to one
computer and create Reg file for the changes. Then all the user (or anyone)
would need to do is double-click the Reg file to merge the Custom Label
definitions.
Once the Custom Label definitions are created they are located in the
Registry at:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Wo rd\Custom Labels
Select the Custom Labels key, click File/Export, make sure "Selected Branch"
is selected, provide a name for the file and click Save. Then distribute the
resulting *.reg file. As noted, double-click the *.reg file on the other
computers to merge the data into their Registry.
Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.
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Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP
Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook
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http://mvps.org/word
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"Fester Bestertester" wrote in message
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Greetings,
We're running Word 2K3, sp3.
We recently installed an HP Color LaserJet 4700 printer. Unfortunately, we
didn't discover until after the fact that standard Avery laserjet labels
are not rated to run in *color* laser printers because of the higher
temperature. If the fuser or some other part were to fail because we were
using incorrect labels, the hardware warranty won't be honored for the
failed part or parts.
Avery has a list of labels on their web site that are rated to run in
color laserjet printers (6970, 6870, etc.) but these label numbers do not
appear in the Product Number list under the label options (Tools | Letters
and Mailings | Envelopes and Labels | Options... )
We could, of course, create our own custom label definitions, but that
would mean that I'd have to go around to each user's machine and create
them (the users are never going to be able to do this themselves).
We could also download the templates from the Avery web site, but that
would require the user to take the extra step of selecting the template
before creating the labels.
Is there a way to download new label definitions from MS and add them to
Word, so that they appear in the list of Product Numbers that the user can
select from?