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I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003
and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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I'd suggest making sure that both your printer and Word are set up for that
size document. (I know that same problem can occur with Publisher if both aren't set up with the same page size.) -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "JFK" wrote in message ... I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003 and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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How do I set up my printer for this? I have made labels in the past and
there was no problem but I just started doing my xmas list and it just won't work. Prior to this year it worked fine. I do automatic updates for my Word and I am wondering if something was adjusted that is what is causing the error. "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message ... I'd suggest making sure that both your printer and Word are set up for that size document. (I know that same problem can occur with Publisher if both aren't set up with the same page size.) -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "JFK" wrote in message ... I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003 and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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File - Print - Properties - go from there. A friend of mine has the ability
to so her setup on her all in one printer/scanner so it differs depending on your printer. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "JFK" wrote in message ... How do I set up my printer for this? I have made labels in the past and there was no problem but I just started doing my xmas list and it just won't work. Prior to this year it worked fine. I do automatic updates for my Word and I am wondering if something was adjusted that is what is causing the error. "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message ... I'd suggest making sure that both your printer and Word are set up for that size document. (I know that same problem can occur with Publisher if both aren't set up with the same page size.) -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "JFK" wrote in message ... I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003 and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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I suspect you'll need to feed the labels in the center, which is where the
printer evidently expects to find them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003 and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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JFK
There are two templates for the size of label.. the difference is the amount of labels per sheet.. one template has two columns of labels, the other has just one column.. I would imagine that you have set the template that has only one column, which is why it would appear to be printing in the middle of the two columns maybe.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003 and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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The printer will not print unless the labels are placed all the way to the
right edge. I tried putting the labels in the middle and all it says is printer out of paper. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I suspect you'll need to feed the labels in the center, which is where the printer evidently expects to find them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003 and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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You have to be using the wrong sized sheets for the template..
-- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... The printer will not print unless the labels are placed all the way to the right edge. I tried putting the labels in the middle and all it says is printer out of paper. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I suspect you'll need to feed the labels in the center, which is where the printer evidently expects to find them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003 and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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I have used these same sheets for 2 years but this time they just aren't
working. They have worked in the past but was doing a xmas address list with the same database and labels but this time it just won't work. I might have added some patch from Microsoft 2 yrs ago for this problem but don't remember. I thought maybe the automatic updates knocked the function of the patch out of whack. Just can't figure it out. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... You have to be using the wrong sized sheets for the template.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... The printer will not print unless the labels are placed all the way to the right edge. I tried putting the labels in the middle and all it says is printer out of paper. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I suspect you'll need to feed the labels in the center, which is where the printer evidently expects to find them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003 and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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Are you sure that you are using the correct template?.. and does your Avery
sheet number start with the #2? -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... I have used these same sheets for 2 years but this time they just aren't working. They have worked in the past but was doing a xmas address list with the same database and labels but this time it just won't work. I might have added some patch from Microsoft 2 yrs ago for this problem but don't remember. I thought maybe the automatic updates knocked the function of the patch out of whack. Just can't figure it out. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... You have to be using the wrong sized sheets for the template.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... The printer will not print unless the labels are placed all the way to the right edge. I tried putting the labels in the middle and all it says is printer out of paper. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I suspect you'll need to feed the labels in the center, which is where the printer evidently expects to find them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003 and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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No it starts with 4 and it is the same template I have always used. I think
I am going to buy some software specifically for label printing and see what happens. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Are you sure that you are using the correct template?.. and does your Avery sheet number start with the #2? -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... I have used these same sheets for 2 years but this time they just aren't working. They have worked in the past but was doing a xmas address list with the same database and labels but this time it just won't work. I might have added some patch from Microsoft 2 yrs ago for this problem but don't remember. I thought maybe the automatic updates knocked the function of the patch out of whack. Just can't figure it out. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... You have to be using the wrong sized sheets for the template.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... The printer will not print unless the labels are placed all the way to the right edge. I tried putting the labels in the middle and all it says is printer out of paper. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I suspect you'll need to feed the labels in the center, which is where the printer evidently expects to find them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003 and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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No need to buy..
Avery supply a version of Avery DesignPro (not a huge amount of graphics and fonts supplied) for free on their website.. http://www.avery.com/us/Main?action=...twarecode=3200 -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... No it starts with 4 and it is the same template I have always used. I think I am going to buy some software specifically for label printing and see what happens. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Are you sure that you are using the correct template?.. and does your Avery sheet number start with the #2? -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... I have used these same sheets for 2 years but this time they just aren't working. They have worked in the past but was doing a xmas address list with the same database and labels but this time it just won't work. I might have added some patch from Microsoft 2 yrs ago for this problem but don't remember. I thought maybe the automatic updates knocked the function of the patch out of whack. Just can't figure it out. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... You have to be using the wrong sized sheets for the template.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... The printer will not print unless the labels are placed all the way to the right edge. I tried putting the labels in the middle and all it says is printer out of paper. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I suspect you'll need to feed the labels in the center, which is where the printer evidently expects to find them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003 and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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Word 2003 does not list any Avery laser/inkjet labels with stock numbers
beginning with 4. Perhaps your labels are intended for a typewriter? If the labels are a single-column, then chances are they're a "mini" sheet, and you should be looking for a label definition containing that term. But I don't see any that are 2.5" x 4.5". Where I do see label stock numbers beginning with 4 is in the "Dot matrix" category, though I still don't see any the size you mention. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... No it starts with 4 and it is the same template I have always used. I think I am going to buy some software specifically for label printing and see what happens. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Are you sure that you are using the correct template?.. and does your Avery sheet number start with the #2? -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... I have used these same sheets for 2 years but this time they just aren't working. They have worked in the past but was doing a xmas address list with the same database and labels but this time it just won't work. I might have added some patch from Microsoft 2 yrs ago for this problem but don't remember. I thought maybe the automatic updates knocked the function of the patch out of whack. Just can't figure it out. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... You have to be using the wrong sized sheets for the template.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... The printer will not print unless the labels are placed all the way to the right edge. I tried putting the labels in the middle and all it says is printer out of paper. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I suspect you'll need to feed the labels in the center, which is where the printer evidently expects to find them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003 and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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Thanks for that info. Best news I had since I became frustrated with this
whole thing. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... No need to buy.. Avery supply a version of Avery DesignPro (not a huge amount of graphics and fonts supplied) for free on their website.. http://www.avery.com/us/Main?action=...twarecode=3200 -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... No it starts with 4 and it is the same template I have always used. I think I am going to buy some software specifically for label printing and see what happens. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Are you sure that you are using the correct template?.. and does your Avery sheet number start with the #2? -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... I have used these same sheets for 2 years but this time they just aren't working. They have worked in the past but was doing a xmas address list with the same database and labels but this time it just won't work. I might have added some patch from Microsoft 2 yrs ago for this problem but don't remember. I thought maybe the automatic updates knocked the function of the patch out of whack. Just can't figure it out. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... You have to be using the wrong sized sheets for the template.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... The printer will not print unless the labels are placed all the way to the right edge. I tried putting the labels in the middle and all it says is printer out of paper. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I suspect you'll need to feed the labels in the center, which is where the printer evidently expects to find them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003 and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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There is in Works for injet 4013 which I have used for the last 2 years
without a problem. This is the first year I am experiencing this problem. In fact I usually made my own return labels with no problem but again I sat down the other night to do my xmas list and almost went crazy. I might have downloaded a patch for this label I don't remember. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Word 2003 does not list any Avery laser/inkjet labels with stock numbers beginning with 4. Perhaps your labels are intended for a typewriter? If the labels are a single-column, then chances are they're a "mini" sheet, and you should be looking for a label definition containing that term. But I don't see any that are 2.5" x 4.5". Where I do see label stock numbers beginning with 4 is in the "Dot matrix" category, though I still don't see any the size you mention. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... No it starts with 4 and it is the same template I have always used. I think I am going to buy some software specifically for label printing and see what happens. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Are you sure that you are using the correct template?.. and does your Avery sheet number start with the #2? -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... I have used these same sheets for 2 years but this time they just aren't working. They have worked in the past but was doing a xmas address list with the same database and labels but this time it just won't work. I might have added some patch from Microsoft 2 yrs ago for this problem but don't remember. I thought maybe the automatic updates knocked the function of the patch out of whack. Just can't figure it out. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... You have to be using the wrong sized sheets for the template.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... The printer will not print unless the labels are placed all the way to the right edge. I tried putting the labels in the middle and all it says is printer out of paper. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I suspect you'll need to feed the labels in the center, which is where the printer evidently expects to find them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003 and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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Suzanne
The only Avery labels that I have come across with the prefix #4 are for dot matrix printers.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Word 2003 does not list any Avery laser/inkjet labels with stock numbers beginning with 4. Perhaps your labels are intended for a typewriter? If the labels are a single-column, then chances are they're a "mini" sheet, and you should be looking for a label definition containing that term. But I don't see any that are 2.5" x 4.5". Where I do see label stock numbers beginning with 4 is in the "Dot matrix" category, though I still don't see any the size you mention. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... No it starts with 4 and it is the same template I have always used. I think I am going to buy some software specifically for label printing and see what happens. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Are you sure that you are using the correct template?.. and does your Avery sheet number start with the #2? -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... I have used these same sheets for 2 years but this time they just aren't working. They have worked in the past but was doing a xmas address list with the same database and labels but this time it just won't work. I might have added some patch from Microsoft 2 yrs ago for this problem but don't remember. I thought maybe the automatic updates knocked the function of the patch out of whack. Just can't figure it out. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... You have to be using the wrong sized sheets for the template.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... The printer will not print unless the labels are placed all the way to the right edge. I tried putting the labels in the middle and all it says is printer out of paper. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I suspect you'll need to feed the labels in the center, which is where the printer evidently expects to find them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003 and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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Do your labels have tractor feed holes on them by any chance?
-- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... Thanks for that info. Best news I had since I became frustrated with this whole thing. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... No need to buy.. Avery supply a version of Avery DesignPro (not a huge amount of graphics and fonts supplied) for free on their website.. http://www.avery.com/us/Main?action=...twarecode=3200 -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... No it starts with 4 and it is the same template I have always used. I think I am going to buy some software specifically for label printing and see what happens. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Are you sure that you are using the correct template?.. and does your Avery sheet number start with the #2? -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... I have used these same sheets for 2 years but this time they just aren't working. They have worked in the past but was doing a xmas address list with the same database and labels but this time it just won't work. I might have added some patch from Microsoft 2 yrs ago for this problem but don't remember. I thought maybe the automatic updates knocked the function of the patch out of whack. Just can't figure it out. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... You have to be using the wrong sized sheets for the template.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... The printer will not print unless the labels are placed all the way to the right edge. I tried putting the labels in the middle and all it says is printer out of paper. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I suspect you'll need to feed the labels in the center, which is where the printer evidently expects to find them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003 and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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The Avery 4013 is a pin-fed label that is 3-1/2" x 15/16" and is in a
quantity of 5000. Perhaps this is why nothing you're doing is working. Most of us don't need 5000 labels in a lifetime. I'd suggest you double check the number on the Avery package. Also, sometimes, I put various labels inside a single pack. Maybe you've got your labels in the wrong pack. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "JFK" wrote in message ... There is in Works for injet 4013 which I have used for the last 2 years without a problem. This is the first year I am experiencing this problem. In fact I usually made my own return labels with no problem but again I sat down the other night to do my xmas list and almost went crazy. I might have downloaded a patch for this label I don't remember. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Word 2003 does not list any Avery laser/inkjet labels with stock numbers beginning with 4. Perhaps your labels are intended for a typewriter? If the labels are a single-column, then chances are they're a "mini" sheet, and you should be looking for a label definition containing that term. But I don't see any that are 2.5" x 4.5". Where I do see label stock numbers beginning with 4 is in the "Dot matrix" category, though I still don't see any the size you mention. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... No it starts with 4 and it is the same template I have always used. I think I am going to buy some software specifically for label printing and see what happens. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Are you sure that you are using the correct template?.. and does your Avery sheet number start with the #2? -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... I have used these same sheets for 2 years but this time they just aren't working. They have worked in the past but was doing a xmas address list with the same database and labels but this time it just won't work. I might have added some patch from Microsoft 2 yrs ago for this problem but don't remember. I thought maybe the automatic updates knocked the function of the patch out of whack. Just can't figure it out. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... You have to be using the wrong sized sheets for the template.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... The printer will not print unless the labels are placed all the way to the right edge. I tried putting the labels in the middle and all it says is printer out of paper. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I suspect you'll need to feed the labels in the center, which is where the printer evidently expects to find them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003 and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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As I stated.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Suzanne The only Avery labels that I have come across with the prefix #4 are for dot matrix printers.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Word 2003 does not list any Avery laser/inkjet labels with stock numbers beginning with 4. Perhaps your labels are intended for a typewriter? If the labels are a single-column, then chances are they're a "mini" sheet, and you should be looking for a label definition containing that term. But I don't see any that are 2.5" x 4.5". Where I do see label stock numbers beginning with 4 is in the "Dot matrix" category, though I still don't see any the size you mention. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... No it starts with 4 and it is the same template I have always used. I think I am going to buy some software specifically for label printing and see what happens. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Are you sure that you are using the correct template?.. and does your Avery sheet number start with the #2? -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... I have used these same sheets for 2 years but this time they just aren't working. They have worked in the past but was doing a xmas address list with the same database and labels but this time it just won't work. I might have added some patch from Microsoft 2 yrs ago for this problem but don't remember. I thought maybe the automatic updates knocked the function of the patch out of whack. Just can't figure it out. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... You have to be using the wrong sized sheets for the template.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... The printer will not print unless the labels are placed all the way to the right edge. I tried putting the labels in the middle and all it says is printer out of paper. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I suspect you'll need to feed the labels in the center, which is where the printer evidently expects to find them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003 and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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Ya did too.. :-)
-- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... As I stated. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Suzanne The only Avery labels that I have come across with the prefix #4 are for dot matrix printers.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Word 2003 does not list any Avery laser/inkjet labels with stock numbers beginning with 4. Perhaps your labels are intended for a typewriter? If the labels are a single-column, then chances are they're a "mini" sheet, and you should be looking for a label definition containing that term. But I don't see any that are 2.5" x 4.5". Where I do see label stock numbers beginning with 4 is in the "Dot matrix" category, though I still don't see any the size you mention. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... No it starts with 4 and it is the same template I have always used. I think I am going to buy some software specifically for label printing and see what happens. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Are you sure that you are using the correct template?.. and does your Avery sheet number start with the #2? -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... I have used these same sheets for 2 years but this time they just aren't working. They have worked in the past but was doing a xmas address list with the same database and labels but this time it just won't work. I might have added some patch from Microsoft 2 yrs ago for this problem but don't remember. I thought maybe the automatic updates knocked the function of the patch out of whack. Just can't figure it out. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... You have to be using the wrong sized sheets for the template.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... The printer will not print unless the labels are placed all the way to the right edge. I tried putting the labels in the middle and all it says is printer out of paper. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I suspect you'll need to feed the labels in the center, which is where the printer evidently expects to find them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003 and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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True they are the old labels and we use them for our office and use approx.
1500 for a list. It is dot matrix but they have worked without the pins. I used to place them all the way to the right and it fed right into the machine. As I stated, they had worked for the past 2 yrs on my HP with Word 3000 and prior to that with a Canon. The office has about 40 boxes of the labels left and I guess we will try to use them until they are gone.(unless I cannot get them to work again and then they will go into the garbage and I will put in a requisition for new ones ) "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Ya did too.. :-) -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... As I stated. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Suzanne The only Avery labels that I have come across with the prefix #4 are for dot matrix printers.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Word 2003 does not list any Avery laser/inkjet labels with stock numbers beginning with 4. Perhaps your labels are intended for a typewriter? If the labels are a single-column, then chances are they're a "mini" sheet, and you should be looking for a label definition containing that term. But I don't see any that are 2.5" x 4.5". Where I do see label stock numbers beginning with 4 is in the "Dot matrix" category, though I still don't see any the size you mention. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... No it starts with 4 and it is the same template I have always used. I think I am going to buy some software specifically for label printing and see what happens. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Are you sure that you are using the correct template?.. and does your Avery sheet number start with the #2? -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... I have used these same sheets for 2 years but this time they just aren't working. They have worked in the past but was doing a xmas address list with the same database and labels but this time it just won't work. I might have added some patch from Microsoft 2 yrs ago for this problem but don't remember. I thought maybe the automatic updates knocked the function of the patch out of whack. Just can't figure it out. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... You have to be using the wrong sized sheets for the template.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... The printer will not print unless the labels are placed all the way to the right edge. I tried putting the labels in the middle and all it says is printer out of paper. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I suspect you'll need to feed the labels in the center, which is where the printer evidently expects to find them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003 and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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JFK
I just took a look at the price of dot matrix printers made by OKI and Panasonic, thinking that it might be a good way to use your labels.. from what I saw, it would be cheaper to dump the labels and get new stock.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... True they are the old labels and we use them for our office and use approx. 1500 for a list. It is dot matrix but they have worked without the pins. I used to place them all the way to the right and it fed right into the machine. As I stated, they had worked for the past 2 yrs on my HP with Word 3000 and prior to that with a Canon. The office has about 40 boxes of the labels left and I guess we will try to use them until they are gone.(unless I cannot get them to work again and then they will go into the garbage and I will put in a requisition for new ones ) "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Ya did too.. :-) -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... As I stated. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Suzanne The only Avery labels that I have come across with the prefix #4 are for dot matrix printers.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Word 2003 does not list any Avery laser/inkjet labels with stock numbers beginning with 4. Perhaps your labels are intended for a typewriter? If the labels are a single-column, then chances are they're a "mini" sheet, and you should be looking for a label definition containing that term. But I don't see any that are 2.5" x 4.5". Where I do see label stock numbers beginning with 4 is in the "Dot matrix" category, though I still don't see any the size you mention. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... No it starts with 4 and it is the same template I have always used. I think I am going to buy some software specifically for label printing and see what happens. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Are you sure that you are using the correct template?.. and does your Avery sheet number start with the #2? -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... I have used these same sheets for 2 years but this time they just aren't working. They have worked in the past but was doing a xmas address list with the same database and labels but this time it just won't work. I might have added some patch from Microsoft 2 yrs ago for this problem but don't remember. I thought maybe the automatic updates knocked the function of the patch out of whack. Just can't figure it out. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... You have to be using the wrong sized sheets for the template.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... The printer will not print unless the labels are placed all the way to the right edge. I tried putting the labels in the middle and all it says is printer out of paper. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I suspect you'll need to feed the labels in the center, which is where the printer evidently expects to find them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003 and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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Not only are dot matrix printers slow, noisy, and expensive,
but ribbons for same are almost imposible to find in stores. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... JFK I just took a look at the price of dot matrix printers made by OKI and Panasonic, thinking that it might be a good way to use your labels.. from what I saw, it would be cheaper to dump the labels and get new stock.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... True they are the old labels and we use them for our office and use approx. 1500 for a list. It is dot matrix but they have worked without the pins. I used to place them all the way to the right and it fed right into the machine. As I stated, they had worked for the past 2 yrs on my HP with Word 3000 and prior to that with a Canon. The office has about 40 boxes of the labels left and I guess we will try to use them until they are gone.(unless I cannot get them to work again and then they will go into the garbage and I will put in a requisition for new ones ) "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Ya did too.. :-) -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... As I stated. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Suzanne The only Avery labels that I have come across with the prefix #4 are for dot matrix printers.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Word 2003 does not list any Avery laser/inkjet labels with stock numbers beginning with 4. Perhaps your labels are intended for a typewriter? If the labels are a single-column, then chances are they're a "mini" sheet, and you should be looking for a label definition containing that term. But I don't see any that are 2.5" x 4.5". Where I do see label stock numbers beginning with 4 is in the "Dot matrix" category, though I still don't see any the size you mention. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... No it starts with 4 and it is the same template I have always used. I think I am going to buy some software specifically for label printing and see what happens. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Are you sure that you are using the correct template?.. and does your Avery sheet number start with the #2? -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... I have used these same sheets for 2 years but this time they just aren't working. They have worked in the past but was doing a xmas address list with the same database and labels but this time it just won't work. I might have added some patch from Microsoft 2 yrs ago for this problem but don't remember. I thought maybe the automatic updates knocked the function of the patch out of whack. Just can't figure it out. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... You have to be using the wrong sized sheets for the template.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... The printer will not print unless the labels are placed all the way to the right edge. I tried putting the labels in the middle and all it says is printer out of paper. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I suspect you'll need to feed the labels in the center, which is where the printer evidently expects to find them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003 and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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Joe
One might have to order ribbons specially, but make no mistake, there are some jobs, especially high speed bulk printing like electricity or telephone company accounts, where a good dot matrix printer is the only way to go.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "Uncle Joe" wrote in message ... Not only are dot matrix printers slow, noisy, and expensive, but ribbons for same are almost imposible to find in stores. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... JFK I just took a look at the price of dot matrix printers made by OKI and Panasonic, thinking that it might be a good way to use your labels.. from what I saw, it would be cheaper to dump the labels and get new stock.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... True they are the old labels and we use them for our office and use approx. 1500 for a list. It is dot matrix but they have worked without the pins. I used to place them all the way to the right and it fed right into the machine. As I stated, they had worked for the past 2 yrs on my HP with Word 3000 and prior to that with a Canon. The office has about 40 boxes of the labels left and I guess we will try to use them until they are gone.(unless I cannot get them to work again and then they will go into the garbage and I will put in a requisition for new ones ) "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Ya did too.. :-) -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... As I stated. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Suzanne The only Avery labels that I have come across with the prefix #4 are for dot matrix printers.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Word 2003 does not list any Avery laser/inkjet labels with stock numbers beginning with 4. Perhaps your labels are intended for a typewriter? If the labels are a single-column, then chances are they're a "mini" sheet, and you should be looking for a label definition containing that term. But I don't see any that are 2.5" x 4.5". Where I do see label stock numbers beginning with 4 is in the "Dot matrix" category, though I still don't see any the size you mention. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... No it starts with 4 and it is the same template I have always used. I think I am going to buy some software specifically for label printing and see what happens. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Are you sure that you are using the correct template?.. and does your Avery sheet number start with the #2? -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... I have used these same sheets for 2 years but this time they just aren't working. They have worked in the past but was doing a xmas address list with the same database and labels but this time it just won't work. I might have added some patch from Microsoft 2 yrs ago for this problem but don't remember. I thought maybe the automatic updates knocked the function of the patch out of whack. Just can't figure it out. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... You have to be using the wrong sized sheets for the template.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... The printer will not print unless the labels are placed all the way to the right edge. I tried putting the labels in the middle and all it says is printer out of paper. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I suspect you'll need to feed the labels in the center, which is where the printer evidently expects to find them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003 and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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Mike,
Before retiring several years ago, I was the senior Information Technology (all mainframes) capacity planning analyst for a Fortune 75 electric utility holding (Georgia Power, Alabama Power, etc.) company in the southeast. We printed 3.2 million utility bills a month, and all were printed on massive, state-of-the-art high speed IBM laser printers. BellSouth used the same printers we did. A dot matrix printer wouldn't last a day in such a demanding print environment. It's a given that dot matrix printers have a role in today's small businesses, primarily where multiple copies of invoices are needed. However, I'd never equate dot matrix printers with "bulk printing" and "high speed printing." After retiring, I thought it would be "cool" to sell computers/printers at CompUSA as a diversion from retirement. While in the store's Business Unit, I had an opportunity to learn from customers. Most had migrated to inkjet and laser printers. Very rarely, someone would come in seeking a dot matrix printer ribbon. They were from very small businesses who depended on multiple copies to operate their company. Most companies use databases and have networked PCs, so they no longer need a copy of forms for each department such as shipping, sales, and accounting. Dot matrix printers are on the way out. It will take a few more years but they'll disappear. Uncle Joe "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Joe One might have to order ribbons specially, but make no mistake, there are some jobs, especially high speed bulk printing like electricity or telephone company accounts, where a good dot matrix printer is the only way to go.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "Uncle Joe" wrote in message ... Not only are dot matrix printers slow, noisy, and expensive, but ribbons for same are almost imposible to find in stores. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... JFK I just took a look at the price of dot matrix printers made by OKI and Panasonic, thinking that it might be a good way to use your labels.. from what I saw, it would be cheaper to dump the labels and get new stock.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... True they are the old labels and we use them for our office and use approx. 1500 for a list. It is dot matrix but they have worked without the pins. I used to place them all the way to the right and it fed right into the machine. As I stated, they had worked for the past 2 yrs on my HP with Word 3000 and prior to that with a Canon. The office has about 40 boxes of the labels left and I guess we will try to use them until they are gone.(unless I cannot get them to work again and then they will go into the garbage and I will put in a requisition for new ones ) "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Ya did too.. :-) -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... As I stated. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Suzanne The only Avery labels that I have come across with the prefix #4 are for dot matrix printers.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Word 2003 does not list any Avery laser/inkjet labels with stock numbers beginning with 4. Perhaps your labels are intended for a typewriter? If the labels are a single-column, then chances are they're a "mini" sheet, and you should be looking for a label definition containing that term. But I don't see any that are 2.5" x 4.5". Where I do see label stock numbers beginning with 4 is in the "Dot matrix" category, though I still don't see any the size you mention. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... No it starts with 4 and it is the same template I have always used. I think I am going to buy some software specifically for label printing and see what happens. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Are you sure that you are using the correct template?.. and does your Avery sheet number start with the #2? -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... I have used these same sheets for 2 years but this time they just aren't working. They have worked in the past but was doing a xmas address list with the same database and labels but this time it just won't work. I might have added some patch from Microsoft 2 yrs ago for this problem but don't remember. I thought maybe the automatic updates knocked the function of the patch out of whack. Just can't figure it out. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... You have to be using the wrong sized sheets for the template.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... The printer will not print unless the labels are placed all the way to the right edge. I tried putting the labels in the middle and all it says is printer out of paper. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I suspect you'll need to feed the labels in the center, which is where the printer evidently expects to find them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003 and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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Give them to the employees to use for labeling the stuff in their attics and
basements. Time to move on. ;-) -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "JFK" wrote in message ... True they are the old labels and we use them for our office and use approx. 1500 for a list. It is dot matrix but they have worked without the pins. I used to place them all the way to the right and it fed right into the machine. As I stated, they had worked for the past 2 yrs on my HP with Word 3000 and prior to that with a Canon. The office has about 40 boxes of the labels left and I guess we will try to use them until they are gone.(unless I cannot get them to work again and then they will go into the garbage and I will put in a requisition for new ones ) "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Ya did too.. :-) -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... As I stated. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Suzanne The only Avery labels that I have come across with the prefix #4 are for dot matrix printers.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Word 2003 does not list any Avery laser/inkjet labels with stock numbers beginning with 4. Perhaps your labels are intended for a typewriter? If the labels are a single-column, then chances are they're a "mini" sheet, and you should be looking for a label definition containing that term. But I don't see any that are 2.5" x 4.5". Where I do see label stock numbers beginning with 4 is in the "Dot matrix" category, though I still don't see any the size you mention. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... No it starts with 4 and it is the same template I have always used. I think I am going to buy some software specifically for label printing and see what happens. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Are you sure that you are using the correct template?.. and does your Avery sheet number start with the #2? -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... I have used these same sheets for 2 years but this time they just aren't working. They have worked in the past but was doing a xmas address list with the same database and labels but this time it just won't work. I might have added some patch from Microsoft 2 yrs ago for this problem but don't remember. I thought maybe the automatic updates knocked the function of the patch out of whack. Just can't figure it out. "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... You have to be using the wrong sized sheets for the template.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "JFK" wrote in message ... The printer will not print unless the labels are placed all the way to the right edge. I tried putting the labels in the middle and all it says is printer out of paper. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I suspect you'll need to feed the labels in the center, which is where the printer evidently expects to find them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JFK" wrote in message ... I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003 and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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Used a program called Label Maker on my HP inkjet and they worked perfectly.
Have never owned a dot matrix printer but have used these labels for 5 years now. He still has about 15 boxes left so will be using them until they are gone. But now that they work there is no problem. Thanks all. "JFK" wrote in message ... I am trying to mail merge and print address labels. I am using Word 2003 and an HP 2100 series ink jet printer. I set up all the stats for my labels but when they print they print in the middle of the printer as though I were using letter sized paper (8 1/2 x 11) My lables are 4.5 x 2.5 and they are an Avery address label which I set as my label. No matter what I try, the labels still print in the middle of the printer (or page) and not on the label. Can anyone help?? |
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