I'd like to be able to tab down when making labels in Word.

Not really sure what you mean.

If you want the labels to be arrange down then across rather than across
rather than down, and you are using mailmerge,
you can use the following macro to sort the data source

' Macro to assign numbers to data source so that it can be sorted to cause
labels to print down columns
Dim Message, Title, Default, labelrows, labelcolumns, i As Integer, j As
Integer, k As Integer
Message = "Enter the number of labels in a row" ' Set prompt.
Title = "Labels per Row" ' Set title.
Default = "3" ' Set default.
' Display message, title, and default value.
labelcolumns = InputBox(Message, Title, Default)
Message = "Enter the number of labels in a column" ' Set prompt.
Title = "Labels per column" ' Set title.
Default = "5" ' Set default.
labelrows = InputBox(Message, Title, Default)
ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Columns.Add
BeforeColumn:=ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Columns(1)
ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Rows(1).Range.Cut
k = 1
For i = 1 To ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Rows.Count - labelcolumns
For j = 1 To labelrows
ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Cell(i, 1).Range.InsertBefore k + (j - 1) *
labelcolumns
i = i + 1
Next j
k = k + 1
i = i - 1
If k Mod labelcolumns = 1 Then k = k - labelcolumns + labelcolumns *
labelrows
Next i
ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Sort FieldNumber:="Column 1"
ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Rows(1).Select
Selection.Paste
ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Columns(1).Delete

Another way is to format the document with the necessary number of columns
to match the columns on your label stock and then insert a single column
table in the columns.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"steve" wrote in message
...
I'd like to be able to tab down when making labels in Word.

From a different perspective, have you simply created a label document that
you are typing names & addresses into?

If that is the case you're actually dealing with a table - you can navigate
down a column by using the DownArrow key, but depending on the label layout
you may have to press it more than once to get from one label to the next.
--
HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"steve" wrote in message
...
I'd like to be able to tab down when making labels in Word.