How to design labels - e.g. centering text / font / colour?

[cikko2621]

I would like to create specially designed labels using Word. I already do
this through Herma labels software. But why can't I create labels of my
liking through Word - doing things like changing font type and size, using
bold, italics, etc, maybe adding a colour background, centering instead of
left aligning text, etc. Any help?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You can. You can change the font and paragraph formatting the Labels dialog
window by selecting text, right-clicking, and choosing Font or Paragraph.
For more complex formatting, click the New Document button, which will give
you a full sheet of labels. They're formatted as a table, so make sure you
have table gridlines displayed (Table | Show Gridlines) so you can see the
label boundaries.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

Any chance you have Publisher as part of your Office suite?

 

[cikko2621]

Dear Suzanne,

I am sending you this brief note to say a big 'thank you'. I ended up using
the 'New Document' feature and could even work on creating various labels at
the same time instead of creating one by one, apart from being allowed to
change font, alignment, etc. The only feature that did not work for me is
when I presed a colour background - it did not print out on the label.
Otherwise all features worked brilliantly. Thanks again.

Cikko2621

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

How did you add your color background?

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you're using "Background" from the Format | Background command, then this
affects only Web pages. (In Word 2003, you can print it by checking the
"Background colors and images" box on the Print tab of Tools | Options.) To
add color to your labels, try using the Shading Color button on the Tables
and Borders toolbar, or add it directly from the Format | Borders and
Shading dialog.

 

[cikko2621]

Dear Suzanne,

Thanks again. I tried going through directly from the Format / Borders and
Shading dialogue box and it worked perfectly. I could easily also add a
colour background to my labels. So all the functions I wanted are now working.

cikko2621

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Glad I could help.