Labels

[Josi]

I am using Avery 5971 Labels. I don't want to set up a Mail merge - I want
to be able to view all 30 labels so that I can make changes right on the
label as I wish, rather than from a mail merge list.

This used to be easy... the WHOLE page of 30 came up and I could type
whatever I wanted into each label space provided. Now - it's like even if I
wanted to make labels for canisters, I'd have to set them up in a mail merge
list first, insert fields into the label and the merge... that's a lot more
work than just typing each name onto the labels.

Is there a way to view and manipulate all of the labels at once instead of
doing it the way they now have it?

 

[Mary Sauer]

Setup your page this way:
Arrange menu
Left & right margins .19
Top & bottom margins .5
Grid guides
3 columns - .13 spacing
10 rows . zero spacing

 

[Josi]

Ok - I was able to set the layout as described, except that it doesn't have
an option to set the grid spacing.

Would you suggest then to set up a text box for each grid?? Would a table
work at all?

 

[Mary Sauer]

You could create two really skinny rectangles .13 wide and center them between
the labels layout. Give them no fill, no line. You also could create 30
rectangles 2.625 x 1".

I didn't ask what version Publisher...

You can create a table, but in Publisher it is tough controlling the cell size.
Give it a try.

 

[Brucels]

Just a thought: might it not be easier to do this in Word?

Bruce