Labels

[ML]

I've repeatedly tried to make mailing labels in Word using my address
book in Entourage. But only the first and last names appear on the
labels. I contacted tech support and followed their instructions but
they were the same as what I had been doing. I have an iMac with OS X.
I was hoping to making labels for my Christmas cards but I probably
could have written them out by hand in the time I've taken to dink
around with the program. But now it's a matter of principle. I want to
be able to do this with Office, which is one of the features I thought
I had.

 

[Beth Rosengard]

Hi ML,

Word's Help is pretty good on mail merges. Have you checked it? Search for
"data merge". Briefly ...

In Word X, go to Tools/Data Merge Manager. Go through the whole palette.
"Create --> Mailing Labels" will allow you to choose the mailing label you
want. Use the "Office Address Book" as your data Source when you get to that
button. Do all the formatting you want with "Fields". At the bottom, press
the "Query" button. That allows you to select contacts from the Office
Address Book by Category, and/or by individual selection or de-selection.

It's useful, if you're going to be repeating this many times, to assign the
group of contacts to a particular Category back in Entourage, since it's
simpler to select by Category. Then you can Merge to a file (which allows
you to save it for future use) and print there, or directly Print.

--
Beth Rosengard
Mac MVP

Mac Word FAQ: <http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/WordMac/index.htm>
Entourage Help Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/toc.html>