Print labels vertically

[labelprinter]

When creating a Mailmerge in Word 2007, is there a way to have the labels
print in a vertical order (down, then over), instead of the usualy horizontal
order (over, then down)? For example, if I have a sheet of labels 3 rows of
10, I'd like for the labels to be going down the first column of 10, then
over to the right, then again over to the right. I know this option is
available in Access, but have not found it in Word.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

If the label data source is a table in a Word document, if you open that
document and run the following macro, it will re-arrange the records so that
when the data source is used for the merge, the labels will be produced with
the data arranged in the order that you are after:

' 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

If the data source is not in a Word document, you could use it with a
Directory type mail merge to get it into the form of a Word document.

Another way to achieve the same result is to use a Directory type mail merge
main document that contains three columns in the first of which you insert a
one row one column table of the appropriate dimensions to match your label
and into which you insert the mergefields.



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Hope this helps.

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services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP