Where are custom mailing label definitions stored in Word 2003?

[Alexey Aksyonenko]

I installed a product that has added a paper type and a number of different
label definitions in the Envelops and Labels wizard on the Labels tab.
I now want to do the same, but with MY paper type and label definitions
(width, height, etc). I want to include some kind of an install disk that I
can include with the labels that I sell that will add these settings on my
customers' systems. So far I have been unable to find exactly where these
settings are stored. Can anyone help?

 

[Peter Jamieson]

I believe they are stored in the registry under

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\Custom Labels

You /may/ be able to
a. use the registry editor to export that registry key,
b. edit the resulting text if you only want some of the definitions in it
c. distribute the .reg file
d. get people who need the layout definitions to double-click on the .reg
file to import it into their registry (and remember that this will overwrite
any existing definitions)

Or you could probably do the above using some VBA (I do not have any for
this).

I haven't tried it, but that's what I would try first.

Peter Jamieson

 

[Graham Mayor]

Note that label definitions are not transportable between different Word
versions - but otherwise Peter has it right - see
http://www.gmayor.com/custom_labels.htm

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[Alexey Aksyonenko]

Gentlemen,
I do appraciate the tip. I have found that solution on Google as well as
Microsoft search. The thing is, I would like to add my own "Label products"
category in the drop-down, instead of creating all my labels under
"Other/Custom". Is that possible?

 

[Graham Mayor]

Not that I am aware of. Are you sure your labels are not pre-defined. Most
are already covered.
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[Alexey Aksyonenko]

Actually, it is possible that they are. Too bad one can not edit those
definitions, or at least add to them in a structured manner.
Thank you very much for your help.

 

[Graham Mayor]

Of course you can edit them? Click 'details' and make the changes. Your
personal label definitions are stored under Other/Custom - How many
different label formats are you likely to use for this to be a problem?
Furthermore if the labels are not printing correctly, chances are that it is
not the label layout that its wrong but some other setting (usually a
mismatch between paper (printer) and page size (document) and a scale option
set in the print dialog.

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[Peter Jamieson]

If you want to have your own brand listed, I suggest you contact Microsoft
directly (we are just volunteers), provide them with a list and ask them to
include it the next time they update that part of Word. You never know...

If you do that, you could also suggest that a simple extension to the way
the "Custom labels" key in the registry is used would support your
requirement - e.g., if only you could add a subkey called "AksyonenkoLabels"
(or whatever) and add your label definitions under that. (I tried it, just
in case Microsoft had implemented something like that, but it doesn't work).

Peter Jamieson