How to later identify the label size in mail merge
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From: Trainer on 16 Dec 2009 09:52 Thanks for all of the great suggestions. You folks are the best!. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill(a)mvps.org> wrote in message news:O7n8JqffKHA.5568(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Unless you're using a lot of unusual sizes, you can usually just look at a > sheet/page of the labels and see how many there are: 6, 10, 20, 30, 80. > These are all very common Avery labels. There are many variations on them > (there will be different stock numbers for laser and inkjet, white and > colored or clear), but the basic layout will be the same. So you find out > the number of labels and then look in your supplies closet to see what you > have that matches.* <g> > > If push comes to shove, you look at the Table Properties to figure out > what > size each label is; then you can compare the dimensions against Word's > label > definitions (or, probably more efficiently, against Avery's stock list > online or in an Office Depot or Staples catalog). > > *FWIW, I did just this a few hours ago. My husband came in and asked if I > could make him some more SASE address labels. I managed to find the label > document, saw that it had 30 on the page, and then rummaged through my > labels to find Avery 5160, which has 30 labels per sheet. > > -- > Suzanne S. Barnhill > Microsoft MVP (Word) > Words into Type > Fairhope, Alabama USA > http://word.mvps.org > > "Trainer" <asaul(a)leydig.com> wrote in message > news:OfdWeHdfKHA.4636(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Okay, the Summary tab is a good idea which I will begin to use. But if >> that wasn't done, there's no way to know what size label was used in an >> existing label merge? . >> >> >> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill(a)mvps.org> wrote in message >> news:uoLoeEdfKHA.2160(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>I put it in the document Properties, in the Comment field or some other >>>on >>>the Summary tab. >>> >>> -- >>> Suzanne S. Barnhill >>> Microsoft MVP (Word) >>> Words into Type >>> Fairhope, Alabama USA >>> http://word.mvps.org >>> >>> "Trainer" <asaul(a)leydig.com> wrote in message >>> news:eXKsZAdfKHA.5568(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>> Once a label mail merge is performed and saved, how can a person who >>>> later opens it know what size labels to use? I don't see any indicator >>>> to idenitfy the label size. How would anyone know that it was Avery >>>> 5163 labels? Short of placing that information in the header, do you >>>> know of any hidden places that reveal the label size? >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> > |