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How to print labels from word

How to print labels from word


What to Know

  • In Word, go to the Mailings tab. Select Labels > Options. Choose your label brand and product number.
  • Type the information for the address in the Address section.
  • In the Print section, select Full Page of Same Label or Single Label (with row and column specified). Choose Print.

Learn how to print labels from Word in this post. It contains instructions on how to print a single label, a page of identical labels, a page of various labels, and bespoke labels. These guidelines apply to Word for Mac 2019 and 2016, Word for Microsoft 365 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, and 2007, and Word.

Print a Single Label or a Page of the Same Labels

Not only are documents, resumes, and letters created using Microsoft Word. It's a strong and functional program that can handle the majority of your mailing and labeling requirements. Choose the Word creation choice that best suits your demands from the many available alternatives for labels.

Here's how to use Word to make a single mailing label that looks polished and complete a sheet of return address labels.

  1. Go to the Mailings tab.

    Selecting Mailings tab in Word.
  2. In the Create group, select Labels. The Envelopes and Labels dialog box opens with the Labels tab selected.

    Selecting Labels in Word.
  3. Select Options to open Label Options.

    Selecting label Options in Word.
  4. Choose the label brand in the Label Vendors or Label Products list, then select the product number matching the labels you want to print on.

    Selecting the vendor and product type.
  5. Select OK.

    Selecting OK.
  6. Type an address or other information in the Address box.

    In Word for Mac 2019 and 2016, this box is called Delivery Address. In Word 2010, the Address box step comes before the Label Options selections.

    Entering an address in the field.
  7. In the Print section, select Full Page of the Same Label to print a page of the same address labels.

    Creating labels in Microsoft Word
  8. In the Print section, select Single Label to print one label. Choose the row and column corresponding with where you want the address printed on the sheet of labels.

    The Single Label option is helpful if you have a partially used sheet of printer labels.

    Selecting single label.
  9. Make sure the label sheet is waiting in the printer and select Print, or save to print later.

    Selecting Print.

Create a Page of Different Labels

Produce a document in which you will input the information for each label in order to produce a sheet of labels in Word with various addresses or other information, such as nametags.

  1. Go to the Mailings tab.

    Selecting Mailings tab in Word.
  2. In the Create group, select Labels. The Envelopes and Labels dialog box opens with the Labels tab selected.

    In Word 2010, leave the Address box blank.

    Selecting Labels in Word.
  3. Select Options to open Label Options.

    Selecting label Options in Word.
  4. Choose the label brand in the Label Vendors or Label Products list, then select the product number matching the labels you want to print on.

    Word for Mac 2019 and 2016 also ask for the type of printer.

    Selecting the vendor and product type.
  5. Select OK.

    Selecting OK.
  6. Select New Document. Word creates a new document displaying a page of blank labels matching the dimensions of the brand and label size you selected.

    In Word for Mac 2019 and 2016, you don't have to select New Document. After selecting OK in the previous step, Word opens a new document that contains a table with dimensions that match that label product.

    Making a sheet of blank labels in Word.
  7. Go to the Layout tab under Table Tools and choose View Gridlines if the outlines of the labels do not appear.

    Selecting Layout.
  8. Type the information you want into each label.

    Addresses have been entered into the label template.
  9. Go to the File tab, select Print, then select the Print button when you're ready to print the labels. Save the document for future use.

    Selecting Print in Word.

Make Custom Labels

If you need to print labels that don't match the dimensions of the label brands and products listed in the Label Options dialog box, create custom labels to match your specifications.

Make sure you have all the necessary specifications, including the paper size, the number of labels down and across, the margins, and the height and breadth of each label, before you start.

  1. Go to the Mailings tab.

    Selecting Mailings tab in Word.
  2. In the Create group, select Labels. The Envelopes and Labels dialog box opens with the Labels tab selected.

    Selecting Labels in Word.
  3. Select Options to open Label Options.

    Selecting label Options in Word.
  4. Select New Label. The Label Details dialog box opens.

    Selecting new label.
  5. Enter a name for the labels.

    Naming the custom label.
  6. Change the measurements to match the exact dimensions of the labels you need. An example of the label appears in the Preview box.

    Settings for custom labels.
  7. Select OK to create the custom labels. You can then use these for making labels in Word.

    Selecting OK.

There is no Mailings tab in Word for Mac 2011. In this version, access label features from the Tools menu.

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