[nabentre] Making Address Labels

Wed Jul 22 19:04:03 UTC 2015

Very good.  Our office does not mail enough to do a mail merge, those usually come out of Boise, so I have never learned how to do one.  Fascinating.

Judy

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Subject: Re: [nabentre] Making Address Labels

Hello all,

For general mailings, I use a mail merge, but I'm not sure if this would be as useful if you're not doing at least medium-sized mailings. I use MS Word, a address/contact spreadsheet and Avery mailing labels (usually product number 5160 or 8160 depending on whether I'm printing from a laser or inkjet printer).

Hope this is at least somewhat useful.

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On 7/22/2015 9:51 AM, ncbootman--- via nabentre wrote:
> II learned how to use the Optacon many many years ago and never got 
> one. Hindsight teaches that I wish I had. That is great to know a food 
> scale is good enough. I have one! Now, you said you put the shipping 
> label part of the page on the package with tape. How do you know where 
> to cut the paper? Is it simple enough that once you measure the first 
> time you can do it with little issue of getting other stuff too? For 
> example, is it a big area that allows for a little variance? This is 
> all so very helpful.
>
> NCBootMan
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Judy Jones via nabentre
> Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 11:39 AM
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> Cc: Judy Jones
> Subject: Re: [nabentre] Making Address Labels
>
> Yes, the scanner would take more time.  If you are an Optacon user, 
> you can spot check much quicker with that device.  I also use it when 
> first creating a labels sheet to make sure the print is aligned 
> correctly.  Then when all is well, I save the sheet. On my computer I 
> have a "Forms" folder that contains electronic version of all the 
> forms we use in our office, several labels sheets being among them.
>
> USPS, UPS, and any shipping service will ask you for the weight. I use 
> a talking food scale that works fine.  I also weigh all of our larger 
> envelopes to make sure I have the right amount of postage.
>
> When you create a label on a shipping site, they will ask the weight, 
> then calculate the postage.  I actually use USPS the most, and print 
> their label on a sheet of paper, then put the mail label half on the 
> package with tape.
>
> Judy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabentre [mailto:nabentre-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> ncbootman--- via nabentre
> Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 9:32 AM
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> Judy,
>
> For known repeats, I had thought of a label sheet labeled in braille. 
> You mentioned creating them through USPS or Stamps.com. I am not at 
> all familiar with either service. Is one more accessible than the 
> other? How does it work? Can I just produce a label or is it the 
> postage as well so I'd just stick the whole thing on the package? If 
> postage too, what sort of scale is accurate enough and accessible to 
> do that? I sure can't afford to rent a postage machine or something at 
> this point, but some small scale might be doable! If you prefer, you 
> can write me directly at ncbootman at gmail.com or here is fine if you 
> feel the information might help others. This is all new to me, but I 
> believe will open up a whole lot of possibilities!
>
> I hadn't thought about the typewriter as a viable possibility but with 
> a scanner, it is indeed possible to verify the accuracy of the label.
> It takes more time, but it works. We sometimes forget the low tech 
> ideas I'm afraid.
>
> NCBootMan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Judy Jones via nabentre
> Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 9:30 AM
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> Subject: Re: [nabentre] Making Address Labels
>
> Are you talking about creating them through USPS or Stamps.com? If you 
> need towrite an address label that is constantly changing, the easiest 
> way around this is type them out on a typewriter.
>
> If you ship to a vendor or a customer multiple times, you can create a 
> labels sheet with their name and address, braille the name on the very 
> bottom of the label sheet and file in a folder. I have a spot for 
> about 4 or 5 labels sheet and pull a label off when their address is 
> needed.
>
> Otherwise, typing one out would seem the easiest.
>
> Judy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabentre [mailto:nabentre-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> ncbootman--- via nabentre
> Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 5:39 PM
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> Subject: [nabentre] Making Address Labels
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> Does anyone have a good way to make address labels for shipping packages?
> The list is constantly changing and number per shipment is never the 
> same as well.
>
> NCBootMan
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