[Nfb-krafters-korner] OT: how to create labels with or without a graphic " was Tech Chats

Cathy flowersandherbs at gmail.com
Thu Jan 9 03:33:15 UTC 2014


Hello all,
since tech chat might not come for a while I did a bit of research 
I have word 2010 and used help to get the information pasted in below. 
I tried to copy the web address but it would not work in help. 

The answers to recent questions are:
Yes you can create a single label. Yes, you can create a sheet of labels. Yes, you can add graphics
and clipart to labels.
The question I don't know is how speech friendly the graphics are to access. Also I would suppose
that sizing the graphic to fit on the label might be difficult. I do know that selecting colors to
print is difficult at this point.
In order to print any kind of labels you need to purchase a sheet of labels that go into your
printer just like paper. The labels come stuck to the sheet and can easily be pulled off and  stuck
on to envelopes or where ever  you want to place them.  I have printed address labels to send a
newsletter  to members of my garden club as well as return address labels. But I do not have a
color printer and never attempted to add a graphic.

So save this info if you are interested.
Cathy
Make a label or a sheet of the same labels
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This information applies to creating an individual label or a sheet of identical labels. For
example, you can print a single label for a mailing address, file folder, or CD case, or you can
create a sheet of identical labels, such as return address labels. 
Print a single label
1.	Start Microsoft Word. 
A blank document opens by default. Leave it open. If you close it, the commands in the next step
are not available.
2.	On the Mailings tab, in the Create group, click Labels.
 
3.	In the Address box, type the text that you want. 
If you want to create a label for an address that is stored in the electronic address book that is
installed on your computer, click Insert Address  .
4.	To change the formatting, select the text, right-click the selected text, and then click
Font or Paragraph on the shortcut menu.
5.	To select the label type and other options, click Options.
6.	In the Label Options dialog box, make your choices, and then click OK.

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  The type of printer that you are using to print labels
  The supplier that produced your label sheets
  The number that corresponds to the product number listed on your package of label sheets
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 The product number for my label sheets doesn't match any of the choices in the Label Options
dialog box
1.	Measure the labels on the sheet that you have, and note the measurements and how many
labels fit on a single sheet. 
2.	In the Product number list, click a label type that is similar in size to your labels. 
3.	Click Details, and then compare the label dimensions and the number of labels per sheet
(for labels printed on laser and ink-jet printers) or the number of columns on the label form (for
labels printed on dot-matrix printers).
4.	Do one of the following: 
.	If the dimensions and label layout match those of your labels, use the selected label.
.	If the dimensions and layout do not match yours, click Cancel, and continue to step 5.
5.	In the Label Options dialog box, click the printer type (either Continuous-feed printers or
Page printers), and then click New Label.
6.	Type a name in the Label name box, select the height, width, margins, and other options for
your label, and then click OK. 
7.	After you select the options that you want, click OK.
8.	Under Print, click Single label. Then in the Row and Column boxes, enter the numbers that
match the numbers of rows and columns on the label sheet for the label that you want to print.
 
9.	Click Print. 
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Create and print a full page of the same label
1.	Start Word. 
A blank document opens by default. Leave it open. If you close it, the commands in the next step
are not available.
2.	On the Mailings tab, in the Create group, click Labels.
 
3.	In the Address box, type the text that you want. 
If you want to create a label for an address that is stored in the electronic address book that is
installed on your computer, click Insert Address  .
4.	To change the formatting, select the text, right-click the selected text, and then click
Font or Paragraph on the shortcut menu. 
All of the labels on the sheet will use the formatting that you specify.
5.	To select the label type and other options, click Options.
6.	In the Label Options dialog box, make your choices, and then click OK.

 
  The type of printer that you are using to print labels
  The supplier that produced your label sheets
  The number that corresponds to the product number listed on your package of label sheets
 The product number for my label sheets doesn't match any of the choices in the Label Options
dialog box
1.	Measure the labels on the sheet that you have, and note the measurements and how many
labels fit on a single sheet. 
2.	In the Product number list, click a label type that is similar in size to your labels. 
3.	Click Details, and then compare the label dimensions and the number of labels per sheet
(for labels printed on laser and ink-jet printers) or the number of columns on the label form (for
labels printed on dot-matrix printers).
4.	Do one of the following: 
.	If the dimensions and label layout match those of your labels, use the selected label.
.	If the dimensions and layout do not match yours, click Cancel, and continue to step 5.
5.	In the Label Options dialog box, click the printer type (either Continuous-feed printers or
Page printers), and then click New Label.
6.	Type a name in the Label name box, select the height, width, margins, and other options for
your label, and then click OK. 
7.	After you select the options that you want, click OK.
8.	Under Print, click Full page of the same label.
9.	Do one of the following:
.	To send the labels directly to the printer without previewing them, click Print. 
.	To preview the labels so that you can edit them or add graphics to them and save them in a
reusable document, click New Document.
Word creates a document that contains the sheet of labels. Word uses a table to lay out the labels.
If you don't see lines separating the labels, click the Layout tab under Table Tools, and then in
the Table group, click View Gridlines.
You can make any changes that you want to each label, including changes to the text formatting and
color scheme, just as you would with the content of any table in Word. When you finish, save or
print the labels the same way that you save or print any document in Word.
Add a graphic to labels
If you want to add a graphic to labels that you are printing on a page printer (rather than a
continuous-feed printer), you must add it to each label. 
1.	Position the cursor where you want to place the graphic.
2.	On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Picture or Clip Art.
 
3.	Locate the graphic, and then double-click it.
4.	If you need to resize the graphic, select it and then drag a corner sizing handle to the
size that you want. Dragging a corner handle maintains the height-to-width ratio.
5.	If the graphic does not align with the label text, right-click the graphic and do the
following:
1.	Point to Wrap Text, and then click More Layout Options.
2.	Click the Text Wrapping tab, and under Wrapping style, click Square.
3.	Click the Position tab, and under Horizontal, click Alignment, and then click the alignment
that you want: Left, Centered, or Right.
4.	Click OK.
6.	To add the graphic to each label, select the graphic, press CTRL+C.
7.	In the next label on the sheet, place the cursor where you want the graphic and press
CTRL+V.
8.	Repeat the previous step for each label on the







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