Determining Type of Label Used

I'm using Word 2007.  I have a file created by someone else that contains 
mailing info formatted as labels.  The problem is, I don't know what type of 
labels to use!  I've tried selecting the Mailings tab and clicking the Labels 
button, then the Options button in the dialog box, but it is showing me a 
standard Avery label that definitely doesn't correspond to what's in the 
file.  I believe that older versions of Word would show the label type 
currently in use, but Office 2007 doesn't seem to do this.  Does anyone have 
any idea how to tell which label product number was used?  I can't ask the 
person who created the file.  Thanks!

No, no version of Word will show you what type of label has been used, which 
is why I usually try to remember to put the stock number in the Comments 
field of the document Properties for label documents. About all you can do 
is scroll through the label types to find one that has the same size or 
number of labels as your document; it might be easier to do this in an 
office supply catalog or at the Avery Web site than in the Labels dialog, 
however.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

If you cannot figure it out by looking and measuring then extract the data 
from the labels  http://www.**--****.com/ 
and merge to a new label format that you do know.
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Graham Mayor -  Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site  http://www.**--****.com/ 
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Thank you Suzanne and Graham!  I appreciate your help.  I like the idea of 
including the label type in the properties area, that's a great suggestion!  
And, I appreciate the conversion method too -- if I can't figure out the 
label type, at least I can resolve it another way.  

By the way, Graham, I've been meaning to thank you.

Thanks to your mailmerge pages, my Christmas cards went out on time this 
year. (That's quite a first! <g>)

THANKS!

Dan

FWIW, I usually find it more efficient to create a mail merge for envelopes 
and address them directly. I don't have an envelope feeder, so doing 
hundreds would be a pain, but you still save the time of sticking labels on 
the envelopes, and it also looks classier if you have colored envelopes and 
don't use clear labels. You can also use larger type than you might on a 
label (and include your return address as well).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

I too merge directly to envelopes, but the linked pages are more general 
than their filenames would suggest.

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Graham Mayor -  Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site  http://www.**--****.com/ 
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You are welcome :)

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Graham Mayor -  Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site  http://www.**--****.com/ 
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Ah, good, then. Judging by the number of typed letters we get in
hand-addressed envelopes (from law firms, for example), it seems that
printing envelopes, even singly, is an art many have not mastered. <g>

And those who know how to address envelopes evidently find that easier than 
trying to print a single label (understandable) since many law firms send 
large manila envelopes with an addressed #10 envelope taped on as the label.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

That's actually what I did. <g>

Dan

Great! Looks like we're all on the same page!

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA