When it comes to labels, the main document is the one you use to set up the layout, including a company logo or your return address on shipping labels, if you want to include these. Your mailing list, which contains the addresses to be printed on the labels, is the data source.
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Apple's Pages word processing software is a nice alternative to Microsoft Word. It's less expensive and smaller, and it offers a lot of excellent layout and design features. For a new business, it's a good way to create professional-looking documents without a lot of expense. However, one area it lags behind is integration with Avery labels. There are only a relatively small number of built-in Avery templates for Pages. Fortunately, you can create your own labels in Pages if you know the size of the labels you want to make.
1.Determine the size of the labels you want to print.
3.Select 'Show,' then 'Inspector' to show the Inspectors.
4.Select 'View,' then 'Inspector' to create a new Inspector.
5.Click the 'Document' icon in the Inspector to set it for the document properties.
6.Enter the page margins for the labels in the appropriate fields. Remove the check marks next to the 'Header' and 'Footer' fields to give you additional space on the page.
8.On the Inspector, click the 'Table' icon to switch it to table mode.
9.Set the number of 'Body Rows' and 'Body Columns.'
10.Click the 'Header' button and select 0 from the drop-down list. Repeat for the 'Footer' button.
11.Type 1.5 in the 'Column Width' field and .5 in the 'Column Height' field.
12.Remove the check from the 'Automatically Resize To Fit Content' field.
13.Make sure the template matches the label sheet you want to create. Repeat the above steps to make any necessary size adjustments to the fields.
15.Select 'None' from the 'Cell Borders' option on the Table Inspector. This will remove the borders around the table. You can now start entering data and print the labels.
Modifying Avery Templates
1.Check the Avery Label Template website (see Resources). Avery does update templates frequently, and you might find the template you need for Pages. If not, look for a .doc template close to the label sheet you want to make.
4.Press the Command key and the 'A' key to select all similar graphics. Press the 'Delete' key to delete all of these graphics. Repeat as necessary.
5.Click inside the table remaining on the first page.
6.Click inside a cell and press the 'Command+A' keys to select all cells.
7.Select 'Show,' then 'Inspector' to show the Inspectors.
8.Select 'View,' then 'Inspector' to create a new Inspector. Click the Table icon.
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Select a border style from the 'Cell Borders' drop-down list. The table will change to reflect this border style.
10.Click the Page icon on the Inspector to switch it to page settings.
11.Make the 'Bottom Margin' of the page larger so the table fits on one page.
13.Click inside a cell and press the 'Command+A' keys to select all cells.
14.Click the Table icon on the Inspector and change the 'Cell Border' drop-down to 'None' to remove the borders.
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Andrew McClain has been writing since 1994. He has written several articles for various websites and writes user guides and software manuals for several freelance clients. He has a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from the University of Missouri.
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