Avery Wizard: Using the wizard with Microsoft Word This is a simple step-by-step guide showing how to use the Avery wizard in word Open up a blank document in Microsoft Word and click the Avery Tab at the top of the screen. Click on the Avery Icon that has now appeared. The Wizard will now open click on the Next Button 1 of 9
The Next screen allows you to select the label that you wish to use. Type the product code into the search box and then click Search. Then click Next. You will now have the choice of 4 options. Firstly we will select the first option: create a sheet of identical labels and then click Next The label is ready for you to enter your details onto 2 of 9
Type in the information or address onto the label and when finished click on Next You now have the option to either print preview your labels or to click on finish to take the labels into a Word document ready to be printed. Please click on Finish You will now get a page of labels all the same. These are now ready to be printed. 3 of 9
Next we will select the second option: type many different entries on a sheet Click Next. Type in the Information onto the first label then on the Page Layout of the labels click the next label. Once you have typed onto all the labels click on Next. Once again you will have the option to either print preview your labels or to click on finish to take the labels into a Word document ready to be printed. Please click on Finish 4 of 9
You will now get a page of labels all different. These are now ready to be printed. Next we will select the third option: merge data from an existing data file Then click Next. You now have the Option to select either an Access, Excel or Word Database by clicking on the corresponding tab. Alternatively you can browse for your database by clicking the Browse Tab In this instance we will select the Excel Option. 5 of 9
Select where your database is saved and then click open. If this box appears select Sheet1$ then click OK. The label screen will now appear and to the right you will see the Field Names. 6 of 9
Add the fields to the label as required by clicking add field to Layout. Once you have entered the fields click Next. You will now have the option to either Merge the labels across the page or down the page. Please select the option you prefer. Once again you will have the option to either print preview your labels or to click on finish to take the labels into a Word document ready to be printed. Please click on Finish. Once the Word Document comes up. The Labels will be ready to print. Finally we will select the last option: create a new data file, then merge from it Then click Next. 7 of 9
The Save As box will appear and you will need to give the database a name and then click Save. You will now need to enter the Addresses into the corresponding fields and when you have filled in the first one click on Add new to type the next address in. Once you have finished all the addresses click Close. The label screen will now appear and to the right you will see the Field Names. 8 of 9
Add the fields to the label as required by clicking add field to Layout. Once you have entered the fields click Next. You will now have the option to either Merge the labels across the page or down the page. Please select the option you prefer. Once again you will have the option to either print preview your labels or to click on finish to take the labels into a Word document ready to be printed. Please click on Finish. Once the Word Document comes up. The Labels will be ready to print. 9 of 9