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Article ID: 6538
Creating Mailing Labels
Take the following steps to create a mailing label:
- Open a Record List or perform a search in a Record List.
- Click to check the record(s) that you want to print in the [Record Type] List window.
NOTE: Press Ctrl + T to tag all records in the list. - Click Print Records on the [Record Type] toolbar to open the Report Specifications window.
- Click the Label tab of the Report Specifications window.
- Click Add on the Format tab of the Report Specifications window to open the Label Format window.
- Enter a description in the Description field of the Label Format window.
- Select a label group from the Label Group drop-down list.
- Select a label layout from the Label Layout list.
NOTE: Create your own label layout if the list does not include the type of labels you use. - Click Font to open the Select Font window.
- Select the font from the Font list.
- Select the style from the Font Style list.
- Select the font size from the Size list.
- Click to check Strikeout to place a strike through the font.
- Click to check Underline to underline the font.
- Select the font color from the Color drop-down list.
- Click OK to return to the Label Format window.
- Select a field from the Field Name list.
NOTE: Select a form style from the Form Style drop-down list to use field names from other form styles. - Click Select Field to add the field to the Label Design window.
- Edit the layout in the Label Design window to include any punctuation or characters that you want.
- Add additional fields to the Label Design window from the Field Name list that you want.
NOTE: Select Special from the Data Fields drop-down list to choose a date, tabs, and non-standard field to add. Click Select Field to add the field to the Label Design window. - Click Options to open the Label Options window.
- Click to check Remove Blank Lines if all Data Fields are blank to remove empty fields from the labels.
- Click to check Print POSTNET Barcode to include the POSTal Numeric Encoding Technique barcode used by the United States Postal Service on the label.
- Select the field in the record that contains the zip code from the Zip Code Field drop-down list to create the zip code portion of the POSTNET barcode.
- Select the field in the record that contains the recipient's address from the Street Address Field drop-down list to create the address portion of the POSTNET barcode.
- Select one of the following for the location of the barcode on the label:
- Above Main Address
- Below Main Address
- Select one of the following Field Options to set your preference for prompts during printing:
- Never
- Always
- If Blank
NOTE: Click to check Backfill if you select Always or If Blank to save information entered into the prompt to the record. - Click OK to return to the Label Format window.
- Click OK to return to the Report Specifications window.
- Click Print.
NOTE: You can also click Preview to open the Report Preview window and save your labels as a PDF, RTF, XLS, or HTML document. - Click Close to close the Report Specifications window.
NOTE:
The label you created remains under the Description tab of the Report Specifications window and is available for use in the future.
Related Topics:
Creating a Label Format
Printing to File Using Advanced Report Save