Look at the word labels to the left in the mail merge recipients dialog box and then click any column labels that match.
Making name tags from excel to word. Here are some tips to prepare your data for a mail merge. You may be using microsoft excel to organize a mailing list neatly. Click the formulas tab and click define name in the defined names group. So here you go a step by step guide to using mail merge in word to create name badges.
These instructions apply to excel and word 2019 2016 and 2013 and excel and word for microsoft 365. If you have already created a mailing list in excel then you can safely skip this test. Select the entire table. Select a label template and open in word for the web.
Print your labels to a sheet of paper before loading labels into the printer to make sure the text aligns with the labels. Your basic labels have been created. Create a database in excel that includes all the information that you need on your name badge. Enter a name for the list such as nametags and click ok save the workbook and close excel.
Choose step by. A blank document will automatically open. Column names in your spreadsheet match the field names you want to insert in your labels. To make name tags using microsoft word start by opening a new document and clicking on the mailings tab.
If you re looking to create professional looking name badges and you have all the information you need entered neatly into a microsoft excel spreadsheet the most straightforward solution is to set up your name badge template in word and then use the mail merge feature to. Select the mailings tab and click start mail merge in the start mail merge group. Next select the correct label brand in the label vendors drop down menu and choose the product number listed on the labels you re using before. Although microsoft excel is a powerful and highly customizable program it doesn t provide a way to print labels or cards.
For a sheet of identical labels fill out one label and then copy paste for the rest. If you haven t created the list yet despite excel s. Click the mailings tab and then click the start mail. Then click on labels followed by options at the bottom of the window that pops up.
To create a page of the same labels see create and print labels. Prepare the worksheet and enter the data to make mailing labels from excel you need to add descriptive column headings so everything prints out correctly. Use headings that are easily recognisable as this will make things easier for you when you do the merge.