Printing Out Address Lists

Written by janes-place


Inrepparttar last issue, we made some address lists. In this issue, we will print out address labels from our lists.

This is great for Christmas cards. Just makerepparttar 107622 list, print outrepparttar 107623 labels and stick them torepparttar 107624 envelopes.

You will save time printing out your labels, plus you can create a wide variety of designs, text styles and sizes. Why not add your own image or logo for your business?

You will need some sheets of sticky labels.

Go to start-programs-Microsoft Works. Inrepparttar 107625 Works Task Launcher, click onrepparttar 107626 tab that says Works Tools, then click on Word Processor. A new document will appear.

Notice: You can also use Microsoft Word to printrepparttar 107627 labels. Just go to start-programs-Microsoft Word. Go torepparttar 107628 Tools menu and click on Mail Merge. There will be a Mail Merge Helper. Followrepparttar 107629 directions.

In Microsoft Works, go torepparttar 107630 Tools menu and click on Labels. Click onrepparttar 107631 To Create Labels button. A page with Instructions will appear. There is also a tab called Label Size. Click on this tab. Look onrepparttar 107632 package that your labels came in. It will tell yourepparttar 107633 size. Choose that size fromrepparttar 107634 list. Click on that size and click Next.

Note: If your label size isn't listed, click onrepparttar 107635 custom button and type inrepparttar 107636 dimensions.

Click onrepparttar 107637 Database tab. Click on one ofrepparttar 107638 address lists we create inrepparttar 107639 last issue and click Next.

Now click onrepparttar 107640 Recipients tab. If you want to print a label for everyone onrepparttar 107641 list, be sure All records in database is checked. If you want to print labels for just certain people fromrepparttar 107642 list, click Currently marked records inrepparttar 107643 database. Click on View Database. Go through your list and place a check mark beside each name you want to print a label for. If you clickrepparttar 107644 wrong name, click it again to removerepparttar 107645 check mark.

Click onrepparttar 107646 Label Layout tab, then chooserepparttar 107647 field you want to appear first onrepparttar 107648 label. When you click onrepparttar 107649 field to appear first,, then clickrepparttar 107650 Add Field button. There will be a screen right underrepparttar 107651 fields, called Label Layout. The field you added will appear there. Repeat forrepparttar 107652 other fields. Click Next. Ex: Click on Title-Add Field. Choose whether you wantrepparttar 107653 first or last name to appear first. It will look like this: {{Title}} {{First name}} {{Last name}} or {{Title}} {{Last name}} {{First name}} Then click New Line. We will put inrepparttar 107654 address, so it would look like this: {{Address 1}} {{City}} {{Postal code}}

I Still Have To Send Out Invitations!

Written by janes-place


Party coming up? Need to mail those invitations asap? Not to worry! Use your computer to create them!

Making your own invitation is like pickingrepparttar right card forrepparttar 107621 person you are sending it to. Your design can show what type of event andrepparttar 107622 type of person you are designing it for. For ex--if it's a child's party, use bright colors and maybe an image that is for children.

Before you begin, sit down and write downrepparttar 107623 date, time, location and any other information you might want to include onrepparttar 107624 invitation.

TIP: Decide what size you wantrepparttar 107625 invitation to be before you start. If they are small enough, you can print 2 or 3 on a standard piece of paper.

You will use Microsoft Word to create them. Go to 'start' -- 'programs' -- 'Microsoft Word'. Whenrepparttar 107626 new document appears, go torepparttar 107627 'file' menu and click on 'Save As'. Choose a location to save it. I suggest 'My Documents'. That way you can find it easy. Type in a name forrepparttar 107628 file (Ex -- Janes BD Invititation. BD stands for Birthday.) Click 'Save'.

Go torepparttar 107629 'File' menu and click on 'Page Setup'. Click onrepparttar 107630 'Paper Size' tab and make sure 'Letter (8.5 x 11in) is selected inrepparttar 107631 'Paper Size' box. Click onrepparttar 107632 'Margins' tab and choose '0 in', forrepparttar 107633 bottom and top margins. When you click 'ok', a warning box will appear -- Click 'Fix', then 'ok'.

Now we are ready to add text. Type inrepparttar 107634 text you want. Next we will 'style' it. Do this by, highlightingrepparttar 107635 text -- go torepparttar 107636 'Format' menu and click on 'Font'. This is where you chooserepparttar 107637 font type, color ofrepparttar 107638 text, size and effect ofrepparttar 107639 text. Click 'ok' when finished. You can now stylerepparttar 107640 rest of your text or you can use 'Special Graphic Effects' (WordArt). We will explore 'WordArt' next week.

Tips For You:

1) If you are creating a traditional invitation, you might want to userepparttar 107641 following fonts:

Baskerville Old Face Book Antiqua Brush Script MT Copperplate Gothic Light Garamond

2) For a Fun look, you may want to try these fonts:

Beesknees ITC Comic Sans MS Curlz MT Juice ITC Lucida Handwriting

You can use a wizard, if you choose, by going to 'Start' -- 'Programs' -- ' Microsoft Works. Go torepparttar 107642 'Works Task Launcher' and chooserepparttar 107643 'Task Wizard' tab. Double-click onrepparttar 107644 'Correspondance' folder inrepparttar 107645 window, then double-click on 'Flyer' and followrepparttar 107646 instructions.

Let's Put In Some WordArt!

Inrepparttar 107647 WordArt Gallery, you will find different text designs that you can edit and customize for your own use. Highlightrepparttar 107648 text you want different. Click onrepparttar 107649 'Cut' toolbar button. Your text will disappear from your document, but will be in your PC's memory.

Go torepparttar 107650 'Insert Menu' and choose 'Picture'. Then click on 'WordArt'. You will then choose a style. After you make your choice, click 'OK'. You will then be asked to type in your text. Hold downrepparttar 107651 'Ctrl' button (located atrepparttar 107652 bottom left of your keyboard), and pressrepparttar 107653 'V' key. Your text that you cut fromrepparttar 107654 original document will appear, inrepparttar 107655 style you have chosen. Go torepparttar 107656 top of this box. You will see a 'Drop-Down Box', withrepparttar 107657 word 'Font' above it. Click onrepparttar 107658 arrow and chooserepparttar 107659 font you like. Right next torepparttar 107660 'Font' box, you can chooserepparttar 107661 size ofrepparttar 107662 font. Next to that, you can choose 'Bold or Italic style (you don't have to use this if you don't want to). The choices you have made forrepparttar 107663 font will appear on your screen, so that you can preview it. You can changerepparttar 107664 settings until you get justrepparttar 107665 right effect. Click 'OK'. You can also choose a different color forrepparttar 107666 font, if you choose. The changes will then appear in your document.

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