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  #1  
Old October 13th, 2009, 07:13 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.mail,microsoft.public.word.newusers,microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
Abradaxis
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Default Creating Membership Cards

I'm using Word 2000 under XPSP3. I have to print our membership cards for
our organization, and would like to use the following procedure. I want to
create a page of mailing label images with the logo of the organization and
the organization name and year to be printed by word on each lable. (The
label size will be 2.5 by 3 inches). I know how to import pictures (for a
logo) and print out the organization name and year, but only on a single
document, not a page (which I ll be printing on business card stock). Then I
want a protected field on each label in which I can physically type in the
members name. When the form is completed, I print, and voila, a page of
membership cards is created. I understand about mail merge, but don't want
to do this since my membership list is coming from various sources, and I
don't want to overly complicte the procedure. So, once I learn how to create
the label page template, I creat a new page of labels as a new document,
fill in the names (one name per label), and do the printing of the page.

This might sound easy doing it on a single form, one per page, and I've done
these types of form before, but what is the easiest way to accomplish this
task? Any help would be greatly appreciated.


  #2  
Old October 13th, 2009, 07:49 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.mail,microsoft.public.word.newusers,microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Posts: 31,786
Default Creating Membership Cards

See http://www.gmayor.com/graphics_on_labels.htm. You can easily set up a
labels template with the graphic and an area for inserting the text (doesn't
require form fields unless you just want them).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Abradaxis" wrote in message
...
I'm using Word 2000 under XPSP3. I have to print our membership cards for
our organization, and would like to use the following procedure. I want to
create a page of mailing label images with the logo of the organization
and the organization name and year to be printed by word on each lable.
(The label size will be 2.5 by 3 inches). I know how to import pictures
(for a logo) and print out the organization name and year, but only on a
single document, not a page (which I ll be printing on business card
stock). Then I want a protected field on each label in which I can
physically type in the members name. When the form is completed, I print,
and voila, a page of membership cards is created. I understand about mail
merge, but don't want to do this since my membership list is coming from
various sources, and I don't want to overly complicte the procedure. So,
once I learn how to create the label page template, I creat a new page of
labels as a new document, fill in the names (one name per label), and do
the printing of the page.

This might sound easy doing it on a single form, one per page, and I've
done these types of form before, but what is the easiest way to accomplish
this task? Any help would be greatly appreciated.


  #3  
Old October 14th, 2009, 04:25 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.mail,microsoft.public.word.newusers,microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
Abradaxis
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Posts: 28
Default Creating Membership Cards

Thank you. Your link was especially helpful. Perhaps this was a bigger deal
than I thought it would be. The Form Fields were so the cursor would
immediately go to the name field, which would be prepositioned on the label,
for immediate inputting. I appreciate your help.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
See http://www.gmayor.com/graphics_on_labels.htm. You can easily set up a
labels template with the graphic and an area for inserting the text
(doesn't require form fields unless you just want them).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Abradaxis" wrote in message
...
I'm using Word 2000 under XPSP3. I have to print our membership cards for
our organization, and would like to use the following procedure. I want
to create a page of mailing label images with the logo of the
organization and the organization name and year to be printed by word on
each lable. (The label size will be 2.5 by 3 inches). I know how to
import pictures (for a logo) and print out the organization name and
year, but only on a single document, not a page (which I ll be printing
on business card stock). Then I want a protected field on each label in
which I can physically type in the members name. When the form is
completed, I print, and voila, a page of membership cards is created. I
understand about mail merge, but don't want to do this since my
membership list is coming from various sources, and I don't want to
overly complicte the procedure. So, once I learn how to create the label
page template, I creat a new page of labels as a new document, fill in
the names (one name per label), and do the printing of the page.

This might sound easy doing it on a single form, one per page, and I've
done these types of form before, but what is the easiest way to
accomplish this task? Any help would be greatly appreciated.




  #4  
Old October 14th, 2009, 01:34 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.mail,microsoft.public.word.newusers,microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Posts: 31,786
Default Creating Membership Cards

That use of form fields makes sense, especially if you're creating the
template for others to use.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Abradaxis" wrote in message
...
Thank you. Your link was especially helpful. Perhaps this was a bigger
deal than I thought it would be. The Form Fields were so the cursor would
immediately go to the name field, which would be prepositioned on the
label, for immediate inputting. I appreciate your help.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
See http://www.gmayor.com/graphics_on_labels.htm. You can easily set up a
labels template with the graphic and an area for inserting the text
(doesn't require form fields unless you just want them).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Abradaxis" wrote in message
...
I'm using Word 2000 under XPSP3. I have to print our membership cards
for our organization, and would like to use the following procedure. I
want to create a page of mailing label images with the logo of the
organization and the organization name and year to be printed by word on
each lable. (The label size will be 2.5 by 3 inches). I know how to
import pictures (for a logo) and print out the organization name and
year, but only on a single document, not a page (which I ll be printing
on business card stock). Then I want a protected field on each label in
which I can physically type in the members name. When the form is
completed, I print, and voila, a page of membership cards is created. I
understand about mail merge, but don't want to do this since my
membership list is coming from various sources, and I don't want to
overly complicte the procedure. So, once I learn how to create the label
page template, I creat a new page of labels as a new document, fill in
the names (one name per label), and do the printing of the page.

This might sound easy doing it on a single form, one per page, and I've
done these types of form before, but what is the easiest way to
accomplish this task? Any help would be greatly appreciated.






  #5  
Old October 14th, 2009, 08:31 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.mail,microsoft.public.word.newusers,microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
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Posts: 8,239
Default Creating Membership Cards

You would be better off entering the names into a mail merge data source and
then using mail merge to create the membership cards (labels)

See the article "Creating a Mail Merge Data Source" at:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMe...DataSource.htm
See the article "How to convert addresses into a Mail Merge Data Source" at:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMe...ToDatafile.htm
See the article "How to create a Mail Merge" at:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMe...AMailMerge.htm
See the article "Mailmerge Labels with Word XP" on fellow MVP Graham Mayor's
website at
http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_lab...th_word_xp.htm
See the article "Mail Merge with Word 2007" on fellow MVP Graham Mayor's
website at
http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm


--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com
"Abradaxis" wrote in message
...
Thank you. Your link was especially helpful. Perhaps this was a bigger
deal than I thought it would be. The Form Fields were so the cursor would
immediately go to the name field, which would be prepositioned on the
label, for immediate inputting. I appreciate your help.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
See http://www.gmayor.com/graphics_on_labels.htm. You can easily set up a
labels template with the graphic and an area for inserting the text
(doesn't require form fields unless you just want them).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Abradaxis" wrote in message
...
I'm using Word 2000 under XPSP3. I have to print our membership cards
for our organization, and would like to use the following procedure. I
want to create a page of mailing label images with the logo of the
organization and the organization name and year to be printed by word on
each lable. (The label size will be 2.5 by 3 inches). I know how to
import pictures (for a logo) and print out the organization name and
year, but only on a single document, not a page (which I ll be printing
on business card stock). Then I want a protected field on each label in
which I can physically type in the members name. When the form is
completed, I print, and voila, a page of membership cards is created. I
understand about mail merge, but don't want to do this since my
membership list is coming from various sources, and I don't want to
overly complicte the procedure. So, once I learn how to create the label
page template, I creat a new page of labels as a new document, fill in
the names (one name per label), and do the printing of the page.

This might sound easy doing it on a single form, one per page, and I've
done these types of form before, but what is the easiest way to
accomplish this task? Any help would be greatly appreciated.





  #6  
Old October 14th, 2009, 11:25 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.mail,microsoft.public.word.newusers,microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Posts: 31,786
Default Creating Membership Cards

Abradaxis wrote, "I understand about mail merge, but don't want to do this
since my membership list is coming from various sources, and I don't want to
overly complicate the procedure."

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
...
You would be better off entering the names into a mail merge data source
and then using mail merge to create the membership cards (labels)

See the article "Creating a Mail Merge Data Source" at:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMe...DataSource.htm
See the article "How to convert addresses into a Mail Merge Data Source"
at:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMe...ToDatafile.htm
See the article "How to create a Mail Merge" at:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMe...AMailMerge.htm
See the article "Mailmerge Labels with Word XP" on fellow MVP Graham
Mayor's website at
http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_lab...th_word_xp.htm
See the article "Mail Merge with Word 2007" on fellow MVP Graham Mayor's
website at
http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm


--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com
"Abradaxis" wrote in message
...
Thank you. Your link was especially helpful. Perhaps this was a bigger
deal than I thought it would be. The Form Fields were so the cursor would
immediately go to the name field, which would be prepositioned on the
label, for immediate inputting. I appreciate your help.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
See http://www.gmayor.com/graphics_on_labels.htm. You can easily set up
a labels template with the graphic and an area for inserting the text
(doesn't require form fields unless you just want them).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Abradaxis" wrote in message
...
I'm using Word 2000 under XPSP3. I have to print our membership cards
for our organization, and would like to use the following procedure. I
want to create a page of mailing label images with the logo of the
organization and the organization name and year to be printed by word
on each lable. (The label size will be 2.5 by 3 inches). I know how to
import pictures (for a logo) and print out the organization name and
year, but only on a single document, not a page (which I ll be printing
on business card stock). Then I want a protected field on each label in
which I can physically type in the members name. When the form is
completed, I print, and voila, a page of membership cards is created. I
understand about mail merge, but don't want to do this since my
membership list is coming from various sources, and I don't want to
overly complicte the procedure. So, once I learn how to create the
label page template, I creat a new page of labels as a new document,
fill in the names (one name per label), and do the printing of the
page.

This might sound easy doing it on a single form, one per page, and I've
done these types of form before, but what is the easiest way to
accomplish this task? Any help would be greatly appreciated.







  #7  
Old October 15th, 2009, 07:57 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.mail,microsoft.public.word.newusers,microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
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Posts: 8,239
Default Creating Membership Cards

Regardless, he would be better off combining the various sources into a mail
merge data source. Especially if he is going to have to create new
membership cards each year.

--
Hope this helps

Doug Robbins - Word MVP
Please reply only to the newsgroups unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid, professional basis.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Abradaxis wrote, "I understand about mail merge, but don't want to do this
since my membership list is coming from various sources, and I don't want
to overly complicate the procedure."

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
...
You would be better off entering the names into a mail merge data source
and then using mail merge to create the membership cards (labels)

See the article "Creating a Mail Merge Data Source" at:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMe...DataSource.htm
See the article "How to convert addresses into a Mail Merge Data Source"
at:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMe...ToDatafile.htm
See the article "How to create a Mail Merge" at:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMe...AMailMerge.htm
See the article "Mailmerge Labels with Word XP" on fellow MVP Graham
Mayor's website at
http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_lab...th_word_xp.htm
See the article "Mail Merge with Word 2007" on fellow MVP Graham Mayor's
website at
http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm


--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com
"Abradaxis" wrote in message
...
Thank you. Your link was especially helpful. Perhaps this was a bigger
deal than I thought it would be. The Form Fields were so the cursor
would immediately go to the name field, which would be prepositioned on
the label, for immediate inputting. I appreciate your help.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
See http://www.gmayor.com/graphics_on_labels.htm. You can easily set up
a labels template with the graphic and an area for inserting the text
(doesn't require form fields unless you just want them).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Abradaxis" wrote in message
...
I'm using Word 2000 under XPSP3. I have to print our membership cards
for our organization, and would like to use the following procedure. I
want to create a page of mailing label images with the logo of the
organization and the organization name and year to be printed by word
on each lable. (The label size will be 2.5 by 3 inches). I know how
to import pictures (for a logo) and print out the organization name
and year, but only on a single document, not a page (which I ll be
printing on business card stock). Then I want a protected field on
each label in which I can physically type in the members name. When
the form is completed, I print, and voila, a page of membership cards
is created. I understand about mail merge, but don't want to do this
since my membership list is coming from various sources, and I don't
want to overly complicte the procedure. So, once I learn how to create
the label page template, I creat a new page of labels as a new
document, fill in the names (one name per label), and do the printing
of the page.

This might sound easy doing it on a single form, one per page, and
I've done these types of form before, but what is the easiest way to
accomplish this task? Any help would be greatly appreciated.









  #8  
Old October 15th, 2009, 01:26 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.mail,microsoft.public.word.newusers,microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Posts: 31,786
Default Creating Membership Cards

I get the impression someone else will be doing it.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
...
Regardless, he would be better off combining the various sources into a
mail merge data source. Especially if he is going to have to create new
membership cards each year.

--
Hope this helps

Doug Robbins - Word MVP
Please reply only to the newsgroups unless you wish to avail yourself of
my services on a paid, professional basis.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Abradaxis wrote, "I understand about mail merge, but don't want to do
this since my membership list is coming from various sources, and I don't
want to overly complicate the procedure."

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
...
You would be better off entering the names into a mail merge data source
and then using mail merge to create the membership cards (labels)

See the article "Creating a Mail Merge Data Source" at:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMe...DataSource.htm
See the article "How to convert addresses into a Mail Merge Data Source"
at:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMe...ToDatafile.htm
See the article "How to create a Mail Merge" at:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMe...AMailMerge.htm
See the article "Mailmerge Labels with Word XP" on fellow MVP Graham
Mayor's website at
http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_lab...th_word_xp.htm
See the article "Mail Merge with Word 2007" on fellow MVP Graham Mayor's
website at
http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm


--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com
"Abradaxis" wrote in message
...
Thank you. Your link was especially helpful. Perhaps this was a bigger
deal than I thought it would be. The Form Fields were so the cursor
would immediately go to the name field, which would be prepositioned on
the label, for immediate inputting. I appreciate your help.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
See http://www.gmayor.com/graphics_on_labels.htm. You can easily set
up a labels template with the graphic and an area for inserting the
text (doesn't require form fields unless you just want them).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Abradaxis" wrote in message
...
I'm using Word 2000 under XPSP3. I have to print our membership cards
for our organization, and would like to use the following procedure.
I want to create a page of mailing label images with the logo of the
organization and the organization name and year to be printed by word
on each lable. (The label size will be 2.5 by 3 inches). I know how
to import pictures (for a logo) and print out the organization name
and year, but only on a single document, not a page (which I ll be
printing on business card stock). Then I want a protected field on
each label in which I can physically type in the members name. When
the form is completed, I print, and voila, a page of membership cards
is created. I understand about mail merge, but don't want to do this
since my membership list is coming from various sources, and I don't
want to overly complicte the procedure. So, once I learn how to
create the label page template, I creat a new page of labels as a new
document, fill in the names (one name per label), and do the printing
of the page.

This might sound easy doing it on a single form, one per page, and
I've done these types of form before, but what is the easiest way to
accomplish this task? Any help would be greatly appreciated.











  #9  
Old October 15th, 2009, 08:36 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.mail,microsoft.public.word.newusers,microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
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Posts: 8,239
Default Creating Membership Cards

It doesn't matter who does it. Converting the data into a mail merge data
source and using mail merge would be the best way to do it and as the OP has
come to the conclusion that perhaps it is a bigger deal than he thought it
would be, I consider that he would be well advised to reconsider the mail
merge option.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
I get the impression someone else will be doing it.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
...
Regardless, he would be better off combining the various sources into a
mail merge data source. Especially if he is going to have to create new
membership cards each year.

--
Hope this helps

Doug Robbins - Word MVP
Please reply only to the newsgroups unless you wish to avail yourself of
my services on a paid, professional basis.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Abradaxis wrote, "I understand about mail merge, but don't want to do
this since my membership list is coming from various sources, and I
don't want to overly complicate the procedure."

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
...
You would be better off entering the names into a mail merge data
source and then using mail merge to create the membership cards
(labels)

See the article "Creating a Mail Merge Data Source" at:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMe...DataSource.htm
See the article "How to convert addresses into a Mail Merge Data
Source" at:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMe...ToDatafile.htm
See the article "How to create a Mail Merge" at:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMe...AMailMerge.htm
See the article "Mailmerge Labels with Word XP" on fellow MVP Graham
Mayor's website at
http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_lab...th_word_xp.htm
See the article "Mail Merge with Word 2007" on fellow MVP Graham
Mayor's website at
http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm


--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com
"Abradaxis" wrote in message
...
Thank you. Your link was especially helpful. Perhaps this was a bigger
deal than I thought it would be. The Form Fields were so the cursor
would immediately go to the name field, which would be prepositioned
on the label, for immediate inputting. I appreciate your help.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
See http://www.gmayor.com/graphics_on_labels.htm. You can easily set
up a labels template with the graphic and an area for inserting the
text (doesn't require form fields unless you just want them).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Abradaxis" wrote in message
...
I'm using Word 2000 under XPSP3. I have to print our membership
cards for our organization, and would like to use the following
procedure. I want to create a page of mailing label images with the
logo of the organization and the organization name and year to be
printed by word on each lable. (The label size will be 2.5 by 3
inches). I know how to import pictures (for a logo) and print out
the organization name and year, but only on a single document, not a
page (which I ll be printing on business card stock). Then I want a
protected field on each label in which I can physically type in the
members name. When the form is completed, I print, and voila, a page
of membership cards is created. I understand about mail merge, but
don't want to do this since my membership list is coming from
various sources, and I don't want to overly complicte the procedure.
So, once I learn how to create the label page template, I creat a
new page of labels as a new document, fill in the names (one name
per label), and do the printing of the page.

This might sound easy doing it on a single form, one per page, and
I've done these types of form before, but what is the easiest way to
accomplish this task? Any help would be greatly appreciated.












  #10  
Old October 15th, 2009, 10:46 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.mail,microsoft.public.word.newusers,microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
Suzanne S. Barnhill
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 31,786
Default Creating Membership Cards

It does matter who is doing it if the person doing it has no idea how to
create a mail merge and if the various data sources are constantly being
updated and consequently having to be repeatedly combined into one
(especially if they're in different formats). I won't argue that it isn't
quite a pain (and a waste of time) to type in information, but if it's being
done by (say) a volunteer whose abilities extend only this far, but who is
willing to do the typing, then the file needs to be set up to accommodate a
volunteer at that level of ability. I say this from a background of having
belonged to a lot of organizations with willing but unskilled volunteers.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
...
It doesn't matter who does it. Converting the data into a mail merge data
source and using mail merge would be the best way to do it and as the OP
has come to the conclusion that perhaps it is a bigger deal than he
thought it would be, I consider that he would be well advised to
reconsider the mail merge option.

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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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I get the impression someone else will be doing it.

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"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
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Regardless, he would be better off combining the various sources into a
mail merge data source. Especially if he is going to have to create new
membership cards each year.

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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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Abradaxis wrote, "I understand about mail merge, but don't want to do
this since my membership list is coming from various sources, and I
don't want to overly complicate the procedure."

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
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You would be better off entering the names into a mail merge data
source and then using mail merge to create the membership cards
(labels)

See the article "Creating a Mail Merge Data Source" at:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMe...DataSource.htm
See the article "How to convert addresses into a Mail Merge Data
Source" at:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMe...ToDatafile.htm
See the article "How to create a Mail Merge" at:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMe...AMailMerge.htm
See the article "Mailmerge Labels with Word XP" on fellow MVP Graham
Mayor's website at
http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_lab...th_word_xp.htm
See the article "Mail Merge with Word 2007" on fellow MVP Graham
Mayor's website at
http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm


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"Abradaxis" wrote in message
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Thank you. Your link was especially helpful. Perhaps this was a
bigger deal than I thought it would be. The Form Fields were so the
cursor would immediately go to the name field, which would be
prepositioned on the label, for immediate inputting. I appreciate
your help.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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See http://www.gmayor.com/graphics_on_labels.htm. You can easily set
up a labels template with the graphic and an area for inserting the
text (doesn't require form fields unless you just want them).

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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Abradaxis" wrote in message
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I'm using Word 2000 under XPSP3. I have to print our membership
cards for our organization, and would like to use the following
procedure. I want to create a page of mailing label images with
the logo of the organization and the organization name and year to
be printed by word on each lable. (The label size will be 2.5 by 3
inches). I know how to import pictures (for a logo) and print out
the organization name and year, but only on a single document, not
a page (which I ll be printing on business card stock). Then I want
a protected field on each label in which I can physically type in
the members name. When the form is completed, I print, and voila, a
page of membership cards is created. I understand about mail merge,
but don't want to do this since my membership list is coming from
various sources, and I don't want to overly complicte the
procedure. So, once I learn how to create the label page template,
I creat a new page of labels as a new document, fill in the names
(one name per label), and do the printing of the page.

This might sound easy doing it on a single form, one per page, and
I've done these types of form before, but what is the easiest way
to accomplish this task? Any help would be greatly appreciated.














 




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