labels in word 2007

When I create a file label sheet in word, and then save it, the lines go
away. I tried selecting "show grid lines" but what I get looks like graph
paper and not labels. I have also tried saving it as a template, but still
no lines when I open it. In office 03 I was able to have a blank file label
sheet which was very handy and fast when needing to set up a file. Can you
help?

I assume that by "show grid lines", you mean the "View Gridlines" under the
Table section of the Layout tab of the Table Tools Ribbon. If so, the blue
dashed lines that appear, which I assume is what you mean by "looks like
graph paper" are the equivalent of the solid grey lines that you would have
seen in Word 2003.

The process of creating a blank page of labels in Word 2007 is exactly the
same as it was in 2003. Once you select the type of label that you want via
the Options button on the Labels tab of the Envelopes and Labels dialog that
you can get access to by clicking on Labels in the Create section of the
Mailings tab of the Ribbon, click on the New Document button on the Labels
tab and a new document will be created that contains a table with cell
dimensions that match the dimensions of the label that you have selected.

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When I create a file label sheet in word, and then save it, the lines go
away. I tried selecting "show grid lines" but what I get looks like graph
paper and not labels. I have also tried saving it as a template, but still
no lines when I open it. In office 03 I was able to have a blank file
label
sheet which was very handy and fast when needing to set up a file. Can you
help?