Create and print labels

Label options dialog

  1. Go to Mailings >Labels.
  2. Select Options and choose a label vendor and product to use. Select OK. If you don’t see your product number, select New Label and configure a custom label.

Envelope and labels dialog - labels

Type an address or other information in the Address box (text only).

Insert address icon

To use an address from your contacts list select Insert Address

If you need just one label, select Single label from the Mailings > Labels menu and the position on the label sheet where you want it to appear. Select OK, the destination, and Save.

Set up and print a page of the same label

Picture of Insert Address button

  1. Go to Mailings >Labels.
  2. Select Options.
  3. Choose Printer type, Label products, and Product number. If you don’t see your product number, select New Label and configure a custom label.
  4. Select OK.
  5. Type an address or other information in the Delivery Address box. To use an address from your contacts list select Insert Address

If you want to make return address labels, see Create return address labels.

Word for the web doesn't support directly creating labels. However you can create labels from a template.

  1. Open Word for the web.
  2. Select a label template when you create a new document. Select More templates if you don't see what you want. You can also go to templates.office.com, and search for label.
  3. For a sheet of identical labels, fill out one label, and then copy/paste for the rest.

Tip: Print your labels to a sheet of paper before loading labels into the printer to make sure the text aligns with the labels.

See also

To create a page of different labels, see Create a sheet of nametags or address labels

To create a page of labels with graphics, see Add graphics to labels

To print one label on a partially used sheet, see Print one label on a partially used sheet

To create labels with a mailing list, see Print labels for your mailing list

To create labels using a template, see Microsoft label templates