Christmas Card Printing

I would like to dress up my labels for my Christmas Cards but I cant seem to be able to merge the Avery template to my data which I have saved in Excel spreadsheet.

I print ordinary plain labels like this all the time using J8160 -21 labels to the page but when I download a pre-designed template from the Avery free downloads they fail to merge with my data - any suggestions please?
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I use MS Word - Mail Merge to do mine.
Firstly, I select a small christmas image and print this on all the labels, usually on the lower right hand side of the label.
make is small enough so you avoid the letters of the addresses.
Once I have printed enough of the labels, I run them through the printer again - this time using the mail merge application in Wor, printing the names and addresses on the labels.
It takes a bit of time but it's worth it for a nice result.

2007-11-28 02:47:19 by maura.mcfall@btinternet.com

From www.mistletoegreetings.com. I created a image of Santa Claus for a series of Christmas cards.

i want to print high resolution christmas greetings card with my baby's picture along with greetings images.

Create your card at CropMom (http://www.cropmom.com).

Register, then upload your photo. Since you want to print your card, make sure you use a high-resolution photo. Click Get Started and choose the 5" by 7" canvas size because that's best for cards.

Drag and drop your photo onto the canvas. You can resize and rotate the photo. There are thouasnds of designer digital scrapbook graphics to choose from, including two kits that are specifically for Christmas (Home for the Holidays and Oh, What Fun It Is!). Drag the graphics onto the canvas. You can rotate and resize them, too. Add your own text.

Save your final layout. You can download the low-resolution version of your layout for free for sharing on the Web or for e-mailing to friends.

Since you want to print yours, purchase the high-resolution JPEG file of your layout from CropMom. It's inexpensive. Then, you can print the card at home or have it printed by a photofinisher, such as Snapfish or Shutterfly. The final results are spectacular.

2008-12-09 19:45:33 by christy t

If you buy Avery brand cardstock they have a program called DesignPro where you can make your own cards. Most business stores that sell computer paper & stuff like that have it. I make all my own cards. Lots of fun & different than anything else.

2006-12-01 23:33:26 by bubba3161

Since last christmas I changed my printer from a Canon to HP deskjet, all was OK last year. The label sheets print OK but don't line up with the template. The label maker DECAdry provide a template for the labels the file for which is held in an Avery wizard inserted in Word 2000 which also contains the label details. I have checked template in the tools menu and it seems OK. It isn't just the top spacing, label spacing is wrong too.Can anyone help as I have a few hundred cards to get out next week?

I have same problem. It's a mechanical problem to do with the way the label paper goes through the printer (it's thicker) and printing starts at a different spot. The only workaround I have found is to use a small print area on each label and wide margins for error. HP don't seem to understand the problem as they simply suggest setting the top of page margin. I have researched this on the www and nobody yet has the perfect answer

2007-12-02 01:23:32 by jerry_davis71

What is the easiest way to get my Christmas card list which is in Microsoft Word set up to print my envelopes? Please be specific. Thank You.

Leaving the Mail Merge process itself out of the discussion, Word can take several different file formats as mailing lists. Usually, they're in Excel or Access, but another Word file is also possible.

In general, separate your fields (first name, last name, the typical parts of the address) with a specific character that won't normally occur in any of your text. A tab character or a semi-colon might do. A blank will probably not work.

Then, put each record (one name and address) on a single line. I would suspect and hope Mail Merge will accept a single paragraph, but I'm not sure.

When Mail Merge asks you for the Data Source, find and select this file. You'll be asked about the field and record delimiters, and you'll select the ones you set up above.

A word of warning. You'll get the best use out of this if you re-use the list year after year, adding and subtracting names each year. The first year, with all the set up, is always the hardest. The payback comes after that.

Good luck.

2007-11-16 22:09:44 by Animalcrakr