Download Mailing Labels Instructions
Chapter Website Main Menu
- Click > Download Mailing Label Merge Files
- Click the boxes to Select member types that apply for mailing
(NOTE: Back Page Labels must be done separately) - Click > Get Labels
“File Download” box appears - Click > Save
“Save As” box appears
Save to “My Documents” - Click > Save
“Download Complete” box appears - Click > Close
- Click > Minimize Button in top right corner
Exported File will automatically save as (*.csv or *.txt)
Now you need to change your saved file to an EXCEL file (*.xls)
Open EXCEL
- Click > File > Open
“My Documents” should open - Click > down arrow for “Files of type” at the bottom of the box
- Click > Text Files (*.prn; *.txt; *.csv)
- Click > File you just Exported
- Click > Open
- Click > File > Save As
- Click > down arrow for “Save as type” at the bottom of the box
- Click > Microsoft Excel (*.xls)
- Click > Save
- Click > File > Exit
Create Labels Merge EXCEL (*.xls) File with WORD
Of all the labels available, the recommended is Avery 5160. Open WORD
- Click > Tools > Letters and Mailings > Mail Merge Wizard
MAIL MERGE Menu appears down the right side of your screen - Click > Labels at the top of the column under “Select document type”
- Click > Next: Starting Document at the bottom of the column under Step 1 of 6
- Click > Label options under “Change document type” at the top of the column
The “Label Options” box opens
Select Avery standard and 5160 Address and Click > OK - At the bottom of the column under Step 2 of 6 Click > Next: Select recipients
- Under “Select recipients” at the top of the column Click > Use an existing list
- Click > Browse under “Use an existing list”
- “Select Data Source” box opens Under “Look in” Click > “My Documents”
- Select the file you converted to EXCEL (.xls) Click > open
- “Select Table” box appears Click > OK
- “Mail Merge Recipients” box appears
- (Note the column headers that the full name, title, address, and city/state/ZIP are under)
- Click > OK
- At the bottom of the column under Step 3 of 6 Click > Next: Arrange your labels
- Under “Arrange your labels” at the top of the column Click > More items
- The Insert Merged Fields” box opens You are now going to set the fields for your label. Substitute your column labels as appropriate.
- Click > Label1 (full name) Click > Insert > Close
- Click > More items Click > Label2 (Title) Click > Insert > close
- Click > More items Click > Label5 (Address) Click > Insert > Close
- Click > More items Click > City/State/ZIP Click > Insert > Close
- In the middle of the column under “Replicate Labels” Click > Update all labels
- At the bottom of the column under Step 4 of 6 Click > Next: Preview your labels
- At the bottom of the column under Step 5 of 6 Click > Complete the Merge
- At the top of the column under “Complete the merge” Click > Edit individual labels
- “Merge to New Document” box opens Select > all Click > OK
- A new page opens with your labels.
- On the new page with the labels Click > File > Save As
The “Save As” box opens
Type a name in the “File Name”
Click > Save
You can print your labels now or later - To print Load your labels Click the “Print” icon or Click > File > Print > OK