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From: Suzanne S. Barnhill on 5 Feb 2010 11:42
I think you'll find that if you're using the entire page divided in four,
the Avery/MS templates will work just fine. If you're using just part of the
page, then you'll need to create a 2x2 table and modify margins and such
accordingly. It's still helpful to start with one of the built-in label
definitions and customize it because Word's label definitions have some
magic properties that are not present in user-created templates (such as
suppressing messages about text outside the printable area).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"MikeB" <mpbrede(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Feb 5, 9:01 am, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnh...(a)mvps.org> wrote:
> This is a "label" merge. If you're using Avery "post cards" or the
> equivalent, look in the Envelopes and Labels | Label Options dialog list
> of
> product numbers for Avery 8387 (landscape) or 5845 (portrait) or whatever
> other stock number may be on the product you have bought. If you're using
> Word 2007, there is a layout for 1/4 Letter (portrait or landscape) when
> you
> select Microsoft as the vendor.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org
>
> "MikeB" <mpbr...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:fff84235-e4b1-4c50-bc55-773f39d54c08(a)m16g2000yqc.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Hi, I have an interesting problem that I can't figure out. I have to
> > create small cards that are provided 4 to a "normal" page. Each card
> > has individual information on it and each card changes weekly (almost
> > like time cards, but not the same).
>
> > Is there a way that I can set up Word such that I can use Mail merge
> > to pull the information from a spreadsheet or Access database (or even
> > a table in another Word document) to merge into the standard text? It
> > would be absolutely too tedious to have to create all these cards on a
> > weekly basis.
>
> > Thanks!

Suzanne, thank you! As usual you have gotten me on the right track.
One teensy question though, I am not using standard card stock. Can I
modify the MS template?

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