Hi Ronni,
that is just what I wanted, I hesitate to ask this after all
the hard work you've put into it, but I can't find where to set it for the 2
Labels I use i.e Avery L7162 & Avery L7651, Thanks once again for all your
hard work .
Bill
On 24/11/2009, at 8:02 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> Hi Bill,
>
> Attached is "Address Labels.pages". You can play around with it & alter it to
> suit your needs.
> Let me know if it helps you please.
> <Address Labels.pages>
>
> Cheers,
> Ronni
>
> On 24/11/2009, at 7:25 PM, Bill Cole wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi Ronni,
>>
>> I would be very pleased if you could email this to me,
>> Thanks for all the effort you have put into this ( Talk about opening a "
>> Pandora"s Box " I didn't mean to saddle you with all the extra work, where
>> you get the time/effort from amazes me.!!! )
>>
>> Thanks
>> Bill
>>
>> On 24/11/2009, at 6:07 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hi David & Bill,
>>>
>>> I decided to have a fiddle around with a "Label Template" in Pages'09 to be
>>> able to "Mail Merge" a "Group" from Address Book.
>>> The completed Template will work with Avery Address Labels - 1” x 2-5/8” -
>>> 30 labels per sheet (5160, 5260, 5520, 5630, 5660, 5960, 8160, 8250, 8460,
>>> 8660) + more.
>>>
>>> Because I also needed (as David for his "Return to Sender") to be able to
>>> "Mail Merge" just my own contact details with this Template, I also created
>>> a "Group" in Address Book named "ME" (which only has my contact in it).
>>>
>>> To use The Template:
>>> 1. Double click on "Address Labels.pages"
>>> 2. Once the Template opens in Pages go to Edit > Mail Merge
>>> 3. Select a Mail Merge Source (select Address Book), then Select your
>>> "Group"
>>> 4. Click "Merge"
>>>
>>> One Page of 30 Labels for every person in your "Group" will be created.
>>> If you only have one person in your "Group" (i.e - my "ME" Group), one page
>>> of 30 Labels will be created.
>>>
>>> If this Template is useful to David & Bill (or anyone on list), you are
>>> welcome to use it. I have not tried printing from it yet, as my Printer is
>>> at the 'Printer Doctor' :-(
>>> I can email it to you if you wish to try it.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>>
>>>
>>> On 24/11/2009, at 11:32 AM, David Noel wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> -- I too have had a need for multiple copies of the same label, in my
>>>> case a 'Return to Sender' label for mail to a discontinued entity.
>>>>
>>>> -- The simplest way is just to set up a complete label sheet, eg with
>>>> 30 labels, using 30 copies of the same record, and then use N copies
>>>> at the print stage to get 30N labels. Just a reductionist thought.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers --
>>>>
>>>> David Noel
>>>> 2009 Nov 25
>>>>
>>>> ============
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 8:24 AM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi John,
>>>>>
>>>>> Bill was wanting to print his "Return Address" on "Mailing Labels" to a
>>>>> "Group" he has in Address Book.
>>>>> You cannot as far as I'm aware include your "Return Address" on the
>>>>> "Mailing Labels". Address Book does not have that facility.
>>>>> You can, however, configure it to print envelopes with an addressee and
>>>>> your return address, but this is not what Bill wants to do.
>>>>>
>>>>> You can create a label in a word processor then replicate it on a label
>>>>> template.
>>>>> Pages, and other word processors have Avery label templates.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Ronni
>>>>>
>>>>> 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo
>>>>> 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB
>>>>> OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 23/11/2009, at 9:09 PM, John Winters wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Umm Bill,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You know you can set up your own address in Address Book. You can even
>>>>>> select that card and go to the menu "Card" and select "Make this my
>>>>>> card".
>>>>>> When you print the labels from "your" card, you have the return address
>>>>>> capability "...built in to it" just as you desire. No need to invoke MS
>>>>>> BS
>>>>>> <...snip...>
>>>>>> HTH
>>>>>> John
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> From: Bill Cole <bill.c...@bigpond.com>
>>>>>>> Reply-To: User Group Mac User Group Mac WA <wamug@wamug.org.au>
>>>>>>> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:15:29 +0800
>>>>>>> To: User Group Mac User Group Mac WA <wamug@wamug.org.au>
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Label & addresses app.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>>> once again thanks to Ronda, Neil, Mervyn & Giuliana, for their input (
>>>>>>> always
>>>>>>> willing to help )
>>>>>>> <...snip...>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 20/11/2009, at 11:04 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Bill,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I don't know of a way to use the "Mailing Labels" function for multiple
>>>>>>>> copies of the same "return" address.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Another way you could have done this project is using the Envelopes
>>>>>>>> function
>>>>>>>> Print.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> NOTE:If you want to print envelopes, first make sure your printer is
>>>>>>>> configured to print them and then place envelopes in the printer.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 1. Select all the Contacts you want to print "Envelopes" for. I have a
>>>>>>>> Group
>>>>>>>> "Family", so I select the first contact in "Family", then "Edit >
>>>>>>>> Select
>>>>>>>> All".
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 2. File > Print
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> <...snip...>
>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>> Ronni
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 20/11/2009, at 10:27 AM, Bill Cole wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi all, ( Ronda )
>>>>>>>>> it worked like a dream, all my selected multi addresses folders
>>>>>>>>> printed out
>>>>>>>>> great, Except that yesterday evening I spent all evening trying to
>>>>>>>>> print my
>>>>>>>>> " return" address , I could only get it to print 1 (one) Avery L7651
>>>>>>>>> on the
>>>>>>>>> sheet of labels, which it did perfectly, when what I wanted was to be
>>>>>>>>> able
>>>>>>>>> to print say 20 or 30 of the "return" labels.
>>>>>>>>> Bill
>>>>>>>>> < ...snip...>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 19/11/2009, at 4:37 PM, Bill Cole wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks to Rob,Neil, Eugene, & Ronda for all your useful replies,
>>>>>>>>>> they are
>>>>>>>>>> all tucked away in my " Problem Solving file " that I keep, the one
>>>>>>>>>> that I
>>>>>>>>>> will be using is what Ronda suggested " Address Book v 5.0.1, " I've
>>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>> used address book for years and never knew you could do that with it.
>>>>>>>>>> Bill
>>>>>>>>>> < ...snip...>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 19/11/2009, at 12:55 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 19/11/2009, at 11:17 AM, Bill Cole wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>>>>> I wonder if anyone can suggest a good reliable " labels & address "
>>>>>>>>>>>> printing application that is compatible with my system .
>>>>>>>>>>>> all I want to do is print a few label ( not for cd's )
>>>>>>>>>>>> occasionally , (
>>>>>>>>>>>> christmas time etc to save my wife the laborious task of writing
>>>>>>>>>>>> them)
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>>>>> Bill
>>>>>>>>>>>> SNIP
>>>>>>>>>>>> Mac 10.6.2-----2.8Ghz intel Core 2 Duo---4Gb mem
>>>>>>>>>>>> < ...snip...>
>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Bill,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> If you use Address Book v5.0.1 (which you would have in 10.6.2) you
>>>>>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>>>>>> print "Mailing Labels"
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Select all the Contacts you want to print "Mailing Labels" for.
>>>>>>>>>>> I have
>>>>>>>>>>> a Group "Family", so I select the first contact in "Family", then
>>>>>>>>>>> "Edit >
>>>>>>>>>>> Select All".
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> 2. File > Print
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> 3. In the Print Window that appears, select "Mailing Labels"
>>>>>>>>>>> Layout - you have Avery Standard, Avery A4, DYMO (I have a Dymo
>>>>>>>>>>> LabelWriter 320 so I select Dymo)
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Works great using my Dymo so I'm sure it would work well with Avery
>>>>>>>>>>> Papers.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>>>> Ronni
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo
>>>>>>>>>>> 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB
>>>>>>>>>>> OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard
>>>>>>>>>>>
>
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