How to mail merge labels from excel 2016

Mailing labels! Here's a step-by-step guide on how to mail merge labels from Excel 2016:

Prerequisites:

1. You have an Excel 2016 spreadsheet with the data you want to use for the labels.
2. You have a label template or a blank label sheet ready.

Step 1: Prepare your data

1. Open your Excel spreadsheet and select the data range that contains the information you want to use for the labels (e.g., names, addresses, phone numbers, etc.).
2. Make sure the data is organized in a table format with each column representing a field (e.g., First Name, Last Name, Address, City, State, ZIP Code, etc.).

Step 2: Create a new label document

1. Open Microsoft Word 2016 (or any other word processor that supports mail merge).
2. Go to File > New and select Blank Document.
3. In the Blank Document window, select Labels from the Templates section.
4. Choose the label template that matches your label size and layout. You can also create a custom label template if needed.

Step 3: Set up the mail merge

1. In Word, go to Mailings > Start Mail Merge > Labels.
2. In the Label Options window, select the label template you created in Step 2.
3. Click OK to close the window.

Step 4: Link the Excel data to the label template

1. In Word, go to Mailings > Select Recipients > Use an Existing List.
2. Browse to your Excel spreadsheet and select the data range you prepared in Step 1.
3. Click OK to link the data to the label template.

Step 5: Merge the data

1. In Word, go to Mailings > Finish & Merge > Print.
2. In the Merge to Print window, select the label template and the number of copies you want to print.
3. Click OK to merge the data and print the labels.

Tips and Variations:

• You can also use the Mailings > Start Mail Merge > E-mail Messages option to create an email campaign instead of printing labels.
• If you have a large dataset, you may want to consider using a mail merge add-in or a third-party tool to speed up the process.
• You can customize the label layout and design by using Word's built-in formatting options or by creating a custom label template.

That's it! With these steps, you should be able to mail merge labels from Excel 2016.