Using your Avery product with Word. After you have Word configured to use your Avery product, you have a few options: Print the same address, or other information, on all of the labels on a sheet, as described in Create return address labels in Word 2016 for Mac.
Click the Avery tab at the top of the Microsoft Word Ribbon toolbar and click the Avery Wizard logo. If you do not see an Avery tab at the top of the Microsoft Word Ribbon toolbar, click the Office button at the top left and then click the Word Options button. The Word Options screen will appear. If you use Microsoft Entourage and have entered the address of the person you want to print this address label for, click the little Rolodex card next to the Address field, choose the person’s name in the Office Address Book dialog that appears, and then click the Insert button.
I want to use Avery template 5453, a 4' X 6' product that yields two 4' X 3' labels per sheet. The attached screen shot shows the template as it appears in Word 2011 on my MacBook Pro. I'm new to Word 2011 for the Mac, and I'm trying to understand what I'm seeing in this template. First, what is that non-printing character that resembles an I-bar in the middle of each of the two labels? The template appears to consist of two adjoining text boxes or shapes, and each label is set up to center the text. Second, how to I modify this template?
I want two text boxes: one in the upper left for the return address, and the second more or less in the center for the destination mailing address. The text in both boxes should, of course, be aligned left. I've been trying to modify this template, but the built-in formatting seems to resist my efforts. Should I simply try to create my own template from scratch? Seems it should be easier to start with the Avery template and modify it. Thank you, Andrew! You gave me some valuable clues.
After I read your post, I looked at the Avery template from another angle. You are spot on about the two cells. What I'd failed to see-and what had so vexed me from the start-was that Avery had overlaid those two cells with two shapes of exactly the same proportions. I had noticed the sizing handles that appeared when I clicked in one or the other of the two cells. Now I remember that cells don't have sizing handles.
I was clicking by that I-bar whatchamaycallit and trying to align it top left, with no success. I've attached another screen shot that shows the two shapes resized and rotated. I also turned on cell gridlines and changed the text alignment to top left.
Till now, I'd thought those shapes were the borders for the cells. It seems all I need do is remove those two shapes from the template, then proceed as you suggested. With the shapes out of the way, I can change the alignment of text in the cells. On the other hand, I suppose I could use those shapes for my intent, i.e., as placeholders for my two address blocks. I'm still curious about that I-bar—what does Microsoft call it and what is its purpose? Andrew, this gets a little more interesting. Your last post prompted me to download this Avery template onto my Windows 7 machine, which runs Office 2013.
The template opens in Word 2013 (Windows) without those odd I-bars that we saw in the same template in Word 2011 for Mac. Even more interesting: On the Win 7 PC, the template does not have those rectangular shapes layered over the twin cells! All I see is the table itself, ready for whatever I want to put in it.
Even better, the 'Table Tools' subgroup has already displayed-a clear indication that we're dealing with a table. See attached screen shot. So, does Avery favor a Windows machine? Did Avery place those I-bars and rectangles for us Mac users, or did Microsoft's Word for Mac design team sneak them in? Methinks I'll write to Avery and ask them what's going on. That's a very good point, Charles.
I've resorted to Avery online in this and other instances because the list of templates in Word 2011 (Mac) seems less robust than that of the various Windows versions. In this instance, I wanted to use Avery label 5286. The package tells me to use the template for Avery 5453. So I dive into Tools Labels and search in vain for either 5286 or 5453.
My next step, I reasoned, was to download the template from the vendor—that is, Avery. Of course, downloading the template does not add the template to Word's 'Labels' tool. What I got was a new item in My Templates. That's quite acceptable, but do you know a way to add missing templates to Word's labels applet? I understand your point about the various templates for what is essentially the same label. Here's what I find curious: Word 2013 on my Windows 7 PC offers many more Avery templates than does its Mac equivalent.
In Word 2013 on my Win7 PC, I can find both 5286 and 5453. In Word 2011 for the Mac, I can find neither. I click Tools Labels Options and search for the Avery product I want to use, i.e., Avery 5286. That product ID does not appear in the spin box. The package says I should use 'Avery Template 5453,' but that number does not appear, either. Then I search the entire list for any product that fits the description: Height: 3', Width: 4'; Page size: 4' X 6'.
I find nothing. All the label products that show have a page size of standard U.S. Letter (8.5' X 11'). It seems odd that someone chose to limit the available Avery templates in Word for Mac. Who made that call: Avery or Microsoft? I certainly don't expect you to have the answer.
It's just odd, don't you think?
Excel 2016 for Mac PowerPoint 2016 for Mac Word 2016 for Mac Word for Mac 2011 Excel for Mac 2011 PowerPoint for Mac 2011 Templates are files that help you design interesting, compelling, and professional-looking documents, presentations, and workbooks. A template is simply a starting point. You create it once and it can be used over and over again. The formatting is already complete; you add what you want to the template and then save it as a document, presentation, or workbook. To create a template, you can start with a document, presentation, or workbook that you already created, one you downloaded, or a brand new one that you decide to customize in any number of ways. Open the Word document that you want to save as a template.
On the File menu, click Save as Template. In the Save As box, type the name that you want to use for the new template.
(Optional) In the Where box, choose a location where the template will be saved. Next to File Format, click Microsoft Word template (.dotx), or, if your document contains macros, click Microsoft Word Macro-Enabled template (.dotm).
Click Save. Unless you select a different location, the template is saved in /Users/ username/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content/Templates.
To change where Word automatically saves your templates, on the Word menu, click Preferences, and then under Personal Settings, click File Locations. Under File Locations, select User templates from the list, and then click Modify. Type the new folder and path you want to use, and Word will save any new templates in that folder.
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Note: If you can't find a template, you can search for it based on keywords in the Search All Templates box. Add, delete, or change any text, graphics, or formatting, and make any other changes that you want to appear in all new documents that you base on the template. On the File menu, click Save as Template. In the Save As box, type the name that you want to use for the new template. (Optional) In the Where box, choose a location where the template will be saved. Next to File Format, click Microsoft Word template (.dotx), or, if your template contains macros, click Microsoft Word Macro-Enabled template. Click Save.
Unless you select a different location, the template is saved in /Users/ username/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content/Templates. To change where Word automatically saves your templates, on the Word menu, click Preferences, and then under Personal Settings, click File Locations. Under File Locations, select User templates from the list, and then click Modify. Type the new folder and path you want to use, and Word will save any new templates in that folder.
Open a blank presentation, and then on the View tab, click Slide Master. The slide master is the largest slide image at the top of the slide thumbnail list. Associated layouts are positioned beneath it. To make changes to the slide master or layouts, on the Slide Master tab, do any of these:. To add a colorful theme with special fonts, and effects, click Themes, and pick a theme. To change the background, click Background Styles, and pick a background.
To add a placeholder for text, picture, chart, and other objects, in the thumbnail pane, click the slide layout that you want to hold the placeholder. From Insert Placeholder, pick the type of placeholder you want to add, and drag to draw the placeholder size. Open the presentation that you want to save as a template.
On the File tab, click Save as Template. In the Save As box, type the name that you want to use for the new template. (Optional) In the Where box, choose a location where the template will be saved.
Next to File Format, click PowerPoint Template (.potx), or, if your presentation contains macros, click PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Template (.potm). Click Save. Unless you select a different location, the template is saved in /Users/ username/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content/Templates. Note: If you can't find a template, you can search for it based on keywords in the Search All Templates box.
Add, delete, or change any text, graphics, or formatting, and make any other changes that you want to appear in all new presentations that you base on the template. On the File menu, click Save as Template. In the Save As box, type the name that you want to use for the new template.
(Optional) In the Where box, choose a location where the template will be saved. Next to File Format, click PowerPoint Template (.potx), or, if your template contains macros, click PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Template (.potm). Click Save.
Unless you select a different location, the template is saved in /Users/ username/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content/Templates. Open the workbook that you want to save as a template. On the File menu, click Save as Template. In the Save As box, type the name that you want to use for the new template. (Optional) In the Where box, choose a location where the template will be saved. Next to File Format, click Excel Template (.xltx), or, if your workbook contains macros, click Excel Macro-Enabled Template (.xltm). Click Save.
Unless you select a different location, the template is saved in /Users/ username/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content/Templates. Note: If you can't find a template, you can search for it based on keywords in the Search All Templates box. Add, delete, or change any content, graphics, or formatting, and make any other changes that you want to appear in all new workbooks that you base on the template.
On the File menu, click Save as Template. In the Save As box, type the name that you want to use for the new template. (Optional) In the Where box, choose a location where the template will be saved. Next to File Format, click Excel Template (.xltx), or, if your template contains macros, click Excel Macro-Enabled Template (.xltm). Click Save. Unless you select a different location, the template is saved in /Users/ username/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content/Templates.
Open the document. Add, delete, or change any text, graphics, or formatting, and make any other changes that you want to appear in all new documents that you base on the template. On the File menu, click Save As. On the Format pop-up menu, click Word Template (.dotx). In the Save As box, type the name that you want to use for the new template, and then click Save.
Unless you select a different location, the template is saved in /Users/ username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates. On the File menu, click Close.
To organize templates, use the Finder to create a new folder in /Users/ username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates, and then save your template in the new folder. Note: If you can't find a template, you can search for it based on keywords in the Search box. Click a template that is similar to the one that you want to create, and then click Choose. Add, delete, or change any text, graphics, or formatting, and make any other changes that you want to appear in all new documents that you base on the template. On the File menu, click Save As. On the Format pop-up menu, click Word Template (.dotx). In the Save As box, type the name that you want to use for the new template, and then click Save.
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Unless you select a different location, the template is saved in /Users/ username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates. To organize templates, use the Finder to create a new folder in /Users/ username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates, and then save your template in the new folder. Open the presentation that you want to create the new template from. Add, delete, or change any text, graphics, or formatting, and make any other changes that you want to appear in all new presentations that you base on the template. On the File menu, click Save As. On the Format pop-up menu, click PowerPoint Template (.potx).
In the Save As box, type the name that you want to use for the new template, and then click Save. Unless you select a different location, the template is saved in /Users/ username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates. To organize templates, use the Finder to create a new folder in /Users/ username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates, and then save your template in the new folder.
Note: If you can't find a template, you can search for a template based on keywords in the Search box. Click a template that is similar to the one that you want to create, and then click Choose. Add, delete, or change any text, graphics, or formatting, and make any other changes that you want to appear in all new documents that you base on the template. If you want to make one change to replicate it in several slide layouts, rather than changing each layout or slide individually, you can edit slide masters. On the File menu, click Save As. On the Format pop-up menu, click PowerPoint Template (.potx). In the Save As box, type the name that you want to use for the new template, and then click Save.
Unless you select a different location, the template is saved in /Users/ username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates. To organize templates, use the Finder to create a new folder in /Users/ username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates, and then save your template in the new folder. Open the workbook that you want to create the new template from.
Add, delete, or change any text, graphics, or formatting, and make any other changes that you want to appear in all new documents that you base on the template. On the File menu, click Save As. On the Format pop-up menu, click Excel Template (.xltx). In the Save As box, type the name that you want to use for the new template, and then click Save.
Unless you select a different location, the template is saved in /Users/ username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates. To organize templates, use the Finder to create a new folder in /Users/ username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates, and then save your template in the new folder.
Note: If you can't find a template, you can search for a template based on keywords in the Search box. Click a template that is similar to the one that you want to create, and then click Choose. Add, delete, or change any text, graphics, or formatting, and make any other changes that you want to appear in all new documents that you base on the template. On the File menu, click Save As. On the Format pop-up menu, click Excel Template (.xltx).
In the Save As box, type the name that you want to use for the new template, and then click Save. Unless you select a different location, the template is saved in /Users/ username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates. To organize templates, use the Finder to create a new folder in /Users/ username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates, and then save your template in the new folder.