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Printing Directly from Microsoft Word

The instructions below describe how to print labels directly from Microsoft Word. You can use these instructions as guidelines to print labels from other Windows applications.

These instructions apply to Microsoft Word 2007. If you are using another version of Microsoft Word, the steps you need to perform might be somewhat different.

To print from Microsoft Word

Enter the text you want to print on a label into a Microsoft Word document.
Click the Office button, and then choose Print.

The Print dialog box appears.
Under Printer, choose the DYMO printer you want to print to from the Name list, and then click Close.
Select the Page Layout tab, and then click next to Page Setup.

The Page Setup dialog box appears.
Select the Paper tab.
Choose the label type to print to from the Paper size list.
Select the Margins tab.
Under Orientation, select Portrait or Landscape.
Under Margins, enter 0.00 in the Top, Bottom, Left, and Right boxes, and then click OK.

A message appears indicating that one or more margins are set outside the printable area.
Click Fix.

The correct margins are entered automatically.
Click OK on the Page Setup dialog box.

Your page size is now set to the size of the label type you selected.
Select the View tab, and then click Print Layout.

You can now view the entire label and format the text on your label before you print.