Label printing guides

Short, practical guides to printing labels from Excel, Google Sheets and Word, with the sheet codes you'll find on the box.

Alternatives to Avery Design & Print Online

Avery Design & Print Online is free. Compare it with Word mail merge, Google Docs add-ons, blank templates and LabelPeel, and fix common problems.

21 October 2026 · 5 min read

How to Print Labels on Mac: 3 Easy Ways

How to print labels on a Mac from Contacts, Word or Numbers. Covers the Mailing Labels style, Avery® sheets, 100% scale and pasting a list into LabelPeel.

21 October 2026 · 6 min read

Labels Not Lining Up? How to Fix Print Alignment

Labels not lining up? Fix print scaling, paper size, the wrong template and printer feed, then test on plain paper. Also print a single label.

21 October 2026 · 5 min read

Laser vs Inkjet Labels: Which to Buy and How to Print

Laser printer labels vs inkjet labels: how they differ, how to read the Avery® box, print settings to check, and why you should not reuse a laser sheet.

21 October 2026 · 5 min read

Mail Merge in Google Docs: How to Make Labels

Google Docs has no mail merge for label sheets. See what Gmail mail merge offers, then four ways to turn a spreadsheet list into printed labels.

21 October 2026 · 5 min read

Print Labels From Google Contacts or Outlook

Print labels from Google Contacts, Outlook or iPhone contacts. Export a CSV, tidy the columns, drop people with no address, then paste into LabelPeel.

21 October 2026 · 6 min read

Avery 5160 vs 8160: What's the Difference?

Avery 5160 vs 8160: both sheets have the same 1 by 2⅝ inch labels, 30 per sheet. 5160 is for laser printers, 8160 for inkjet. Here is how to choose.

20 October 2026 · 5 min read

Avery Label Sizes Chart: Every Common Size

Avery label sizes chart for US Letter and A4 sheets: labels per sheet, size and best use. Find your code, measure a label and pick the right sheet.

20 October 2026 · 5 min read

Christmas Card Address Labels: Print Your Whole List at Home

Print Christmas card address labels at home in minutes. Tidy your list, pick a sheet, add festive design and return labels, then test before you print.

20 October 2026 · 5 min read

How to Address Wedding Invitations: Etiquette and Labels

How to address wedding invitations: outer and inner envelopes, couples, families and plus-ones, plus printing options and a guest list setup.

20 October 2026 · 5 min read

How to Make Labels in Google Docs (Step by Step)

Google Docs has no label maker. Learn to build a label table the same size as your Avery sheet, print a test at 100%, then fill in every cell.

20 October 2026 · 6 min read

How to Make Name Tags From a Spreadsheet

Make name tags from an attendee list in a spreadsheet. Pick Avery 5395 badge sheets, set first names large and print a test before you run the whole list.

20 October 2026 · 5 min read

How to Print Address Labels at Home (4 Easy Ways)

Print address labels in Word, the Mac Contacts app or LabelPeel. Covers address layout, return labels, which Avery® sheet to buy and printing fixes.

20 October 2026 · 7 min read

How to Print Labels From Excel (3 Easy Ways)

Three ways to print labels from an Excel list: Word mail merge, Avery® Design & Print, or pasting the rows into LabelPeel. Steps for each and fixes.

20 October 2026 · 6 min read

How to Print Labels From Google Sheets

Print labels from a Google Sheets list in three ways: paste it into a label tool, export it to Excel for a mail merge, or build a table in Docs.

20 October 2026 · 5 min read

How to Print Labels in Word (Step by Step)

How to print labels in Word: pick your Avery® product number, print one label across a full sheet, print a single label, and fix alignment step by step.

20 October 2026 · 6 min read

Mail Merge Labels From Excel to Word, Step by Step

How to mail merge labels from Excel to Word: prepare the columns, connect the list, insert the address, preview and print. Fixes for ZIP codes and blanks.

20 October 2026 · 6 min read