Create name tags using the Mail Merge feature in Microsoft Word

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@hulong0205
@hulong0205 2 жыл бұрын
10 years later in 2022. This is still the most helpful name tag making tutorial on KZbin.
@chaplainkim86
@chaplainkim86 Жыл бұрын
10 years later in 2023 and this helped me ENORMOUSLY. Bless you!
@jillmiller7552
@jillmiller7552 7 жыл бұрын
This is seriously the most useful and efficient mail merge tutorial in history. Thank you.
@redcapeco
@redcapeco 7 жыл бұрын
Jill Miller so glad you found it helpful! Thanks for taking the time to watch.
@beth6342
@beth6342 Жыл бұрын
You are an angel. I was tearing my hair out trying to figure out how to do this and you explained it clearly. It worked perfectly!
@juliemaresco821
@juliemaresco821 6 жыл бұрын
I struggled for hours trying to figure out how to do this and your video explained it in less than 10 minutes. So incredible thank you so much! You made my day at work so much better!
@redcapeco
@redcapeco 5 жыл бұрын
Julie, so happy to hear you found this helpful! Thanks for the comment. - Vickie
@jonvandeventer8279
@jonvandeventer8279 10 жыл бұрын
Very well done! Clearly explained at a pace that doesn't drag at all. I did pause and rewind as needed because I was taking notes to be shared with others, but I'd rather pause/rewind than fall asleep waiting for the next piece of information. Pausing also allowed me to work along with the video to ensure that there were no surprises when working with a slightly different version of MS. Thank you for taking the time to post this video!
@ashleybrian2925
@ashleybrian2925 9 жыл бұрын
What a HUGE help! I was overwhelmed before watching this video, but in a matter of minutes, my file was created! THANK YOU!
@redcapeco
@redcapeco 9 жыл бұрын
+Ashley Brian I'm thrilled to hear that, Ashley. Well, not the part about being overwhelmed. That's my least favorite part. But I'm happy that you were able to get your project done. If you want more mail merge tips, we have a free webinar www.redcapeco.com/classes/5-mail-merge-secrets/ showcasing my top 5 timesaving secrets for mail merge. I hope you find it just as valuable. cheers! Vickie
@jem02081
@jem02081 11 жыл бұрын
Couldn't have been easier to follow & detailed enough to enable me to tweak the name tags to perfection ... Thanks
@DionnesDiscography
@DionnesDiscography 2 жыл бұрын
Very helpful, thank you! And not 30 minutes long! Informative, yet straight to the point!
@janefink7509
@janefink7509 3 жыл бұрын
I needed a refresher on how to do name tags - great tutorial. I did not know about the update labels button - hugely helpful.
@PG4H
@PG4H 7 жыл бұрын
This tutorial is awesome!!! Thank you! It saved me from typing each on individually and we have 300 plus kids in the program. You are so clear and detailed in your explanation and presentation.
@sgvepinfo9897
@sgvepinfo9897 10 ай бұрын
Great video. Solved MOST of my issues - but I'm here to say the list of names you used is classic.
@redgirl559
@redgirl559 9 жыл бұрын
Thank You! You I volunteered to do this task for the PTA, and was completely lost when they forwarded me the excel document...I've always been afraid of excel..But this was easier than I thought...Awesome instructor you are!!!
@redcapeco
@redcapeco 9 жыл бұрын
+redgirl559 Thanks so much for your comment. I'm thrilled to hear that the video helped you overcome the fear of Excel! Hope the project went well. The PTA is lucky to have volunteers like you. ~ Vickie
@nadinerichings4259
@nadinerichings4259 11 жыл бұрын
Great instructive video! Thankyou, Vicky. It can replace my 4 pages of written notes that I used to hand out to members of the Local Organising Committee when they were organising a Meeting of our society.
@lisagaines2296
@lisagaines2296 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you Very much, I've been trying to make this work for 2 days now, just decided to come and watch a KZbin video to figure out what I was doing wrong. This wasn't even my first time but it had been over a year since the last time, thanks again. Success!
@tanyaraz4518
@tanyaraz4518 11 жыл бұрын
Thank you...life saver! I don't do mail merge often enough to remember how to do it the next time, and than it's always a different version of Word I have to do it on. This is a nice, quick, and easy to understand way of getting going on badge printing.
@robinsingletary8111
@robinsingletary8111 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome! This really helped to get my "Update Labels" button working and being able to view all the labels at once. Thank you.
@redcapeco
@redcapeco 11 жыл бұрын
Great to hear! Thanks for taking the time to watch the video and post a comment. Hope your meeting went well!
@ScratchByManal
@ScratchByManal 11 жыл бұрын
Thank you SO much, I honestly don't know how to best express my gratitude to you for this video. I was on inDesign for 6 hours straight trying to make about 800 name tags and it just would not listen. And then I come across your video, which is so straightforward and so helpful, and just really honestly thank you, and God bless you. So sleep deprived...
@redcapeco
@redcapeco 10 жыл бұрын
Hi Manal, I'm so very grateful that this helped you! Thanks for letting me know. Please reach out if you need anything. Best, Vickie
@redcapeco
@redcapeco 11 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Nadine! So thrilled to hear that it helped you and your committee. We so need to spread the word about that magic button "Update Labels".
@ShanePatrickConnolly
@ShanePatrickConnolly 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I always screw up the order of operations - this was a helpful and straightforward reminder!
@trizza82
@trizza82 11 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU. THE FIRST VIDEO THAT TRULY HELPED ME AFTER A WHILE. BESTs from AUSTRIA :)
@herbo45
@herbo45 2 жыл бұрын
I input a list of names as she instructs. Then says "close out of that list" ... and ....???? Where does it go???
@katiebritton9272
@katiebritton9272 10 жыл бұрын
Clear...concise...immediately usable. Thank you!
@redcapeco
@redcapeco 12 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Katy! I'm glad you found it helpful and that you took the time to comment.
@traceyfrugoli8973
@traceyfrugoli8973 9 жыл бұрын
OMG, this is just what i needed when i needed it! You are a great instructor, thanks a million.
@redcapeco
@redcapeco 9 жыл бұрын
Tracey Frugoli Oh great! So glad it helped you. I will be hosting a Mail Merge webinar Aug and Sep 2015. Hope you can join us! Visit our Classes page on redcapeco.com for registration details.
@laur7311
@laur7311 9 жыл бұрын
Thank you! The key is the Update Labels. That is what I was missing earlier. And yes certainly a time saver!
@ruthcolvin1564
@ruthcolvin1564 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. Helpful and straight to the point!
@samanthajohnson8284
@samanthajohnson8284 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! The last computer in our office to have the Avery Wizard on it was recently updated so we lost the wizard. This just gave me back the ability to merge name badges!
@job489
@job489 10 жыл бұрын
Hey, this may be a stupid question, but with the latest version of Office, I've tried creating nametags. My only issue is that it only does one page with six name tags. I need over 300, but for some reason, when I have 50 blank pages, and I make labels, it only does one page and the 49 pages disappear. Am I missing something?
@louispetrosino3793
@louispetrosino3793 11 жыл бұрын
Just what I needed! Thanks for taking the time to create that video!!
@redcapeco
@redcapeco 11 жыл бұрын
Sure! Glad you found it helpful. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@nadinenielsen6509
@nadinenielsen6509 5 жыл бұрын
Nice job explaining this!! I struggled for awhile also!! I couldn't figure out why Avery doesn't have a tutorial on their web page! Thank you!!
@gabriellarodriguez593
@gabriellarodriguez593 9 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I revisit this page every December when I have to make hundreds of name tags!
@redcapeco
@redcapeco 9 жыл бұрын
+Gabriella Rodriguez That's great to hear! We'll see you next year, then. :-) By the way, we have a free webinar on our classes page at www.redcapeco.com called "5 Timesaving secrets for mail merge" if you want to learn more tips.
@benbalzer9716
@benbalzer9716 8 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Really helpful. One more suggestion: beware of paragraph breaks at the end of tables- these stopped my document filling fully, but once deleted it filled up perfectly. I was using a Fuji Xerox template from my local print shop, in Sydney Australia.
@willemsenmonique
@willemsenmonique 6 жыл бұрын
Great!! Thanks for you big help!! I have searched a long time how to do it. And it seems so easy. Thanks for your movie!!!
@CH-hy8pi
@CH-hy8pi 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing tutorial!!! Thank you for making this video.
@sueconstable
@sueconstable 6 жыл бұрын
Excellent presentation! First time I've been successful with labels :)
@kurtbjohnsoninc
@kurtbjohnsoninc 2 жыл бұрын
Great instruction from start to finish. THANKS!
@doriswhite6964
@doriswhite6964 10 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Very easy to follow with perfect end result. Thanks.
@charitykunold5345
@charitykunold5345 9 жыл бұрын
This was such a big help! I have event for work tomorrow and this was a lifesaver! THANK YOU!!!!
@redcapeco
@redcapeco 9 жыл бұрын
Charity Kunold That's awesome Charity! Glad to hear that it was timely and that it is what you needed. Good luck with tomorrow's event. Hope it's a HUGE success. ~ Vickie
@meli2180
@meli2180 7 жыл бұрын
This was an amazing tutorial, I understood all the steps and succeeded on my first try! Thanks!!!
@RidgeRunnerTech
@RidgeRunnerTech 3 жыл бұрын
Great job! Saved me a lot of time. Thank you!!
@mainechiropracticassociati9275
@mainechiropracticassociati9275 2 жыл бұрын
Best explanation AND tutorial ever!
@RockPaperBeautiful
@RockPaperBeautiful 11 жыл бұрын
This is fantastic. I knew how to do a mail merge to do nametags, but I could not figure out how to do it with a logo. I actually have to do a nametag in a month or so that has 2 logos and people's first and last name. Wish me luck!
@udaproductions2
@udaproductions2 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video! You are the best. i tried to figure this out a few years back and lost a whole day.
@anatakwala
@anatakwala 9 жыл бұрын
Thanks. It helped me for some work I needed to do as a first timer to this feature.
@ijhamel
@ijhamel 6 жыл бұрын
This was exactly what I needed!! Good job.
@jvt6
@jvt6 10 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! I found all I needed in your video :)
@mattschyman
@mattschyman 9 жыл бұрын
This is a huge help....gonna save me a ton of time !
@redcapeco
@redcapeco 9 жыл бұрын
+mattschyman Great to hear! Thanks for taking the time to comment. ~ Vickie
@barbaranichols5167
@barbaranichols5167 2 ай бұрын
I used this last year - thanks. Do you know how to make it so that the back of the name tag has other information?
@martyepperly5803
@martyepperly5803 Жыл бұрын
This is great! My question pertains to adding names to my list after my original nametags have been created. For a club that I am creating nametags for, how do I add names down the road as our membership grows and I don't want to reprint all the nametags again?
@edieanddennylott8098
@edieanddennylott8098 10 жыл бұрын
Great video! Perfect instructions!
@katyodriscoll7823
@katyodriscoll7823 12 жыл бұрын
This was really helpful and super easy to follow and understand Thank you
@matttown9520
@matttown9520 8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! This video explained exactly what I needed to know.
@trinidadrodriguez3191
@trinidadrodriguez3191 5 жыл бұрын
Perfect Pace and CLEAR! Thanks!
@reginachang3599
@reginachang3599 5 ай бұрын
So clear and helpful! Thank you!
@redcapeco
@redcapeco 3 ай бұрын
So thrilled this helped you! Thanks for letting me know. ~ Vickie
@danaolson3352
@danaolson3352 9 жыл бұрын
This was an AWESOME video, thank you so much!!!!
@harriethamilton7529
@harriethamilton7529 10 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, my colleague and I found this extremely helpful
@redcapeco
@redcapeco 10 жыл бұрын
Oh great! Thanks for letting me know. So thrilled it helped you. :-) Cheers!
@redcapeco
@redcapeco 11 жыл бұрын
Good timing , indeed! Glad you found it helpful. Best of luck with your upcoming project. :-) ~ Vickie
@redcapeco
@redcapeco 11 жыл бұрын
Hi there. Which template were you looking for? Did you want the Excel file with the sample names in order to practice the mail merge?
@cbruno1970
@cbruno1970 2 жыл бұрын
Great video!! I am having problems with it duplicating each name on one entire page? What am I doing wrong?
@porshabettis130
@porshabettis130 10 жыл бұрын
You are a HERO. The only thing is that I see most do it in Excel. I was wondering how can I do in word. (make a list of recipients)
@redcapeco
@redcapeco 10 жыл бұрын
Porsha, is it a requirement that the list is in Word? If not, then I would copy the list from Word and store it in Excel. Excel is much easier to use when managing a list. However, if you have to use Word...you can create the list on the fly from within Word. When you select Select Recipients, choose Type a New List. Add people and then you'll be forced to save that list as an MDB "Microsoft Office Address List" file. Let me know if that helps! ~ Vickie
@PattyLyonsKnitting
@PattyLyonsKnitting 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent tutorial
@LowellVickers
@LowellVickers 11 жыл бұрын
You're a lifesaver! Thanks for this!
@welbeckessinam2760
@welbeckessinam2760 12 жыл бұрын
Great. I love that. Enjoy your day Vicky
@kpcruz8264
@kpcruz8264 7 жыл бұрын
This is great except for one small detail. I rarely add a logo or titles, just names, so I want the contents of the cell centered. On a single cell I get the Table Tools tab and under layout options I can center that cell. When I update labels it does everything except the center alignment (horizontal is still centered, but vertically it's aligned to the top). I have to manually change each cell or add returns to the first until it looks correct. Why does that not update?
@Neo08CA
@Neo08CA 10 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for the the video! you have saved me a lot of time :)
@silverside99
@silverside99 9 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, fantastic.. I have a question.. i follow the instructions on the video but everytime I open the world doc (the layout that i chooses for the name tag) the curser appears in the middle of the box left aligned. and when i insert the picture, it places itself right there that cant move. Can you help me please??
@ambertomsovic7376
@ambertomsovic7376 7 жыл бұрын
You are an angel!! Thank you for saving my butt!
@nicoledey688
@nicoledey688 9 жыл бұрын
Hi, I am making security badges and the template I have created is in a table for with columns and rows and border shading. Is it possible to do a mail merge this way or will I have to create the cells in each cell of the label template I chose? Or when I hit update will it recognize the columns and rows I have added?
@rickyfarrer
@rickyfarrer 10 жыл бұрын
hi vicki. thank you for the tutorial! what software did you use to do your screen capture video? regards ricky
@HempstoneOtieno2
@HempstoneOtieno2 10 жыл бұрын
Camtasia
@redcapeco
@redcapeco 10 жыл бұрын
Hempstone Otieno Thanks for replying, Hempstone! Yes. I used Camtasia.
@deem2
@deem2 12 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. This video helped me a lot. It was easy once I knew how. LOL
@angelabrandenburger7247
@angelabrandenburger7247 10 жыл бұрын
saved my life tonight! thanks!!
@antonygilbert8710
@antonygilbert8710 9 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. It is really very useful to me.
@redcapeco
@redcapeco 9 жыл бұрын
+ANTONY GILBERT So happy to hear that you found this video useful. Hope the project went well! ~Vickie
@higherhope8796
@higherhope8796 8 жыл бұрын
Do you have video showing how to print double sided name tags?
@twinkletoes6046
@twinkletoes6046 9 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for the video. it really helps me a lot. God bless you. :)
@alewan5307
@alewan5307 5 жыл бұрын
This is really helpful, THANK YOU! :)
@redcapeco
@redcapeco 12 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Welbeck. Hope you have a great week. ~Vickie
@Jennifer-tv8kn
@Jennifer-tv8kn 7 жыл бұрын
This was so helpful! But unfortunately, although the name merge works for me, the artwork I see on my screen doesn't print on the labels - only the names do. What could be wrong?
@bindupathak4405
@bindupathak4405 4 жыл бұрын
hi vikki in my computer doent highlights some options to put first name or last name ?
@AnniePoppieSeed
@AnniePoppieSeed 11 жыл бұрын
Great Video, thanks!
@EliLebowiczComedy
@EliLebowiczComedy 11 жыл бұрын
If the image is a background instead of a logo, and I want to have the names over the background, do you know how to make sure the words are still visible even with the background?
@rodrigoandresbenvenuto271
@rodrigoandresbenvenuto271 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot, it was very helpful, I saved time and so money, thaaaanks!!. Cheers
@redcapeco
@redcapeco 8 жыл бұрын
+Rodrigo Andres Benvenuto That's wonderful to hear. Good luck with your mail merge project. :-)
@catherinepang4204
@catherinepang4204 Жыл бұрын
can you tell me how to create template for Q-Connect 54 x 90 mm Name Badge Inserts 10 Per Sheet KF02289 when the template is not available in MS options, unlike Avery label template is
@caroljantunen9745
@caroljantunen9745 11 жыл бұрын
I am doing name tags for a class reunion. I want to add the picture of the person whose name tag I am making. Can I merge pictures and text?
@dianaxu5926
@dianaxu5926 8 жыл бұрын
Hi! Is there a way to have a customized backside (so making these tags double sided) using MailMerge?
@driser281
@driser281 7 жыл бұрын
Make a separate mailmerge document and run your name tags or placecards through printer again to print the 2nd document on their backside. Play around with a test page to make certain you know how you need to feed the printed labels in the printer to do this successfully. I've done this before to make tent place cards so name appeared on both sides.
@christinaward242
@christinaward242 9 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Very helpful!
@MateyKorkor
@MateyKorkor 10 жыл бұрын
Very useful, thank you
@redcapeco
@redcapeco 12 жыл бұрын
Great! Glad you found it helpful. Thanks for letting me know.
@NAL203
@NAL203 10 жыл бұрын
So helpful. Thank you!!!
@stuartlambert5059
@stuartlambert5059 9 жыл бұрын
Superb - thanks
@Aliseeyah
@Aliseeyah 8 жыл бұрын
SUPER HELPFUL!
@tanyaschramm1193
@tanyaschramm1193 3 жыл бұрын
When I did this, each new page started from the second entry of the previous page - so I had hundreds of double ups. it didn't go to next record
@redcapeco
@redcapeco 11 жыл бұрын
Great to hear! Thanks for posting.
@asfoster4241
@asfoster4241 12 жыл бұрын
Thanks this really helped me out alot =)
@Australiannamebadge
@Australiannamebadge 10 жыл бұрын
While Microsoft Word can be used for making name badges, the ones created through it don't even come close to those created by a professional name badge maker. Since name badges symbolize the brand and are instrumental in giving it the much-needed visibility, it's only given that it is designed and made by a professional badge maker.
@maluisa09
@maluisa09 11 жыл бұрын
this was very helpful thank you
@redcapeco
@redcapeco 11 жыл бұрын
Hi Carol. If you still need assistance with the picture merge, please post on our Facebook page at /redcapeco and we'll send you some ideas. Thanks!
@utkuay
@utkuay 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this information, allah razı olsun
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