MailingLabel Object

Description

Represents a mailing label.

Using the MailingLabel Object

Use the MailingLabel property to return the MailingLabel object. The following example sets default mailing label options.

With Application.MailingLabel
    .DefaultLaserTray = wdPrinterLowerBin
    .DefaultPrintBarCode = True
End With

Use the PrintOut method to print a mailing label listed in the Product Number box in the Label Options dialog box. The following example prints a page of Avery 5162 standard address labels using the specified address.

addr = "Katie Jordan" & vbCr & "123 Skye St." & vbCr & "OurTown, WA 98107"
Application.MailingLabel.PrintOut Name:="5162", Address:=addr

Remarks

Use the CustomLabels property to format or print a custom mailing label. The following example sets the number of labels across and down for the custom label named "MyLabel."

With Application.MailingLabel.CustomLabels("MyLabel")
    .NumberAcross = 2
    .NumberDown = 5
End With

Properties

Application property, Creator property, CustomLabels property, DefaultLabelName property, DefaultLaserTray property, DefaultPrintBarCode property, Parent property.

Methods

CreateNewDocument method, PrintOut method (MailingLabel object).