In Windows XP, how can I print adhesive mailing labels (99mm x 34mm) so that they can be read in the vertical position when applied to the spine of an A4 ring binder?
There are a number of label making programs on the market but providing you are not going into mass production it can be done quite easily in MS Word. Go to Envelopes and Labels on the Tools menu, select the Labels tab then click the Labels button (bottom right hand corner) and this will open the Label Options dialogue box. If your label is a common commercial type select it from the list, otherwise click the New Label button and set the dimensions. Once that’s done click OK then New Document and your label sheet will appear on the screen. You can now key in the text that you want to appear on the label. To align text vertically just set up the tabs, or use the spacebar to centre each character then press Return for the next character on the next line below. Highlight the text and set font and adjust character size to suite then move on to the next label. For some years I have had a useful shortcut on my Windows 98 Desktop labelled Shutdown, and have copied it to a succession of PCs. I
