Troubleshoot printing labels on a desktop printer

My labels print incorrectly

If you created your labels from scratch, make sure that you've laid them out as labels.

How?

  1. On the File menu, click Page Setup.
  2. Click the Layout tab.
  3. Do one of the following:

    Use Avery labels

    Use a type of label other than Avery

    1. Under Printing options, click Adjust Label Printing.
    2. In the Label name box, type a name.
    3. Type the values you want for Side Margin, Top Margin, Horizontal Gap, and Vertical Gap. The preview will show how your labels will print.
    4. Click OK.
  4. If you’re using manual feed, click the Printing & Paper tab, then click Manual feed in the Source box.
  5. If there are additional options that your printer documentation specifies for labels, click Properties, select the options you want, and then click OK.

Note   The Page Options button only appears in the Print dialog box if Microsoft Publisher can fit more than one page (or copy) on a sheet of the paper you're printing on.

I need to change the distance between the labels on the page

  1. On the File menu, click Page Setup.
  2. Click the Layout tab.
  3. Under Printing Options, click Adjust Label Printing.
  4. In the Label name box, type a name.
  5. Type the values you want for Side Margin, Top Margin, Horizontal Gap, and Vertical Gap. The preview will show how your labels will print.