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Print name tags for participants to an event from xls file

Printing name tags from an Excel file involves a few steps. Below is a step-by-step guide to help you through the process:

### **Step 1: Prepare Your Excel File**
1. **Ensure Proper Formatting:**
- Open your Excel file and ensure the data is properly formatted.
- Each row should correspond to a participant.
- The first row (header) should contain labels such as "First Name", "Last Name", "Company", etc.

2. **Save the Excel File:**
- Make sure to save your Excel file (`.xls` or `.xlsx` format) in an accessible location.

### **Step 2: Set Up a Mail Merge in Word**
1. **Open Microsoft Word:**
- Open a new blank document in Word.

2. **Go to the Mailings Tab:**
- Navigate to the “Mailings” tab in the ribbon at the top of the Word window.

3. **Start Mail Merge:**
- Click on “Start Mail Merge” and choose “Labels”.
- In the "Label Options" window, choose the type of labels you are using (e.g., Avery) and the specific product number.
- Click "OK" to confirm.

4. **Select Recipients:**
- Click on “Select Recipients” and choose “Use an Existing List”.
- Browse to your Excel file, select it, and click “Open”.
- In the “Select Table” window, ensure the correct sheet from your Excel file is selected and click “OK”.

### **Step 3: Design Your Name Tags**
1. **Insert Merge Fields:**
- In the first label on the page, click where you want the participant's name to appear.
- Click “Insert Merge Field” and select the appropriate fields from your Excel file (e.g., "First Name", "Last Name").
- You can also insert other fields like "Company" or "Title" if necessary.

2. **Format the Label:**
- Format the text (font, size, alignment) to your liking.
- Use spacing and line breaks as needed to position the text on the name tag.

3. **Update Labels:**
- Click “Update Labels” in the “Mailings” tab to apply the formatting and fields to all labels on the page.

### **Step 4: Preview and Complete the Merge**
1. **Preview the Labels:**
- Click “Preview Results” to see how your labels will look with actual data.
- Use the arrow buttons to navigate through different participants.

2. **Finish & Merge:**
- When you are satisfied with the design, click “Finish & Merge”.
- Choose “Print Documents” to print the labels directly or “Edit Individual Documents” to review and make adjustments before printing.

### **Step 5: Print the Name Tags**
1. **Print Settings:**
- In the print dialog, ensure that you have the correct printer and label paper selected.
- Make any necessary adjustments to print settings.

2. **Print:**
- Click “Print” to print your name tags.

### **Step 6: Troubleshooting (if needed)**
- **Alignment Issues:** If the text doesn't align properly on the labels, you may need to adjust the margins or the label settings in Word.
- **Duplicate or Missing Records:** Double-check your Excel file and make sure all participants are included and correctly formatted.

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