14 Print Mailing Labels

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14.1 Printing Mailing Labels

The Address Book system provides several types of mailing labels to suit your specific business needs. You can print mailing labels which include name and address information. The following labels include additional formats:

Format Description
Address and who's who
  • Bulk mailings (USA only)
  • Address book number and phone number

  • Address book number

  • Phone number

  • Contact person (who's who labels only)

Cheshire or Dun & Bradstreet
  • Address number
  • Phone number

  • Address and phone numbers

  • Labels with memo (Cheshire labels only)


14.1.1 Before You Begin

  • Enter all your addresses and who's who information

  • If you use effective dates, run the Effective Address Update to ensure that the most current addresses print on your labels

  • Print Report by Address - with Codes and Notes to verify your address book information is accurate

  • Load the labels in your printer

14.1.2 What You Should Know About

Topic Description
Label formats for countries Labels print in the format specified for the country. If a country is not set up in Country Constants, the labels print with the default country format.

14.2 Printing Address and Who's Who Labels

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From Address Book (G01), choose Periodic Processes

From Periodic Processes (G0121), choose Reports by Address or Reports by Person (Who's Who)

One of the versions for Reports by Address and Reports by Who's Who is for mailing labels. The following reports show examples of the types of mailing labels you can print.

14.2.1 Mailing Labels by Address

Figure 14-1 Mailing Labels by Address report

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14.2.2 Mailing Labels by Who's Who

Figure 14-2 Mailing Labels by Who's Who report

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Mailing labels are standard labels that print two or three across a page, depending on the type of printer:

Printer Description
Dot Matrix printers Use Data Documents labels, #35023-3, 3-1/2 by 1-7/16 inch, to print three labels across. You can specify:
  • Ten characters per inch to print 32-character labels

  • Fifteen characters per inch to print 40-character labels

Laser printers Use Avery Laser Printer labels, #5163, 2 by 4 inch, to print two labels across.

14.3 Printing Cheshire Labels

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From Address Book (G01), choose Periodic Processes

From Periodic Processes (G0121), choose Print Cheshire Labels

Cheshire labels print four labels across that are 3.2 inches wide by.9 inches high. You can print a maximum of nine lines on a Cheshire label page. The form size for Cheshire labels is 14-7/8 inches wide by 12 inches high. Cheshire labels are printed on a Cheshire printing machine.

Figure 14-3 Cheshire Labels report

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14.3.1 Processing Options

See Section 50.3, "Print Cheshire Labels (P01401C)."

14.4 Printing Dun & Bradstreet Labels

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From Address Book (G01), choose Periodic Processes

From Periodic Processes (G0121), choose Print Dun/Bradstreet Labels

Dun & Bradstreet labels are the same as Cheshire labels, except that they print in the Dun & Bradstreet style.

Figure 14-4 Dun & Bradstreet Labels report

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14.4.1 Processing Options

See Section 50.4, "Print Dun/Bradstreet (P01401C1)."