You’ll use this information to create your template from scratch. Look at your labels to find their measurements. That’s when you need to create a label from scratch. But often you’ll find that there are no downloadable templates available for the label that you want to use. (If you choose to go this route, skip to Step 6.)Īvery now offers downloads for a limited selection of templates in a Pages format too. You can open a Word template in Pages, but you’ll often need to adjust the measurements slightly to make the templates work. You might already know that you can download tons of Microsoft Word templates for the most common labels directly from the Avery Label Website. Step 1: Check to see if there’s a pre-made templateĬheck the Avery site for pre-made label templates designed for use with Apple’s Pages.
But, while it’s true that Pages doesn’t ship with any built-in label templates, it’s actually easy to create and use standard labels using Pages. One gripe you’ll hear about Pages ’09, Apple’s otherwise excellent word processing and page layout application, is that it provides little in the way of support for printing labels.
