How to Make Envelope Stickers in Microsoft

Envelope stickers add a pleasant touch to greeting cards and letters you send in the mail. They also help ensure that your envelope will not accidentally come open and prevent tampering by anyone other than your recipient. You can purchase envelope stickers at stationery shops or discount stores. However, you can also make them yourself using your computer and printer. Make them with matching address labels and give them as a gift with a lovely notepad.

Things You'll Need

• Microsoft Word
• Color printer
• Avery 3112 label paper or similar

Instructions

1. 

   Open Microsoft Word. Insert the picture you would like to use on your envelope stickers. To insert a picture in Word 2007, go to the "Insert" tab on the ribbon. Click "Clip Art" if you want to use a Microsoft clip art graphic. Choose "Picture" if you have a picture on file that you want to use. In Word 2003, go to the "Insert" menu on the toolbar and point to "Picture." Click "Clip Art" or "From File."

2. 

   Type a word or search term into the "Search For" box if you are using a clip art graphic. If you are using a picture from file, click "Browse" and navigate to the picture on your computer. Select the graphic you want to use to make the envelope stickers and click "Insert."

3. 

   Click on the picture to select it and then right click. Select "Format Picture." Click the "Size" tab. Clear the "Lock Aspect Ratio" checkbox. Change the size of the picture to "1.5" for both the height and the width. Click "OK."

4. 

   Click the picture again to make sure it is still selected. In Word 2007, select the "Mailings" tab and click "Labels" in the "Create" group. In Word 2003, go to the "Tools" menu and point to "Letters and Mailings." Select "Envelopes and Labels." Go to the "Labels" tab of the dialog and click the "Options" button. Under "Label Products," select "Avery Standard." Under "Product Number," select "3112-Sticker." Click "OK."

5. 

   Select "Full Page of the Same Label" in the "Print" section. Click the "New Document" button. A new Word document will open with a full page of envelope stickers. Save the document if you choose and print onto label paper.

Tips & Warnings

• If you use a label size other than Avery 3112, make sure you choose the correct product number in step 4.

Resources

• Make Address Labels