| Name cards can add a lovely little touch to a party or | | | | find a label printer who is able to offer this service. |
| dinner and can be very useful too. Whether they | | | | Some online printers do accept mail merge orders and |
| display the names of friends who have come for | | | | so it is just a matter of spending a little bit of time on |
| dinner, different drinks and nibbles that are part of a | | | | the internet and finding one that is suitable. In order to |
| buffet, or are being used in a fun game, quiz etc. they | | | | find out if a company offers a mail merge service, the |
| can be incredibly practical and fun too. These cards | | | | first thing to do is to read through the information |
| can be as detailed or as simple as you like but their | | | | provided in the website. If not clear, this information can |
| quality can always be of a high standard. One way to | | | | often be found in the FAQs section. If you are not able |
| make effective and attractive cards for an occasion is | | | | to find the relevant details on the website, the best |
| to have the information printed on adhesive labels and | | | | thing to do is to email them to see if they can help you |
| then apply them to the bits of card. Obviously, most | | | | or not. Email is really the preferred method for this |
| often different information will be needed for each | | | | type of inquiry as it means they will be able to send |
| different card. In order to do this easily and quickly a | | | | you a detailed response and instructions which you will |
| mail merge of the required information can be the best | | | | be able to refer back to. |
| option. Mail merges are quick and easy to do and allow | | | | When you have found a suitable label printer and |
| a lot of information to be transferred in a simple way. | | | | organized your information in an Excel spreadsheet, |
| The first step in organizing your information for a mail | | | | you will then be able to add other details to your labels, |
| merge is to jot down all the information required for | | | | for example, a picture. Some label printers offer an |
| each card. Then, open up a Microsoft Excel | | | | excellent selection of images that you are able to add |
| spreadsheet and put in the information you have | | | | to your design. This means that you can really make |
| compiled. Each name etc. must be put in a separate | | | | your name cards individual and reflective of the tone |
| cell. Each cell that features in just one column will equal | | | | of choice. You can make your labels for your cards |
| one name card. For more than one line on the same | | | | fun, sophisticated, eye-catching or as basic as you like. |
| name card, put each extra line of information in the | | | | It is really down to you and your chosen design. |
| next cell along in the row. To simplify, put the | | | | By spending some time looking for a label printer that is |
| information for each name card in a cell in a column. If | | | | able to offer you what you would like, you will be able |
| more than one line is required on once card, put these | | | | to have them use the information you have provided |
| extra bits of information in the corresponding rows. | | | | and print you some effective and attractive labels for |
| Save your Excel sheet and you now have all the | | | | your cards. It will then simply be a matter of peeling |
| information you need to complete a mail merge. | | | | them off and applying to your pieces of card, in order |
| In order to have your labels for your name cards | | | | to make super and attractive name cards for your |
| completed and printed professionally, you must then | | | | occasion. |