I pointed this out to you in my previous reply regarding the behavior of
lables in Word 2007 but I'll mention it again. ;-)
On your page you have this note:
"Microsoft appears to have retained the default use of the 'normal'
paragraph style to format tables; however, in Word 2007, the normal
paragraph style has added spacing. This will result in extra spacing between
the lines of the addresses on the labels when created using the label
tool..."
Technically this statement is incorrect. By default, Word 2007 does not add
any additional spacing, not between paragraphs or line spacing, on labels
you create using the Labels command on the Mailings tab. Now, if *you*
modify your Normal style and add extra spacing then in this scenario that
spacing will also be added to the labels. I suspect this is why you are
seeing this behavior.
Note that one of the beta versions did include the additional space but due
to feedback they received this behavior was changed in RTM.
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"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
I don't intentionally post misleading information on my web site, so OK,
I'll bite. What is wrong with the information as it now stands? I have
checked my comments using Word 2007 in its safe mode, but I will concede
that it is possible to get so close to a project that you miss things or
misinterpret things that others see.
I have added a paragraph at the start of the page as it would appear that
I am advocating sticking to ancient ways, whereas my intention was to show
that they were still available. I have also added a hyperlink to allow
readers to jump over the following section.
I am not using nor ever have used the beta version?
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Graham Mayor - Word MVP
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Beth Melton wrote:
Incidentally, there is still some misinformation on your page
regarding Word 2007 labels.
Do you happen to still be using a beta version?
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"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
I made the changes to my web site yesterday, which you may find of
interest - All your users would have to do is save the formatted
merge source document and attach the data file as required (assuming
the same field names)
http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm
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Icemaiden wrote:
Thanks you both, Beth and Graham, I was starting to think I was
totally missing something and was nuts. I will direct users to make
a default template to use and maybe MS will add something in the
future so this won't be necessary! :-)
Thanks for your time!
LT
"Graham Mayor" wrote:
OK - I see what you mean.
I had prepared my web page
http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm based on the
default settings of Word 2007 and noted in it the problem with
spacing of the addresses. I subsequently modified the normal style
which is used as in previous versions as the default for tables and
took it as read that it would apply also to tables created as part
of mail merge - which as you point out it doesn't. Although the
suggestions on my web page for dealing with the spacing remain
valid, the reasons don't so I will have to re-address that over the
weekend 
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Graham Mayor - Word MVP
My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
Beth Melton wrote:
Have you actually tried this in Word 2007 and *mail merge* labels,
Graham??
Regular labels are fine and they automatically use no spacing with
no need to modify the defaults. It's when using mail merge this
occurs. As soon as you select Labels as the main document type,
space *before* each paragraph and single space are added as direct
formatting. The new defaults use 10 pts space after (not 12) and
1.15 lines between.
Additional Notes:
- When using Outlook 2007, Word is irrelevant since Outlook no
longer uses Winword.exe and does not use Normal.dotm.
- If you want to avoid the issues with table styles, and other
style nuances we experienced in past versions, then you should
modify the Document Defaults and leave the Normal style
unmodified. - The Normal template for Word 2007 is always
Norma.dotm - never Normal.dotx.
~Beth Melton
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
The normal template in Word 2007 will be normal.dotm (or dotx)
rather than normal.dot which was for earlier versions, and
suggests that you are editing the wrong file. It is certainly
possible to set the normal style to have no space before or
after and thus have labels which match. Right click 'Normal' on
the home tab. Choose 'Modify'. Remove spacing from the paragraph
formatting options. Check the 'new documents based on this
style' check box and when you close out of Word (plus Outlook if
running) , save the normal template when prompted.