Avery How To Guides

Software instructions and printing tips

Printing is easy with free software from Avery. We have been developing template and software solutions for over 30 years and we offer various free tools to help you print including Design & Print software that works on mobile and tablets and templates for Microsoft Word.

Whether you want to print address labels, product labels, business cards or T-shirt transfers, we will be there to guide you at every step. Our help guides and articles offer step by step instructions on our software, as well as offering general printing tips. 

And don’t forget, the Avery Consumer Centre is always on hand should you get stuck.  

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Getting Started with Avery Design & Print Online
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This Step by Step Guide will walk you through the basic features of our free online software
 Printing tips for Avery printable products
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To help ensure you get the best print results possible, follow these 6 printing tips
 Browser setting for Avery Design & Print
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Follow these steps to ensure the best performance when printing your Avery products
 Setting up an Avery Design & Print Account
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Open an online account and save any designs or projects you create to our online storage, and access them from any computer connected to the internet.
 How to open and save projects in Avery Design & Print
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This guide will walk you through the process of opening and saving the designs you make in Avery Design & Print Software
 Use Avery Design & Print to create barcodes for your labels
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This Step by Step Guide will walk you through how to generate barcodes using our free software tool.
 How to use Mail Merge in Design & Print
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How to print on Avery Labels that are not A4 in size
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This Step by Step Guide will help you print on any Avery sheets that are not A4 in size.
 How to create labels in Microsoft Word
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All Avery product templates, such as labels, business cards, dividers and name badges can be found within in Word. This Step by Step guide shows you how.