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MailingLabel.DefaultLabelName Property

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Word Developer Reference

Returns or sets the name for the default mailing label. Read/write String.

Syntax

expression.DefaultLabelName

expression   A variable that represents a MailingLabel object.

Remarks

To find the string for the specified built-in label, select the label in the Label Options dialog box (Tools menu, Envelopes and Labels dialog box, Labels tab, Options button). Then click Details and view the Label name box, which contains the correct string to use for this property. To set a custom label as the default mailing label, use the label name that appears in the Details dialog box, or use the Name property with a CustomLabel object.

Creating a new label document from a CustomLabel object automatically sets the DefaultLabelName property to the name of the CustomLabel object.

Example

This example returns the name of the current default mailing label.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Msgbox Application.MailingLabel.DefaultLabelName

This example sets the Avery Standard, 5160 Address label as the default mailing label.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Application.MailingLabel.DefaultLabelName = "5160"

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