MailingLabel.CreateNewDocument Method

Word Developer Reference

Creates a new label document using either the default label options or ones that you specify. Returns a Document object that represents the new document.

Syntax

expression.CreateNewDocument(Name, Address, AutoText, ExtractAddress, LaserTray, PrintEPostageLabel, Vertical)

expression   Required. A variable that represents a MailingLabel object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Name Optional Variant The mailing label name.
Address Optional Variant The text for the mailing label.
AutoText Optional Variant The name of the AutoText entry that includes the mailing label text.
ExtractAddress Optional Variant True to use the address text marked by the user-defined bookmark named "EnvelopeAddress" instead of using the Address argument.
LaserTray Optional Variant The laser printer tray. Can be one of the WdPaperTray constants.
PrintEPostageLabel Optional Variant True to print postage using an Internet e-postage vendor.
Vertical Optional Variant True formats text vertically on the label. Used for Asian-language mailing labels.

Return Value
Document

Example

This example creates a new Avery 2160 minilabel document using a predefined address.

Visual Basic for Applications
  addr = "Dave Edson" & vbCr & "123 Skye St." _
    & vbCr & "Our Town, WA 98004"
Application.MailingLabel.CreateNewDocument _
    Name:="2160 mini", Address:=addr, ExtractAddress:=False

This example creates a new Avery 5664 shipping-label document using the selected text as the address.

Visual Basic for Applications
  addr = Selection.Text
Application.MailingLabel.CreateNewDocument _
    Name:="5664", Address:=addr, _
    LaserTray:=wdPrinterUpperBin

This example creates a new self-adhesive-label document using the EnvelopeAddress bookmark text as the address.

Visual Basic for Applications
  If ActiveDocument.Bookmarks.Exists("EnvelopeAddress") = True Then
    Application.MailingLabel.CreateNewDocument _
        Name:="Self Adhesive Tab 1 1/2""", ExtractAddress:=True
End If

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