Fixed text on labels

Question

After adding the 5 address fields to the label template for my sheet of 10-up address labels, I decided I wanted a line of fixed text at the foot of each label.  I added this to the template but when I check the preview, the text line moves up if a given record has less than 5 address lines.  I do not want that text line to move up at all, I want it to stay in the same position at the foot of each label.   I tried adding a text box on each label, but even the text box moves up if there are less that 5 address lines in a record.  Used to be easy with Word 2003, I just selected 'print blank address lines'.   Thanks

Answer 1

The text box shouldn't move if you change its wrapping option to something other than  in-line then update the labels again before merging. The process of using a text box for the job is essentially that at http://www.gmayor.com/mail\_merge\_graphics.htm and http://www.gmayor.com/mail\_merge\_graphics\_addin.htm

Answer 2

In a similar situation, what I found worked well was to create text boxes anchored to the page header and formatted as Behind Text. The advantage to this is that they automatically repeat on each page of labels.

Answer 3

I tried all options for the wrapping, including square, tight, behind text and in front of text.  All of them move the text box up the label when there are fewer address fields in a given record.