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Making labels for alcohol specimens with Mail Merge

Making labels for alcohol specimens with Mail Merge

Typing specimen labels for an entomological collection can be time intensive. I came up with my own system using Microsoft Word’s Mail Merge function that works pretty well and has saved me a lot of time. I’ve had some people ask how it works, so here’s how I make my labels, along with example files if you want to try it out for your own labels.