How to print Avery sheets on any printer

Avery sheets are just precise geometry: BarcodeStack lays your design out N-up with the exact margins and gaps for the layout, and exports a Letter/A4 PDF your everyday printer can hit dead-on.

  1. 1

    Pick the Avery layout

    5160 (30-up address), 5163 (10-up shipping), 5167 (80-up return), L7160 (A4 21-up)…

  2. 2

    Design one label

    It repeats across the sheet — or merge a spreadsheet so every position is a different row.

  3. 3

    Export the sheet PDF

    Export → “PDF — full sheet”. Start at any position to use up a partially used sheet.

  4. 4

    Print at 100%

    Letter/A4, no scaling, no margins added by the print dialog.

Good to know

  • Always print at 100% / “Actual size”. “Fit to page” rescales the PDF and breaks both label dimensions and barcode scannability.
  • Print page 1 on plain paper first and hold it over the label sheet against a light to verify alignment.
  • Laser printers keep label adhesive happier than high-heat settings — use the “labels” media type if the driver has one.

Sizes used in this guide

Frequently asked questions

My print is drifting a few millimeters — why?
Nearly always “Fit to page” scaling or a driver-added margin. Set scale to 100% and disable any “shrink to printable area” option.
Can each label on the sheet be different?
Yes — import a spreadsheet and the batch export fills each position with the next row.

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