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About Smart Paste
DYMO Label software includes a Smart Paste feature for quickly printing labels using data from
other programs. Using Smart Paste, you can print multiple labels from a list created in a word
processor, spreadsheet, or other similar program by first copying the data to the clipboard. Or, you
can use Smart Paste to print the data contained in a text or delimited file.
The following topics describe the different ways you can use Smart Paste to quickly print labels.
▪ Using Smart Paste to Print from a Word Processor
▪ Using Smart Paste to Print from a Spreadsheet
▪ Using Smart Paste to Print from a Text File
Printing Multiple Labels Quickly with Smart Paste
When you use Smart Paste to print labels, the labels are formatted using the current label layout.
You can print using data from the clipboard or from a text or delimited file.
To print multiple labels from the clipboard
1 Copy the text you want to print as labels to the clipboard.
2 Choose Smart Paste from Clipboard from the Edit menu.
A dialog box appears telling you how many labels will be printed.
3 Click OK.
The indicated number of labels are printed.
To print multiple labels from a text file
1 Choose Smart Paste from File from the Edit menu.
The Open dialog box appears.
2 Navigate to and select the text or CSV file that contains the data, and then click Open.
A dialog box appears showing how many labels will be printed.
3 Click OK.
The indicated number of labels are printed.
Printing from a Spreadsheet Using Smart Paste
When you use Smart Paste to paste rows of text that you copy from spreadsheet program, each row
is treated as a separate label and each cell in the row is treated as a separate line on the label.
For example, the rows in the following spreadsheet print as two three-line labels: one for DYMO
and one for Newell Rubbermaid.