# How to create mailing labels

Written by Yujia Zheng  
July 9, 2025

In this article, we will walk through how to create mailing labels from ARTERNAL contact export.

**Step 1:** Download the contact export from ARTERNAL. You can find more details on exporting contacts [here](https://intercom.help/arternal/en/articles/4792911-how-to-export-contacts).

**Step 2:** Edit the export in Excel.

Keep the name and address columns, and remove the rest of the columns on the spreadsheet.

The final spreadsheet should look like the screenshot below.

**Step 3:** Create the mailing labels in Microsoft Word.

**3.1.** In the new Word document, click on **Mailings** on the top toolbar, and then select **Start Mail Merge > Step-by-Step Mail Merge Wizard**.

**3.2.** Then follow the steps in the right sidebar. Step 1, select **Labels**.

**3.3.** In the next step, click on the **Label options** on the right, and select the label template in the pop-up window.

**3.4.** Click **Browse** on the right sidebar to select the contact export file.

After selecting the file, you can un-select any rows that you don't need, then go to the next step.

3.5. Click **Address Block** to add addresses to the label.

After that, you will see a preview of the label in the pop-up window. If you need to add more information such as phone number, click **More items** on the right. If it looks good, click **Update all labels** and then go to the next step.

**3.6.** Then you will see the final preview. To print it, click **Next: Complete the merge.**