How to make file folder, binder and archive box labels
Avery sheets by product number, a folder tab that reads side-on, a binder spine turned 90°, and an archive box label that saves an argument in five years.
Steps
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Start from the Avery number
New label → Avery sheets and type the number from the box — 5160 for address labels, thirty to a sheet. Do not measure anything; the layout comes from the catalogue.
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Folder tabs are one strong line
A folder tab is read side-on in a drawer. Put the name in bold, left-aligned, with a reference or a year underneath if you need it.
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Make a binder spine
New label → Custom with a tall narrow size, add the text, then press Turn 90° so it runs down the spine.
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Archive boxes want three things
On a 4" × 2" label: what is in it, the date range, and when it can be destroyed — all big enough to read from the top of a stack.
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Test the sheet before you print it
Copies means sheets rather than labels. Run one on plain paper and hold it up to the light against a real sheet.