How to print Avery® 5161 labels in Apple Pages
Apple Pages has no Avery 5161 template, so either print the aligned PDF from the designer below or build a 3-column table: 0.5 in top and 0.156 in left document margins, 4 in columns and 1 in rows.
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Print at 100% / Actual size, not “Fit to page”. Paper: US Letter (8.5 × 11 in).
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Avery 5161 in Apple Pages, step by step
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Fastest: print an aligned PDF
Pages does not ship an Avery 5161 template. Make the 5161 labels in the designer at the top of this page, download the PDF and print it from Preview with Scale set to 100 %.
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Set up the document
To build the 5161 layout in Pages, create a Blank word-processing document. In the Document sidebar choose US Letter paper, turn off header and footer, and set the document margins: top 0.5 in, bottom 0, left 0.156 in, right 0.156 in. The bottom margin stays at 0 on purpose: the 10 table rows already place every label, and the empty paragraph that always follows a table then fits in the 0.5 in below the last row instead of starting a blank second page.
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Add a 3-column table
Click Table in the toolbar, then give the 5161 grid 3 columns and 10 rows (use the handles at the table's edges or the Table menu) and set header and footer rows to none in the Table tab of the Format sidebar; the even columns are spacers between the 2 label columns.
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Enter the exact sizes
Select the columns, then in the Format sidebar's Table tab, under Row & Column Size, set the widths to 4 in, 0.188 in, 4 in and the row height to 1 in for every row. Turn the table outline and gridlines off in the same tab.
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Fill the 20 cells
Type into each cell (about 5 lines at 10 pt fit) and copy finished cells to the other 5161 positions. For address lists, the macOS Contacts app can also print mailing labels from a contact group with Avery layouts in its print dialog.
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Print 5161 at 100 %
File › Print with US Letter paper and 100 % scaling; on a plain-paper test the 2 columns of 5161 should start 0.156 in from the left edge.
Worked example: 20 shelf labels on 5161
One Pages table holds 20 Avery 5161 labels, so 20 labels fit on one page. Check that each copy still starts 0.5 in from the top.
In the LabelGrid designer the same 20 rows go into merge mode; the free version prints the first 20 (one full 5161 sheet) and Pro removes the limit. To reuse a part-used sheet, set the start position to the first empty label.
The Apple Pages numbers for Avery 5161
| Document margins | top 0.5 in, bottom 0 (the sheet has 0.5 in), left 0.156 in, right 0.156 in |
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| Table | 3 columns × 10 rows, no header row |
| Column widths | 4 in, 0.188 in, 4 in |
| Row height | 1 in for every row |
| Paper | Letter (8.5 × 11 in) |
When 5161 labels print out of line in Apple Pages
- The 5161 table grows past the page: a cell has more text than its 1 in height allows; Pages enlarges the row instead of clipping, so cut a line or shrink the type.
- Preview prints the PDF smaller than the 5161 sheet: in the print dialog choose Scale 100 % instead of “Scale to fit”.
- Text cut off on the first or last 5161 row: many printers leave about 1/4″ (6 mm) unprinted, and 5161 has 0.5 in at the top and 0.5 in at the bottom, so keep Apple Pages text 0.063 in inside each label.
About the Avery 5161 sheet
Avery® 5161 (address labels) has 20 labels of 1″ × 4″ per US Letter sheet. The same layout is sold under other Avery codes too (5261, 5961, 8161, 8461 and 18161), so these settings work for them as well.
Common jobs for 5161: Halloween address labels, Christmas address labels, holiday address labels, wedding invitation address labels and address labels. Avery® 5161 is named only to identify compatible sheets; LabelGrid is not affiliated with Avery.
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Frequently asked questions
Is there an Avery 5161 template for Pages?
Pages does not include one. A 3 × 10 table with the exact sizes above works, or print the aligned PDF from LabelGrid with Preview at 100 %.
What are the measurements of Avery 5161?
20 labels of 4 in × 1 in on US Letter, 2 across and 10 down. In Pages: document margins 0.5 in top and 0.156 in left, 3 table columns.
Why do my 5161 labels from Apple Pages drift down the page?
Either a table row grew past 1 in or Preview scaled the page; at 97 % the last row moves about 0.315 in. Print at 100 %.
Can I skip Apple Pages entirely?
Yes. The LabelGrid designer at the top of this page is set to Avery 5161: type one label or paste a list and download a PDF aligned to all 20 positions, free and in your browser.