How to print Avery® 5164 labels in Google Docs
Google Docs has no built-in Avery 5164 layout. Use the designer below to download an aligned PDF, or build a 3-column table with page margins of 0.5 in (top) and 0.156 in (left), 4 in label columns and 3.333 in rows.
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In Excel, Google Sheets or Numbers: select the cells with the header row, copy, and paste here. The sample rows are replaced.
Text auto-fits at 26.3 pt.
Print at 100% / Actual size, not “Fit to page”. Paper: US Letter (8.5 × 11 in).
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Print the alignment test sheet on plain paper, hold it over a label sheet, and nudge: positive moves everything right / down.
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Avery 5164 in Google Docs, step by step
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Fastest: use an aligned PDF
Google Docs has no built-in Avery 5164 layout. Type your text or paste your rows in the designer at the top of this page and download a PDF already aligned to the 6 positions of the 5164 sheet; open it and print at 100 %.
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Set up the page in Docs
To build the 5164 layout in Docs, open a blank document and go to File › Page setup: paper size US Letter, margins top 0.5 in, bottom 0, left 0.156 in, right 0.156 in. The bottom margin stays at 0 on purpose: the 3 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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Insert a 3 × 3 table
Use Insert › Table and draw the 5164 grid as 3 columns by 3 rows (2 label columns plus 1 narrow gap columns).
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Size the cells exactly
Select the 5164 table and open Format › Table › Table properties (called Table options in newer versions). Column widths: 4 in, 0.188 in, 4 in. Minimum row height: 3.333 in for every row. Set cell padding to 0 and the table border to 0 pt so each 5164 cell is exactly one label.
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Type within the label
Keep each cell to about 18 lines at 10 pt; Docs grows a row when text overflows and every 5164 label below it shifts down, and the last row can then push onto a second page.
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Lists from Google Sheets
Docs cannot merge a spreadsheet into the 5164 table by itself; label add-ons exist in the Google Workspace Marketplace, or paste the rows from Sheets into LabelGrid's merge mode above.
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Print 5164 at 100 %
Use File › Print or download a PDF, set US Letter paper and 100 % scale (not “fit to page”), and check a plain-paper test: the first 5164 row starts 0.5 in from the top.
Worked example: 48 beer bottle labels on 5164
One Docs table holds 6 Avery 5164 labels, so 48 labels need the finished table copied onto 8 pages. Paste a page break before each copy so every table starts at the top margin of 0.5 in.
In the LabelGrid designer the same 48 rows go into merge mode; the free version prints the first 6 (one full 5164 sheet) and Pro removes the limit. To reuse a part-used sheet, set the start position to the first empty label.
The Google Docs numbers for Avery 5164
| Page setup 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 size | 3 columns × 3 rows |
| Column widths | 4 in, 0.188 in, 4 in |
| Minimum row height | 3.333 in for every row |
| Cell padding / border | 0 / 0 pt |
When 5164 labels print out of line in Google Docs
- A second, empty page appears after the 5164 table: Docs keeps a paragraph after every table and it cannot be deleted. Check File › Page setup: with the bottom margin at 0 (step 2) that paragraph fits in the 0.5 in below the last row; with a 0.5 in bottom margin it does not.
- Columns look right on screen but the 5164 labels print narrow: Docs may round widths; re-enter 4 in for each label column and check the page margins again.
- In Google Docs, 5164 labels that drift more the lower they are mean the page was scaled: at 97 % row 3, 10.5 in from the top, lands about 0.315 in off. Print at 100 %.
About the Avery 5164 sheet
Avery® 5164 (shipping labels) has 6 labels of 3 1/3″ × 4″ per US Letter sheet. The same layout is sold under other Avery codes too (5264, 5514, 5524, 6464, 6499, 8164 and more), so these settings work for them as well.
Common jobs for 5164: Halloween party favor labels, Christmas gift tag labels, New Year labels, shipping labels and name badge labels. Avery® 5164 is named only to identify compatible sheets; LabelGrid is not affiliated with Avery.
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Frequently asked questions
Is there an Avery 5164 template in Google Docs?
Not built in. Build a 3 × 3 table with the sizes above, use a label add-on, or download the aligned PDF from LabelGrid and print it.
What are the measurements of Avery 5164?
6 labels of 4 in × 3.333 in on US Letter, 2 across and 3 down. In Docs: page margins 0.5 in top and 0.156 in left, columns of 4 in.
Why do my 5164 labels from Google Docs drift down the page?
Either a row grew past 3.333 in because of extra text or the page was scaled; at 97 % the last row moves about 0.315 in. Print at 100 %.
Can I skip Google Docs entirely?
Yes. The LabelGrid designer at the top of this page is set to Avery 5164: type one label or paste a list and download a PDF aligned to all 6 positions, free and in your browser.