How to print Avery® 5168 labels in Apple Pages
Apple Pages has no Avery 5168 template, so either print the aligned PDF from the designer below or build a 3-column table: 0.5 in top and 0.5 in left document margins, 3.5 in columns and 5 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 25.5 pt.
Print at 100% / Actual size, not “Fit to page”. Paper: US Letter (8.5 × 11 in).
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Avery 5168 in Apple Pages, step by step
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Fastest: print an aligned PDF
Pages does not ship an Avery 5168 template. Make the 5168 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 5168 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 0.5 in, right 0.5 in. The bottom margin stays at 0 on purpose: the 2 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 5168 grid 3 columns and 2 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 3.5 in, 0.5 in, 3.5 in and the row height to 5 in for every row. Turn the table outline and gridlines off in the same tab.
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Fill the 4 cells
Type into each cell (about 29 lines at 10 pt fit) and copy finished cells to the other 5168 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 5168 at 100 %
File › Print with US Letter paper and 100 % scaling; on a plain-paper test the 2 columns of 5168 should start 0.5 in from the left edge.
Worked example: 50 shipping labels on 5168
One Pages table holds 4 Avery 5168 labels, so 50 labels need 13 pages: duplicate the page with the table 12 times and leave the last 2 cells empty. Check that each copy still starts 0.5 in from the top.
In the LabelGrid designer the same 50 rows go into merge mode; the free version prints the first 4 (one full 5168 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 5168
| Document margins | top 0.5 in, bottom 0 (the sheet has 0.5 in), left 0.5 in, right 0.5 in |
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| Table | 3 columns × 2 rows, no header row |
| Column widths | 3.5 in, 0.5 in, 3.5 in |
| Row height | 5 in for every row |
| Paper | Letter (8.5 × 11 in) |
When 5168 labels print out of line in Apple Pages
- The 5168 table grows past the page: a cell has more text than its 5 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 5168 sheet: in the print dialog choose Scale 100 % instead of “Scale to fit”.
- In Apple Pages, 5168 labels that drift more the lower they are mean the page was scaled: at 97 % row 2, 10.5 in from the top, lands about 0.315 in off. Print at 100 %.
About the Avery 5168 sheet
Avery® 5168 (shipping labels) has 4 labels of 3 1/2″ × 5″ per US Letter sheet.
Common jobs for 5168: shipping labels, wine bottle labels and moving box labels. Avery® 5168 is named only to identify compatible sheets; LabelGrid is not affiliated with Avery.
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Frequently asked questions
Is there an Avery 5168 template for Pages?
Pages does not include one. A 3 × 2 table with the exact sizes above works, or print the aligned PDF from LabelGrid with Preview at 100 %.
What are the measurements of Avery 5168?
4 labels of 3.5 in × 5 in on US Letter, 2 across and 2 down. In Pages: document margins 0.5 in top and 0.5 in left, 3 table columns.
Why do my 5168 labels from Apple Pages drift down the page?
Either a table row grew past 5 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 5168: type one label or paste a list and download a PDF aligned to all 4 positions, free and in your browser.