Free Template for Avery® 5164 Shipping Labels

The 3⅓ × 4 inch shipping label

Avery® 5164 Shipping Labels are among the largest labels sold six or more to a sheet: six labels of 3⅓ × 4 inches on a US Letter page, in two columns of three. That is room for a complete shipping label, with the sender, the recipient in large type and still space for a logo, an order number or a barcode. Office supply stores sell the same layout as 6-up shipping labels, and this template prints on any of them.

Besides parcels, the labels are popular for moving boxes, where the room name and a list of contents fit in letters large enough to read across a garage, for storage bins and shelving, and for product labels on candles, soaps and gift boxes.

A label per recipient

The page starts with a list, one label per recipient: paste the addresses with an empty line between them, paste rows from a spreadsheet, or upload an Excel or CSV file whose header row names the columns, such as Name, Address, City, State and ZIP. Each row becomes one label with its lines in the right order, and email or phone columns are left out. On labels this large the text goes up to about 17 points, so a carrier reads the address at a glance; for one address on every label, use the other tab.

Labels for moving and storage boxes

The same large labels make moving day easier. Use the tab for the same text on every label, type the room on the first line in bold, such as KITCHEN or BEDROOM 2, and a short list of what is inside on the lines below, and print a sheet for each room. Put one label on a side of the box and one on the top, so the room shows whether the boxes are stacked or lined up, and the movers know where each one goes without opening it.

For storage, the same labels carry the contents and a date on bins and archive boxes, large enough to read on a high shelf. If you want a picture of the contents or a QR code that links to a list on your phone, open the labels in the editor and add it there.

Printing the sheet

Print the PDF at actual size by choosing Actual size or 100% in the print dialog, not Fit to page, and check the first page on plain paper held against a label sheet in front of a light. Use the laser or inkjet version of the sheet to suit your printer, and on a sheet you have used before set Start at label to the first label that is still there.

A complete shipping label

For a label with your return address in the corner, the recipient in the middle and a logo or a barcode, choose Edit in the label editor. The sheet of six opens there with your address on it; add a second text block for the sender, a picture or a barcode with the order number, and print one label per recipient. Printing a whole list from the editor needs a free account; the PDF on this page needs none.