Guides
Penmark guides
How to get a list of names and addresses onto envelopes and labels that print right the first time, and how to keep the list for everything you mail after that.
Envelopes and invitations
Print addresses directly on envelopes
Recipient and return addresses printed on the envelopes you already have, one page per household, in a style that matches the invitation.
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Envelope printing
Print addresses on envelopes
Every envelope size Penmark prints, how printer setup works, and how a guest list becomes a stack of addressed envelopes.
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Canva
Print addresses on envelopes for Canva invitations
From a finished Canva design to printed envelopes: the size to choose, a matching style, printer setup, and the batch.
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Baby showers
How to address baby shower invitation envelopes
Who goes on the envelope, whose return address to use, and how to print the stack at home.
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Bridal showers
How to address bridal shower invitation envelopes
Individuals, couples, and households, with or without titles, and one address book for the wedding mailings that follow.
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Bar and bat mitzvahs
How to address bar and bat mitzvah invitation envelopes
One child, two siblings, the adults, or the whole household, and how a weekend with more than one guest list prints from one book.
Address labels
Avery templates, sizes, and printing
Label sheets that line up on the first try, on any printer, plus a free tool that makes the PDF from pasted addresses.
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Free tool
Free address label maker
Paste addresses, pick an Avery sheet, and download a print-ready PDF. No account needed.
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How-to
How to print address labels at home
Step by step from a list of names to an Avery sheet that lines up, with the print settings that matter.
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Avery 5160
Avery 5160 template
Dimensions, print settings, and a free tool that makes a 5160 PDF from pasted addresses.
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Avery 5161
Avery 5161 template
The wide address label: what fits on it, how it prints, and when to choose it over 5160.
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Avery 5162
Avery 5162 template
Big, readable address labels: dimensions, print settings, and the PDF tool.
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Sizes
Avery label sizes chart
A quick chart of Avery address and shipping label sizes, with the sheet counts and dimensions side by side.
Address lists
Build the list once, use it for years
Collecting addresses is the slow part. These guides are about doing it once and keeping the list current for every mailing after that.
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Holiday cards
Make a Christmas card address list you'll actually reuse
A list you keep and update instead of rebuilding every December, and how to print it as labels or envelopes.
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Weddings
The wedding guest address list: build it once, use it three times
Collect the guest addresses once and use the list for save-the-dates, invitations, and thank-you notes.