Free L7160 Address Label Template
- A4 paper
- 21 labels, 3 across × 7 down
- 63.5 × 38.1 mm (2.5 × 1.5 in)
- Laser L7160 · inkjet J8160
The standard A4 address label in the UK and Europe, for mailing lists, invitations and Christmas cards. Type or upload your list, then download a PDF that prints in the right place.
Working from a spreadsheet? Upload the Excel or CSV file in step 2. Printing labels from Excel shows how the columns become lines on the label, and there is a guide to printing from Google Sheets.
Blank L7160 templates
Prefer to design in Word or another program? Download a blank template. In the Word file, each table cell sits on one label.
L7160 label size and layout
| Sheet | A4, 210 × 297 mm |
|---|---|
| Label size | 63.5 × 38.1 mm (2.5 × 1.5 in) |
| Labels per sheet | 21 (3 across, 7 down) |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Top margin | 15.15 mm (0.596 in) |
| Side margin | 7.25 mm (0.285 in) |
| Gap between columns | 2.5 mm (0.098 in) |
| Gap between rows | None |
| Printer | L7160 for laser printers, J8160 for inkjet printers: the same layout |
| Text at the default size | 6 lines of 12 pt, about 27 characters each (smaller when needed, down to 6 pt) |
| Compatible numbers | L7160, J8160, LR7160, 7160 |
Popular uses
- Wedding invitations and save-the-dates
- Holiday card envelopes
- Newsletters and business mailings
- Organizing jars, bins and products
How to print L7160 labels
- Choose A4 (210 × 297 mm) paper and print at 100% / "Actual size". "Fit to page" shrinks the page and moves every label.
- Use the manual or bypass tray if your printer has one, and load one sheet at a time.
- Check the pack says your printer type: laser labels in a laser printer, inkjet labels in an inkjet.
- Print a test on plain paper first and hold it over a label sheet against a window.
- If everything is shifted the same way, use the printer alignment adjustment to correct it.
Still slightly off? Use the printer alignment test to correct it once for your printer.
If something prints wrong
| What you see | Why | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Every label is shifted the same way | Your printer pulls the sheet in a few millimetres off. This is normal and varies by printer and tray. | Print the alignment test and type the two numbers it shows. The correction is saved for every PDF. |
| The top row is fine but lower rows drift | The page was scaled, usually by "Fit to page" or by printing an A4 page on Letter paper. | Print again at 100% / "Actual size" with the paper size set to A4. No correction can undo scaling. |
| Text runs off the edge of a label | A line is longer than the label is wide even at the smallest size the tool will use. | Shorten that line, or put the apartment number on its own line. Labels that were cut short are highlighted in the preview. |
| The first labels on the sheet come out blank | "Start at label" is set past 1, which is what you want on a part-used sheet but not on a fresh one. | Set "Start at label" back to 1 for a full sheet. |
| Some rows from the spreadsheet are missing | Those rows are hidden in Excel, or hidden by a filter, and are skipped by default. | Tick "Include hidden rows", or clear the filter in Excel and save the file again. |
| Some names print as question marks | Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hebrew, Thai and Indic scripts cannot be typeset here yet. | Latin, Greek and Cyrillic print as written. For the others, write the name in Latin letters for now. |
| The printer jams or the labels peel off inside | The sheet is the wrong type for the printer, or it has already been through once. | Use laser sheets in a laser printer and inkjet sheets in an inkjet, feed one sheet at a time, and never reuse a part-printed sheet. |
There is more detail in why labels print off center and how to fix it.
L7160 template questions
Is L7160 the same as 5160 or 8160?
No. L7160, and J8160, its inkjet version, are A4 sheets of 21 labels, 63.5 × 38.1 mm. 5160 and 8160 are US Letter sheets of 30 labels, 1" × 2-5/8" (25.4 × 66.7 mm): shorter and slightly wider. A PDF made for one will not line up on the other, so choose the template for the sheet in your hand.
How many lines fit on an L7160 label?
Six at the default 12 pt, about 27 characters each, so a full UK address such as “Mrs Margaret Johnson, Flat 3, 27 Kingsley Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 1TH” prints at full size. Longer lines are set smaller label by label, down to 6 pt.
My printer is set to Letter. Does that matter?
Yes. Choose A4 as the paper size in the print dialog. If it stays on Letter, the page is scaled or shifted to fit the other paper and the lower rows drift out of line, which the printer alignment correction cannot undo.
Related templates
- L7163Address Labels14 per sheet · 99.1 × 38.1 mm
- L7162Address Labels16 per sheet · 99.1 × 33.9 mm
- L7161Address Labels18 per sheet · 63.5 × 46.6 mm
Using US Letter sheets instead? The closest one is 5160 — 30 per sheet, 1" × 2-5/8".
See all A4 label templates.