How to print Avery® 5168 labels in Google Docs
Google Docs has no built-in Avery 5168 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 0.5 in (left), 3.5 in label 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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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 5168 in Google Docs, step by step
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Fastest: use an aligned PDF
Google Docs has no built-in Avery 5168 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 4 positions of the 5168 sheet; open it and print at 100 %.
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Set up the page in Docs
To build the 5168 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 0.5 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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Insert a 3 × 2 table
Use Insert › Table and draw the 5168 grid as 3 columns by 2 rows (2 label columns plus 1 narrow gap columns).
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Size the cells exactly
Select the 5168 table and open Format › Table › Table properties (called Table options in newer versions). Column widths: 3.5 in, 0.5 in, 3.5 in. Minimum row height: 5 in for every row. Set cell padding to 0 and the table border to 0 pt so each 5168 cell is exactly one label.
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Type within the label
Keep each cell to about 29 lines at 10 pt; Docs grows a row when text overflows and every 5168 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 5168 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 5168 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 5168 row starts 0.5 in from the top.
Worked example: 50 shipping labels on 5168
One Docs table holds 4 Avery 5168 labels, so 50 labels need the finished table copied onto 13 pages; the last page uses 2 of its 4 cells. 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 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 Google Docs numbers for Avery 5168
| Page setup 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 size | 3 columns × 2 rows |
| Column widths | 3.5 in, 0.5 in, 3.5 in |
| Minimum row height | 5 in for every row |
| Cell padding / border | 0 / 0 pt |
When 5168 labels print out of line in Google Docs
- A second, empty page appears after the 5168 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 5168 labels print narrow: Docs may round widths; re-enter 3.5 in for each label column and check the page margins again.
- Text cut off on the first or last 5168 row: many printers leave about 1/4″ (6 mm) unprinted, and 5168 has 0.5 in at the top and 0.5 in at the bottom, so keep Google Docs text 0.063 in inside each label.
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 in Google Docs?
Not built in. Build a 3 × 2 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 5168?
4 labels of 3.5 in × 5 in on US Letter, 2 across and 2 down. In Docs: page margins 0.5 in top and 0.5 in left, columns of 3.5 in.
Why do my 5168 labels from Google Docs drift down the page?
Either a row grew past 5 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 5168: type one label or paste a list and download a PDF aligned to all 4 positions, free and in your browser.