Hi Donald,
We also use Avery address labels, mostly for plant parts and soil
samples that are headed for the drying oven. If your containers are
large enough to use standard address labels, you can print them using
Microsoft Excel and the "mail merge" function in Microsoft Word, as an
alternative to Access. These labels work really well for our use, and
since they are standard in business, they are unlikely to go away in the
near future.
Cheers,
Syndonia
On 7/22/15 8:33 AM, Mickey Jarvi wrote:
Donald,
Our lab uses Avery brand Easy Peel Address Labels 18160. There are 30
labels per sheet. I use Microsoft Excel to prepare my labels which
usually include site name, plot number, replication number, sample
type, and date. However, there is always plenty of room for more
lines. I then import my Excel sheet into Microsoft Access and use the
label wizard in that program to print my labels with Avery template
5160. I know this is not a label maker per se but is a fairly cheap
way of creating labels that stick well to plastic and glass
containers. Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Mickey Jarvi
On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 11:38 AM, Donald Yee <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
We typically use white lab tape and a black sharpie to write treatment
information on lab and field containers for experiments but for a
number of
reasons this is impractical. Thus, I'm interested in any advice on
label
makers that can be used to produce small legible labels that could be
affixed to plastic containers. The funds I have to allocate to
this are
about to expire so the sooner the better. I want something that
will be
durable and for which tape is available for the foreseeable future.
Thanks.
Don....
Donald A. Yee
Associate Professor
Yee Lab of Aquatic Insect Ecology
Department of Biological Sciences
The University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Drive # 5018 Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
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