How To: Create mailing labels with Crystal Reports

Summary

Instructions provided describe the procedure for creating mailing labels using Crystal Reports 9.0 and 11.0.

Procedure

Before beginning, create a new personal geodatabase with the desired records in a new feature class. Once completed, follow the steps below:

1. Start Crystal Reports.
2. In Crytal Reports 9.0 create a New Crystal Report Document, using the Report Wizard and click OK.
   
   In Crystal Reports 11.0 create a new Mailing Label Report from the File > New menu and proceed to step 4.
3. On the Crystal Reports for ESRI Gallery dialog box, select Mail Label and click OK.
   
   
   
4. Select 'Create New Connection' in the Mailing Labels Report Creation Wizard dialog box.
   
   
   
5. Select the Access/Excel(DAO) connection.
   
6. Navigate to the personal geodatabase that was created at the begining of this article and click Finish.
   
   
   
7. Select the table, which is the name of the feature class. Click the arrow to add the table to the selected table list and click Next.
   
   
   
8. Select the fields that compose the address and use the arrow to add the fields to the selected fields list and click Next.
   
   
   
9. Set up the mailing label and click Finish.
   
   
   

   Note:
   In the design mode, the order of the fields and their placements can be altered.