The short answer
Find the four-digit template number on your label pack, search for it on Find Your Template, and open your template page. Click Open in Canva to design in your browser, or download the Word, Apple Pages, PDF or JPG file. All of them are free and sized exactly to your sheet.
Step 1: Find your template number
- On the pack: look for "Template No." followed by four digits (for example, 8395). Hang tag templates start with HT.
- On the product page where you bought the labels, in the product details.
- Don't have either? Measure one label and search by size on Find Your Template.
Step 2: Open your template page
Search for the number or size on Find Your Template and click your template. Each template page has everything for that sheet: the design files, the sheet's exact measurements under Print it right the first time, and free ready-made designs under Start from a free design.
Step 3: Choose your file
| File | Best for | You need |
|---|---|---|
| Canva | Most people. Easy design in your browser, with free fonts and graphics | A free Canva account |
| Word | Text-heavy labels, address labels, people who know Word | Microsoft Word (Mac or Windows) |
| Apple Pages | Mac, iPad and iPhone users | Pages (free from Apple) |
| Printing a test sheet of the outlines, or designing in Adobe, Affinity and similar apps | Any PDF viewer or design app | |
| JPG | A background guide in other apps, such as Google Slides | Any app that takes images |
New to all of them? Start with Canva: how to design your labels in Canva.
Step 4: Open the file
- Canva: click Open in Canva, then the purple button on Canva's page. Canva makes your own copy of the sheet.
- Word, Pages, PDF and JPG: click the file. It saves to your Downloads folder (on a phone or iPad, to Files or your downloads list). Double-click it to open.
- Word shows a yellow bar or "Compatibility Mode": click Enable Editing, and Convert if asked. See how to use Dashleigh templates in Word.
- Using Google instead? Download the JPG and follow how to make labels with Google Slides.
Step 5: Print a test page first
Before you design anything, print the PDF on plain paper and hold it against a label sheet up to the light. If the outlines sit on the labels, your printer is set up right. If not, fix it now with how to print labels that line up.
Common questions
- The download won't open. Check the file ends in the right type (.doc or .docx for Word, .pages for Pages). A .pages file only opens on Apple devices; on Windows, use the Word or Canva version.
- My pack has no template number. Measure one label (width x height, in inches) and search by size, or email us a photo of the pack.
- Can I save the template for later? Yes. On your template page, enter your email under Save this template for later and we'll send you the links.
- Do the templates cost anything? No. Every template and every design in the free label design directory is free.
Still stuck? Email customerservice@dashleigh.com with your template number, and we will help.
