Make Pages print correctly to 2"x1" labels (where "portrait" is wider than "landscape")?

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riz94107 Author

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Make Pages print correctly to 2"x1" labels (where "portrait" is wider than "landscape")?

Add a custom paper size in Page Setup in Pages 14.1 - in this case 2"x1", because it's a label printer.
Set all the margins to "0"
set orientation to "portrait" (though same thing happens if I set "landscape")
Type something in the 2x1 text box when I create a new document.
Notice that the page orientation is set to the one on the right ("landscape"
When printing, notice that the text is rotated 90 degrees and prints across two labels.
Look for ANY WAY to make it switch this up so it prints correctly (just choosing the other Page Orientation yields text that is laid out wrong).
BE VERY VERY FRUSTRATED.
Halp.

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 26.1

Posted on Dec 22, 2025 3:04 PM

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Answer 1

VikingOSX

Level 10

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Dec 23, 2025 4:48 AM in response to riz94107

Pages is no label printer by any stretch of the imagination. Your approach is wrong anyway. To save time and frustration, I would visit Avery and use their free online Design & Print tool to accurately create and print local labels.

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Answer 2

riz94107 Author

Level 1

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Dec 23, 2025 9:10 AM in response to VikingOSX

I would expect that the "wrong" approach is telling me what I "should" be doing instead of explaining how to make the software backed by the multi-billion-dollar corporation behave as it's supposed to.

I know that label printing software exists. If you can't offer something helpful for my actual problem, please don't comment at all. Thanks!

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