You can make notecards or nametags in Microsoft Word using the Envelopes and Labels function. To do so: 1  From the menu, or the tab, select.2  In Word for Windows, click the tab, and then click. 3  In Word for Mac OS X, click. 4  From the menu next to Label products: or Label vendors, choose the brand of your labels.ote: If you wish to change margins or other settings, click. Enter a name for your custom label, and change the settings to your specifications. After you click, Word will show your label name in the Product number: field.