Numbering tickets in word

Struggling to get Word to put numbers on raffle tickets? I’ve got your back. Follow these 7 simple steps to raffle ticket awesomeness.

How do I create numbered raffle tickets in Word?

First, create your ticket layout in Word. Then use Excel to make a list of ticket numbers. Use the Mail Merge function to pull these numbers into your Word ticket template. The clever bit: use the <<NextRecord>> tag to get a different number on each ticket. Then run your merge and print.

Read on for more detail!

Note: this takes quite a while. If you want a shorter way to do this, I recommend Raffle Ticket Creator. This website lets you design a ticket online and then download a PDF with all your numbered raffle tickets, ready to print at home. Try it now: https://app.raffleticketcreator.com

Step 1 — Create one basic ticket template

Create a new document in Word and type in the basic information that you need on your raffle tickets. The event you are raising money for, the price of the ticket, the date of the draw and the prizes that are on offer. Depending on your local laws, you might also need to include a licence number and contact name on each ticket.

Just use tabs and spaces to lay everything out, rather than tables. This will make it easier later on.

You might end up with something like this:

Step 2: Make your template prettier

Next, maybe add a logo and a border to brighten it up a bit. Remember to leave some space for the ticket numbers to go (we’ll add them in a moment).

Step 3: Create four tickets per page

Next, copy and paste the whole ticket so you have four tickets on a page. You might need to tinker with your layout a bit to get them all to fit neatly:

So, now you have a template ready with four raffle tickets per page. You just need to add numbers to each one.

Need help getting started? Here is the template I used in the screenshots above, feel free to download it and use it yourself:

Download Raffle Ticket Template for Word 2016 (A4 Paper)

Download Raffle Ticket Template for Word 2016 (US Letter Paper)

Step 4: Use Excel to generate your ticket numbers

Use Excel to generate your list of numbers, which you will then automagically pull into your Word raffle ticket template.

Open Excel and create a new workbook. In the top left cell (cell A1), type «Ticket Number» (without quotes), and in the cell below that type «1» (again, without quotes). Your sheet should look like this:

In the next row down, type «=A2+1» (without quotes) and hit enter / return:

That will put a «2» in that cell, like this:

Now, pay attention to this bit if you are not a regular Excel user. Select the cell with the 2 in it, then carefully click the tiny square at the bottom right of that cell. Click that square and drag the mouse down the screen:

 Keep dragging down and let the sheet scroll up until you get to, say, row 501. That will give you consecutive numbers up to 500. Go as far as you need for the number of raffle tickets you need, like this:

(If you prefer using the keyboard, rather than the mouse, then do this instead of dragging down: select cell A3, hit CTRL+C (or cmd+C on a Mac) to copy, then select cell A4 and use SHIFT+fn+down arrow to select all the way down to row 501. Then hit CTRL+V (or cmd+V on a Mac) to paste.) 

Now save your spreadsheet somewhere that you can find it again, and close Excel.

Step 5: Pull your ticket numbers into your Word template

Go back to your raffle ticket template in Word 2016 and go to Mailings > Select Recipients > Use Existing List:

Navigate to the Excel spreadsheet which you created earlier with your raffle ticket numbers. Click ‘OK’ to the next two questions (and «Allow» if you also get some security questions):

Now place your cursor where you want the ticket number to appear. Then in the menu ribbon, go to Mailings and click «Insert Merge Field». Select «Ticket_Number» (which should be the only option which appears):

That will insert a placeholder where your ticket number will appear:

(If that’s not in the correct place, just delete the placeholder, put your cursor in the correct spot, then hit «Insert Merge Field» again.)

Repeat this for each place where you need the ticket number to appear on your raffle ticket template. Most likely, you’ll need it on each counterfoil and each main ticket, so eight in total, like this:

Step 6: Tell Word to put a new number on each ticket

Now for the tricky bit. Pay attention, Bond. A Mail Merge normally has just one «recipient» per page. So Word won’t move on to the next number in your list until it gets on to the next page. But you need a new number for each ticket.

To tell Word to change the number for each ticket in your template, you need to insert a special «Next Record» marker on each ticket.

Put your cursor just after the second Ticket Number placeholder on the first ticket:

Then in the Mailings section of the ribbon click the little question mark button and select «Next Record»:

That will insert another placeholder called «Next Record». You’ll see it like this:

Repeat this for the second and third tickets on your template, but not for the last ticket on the page (because Word will move to the next number at the start of the next page anyway):

Nearly there now!

Step 7: Run the merge to create one printable document with all your raffle tickets

Now you can run your mail merge to generate one big document of tickets and every ticket will have a unique number.

Click on ‘Finish & Merge’:

Then click ‘Edit individual documents’:

Word will whirr away and create a new document, with all your raffle tickets in it and each one will have a unique number:

That’s it! Print this document and you are done. Give yourself a big pat on the back!

Numbers not in the right place? Fear not.

You might find your numbers don’t quite appear in the correct place in your finished document:

Easy to fix. Close the new document which Word just created (don’t bother to save it). Go back to your main template document and just move the placeholder further to the right. It’ll look odd, because the placeholders take up more space than the real numbers, so the layout looks messed up. Something like this:

Then click «Preview Results» in the Mailings Ribbon and check where your number is now. Adjust the spacing again if necessary until your number appears in the right place:

Then complete your merge as before (Finish & Merge > Edit Individual Documents) and print it out.

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Not got half a day to spend fiddling around with Word 2016 to print raffle tickets? Try Raffle Ticket Creator instead: just enter the details of your event into a web page and Raffle Ticket Creator will generate a PDF for you with all your tickets in it ready to print!

Microsoft Word is a writing program included in the Office suite. You can quickly generate resumes, brochures, instructional manuals, and other documents utilizing Word. They also have a large number of ticket templates that are updated regularly. Learning how to make tickets in Microsoft Word will enable you to design any sort of ticket for any occasion.

Process of Making Tickets on Word

Implementing Microsoft Word to create tickets is a simple process. In no time, you’ll be able to produce tickets exactly how you want them by executing the four simple steps below.

Step-1: Load Microsoft Word and Type “Tickets” Into the Search Box

Open Microsoft Word and put ‘tickets’ into the search field. After that, all of Word’s ticket templates will be loaded. You may refine your selection by being more precise, such as looking for ‘Event Tickets.’ Choose a template that you wish to utilize.

Step-2: Replace the Placeholder Text

On the ticket, you’ll notice that there are several placeholder text fields. Phrases such as ‘YOUR EVENT NAME HERE’ or ‘COMPANY NAME’ is commonly featured. Fill in the essential details for your occasion in these fields. The simplest approach to incorporate numbers into your tickets is to use a mail merge, which involves listing all of the numbers in an Excel file.

Step-3: Insert a photo

This might be the event banner or any other visual that attracts attention to the occasion. If the design you choose already contains a photo, you may change it by right-clicking on it and selecting Change Picture from the menu bar. After that, you choose the image you wish to utilize. If the design doesn’t contain an image, you may easily add one using the insert feature in the top menu of your display.

Step-4: Make a Copy of the Original Ticket to Create Duplicates

Finally, select the ticket you just generated and right-click to replicate it. Paste the information on the generic template by right-clicking again. Repeat the process for each ticket you’d like to make. 

This completes all of the procedures for using Microsoft Word to produce any sort of ticket using Microsoft’s templates. If you don’t like the templates that Word currently offers, you may download them online and follow the procedures above.

How to Make Numbered Tickets in Word

If you are unfamiliar with all of Word’s features, making numbered tickets in Word may appear complex or even inconceivable. There is a simpler method if you have considered running to the Word template area and have failed or are annoyed with all the choices and questions. Finding available templates that can be modified and customized to meet your needs is the simplest method for producing numbered tickets.

From an open Word document, navigate to the Help menu. The Help menu is generally found at the very top of the tab, on the far-right side. A menu will appear when you left-click the Help symbol, allowing you to pick the type of assistance you desire.

Step-2: Find “Create numbered tickets.”

Select “Microsoft Office Word Help” from the menu. To the right of your document window, a help box will appear. Type “Create numbered tickets” in the box marked “Search for” and press the green arrow. Within that section, the Help feature will search and give a list of alternatives.

Step-3: Load Ticket Template

Pick the “Raffle tickets 6 per page” template. Word will show you a glimpse of the template before asking if you want to download it. When you select download, Word will update your current document with a raffle ticket template, which you may customize.

Step-4: Begin Editing Tickets

Put your pointer over “your organization name” on the template and start typing the name of the group or event for which the tickets are being offered.

Step-5: Make Necessary Adjustments

By highlighting the terms or otherwise changing or removing the current content, update all other original material to reflect the right date and awards. With the font panel above the document, you may alter the font size and layout. Pictures may be inserted by selecting them from the Insert option in the toolbar, then following similar steps as when inserting photos into a Word file.

Step-6: Replicate Tickets

Generate a range of tickets. Once all of the material has been changed, copy and paste the whole page as many times as necessary to make numerous tickets.

Step-7: Ensure Number Sequence

You can edit and modify the sequence of the rest of the tickets by marking the numbers and right-clicking on them. You may edit the field using a drop-down menu, and the program will update the numbers in order. Prior to printing, each ticket must be changed separately.

Your numbered tickets are prepared, and you may generate as many as you like by following the simple seven-step process shown above!

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Frequently Ask Questions (FAQ):

Is there a ticket template available in Word?

Yes, Microsoft Word provides a variety of ticket templates that may be customized. Microsoft’s website also has templates available for download.

Is it necessary to number Raffle Tickets?

To make it easier to maintain track of the tickets, they should be numbered. Despite having the printer mark the tickets cost extra, it is well worth it.

What font should be used on tickets?

Ticketing is a usually prescribed font largely inspired by the pixel-style writing of e-ticketing, created for readability when printed in small sizes at a low cost. Averta is Ticketmaster’s primary font, combining elements from early European ghouls and American Gothics.

Conclusion

Microsoft Word provides a variety of templates that allow you to use your imagination to create nearly any sort of document. If you know how to make tickets in Microsoft Word, creating unique and innovative tickets will be a delight. The methods provided in this article will enable you to make one or as many as you desire!

1. Open Microsoft Word, pull down the ‘File’ menu and click ‘New.’ When the ‘New Document’ pane appears, type ‘ticket’ into the ‘Search online for…’ box and click ‘Go.’
2. Scroll through the ticket templates, such as single-event tickets, raffle tickets and tour tickets. Click the ‘Download’ button for the ticket type you want. The template opens in the Word workspace.
3. Click with your cursor in the top left of the ticket on the template (if you have chosen a template with multiple tickets per page). Click inside one of the text boxes on the ticket and type a number, such as 0001.
4. Highlight the number text and use the text toolbar at the top of the page to increase its size, change its color and change its font, as you wish.
5. Make any other changes to the wording on the rest of the ticket, such as changing the preset placeholder template text to your own charity event’s name, date and location.
6. Highlight all of the new text, including the new number, on the top-left ticket. Press the ‘Ctrl’ and ‘C’ keys to copy the information. Click into the next ticket on the template and highlight the placeholder text. Press the ‘Ctrl’ and ‘V’ keys to paste your information directly over the template ticket and repeat for the rest of the tickets on the page. Click into each ticket separately and change the number on the ticket. This ensures that each ticket has the same basic text.
7. Pull down the ‘File’ menu, click ‘Save As,’ give the file a name and save it to your computer.

• May 12, 2011

Numbering Raffle Tickets in Microsoft Word (Video)

Video Tutorial Presented in Microsoft Word 2010

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Numbering Raffle Tickets in Microsoft Word (Text Tutorial — Microsoft Word 2003)
This is a step-by-step tutorial of how to number your raffle tickets. It is also a great way to learn how to use Microsoft Word’s Mail Merge functionality. When you are going through, there are many times when dialog boxes or other pop-ups may occur. Scroll down and learn how to make event tickets on Microsoft Word.

1. Download the Raffle Tickets template from our website – Raffle Ticket Template
2. Click on the raffle_tickets-template.doc document to open in Microsoft Word. When you open the document, you will see the raffle ticket layout.
3. To begin, navigate to Tools > Letters & Mailings > Mail Merge
4. Next, a Mail Merge Wizard should have popped up. Sometimes the Mail Merge Wizard is displayed to the right of the screen.
5. In the Mail Merge Dialog, you should select “Letters” if it is not already selected. Then, click “Next: Starting Document” to move on
6. Now, in the Mail Merge Dialog, you should select “Use the current document” if it is not already selected. Then, click “Next: Select Recipients” to move on.
7. Now, in the Mail Merge Dialog, you should select “Use an existing list” if it is not already selected. Then, click on Browse to locate your excel file. If you are looking for a number series file, you can download our version here – Number Series
8. A Dialog will pop up displaying the Excel Sheet name of the data you are importing. Simply click OK.
9. Next, another dialog will pop up displaying the data from the excel file. Simply click OK to move on.
10. Now you are ready to begin inserting your data. To make everything easier, please be sure to have your Mail Merge Toolbar visible. You can enable it by going to Tools > Letters and Mailings > Show Mail Merge Toolbar (displayed in step 3 of this document)
11. I recommend designing just your first raffle ticket. Then we will insert ticket numbers.
12. To insert your ticket numbers, first click the area where you want the number to go. Then, click on Insert Merge Fields. A Dialog will pop up and “Numbers” should be selected. Click OK. You should see “<>” inserted into your document. You can insert the <> anywhere you want on the ticket and as many times as you wish.
13. Now, I recommend copy & pasting your first ticket into the other 4 raffle ticket spots.
14. Now, you need to make each row know to move to the next record. Basically, you on each ticket you want to first move to the next number before displaying any ticker numbers <>. To do this, select the space right before the first <> in your second raffle ticker. When you have that space selected, click on Insert Word Field > Next Record
15. Now, on the second ticket, the first number spot should read <><>.
16. Repeat step 14 once for each ticket on the sheet. Here is a sample screen shot below.
17. Once the first 5 tickets are complete, you can test your first page out by clicking on the “View Merged Data” button. The icon looks like
18. When you are ready to print, you will need to either merge the data to a new document or straight to your printer. I recommend merging to a new document so you can preview the entire thing before printing. The icons look like (Merge to Document, Merge to Printer)
19. Once you click on this icon, a dialog will pop up asking you what data you wish to merge. You can either merge all the data (All numbers in the excel file), current record (just 1 sheet), or select a range. I recommend selecting a range, as the Excel file packs contains numbers up to 10,000.
20. That’s it! You should be all set to print your raffle tickets!

Now that you’re an expert at numbering raffle tickets in Microsoft Word, try adding your own personal touch to your tickets.

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