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Task:  You have data for labels as follows:

        A        B       C     D      E   FG        H          
  1 Lastname 1stname StreetNr ZIP   City  FG   Label           
  2 Meier    Thomas  Weg 34   23456 Bonn                       
  3 Schulz   Willi   Am See 1 15623 Berlin                     
  4 Schmidt  Bernd   Platz 2  28903 Calw                       

Solution:

Prepare column H for labels. Therefore

- H:H: Format Cells Alignment [X] Wrap text/ Vertical: Top and
- H:H: format the necessary column width for the labels.

Depending on the used printed labels (f.e. 30.4 cm paper with 8 labels on it) and the used printer, format another column with Arial, font size 89, which might have to be adjusted upon other parameters.

Fill down now:

H2: =B2&" "&A2&CHAR(10)&C2&CHAR(10)&D2&" "&E2

which could be easily changed if the application needs it.

        A        B       C     D      E   FG        H          
  1 Lastname 1stname StreetNr ZIP   City  FG   Label           
  2 Meier    Thomas  Weg 34   23456 Bonn       Thomas Meier    
                                               Weg 4           
                                               23456 Bonn      
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               
  3 Schulz   Willi   Am See 1 15623 Berlin     Willi Schulz    
                                               Am See 1        
                                               15623 Berlin    
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               
  4 Schmidt  Bernd   Platz 2  28903 Calw       Bernd Schmidt   
                                               Platz 2         
                                               28903 Calw      
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               
You see, that column H's font size can be increased as long as it fits on the label's space.

Auto or Special Filter the desired records: A great handling's advantage is the label in the same row as the underlying data!

The usage of INDEX(), ROW() and COLUMN() might be better, if different cell formats are needed. The solution above remains more simple and flexible.