Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Word 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Word, click here: Automatically Printing an Envelope.
You may already know how to create an envelope and add it to your document—for instance, if you are writing a letter and you create the envelope so it is saved in a file with the letter. Word allows you to quickly and easily print an envelope directly to your printer, if you so desire. You do this by following these steps:
Figure 1. The Envelopes tab of the Envelopes and Labels dialog box.
WordTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Word training. (Microsoft Word is the most popular word processing software in the world.) This tip (1854) applies to Microsoft Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. You can find a version of this tip for the ribbon interface of Word (Word 2007 and later) here: Automatically Printing an Envelope.
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2019-08-11 22:27:35
Gene A Koroncz
This still doesn't help. I DON'T WANT a document added to my envelope! Every time I print an envelope, Word want to spit out a blank page and the printer complains there's no paper. That's because I just want to print envelopes and I don't have regular paper in it. Why is this so hard to find the information I'm looking for?????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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