Repeat this process until you discover a configuration of printing options that yields the results that you want. Go back to the Printing Options tab of the Envelope Options dialog box, and make adjustments to the printing options. If the envelope did not print correctly, do any of the following:Ĭonsult your printer information, if available, to find out how to load the envelopes into the printer. Verify that the envelope printed correctly. Type some test text in the Delivery address box, and then click Print to print the envelope. Load the envelope as indicated in the dialog box. The envelope in the illustration below is positioned to the right, face down, flap at the top, and the short edge is being fed into the printer, in accordance with the settings in the dialog box shown above. If the envelope is fed short edge first, the envelope may need to be rotated to prevent the text from appearing upside down on the face of the envelope. The face is the side that the address is printed on.ģ. The envelope can be face up or face down. The feed method determines the position of the envelope (right, middle, left) and whether the long or short edge is being fed into the printer.Ģ.

The printer driver tells Word which way the envelope should be loaded into the printer, and this information is displayed in the Printing Options tab of the Envelope Options dialog box.ġ. If none of the choices matches your envelope size, scroll to the bottom of the list, click Custom size, and then type the dimensions of your envelope in the Width and Height boxes. In the Envelope size box, click the choice that matches the size of your envelope. On the Mailings tab, in the Create group, click Envelopes.Ĭlick Options, and then click the Envelope Options tab. Note: Word stores the address so that you can use it whenever you want to insert your return address in an envelope, label, or other document.īefore you run a batch of envelopes through your printer, you can verify that the printer options are set up correctly.

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