Printing Envelopes using Office 2001 and Word?

[Artreid]

This has been a long standing problem for me and need to know to set it up
best.

When printing an envelope I get into Word/Mailings/Envelopes

I than see Envelopes and Labels. I click the small address book to choose a
Profile., Generally, there only one, (OUTLOOK). I than click into that
Profile sometimes there is a list of address/contacts other times nothing
(No list)?

I have found that I than goto Office and set that up I can than see an
address book in Word that works, for a while,


Lord help me if I upgrade to another version of Outlook as the full starts
all over again. I generally get it to like I like by using Office 2007 or
2010. I have had no success using my method with Office 2013.


Can someone please tell me the best/most effective way to setup Office so
that I can my process for creating envelops?

 

[Mellowed]

This has been a long standing problem for me and need to know to set it
up best.

When printing an envelope I get into Word/Mailings/Envelopes

I than see Envelopes and Labels. I click the small address book to
choose a Profile., Generally, there only one, (OUTLOOK). I than click
into that Profile sometimes there is a list of address/contacts other
times nothing (No list)?

I have found that I than goto Office and set that up I can than see an
address book in Word that works, for a while,


Lord help me if I upgrade to another version of Outlook as the full
starts all over again. I generally get it to like I like by using Office
2007 or 2010. I have had no success using my method with Office 2013.


Can someone please tell me the best/most effective way to setup Office
so that I can my process for creating envelops?

I use Office 2000 and never have a problem. Why do you click on a small
address book? Why do you need a profile? Just go to options and select
your label or envelope. Type what you want in the address space.
Highlight same and select your font. Then print. It's been working
fine for Windows ME, Vista, and now Win7. BTW it won't work with Win 8.
You'll need Libre Office at that point. I stopped using Outlook years
ago 'cause MS kept changing things to be incompatible.

 

[Peter Jason]

This has been a long standing problem for me and need to know to set it up
best.

When printing an envelope I get into Word/Mailings/Envelopes

I than see Envelopes and Labels. I click the small address book to choose a
Profile., Generally, there only one, (OUTLOOK). I than click into that
Profile sometimes there is a list of address/contacts other times nothing
(No list)?

I have found that I than goto Office and set that up I can than see an
address book in Word that works, for a while,


Lord help me if I upgrade to another version of Outlook as the full starts
all over again. I generally get it to like I like by using Office 2007 or
2010. I have had no success using my method with Office 2013.


Can someone please tell me the best/most effective way to setup Office so
that I can my process for creating envelops?

There should be templates. On the ribbon under
"mailings".

However due to the problem of the printer melting
the window-face plastic I have used a ticket
printer to label the envelopes. I have even
considered printing postage stamps directly on to
the envelope!

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

I use Office 2000 and never have a problem. Why do you click on a small
address book? Why do you need a profile? Just go to options and select
your label or envelope. Type what you want in the address space.
Highlight same and select your font. Then print. It's been working
fine for Windows ME, Vista, and now Win7. BTW it won't work with Win 8.
You'll need Libre Office at that point. I stopped using Outlook years
ago 'cause MS kept changing things to be incompatible.

One reason to work from an address book is the need to address a series
of envelopes (mail merge).

 

[Mellowed]

One reason to work from an address book is the need to address a series
of envelopes (mail merge).

Yeah. I thought of that. My use is 'one of'. It's the benefits of
being retired.

 

[Peter Jason]

Yeah. I thought of that. My use is 'one of'. It's the benefits of
being retired.

Just make a page the same size as the envelope
(landscape), make the margins & headers equal to
zero.
Then put a text box (borderless) in the proper
place in the center or whereever for the address
and then put the envelope in the printer and then
print them. Maybe trial & error reqd because the
nip at the printer (the small blank area that is
used to drag the paper thru.) Same as a template.

A small USB ticket printer is faster though.
They have their own software.
This is mine..
http://etc.nkadesign.com/Printers/QL550LabelPrinter
and note it comes with a manual or electric
cutter, and the labels can be configured
lengthwise for large labels, and crossways for
small labels (to save paper). The sticky paper
comes in large rolls that last forever.
These labels can be used for parcels and other
odd-shaped items.

For printing larger sticky labels I ignore all the
fancy templates and rather make my own from the
table feature in Word. For example for eight
labels on an A4 sheet, I set the margins &
header/footer to zero, and then make a 2column x
4row table and save this as a template. I use
the PET plastic that does not wrinkle in damp
weather.

Same for business cards using a table of suitable
cell no. & size.

 

[James Silverton]

Just make a page the same size as the envelope
(landscape), make the margins & headers equal to
zero.
Then put a text box (borderless) in the proper
place in the center or whereever for the address
and then put the envelope in the printer and then
print them. Maybe trial & error reqd because the
nip at the printer (the small blank area that is
used to drag the paper thru.) Same as a template.

A small USB ticket printer is faster though.
They have their own software.
This is mine..
http://etc.nkadesign.com/Printers/QL550LabelPrinter
and note it comes with a manual or electric
cutter, and the labels can be configured
lengthwise for large labels, and crossways for
small labels (to save paper). The sticky paper
comes in large rolls that last forever.
These labels can be used for parcels and other
odd-shaped items.

For printing larger sticky labels I ignore all the
fancy templates and rather make my own from the
table feature in Word. For example for eight
labels on an A4 sheet, I set the margins &
header/footer to zero, and then make a 2column x
4row table and save this as a template. I use
the PET plastic that does not wrinkle in damp
weather.

Same for business cards using a table of suitable
cell no. & size.

That brings back memories of the TRS-80 and Scripsit. My letter template
(or whatever it was called) placed the addressee correctly for use in a
windowed envelope.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Yeah. I thought of that. My use is 'one of'. It's the benefits of
being retired.

Even retired people might send Christmas or other seasonal cards.

OTOH, retired people can perhaps get away with *not* sending them

 

[Wolf K]

Even retired people might send Christmas or other seasonal cards.

OTOH, retired people can perhaps get away with *not* sending them

Easier to print labels, no need to reset printer.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Easier to print labels, no need to reset printer.

But I *hate* licking labels.

I don't know what you mean about resetting the printer. When I send a
series of snail-mail letters, I just use mail merge.

The only real problem is that I do it so rarely that every time I do it,
I have to relearn how.

BTW, my remark about labels was a joke.

 

[Bob I]

But I *hate* licking labels.

I've heard tell, the self-sticking kind taste even worse! ;-)

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

I've heard tell, the self-sticking kind taste even worse! ;-)

That's it! Now I know what my problem was - thanks ;-)