[mdlug] Printing a lousy #$%^&* envelope.

[Peter Bart]

On Thu, 2009-03-26 at 01:15 -0700, Michael S. Mikowski wrote:
> On Thursday 26 March 2009 00:23:05 Peter Bart wrote:
> > On Wed, 2009-03-25 at 23:17 -0700, Michael S. Mikowski wrote:
> > > Ran into this today with my wife, who was getting frustrated.
> > >
> > > She was trying to create an envelope use the 'insert envelope' option in
> > > writer.  
> 
> > > Here is what worked for OOo 2.4.  YMMV:
> > > 0. Skip 'insert envelope'.  Simply create a new document.
> > >
> > > 1. Pick format->page->page tab and under Format pick Env. #10, choose
> > > Landscape orientation.
> > >
> > > 2. Fill in your envelope
> > >
> > > 3. Print envelope.  In the printing dialog, click on 'Properties', and:
> > > x paper size should show Env. #10
> > > x leave orientation as protrait
> > > x leave duplex as off
> > > ! On Paper Tray, pick envelope feeder.
> >
> > 	Interesting, if I do that then the text goes the wrong way on the
> > envelope.
> 
> That is what my wife was seeing too, assuming you mean 90 degrees off.  Perhaps 
> in OOo3.01 one might need to change the orientation on the print dialog.  But 
> leaving it in portrait mode is what worked in OOo2.4. 

	Yes, 90 deg off. If I change it to landscape, then I can't feed my
envelope. Hmmm, I know I should be able to but it's not working for me
this way. Regardless; once I had it set up to print using <Insert>
<Envelope>; OO places the sender and recipient fields automatically. The
data stays from the last time I used it, so I don't have to fill in my
information. It did take me seven envelopes, the same or more pieces of
scrap paper and about an hour though.

Best Regards,
-- 
Peter Bart <peter at petertheplumber.net>
Peter The Plumber