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How to print an envelope in OpenOffice.org?

You need to print an envelope. Follow these steps:

1. Open OOo Writer
2. Insert Envelope
3. On the Envelope tab, enter your address info.
4. On the Format tab, set Size > Format to DL. Adjust layout to suit.
5. On the Printer tab, Select the layout that reflects how to feed.
6. On the same tab, you next, click on Setup. This opens a new dialogue.
7. On the Setup dialogue, select your printer and click Properties.
8. On the Properties dialogue, select the envelope size in the dialogue.
9. Same dialogue, select Orientation. This depends on how your envelope feeds (see step 5) In any case, landscape means that the text is rotated 90 degrees so that it is parallel to the envelope and vice versa for portrait.
10. If you have a manual feed tray, select this under Device.
11. Click OK
12. Click OK
13. Select New Doc if you only want the envelope or insert to add it to your existing doc. I tested with New Doc.
14. In the new window, check that all is okay and click the print icon.

Now you have an envelope.

This may seem a bit complicated but it is historical. If you would like OOo print setup to set the printer too, please vote for http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=47121

Skipping steps 6 through 12 will cause you no end of problems.

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