Wow!. Thanks, Graham.
rs
: One of the envelope set you can download from my web site is already
: automated to grab single addresses from Outlook. The process is described at
:
http://www.gmayor.com/Macrobutton.htm
:
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: Graham Mayor - Word MVP
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: My web site
www.gmayor.com
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: tcebob wrote:
: > Thanks, Terry: I will check out Graham's info. I didn't think of the
: > Add-to-document feature as a means of setting up a template. Worth a
: > try.
: >
: > The primary motivation for this exercise is to come up with a batch
: > file to grab an address from Outlook, activate Word, and print the
: > envelope. Only one at a time; I don't do batch mailing.
: >
: > rs
: >
: > : >> I'm beginning to understand now. The text boxes are floating in the
: >> wrong places - but most mysteriously, I cannot see an anchor
: >> anywhere. You could try right-clicking on the edge of each text box
: >> and then use the position settings all set reference to the Page.
: >> However, this is totally the wrong way to set about this.
: >>
: >> The Word way is to go to Tools, Envelopes and Labels, select the
: >> Envelope tab, select the correct envelope size and Add to Document.
: >> Note that the envelopes displayed are limited solely to those
: >> supported by your printer driver. If 10 x 4 is not an option, select
: >> the closest envelope larger than the 10 x 4 and Add To Document.
: >> Then go to page setup and adjust the margins to compensate for the
: >> oversize. Once it is correct, you can save it as a template for reuse
: >>
: >> However, that said, I hate the wizard and prefer to create my own
: >> templates for the envelopes that I use regularly. My colleague,
: >> Graham Mayor, has an excellent guide in how to change the envelope
: >> layouts and several envelope templates that you can download.
: >>
: >>
http://www.gmayor.com/changing_envelope_layout.htm
: >>
: >> Terry
: >>
: >> : >>> OK, I take it you mean the Show/Hide command. Here's another shot.
: >>> As I said, the table is
: >>> removed. The principal issue is why the dashed lines indicating the
: >>> borders don't coincide
: >>> with the 4 tick marks.
: >>> rs
: >>>
: >>>
: >>> : >>>> It is impossible to see what you have done because you still
: >>>> haven't
: >>> toggled
: >>>> on the ShowAll command. If you can't see the non-printing
: >>>> characters,
: >>> you
: >>>> cannot see what you have done. We can't see what you have done
: >>>> either.
: >>>>
: >>>> Terry
: >>>>
: >>>> : >>>>>
: >>>>> (Forgot to mention: Word 2003)
: >>>>> Apparently the table cell complicates the situation, so I removed
: >>>>> it.
: >>> Now
: >>>>> I have two text
: >>>>> boxes and have defined the margins as left 0.1", right 0.9", top
: >>>>> 4"
: >>> and
: >>>>> bottom 0.5".
: >>>>> however, as you can see on the screen shot, the margin area is
: >>>>> about
: >>> half
: >>>>> that expected,
: >>>>> though the tick marks are shown right.
: >>>>> Further, if I drag one of the textboxes to the working area, it
: >>>>> disappears.
: >>>>>
: >>>>> I guess I'll have to give up on the textboxes and just type the
: >>>>> text
: >>> in
: >>>>> place.
: >>>>>
: >>>>> rs
: >>>>>
: >>>>> : >>>>>> I can't image what you have done, but you mentioned table. Tables
: >>> MUST
: >>>>>> always be followed by a paragraph mark that stores its formatting
: >>>>>> information. Turn on your ShowAll command and you will probably
: >>>>>> see
: >>> the
: >>>>>> trailing paragraph mark on the blank page in its own. Select it
: >>>>>> and
: >>>>> apply
: >>>>>> Hidden attribute. Then when you toggle off the ShowAll command,
: >>>>>> the
: >>>>> extra
: >>>>>> page will disappear.
: >>>>>>
: >>>>>> --
: >>>>>> Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP
: >>>>>>
: >>>>>> : >>>>>>> I tried to set up a 10 x 4 envelope at the top of an 8 1/2 x 11
: >>> page
: >>>>>>> (landscape). Brought
: >>>>>>> in a table of one cell, just for visual alignment, and text
: >>>>>>> boxes
: >>> for
: >>>>>>> return and send
: >>>>>>> addresses. Somehow, the program has ascertained that I really
: >>>>>>> want
: >>> 2
: >>>>>>> pages, each 11 x 4
: >>>>>>> 1/4 above and below each other. So print results in a blank
: >>>>>>> sheet and an ok envelope. But
: >>>>>>> the blank sheet prints first (my option) and there is no
: >>>>>>> opportunity to set the envelope
: >>>>>>> in the printer. How can I place the text and margins where they
: >>>>>>> belong and wind up with
: >>>>>>> just one sheet?
: >>>>>>>
: >>>>>>> What is an anchor symbol?
: >>>>>>>
: >>>>>>> Thanks,
: >>>>>>>
: >>>>>>> rs
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