[libreoffice-users] Re: Writer - envelope printing format problem

On 05/22/2011 05:57 PM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
> On Sun, 2011-05-22 at 17:39 -0700, NoOp wrote:
> > On 05/22/2011 12:03 PM, NoOp wrote:
> > ...
> > > Have you tried adjusting those? One you get it so everything lines up
> > > you can save the settings. Note: it could be that your printer is out of
> > > alignment; you might try using your printer utilities to ensure that
> > > everything is aligned. What model of printer?
> >
> > Linux:
> > LibreOffice 3.4.0
> > DEV300m103 (Build:5)
> >
> > OK. I found that #6 3/4 (Personal) Envelope printed the Sender and
> > Addressee about 1" to the right of where they should be (opposite Mike's
> > of being too far to the left. So I opened the Envelope Style and found
> > that it was set to C6/5 Envelope. I changed it to #6 3/4 (Personal)
> > Envelope and adjusted the margins to 0.25" (Left, Right, Top, Bottom). I
> > then 'Insert|Envelope|' and set that to #6 3/4 (Personal) Envelope &
> > printed. The page now prints in the correct positions.
> >
> > Note: In order to save envelopes, I print to an standard Letter size
> > page & then hold up an #6 3/4 (Personal) Envelope behind the page to
> > compare.
> >
> > So, perhaps it's something in the default Envelope style. I'd hate to
> > have to change the style each time I want to print envelopes.
>
>
>
> Have you tried creating your own envelope template from the settings
> that work for you? You could make it part of your default template or
> any other template you might use for specific purposes.
>
> I haven't been following this thread closely, so if that suggestion has
> been made before, my apologies for not noticing.
>
> --Jean

That can certainly be done. However, we're trying to sort out why the
'Insert|Envelope' isn't printing to the envelopes properly. Ideally the
feature should work 'out of the box'. I've invited MichaelGNV from the
'Envelope Problems' thread here as he's having the same:

> I am trying to print a #10 envelope however every time I print it cuts off
> the text by about a .25 of an inch. I tried printing to file to see if it
> was the print and again it cuts off the text for the send by about .25 inch.
> I also noticed that the size was about .75 inch too short on the width and
> .25 inch too short on the height. Margins are set to 0.




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