Envelope Printing Education and Training

Learn to do envelope printing with specific word processing applications

Envelope printing education and training is mostly about learning a few tricks that may not be immediately obvious based on your experience with your computer and printer. The Internet is a great place to find out the best way to print envelopes with the specific software and printer that you are working with.

There are many advantages to learning how to print envelopes. For business envelope printing, you may choose to print your own envelopes for the following reasons:

1. You may save money over purchasing commercially printed envelopes, especially for small quantities.

2. You can create a more professional look for business envelopes with printed addresses than you can with handwritten addresses.

3. You can save time by printing addresses instead of handwriting the same amount of addresses.

 

Learn how to print envelopes in Word

The most difficult part of envelope printing may be bulk envelope printing, due to the sheer volume of envelopes. You may need to print addresses from a mailing list onto a stack of envelopes. Learn the best way to do this and make sure you set up your mailing list correctly from the beginning.
Try: Read a tutorial on printing envelopes, part of a longer series on creating a mail merge, from For Dummies. Read steps to take to print envelopes for a mass mailing in Word from Microsoft.

Find educaional information on envelope printing with other applications

If you use a word processor other than Word, look for help online on find out how to use your application to print envelopes. You may even want to try a different word processor to see if it makes envelope printing easier. Your printer manufacturer's website may also have tips on using your printer to print envelopes.
Try: Learn all about printing envelopes in OpenOffice, a free open source word processing program available for computers running Windows, Linux or the Macintosh Operating System, from SearchEnterpriseLinux.com. Find tips and training on printing envelopes from Hewlett-Packard.

Get help from envelope printing software

If you have trouble with business envelope printing from your word processing software, try an application specially made to print envelopes. This type of program is well-suited to bulk envelope printing. You may be able to try the software for a limited time before you purchase it to make sure it works with your printer.
Try: Read the Frequently Asked Questions to learn how to use Easy Mail to print business envelopes. Download Easy Envelopes from Direct Logic Systems for a tree trial to see if it makes envelope printing easier for you.

 

• Read the manual that came with your computer's printer to find out the best way to set it up to print envelopes. There may be a special tray or a specific orientation that works best, and also stick to the recommended maximum quantity you can load at one time.

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