ID: q122238
The information in this article applies to:
With Word 6.0 for the Macintosh, you cannot print envelopes directly from the Envelope dialog box to the
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4M
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4M+
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4Si MX
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4MV
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIISi
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 5Si
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 5000
LaserWriter Pro 600
LaserWriter Pro 630
LaserWriter Pro 810
Lexmark 4039 (using the LaserWriter 8.1.1 driver)
This problem occurs because the Envelope feature uses a standard 8.5-by-11- inch (U.S. Letter) page to image the envelope. Because it is not an envelope size, the Envelope Feeder option is not available in the Print dialog box, and, therefore, the printer does not pull an envelope from the feeder. The result is that your envelope is printed on a regular piece of paper.
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word version 6.0 for the Macintosh. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
For Word to print to an envelope feeder on the printers listed above, you must set up Word as follows:
1. Configure the LaserJet/LaserWriter printer driver so that the envelope
feeder is installed. (See "Configuring the Printer Driver" below.)
directly after you choose the Print button (in the Envelope dialog box).
(See "Setting the Printer Heuristic in Word" below.)
"Creating and Printing the Envelope" below.)
"Creating and Printing the Envelope" below.)
The LaserJet 4M, 4M+, 4Si MX, 4MV, and IIISi or the LaserWriter Pro 600, 630, and 810 or the Lexmark 4039 can use any of several different base printer drivers, but the recommended drivers are:
To configure the printer driver:
1. From the Apple menu, choose Chooser.
2. Locate the printer driver for your LaserJet/LaserWriter and select it.
3. Select the actual printer in the "Select a <Printer Driver Name>
Printer" list.
5. Click Auto Setup. Click OK.
The PPD should be automatically selected for you.
NOTE: If you get a warning message that the correct PPD cannot be
located, make sure that you have the PPD for your printer in the Printer
Descriptions folder (either in the System folder or in the Extensions
folder). If you ran HP's standard setup for the driver, these files
should already be properly installed.
Valid PPDs for the HP LaserJet Series 4 Printers (and their
corresponding models) are:
PPD Model
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HP LaserJet 4Si MX LaserJet 4Si MX
HP LaserJet 4Si MX (300 dpi) LaserJet 4Si MX
HP LaserJet 4 LaserJet 4M, 4MV, and 4M+
HP LaserJet 4 (300 dpi) LaserJet 4M, 4MV, and 4M+
HP LaserJet IIISi LaserJet IIISi v2012.021
HP LaserJet IIISi LaserJet IIISi v52.3
7. Click Envelope Feeder and from the list, select Installed. There may be
other settings in this dialog box. Choose the correct settings for your
printer. Click OK, and then click OK again.
NOTE: If you do not know certain items of your printers configuration,
the Printer Info button in the Printer Setup dialog may provide the
information. The dialog will tell you whether or not certain options are
installed including the types of networks supported and how much memory
is installed in the printer.
Word has a setting (called a printer heuristic) that forces the Page Setup dialog box to appear after you click the Print button in the Envelopes dialog box. This dialog box allows you to set the paper size to that of an envelope so that the printer will use the envelope feeder when you send the print job.
NOTE: You need set this heuristic only once for your selected printer. You do not need to set the heuristic each time you print an envelope.
To set this heuristic:
1. In Word, choose Macro from the Tools menu.
2. Type "ToolsAdvancedSettings" (without the quotation marks). Click Run.
3. In the Advanced Settings dialog box, select your printer from the
Categories list. (It should be something like LaserJet 8.0 or
LaserWriter 8.1.1)
any) and type "Flags" (without the quotation marks).
and type "4" (without the quotation marks). Then, click Set and click
OK. For the LaserWriter 600 and 630, this setting should be "132".
NOTE: In order for envelopes to print correctly on these printers, the
"132" setting must be used instead of "4".
quit Word.)
1. From the Tools menu, select Envelopes And Labels.
2. Select the Envelopes tab.
3. Type in the Destination and Return Addresses.
4. Click the Options button, and then select the Printing Options tab.
5. Click once on the Landscape Left (fourth from the left) icon, make sure
that the Face Up radio button is selected and the Clockwise Rotation
check box is not checked. Note: For the HP LaserJet 5Si printer only,
click once on the Landscape Center (fifth from the left) icon.
1/8 x 9 1/2 in). If desired, add bar codes and change the font of the
return and/or destination addresses. Click OK.
8. Set Orientation to Landscape and set Paper Size to Env Comm10. Click OK.
The Print dialog box appears.
list. Click Print.
To obtain a newer version of the LaserJet driver, contact the HP Driver Distribution Center at (303) 353-7650. Also, current versions of the LaserJet driver can be found on CompuServe in the HP Peripheral (GO HPPER) or HP Special Forum (GO HPSPECIAL).
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Additional query words: LJ hewlett packard mv IVmv 4mv hp4m hp4mx flags=4 flags=132
Keywords : kbprint
Version : 6.0 6.0.1
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbbugLast Reviewed: November 11, 1998