WD: How to Print Multiple Copies of an Envelope

ID: Q155198

The information in this article applies to:

SUMMARY

Word does not provide an option in the "Envelopes and Labels" dialog box (or the "Envelopes" dialog box) to print multiple copies of an envelope. This article provides two methods to accomplish this.

MORE INFORMATION

To print multiple copies of an envelope, choose one of the following methods.

Method 1: Add the Envelope to the Document and Then Print It

1. On the Tools menu, click "Envelopes and Labels."

2. Click the Envelopes tab, type the delivery and return addresses, and 

   click "Add to Document."
3. On the File menu, click Print.

4. Select the number of copies you want to print, select Pages, type "0" 

   (without the quotation marks) in the Pages box, and click OK.

Method 2: Change Number of Copies to Print from the Printers Control Panel

Before you print the envelope, use the method appropriate to your version of Windows.

If you are using Windows 95:

1. Open Windows Control Panel, double-click the Printers icon.

2. Right-click the printer icon, and then click Properties.

3. Click the Paper tab, set the number of copies you want to print, click 

   Apply, and click OK.
4. In Word, on the Tools menu, click "Envelopes and Labels."

5. Click the Envelopes tab, type the delivery and return addresses, and 

   click "Add to Document."
6. On the File menu, click Print, and then click OK.

If you are using Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups 3.11

1. Open Windows Control Panel, double-click the Printers icon.

2. Select your printer, click the Setup button, specify the number of 

   copies you want to print and click OK.
3. Click Close.

4. In Word, on the Tools menu, click "Envelopes and Labels."

5. Click the Envelopes tab, type the delivery and return addresses, and 

   click "Add to Document."
6. On the File menu, click Print, and click OK.

For information about printers that won't print multiple copies, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q139937
   TITLE     : Cannot Print More Than 99 Copies with HP LaserJet Series II

   ARTICLE-ID: Q114377
   TITLE     : Problems Using HP LaserJet 3.1 or DeskJet 4 Driver in
               Windows

   ARTICLE-ID: Q120867
   TITLE     : Can't Print Multiple Copies or Color to the Canon BJ-600C
KBCategory: kbprint KBSubcategory: kbenvelope Additional query words: 6.0 6.0a 6.0c winword ntword 7.0 7.0a word6 word7 word95 word97 
Keywords          : kbualink97 kbenvelope winword 
Version           : 6.0 6.0a 6.0c 7.0 7.0a 97
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: January 22, 1999