Printing Envelopes

Apache OpenOffice 4.1 Writer Guide

Chapter 11: Using Mail Merge

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• What is Mail Merge?
• Creating the Data Source
• Registering a Data Source
• Creating a Form Letter
  • Editing Merged Documents
• Printing Mailing Labels
  • Preparing for Printing
  • Removing Blank Lines from Labels
  • Printing
  • Editing a Saved File of Mailing Labels
• Printing Envelopes
  • Setting up Envelopes for Printing
  • Merging and Printing the Envelopes
  • Creating an Envelope Template
• Using the Mail Merge Wizard to Create a Form Letter
  • Step 1: Select Starting Document
  • Step 2: Select Document Type
  • Step 3: Insert Address Block
    • Selecting the Data Source (address list)
    • Selecting the Address Block
    • Matching the Fields
  • Step 4: Create Salutation
  • Step 5: Adjust Layout
  • Step 6: Edit Document and Insert Extra Fields
  • Step 7: Personalize Documents
  • Step 8: Save, Print or Send

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Printing Envelopes

Instead of printing mailing labels, you may wish to print directly onto envelopes. There are two basic ways to create envelopes, one where the envelope is embedded within a letter, generally as the first page ( Insert  in the Envelope dialog box), and another where the envelope is an independent document ( New Doc.  in the dialog box). In each case the addressing data may be manually entered, for example by copying and pasting from the letter with which it is associated, or it may originate within an address data source.

This section assumes the use of an address data source and, for convenience, a freestanding envelope.

The production of envelopes involves two steps, setup and printing, as described in this section.