Printing Envelopes Diagnostics for OpenOffice.Org on Linux Systems -

Helping you to find out which setup to use for printing envelopes successfully.

Notice: This documentation is in a very beginning state!

Please do email maxweber@openoffice.org if this documentation was helpful in solving your printing problems. A tiny message will perfectly do:

Subject: PED; Message: +1 or -1 (+1 = worked for me, -1 did not work for me).

## Prerequisites:

* OpenOffice.Org 2.0 or later (always use the latest stable version)

* Product specifications of your printer hardware

## Step #1:

Task: Check with the product specifications of your printer.

Question: Does your printer support the desired envelope media size by default?

Answer A: Yes -> no problems with printing envelopes should arise, you can quit this sheet.

Answer B: No -> please proceed with step #2.

## Step #2:

Task: Print out twice [printing-template.odt].

## Step #3:

Task: Refill the two printouts into the paper tray so that on the next run printing should be done on that sheet-side you already have been printing at.

## Step #4:

Task: Print out [m1.odt] and [m2.odt].

Question: Does the direction of the arrows match or do they point into different directions?

Answer A: The arrows point into the same direction.

-> no problems with printing envelopes should arise, you can quit this sheet.

Answer B: The arrows do not point into the same direction.

-> Change your printer setup to print „upside down“ or „turned by 180°“, which is the same. For accessing the printer setup use the button as indicated on the following graphic.

## Step #5:

Task: Create and print your envelopes by using the OpenOffice.Org envelope wizard.

Feed the envelopes as indicated on the graphic.

V0.03 - (c) maxweber@openoffice.org - Licenced under the Public Documentation Licence (PDL)