Using the HP Envelope Tray on a LaserJet Series II Printer

ID: Q97946

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SUMMARY

This article contains the procedure for printing from Word for Windows to a Hewlett-Packard (HP) LaserJet Series II printer using the HP envelope tray. You should use the HP LaserJet Series II printer driver (HPPCL.DRV) version 2.0 or later.

Word Version 6.0:

  1. Remove the letter paper tray from the printer and insert the envelope tray.


  2. In Word, choose Print from the File menu.


  3. Choose the Printer Button, select HP LaserJet Series II and then choose "Set as Default printer" and choose the close button twice.


  4. From the Tools menu, choose Envelopes and Labels


  5. Type the address text and then choose the Add To Document button.


  6. From the File menu, choose Page Setup.


  7. Select Paper Source.


  8. From the First Page list, select Upper Tray and then choose OK.


  9. To print the envelope, choose Print from the File menu.


  10. Select Range of 0.


  11. Choose OK.


  12. You must hit the continue button on the face plate of the printer.


Word Version 2.X

  1. Remove the letter paper tray from the printer and insert the envelope tray.


  2. In Word, choose Printer Setup from the File menu.


  3. From the Printer list, select HP LaserJet Series II and then choose OK.


  4. From the Tools menu, choose Create Envelope.

    -or-

    Choose the Envelope button on the toolbar.


  5. Type the address text and then choose the Add To Document button.

    Note: The envelope does not feed from the envelope tray unless you add the envelope to your Word document.


  6. From the Format menu, choose Page Setup.


  7. Select Paper Source.


  8. From the First Page list, select Upper Tray and then choose OK.


  9. To print the envelope, choose Print from the File menu.


  10. Select Pages. In the From and To boxes, type 0.


  11. Choose OK.



MORE INFORMATION

Word version 6.0

By using the HP laserjet IID driver, the user will not have to hit the continue button when printing the envelope.However the IID driver will print courier as the font on the envelope, Word 6.0 cannot override this from happening.

Word version 2.x

The HP envelope tray is not the same as the HP envelope feeder, so the Envelope option does not affect the envelope tray. In fact, when you use the HP LaserJet Series II printer driver, this option is unavailable in the Tools Options Print dialog box.

If you print using the HP LaserJet Series IID printer driver, the envelope prints in the wrong orientation. Neither the "Printer's Envelope Feeder Has Been Installed" option nor printer heuristics corrects the orientation. You can print an envelope in the correct orientation using the LaserJet IID printer driver if you add the envelope to the document, but the envelope text prints in Courier.

This also happens if you select the "Print TrueType As Graphics" option in the printer driver Setup Options dialog box. The address will print in the correct orientation when added to the document, but in a Courier font.

Additional query words: winword2 Hewlett Packard 2.0 winword word6 6.0 true type

Keywords : kbprint
Version : WINDOWS:2.0,2.0a,2.0a-CD,2.0b,2.0c,6.0,6.0a,6.0c
Platform : WINDOWS
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Last Reviewed: December 21, 1999
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