WD97: Envelope Prints Blank After Upgrading to SR-1 (183416)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows Service Release 1 (SR-1)

This article was previously published under Q183416

SYMPTOMS

When you print an envelope to a Hewlett-Packard (HP) DeskJet, series 870 CSE or 970 CXI, using Microsoft Word 97 for Windows, Service Release 1 (SR- 1), the first envelope printed is blank. Subsequent envelopes are printed as expected.

CAUSE

There is a problem with the Clockwise Rotation Printing option in Word.

WORKAROUND

To print the first envelope correctly, turn on Clockwise Rotation. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. On the Tools menu, click Envelopes And Labels, and click the Envelopes tab.
  2. Click Options, and then click the Printing Options tab.
  3. Click to select the Clockwise Rotation check box.
  4. Click OK.
  5. When placing the envelope into the printer, turn the envelope so that the flap is on the left side.
  6. Click Print.
This procedure forces you to ignore the setting specified on the printer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word 97 for Windows, (SR-1).

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about printing to a Hewlett-Packard printer, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

155959 WD97: Envelope Feed Method Displayed Incorrectly (HP DeskJet)

145261 WD: Can't Print Multiple Copies from Word


Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/7/2001
Keywords:kbbug kbenvelope kbprint KB183416