Resolved MS Word 2007 Envelopes & Labels Options Question

Hi all,

How can I make Word 2007 print delivery and return addresses without wrapping a section of said addresses?

Example...

John Doe
123 South Anywhere
Street
Anytown, USA

Notice that Word has wrapped the word "street" to the next line below. I want to eliminate that without reducing the font size from 12 to 10.

Thanks.

 

I'm not making labels. This is for envelope printing.

 

Pick a wider envelope size than the one you are really using, or pick "Custom size..." and define your own.

 

It doesn't work, I've already tried that.

Thanks anyway.

 

After some searching and experimentation, I find that you can fill out the return & delivery addresses then click on the "add to document" button.

After adding to the document, click inside the address box you want to change at the start of the first line and press Ctrl, Shift, S. This brings up an "apply styles" box. Click on "modify ", and then you can decrease the indention by clicking on the appropriate button until the long part of your address fits on one line.

You can then print your addresses on the selected envelope size, or you can print the same on a sheet of paper and trim it to size and tape it to bulk size envelopes (something I do often).

I should have filled out the entire deliver part of the example address, but you get the picture by now.

Special thanks to Microsoft Office Community forums for their help on this.

 

There's much more to what I posted about at the links below. It appears that I am just scratching the surface on this issue...

http://www.gmayor.com/changing_envelope_layout.htm

http://www.gmayor.com/Envelope_Label_Add_In.htm

 

Then some of the workarounds available to you are to: let it wrap, reduce the length of the wrapped line, reduce the font size, use a different program, or, I suppose you could attempt to force Microsoft to alter Word 2007.

 

I'm just working within the set boundaries of the software.

There is quite a bit of formatting that can be done to fit a person's needs when it comes to printing addresses. Much more than I first realized.

 

Yep, all software has limits.