Envelope printing - vertical center

[snichols4704]

Trying to print an envelope with writer 24.2.5.2 on either Windoz 11 or Fedora 42 (same results). Setting it up is easy, To, From, size, etc. My printer (HP 400 color) wants envelopes vertical and centered from top, which I do. Preview looks ok size wise, its normal horizontal for viewing. No matter what I do, it won’t print vertically. I have Office on another windoz machine and it prints vertically just fine.

What am I missing? I would like to get to all Linux but not being able to print envelopes is a show stopper.

[EarnestAl]

Are you using Inset > Envelope?

Maybe try with an envelope sized paper.
DL_EnvelopeForMailMerge.odt (25.8 KB)

[snichols4704]

Yes, insert → envelope. Fill out details, format, & printer info. Insert or new document. Somehow I get a second blank page after the nice formatted envelops page. I can delete the second blank page with no issues. Attaching pic of the steps. Tried the ODT you attached, it crashed my Writer. It is making a report now. Tried on a second machine.

[EarnestAl]

@snichols4704

Somehow I get a second blank page after the nice formatted envelops page

Sorry, there must be a next record field in there. I must have been rushing. Just delete all the fields in the addressee frame.

I don’t see a printer name shown in the Printer field of the last screenshot, that is unexpected.

The print preview looks close to what the printer output, can you specify landscape?

[snichols4704]

The printer is networked and name smudged out for security. I just went into the settings and changed to landscape. The preview looks the same, I didn’t print though.

[koyotak]

@snichols4704

Office on another windoz machine

I suspect you haven’t installed a printer driver for your printer on your computer, because printing works as desired from your other computer.

[snichols4704]

I think drivers are good. If it is the best driver or latest / greatest, IDK. I can print (as in the attached pic) as well as manage the printer on all computers (windows & Linux). My printer prints dual sided from all machines. It accepts paper from the internal tray and the front feed chute (where envelopes go). So far the only thing is it doesn’t print the way the icon tells it to: center vertical.